What Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker tell us about the current state of EVs

What Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker tell us about the current state of EVs The Verge

May 9, 2024 - 22:00

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What Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker tell us about the current state of EVs

All three companies are losing money hand over fist. But some are more imperiled than others.

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Andrew J. Hawkins
, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State.

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What Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker tell us about the current state of EVs

What Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker tell us about the current state of EVs The Verge

All three companies are losing money hand over fist. But some are more imperiled than others.

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1. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 1: End poverty in all its forms?

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2. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 2: End hunger, achieve food security?

3. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 3: Ensure healthy lives?

3. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 3: Ensure healthy lives?

4. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 4: Ensure inclusive education?

4. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 4: Ensure inclusive education?

5. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 5: Achieve gender equality?

5. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 5: Achieve gender equality?

6. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 6: Ensure availability of water, sanitation?

6. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 6: Ensure availability of water, sanitation?

7. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 7: Ensure access to sustainable energy?

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8. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 8: Promote inclusive economic growth?

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9. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 9: Build resilient infrastructure?

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10. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 10: Reduce inequality among countries?

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11. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 11: Make cities safe and sustainable?

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17. Are you advancing or impeding progress toward SDG No. 17: Strengthen the global partnership?

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