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Sasha Lekach

Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.


By Sasha Lekach


Vitruvian Trainer+ is a fitness machine that won't take over the living room
A woman lifting weights in a white living room with plants at her sides.

Car meditation is a thing — and EVs make it easier
A shadow of a car with a woman in a green shirt sitting in the drivers seat with her eyes closed.

FedEx's newest cargo plane is an autonomous drone
An orange plane flying above a green field, highway, and FedEx building


Google Maps is down, but no one wants to use Apple Maps
The Google Maps icon on a phone resting on a laptop keyboard.

Maserati electrifies its luxury sports car line-up
A sports car with a trident painted on its side.

GMC's Hummer EV supertruck gets the documentary treatment
A white Hummer EV climbs up a steep desert hill.

Volvo brings fast EV charging to Starbucks locations
A blue car in front of a Starbucks plugged into a charging station.


General Motors wants its EVs to power homes
A blue pickup truck under lights.

SXSW 2022: Everything you need to know
SXSW logo floating on a VR version of downtown Austin.

Remote-controlled mobile vending machine comes to you
A mobile vending machine with one big wheel selling pastries in front of Dolores Park in San Francisco.



Watch a drone launch from a moving Polestar concept convertible
Looking from above down to an opened baby blue convertible.

Razor brings back its classic scooter with an electric twist
A helmeted person crouch on a scooter in front of colorful garages.

Uber Explore adds reservations, activities to the ride-hailing app
The Uber Explore screen with a cartoon image with binoculars.



I chatted with a hologram, but holographic meetings aren’t here yet
Two people on a stage with a blue curtain behind them.

Spotify's Car Thing available to all premium users
A screen device in a car with the road behind the windshield.

Tesla-less 'Consumer Reports' autos list crowns Mustang Mach-E top EV
A white Ford Mustang Mach-E facing forward.

Uber reveals rider ratings breakdown for first time
A person holds a phone while cars line up in the street behind them.
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