Author: Robert Duffer

Rivian R1S, R1T: Quad-Motor vs. Dual-Motor EVs compared

Rivian plant in Normal, Illinois, manufacturing its Enduro drive unitEarlier this year, Rivian expanded its plant in Normal, Illinois by nearly 20% to manufacture its Enduro drive unit. It’s an about-face from the drive units supplied by Bosch in Rivian’s Quad-Motor models, and should help mitigate the bottlenecks to ramping production of the R1T adventure pickup truck, R1S three-row SUV, and EDV...

Review: 2023 Rivian R1S hits Rocky Mountain highs

2023 Rivian R1SIn the Rocky Mountain town of Salida, Colorado, adventure calls. Rafting in the summer, skiing in the winter, cycling and brewing year round, it’s a gateway to high mountain fun at 7,000 feet above sea level. It’s also a place where Rivians outnumber Teslas, at least two to one. So it seemed upon my arrival with the 2023 Rivian R1S...

GM to discontinue Chevy Bolt EV, Bolt EUV at end of 2023

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EVGM will discontinue the Chevrolet Bolt EV hatchback and Bolt EUV small crossover at the end of the year, GM CEO Mary Barra told investors on Tuesday. The Orion Assembly plant used to make the Bolt EV will shift production to electric trucks such as the Silverado EV that use GM's more sophisticated Ultium propulsion system. That marks the end of...

Review: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan marries form and function

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6By the numbers, the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan outpaces the Tesla Model 3, improves on the related Hyundai Ioniq 5, and matches the Lucid Air as the most efficient electric car on sale in the U.S. In the data age where we are ruled by algorithms, the favorable numeric data of the Ioniq 6 is impressive. Yet Hyundai’s latest sedan is...

Review: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan marries form and function

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6By the numbers, the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan outpaces the Tesla Model 3, improves on the related Hyundai Ioniq 5, and matches the Lucid Air as the most efficient electric car on sale in the U.S. In the data age where we are ruled by algorithms, the favorable numeric data of the Ioniq 6 is impressive. Yet Hyundai’s latest sedan is...

Review: 2023 Lexus RZ 450e tests the electric waters

2023 Lexus RZ 450eThe 2023 Lexus RZ electric crossover competes not just against rivals ranging from Nissan through the automotive alphabet to Mercedes, but to electric vehicle startups such as Lucid, Rivian, and Tesla that have raised the bar for electric luxury. So how are Lexus and parent company Toyota positioning the RZ 450e to compete? In a word...