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Washington state’s Senate Transportation Committee has scheduled an executive session on SB 6354 for February 27 — a bill that would open the state’s auto market to direct sales by Rivian, Lucid, and other battery electric vehicle manufacturers that have never operated through a franchised dealer network. If it clears committee, passes the full Senate,…
Six days after announcing the death of the Model S and Model X, Tesla quietly dropped a new Model Y variant into its U.S. configurator that tells you everything about where the company is headed. The Model Y All-Wheel Drive, priced at $41,990, fills a $7,000 hole that existed in Tesla’s lineup since the stripped-down…
Nearly 20,000 Rivian R1T and R1S owners just discovered their vehicles may have a ticking time bomb in the rear suspension, and the culprit isn’t a manufacturing defect. It’s Rivian’s own service technicians. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed on January 8, 2026, that Rivian is recalling 19,641 vehicles because of a rear suspension…
I’ve been covering electric sports car announcements for years, and they all sound the same: massive battery, blistering charging speed, tablet-sized touchscreen, skateboard platform. Caterham’s Project V, which just made its U.S. debut at CES in Las Vegas, deliberately ignores every item on that checklist. “We don’t really care about charging time. We care about…
I’ve been tracking Rivian’s post-tax credit reality for months, and the Q4 numbers confirm exactly what we predicted: without $7,500 in federal subsidies propping up demand, Rivian can’t move R1s off the lot. But here’s what makes this story different from the typical “deliveries miss” coverage: Wall Street is now in open warfare over whether…
We’ve reported on Volkswagen’s “affordable EV” promises for years now, and I’ve learned to translate corporate timelines into reality. When VW says the ID.Cross is coming “mid-2026,” I hear “maybe late 2026, if nothing else goes wrong at a company that just posted a €1.3 billion quarterly loss.” New spy photos from Auto Express show…
Acura, Genesis, and Nissan are axing electric vehicles that won’t survive into 2026. Why it matters: The discontinuations signal a broader automaker retreat from aggressive EV commitments as slashed tax incentives, tariffs, and weak demand reshape the American electric vehicle market. The Details 2025 EV Discontinuations Acura ZDX Genesis G80 Electrified Nissan Ariya EVXL’s Take…
Rivian is recalling nearly every electric delivery van it has ever built after federal regulators flagged a seat belt defect that could leave drivers unrestrained during a crash. We’ve been tracking Rivian’s quality control struggles for over a year, and this recall affecting Amazon’s signature EV fleet confirms the pattern. The National Highway Traffic Safety…
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