Earlier this month, Rivian announced during its Q1 earnings that a new pre-order system was coming, and today it has arrived. The new pre-order system separates the reservation and configuration steps, says Rivian. Customers can browse through options but saving a specific build won’t be possible until the time is closer to its build slot, […]
Ford has officially begun delivering the F-150 Lightning, and the first owner has shared several details on the electric pickup. The first of Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickups has been delivered, as shown in a picture on F150Gen14 on Thursday. The delivery made its way to Nick, a member of the F-150 Lightning Forum who shared […]
American YouTuber Jenna Ezarik recently posted a new video giving us our first look at the Rivian R1S all-electric SUV. Rivian delivered the first production units of the R1S to its CEO and CFO back in December of last year. Customer deliveries were delayed, but are expected to begin in June. The company loaned an […]
The Apple car project continues to see its staff shift and depart, it appears, with the latest seeing a manager depart for a lidar startup instead. Former Apple Car Manager CJ Moore has been hired to lead global software development at Luminar, according to Bloomberg, after working on the car project for less than year. […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) slowly shift to become the preferred method of automobile transportation, the infrastructure of charging stations will need to continue to grow rapidly, especially for those without driveways to charge vehicles. Utility agency Seattle City Light plans to begin installing public curbside Level 2 chargers across the city, reports Charged EVs. These […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to increase in popularity, the surging sales are also putting a strain on other areas of the supply chain, where raw materials are being hit by inflationary pricing. Global increases in EV sales have added even more pressure to supply chain issues with raw materials such as lithium, nickel and […]
Stellantis and Samsung SDI on Tuesday announced plans to build a $2.5 billion USD electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Kokomo, Indiana. The factory is expected to be up and running by 2025. It will be located near Stellantis’ existing engine, casting, and transmission plants in the region, where it is investing another $229 million […]
Rivian is still figuring out how its distribution model works best, and recent changes to delivery plans have customer complaints mounting, as detailed in a report from Reuters. One such customer is accountant Jeff Wells in Southern California, who is seeing other R1T deliveries arrive for buyers that purchased years after him, due to a […]
Mercedes-Benz executives said the automaker plans to cut its European dealership model in favor of a direct and an online sales system, according to a report on Monday from Automotive News. The plans will oversee as many as 15 to 20 percent of dealerships in Germany cut, and around 10 percent worldwide. The move accommodates […]
As electric vehicle (EV) companies look for ways to expand production, one Korean automaker is set to establish a new U.S. plant in the coming months to aid its upcoming lineup of vehicles. Hyundai plans to build as many as six new EVs at a new plant in Savannah, Georgia, according to state leaders on […]
Volkswagen has launched its newly transformed production facility in Emden, Germany, as detailed in a press release on Friday. The plant marks what Volkswagen calls the biggest transformation project in the plant’s history, sparking a gradual conversion from internal combustion engine (ICE) production to 100 percent electric mobility. Volkswagen plans to build its all-electric ID.4 […]
Valeo, a Paris-based company that develops and supplies lidar technology for automotive applications, is developing the third generation of its Scala system, which it says will debut in 2024 and enable Level 4 self-driving (via Automotive News). Dubbed Scala 3, the next-generation lidar system will supposedly offer 12X the resolution and triple the range of […]
Ford has decided to disable the “Phone-as-a-Key” feature in the F-150 Lightning, now being delivered to dealerships, with plans to re-enable the feature later this year via an over-the-air (OTA) software update — reports InsideEVs. Phone-as-a-Key, as suggested by its name, lets F-150 Lightning owners use their smartphones to lock and unlock the all-electric truck, […]
Volkswagen will launch pre-orders for its new ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo electric vans in Germany and most European markets starting Friday, May 20, 2022. The German automaker will start off by selling the high-end version of the ID. Buzz Pro, starting from 64,581.30 euros (in Germany), or about $68,416 USD (including the roughly […]
Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark said the luxury automaker’s first electric vehicle (EV), expected to go into production in 2025, will be capable of delivering 1,400 horsepower and going 0-60 mph in about 1.5 seconds — reports Automotive News. The quickest 0-60 mph production car today, Tesla’s Model S Plaid, takes 1.99 seconds and offers a […]
