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Rivian R2 Arrives at $57,990 — But the $45,000 Promise Just Moved to 2027

Rivian officially launched the R2 at $57,990 at SXSW. The promised $45,000 base model is now "around" that price and arrives in late 2027. What buyers need to know.

Haye KestelooMar 12

Tesla

Alpharetta Deploys First City-Owned Tesla Supercharger To Charge Its Electric Police Fleet

Alpharetta, GA, makes history as the first city to own a Tesla Supercharger station for its police fleet and the public via Tesla’s Supercharger for Business.

Haye KestelooMar 11

Scout Motors Hits 160,000 Reservations — and 87% Chose the Gas Generator Over Full Electric

Volkswagen

Scout Motors Faces Dealer Lawsuit as Volkswagen’s Direct-Sales Gambit Threatens the Franchise Model

The vacant lot next to Fred Ippolito’s Volkswagen dealership in West Islip, New York, says more about the current state of auto retail than any industry report. According to the Wall Street Journal, Ippolito bought it four years ago, convinced Scout Motors would need dealer partners to move its American-built trucks and SUVs. Today it’s…

Haye KestelooMar 7

Scout Motors Hits 160,000 Reservations — and 87% Chose the Gas Generator Over Full Electric

The single most telling number from Scout Motors’ reservation update isn’t 160,000. It’s 87%. That’s the share of reservation holders who chose the 500-mile extended-range version of the Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra pickup over the pure battery-electric option. For a brand launching in 2027 with the explicit goal of winning over American truck…

Haye KestelooMar 4

Rivian

Rivian Forms ‘RAD’ Skunkworks Team to Stay Ahead of Scout, Land Rover, and the Electric Off-Road Wave

Rivian officially launches the Rivian Adventure Department (RAD), a specialized skunkworks team of engineers and designers. Focused on pushing

Haye KestelooMar 2

Xiaomi

Xiaomi February EV Deliveries Drop to 20,000 as Next-Generation SU7 Enters Mass Production

February is always a short month in China, and Lunar New Year makes it shorter still. Factory shutdowns, travel, and disrupted logistics routinely cut monthly delivery figures by 30 to 50 percent for every Chinese automaker. So when Xiaomi posted February deliveries of more than 20,000 vehicles on its official Weibo account on Sunday, the…

Haye KestelooMar 2

Cybertruck

Tesla’s $59,990 Cybertruck Is Gone — The New Base Price Is $69,990

Ten days. That’s how long Tesla kept the door open on a $59,990 Cybertruck. On March 1, the introductory price disappeared from the configurator and the new base figure landed at $69,990 — still $10,000 less than the Premium trim, but a notable jump for buyers who weren’t fast enough to order. Autoblog first reported…

Haye KestelooMar 1

Tesla

Tesla Tall Pedestal for Wall Connector Brings Freestanding Level 2 Charging to Parking Lots and Commercial Properties

Walk through any commercial parking lot and the problem is obvious: there is no wall to mount a charger on. Tesla’s new Tall Pedestal for Wall Connector, now listed at shop.tesla.com, answers that problem directly. It is a 76-inch aluminum post that gives property managers and fleet operators a freestanding home for one or two…

Haye KestelooFeb 28

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