Rivian has released approximate order invite dates to reservation holders for its new mid-sized Rivian R2 SUV.
Rivian recently started shipping its new R2, which also coincided with the availability of demo drives, order invites, and media reviews.
The R2 is basically a smaller version of the company’s flagship R1S SUV, with a few new features and in a much more space and energy efficient…
The Interior Department has made another illegal agreement with a gas company to drop development of cheap and clean offshore wind and instead focus on dirty, expensive gas, giving that company the better part of a billion dollars worth of taxpayer money while starving…
Tesla says it has started engineering tests of its first production Cybercab on public roads in Austin, marking the first time a customer-spec unit of the purpose-built robotaxi has been validated outside the factory.
But a video shared by the company shows the two-seater…
Jeep will not launch the Recon and Wagoneer S in Europe or the UK as planned. Instead, Jeep confirmed three new SUVs are on the way, including a new flagship SUV that will use Chinese tech.
Jeep shakes up EV plans in Europe
The Recon EV, Jeep’s Wrangler-like electric SUV, went on sale in the US and Canada last week. Jeep said it would initially launch in North America, followed by Europe, the…
The full-size luxury SUV can drive nearly 600 miles (950 km) without stopping and can recharge in as little as five minutes. BYD launched the flagship Great Tang SUV on Tuesday after preorders exceeded 150,000, its highest so far for a single vehicle.
BYD Great Tang secures…
There’s a new law in Washington state regarding the classification of electric bicycles. But if you want to know what the new law says, you should probably avoid reading the news in Washington.
That’s because most reports seem to be getting the law wrong.
What was…
After a very long wait, Aptera’s solar car is finally rolling and ready for journalist drives. So we headed down to San Diego to check out how development is going on this unique solar electric vehicle.
If you’ve been around the EV industry for a while, you’ve probably heard plenty about Aptera.
Based in California in sunny San Diego county, Aptera is a startup hoping to make a…
Baidu’s Apollo Go has received a Level 4 autonomous driving permit in Switzerland for AmiGo, a robotaxi service it is running with Swiss Post’s PostBus, putting the Chinese tech giant ahead of Waymo and Tesla in deploying driverless vehicles into European public…
Who killed the lightweight commuter e-bike?
June 18, 2026
There was a time, not all that long ago, when the electric bicycle industry seemed headed in a very different direction. The promise of the e-bike was elegantly simple: take a normal bicycle and make it easier. Easier to commute, easier to climb hills, easier to ride farther…
Rivian is partnering with ChargeScape to connect its EVs to utility-managed home charging programs across North America, giving owners new opportunities to save money while helping utilities manage electricity demand.
Rivian drivers will be able to enroll in participating utility programs through ChargeScape’s network. Utilities can then encourage charging during periods of lower electricity…
