Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Rivian Rivian’s R2 Assigned VINs Cross 8,300 Ahead of Second Production Shift by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026 Xpeng XPeng to Start G9L China Deliveries in September, L05 Due in Q4 by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026 Xpeng XPeng Shares Plunge Over Disappointing Q2 Results, Q3 Guidance by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026 Porsche Porsche Sells MHP to TCS for €320 Million, Commits €1.25 Billion Back by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026 Leapmotor Leapmotor Cuts Full-Year Profit Target by 40% Despite Record First Half by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026 Rivian Stifel Stays Bullish on Rivian After Beating Its Own EBITDA Forecast by 41% by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026 General Greer Says Canada’s Demand for Heavy Truck Relief Helped Break Trade Talks by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026 Xpeng XPeng’s Q3 Guidance Leaves 2026 Sales Target Needing a Record Q4 by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026 Nio Nio to Invest in Embodied AI Company Founded by Its Smart-Driving Chief by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026 Chinese EVs Xpeng XPeng to Start G9L China Deliveries in September, L05 Due in Q4 Matilde Alves·1h ago Xpeng XPeng Shares Plunge Over Disappointing Q2 Results, Q3 Guidance Matilde Alves·2h ago Leapmotor Leapmotor Cuts Full-Year Profit Target by 40% Despite Record First Half Matilde Alves·4h ago Xpeng XPeng’s Q3 Guidance Leaves 2026 Sales Target Needing a Record Q4 Matilde Alves·6h ago Nio Nio to Invest in Embodied AI Company Founded by Its Smart-Driving Chief Cláudio Afonso·6h ago Xpeng Australian Court Dismisses XPeng Distributor Case Over A$1.26M Unpaid Bond by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026 Rivian Rivian Tells Select R2 Owners to Stop DC Fast Charging Pending Checks by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026 Xpeng XPeng Misses Consensus as Half Its Gross Profit Comes From Services by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026 Xpeng XPeng’s Robotics Unit Raises Over $900 Million at a $6.3 Billion Valuation by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026 General US Lab Reviews Chinese LiDAR Security With Industry Funding: Report by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026 Rivian Rivian to Add Waze Police and Speed Camera Alerts in Next Software Update by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026 Nio Nio Founder Warns of Losing Determination Under Investor and Staff Pressure by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026 Nio Nio Running Out of Vehicles to Sell in Its Direct EU Markets by Cláudio Afonso 23rd August 202623rd August 2026 Rivian Uber’s CFO Takes Delivery of Rivian R2 After an Autonomy Demo with RJ Scaringe by Cláudio Afonso 23rd August 202623rd August 2026 Tesla Tesla’s Cybertruck Lead Engineer Says No Powerwall Update to Share Yet by Cláudio Afonso 23rd August 202623rd August 2026 General Canada’s China-EV Quota Hits 61.5% as Tariff Talks With Washington Collapse by Matilde Alves 22nd August 202622nd August 2026 Nikola Pardoned Nikola Founder Says SyberJet Beat a Speed Record by 48.9% by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 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 Rivian Rivian Adds Free Charging to Clear 2026 R1 Stock Before Quarter-End by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026 General Tesla, Chinese Brands Lead Gartner Digital Index as AI Widens Gap by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026 Tesla Tesla Opens Its First Latvian Pop-Up Store, Completing Its Baltic Rollout by Cláudio Afonso 21st August 202621st August 2026 Xpeng Denmark Becomes XPeng’s Third Overseas Market to Pass 10,000 Vehicles by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026 Tesla Tesla to Issue Software Fix to Millions in China Across Two Campaigns by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026 Tesla Tesla Targets 2,500 Robotaxis in Las Vegas in Nevada Permit’s Year One by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026 Nio Nio Autonomous Driving Chief Founds Embodied Robotics Company by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026 Nio Nio’s ES8 Hits 140,000 Deliveries on a Fourth Straight 30-Day Batch by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026 Waymo Waymo Reveals Custom 5nm Chip Powering Its Robotaxis by Matilde Alves 20th August 202620th August 2026
Rivian Rivian’s R2 Assigned VINs Cross 8,300 Ahead of Second Production Shift by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026
Xpeng XPeng to Start G9L China Deliveries in September, L05 Due in Q4 by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Xpeng XPeng Shares Plunge Over Disappointing Q2 Results, Q3 Guidance by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Porsche Porsche Sells MHP to TCS for €320 Million, Commits €1.25 Billion Back by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Leapmotor Leapmotor Cuts Full-Year Profit Target by 40% Despite Record First Half by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Rivian Stifel Stays Bullish on Rivian After Beating Its Own EBITDA Forecast by 41% by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026
General Greer Says Canada’s Demand for Heavy Truck Relief Helped Break Trade Talks by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026
Xpeng XPeng’s Q3 Guidance Leaves 2026 Sales Target Needing a Record Q4 by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Nio Nio to Invest in Embodied AI Company Founded by Its Smart-Driving Chief by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026
Xpeng Australian Court Dismisses XPeng Distributor Case Over A$1.26M Unpaid Bond by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Rivian Rivian Tells Select R2 Owners to Stop DC Fast Charging Pending Checks by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Xpeng XPeng Misses Consensus as Half Its Gross Profit Comes From Services by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026
Xpeng XPeng’s Robotics Unit Raises Over $900 Million at a $6.3 Billion Valuation by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026
General US Lab Reviews Chinese LiDAR Security With Industry Funding: Report by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026
Rivian Rivian to Add Waze Police and Speed Camera Alerts in Next Software Update by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Nio Nio Founder Warns of Losing Determination Under Investor and Staff Pressure by Cláudio Afonso 24th August 202624th August 2026
Nio Nio Running Out of Vehicles to Sell in Its Direct EU Markets by Cláudio Afonso 23rd August 202623rd August 2026
Rivian Uber’s CFO Takes Delivery of Rivian R2 After an Autonomy Demo with RJ Scaringe by Cláudio Afonso 23rd August 202623rd August 2026
Tesla Tesla’s Cybertruck Lead Engineer Says No Powerwall Update to Share Yet by Cláudio Afonso 23rd August 202623rd August 2026
General Canada’s China-EV Quota Hits 61.5% as Tariff Talks With Washington Collapse by Matilde Alves 22nd August 202622nd August 2026
Nikola Pardoned Nikola Founder Says SyberJet Beat a Speed Record by 48.9% by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026
Rivian Rivian Adds Free Charging to Clear 2026 R1 Stock Before Quarter-End by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026
General Tesla, Chinese Brands Lead Gartner Digital Index as AI Widens Gap by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026
Tesla Tesla Opens Its First Latvian Pop-Up Store, Completing Its Baltic Rollout by Cláudio Afonso 21st August 202621st August 2026
Xpeng Denmark Becomes XPeng’s Third Overseas Market to Pass 10,000 Vehicles by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026
Tesla Tesla to Issue Software Fix to Millions in China Across Two Campaigns by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026
Tesla Tesla Targets 2,500 Robotaxis in Las Vegas in Nevada Permit’s Year One by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026
Nio Nio Autonomous Driving Chief Founds Embodied Robotics Company by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026
Nio Nio’s ES8 Hits 140,000 Deliveries on a Fourth Straight 30-Day Batch by Matilde Alves 21st August 202621st August 2026
Waymo Waymo Reveals Custom 5nm Chip Powering Its Robotaxis by Matilde Alves 20th August 202620th August 2026
