electric pickups

Rivian, which is expected to deliver its debut EV this year, announced it has added $2.65 billion to its war chest. The company has attracted $8 billion in investment since 2019. The financing was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and included Fidelity...

Rivian says the Launch Edition of its R1T pickup and R1S sport utility vehicle is sold out. The highly-anticipated, all-electric vehicles are expected to start delivery in June 2021. The company said the Launch Edition of R1T pickup will cost $75,000 and the R1S SUV will be priced at...

Tesla plans to reveal an updated design for the Cybertruck in “a month or so,” Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter. Tesla has been giving consideration to the Cybertruck’s hulking proportions, which could prevent the wildly-styled, bulletproof, pickup from fitting into the average...

Fiat Chrysler’s Chief Executive said Wednesday that the automaker plans to build an electric version of the Ram pickup. CEO Mike Manley revealed the plans in response to a question on the company’s third-quarter earnings call. “I do see that there will be an electrified Ram pickup in the...

Ford hyped it’s planned electric F-150 pickup in a media briefing Wednesday, saying the vehicle will be “designed and engineered for hard-working customers that need a truck to do a job.” The comment seemed to be a dig at other planned electric trucks like Tesla’s Cybertruck and Rivian’s R1T...

An all-electric Chevy pickup with 400 miles of range is on the way, according to GM’s 2019 Sustainability Report. GM has recently revealed plans for a lineup of 22 electric vehicles, including the Chevy Bolt, Cadillac Lyric crossover SUV, and GMC Hummer electric pickup. The company has said...

Rivian has closed a massive $2.5 billion round of funding led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates. Participants in this investment round included Soros Fund Management LLC, Coatue, Fidelity Management and Research Company, and Baron Capital Group. Existing shareholders...

Rivian has brought employees back to its Normal, Ill. factory to resume work after a shutdown due the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the stop, Rivian has delayed the start of production on its R1T and R1S electric truck and SUV until 2021. The company hoped to start building vehicles at the...

Bollinger Motors announced it will offer a chassis and cab configuration of its all-electric pickup that provides a platform ton configure an EV work truck. “The Bollinger B2 Chassis Cab’s unique features – including the 5,000-lb. payload and large energy source to power tools – make it...

The May debut of the GMC Hummer EV all-electric pickup has been delayed to due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GM said development of the vehicle is “on track and undeterred,” however the public’s first look at the pickup will be pushed to a later date. The GMC Hummer EV is scheduled for release...

Rivian will delay first deliveries of its electric pickup until 2021 after shutting down its factory as part of coronavirus precautions. The EV startup hoped to bring an electric pickup and SUV to customers by the end of this year. The vehicles are being built at a former Mitsubishi plant in...

“What about the glass? It seems like a vulnerability,” Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said during the Cybertruck debut. It’s a good question. Glass is vulnerable. For instance, if you throw a heavy steel ball at a truck window, it would probably shatter. “It’s transparent metal glass,” Musk...

Rivian will price its electric pickup and SUV for less than previously announced, Reuters reported. “Rivian founder and chief executive R.J. Scaringe told Reuters the mid-range R1T pickup truck with a glass sky panel that can change from blue to clear was about $69,000,” the report said...

Rivian will integrate Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant into its upcoming electric vehicles. The feature was announced this week at CES. Amazon is providing the feature to a long list of automakers including Ford, Audi, BMW, GM, and Toyota. But, Amazon has been an enthusiastic supporter of...

Rivian has announced a debatably useful, nonetheless interesting feature for its upcoming electric pickup.  The R1T will be capable of a “Tank Turn,” which means the vehicle can hold its position while spinning completely around. Each wheel of the Rivian has its own motor. This enables...

Rivian has raised a giant $1.3 billion round of funding as it gets ready to deliver its all-electric pickup and SUV next year. The financing was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates. Previous investors Amazon, Ford, and BlackRock also participated in the round...

Tesla has received 146,000 orders for the Cybertruck, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter. The automaker’s all-electric pickup was unveiled this week in Los Angeles and has received quite a bit of chatter since. The company set out to build something different than what’s currently...

Bollinger recently debuted the the all-electric B1 SUV and B2 pickup, and today they announced that both models will start at $125,000. The Bollinger truck has been teased by the company for a couple years. And, while many agreed that the truck is an exciting entrant into the EV marketplace...

The Rivian R1T made its debut in blue last week at an event in Seattle. The highly-anticipated all-electric pickup was on display for reservation holders, who got a look at a new blue paint. It’s a bolder look for the truck, which has previously been seen in silver and white. The R1T...

Bollinger, which has been hyping a “sport-utility truck” concept for about four years, held a “reveal” Thursday to give a better look at what to expect when the trucks go to production. There wasn’t much news at the event. Chief Executive Robert Bollinger said it himself. “It’s not a...

Rivian, which has developed an electric SUV and pickup, today announced an equity investment of $350 million from global automotive services company Cox Automotive.  Cox Automotive, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is the home of nearly 30 automotive brands, including Autotrader, Kelley Blue...

The wait for the coolest car Elon Musk has ever seen will be a bit longer. Musk said on Twitter that the highly-anticipated Tesla Pickup, which was previously expected to debut during the summer, won’t be shown until “November most likely.”  Musk has said the company aims to...

One of the first companies to create chatter about an electric pickup truck was Bollinger Motors. The public received its first glimpse Bollinger’s “sport-utility truck” concept at a press event in New York in September 2017. Two years later, the company has moved its headquarters from Hobart...

The electric pickup market is starting to take shape and there seems to be a steady stream of developments making headlines from both startups and the auto giants. One of the most highly-anticipated items to watch is the debut of Tesla’s pickup. It sounds like it’s receiving final touches...

Rivan, which plans to go to production in 2020 with an all-electric pickup and SUV, plans to build 20,000 to 40,000 in its first year of manufacturing, Chief Executive RJ Scaringe told The New York Times. The company purchased in 2017 a former Mitsubishi manufacturing plant in Normal...

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The upcoming Tesla pickup would have a starting price of $49,000 or less, Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a podcast interview. Speaking on the “Ride the Lighting” podcast, Musk said the company hopes to offer the vehicle at “well under” $50,000. “You should be able to buy a really great...

Nikola Motor Company. I am not kidding: Nikola Motor Company | Premium Electric Vehicles I am a long-haul truck driver with a model 3 reservation so this was of great interest to me. They even mention Tesla a few times in describing their battery (3 times bigger than a P85D) among other things...