By Joey Klender Posted on June 27, 2024 Tesla, Rivian, and Polestar performed terribly in J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study for 2024. Tesla and Rivian outpaced all automakers surveyed except for one, while Polestar’s score was the worst of all brands considered for this year’s report. J.D. Power said in its report that problems “plagued” …
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By Joey Klender Posted on March 13, 2024 Rivian is adopting a well-known strategy for its new R2 platform that Tesla uses in vehicles to combat range loss: a heat pump. A few years back, Tesla managed to develop the heat pump for its EVs, which essentially used heat produced by the car and funneled …
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By Joey Klender Posted on February 22, 2024 Elon Musk gave Rivian a bit of advice on how to survive past their reported forecasted bankruptcy in roughly six quarters, and it includes shades of what Tesla was forced to do to keep its doors open. Earlier today, we reported that Musk had a bit of …
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