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A recent race between an electric plane and a car demonstrated the challenges of battery-powered flying, but this quest to reach an island in the North Sea underlines the potential, as well as the challenges, of electric aviation.

(CNN) — Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving vehicle subsidiary, just got its license suspended. The California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked Cruise’s permits to test and operate fully driverless vehicles on

The Tesla Cybertruck, at least in its first model year, will likely not be available in an inexpensive two-wheel-drive version, a document submitted to government regulators by the company said.

Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving vehicle subsidiary, just got its license suspended. The California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked Cruise’s permits to test and operate fully driverless vehicles on California roads, the agency said in a statement Tuesday.

Friends and family of a Tennessee man who went missing after a motorcycle crash last week say they never gave up hope that he’d be found.

Thanks to growing competition in the market, and some reticence from consumers, automakers and car dealers are offering huge discounts on electric vehicles, particularly luxury models.

Toyota has joined the growing list of automakers that have decided to switch to using Tesla’s charging standard. Beginning in 2025 all Toyota electric vehicles sold in the US will have charging ports designed to work with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard rather than the Combined Charging System.

General Motors and Honda, along with Cruise — GM’s autonomous driving subsidiary — have agreed to create a driverless ride-hailing company in Japan. The company will use the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle to give rides in Tokyo, Japan’s largest city. The companies plan to begin providing services in 2026.

Taiwan’s Foxconn says it plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) data factories with technology from American chip giant Nvidia, as the electronics maker ramps up efforts to become a major global player in electric car manufacturing.

General Motors is putting off adding a second factory for production of its electric pickups until late 2025, the automaker announced Tuesday.