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Tesla Model Y falls victim to apparent arson in San Francisco

Teslarati

Authorities in San Francisco are investigating a pair of Tesla Model Y fires as possible acts of arson. While the motives behind the incident remain unclear, the apparent focus on Tesla vehicles has raised concerns among residents and Tesla owners in the area. Watch CBS News ‘ feature on the incident in the video below.

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Cruise shares comment after robotaxi crashes into San Francisco Muni bus

Teslarati

A Cruise robotaxi operating without a safety driver recently collided with a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) bus. While the bus sustained modest damage, the damage to the Cruise vehicle’s front bumper was more severe. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Micromobility America returns to San Francisco with the latest light electric vehicles

Electrek

moreā€¦ The post Micromobility America returns to San Francisco with the latest light electric vehicles appeared first on Electrek. Micromobility America is set for its latest annual US-based conference, bringing together many of the leading companies, consultants, policymakers, and more in the micromobility industry.

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What Happens When Robotaxi Technologies Race? We Just Found Out in San Francisco

CleanTechnica EVs

In a recent video, The Kilowatts partnered with Whole Mars Blog (Omar Qazi) and Arash Malek to see what happens when Tesla’s FSD Beta, Waymo, and Cruise all compete to see who can get around San Francisco faster and with fewer problems.

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GMā€™s driverless Cruise robotaxis are causing headaches for San Francisco motorists

Teslarati

GM’s Cruise driverless robotaxi service has been rolled out to San Francisco successfully, but the cars themselves have caused some headaches for motorists in the city. Just last week, at least three of Cruise’s robotaxis were reportedly responsible for holding up traffic in San Francisco.

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Heavy-Duty Fleet Electrification Startup Forum Mobility Secures $7.5 Million in Funding

CleanTechnica EVs

San Francisco-based Forum Mobility provides heavy-duty fleet electrification programs to decarbonize fossil-fuel truck fleets. The news about electric vehicles typically focuses on EVs for consumers such as the Tesla models, the Ford Mach-E, Jaguar I-Pace, Chevy Bolt, […]. The startup recently secured $7.5

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San Francisco announces electric vehicle council

Green Cars News

The San Francisco Bay Area has launched a new Electric Vehicle Strategic Council with an additional $5million in funding. Its aim is to make the San Francisco Bay Area the electric vehicle capital of the USA by developing the [.].