#Rivian

Is this the end of CCS?

Mercedes-Benz and Rivian are taking it slow, actually. Or, maybe calling it quits.

Rivian’s biggest battery pack has been delayed.

Rivian’s production numbers continue to steadily rise.

Move over Sprinter and Metris, the next Mercedes-Benz van might be electric and made with Rivian parts.

Both giants are in the news for recall problems with their EVs.

Are you a fan of The Simpsons? Rivian’s engineering team certainly is.

Despite criticism from the press and customers alike of slow delivery times and missed deadlines, there are rumblings that Rivian is cutting jobs.

Bloomberg media named the Tesla Model 3 the “greenest EV in the United States,” but retracted that a day later, naming the Lucid Air as the “greenest EV in the United States.”

In a recent letter to shareholders, Rivian mentioned its plans to introduce another vehicle, using a new platform: the R2.

Automakers from Ford to General Motors to Volkswagen have sharpened their focus on electrified production vehicles of late, with the ever-popular American pickup truck segment being an area of particular interest. Numerous automobile marques have announced plans to produce hybrid or fully electric pickup truck models in the coming years, including not only well-established carmakers like the aforementioned, but a handful of relative newcomers, too.

The future is electric, that is a fact. Here is another one, SUVs are the present and will not fall out of favor any time soon. So developing electric SUVs would be the right way forward so you appeal to both crowds correct? Well, manufacturers seem to agree on that too. That is why in the months to come we will probably see a slew of new electric SUVs arrive on the scene. Some might fly under the radar while some will certainly make a big splash. We have compiled a short list of the Top 5 electric SUVs to look out for in 2021. Which one are you looking forward to?