The US electric car market is at an interesting point. We’ve looked at the market as a whole, the top selling brands and auto groups, and the long-term trends of 7 top electric models. However, in that latter piece, we left out the electric giant of the US auto world, … [continued]
The families of two people killed in the crash of a Tesla Cybertruck last year have sued the company for faulty door lock design.
Who wouldn’t want a Rivian electric truck or Rivian electric SUV? But … who can really afford one? Until Rivian comes out with its cheaper models, a Rivian R1T or Rivian R1S is beyond the budget of most of us. They are definitely two of the top electric vehicles on … [continued]
I was at a Tesla Supercharger today, and as I was about to leave, I saw a Rivian R1S connected to one of the Supercharger stalls. This is a V2 Supercharger station, and my understanding is that no non-Teslas can Supercharger on V2 Superchargers, but I also saw a Mercedes-Maybach … [continued]
Electric vehicles are a perfect match for solarized aftermarket products, like the solar-plus-storage cargo cover in the works for the Rivian R1T electric pickup truck.
Electric vehicles are a perfect match for solarized aftermarket products, like the solar-plus-storage cargo cover in the works for the Rivian R1T electric pickup truck.
Rivian reported its third quarter sales today, and they weren’t good. More specifically, deliveries were down to 10,018 units in Q3 2024, from 15,564 in Q3 2023 (YoY) and 13,790 in Q2 2024 (QoQ). Though, according to Rivian, the issue is not consumer demand. At least, consumer demand for its … [continued]
Tesla exploded the electric car market, becoming the clear leader in the industry with the mass-market Tesla Model 3, and eventually even having the #1 best selling model of any kind in the world with the Tesla Model Y. Recently, though, BYD sales have climbed much faster, and Tesla sales … [continued]
Gandhi supposedly said (but most likely didn’t): “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” I’ve been seeing a similar trend happen with electric RVing. First, they said it was impossible. An electric RV would NEVER happen! The cost of batteries is … [continued]
It’s official — Tesla’s Cybertruck was the the best selling EV pickup truck in the US during Q2, and is among the fastest production ramps in Tesla’s history. After the first deliveries in just November of last year, the Cybertruck was able to sell 8,755 units in the US during … [continued]
I wrote a couple of days ago that Tesla produced 1,000 Cybertrucks one week last month. It’s a notable milestone, but if that was the output every week this year, that would still just be a little more than 50,000 trucks. Though, a reader pointed something out I hadn’t caught … [continued]
