Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Rivian Rivian R1S Spotted in Ukraine with Local License Plate by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Rivian Rivian Loses CFO of Nearly Six Years to GE Vernova, Names Interim by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Hyundai Hyundai Targets 60% Electrified Sales by 2030, Up From 23% Last Year by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Tesla Tesla Adds 79 Model Y Robotaxis in a Day as Texas Fleet Reaches 270 by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Canada BYD’s Canadian Testing Extends to Off-Road Sub-Brand by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Waymo Waymo Warns of ‘False Summit’ in Autonomy a Week Before Tesla’s Cybercab Launch by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 BMW BMW Hits Two Million Electric Vehicles Eight Months Behind Its Target by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Xpeng XPeng Says Its Driving Model Now Predicts Six Seconds Ahead by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Rivian Rivian’s R1S Becomes a Camera Car That Spins 360 Degrees at 100 mph by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Chinese EVs BYD BYD’s Canadian Testing Extends to Off-Road Sub-Brand Cláudio Afonso·5h ago Xpeng XPeng Says Its Driving Model Now Predicts Six Seconds Ahead Cláudio Afonso·9h ago Nio Nio Extends Its SUV Push Into Next Year With Gen-3 ES6 Due in Q3 2027 Cláudio Afonso·11h ago Firefly Firefly Sets August 28 Reveal for Its Seventh Special Edition in a Year Cláudio Afonso·12h ago Xpeng China’s Station Wagon Boom Widens as XPeng Is Spotted Testing Its First Cláudio Afonso·26th August Nio Nio Extends Its SUV Push Into Next Year With Gen-3 ES6 Due in Q3 2027 by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Firefly Firefly Sets August 28 Reveal for Its Seventh Special Edition in a Year by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026 Tesla Starbase Police Take Delivery of Their First Cybertrucks by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026 Xpeng China’s Station Wagon Boom Widens as XPeng Is Spotted Testing Its First by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026 Polestar Polestar Trades a Volvo Manufacturing Chief for a Sales Head on Its Board by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026 Nio Nio’s Certified Used Cars Start at €26,900 in Europe, Battery Excluded by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026 Li Auto Li Auto’s Revenue Falls 15% as Vehicle Margin Halves to 9.4% by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026 Lucid Lucid Sends Saudi Plant Engineers to Arizona to Train for 2027 Cosmos Start by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026 Rivian Rivian Delivers First R2 With Coastal Cloud Interior by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Canada US Tariffs Have Cost Carmakers and Buyers $110 Billion, Ontario’s Premier Says by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Canada Canada Retaliates on $27.6 Billion of US Goods but Spares Autos by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Nio Nio Shuts Shanghai’s First NIO House After Eight Years by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th 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 Waymo Waymo Announces Munich Expansion for Late 2027, Its Second European City by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Lucid Munro Says Lucid’s Gravity Hands-Free System ‘Worked Well’ Despite ‘Few’ Mistakes by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Dogotix XPeng’s Robot Unit Owes Investors an IPO Within Seven Years or a Buyback by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Xpeng Four Analysts Cut XPeng Price Targets While Keeping Buy Ratings by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 BYD BYD Adds ‘Coming Soon’ to Its Canadian Website as It Ramps Up Hiring by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Nio Nio Shares Hit 13-Month Low a Week Before Earnings by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Tesla Tesla Sets Semi Rollout Event at Nevada Plant for September 24 by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Tesla Tesla Raises Cybertruck Prices, Cheapest Trim Now $15,000 Dearer Than in February by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026 Xpeng XPeng to Start G9L China Deliveries in September, L05 Due in Q4 by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
Rivian Rivian R1S Spotted in Ukraine with Local License Plate by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Rivian Rivian Loses CFO of Nearly Six Years to GE Vernova, Names Interim by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Hyundai Hyundai Targets 60% Electrified Sales by 2030, Up From 23% Last Year by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Tesla Tesla Adds 79 Model Y Robotaxis in a Day as Texas Fleet Reaches 270 by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Canada BYD’s Canadian Testing Extends to Off-Road Sub-Brand by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Waymo Waymo Warns of ‘False Summit’ in Autonomy a Week Before Tesla’s Cybercab Launch by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
BMW BMW Hits Two Million Electric Vehicles Eight Months Behind Its Target by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Xpeng XPeng Says Its Driving Model Now Predicts Six Seconds Ahead by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Rivian Rivian’s R1S Becomes a Camera Car That Spins 360 Degrees at 100 mph by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Nio Nio Extends Its SUV Push Into Next Year With Gen-3 ES6 Due in Q3 2027 by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Firefly Firefly Sets August 28 Reveal for Its Seventh Special Edition in a Year by Cláudio Afonso 27th August 202627th August 2026
Tesla Starbase Police Take Delivery of Their First Cybertrucks by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026
Xpeng China’s Station Wagon Boom Widens as XPeng Is Spotted Testing Its First by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026
Polestar Polestar Trades a Volvo Manufacturing Chief for a Sales Head on Its Board by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026
Nio Nio’s Certified Used Cars Start at €26,900 in Europe, Battery Excluded by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026
Li Auto Li Auto’s Revenue Falls 15% as Vehicle Margin Halves to 9.4% by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026
Lucid Lucid Sends Saudi Plant Engineers to Arizona to Train for 2027 Cosmos Start by Cláudio Afonso 26th August 202626th August 2026
Rivian Rivian Delivers First R2 With Coastal Cloud Interior by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Canada US Tariffs Have Cost Carmakers and Buyers $110 Billion, Ontario’s Premier Says by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Canada Canada Retaliates on $27.6 Billion of US Goods but Spares Autos by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Nio Nio Shuts Shanghai’s First NIO House After Eight Years by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Waymo Waymo Announces Munich Expansion for Late 2027, Its Second European City by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Lucid Munro Says Lucid’s Gravity Hands-Free System ‘Worked Well’ Despite ‘Few’ Mistakes by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Dogotix XPeng’s Robot Unit Owes Investors an IPO Within Seven Years or a Buyback by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Xpeng Four Analysts Cut XPeng Price Targets While Keeping Buy Ratings by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
BYD BYD Adds ‘Coming Soon’ to Its Canadian Website as It Ramps Up Hiring by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Nio Nio Shares Hit 13-Month Low a Week Before Earnings by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Tesla Tesla Sets Semi Rollout Event at Nevada Plant for September 24 by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Tesla Tesla Raises Cybertruck Prices, Cheapest Trim Now $15,000 Dearer Than in February by Cláudio Afonso 25th August 202625th August 2026
Xpeng XPeng to Start G9L China Deliveries in September, L05 Due in Q4 by Matilde Alves 24th August 202624th August 2026
