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Rivian, Kia, and Mercedes see huge jump in new car registrations – a sign of what’s to come?

Baua Electric

The automobile industry is a slow-moving beast. That’s thanks to big sales from the Rivian R1S SUV and the Kia EV6. If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Mercedes-Benz , for its part, saw a 160% rise in new-vehicle registrations in November with 3,688 vehicles, for a 4.1%

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Blending the MPG of SUVs and small cars understates the real consumption and rewards automakers for building gas hogs and unsafe micro cars which makes people want to buy "safe" gas hogs. Plus you can use solar and break technology, as well as other more experimental technology, and never have to charge it because it would then charge itself.

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