US EV automaker Rivian has submitted a permit application to the Planning Commission of the City of Costa Mesa in Orange County, California. According to the application, Rivian has requested a conditional use permit (CUP) to revamp an industrial building to support 24/7 maintenance and receive new EVs for inspection before they’re delivered to customers. Rivian is an EV automaker on the…

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President Joe Biden announces a new executive order to set “a new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles.” In order to get there, Biden reiterated that they are working on a new point-of-sale EV incentive. As we reported earlier today, the Biden administration was working on a new announcement related to electric vehicles. In anticipation of it, Ford…

Technology company and EV startup Arrival has announced plans to co-develop a cloud-based data platform with Microsoft to enable telemetry, vehicle, and data management for future electric vehicle fleets. Together with the help of Microsoft Azure, Arrival looks to streamline the sharing of data within fleet mobility holistically. Arrival is a technology company specializing in electric vehicles…