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Two former employees told The Verge last year that Faraday Future sent a cease and desist letter with similar gripes to another electric vehicle startup called Indi EV.

NIO, the Chinese - backed electric vehicle startup known for their mad quest to break track records...

The Chinese - backed electric vehicle startup NIO raised more than $ 1 billion in its latest fundraising round, Reuters reported on Wednesday, breaking away from a crowded field of young Chinese - funded car firms who've notably struggled to raise money for their own ambitious endeavors.

It's incredibly difficult to translate just how bad of a year it was for Faraday Future, which is financially backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting with connections to LeEco, another electric vehicle startup under the umbrella of Yueting's media empire LeTV, which also confusingly had its LeSee concept car designed by the Faraday Future team.

Bill Strickland had a long career at Ford and Fiat Chrysler before jumping ship last fall to Silicon Valley electric vehicle startup Faraday Future.

Fresh on the scene, newborn electric vehicle startup Faraday Future is gearing up to debut a concept the company says is inspired by its «design and engineering vision for the future of mobility» at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.

Five months after announcing its partnership with the Dragon Racing team, American electric vehicle startup Faraday Future has released the specs for its Formula E race car.

Last year, the Swedish electric vehicle startup Uniti successfully raised about $ 1.5 million in equity crowdfunding to help bring its minimalist city car, which it called «the most deliberate reinvention of the automobile in modern times,» closer to production.

Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future has published yet another teaser clip, this time showing its first production vehicle lining up for a drag race against what appears to be a Ferrari 488 Italia, a Bentley Bentayga and a Tesla Model X.

Faraday Future, a new electric vehicle startup that plans to take on Tesla, is planning something big for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week in Vegas.

China issued on Thursday the first batch of licenses for road tests of driverless vehicles to NIO, a Chinese electric vehicle startup, and the state - ow...

A former top executive behind China's biggest acquisition of an overseas carmaker is setting out to make history twice, raising $ 1 billion in an initial fundraising round as the latest homegrown electric vehicle startup to challenge Tesla Motors Inc..

He started an online textbook retail company while in college, served as the CFO for an electric vehicle startup, Lit Motors, and worked for Innovation Endeavors, a seed stage venture fund backed by Eric Schmidt.

Also licensed are China - funded electric vehicle startups NextEV and Faraday Future.

However, there are some alternatives popping up from small auto shops and electric vehicle startups, such as the latest model from Vanderhall Motor Works.

Future Mobility, which also counts dealership group China Harmony New Energy Auto Holding Ltd. as a shareholder, is one of several electric vehicle startups getting backed by technology companies in China as the government seeks more innovation within its auto industry.

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This year, another Israeli startup is taking a new approach to charging and operating electric vehicles.

In September, BMW and Volkswagen partnered with California startup ChargePoint to install nearly 100 public electric vehicle fast - charging stations along two of the busiest stretches of highway in the United States.

San Francisco has been flooded with electric scooters from startups that think the internet - connected vehicles could be the next big thing in local transportation.

An electric car startup based in China has revealed an ambitious smart vehicle concept that it claims outperforms Tesla in terms of «digital power.»

Faraday Future, the EV startup funded by wheeler - dealer LeEco founder Jia Yueting, seems to have begun construction work for an electric vehicle plant...

But as those deposits arrive, fast - growing startup Proterra, packed with ex-Tesla employees, got an order for 25 battery buses from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation in December, each priced at about $ 700,000, as the agency converts a 359 - vehicle fleet to electric.

Both traditional automakers and the bevy of startups see potential in the government's commitment to boost yearly sales of new - energy vehicles — its term for plug - in hybrid and fully - electric cars — by 10-fold in the next decade.

These partners are Mercedes - Benz, which was recently reported to be preparing to unveil a fleet of electric vehicles based on a completely new architecture; Nvidia, which just launched the artificial intelligence - powered palm - sized Drive PX 2 computer for self - driving cars; Otto, an autonomous truck startup that was acquired by Uber last month; and Didi Chuxing, which recently bought out Uber's operations in China.

The sum WM said it's raised is a show of confidence in a startup competing with more than 200 Chinese electric - vehicle companies, some backed by the likes of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Jack Ma, Foxconn Technology Group's Terry Gou and Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s Ma Huateng.

Not many people paid attention to the Japanese startup, despite the wild looks of their concept, which the company claims it's the fastest - ever accelerating electric vehicle — or maybe precisely because of those bold claims.

Electric vehicle (EV) driving is realized during startup and low - to medium - speed cruising by using the clutches to disengage the engine.

Perhaps the most attention - grabbing exhibit was homegrown startup Qiantu, which plans to launch its K50 concept vehicle — a carbon fibre and aluminium - bodied luxury electric sports car — next year.

While the world has paying more attention to a certain Silicon Valley startup and its enigmatic leader, the Japanese automaker's pioneering hatchback has quietly laid claim to the title of World's Best - Selling Electric Vehicle, having racked up nearly 300,000 sales globally since 2010.

The California Cars Initiative (CalCars), a non-profit startup dedicated to jump - starting the market for plug - in hybrids (PHEV), is building a prototype Prius (the Prius +) capable of functioning as a plug - in hybrid and running in full EV (electric vehicle) mode for longer distances than possible with the original Toyota equipment.

Other EV makers in China eying opportunities abroad include Geely, owner of Volvo and the London Electric Vehicle Company, BAIC Motor Corp, which has an R&D centre in California and new startup Nio.

As cities look for ways to source renewable energy, cleanly charge electric vehicles and provide fast, ubiquitous communication networks, New York - based startup Totem has developed something called the Totem to deliver all three.

Zetsche also told the newspaper that it is «in talks» with electric vehicle infrastructure startup Project Better Place.

The California Cars Initiative (CalCars.org) is a Palo Alto - based nonprofit startup of entrepreneurs, engineers, environmentalists and consumers promoting 100 + MPG plug - in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

Soon we'll be driving safe, affordable, highway - capable plug - in hybrids and all - electric vehicles from the world's major carmakers and some brash startups.

The CEO of General Motors, Rick Wagoner, says that, when it comes to the large - scale manufacture of electric vehicles, GM will ultimately beat out the dozens of electric - vehicle startups that have recently started racing to sell green cars.

In the transportation sector, the state enjoys one of the country's highest rates of electric vehicle (EV) ownership, while researchers and startups are developing low - carbon biofuels and advanced vehicle technologies.

Also outside for some time were Ian Wright's electric race car and a vehicle fueled by algae biodiesel from startup Solazyme.

This Israeli startup has developed a wireless charging system that can be installed just 8 centimeters under existing roads, which can then automatically charge electric vehicles outfitted with a companion system simply by driving on the electric road.

Melanie also has extensive experience representing startup electric vehicle manufacturers, Internet - based automotive advertising companies and national automotive retailers.

Faraday Future (FF), a new electric vehicle and future mobility startup company, announced today that the company will invest $ 1 billion in a U.S....

Next month, Faraday Future, the secretive electric car startup backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, is set to debut its first production vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Other companies and startups have begun to explore the concept of modular electric and autonomous vehicles.

At this month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Chinese - funded electric car startup Byton debuted its first vehicle.

As Reuters noted, LeEco is «developing luxury electric vehicles with Faraday Future in the United States, a startup Jia funds and controls.»

Chinese electric - vehicle startups are driving competition for experienced auto industry executives and Silicon Valley talent as they seek to produce connected, highly automated vehicles.

According to Reuters, BMW is working with London - based blockchain startup Circulor to ensure the cobalt they use for their electric vehicles» batteries is ethically sourced.

German Porsche revealed their collaboration with XAIN, a startup from Berlin, aiming to test blockchain applications in vehicles, while a London - based start - up is working with another German automaker BMW to use blockchain to make sure their electric vehicle batteries contain only cobalt that is not the result of child labor.

After the debut of its Lucid Air electric vehicle, which will start at $ 60,000 and have a minimum range of 240 miles per charge, the startup made headlines based on some incredible top speed tests.

The Chubu Electric Power Company, the third largest electric utilities provider in Japan, has partnered with Internet of Things (IoT) startup Nayuta Inc and software company Infoteria in order to experiment with the possibility of using Blockchain technology to record the charging of electric vehicles (EV) and plug - in Electric Power Company, the third largest electric utilities provider in Japan, has partnered with Internet of Things (IoT) startup Nayuta Inc and software company Infoteria in order to experiment with the possibility of using Blockchain technology to record the charging of electric vehicles (EV) and plug - in electric utilities provider in Japan, has partnered with Internet of Things (IoT) startup Nayuta Inc and software company Infoteria in order to experiment with the possibility of using Blockchain technology to record the charging of electric vehicles (EV) and plug - in electric vehicles (EV) and plug - in hybrids.