A new featherweight champion will be crowned when Otabek Kholmatov and Raymond Ford collide for the vacant WBA title at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York, on March 2. The 12-round bout, plus undercard action, will be broadcast by ESPN+ in the U.S. Kholmatov (12-0, 11 KOs) is an authentic knockout […]
Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang as demand softens for premium EVs
Ford is cutting prices of its all-electric 2023 Mustang Mach-E by has much as $ 8,100 as the automaker attempts to rid itself of inventory and compete with Tesla and its increasingly cheaper EVs. Total market share of new EV sales has grown, reaching nearly 8% in U.S. in 2023. But as market share has […]
Ford preps for its next big fight, Waymo recalls its self-driving car software and layoffs come for another AV startup
TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. This week’s news includes a BMW security […]
Uber hits a profit milestone, Ford builds an EV skunksworks and Fisker fumbles
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Ex-Tesla exec leading Ford skunkworks project to develop low-cost EV
Ex-Tesla and Ford Advanced EV development boss Alan Clarke is leading a Ford skunkworks project to develop a low-cost electric vehicle, TechCrunch has learned. Ford CEO Jim Farley made a brief reference Tuesday during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that a “skunkworks” team had been created to create a “low-cost” EV platform. TechCrunch has since […]