A “Pathway Report” initiated by EV companies Polestar and Rivian shows the automotive industry could overshoot the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5 degree global temperature increase limit target by more than 75% by 2050 without urgent action.
Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is pausing plans to produce electric vans in Europe and will no longer pursue a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mercedes-Benz Vans. It signed the MOU with Mercedes-Benz Vans in September 2022.
Rivian’s EV factory is off to slow start, mainly due to ongoing microchip shortages, says Bloomberg, which was given a tour of Rivian’s Normal, Illinois, factory by chief executive RJ Scaringe.
MotorTrend Group’s media brand has named the electric Rivian R1T ute (aka pickup truck) as its 2022 “Truck of the Year”.
