socalTECH
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Los Angeles-based utility-scale solar power project developer 8minute Solar Energy says it is in a partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), to build a new, 4000MW solar energy plant near California City. The City of Los Angeles actually approved the project in September.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The City of Los Angeles has approved a massive, solar-and-battery in the Mojave Desert, which is expected to meet 6 to 7 percent of the city's electricity needs--including being able to supply power for four hours each night from a massive bank of batteries.
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Los Angeles-based electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker has unveiled an image of a new vehicle, the Fisker Ronin, a new, convertible, electric vehicle. Fisker--which has just started ramping up production of its first vehicle, the Fisker Ocean--says it hopes to start production in late 2023 for the new vehicle, with shipments in 2024.
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 23, 2019
One year after a $38 million Series B valued on-demand aviation startup Blade at $140 million, the company has begun taxiing the Bay Area’s elite. The goal is to shorten trips made excruciatingly long due to bad traffic in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Los Angeles-based mobile automotive repair and maintenance startup RepairSmith has been acquired by automotive retailer AutoNation said on Monday. According to AutoNation, it will pay $190M for RepairSmith, in a deal which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 31, 2022
We decided to take a look at two cities that were at the forefront of the e-scooter revolution – Los Angeles and Paris. Lime told TechCrunch that 90% of its fleet in Paris is used everyday, and a scooter trip starts every four seconds in the city. Los Angeles: City of Autos. LA is different. In 2021, over 1.2
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 24, 2020
Relativity Space has a new customer for its 3D-printed rockets: Established satellite maker and operator Iridium, which has picked the company for launches in 2023. To accomplish those, and other launches like them, the company is also setting up a new launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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