Rivian beats Tesla, GM and Ford to build the first electric pickup truck
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business There is a winner in the race to build the first consumer ready electric pickup truck, and it isn’t Tesla, Ford or General Motors. It’s Rivian. Who? The startup truck maker’s first R1T pickup come off the line in a former…
Nissan design boss reimagines Silvia for the electric era
Nissan European design boss Matthew Weaver has reimagined the first-generation Nissan Silvia as a modern electric car. Unveiled at the 1964 Tokyo motor show, the original CSP311 Silvia launched a nameplate that would, decades later, include the S13 and…
Polestar to double UK R&D team for new electric cars
Swedish EV manufacturer Polestar has announced plans to substantially increase its UK engineering operation. © Provided by Motoring Research Polestar UK Engineering Expansion Co-owned by Volvo and Geely Cars, the company is on a rapid path to global…
U.S. needs to do these 3 things to ensure majority of new cars are electric by 2030: Michigan congresswoman [Video]
Earlier this month, President Biden signed an executive order with a lofty goal: he wants over half of all vehicle sales to be electric vehicles by 2030. The CEOs of GM (GM), Ford (F), and Stellantis (STLA) attended the White House event and threw their…
Emails reveal $5,000 SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle production delayed
The SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle is apparently running behind schedule and won’t achieve its latest estimated ship date of Q3 2021, according to emails sent out by the company. SONDORS now expects shipping to take place next quarter in Q4 2021.…
China’s Electric Vehicle Market Is Growing Too Big Too Fast
About a month ago, President Joe Biden took a big step toward his goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 by issuing an executive order aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 electric. Although the U.S. electric vehicle…
Rivian builds the first customer R1T electric pickup
A big day in Illinois. RJ Scaringe/Twitter It’s been a very long road, but today, Rivian reached a milestone. The startup company produced the first R1T electric pickup truck for a customer on Tuesday, and CEO RJ Scaringe had the honors of driving…
Congress must ensure electric vehicles are within reach for all American drivers
There is growing consensus in the auto industry, the Biden administration and among Democrats in Congress that electric vehicles are critical to both the future of American manufacturing and to cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. But obstacles to…
Electric vehicles are the biggest automotive trend in ‘100 years or so,’ analyst explains [Video]
The next decade could be one of accelerating electric vehicle (EV) adoption. “It’s an exciting time ahead of us with regards to new technology in the automotive industry,” Martyn Briggs, an analyst at Bank of America, said on Yahoo Finance Live…
As electric cars follow the trajectory of the smartphone, software will be the turf war
© Provided by City AM When Steve Jobs launched Apple’s iPhone in January 2007, the mobile phone industry was turned on its head. At the time, Jobs described the iPhone as a “revolutionary product” and said that Apple was “reinventing the phone”. This was…