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Andrew J. Hawkins

Andrew J. Hawkins

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    Is it a Volkswagen? Or a Rivian?

    To celebrate its recent coupling, Volkswagen and Rivian brought a few journalists to its new Palo Alto-based office to see an example of the type of EVs they plan on building together. (Handelsblatt’s Felix Holtermann posted the first pic to his LinkedIn.) The unmarked VW test vehicles are running on Rivian’s software and electrical architecture, which the company boasts uses fewer electronic control units and less wiring than most other EVs.

    Volkivian? RivWagen? I’ll leave the portmanteaus to more creative minds.

    Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over a bad inverterTesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over a bad inverter
    The Polestar 3 with rear-wheel drive and 350 miles of range will start at $68,900The Polestar 3 with rear-wheel drive and 350 miles of range will start at $68,900
    VW and Rivian officially kick off $5.8 billion joint venture, announce leadershipVW and Rivian officially kick off $5.8 billion joint venture, announce leadership
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    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Rivian CEO: ‘This is the moment’ to fight climate change.

    Rivian released a short film today in which the company’s CEO RJ Scaringe issues a call to action on climate change, arguing the time is now to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy solutions.

    The scale of the challenge means we need to be making these changes now, and we need to begin working toward every increasing renewable content on our grid. We need to replace the roughly one-and-a-half billion combustion powered vehicles on our planet with electric vehicles, but also know that on the path to the end state, we’re going to have solutions that are imperfect, but we need to start.

    Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los AngelesWaymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles
    Cadillac officially debuts three-row Vistiq electric SUV with 300 miles of rangeCadillac officially debuts three-row Vistiq electric SUV with 300 miles of range
    Waymo compiles ‘largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuriesWaymo compiles ‘largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries
    The Rivian R2’s next-gen batteries will be made in the US by LG EnergyThe Rivian R2’s next-gen batteries will be made in the US by LG Energy
    Archer Aviation gets another big order for its futuristic air taxisArcher Aviation gets another big order for its futuristic air taxis

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