Kevin Jost, Author at Futurride

Candela looks to take electric boats mainstream with C-8

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 26, 2021 | Business Development, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

The Swedish startup aims to take electric boats to high-volume production with its silent, connected, maintenance-free, 95% cheaper to drive, and long for a boat electric range.

Perrone Robotics advances autonomy with retrofit strategy

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 26, 2021 | Autonomy, Business Development, Startups, Technology, Vehicles

Recently announced collaborations with Local Motors, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Tropos Motors demonstrate that its TONY AV retrofit solution can accelerate the autonomous transit of people and goods in geo-fenced and localized operations.

Rocks-e marks Opel’s Sustainable Urban Mobility era

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 26, 2021 | Design, Electrification, Vehicles

The German brand has based its tiny electric vehicle on Stellantis NV sister brand Citroen’s My Ami, closing the gap between scooter and passenger car and targeting young Germans that can now get an AM driving license.

Czinger 21C puts on a show in California

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 25, 2021 | Business Development, Electrification, Startups, Technology, Vehicles

After smashing the lap record at the WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway in July, the car made an appearance at Monterey Car Week in August.

Bollinger adds Class 4 and 5 capacities to commercial EV platform

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 25, 2021 | Business Development, Chassis, Electrification, Vehicles

In addition to the previously announced Class 3 truck, the higher capacity Chass-E electric vehicle platforms are intended for commercial vehicle applications including chassis cabs, last-mile delivery vans, freight trucks, bucket trucks, airport tugs, and autonomous vehicles.

Embark uses Nvidia Drive to accelerate its autonomous truck SaaS

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 18, 2021 | Autonomy, Software, Startups, Technology, Vehicles

The high-performance computing technology will underpin Embark’s OEM-agnostic self-driving software-as-a-service stack for trucks from the biggest U.S. truckmakers.

Aston Martin shows Spider version of hybrid Valkyrie at Pebble Beach

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 17, 2021 | Design, Electrification, Motorsports, Vehicles

What started with the AM-RB 001 concept of 2016 looks to finally begin its very limited production run, with the open-roof Valkyrie Spider hypercar coming in 2022 after the closed-roof original and AMR Pro racecar in 2021.

Faurecia looks to strengthen electronics and software with Hella acquisition

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 17, 2021 | Autonomy, Business Development, Interiors, Sensors, Software

The deal would create the seventh-largest global automotive supplier and a major player in electronics and software with combined sales of €3.7 billion.

Ola reveals electric S1 scooter for India

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 17, 2021 | Electrification, Vehicles

The company’s Co-founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal discusses how the ride-hailing giant is building “the world’s largest two-wheeler factory” in India for the new e-scooter to transition his country and the world to more sustainable mobility and make the world “better than we found it.”

Pininfarina Battista makes dynamic debut at Monterey Car Week

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 16, 2021 | Design, Electrification, Vehicles

The arrival of the first production-spec EV hypercar in the U.S. provided a first opportunity for customers to hear its unique Pure Sound experience and see the exposed carbon fiber bodywork showcasing Automobili Pininfarina’s personalization service.