limo

Stretch limos are going, going, going, gone

“The bigger the better” has given way to “the longer the wronger.”

Ben Berkley • May 4, 2023
e-bike battery fires over time

The e-bike industry is hot… No, literally

And it’s getting hotter — OK, enough with the puns.

Jacob Cohen • March 7, 2023
scooter

A scooter company is… profitable?

Lime had its best year, while Bird cratered.

Mark Dent • February 22, 2023

Uber pulls ahead in the rideshare wars

What can Lyft do to keep up?

Jacob Cohen • February 13, 2023

Fox crosses the goal line on Super Bowl ads

This week, it declared inventory sold out.

Jacob Cohen • February 10, 2023

San Francisco has some thoughts on its robotaxi takeover

It still seems to support one; it just wants it to be done incrementally.

Jacob Cohen • February 1, 2023

How America’s pickups are changing

Less bed, more cab, and a whole lot of pleasure driving.

Jacob Cohen • January 27, 2023

Young people want EVs… but their wallets don’t

Younger generations are into electric vehicles… if they can afford them.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • November 14, 2022

Digits: FT-Ex, Prime Air, and more

Plus: Wordle’s leader, landline numbers, and a neat Uber stat.

Jacob Cohen • November 14, 2022

What happened to Carvana?

The company’s stock has plummeted from its pandemic highs.

Rob Litterst • November 8, 2022

Uber: Serving up rides, chow, and… ads

Uber: Serving up rides, chow, and… ads

Jacob Cohen • October 20, 2022

The Hertz fleet is buzzing

The rental car giant is on a mission to electrify its fleet.

Rob Litterst • September 26, 2022

Porsche plans to go public

The company needs capital to go electric.

Jacob Cohen • September 7, 2022

The ups and downs of NYC’s taxi medallion

The value of a NYC taxi medallion increased for the first time since 2014.

Rob Litterst • September 6, 2022

Digits: Solar sheep, a PornHub ban, and more

Plus: India’s electric boom, cheap pheromones, and Saudi tourism.

Jacob Cohen • September 6, 2022

United Airlines just made a down payment on flying taxis

Still, we’ll believe it when we see it.

Jacob Cohen • August 11, 2022

The ultra-wealthy’s private jets are under scrutiny

Celebs are taking private jets despite climate change woes. One Twitter account is tracking them.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • July 28, 2022

Automakers are falling in love with subscriptions

Not everyone is happy about the new pricing model.

Rob Litterst • July 14, 2022

Digits: Hummers, dog hotels, and $1T gift cards

Plus, more numbers about airplane innovations and cities seeing rent drops.

Jacob Cohen • July 5, 2022

The news around gas prices, explained

How we got here, and what’s being done to fix it.

Jacob Cohen • June 23, 2022

Is scooter-sharing back?

The pandemic put scooter-sharing on pause, but usage is bouncing back.

Rob Litterst • June 1, 2022

Funding is coming for green school buses

The EPA’s new program replaces old buses with more efficient models.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • May 24, 2022

Luxury car washes, explained

Owners are offering everything from food and drinks to hookah to lure customers.

Rob Litterst • April 27, 2022

The future of traffic lights

AI can help time traffic lights to improve emergency response, congestion, and public transit.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • April 25, 2022

Flight execs are ready for mask mandates to end

The mask mandate for transit is maybe coming to an end — or so air execs hope.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • April 13, 2022

To BEV or not to BEV, that is the question

If any car is gonna get rural Americans to go green, it’s an electric F-150.

Jacob Cohen • April 12, 2022

Digits: Sunken lambos, taxes, bad dates, and more

Plus: WhatsApp voice messages, and iPhones stacked to the moon.

Jacob Cohen • April 11, 2022

Can Uber become a travel superapp?

With a wide range of new travel options on its UK app, Uber showed it wants to be a one-stop shop for travel.

Rob Litterst • April 7, 2022

What the heck is auto geofencing?

A new technology could make roads safer and reduce emissions.

Mia Sullivan • April 5, 2022

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