Rivian announces $700 million round of funding, successfully led by Amazon. Both companies were thrilled to announce the news. I am sure both have big plans to collaborate on future projects. In addition it was expected the GM would be a large investor in Rivian, but that was not seen in this round. Maybe next time The Chevrolet eCOPO continued testing, making sub 10 second drag times on the ¼ mile. I am surprised this…
Second time I am posting the bi-weekly (ever other, not twice a week) EV news segment. Let me know if you like it, what you are excited for and what I missed! Volkswagen stated they want to extend their MED platform outside of the VW Group. You have heard me say it a million times that VW will be a big player in the EV market. If other auto manufacturers are going to use the…
Trying a new type of blog post today. I really want the focus of our content to be on conversions and how-to do your own conversion. Interviews with those in the electric vehicle space are probably my second focus. However, I cannot ignore EV news, so I am going to try a high level EV news post, maybe every other week. Why every other week? Well, I don’t want to flood the internet with detailed…
For Immediate Release: ChargeShare, LLC launches a crowd-sourcing platform to fund the most expansive rapid charging network. Los Angeles, CA | December 14, 2018 – ChargeShare LLC, a Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging startup focused on public charging services plans to expand across the United States in just under 4 years. 2019 plans include establishing a presence in Alabama, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. All locations will come equipped…
While Tesla has successfully made electric vehicles mainstream with the exotic Roadster ( and Roadster 2 soon), Model S, X and 3; the largest segment of American auto sales has been pushed aside. That would be pickup trucks. Selling 2.8 MILLION full and mid-sized trucks in 2017, they account for over 16% of all autos sold in the US. This number is only expected to climb for 2018 (total numbers will be out in a…