Author: Mike Powell

  • Rivian Plans A Charger That Can Power Your House

    Rivian Plans A Charger That Can Power Your House

    Rivian has confirmed that its vehicles will soon be able to provide bidirectional charging to homes and other vehicles thanks to a new charger that it will soon formally announce. The all-electric automaker startup told investors earlier this week that it planned to release a new permanently mounted wall connector that enables owners to sap…

  • Rivian Plans A Charger That Can Power Your House

    Rivian Plans A Charger That Can Power Your House

    Rivian has confirmed that its vehicles will soon be able to provide bidirectional charging to homes and other vehicles thanks to a new charger that it will soon formally announce. The all-electric automaker startup told investors earlier this week that it planned to release a new permanently mounted wall connector that enables owners to sap…

  • Rivian And Volkswagen’s Secret Meetings Involved ‘Cloaked Audis’ Before Deal: Report

    Rivian And Volkswagen’s Secret Meetings Involved ‘Cloaked Audis’ Before Deal: Report

    Rivian’s new joint venture with the Volkswagen Group—where the startup gets up to $5 billion and the German giant gets needed software help—has been an eye-opening moment. It helps to solidify the theory that new automotive startups can succeed more as software-based companies that build cars rather than the traditional automaker model. And Rivian’s new…

  • Rivian And Volkswagen’s Secret Meetings Involved ‘Cloaked Audis’ Before Deal: Report

    Rivian And Volkswagen’s Secret Meetings Involved ‘Cloaked Audis’ Before Deal: Report

    Rivian’s new joint venture with the Volkswagen Group—where the startup gets up to $5 billion and the German giant gets needed software help—has been an eye-opening moment. It helps to solidify the theory that new automotive startups can succeed more as software-based companies that build cars rather than the traditional automaker model. And Rivian’s new…

  • Apple’s Next-Gen CarPlay Could Reimagine Gauge Clusters of Classic Enthusiast Cars

    Apple’s Next-Gen CarPlay Could Reimagine Gauge Clusters of Classic Enthusiast Cars

    Apple is promising a lot with its next-generation of CarPlay. In fact, the entire idea is that the automaker hands over the ability for CarPlay to mirror itself on every display and read the output of just about every sensor to become the entire user experience of the automobile. All of that integration seems like…

  • Apple’s Next-Gen CarPlay Could Reimagine Gauge Clusters of Classic Enthusiast Cars

    Apple’s Next-Gen CarPlay Could Reimagine Gauge Clusters of Classic Enthusiast Cars

    Apple is promising a lot with its next-generation of CarPlay. In fact, the entire idea is that the automaker hands over the ability for CarPlay to mirror itself on every display and read the output of just about every sensor to become the entire user experience of the automobile. All of that integration seems like…

  • Fisker Is Bankrupt. Owners Are Angry And Scrambling For Answers

    Fisker Is Bankrupt. Owners Are Angry And Scrambling For Answers

    Fisker buyers were dazzled by the electric vehicle startup’s sustainability focus, its debut SUV’s dashing looks and the allure of driving something few others even knew existed. Now some likely wish they could turn back the clock and buy literally anything else.  After months of flailing, Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection last week, leaving customers…

  • Fisker Is Bankrupt. Owners Are Angry And Scrambling For Answers

    Fisker Is Bankrupt. Owners Are Angry And Scrambling For Answers

    Fisker buyers were dazzled by the electric vehicle startup’s sustainability focus, its debut SUV’s dashing looks and the allure of driving something few others even knew existed. Now some likely wish they could turn back the clock and buy literally anything else.  After months of flailing, Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection last week, leaving customers…

  • Entry-Level Front-Wheel Drive BMW Neue Klasse EVs Coming In 2027

    Entry-Level Front-Wheel Drive BMW Neue Klasse EVs Coming In 2027

    BMW is developing a completely new vehicle architecture designed primarily for battery-electric vehicles. It’s called Neue Klasse. So far, we know it will underpin the fully electric 3 Series and X3, but a new report says it can also be used in even smaller EVs. Autocar says BMW is already hard at work developing two…

  • Entry-Level Front-Wheel Drive BMW Neue Klasse EVs Coming In 2027

    Entry-Level Front-Wheel Drive BMW Neue Klasse EVs Coming In 2027

    BMW is developing a completely new vehicle architecture designed primarily for battery-electric vehicles. It’s called Neue Klasse. So far, we know it will underpin the fully electric 3 Series and X3, but a new report says it can also be used in even smaller EVs. Autocar says BMW is already hard at work developing two…