The EcoBlog

“Keep your scanners peeled. A new adventure arrives this October.” About 35 minutes ago, Rivian posted this on their X and YouTube. What do you think it is? Published 9/26/2024

#1 in my series of what climate change means. As temperatures rise, it affects crop yields. Staple crops such as wheat and maize have optimal temperatures for growth, and an increase in temperatures can result in reduced productivity. Climate change changes weather patterns, which also means increased rainfall, and flooding…

Finally!! Just today, GM announced that they now have an adapter for its owners, Chevy and Cadillac, to charge at Tesla Superchargers. THESE ARE NOT FREE; they are $225 a piece.

Despite what people are calling an “EV slowdown,” they are dominating searches on Google showing that people are very interested in one. The upcoming 3-row Lucid Gravity is at the top with over 40,000 searches monthy I’m surprised the Kia EV3 didn’t come in this list, but the Kia EV5…

Lucid has teased it midsize EV, speculated to be called the Lucid Earth. This feels like the same thing Rivian is doing with the R2 after their 3-row EV. Happens before the launch of the Lucid Gravity in “late 2024.” Credit: Lucid Motors and Car and Driver It is slated…

This has been a massive week for EVs. Here’s a brief list of what happened: IONIQ 5 refresh revealed in the US with an NACS port, new XRT adventure trim, more range, and a rear wiper. The media gets to review the EX90 and FINALLY drive it around. It is…

The media have FINALLY got to show their driving experience with the EX90. The EX90 has a LIDAR system which is amazing but is not ready yet as Volvo is making sure it is safe. They say it will come as a future software update as it is hardware ready…