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Rivian has received 10,000 more reservations, at an average $93,000, since its March price hike


The electric truck maker Rivian confirmed Wednesday that the line of people waiting for its trucks has been getting longer, far faster than it’s been building them. Since Rivian’s controversial price hike of up to $12,000 in March—one met with collective pushback from early adopters—the company has received 10,000 new… More…

Aventon Pace 500 Next Gen electric bike review: Testing a high-value option for a city e-bike


Aventon’s electric bikes have always impressed me with their build quality and attention to detail. When the company launched an updated version of its popular Pace 500 e-bike, I knew to expect more of the same excellent qualities. Now that I’ve been able to spend some quality time testing the bike, I’m even more convinced of the brand’s commitment to giving its customers more than they anticipated. More…

BMW completes winter tests for iX1

The all-electric BMW iX1 has successfully completed its driving dynamics testing at the BMW Group’s winter test centre in the Arctic Circle. The series development process has thus reached its final phase. The winter tests in Arjeplog, Sweden, took place in parallel with the testing of the combustion engine variant and the plug-in hybrid of […] More…

Power Electronics goes for Nuvve V2G technology

According to a newly signed agreement, Power Electronics will add Nuvve V2G-certified capabilities to their existing bidirectional chargers. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) specialist Nuvve and Power Electronics, a manufacturer of solar inverters for utility-scale photovoltaic plants in America, Oceania and Europe, has announced an agreement to integrate Nuvve’s vehicle-to-grid GIVe platform with Power Electronics charging station technology. […] More…

Canoo faces dire financial straits

The Californian electric car start-up Canoo is in financial difficulties that threaten its existence. The company has reported a loss of around US$125 million (€118.4 million) for the first quarter of 2022 and warns in its quarterly report “that there is significant doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern”. Although Canoo […] More…