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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, November 29, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.New York Joins…

Photo: PorscheDepreciation is a fact of life when it comes to buying a new car, but it definitely hits some vehicles way harder than others. A few weeks ago, we took a look at cars hit hardest by deprecation over the past five years. Now,…

Twelve applications for spot bitcoin ETFs are awaiting approval from the SEC. Delays are commonplace, but the agency is due to make a call on some of the applications as early as January 1, 2024. The three ETF analysts who spoke to WIRED…

Rivian finally started offering leases for its electric R1T pickup in 14 states on Monday, and these leases are eligible for the full $7500 federal EV lease credit – in contrast to the $3750 credit that Rivian buyers are eligible for.Fewer…

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 28, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.Walter Isaacson On Elon…

There are companies that make cool cars — Porsche comes to mind immediately. There are successful car companies, like Toyota and Mercedes-Benz. And there are car companies that, despite in many cases being horrifically mismanaged and going…

Photo: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto (Getty Images)Virgin Atlantic is set to operate the first transatlantic flight to be powered entirely on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tomorrow. The New York to London flight has been years in the making…

After Chinese automaker BYD dethroned Volkswagen as the best selling automaker in China late last year, VW said last week that it will develop a new, cheaper electric car platform using more Chinese-made components to reestablish dominance…

World leaders are scheduled to meet this week for a summit on climate change that’s being hosted by one of the top oil-producing nations, the United Arab Emirates. Leaked documents now show the UAE was planning to use its role as host of…

The Tesla Semi launch event was held on November 16th, 2017, exactly six years ago last week. At the end of that launch event, Elon Musk had a signature “one more thing” that was the unveiling of the incredible second-generation Tesla…