Rivian, Audi, BMW Top List of the Best Electric Vehicles of 2021
Of all the cars I drove this year, it was the plug-in kind that drew the most intense interest.
A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck stands outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on Nov. 10. during the company's initial public offering.
Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg
This year, it seems, all anyone ever wanted to talk about in the car world were electric vehicles.
In March, nine EU countries urged the European Commission to accelerate an EU-wide phaseout of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. In November, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced legislation that will require all newly built homes and office buildings in England to include electric vehicle charging capabilities. As of Dec. 1, more than 15 U.S. states had pledged to phase out sales of new cars with combustion engines; at least two more such moves are pending.