Articles tagged "Rivian"

If you own or have ever driven an EV, then you know ABRP, the simple, intuitive, and ingenious route planner. A Better Route Planner is a brainchild of a group of EV owners from Sweden who believed planning a route for an EV should be as easy as...

Rivian has recently achieved a significant milestone by producing the first dual-motor R1T electric pickup for a customer. This marks the debut of the in-house Enduro drive unit on the R1 series of adventure electric vehicles. On May 25, the...

Rivian holds regular meet-ups with its customers and the company, despite still low production and sales numbers, managed to build up a faithful customer base. At a most recent meet-up in Venice, California, head of software Wassym Bensaid was on...

After Tesla opened a good chunk of its charging network to competing brands, Rivian is doing the same. Admittedly, Rivian's network is nowhere near the size of Tesla's, but it's still more than welcome amidst USA's big EV charging station...

Last year Rivian confirmed that its most powerful quad-motor would no longer be available together with the largest battery pack. The Max Pack battery option would only be available with the 600-hp dual-motor powertrain. That meant 164 hp and nearly...

The integration of mobile phones and electric cars is increasing with every passing day. While some EV manufacturers - we are looking at you, Volkswagen - believe the late 90s graphics and clunky user interface are fine, companies like Rivian have...

The beauty of OTA updates for electric cars - when well executed - never ceases to amaze. Rvian just pushed a new software build (2023.06.02) to both of its electric cars - the R1S and R1T. Apart from the usual bug fixes, the company added some new...

Rivian currently offers the R1T Truck and R1S SUV with a quad-motor engine that generates 835 horsepower. However, the company is developing a dual-motor version that is expected to be released in the coming year. They have recently shared new...

Rivian recently added a boost in range for the R1S and R1T through a software update, and today the company is at it again. This time around, if you own an R1S or R1T, and install the latest update, you'll then magically have a brand new Snow mode...

Rivian will update the suspension on both the R1S and R1T to the latest Monroe CVSA2/KInetic H2 solution from Tenneco. The company is supplying McLaren with its sophisticated racing setup and the updated solution for Rivian is meant to not only...

Rivian is scaling up its production and apparently is on track to hit the 25,000 vehicles goal this year. The company has updated its online configurator to reflect the ñatest changes in hardware and software that are affecting new vehicles leaving...

Rivian and Mercedes only signed the memorandum of Understanding in September of this year and the two companies were going to explore building electric commercial vehicles in Europe. That plan is out the window now with Rivian changing its course...

In an interesting new video, the guys over at The Fast Lane Truck put two of the most enticing off-road, performance SUVs to the test - the Hummer EV Pickup and the Rivian R1S. While hardly the most practical use for those two watching them...

It’s this time of the year again - SEMA starts this coming Tuesday and we are going to be treated to some of the wildest creations the automotive world has seen so far. Electric cars are not shying away from the limelight - quite the opposite, they...

The beauty of modern car platforms - not just electric - is the ability to getting new features with OTA software updates. While some manufacturers use it for changing interior light colors or introducing new “dings and bongs” for when the door...

The Apple car development program, often referred to as the Titan Project, is going through some serious changes. The company is reassembling the team after being on the verge of axing the project and now the highly anticipated electric car is back...

It may sound like it is bad news for Rivian, it certainly isn’t good news but the company is not playing the potential issues down and decided to issue full recall of every car it has manufactured so far. That means nearly 13,000 vehicles coming in...

Rivian R1T has been reaching its customers for a few months now, although not in a huge number. Its SUV sibling is now joining it with first deliveries reported by happy - for now - customers. Rivian R1S - full size electric SUV R1S is an...

The new Inflation Reduction Act is about to be signed into law by President Biden and among many new rules meant to encourage electric car adoption, some rules will penalise EV manufacturers. One of the rules applies to the price of the vehicle...

It’s never good news when companies are talking about laying off workers. It’s always bad news for the workers but for the companies it may be a sign of tough times ahead. Rivian has been on a hiring spree for a very long time, in fact it has...