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Trucks

Oil startup by former Goldman executive prepping for $67M IPO

July 27, 2026 12:49 pm, EDT An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP) key takeaways: 1947 Oil & Gas plans to raise £50m in a London AIM listing next month to fund its growth strategy. The company is acquiring Renaissance Offshore, whose Gulf of Mexico assets produce about 3,350 barrels of oil

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Trucks

Crypto startup tries to pour a barrel of oil on the blockchain

The Energy Substitution team includes (from left) Will Harris, Katie Oates, Lucas Harris and Chris Erickson in Larkspur, California. (Brian Banducci/Bloomberg) July 9, 2026 12:19 pm, EDT key takeaways: Energy Substantiation launched a blockchain token, WTIC, designed to represent a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude and enable retail oil ownership and 24/7 trading. This

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Cars

Moss-covered Toyota Land Cruiser startup video proves that legends never die

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. The unkillable Toyota is an automotive trope for a reason. Although its reputation for reliability has taken a hit recently, that reputation was largely earned with off-roaders who drove the Dakar, complete

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Cars

Dutch startup wants to build a supercar in which you can walk instead of sitting

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. With so many pedigreed supercars, it’s hard to enter the game as a startup no one has heard of. But although it doesn’t have a decades-old story or any famous names at

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Motorcycles

That new “KE” truck startup is describing a side-by-side. Correct?

For a long time, the simple Japanese kei truck was the epitome of luxurious and functional for automotive enthusiasts and farmers. They offered fuel-sipping practicality with solid payload, and we’re of a size that was perfect for zipping around town and dominating the landscape. Yet, for most, they were inaccessible, as legal disputes across the

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