Rivian R2 70-MPH Highway Range Test: Does It Live Up To The Hype?
The R2 is Rivian’s make-or-break moment. Here’s how it handled a highway range test in the Colorado mountains.
The R2 is Rivian’s make-or-break moment. Here’s how it handled a highway range test in the Colorado mountains.
Its LFP pack had 90% health at 26,000 miles. That’s not a disaster, but it’s worse than the chemistry’s reputation suggests.
As last week’s relentless heat wave pushed power grids to their breaking points, critics feared that the record number of electric vehicles on the push them over the edge. Instead, the opposite happened: EVs helped utilities keep the lights on and the AC running by feeding the electricity stored in Read more
Kalmar began building its 45-ton ERG450 electric reach stackers at a Shanghai manufacturing plant back in 2023, aiming to bring heavy-duty cargo handler closer to potential customers across the Asian market. That investment appears to be paying off, with the company announcing four new orders from to close out Q2.
The CATL-backed Choco-SEB battery swap network deployed its 2,000th swapping station June 30th, wrapping up another month of incredibly rapid growth that’s seen the company average more than 200 deployments in each and every month of 2026. (!)
GM raised plenty of eyebrows when it announced that its resurrected 2027 Chevrolet Bolt – one of the lowest-priced, most capable new EVs in North America – would only be built for a single model year. Despite the limited-time offer and solid sales, dealers are still sitting on 118 days’ of Read more
The Washington, DC, metro area is getting its first en-route overhead pantograph electric bus chargers.
A Texas man has been arrested and charged with manslaughter after his Tesla crashed into a home last month, striking a woman inside and killing her. The driver, Michael Butler, claimed the vehicle was in self-driving mode, but information from Tesla shows that Butler overrode the system. Butler was arrested Read more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the launch of the Tesla Model YL, BMW iX5, and EV sales results for the second quarter.
The Volkswagen ID. Tiguan is expected to debut later this year, bringing much more than just a new look and name.