It's an unfortunate sign that the American EV manufacturer Rivian didn't even make your list.

I bought a gently-used 2022 Rivian pickup a little over a year ago (rural property plus cabin plus two grown sons with houses nearby equals a family need for one pickup). It's overengineered, a pleasure to drive, and thus far trouble-free. And, while it's now being recharged by the solar array out back of the garage, when using residential electrical rates it's significantly cheaper than gas. Only two road trips this far - one 500 miles, the other 800 or so - and Tesla superchargers performed flawlessly en route (costing about the same as premium gas).

It was a calculated risk when I bought it that the company would be around for as long as the truck and I both were.

I have to admit that recent signs are consistent with Rivian being this generation's Hudson - an excellent car that never quite reached critical mass in terms of mass adoption, and faded from view.

They've pinned their hopes on the second generation models due I think next year. But while I'm hopeful, I'm not conspicuously optimistic.

-- sutton