Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Lucid Lucid’s Connectivity Director Leaves After Nearly a Decade by Cláudio Afonso 3rd October 20263rd October 2026 Tesla Musk Says Avoiding Pets at Night Is Main Limit on Tesla Robotaxi Hours by Cláudio Afonso 3rd October 20263rd October 2026 Rivian Rivian AI Assistant Is Coming to R2 in Next Update, Software Chief Says by Cláudio Afonso 3rd October 20263rd October 2026 Lucid Lucid Delays Gravity’s Phone as a Key to Q1 2027, Apologizes to Owners by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Rivian Rivian Shares Swing to Four-Month Low Despite Record Q3 Deliveries by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Tesla Tesla Lets Drivers Flee Superchargers While Plugged In After Shooting by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes Drops EQE Sedan and Maybach EQS SUV From 2027 US Lineup by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Ford Ford’s US EV Sales Plummet 80% in Q3, Mach-E Falls 72% by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Geely Auto Geely Launches Canada Website, Announces Plans for Dealer Network by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Chinese EVs Geely Geely Launches Canada Website, Announces Plans for Dealer Network Cláudio Afonso·2nd October Nio Nio Sets Daily Battery Swap Record of 183,469 on China’s National Day Cláudio Afonso·2nd October Volvo Volvo Cars Pulls 2026 Outlook Two Weeks After Pitching 8% Margin Plan Cláudio Afonso·2nd October BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 17% in September as Exports Climb 154% Cláudio Afonso·1st October Xpeng XPeng Signs Emil Frey as German Dealer in Push Toward 110 Sites Cláudio Afonso·1st October Tesla Tesla Q3 Deliveries Fall 2.1% to 486,532, Beating Estimates by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Rivian Rivian Expects to Deliver Between 23,200 and 28,200 Vehicles in Q4 by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Rivian Rivian Delivers Record 19,248 Vehicles in Q3, Reaffirms Annual Guidance by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Hyundai Hyundai’s New Tucson Screen Resembles Tesla’s User Interface by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Aston Martin Lucid’s Aston Martin Supply Deal Waits as First EV Slips to 2033–2035 by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Tesla Tesla’s UK Registrations Nearly Double in September to 15,875 by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Nio Nio Sets Daily Battery Swap Record of 183,469 on China’s National Day by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Rivian Rivian Sets Second Autonomy & AI Day for December 9 in San Francisco by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 Volvo Volvo Cars Pulls 2026 Outlook Two Weeks After Pitching 8% Margin Plan by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026 BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 17% in September as Exports Climb 154% by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 General Motors Cadillac Makes Up Nearly Half of GM’s EVs in Q3 as Equinox EV Collapses by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Rivian Rivian Offers 1.99% on 2026 R1 and 3.99% on 2027 R1 for October by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Exclusive: from the EV newsroom More → EV Exclusive Exclusive: CATL to Open First EU Battery Swap Station in Paris as Demo in 2027 Cláudio Afonso · 24th September EV Exclusive Exclusive: Nio to Close Cologne Hub by End of September, Leaving One in Germany Cláudio Afonso · 22nd September EV Exclusive Exclusive: Lucid Extends Indirect Sales Model to UAE Despite German Dealer Result Cláudio Afonso · 9th August IONNA IONNA Claims Top Spot in US 400kW Charging as Network Nears 200 Sites by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Lucid Lucid Registers Six EVs Across Netherlands and Norway in September by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Ford Ford’s Fathom Nears Pre-Orders as Farley Warns of ‘a Heck of an Effort’ by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Xpeng XPeng 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Across Europe by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Li Auto Li Auto September Deliveries Fall 6%, Far Short of Pace for Annual Target by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Leapmotor Leapmotor Delivers Record 105,656 Units in September, Passes 2025 Total by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Xpeng XPeng Meets Q3 Delivery Guidance as Nine-Month Deliveries Lag 2025 by 9% by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Cadillac GM Recalls 29,347 Cadillac Optiq EVs Over Window Pinch Protection Flaw by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Onvo Onvo Falls for Fourth Straight Month as Nio Pins Its Recovery on a 2027 Model by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Nio Nio Inc. Meets Q3 Guidance, Needs Record Months to Hit Annual Target by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Firefly Firefly Tops Monthly Target With Record 7,327, Nears 100,000 Goal by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Lucid Lucid’s Connectivity Director Leaves After Nearly a Decade by Cláudio Afonso 3rd October 20263rd October 2026
Tesla Musk Says Avoiding Pets at Night Is Main Limit on Tesla Robotaxi Hours by Cláudio Afonso 3rd October 20263rd October 2026
Rivian Rivian AI Assistant Is Coming to R2 in Next Update, Software Chief Says by Cláudio Afonso 3rd October 20263rd October 2026
Lucid Lucid Delays Gravity’s Phone as a Key to Q1 2027, Apologizes to Owners by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Rivian Rivian Shares Swing to Four-Month Low Despite Record Q3 Deliveries by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Tesla Tesla Lets Drivers Flee Superchargers While Plugged In After Shooting by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes Drops EQE Sedan and Maybach EQS SUV From 2027 US Lineup by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Ford Ford’s US EV Sales Plummet 80% in Q3, Mach-E Falls 72% by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Geely Auto Geely Launches Canada Website, Announces Plans for Dealer Network by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Tesla Tesla Q3 Deliveries Fall 2.1% to 486,532, Beating Estimates by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Rivian Rivian Expects to Deliver Between 23,200 and 28,200 Vehicles in Q4 by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Rivian Rivian Delivers Record 19,248 Vehicles in Q3, Reaffirms Annual Guidance by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Hyundai Hyundai’s New Tucson Screen Resembles Tesla’s User Interface by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Aston Martin Lucid’s Aston Martin Supply Deal Waits as First EV Slips to 2033–2035 by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Tesla Tesla’s UK Registrations Nearly Double in September to 15,875 by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Nio Nio Sets Daily Battery Swap Record of 183,469 on China’s National Day by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Rivian Rivian Sets Second Autonomy & AI Day for December 9 in San Francisco by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
Volvo Volvo Cars Pulls 2026 Outlook Two Weeks After Pitching 8% Margin Plan by Cláudio Afonso 2nd October 20262nd October 2026
BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 17% in September as Exports Climb 154% by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
General Motors Cadillac Makes Up Nearly Half of GM’s EVs in Q3 as Equinox EV Collapses by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Rivian Rivian Offers 1.99% on 2026 R1 and 3.99% on 2027 R1 for October by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
IONNA IONNA Claims Top Spot in US 400kW Charging as Network Nears 200 Sites by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Lucid Lucid Registers Six EVs Across Netherlands and Norway in September by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Ford Ford’s Fathom Nears Pre-Orders as Farley Warns of ‘a Heck of an Effort’ by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Xpeng XPeng Signs Emil Frey as German Dealer in Push Toward 110 Sites by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Xpeng XPeng and Tesla Alone in Paris Auto Show’s Self-Driving Rides by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Rivian Rivian Says It Is Investigating More Autonomy for Future Commercial Vans by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Nio Nio Sees ES8 SUV Topping 10,000 Units for Third Straight Month by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Nio Firefly Dutch Registrations Hit Record 40 as Uninsured Cluster Lifts Total by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Polestar Polestar Splits Charging Plan Into €7.99 and €14.99 Tiers Across Europe by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Li Auto Li Auto September Deliveries Fall 6%, Far Short of Pace for Annual Target by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Leapmotor Leapmotor Delivers Record 105,656 Units in September, Passes 2025 Total by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Xpeng XPeng Meets Q3 Delivery Guidance as Nine-Month Deliveries Lag 2025 by 9% by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Cadillac GM Recalls 29,347 Cadillac Optiq EVs Over Window Pinch Protection Flaw by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Onvo Onvo Falls for Fourth Straight Month as Nio Pins Its Recovery on a 2027 Model by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Nio Nio Inc. Meets Q3 Guidance, Needs Record Months to Hit Annual Target by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Firefly Firefly Tops Monthly Target With Record 7,327, Nears 100,000 Goal by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
