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Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftRivian Is Still Losing More Than $32,000 On Every EV SoldPlus Tesla rolled out a fix for more than 1.6 million cars and automakers are named in a lawsuit over canceled…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedAugust 7, 2024Comments (26)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftLucid Gets An Additional $1.5 Billion From Saudis After Losing $790 Million In Q2Plus, Mercedes-Benz gets the go-ahead to test high-level self-driving in Beijing, and Kenya's Mobius shuts down…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedAugust 6, 2024Comments (5)
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