Rivian is making steady progress toward the start of production of its electric pickup trucks and SUVs, a video released by the company Tuesday showed. In the roughly three-minute video, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe provides a walkthrough of the company's Normal, Illinois, factory. Formerly owned by Mitsubishi, the factory has been outfitted with... Getting ready: Rivian CEO provides video walkthrough of electric-truck factory
Rivian is making steady progress toward the start of production of its electric pickup trucks and SUVs, a video released by the company Tuesday showed. In the roughly three-minute video, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe provides a walkthrough of the company's Normal, Illinois, factory. Formerly owned by Mitsubishi, the factory has been outfitted with... 
Electricity grids in some United States cities may require upgrades to handle increasing numbers of electric cars, according to a new study from the United States Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). "While we don't know exactly when the tipping point will happen, fleets of fast-charging vehicles are going to change... 
Lordstown Motors released the first ad for its Endurance electric pickup truck Thursday—even though first deliveries for the truck remain about a year away. The Endurance was designed primarily as a work vehicle aimed at fleet buyers, and the ad certainly shows that. Chock full of farmers and construction workers, the ad looks like it was... 
When will electric vehicles be priced as low as comparable gasoline vehicles—or even lower than them? Those who closely follow EV adoption have been asking that question for years. And while most brands haven’t yet scaled up and cut battery costs to the point where they can reach that affordability point, a Chinese import called Kandi... 
The Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept hints that the classic Microbus is going to get bigger. For those who think that's the wrong direction, there's the eBussy, a modular electric van that also originates in Germany. The company behind it, Electric Brands, started out making electric scooters, and is now moving into cars. With its tiny proportions and... 
As both companies prepare to launch electric pickup trucks, Tesla is suing Rivian over alleged theft of trade secrets. Filed by Tesla in a California court, the lawsuit doesn't relate to vehicle engineering or product patents themselves, but to charging infrastructure, sales, and manufacturing. The dispute, well summarized by Transport Evolved in... 
Hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains have been demonstrated in sedans, SUVs, and commercial trucks, but a California-based company plans to use fuel cells for something a lot faster. The Hyperion XP-1 is a hydrogen fuel-cell supercar that has been in development since 2016—with the company itself nine years old. The car was due to be physically... 
The production-bound Ariya electric crossover that Nissan revealed Wednesday morning in Japan represents a bucketload of firsts for the brand. First and foremost to Nissan, the Ariya is at the leading edge of a Nissan Next strategy that involves all-new vehicles and a significant refresh for most of the automaker’s vehicles in the next... 
Canoo won't put its subscription-only electric van on the road for customers until sometime next year, if all goes well, but Jay Leno already got to drive it for a recent episode of his "Jay Leno's Garage" YouTube show. Leno also toured Canoo's Torrance, California headquarters. Founded as Evelozcity, and including some Faraday Future veterans...