Rivian adopts well-known Tesla strategy in R2 to combat range loss

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 …

Rivian execs ‘need to live in the factory’ to survive

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 …

Tesla involved in new lawsuit, this time as the plaintiff

By Joey Klender Posted on July 17, 2023 Tesla is involved in a new lawsuit, but this time as the plaintiff against a supercapacitor company, as the automaker claims it infringed on two U.S. patents owned by Maxwell Technologies. The same company Tesla is suing has a lawsuit open against Maxwell, which is a subsidiary …