Politics may make Rivian’s profitability pathway harder
EV pure play’s ambitions have dependencies that may change under a Republican regime
The French firm is putting its faith in digital and AI tools
But protectionism risks may stem EV trade flows, while potential developing world destinations need to be properly prepared for any EV influx
The firm needs to get serious if it is to meet ambitious end-of-decade targets
Firms need to look at access to both primary metals and processed battery materials
The vehicles is more than 50pc more expensive than first trailed
Study sees significant opportunities to limit the sector's carbon footprint despite huge forecast growth
Capital is keen to get into what is seen as a growth area, but key uncertainties linger
Risk of a chicken-and-egg situation in e-truck adoption and requisite infrastructure
Uber drivers' locations in areas that might not attract charging infrastructure investment needs to be addressed
Previous outperformance of targets has been replaced by underperformance, leading to drastic OBR revision
But energy storage is set to the initial beneficiary and even then in the medium term
The firm has already racked up a milestone after a start-of-year switch
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