Rivian R1T News

Why Cupra won't build a ute to rival popular Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz despite edgy branding and impending US-market entry

By Tom White · 26 Oct 2024

Cupra explains why a ute is simply off the table despite 'experimenting' with new bodystyles and an impending US market arrival.

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Beating Tesla to the punch? Rivian reveals not one, but two new electric cars, including a mid-size SUV and an off-road-focused crossover

By Tom White · 08 Mar 2024

Rivian reveals its much-anticipated R2 mid-size SUV, and a surprise small crossover SUV as part of its lower-cost global EV ambitions.

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What do you get when you cross Tesla with Isuzu? The answer could be Australia's next big thing | Opinion

By Stephen Ottley · 09 Sep 2023

Hyundai can’t do it. Neither can Mercedes-Benz or BMW. Tesla has become the name in electric vehicles and has cornered the market, with the Model 3 and Model Y outselling all of its sedan and mid-size SUV competition.

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EVs are NOT off-roaders! And a lot needs to change before they are outback adventure vehicles | Opinion

By Marcus Craft · 09 Jul 2023

Whether you like it or not, EVs are well and truly here, and they’re here to stay.

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Can't get enough of trucks like the Ram 1500? Then get excited because here's the latest on rivals like the Toyota Tundra, Ford F-150 and more for Australia

By Daniel Gardner · 10 Jun 2023

Australia certainly seems to think bigger is better when it comes to cars, with sales of plus-sized dual-cab utes gathering momentum faster than virtually any other segment, and more options are on the way to satisfy that growing demand.

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Are electric utes dumb? Or are we missing the point of the GMC Hummer, Ford F-150 Lightning, Tesla Cybertruck and others | Opinion

By Stephen Ottley · 14 Aug 2022

Earlier this year I wrote a piece questioning the logic behind the modern obsession with building big, powerful and opulent electric vehicles. In that story I asked if we are getting it wrong by building bigger and bigger electric vehicles like the reborn GMC Hummer, which seemingly uses an excessive amount of resources for transporting people.

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Electric utes - Cybertruck, F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer, Rivian R1T, LDV T60: which ones will we get, and which ones do we really want?

By Tony O'Kane · 18 Jun 2022

In what seemed like the blink of an eye, the ute and pickup segment transformed from being a deeply conservative one, to one that’s looking at a virtual tsunami of all-electric options looming on the horizon. Some are ultra-pragmatic workhorses, some are pitched squarely at the ‘lifestyle’ crowd, and others fall somewhere in between. All are linked by a common thread – there’s not a combustion en

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Is the Tesla Cybertruck too late? Why the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Hummer, Ram 1500 and others are set to shake-up the ute market | Opinion

By Stephen Ottley · 27 Feb 2022

With much fanfare (and an embarrassing window failure) Tesla revealed the ground-breaking Cybertruck in November 2019.It was a truly revolutionary car and promised to give the brand its biggest boost since the arrival of the original Model S, it's first t

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Australia's new ute king? Rivian R1T gets green light for local launch as segment-shattering electric dual-cab cleared for take-off

By Andrew Chesterton · 12 Oct 2021

Electric ute and SUV maker Rivian has just posted a major filing to America's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and buried in the pages is news that should get Australian hearts beating a little faster.Because in the document is not only news that

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Hydrogen or pure electric: What makes more sense for your next Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux or Renault Trafic light-commercial vehicle?

By Tony O'Kane · 26 Sep 2021

When it comes to motoring, the winds of change blow stronger with each passing day. For some people, they may have unknowingly already bought their last petrol or diesel-engined car. For the rest of us, it’s really a question of “when”, not “if” we’ll turn our back on combustion propulsion.

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