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An electric Corvette… crossover? GM is thinking about it
GM is considering expanding the Corvette into a family of vehicles, with the first new vehicle being an all-electric crossover with Corvette branding, according to a report by Bloomberg. If GM does go through with the plan, the electric Corvette SUV w…
Toyota’s greenwashing leads to record $180m fine for emissions lies
Toyota will pay a penalty of $180 million for failing to comply with the Clean Air Act’s emissions-reporting requirements from 2005-2015, according to a filing today by the US Department of Justice.
Over that time period, Toyota delayed required…
Rivian’s Amazon van starts deliveries in LA complete with terrible noisemaker
Rivian’s upcoming Amazon delivery van has been spotted in the wild in the LA area, seemingly being used in some sort of test capacity in the real world.
It looks about as we expected it would, but one surprise stands out: a loud “pedestria…
Sony shares more details of its VISION-S electric car concept, starts road testing
Sony released multiple videos showing off their Sony VISION-S electric car concept, which they first unveiled in a surprise move one year ago at CES.
The videos provide new insights on the design and engineering of the car, comments from partners Sony…
Workhorse gets order for 6,320 electric delivery vans – it had planned to build 1,800 this year
Workhorse Group, a company focusing on commercial sales of last-mile electric delivery vans, has received an order for 6,320 all-electric vans. The order comes from Pride Group Enterprises, a company which focuses on equipment sales, rental and leasi…
Study: German dealers refuse to sell ID.3 even as VW talks big on EVs
German VW dealers failed to recommend the brand’s flagship electric car, the ID.3, to secret shoppers with a “suitable driving profile,” according to a new study by Greenpeace. Out of 50 dealers visited, only eight of them (16%) reco…
Lordstown will partner with Camping World for an electric RV, service locations
Lordstown Motors and Camping World will work together to build an electric motorhome, announced in an event at Lordstown’s Ohio plant with Lordstown CEO Steve Burns and Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis.
Lordstown also plans to use Camping World …
Rivian’s Amazon delivery van prototype spotted in Irvine, Calif.
Rivian was spotted testing its delivery van near the company’s facility in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday. The van is part of a deal with Amazon, which has ordered 100,000 of them from Rivian after leading a $700 million funding round for the compa…
Einride’s next-generation ‘Pod’ promises NVIDIA-powered unmanned electric heavy freight
Einride, a Swedish company focusing on autonomous electric trucks, announced today that their next-generation Pod will use NVIDIA’s “Orin” processor for autonomous driving.
Last year, Einride became the first company to make deliveri…
