Andrew J. Hawkins

Transportation editor

Andrew J. HawkinsOct 13, 2022

Congrats to Casey Neistat on his new electric cargo bike.

The popular YouTuber just put up a great video outlining all the various ways of getting around New York City (walking, running, subway, his signature Boosted Board) and lamenting how none of them are really compatible with having kids.

So he pulled the trigger and got an electric cargo bike. Specifically, the Enurau MAX-CARGO, if I’m not mistaken, which can be had for the very attractive price of $1,699. Casey calls it “the most perfect means of transport,” and I tend to agree!

BMW will be the first automaker to use Amazon Web Services’ cloud platform

Andrew J. HawkinsOct 13, 2022

The Polestar 3 is an electric SUV that trades fancy distractions for raw technological prowess

The Swedish-Chinese automaker’s third EV will have 300 miles of range, a starting price of $83,900, and a host of high-powered tech from suppliers like Google, Qualcomm, Luminar, Nvidia, and more

Andrew J. HawkinsOct 12, 2022

Specialized reveals the Haul ST utility e-bike from its new Globe brand

Andrew J. HawkinsOct 11, 2022

GM created a new energy business to sell batteries and solar panels in bid to dethrone Tesla

GM Energy is making a grab for a piece of the $150 billion energy generation and storage market. The automaker wants to shore up the grid in preparation for a tidal wave of new EVs.

Andrew J. HawkinsOct 11, 2022

Delta Airlines will invest up to $200 million in Joby Aviation to create a ‘home-to-airport’ air taxi service

Andrew J. HawkinsOct 11, 2022

Andrew J. HawkinsOct 10, 2022

I will personally pay these companies to put physical buttons back in their cars.

The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq is the latest fancy car to eliminate physical buttons in favor of more touchscreen nonsense (as noted in Doug DeMuro’s most recent review of the electric SUV). I can conceive of no earthly reason why I should have to dig through several menus on a touchscreen just to open the glovebox except that physical buttons cost money I guess? So please, Cadillac, put the button back in and then send me the bill.

Cadillac Lyriq #shorts

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Andrew J. HawkinsOct 10, 2022

How Google Meet’s real-time closed-captioning helped John Fetterman recover from his stroke.

According to New York’s Rebecca Traister, the Pennsylvania Senate candidate is still struggling to process what he hears since suffering from a stroke last May. He’s been relying a lot on text messages, but also Google Meet, which features real-time closed captioning. Traister’s interview with Fetterman in early October was conducted over the video communication service.

The Vulnerability of John Fetterman

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