Hello and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive‘s morning news roundup that gathers the biggest automotive headlines from around the world. The Downshift summarizes stories into a few sentences and adds a link for those seeking more detail. We hope you had a great weekend, and here’s your bulletin for Monday, August 3, 2026. Florida has decided that the $200 million it had earmarked to build out electric vehicle charging across the state would be better served funding an “aerial highway network” of eVTOL flying taxis, according to documents seen by the Miami Herald. “The Florida Department of Transportation will not waste taxpayer dollars and spend it on everyday…
Florida Says $200M Fund for EV Chargers Is ‘Waste’ to Taxpayers, Should Go to Flying Taxis Instead: TDS
