'Mortgaging The Future': Rivian's CEO Says Delaying EVs Now Is A Costly Mistake "It's not up for debate," Rivian's RJ Scaringe said about investing in electrification—as well as autonomous driving. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Aug 28 2025 -
Rivian R4 And R5 Will Be Lower-Cost ‘Siblings’ Than R2 And R3, CEO Says The Rivian R2, R3 and R3X are the brand’s biggest moves yet. Now, CEO RJ Scaringe gives some thoughts on what could come next. By Patrick George Podcast - Aug 22 2025 -
The GMC Sierra EV Has A Feature Every Electric Truck Needs The clever packaging of the Sierra EV makes it the most practical electric truck. By Patrick George Test Drives - Aug 18 2025 -
America’s Love Affair With Big Trucks Is Backfiring America's automakers are staring down a Super Duty-sized problem. Plus: Hyundai and Kia aren't slowing down on EVs—at least, not yet. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Aug 18 2025 -
How Ford's $30,000 Electric Truck Hits Reset On How Cars Are Made On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, our reporter on the ground recaps Ford's most ambitious EV plan ever. Can it succeed? By Patrick George Podcast - Aug 15 2025 -
The Cadillac Optiq's Interior Is Weird. That's A Good Thing I didn't realize how bored I was with EV minimalism until Cadillac showed me some good, old-fashioned American opulence. By Patrick George Design - Aug 12 2025 -
America Has Completely Blown Any Sort Of EV Transition Nearly every other country is moving off gasoline more quickly than America. Plus: Volvo, Polestar and Volkswagen grapple with tariffs. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Aug 11 2025 -
For Rivian And Lucid, The 'Valley Of Death' Just Got Even Steeper Tariffs, the death of EV tax credits, no more regulatory credits, supply chain crunches... what's an EV startup to do? By Patrick George Podcast - Aug 8 2025 -
I Charged My Kia EV6 Using A Tesla Adapter. Here's What You Can Expect I tried a $250 Tesla NACS-to-CCS adapter on my Kia. It may be a game-changer for EV road trips—with an asterisk, maybe. By Patrick George Charging - Aug 7 2025 -
Here’s How Long It Takes The BMW iX3 To Beat A Gas Car’s Carbon Footprint Here's a hint: it's much, much sooner than you probably think. By Patrick George Technology - Aug 6 2025 -
The Affordable Hyundai Ioniq 2 Is Coming In September A smaller, more affordable Hyundai EV will be revealed soon for Europe. Does it have a shot anywhere else in the world? By Patrick George Concepts - Aug 5 2025 -
'Open The Floodgates': Why Tesla's $243 Million Autopilot Crash Verdict Is Such A Big Deal Autonomous driving technology is on the rise, but questions about liability go unresolved. Plus: BMW's next seems promising. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Aug 4 2025 -
EV Chargers Keep Spreading Across America. These Numbers Prove It On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: More good news for EV charging. Plus, more and more drivers want to go hands-free. By Patrick George Podcast - Aug 1 2025 -
The 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron Proves There's Light At The End Of The Tunnel The Q6 E-Tron and SQ6 E-Tron are two of Audi's most important cars ever, but they arrive at a tough time. Luckily, they get a lot right. By Patrick George Car Reviews - Jul 30 2025 -
2027 Chevy Bolt: GM Teases Big Updates, Tesla Plug "You asked, we listened." Chevrolet promises its affordable compact EV is about to be back and better than ever. By Patrick George Official - Jul 29 2025 -
The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Is The Best Electric People-Mover Yet Hyundai's 311-mile three-row SUV isn't just a great electric vehicle—it's one of the best ways to get around on four wheels. By Patrick George Car Reviews - Jul 29 2025 -
'Bound By Conformity': Why Toyota Employees Say It's Lagging In One Key Area The world's largest automaker may have a problem that goes well beyond EVs. Plus: Tesla knows it has to be in comeback mode. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jul 28 2025 -
Tesla's Cheaper EV Coming Soon: Here's What We Know On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: Elon Musk admits what Tesla's new "affordable" EV really is. Plus, is Cadillac having an electric renaissance? By Patrick George Podcast - Jul 25 2025 -
Tesla's Quarter Was Pretty Brutal. Here's What Happened Sales are down, regulatory credits are down, and discounted Tesla prices mean less money coming in. Tesla could use some good news lately. By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Jul 23 2025 -
Rivian's Hamptons Charging Outpost Is A Better Rest Stop For EV Drivers Rivian's charging expansion continues, and not with a desolate plug in a parking lot. Its first East Coast Charging Outpost has snacks, restrooms and more. By Patrick George Charging - Jul 22 2025 -
The Auto Industry Can’t Catch A Break—And It’s Only Getting Worse Tariffs are in, the EV tax credit is out, regulations are weird, and nobody in America's car industry can truly say what's coming next. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jul 21 2025 -
Mercedes Will Pause EQ Production For America Right As The EV Tax Credits End The cars will continue to be built for global markets at those plants, but order books for the U.S. are now closed, Mercedes officials said. By Patrick George Manufacturing / Production - Jul 18 2025 -
What The ID. Buzz Flop Says About VW’s Long-Running U.S. Problem The ID. Buzz was supposed to be a comeback machine, but VW's usual problems got in the way. Plus: Nissan and Honda are still teaming up. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jul 14 2025 -
Tesla's Grok AI Has Landed. Here's What We Know After sparking controversy for anti-Semitic social media posts, xAI's Grok "AI companion" is now enabled on some Teslas. By Patrick George Software - Jul 13 2025 -
