electric vehicles

Rivian was saved by software in 2025 | TechCrunch

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Rivian is in every respect a manufacturer and seller of electric cars. But in 2025, it was the company’s software and services that helped its annual revenue growth of 8%. Rivian on Thursday reported total 2025 revenue of $5.38 billion, up from $4.97 billion a year earlier. That rosy picture is dulled a bit when … Read more

Trump’s critical mineral stock is an admission that the future is electric | TechCrunch

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The Trump administration announced this week that the US government will work to build an $11.7 billion stockpile of critical minerals. That’s the headline; the subtext is more interesting. The stockpiling initiative, dubbed Project Vault, is the administration’s latest attempt to secure supplies of critical minerals for American manufacturers, and what President Donald Trump says … Read more