News that Dodge is burying its iconic Hellcat models sent a shiver through the auto market this fall as enthusiasts fear a wave of cookie-cutter electric vehicles in the decade ahead. Government scolds are in the driver’s seat — are we doomed for a repeat of “That ’70s Show”? Happily […]
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Volvo and Polestar models get an update for more predictable charging and range. One of California’s EV incentives is soon getting halved. And Ford tops 40 mpg with a pickup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has revealed an estimated EPA rating of 42 mpg for its […]
As it prepares to launch a handful of electric vehicles, Stellantis on Monday confirmed a joint venture with LG Energy Solution for North American battery production. A memorandum of understanding between the two companies calls for a a factory to produce battery cells and modules, which will be supplied to […]
Test drive: 2022 Rivian R1T The 2022 Rivian R1T is the first all-electric pickup and filled with tons of technology and clever features. Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu went to Breckenridge, Colo., to test it on and off road. The first electric pickup has arrived. The Rivian R1T is […]
Atlis It’s been nearly four years since Atlis announced its presence with the intention to build a burly, electric pickup truck. Since then, a lot has changed and new potential rivals emerged. But, Atlis remains and it returned on Monday to show off its prototype electric pickup truck, called the […]
“Disrupting” the auto industry isn’t as simple as throwing money at whimsies–it requires overcoming a missing century of institutional knowledge. Rivian, an electric truck startup backed by billions from Amazon and Ford, looks like it has a shot, though as cautionary tales like Nikola showed us, big investors don’t mean […]
The list of EVs with the most range now includes models from two new American automakers, Rivian and Lucid. A micro-EV makes its way to production. Ford is thinking of electric police cars. And Toyota starts to go hybrid with its trucks. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. […]
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 Mitsubishi plant in Normal, […]
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 it off the assembly line. It’s the […]
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co will give its best-selling Chevrolet Silverado large pickup truck models a makeover next spring to fix competitive shortcomings that have left Chevy in third place in one of the most lucrative vehicle market segments in the world. Catching up with rival […]