VW reimagines the microbus as an all-electric cargo hauler – TechCrunch

The slow roll towards electrified vehicles isn’t isolated to passenger cars and SUVs. Manufacturers are investing in commercial vehicles as well — everything from school buses and delivery vans to big commercial trucks. VW Group’s vision for an electrified commercial vehicle future also includes a microbus. The automaker’s commercial vehicles unit unveiled five zero-emission vehicles…

UK government calls for regulation of cryptocurrency ‘Wild West’

The UK government’s Treasury Committee has called for greater regulation of cryptocurrencies, citing volatile prices, hacking vulnerabilities, minimal consumer protection, and money laundering risks from anonymity on crypto platforms. Its new report for the government also questions the very premise of cryptocurrencies’ function as a currency, favouring instead the definition ‘crypto-assets’. That assessment echoes Bank of England…