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All tagged Rivian
With the Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T on the market, and soon to be joined by the Chevy Silverado EV and Tesla Cybertruck, the era of modern EV trucks is upon us in earnest. However…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Politics is a funny thing. A hero one week is the villain the next. Just within the past week, Texas governor Greg Abbot hailed Tesla CEO Elon Musk for his investment in Texas, and then just as quickly…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, Rivian announced de-facto price increases on its R1T pickup and R1S SUV. The price for the quad-motor R1T went from $67,500 to $78,975, while prices for the R1S jumped from $70,000 to $84,000…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Over the last few weeks, several OEMs, both legacy and startup, have made claims or boasts about how much revenue they expect to make from connected services. Just last week, in an investor’s report, Rivian said…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Range figures for the 2022 Rivian R1T and R1S were just posted on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s official fuel economy site, fueleconomy.gov. If you’ve followed this blog or the podcast for long…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Off roading dominated our attention in this week’s electrification news, from good to bad. We’ll start with the good. Jeep previewed its Magneto EV concept…
By PHIL ROYLE
Of the scores of EV startups vying for market share and consumer attention, one perhaps best poised to take advantage of the popularity of trucks and SUVs in the U.S. market appears to be Rivian…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week’s news was largely dominated by a cold spell that swept the south, leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes with no electricity…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Reports have popped up within the last few weeks claiming GM is going to mount a major offensive in the light commercial vehicle space with a new line of EV vans…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In a nearly six-minute video released by Rivian – entitled “Episode One: the Climb” – Rivian begins to tell its story…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Amazon delivery vehicles are everywhere. If you live in, well, any city, you’re already familiar with the sheer number of Amazon delivery vans that speed from distribution hubs all day long…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
