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Amazon Will Help Rivian Drive to the Top of the EV Mountain

Rivian earned a great deal of recent positive buzz with the highly touted R1T electric truck and R1S electric SUV. However, Rivian’s drive to the top of the EV mountain hinges on a surprising partnership with the online retail giant Amazon. Read more to find out why.
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2023 Mercedes-Benz Eqe: Watch TV in the Ev Luxury Car for the Rest of Us

Mercedes-Benz has started pushing the brand into the electric future, looking to take on the big dogs of the EV world with the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE. Thankfully, the arrival of yet another big name brand will push the EV industry forward through the crucible of competition. Obviously, the biggest question on everyone's lips is "can Mercedes bring down Tesla?" For now, the EQE certainly seems like a promising start.
The Rivian R1T sits on a dry lake bed in California

The 2022 Rivian R1T Is an Aquatic Animal

Rivian needs to go for big air to upend Tesla. Presently, they're off to a pretty good start with the 2022 Rivian R1T. It's territory Tesla has yet to cross into: the electric truck. Moreover, the R1T looks to beat Tesla on all metrics. That means range, usability, quality, and most importantly range. Also, range. However, Tesla previously won out in the "gimmicks" segment, with in-car games and fart noises. Now, Rivian wins there too.
A display shows the predicted EV range for a vehicle plugged in

Real EV Range Is Often Different Than Automakers’ Estimate – Here’s Why

We're so used to reading things in Miles per Gallon (MPG) that new EV range figures are hard to conceptualize. To be fair, it could just be me, and I'm very bad at math. However, when you type "MPG to..." into Google, one of the first things you get suggested is "MPG to MPGe." But what does that mean? What's MPGe, and how is it different from the numbers given by automakers like GM, Tesla, and Ford, to name a few. Well, it's time to find out. Buckle up.
EV batteries are seen in a Volkswagen electric vehicle during assembly

How Are We Going to Recycle EV Batteries?

I'm sorry, but I've got to be a bit of a downer here. Our climate is ruined. We've failed to put in place any of the necessary measures to combat it, from carbon taxes to higher pollution restrictions. Now, it's about mitigating the effects of our misuse of this planet. The most publicly seen of those measures is the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. But what happens when those massive EV batteries go bad? How do we keep those toxic components from leaching into our already ruined environment? And can we recycle them?