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Stella Automotive AI hires Rich Sands as CEO
Stella Automotive AI, a Tampa, Fla., auto retail technology startup funded in part by dealership groups Maroone USA and Pohanka Automotive Group, has hired auto industry consultant Rich Sands as its new CEO. His hiring, effective May 26 and announced Monday, comes after the company in early May announced it had closed a seed round…
Memorial Day 2023 car accessory markdowns
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VW’s PowerCo, Stellantis, Glencore back $1B mine deal in Brazil
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2024 Polestar 2 to start at $51,300
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Nio joins Tesla in cutting prices and ends free battery swapping
Nio has been offering the battery swapping service for free at least four times per month to existing owners. It is among only a handful of EV makers betting on battery swapping as a way to power electric cars. Rival Tesla dismissed battery swapping as “riddled with problems and not suitable for widescale use.” Nio…