Columbus, OH

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]. Electric vehicle prices are falling fast in the U.S., but the cheapest models remain far more costly than what other countries have on offer. The BYD Seagull sells for about $10,000 in China, the Dacia Spring starts at $20,000 in Europe, the Renault Kwid e-Tech costs $19,000 in Brazil, and the Kia Ray goes for $22,000 in South Korea.

The $25,000 Electric Car Is Coming to US Soon

The objection to the sale comes from the office of the U.S. Trustee, an arm of the Department of Justice that oversees the administration of bankruptcy, with the stated mission of promoting “the integrity and efficiency of the bankruptcy system for the benefit of all stakeholders.”. But Fisker has...

Fisker has one major objector to its Ocean SUV fire sale

After spending roughly three-quarters of a million dollars on nine electric cars for long-term testing purposes, our friends at Edmunds put together a list of EVs that they would buy again after driving them for several tens of thousands of miles. That said, some of the cars in the publication’s...

Edmunds Owns Nine EVs. Three Of Them Wouldn’t Be Bought A Second Time

Founded in 2021 by American entrepreneur Ezra Kebrab, who now lives in São Paulo, Brazil, Caliza offers an alternative to transfers made via SWIFT, which are the norm in the Americas but can take days to settle. Instead, Caliza provides an API and front-end payment system that use crypto...

Caliza lands $8.5 million to bring real-time money transfers to Latin America using USDC

Business Insider

Tesla's dominance in the EV market is slipping, but it's not time for CEO Elon Musk to panic just yet.

Tesla's massive EV market share was never sustainable

Lancaster County, PA

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NewsByJoshua

Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

While Italian automaker Alfa Romeo basks in recent acclaim, Chrysler, a cornerstone of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), faces a different reality. Its once-expansive lineup has shrunk to a single model, the Pacifica minivan, and its hybrid counterpart neither vehicle generating significant sales. This decline mirrors the fading fortunes of Lancia,...

Chrysler and Dodge: Future Models and Rumors on STLA Large Platform

Indiana State

Franklin, IN

A wave of closures is hitting Pizza Hut, a pizza chain known for its iconic slanted-roof buildings, with 6,775 locations feeling the pinch in the tough restaurant industry landscape.

A well-known pizza chain with over 6K locations has begun closing some of its stores

Elon Musk is a man with many brands — but for electric vehicle shoppers, his personal brand has become increasingly toxic. In a survey of more than 7,500 of its readers, The New York Times found that a "vast majority" of respondents were critical of Musk's political views and erratic behavior. And crucially for Musk's bottom line, those sentiments seem to extend to their feelings about Tesla vehicles.

Drivers Are Not Buying Teslas Specifically Because of Elon Musk’s Annoying Behavior

The world of electric vehicles (EVs) might be on the brink of a dramatic shift thanks to a recent discovery from Nyobolt, a promising British startup focused on batteries. This innovation could make the inconvenience of extensive battery-charging durations a thing of the past, bringing electric vehicle convenience closer to that of traditional gas-powered cars.

New electric car battery charges in just 4.5 minutes

A few years ago, I wrote a guide to help people protect themselves, and understand that most of the companies you have an account with already offer you tools to take control of your accounts’ security, even before you contact them for help, which in some cases you still should do.

How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked

Georgia State

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to award General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis nearly $1.1 billion in grants to convert existing plants to build electric vehicles and components, it said on Thursday.

Biden administration to award nearly $1.1 billion to Stellantis, GM for EV production

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

California State

Josue Torres

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a collaborative effort with the state legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during school hours. This initiative follows a warning issued on Monday from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.

California governor moves to ban smartphone use in schools

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

Tennessee State

The Ford EV battery plant and EV production site known as BlueOval City in Tennessee is one of two that are under-construction in that general area, with the other located in Kentucky. BlueOval City will house not only an electric vehicle manufacturing plant, but also, a battery plant operated by the joint-venture BlueOval SK, which is a collaborative effort between Ford and South Korean battery maker SK On. It’s been a couple of months since we received an update on the Tennessee-based Ford EV battery plant, but now, it seems as if some significant progress has been made.

Ford EV Battery Plant Will Start Trial Operations Next Month

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Fisker cleared to sell North American EVs for $46.25 million

The judge’s decision, issued in a hearing late Tuesday afternoon, comes after Fisker and its legal team received only one major objection to the sale. The...

Fisker cleared to sell North American EVs for $46.25 million

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