Transportation Archive

you’ll need buy a new full suspension Turbo Levo 4 electric mountain bike from Specialized, apparently. It features a new 12A, 700W “Super Charger” that can charge its 840Wh removable battery to 80 percent in less than an hour — take that USB-C! Add a 280Wh range extender and you can ride for about 4.75 hours in eco mode even with “significant elevation gain.” It’s also the first Specialized e-MTB with gear storage in the downtube.

With 25 percent tariffs on all car imports now in effect, Jeep’s parent company is mulling ways help mitigate the negative effects of the new fees. So far, those plans have included employee discounts for customers and temporary layoffs of factory workers. Now Stellantis is considering a program in which its suppliers could apply for financial assistance in paying the new tariffs, Bloomberg reports. It’s unclear how much help Stellantis would provide, or even how long this help could last. But it’s an example of the lengths the auto industry is willing to go to avoid having to pass the full cost along to customers.

Security researcher Jane Manchun Wong has discovered another hidden Waymo gem, this time related to the robotaxi operator’s use of footage from its interior cameras to train generative AI. According to a screenshot of an unreleased privacy policy, Waymo is offering customers the opportunity to opt-out from having their “personal information,” including “interior camera data associated with your identity,” to train generative AI models. Waymo uses this data to “tailor products, services, ads, and offers to your interests.” Coming soon to a robotaxi near you?

The Newark, Calif.-based automaker reported a brisk uptick in deliveries for the first quarter of 2025. Lucid sold 3,109 vehicles, a 44 percent increase year over year. The company said it produced 2,212 vehicles, plus “over 600 additional vehicles in transit to Saudi Arabia for final assembly.” (Lucid is majority owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.) Tesla’s loss appears to be Lucid’s gain. Last month, the company’s CEO said “over 50 percent” of its orders were from former Tesla owners.

Reports of Elon Musk’s impending departure from the White House could not have been better timed for Tesla’s stock prices, which had started plummeting after its dismal Q1 report was released this morning. Within hours of the news breaking, the price not only recovered but surged an extra 5 percent. (As always when it comes to Musk’s relationship with the Trump administration, let’s see how long that surge lasts.)

CBS News put together charts that track the price of commonly imported goods, like avocados, lumber, and cars. Economists warn that Trump’s taxes on imports will drive up costs for consumers.