If Rivian meets demand for the R2, it may shake up the U.S. electric vehicle market like no EV since the Tesla Model 3.
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Will eight years of support win over UK EV buyers? I drove the £28,950 AION UT and asked the company’s UK boss how a new Chinese brand plans to earn lasting loyalty.

Have you ever wanted an electric bike that easily transitions from the drudgery of urban asphalt to adventures in gravel and dirt? That’s what a subclass of so-called “electric SUV” (eSUV) e-bikes claims to do, with their wide, all-terrain tires and front and rear suspension, plus practical accessories like fenders and racks. So, that’s what […]
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said its new stationary power plants were no longer in Crusoe’s near-term plans.

Hitting its goal of making 20,000 Optimus robots per week is reportedly proving tricky for Tesla. The Information reports that Tesla produced “several hundred robots a week” last month, after it repurposed its Model S and Model X production lines for Optimus earlier this year. However, this strategy is reportedly creating manufacturing snags, like issues […]
Tesla’s Semi truck, with a 500-mile range, is about to hit the road in big numbers, with the company saying it plans to make 50,000 units a year.
Ian Fleming, James Bond’s creator, advocated for EVs in 1959

Remember the Tesla Semi? The long-gestating, heavy-duty truck first introduced in concept form in 2017 is finally in volume production as of April 2026 – nearly a decade after its initial introduction. On Thursday evening, the company held yet another event for the Semi to demonstrate to customers and investors that the long wait was […]
In the past month, Waymo has expanded its fleet in Texas by 49%. There are other hotspots as well.