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Just a day after new pre-configured dual-motor R1Ts appeared in Rivian’s R1 Shop, Rivian has now added the new “Dual-Motor” and “Performance Dual-Motor” options to its online configurator for new vehicles, letting customers add these options to their custom R1 builds. Up until now, Rivians have come in a quad-motor configuration, with one electric motor driving each wheel. While this results in excellent traction, it also adds cost and complexity. In addition, Rivian outsources the production of…

One little Swiss microcar (technically a quadricycle) has made a disproportionately sized splash. The pint-sized four-wheeled electric vehicle known as the Microlino may be petite, but it’s got a long line forming out the door counting over 30,000 reservation holders. And today the company officially opened its configurator to let those early adopters begin building their own Microlino vehicles ahead of full-scale production. The news follows Microlino’s announcement last month that it was beginning production of…