Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Tesla Tesla Robotaxi Fleet Tops 1,000 Vehicles, Tracking Site Shows by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Leapmotor Leapmotor Says UK Will Keep Getting Chinese-Built Cars Despite EU Production by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Opens Semi Charger Sales in Five European Markets by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Rivian Rivian Says Word of Mouth Beats a Billboard as Demo Drives Hit 150,000 by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Has One Model Y Available for Immediate Delivery in Canada by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026 Rivian Rivian Software Chief Says Halloween Update Is Coming, and ‘Early’ by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 CATL CATL Unveils Heavy Truck Battery Platform With 1,000 km Range by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026 Kia Kia Unveils PV7 Electric Van With 800-Volt Charging by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Offers Semi Rides at IAA Ahead of 2027 European Deliveries by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026 Chinese EVs Leapmotor Leapmotor Says UK Will Keep Getting Chinese-Built Cars Despite EU Production Cláudio Afonso·Just now Nio Nio Capital Fund Takes 10.9% of Chinese Robot Encoder Maker Cláudio Afonso·5h ago Xpeng XPeng Sets September 17 for G9L Launch as Pre-Sale Offers Expire Cláudio Afonso·6h ago Xpeng XPeng European Registrations More Than Quadruple in August, Data Shows Matilde Alves·7h ago Li Auto Li Auto’s Founder Says Electric Platforms Will End SUV Size Race Cláudio Afonso·8h ago Nio Nio Capital Fund Takes 10.9% of Chinese Robot Encoder Maker by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Xpeng XPeng Sets September 17 for G9L Launch as Pre-Sale Offers Expire by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Sets Up Vietnam Subsidiary Ahead of Potential Commercial Launch by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026 Xpeng XPeng European Registrations More Than Quadruple in August, Data Shows by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026 Volkswagen Volkswagen Claims Drag Record With Concept Built on ID. Polo Hardware by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 CATL CATL Signs Egyptian Battery Deal Two Weeks After Xi’s Visit to Cairo by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Tesla Zurich Cuts Tesla Premiums in Australia for Cars With FSD by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026 Li Auto Li Auto’s Founder Says Electric Platforms Will End SUV Size Race by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 Nio Nio to Deliver 150,000th Gen-3 ES8 ‘This Week,’ Exec Says by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026 General Motors GM Aims for Domestic Battery Supply Chain in 2-3 Years, Exec Says by Cláudio Afonso 13th September 202613th September 2026 Tesla Roadster Speculation Turns to April Footage From SpaceX’s Texas Site by Cláudio Afonso 13th September 202613th September 2026 Xiaomi Xiaomi Starts SkyNomad Deliveries in 75 Cities Across China by Cláudio Afonso 13th September 202613th September 2026 Exclusive: from the EV newsroom More → EV Exclusive Exclusive: Lucid Extends Indirect Sales Model to UAE Despite German Dealer Result Cláudio Afonso · 9th August EV Exclusive Exclusive: Lucid’s VP of IT Steps Down in 17th Senior Exit Since Late 2023 Cláudio Afonso · 28th July EV Exclusive Exclusive: Rivian’s 2025 Layoffs Behind R2 Delivery Faults, Source Says Cláudio Afonso · 28th July Hyundai Hyundai Group Says It Will Overtake Tesla in Self-Driving Data Within 5 Years by Cláudio Afonso 13th September 202613th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Announces Roadster Unveil for October 1st, Includes Hidden Text by Cláudio Afonso 12th September 202612th September 2026 Lucid Lucid’s Site Still Lists 2026 Gravity SUVs Five Months After 2027 Launch by Cláudio Afonso 12th September 202612th September 2026 Nio Nio CEO Said to Visit Europe in Days, Six Months After Sales Shake-Up by Cláudio Afonso 12th September 202612th September 2026 Nissan Nissan Leaf S Takes Back Canada’s Cheapest-EV Title From Kia at C$34,998 by Matilde Alves 11th September 202611th September 2026 BYD BYD Unloads Record EV Cargo in Chile, Targets 10,000 Cars There by Year-End by Matilde Alves 11th September 202611th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Announces 550 km Range and 2027 Date for European Semi Model by Cláudio Afonso 11th September 202611th September 2026 Rivian Rivian R1S Fire Command Vehicle Enters Service in Indiana by Cláudio Afonso 11th September 202611th September 2026 Rivian Rivian Patent Turns R2’s Halo Wheels Into Backup Alarm for Level 3 Handover by Matilde Alves 11th September 202611th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Robotaxi Fleet Tops 1,000 Vehicles, Tracking Site Shows by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Leapmotor Leapmotor Says UK Will Keep Getting Chinese-Built Cars Despite EU Production by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Opens Semi Charger Sales in Five European Markets by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Rivian Rivian Says Word of Mouth Beats a Billboard as Demo Drives Hit 150,000 by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Has One Model Y Available for Immediate Delivery in Canada by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026
Rivian Rivian Software Chief Says Halloween Update Is Coming, and ‘Early’ by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
CATL CATL Unveils Heavy Truck Battery Platform With 1,000 km Range by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026
Kia Kia Unveils PV7 Electric Van With 800-Volt Charging by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Offers Semi Rides at IAA Ahead of 2027 European Deliveries by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026
Nio Nio Capital Fund Takes 10.9% of Chinese Robot Encoder Maker by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Xpeng XPeng Sets September 17 for G9L Launch as Pre-Sale Offers Expire by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Sets Up Vietnam Subsidiary Ahead of Potential Commercial Launch by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026
Xpeng XPeng European Registrations More Than Quadruple in August, Data Shows by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026
Volkswagen Volkswagen Claims Drag Record With Concept Built on ID. Polo Hardware by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
CATL CATL Signs Egyptian Battery Deal Two Weeks After Xi’s Visit to Cairo by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Tesla Zurich Cuts Tesla Premiums in Australia for Cars With FSD by Matilde Alves 14th September 202614th September 2026
Li Auto Li Auto’s Founder Says Electric Platforms Will End SUV Size Race by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
Nio Nio to Deliver 150,000th Gen-3 ES8 ‘This Week,’ Exec Says by Cláudio Afonso 14th September 202614th September 2026
General Motors GM Aims for Domestic Battery Supply Chain in 2-3 Years, Exec Says by Cláudio Afonso 13th September 202613th September 2026
Tesla Roadster Speculation Turns to April Footage From SpaceX’s Texas Site by Cláudio Afonso 13th September 202613th September 2026
Xiaomi Xiaomi Starts SkyNomad Deliveries in 75 Cities Across China by Cláudio Afonso 13th September 202613th September 2026
Hyundai Hyundai Group Says It Will Overtake Tesla in Self-Driving Data Within 5 Years by Cláudio Afonso 13th September 202613th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Announces Roadster Unveil for October 1st, Includes Hidden Text by Cláudio Afonso 12th September 202612th September 2026
Lucid Lucid’s Site Still Lists 2026 Gravity SUVs Five Months After 2027 Launch by Cláudio Afonso 12th September 202612th September 2026
Nio Nio CEO Said to Visit Europe in Days, Six Months After Sales Shake-Up by Cláudio Afonso 12th September 202612th September 2026
Nissan Nissan Leaf S Takes Back Canada’s Cheapest-EV Title From Kia at C$34,998 by Matilde Alves 11th September 202611th September 2026
BYD BYD Unloads Record EV Cargo in Chile, Targets 10,000 Cars There by Year-End by Matilde Alves 11th September 202611th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Announces 550 km Range and 2027 Date for European Semi Model by Cláudio Afonso 11th September 202611th September 2026
Rivian Rivian R1S Fire Command Vehicle Enters Service in Indiana by Cláudio Afonso 11th September 202611th September 2026
Rivian Rivian Patent Turns R2’s Halo Wheels Into Backup Alarm for Level 3 Handover by Matilde Alves 11th September 202611th September 2026
