Rivian towing, Polestar carbon footprint, Nikola’s Milton measures down: Today’s Motor vehicle News

Polestar pledges to be transparent about carbon footprint. Rivian teases the towing ability of its R1T electrical truck. Daimler targets electrified lengthy-haul trucking with gasoline cells. Cadillac is creating some major asks of its dealerships. And a 7 days of high-profile controversy success in some alter at Nikola. This and a lot more, in this article at Eco-friendly Vehicle Stories. 

Rivian has revealed the pre-generation variation of its R1T electric powered pickup pulling an 11,000-pound trailer up Davis Dam Grade—that’s 3,500 ft elevation get in just 11.4 miles—in scorching temps of up to 118 degrees Fahrenheit. Taking into consideration its off-roading and drinking water-fording capacity, it is an skill established in contrast to any generation-ready electric truck however. 

Daimler has discovered the GenH2 extended-haul hydrogen gas-cell semi truck, for sequence production in the late 2020s. The announcement follows a pivot this 12 months away from passenger automobiles for the technological know-how, though the truckmaker emphasizes that it is also pushing in advance with battery-electric vehicles.

GM’s Cadillac luxury brand name, on the way to becoming largely electric powered by the finish of the decade, is reportedly requiring its dealerships to install DC rapid-charging stations—to an believed value of $200,000 for every single facility.

Yesterday we appeared at Polestar’s assert that there’s “a disturbing absence of transparency” about EV carbon footprint. The manufacturer has declared that it will launch entire facts on the carbon footprint of its cars, which include emissions from producing.

And over at Motor Authority: Trevor Milton, the executive chairman and founder of Nikola Corporation, has stepped down, and appointed former GM VP Stephen Girsky as its new chairman. The go follows reports past week that the DOJ and SEC experienced probes hunting into allegations of fraud and misrepresentation of its technological know-how and vehicles. Milton even now owns about 24% of the company’s stock, in accordance to Bloomberg.

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