Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Tesla Tesla Needs Record September to Hold China Quarter After August Drop by Cláudio Afonso 8th September 20268th September 2026 Dogotix XPeng Starts Production of Its Humanoid Robot IRON in China by Cláudio Afonso 8th September 20268th September 2026 Denza BYD’s Denza to Launch Lighter Tri-Motor Z9GT on September 9 by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Volvo Volvo’s Slovak EV Plant Nears Trial Builds as Assembly Conveyors Are Installed by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026 VW Group VW to Sell Osnabrück Plant to Israeli Investor for Air-Defence Production by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 VW Group Audi Set to Split China Ventures by Badge as Sales Weaken: Report by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Hyundai Hyundai Takes Champions League Car Slot Left Empty Since Nissan’s 2021 Exit by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Canada Canada Parts Lobby Says US Ready to Hurt Own Carmakers as Tariffs Bite by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026 Xiaomi Xiaomi Officially Launches Extended-Range SUVs, Cuts Presale Prices by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Chinese EVs Xpeng XPeng Starts Production of Its Humanoid Robot IRON in China Cláudio Afonso·17m ago Denza BYD’s Denza to Launch Lighter Tri-Motor Z9GT on September 9 Cláudio Afonso·14h ago Volvo Volvo’s Slovak EV Plant Nears Trial Builds as Assembly Conveyors Are Installed Matilde Alves·15h ago Xiaomi Xiaomi Officially Launches Extended-Range SUVs, Cuts Presale Prices Cláudio Afonso·18h ago Firefly Nio’s Firefly Says Convertible Variant Is in ‘Pre-Research Phase’ Matilde Alves·18h ago Firefly Nio’s Firefly Says Convertible Variant Is in ‘Pre-Research Phase’ by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026 Vinfast VinFast Considers Launch of $7,200 Micro EV VF 2 in US and Europe by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026 Polestar Polestar Teases Formula 2030, the Concept That Will Shape Its Next Models by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Li Auto Li Auto to Put Its Own Batteries in Every Model Amid Vehicle Margin Pressure by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Adds Special Shifts at Giga Berlin in September to Reach 7,500 Weekly EVs by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026 Waymo Waymo Riders Report ‘Significant Decline in Service,’ Pickup Issues by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Audi Audi Revives the A2 as a 38,200-Euro EV, Deliveries to Begin in December by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Canada Canada Carries 8,900 Unused Chinese EV Permits Into Second Quota Window by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 BYD BYD Lifts 2026 Overseas Sales Target Again, Aims to Surpass 2.5M in 2027 by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Offers Cash Discounts on In-Stock EVs in China Ahead of Quarter-End by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026 Tesla Tesla’s Cybercab Can’t Be Charged at Home, Features No Onboard Charger by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026 Lucid Lucid to Open Dallas Showroom and First North Texas Service Center by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th 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 Tesla Tesla Sees Dozens of Cybercabs Narrowly Escape Amazon Cargo Jet Crash by Cláudio Afonso 6th September 20266th September 2026 Smart Smart Puts Production #2 on City Streets in China Five Weeks Before Premiere by Cláudio Afonso 6th September 20266th September 2026 JLR Jaguar Land Rover Opens Redundancy Scheme as Reports Put Cuts at 4,000 by Cláudio Afonso 6th September 20266th September 2026 BYD BYD to Announce Malaysia Car Production Plan Within a Week, Exec Says by Cláudio Afonso 6th September 20266th September 2026 Firefly Nio’s Firefly Brand Reaches 80,000 Deliveries in Less Than 500 Days by Cláudio Afonso 5th September 20265th September 2026 Rivian Rivian Begins Pushing Its R2 Operating System to Every R1 Ever Sold by Cláudio Afonso 4th September 20264th September 2026 VW Group VW Group Backs 50,000 More Job Cuts and Puts Four German Plants on Notice by Cláudio Afonso 4th September 20264th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Shares Plunge as NHTSA Opens Audit Into Nearly 1,000 Cybercabs by Cláudio Afonso 4th September 20264th September 2026 General US Automakers Urge Congress to Permanently Ban Chinese Vehicles Before Adjournment by Matilde Alves 4th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Needs Record September to Hold China Quarter After August Drop by Cláudio Afonso 8th September 20268th September 2026
Dogotix XPeng Starts Production of Its Humanoid Robot IRON in China by Cláudio Afonso 8th September 20268th September 2026
Denza BYD’s Denza to Launch Lighter Tri-Motor Z9GT on September 9 by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Volvo Volvo’s Slovak EV Plant Nears Trial Builds as Assembly Conveyors Are Installed by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026
VW Group VW to Sell Osnabrück Plant to Israeli Investor for Air-Defence Production by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
VW Group Audi Set to Split China Ventures by Badge as Sales Weaken: Report by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Hyundai Hyundai Takes Champions League Car Slot Left Empty Since Nissan’s 2021 Exit by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Canada Canada Parts Lobby Says US Ready to Hurt Own Carmakers as Tariffs Bite by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026
Xiaomi Xiaomi Officially Launches Extended-Range SUVs, Cuts Presale Prices by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Firefly Nio’s Firefly Says Convertible Variant Is in ‘Pre-Research Phase’ by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026
Vinfast VinFast Considers Launch of $7,200 Micro EV VF 2 in US and Europe by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026
Polestar Polestar Teases Formula 2030, the Concept That Will Shape Its Next Models by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Li Auto Li Auto to Put Its Own Batteries in Every Model Amid Vehicle Margin Pressure by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Adds Special Shifts at Giga Berlin in September to Reach 7,500 Weekly EVs by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026
Waymo Waymo Riders Report ‘Significant Decline in Service,’ Pickup Issues by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Audi Audi Revives the A2 as a 38,200-Euro EV, Deliveries to Begin in December by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Canada Canada Carries 8,900 Unused Chinese EV Permits Into Second Quota Window by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
BYD BYD Lifts 2026 Overseas Sales Target Again, Aims to Surpass 2.5M in 2027 by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Offers Cash Discounts on In-Stock EVs in China Ahead of Quarter-End by Matilde Alves 7th September 20267th September 2026
Tesla Tesla’s Cybercab Can’t Be Charged at Home, Features No Onboard Charger by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Lucid Lucid to Open Dallas Showroom and First North Texas Service Center by Cláudio Afonso 7th September 20267th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Sees Dozens of Cybercabs Narrowly Escape Amazon Cargo Jet Crash by Cláudio Afonso 6th September 20266th September 2026
Smart Smart Puts Production #2 on City Streets in China Five Weeks Before Premiere by Cláudio Afonso 6th September 20266th September 2026
JLR Jaguar Land Rover Opens Redundancy Scheme as Reports Put Cuts at 4,000 by Cláudio Afonso 6th September 20266th September 2026
BYD BYD to Announce Malaysia Car Production Plan Within a Week, Exec Says by Cláudio Afonso 6th September 20266th September 2026
Firefly Nio’s Firefly Brand Reaches 80,000 Deliveries in Less Than 500 Days by Cláudio Afonso 5th September 20265th September 2026
Rivian Rivian Begins Pushing Its R2 Operating System to Every R1 Ever Sold by Cláudio Afonso 4th September 20264th September 2026
VW Group VW Group Backs 50,000 More Job Cuts and Puts Four German Plants on Notice by Cláudio Afonso 4th September 20264th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Shares Plunge as NHTSA Opens Audit Into Nearly 1,000 Cybercabs by Cláudio Afonso 4th September 20264th September 2026
General US Automakers Urge Congress to Permanently Ban Chinese Vehicles Before Adjournment by Matilde Alves 4th September 2026
