I wondered for a while about Rivian’s timing. Tesla had already gotten huge. All automakers had electric vehicles on the market, more coming, and growing EV sales. They were all advertising their EVs at high volume — in my region, at least. How was Rivian going to squeeze its way … [continued]
Rivian is now producing its new, more affordable (semi-affordable), more mass-market model, the R2. We now have a bit more news coming out about it to go along with this launch. The R2 has me both excited and nervous. It’s a potentially very popular model that could boost the EV … [continued]
The US startup Rivian has secured a $4.5 billion loan from the US Department of Energy, in support of its plans for producing EVs at scale in Georgia in 2028.
With all the news about mostly declining sales of new electric vehicles in the US, there has been an unexpected “silver lining.” That is a steady stream of new public EV charger installations, including many fast chargers. Within the new installation trend, there is more of a “golden lining,” which … [continued]
One of the benefits electric vehicles have that gas and diesel vehicles do not is that EV battery packs can be used again for a second life as stationary energy storage. It’s been 10 years since I wrote this article, and since then EV battery packs have been repurposed for … [continued]
As I was preparing the 1st quarter 2026 US EV sales report, one more thing jumped out at me that I wanted to highlight before working on our normal quarterly articles. Out of more than a couple dozen auto brands, only six had EV sales growth in the 1st quarter … [continued]
The joint venture “Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies” (RV Tech) has successfully completed the winter tests of its production-intent zonal architecture for the first generation of software‑defined vehicles (SDVs). Over the course of several months of testing in Phoenix (USA) and Arjeplog (Sweden), a joint team from Volkswagen, Audi, Scout, … [continued]
As I wrote recently, it seems that Uber is trying to partner with every robotaxi company under the sun. Apparently, that even includes Rivian now. Let’s be honest — we have written a lot about how Tesla is nearly a decade behind on its robotaxi plans, nearly a decade, but … [continued]
` The soul of a Rivian, sized for every adventure Today, American automaker and technology company Rivian announced full trims and pricing¹ for the all-new R2, a mid-size electric SUV that brings Rivian’s design, performance and technology to a significantly broader audience without losing what makes a Rivian unmistakably Rivian. … [continued]
The US automaker Rivian has partnered with the clean energy software firm EnergyHub to connect more EV drivers with their local virtual power plant.
