Rivian opens the sale of Van Electric for non -Amazon customers
The American Electric Company (EV) is finally opens its sales to the Rivian Commormal Electric truck to fleets of all sizes in the United States. This is the first time that the Rivian commercial car is available to customers who have not been named Amazon, who carry exclusively access to the EDV. The Amazon and […]
Rivian CEO rivals push back on EVS
On his first day in office Monday, President Donald Trump declared war on the electric vehicle. In an executive order, Trump signaled his intention to roll back the $7,500 subsidy for clean car purchases, relax tail pipe pollution regulations, and, in a sense of scale, take a hatchet to gig-era policies that help fuel the […]
Rivian (RIVN) plans to drive hands-free this year, and without eyes in 2026
Rivian (RIVN) plans to launch a new advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) this year to enable hands-free driving. The new feature is expected to be similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. And in 2026, Rivian will up the ante with an “eyeless” system. Rivian plans to drive hands-free in 2025, and without eyes in […]
Rivian dreams up heated headlight lenses
Rivian is looking to patent heated headlight lenses to help increase lighting performance on its electric pickup trucks and SUVs in snow, ice and rain. LED headlights that have become the standard in the automotive industry don’t emit as much waste heat all the time as HID or earlier halogen bulbs, which can often melt […]
Tesla Semi catches fire, Uber beefs up C-suite presence, Rivian expands
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we take a break from watching the DNC coronation to talk about the Chinese EV trade wars, Tesla Semi trucks burning up in California, and Rivian making normal better than it already is. We’ll also talk about Uber’s big executive coup, the first-ever floating offshore wind research lease signed […]
US-made Rivian R1, Toyota Crown Signia, Volvo, Hyundai and Kia EVs review: The week in reverse
How safe are some of the biggest and thirstiest SUVs? Why is the $7.5 billion federal electric vehicle charging network moving so slowly? This is our look at the reversal week — here at Green Car Reports — for the week ending June 6, 2024. It’s been another big week of learning about some of […]
Jeep targets Tesla, Rivian R1 gets upgrades, Fisker problems, and solar energy!
Jeep and Volkswagen are targeting the Tesla Model Y, Rivian announced a host of upgrades for its more powerful and affordable R1S and R1T electric trucks, NIO is discontinued, Fisker is all but shut down, and solar is starting to take off in traditionally red states . All this and more in today’s exciting episode […]