Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Lucid Lucid Gravity Software Issues Persist with Hands-Free Bug, Lane Centering Fault by Cláudio Afonso 10th August 202610th August 2026 Lucid BlackRock Nearly Doubles Lucid’s Stake to New Record in Q2 by Matilde Alves 10th August 202610th August 2026 Rivian Rivian Owners Blast End of Rental Cars as Service Cuts Bite Before R2 Wave by Cláudio Afonso 9th August 20269th August 2026 Lucid Exclusive: Lucid Extends Indirect Sales Model to UAE Despite German Dealer Result by Cláudio Afonso 9th August 20269th August 2026 Nio Nio CEO Recommits to Long-Delayed 120-kWh Battery, Says Will Fit All Models by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Lincoln Ford Revives China-Built Lincoln Hybrid in Canada Under Tariff Deal by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Smart Smart Files Fortwo Successor in China Ahead of October Paris Debut by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Nio Nio, Li Auto Top JD Power NEV Service Study in China by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 General Canada’s China-EV Quota Crosses 40% as First Hybrids Enter Under Deal by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Chinese EVs Nio Nio CEO Recommits to Long-Delayed 120-kWh Battery, Says Will Fit All Models Cláudio Afonso·7th August Nio Nio, Li Auto Top JD Power NEV Service Study in China Cláudio Afonso·7th August BYD Canada’s China-EV Quota Crosses 40% as First Hybrids Enter Under Deal Cláudio Afonso·7th August Nio Nio Opens First Gen-5 Swap Stations as Network Crosses 120 Million Swaps Cláudio Afonso·7th August Nio Nio Registers 79 EVs in Europe in July as Portugal Becomes Lead Market Cláudio Afonso·7th August Nio Nio Opens First Gen-5 Swap Stations as Network Crosses 120 Million Swaps by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Nio Nio Registers 79 EVs in Europe in July as Portugal Becomes Lead Market by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Lucid Lucid’s European Registrations Sink to 12 in July, Matching 2026 Low by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Lucid Lucid’s VP of Digital Leaves for Amazon’s Zoox After Nearly 13 Years by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Rivian Rivian R2 Nears Its EPA Rating at 40 MPH, New Range Test Shows by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026 Lucid Lucid CEO Vows Next Capital Raise Will Be ‘Very Positive’ for Investors by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Polestar Natixis Reports 4.6% Polestar Stake as Dilution Erodes December PIPE by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Tesla SpaceX, Tesla Lock In Grimes County for Terafab, Plans $16.8 Billion First Phase by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Lucid Uber-Lucid Robotaxi Fleet Figure Unchanged at ‘Nearly 100’ for Five Months by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Lucid Lucid Rules Out Producing Cosmos at US Plant Running at 21% of Capacity by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Xpeng XPeng Sets Fifth Straight German Sales Record With 1,253 Vehicles in July by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Tesla Tesla Sinks 67% in Germany as July Splits Its European Markets by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Exclusive: from the EV newsroom More → EV Exclusive Exclusive: Lucid Extends Indirect Sales Model to UAE Despite German Dealer Result Cláudio Afonso · 18h ago 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 Nio Nio Registers Three EVs in Germany for Third Consecutive Month by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Lucid Lucid Registers Six Vehicles in Its Largest European Market in July by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Nio Citigroup Returns to Nio Buying, Quadruples XPeng Stake in Q2 Filing by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Rivian Citigroup Dumps a Quarter of Rivian Stake While Doubling Down on Lucid by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026 Rivian Rivian Plans Museum, Cabins and Test Track at Upcoming Georgia EV Plant by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026 Rivian Rivian Opens East Coast HQ in Atlanta, Plans 500 Jobs by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026 Lucid Lucid’s Revenue in UAE Crashes 96% in Q2 to $32,000 by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026 Lucid Cantor Slashes Lucid 2026 Delivery Forecast 30%, Sees First-Ever Annual Drop by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026 Lucid Saudi Government’s Lucid Purchases Point to 1,080 EVs in Q2 Alone, Filing Suggests by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026
Lucid Lucid Gravity Software Issues Persist with Hands-Free Bug, Lane Centering Fault by Cláudio Afonso 10th August 202610th August 2026
Lucid BlackRock Nearly Doubles Lucid’s Stake to New Record in Q2 by Matilde Alves 10th August 202610th August 2026
Rivian Rivian Owners Blast End of Rental Cars as Service Cuts Bite Before R2 Wave by Cláudio Afonso 9th August 20269th August 2026
Lucid Exclusive: Lucid Extends Indirect Sales Model to UAE Despite German Dealer Result by Cláudio Afonso 9th August 20269th August 2026
Nio Nio CEO Recommits to Long-Delayed 120-kWh Battery, Says Will Fit All Models by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Lincoln Ford Revives China-Built Lincoln Hybrid in Canada Under Tariff Deal by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Smart Smart Files Fortwo Successor in China Ahead of October Paris Debut by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Nio Nio, Li Auto Top JD Power NEV Service Study in China by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
General Canada’s China-EV Quota Crosses 40% as First Hybrids Enter Under Deal by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Nio Nio Opens First Gen-5 Swap Stations as Network Crosses 120 Million Swaps by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Nio Nio Registers 79 EVs in Europe in July as Portugal Becomes Lead Market by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Lucid Lucid’s European Registrations Sink to 12 in July, Matching 2026 Low by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Lucid Lucid’s VP of Digital Leaves for Amazon’s Zoox After Nearly 13 Years by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Rivian Rivian R2 Nears Its EPA Rating at 40 MPH, New Range Test Shows by Cláudio Afonso 7th August 20267th August 2026
Lucid Lucid CEO Vows Next Capital Raise Will Be ‘Very Positive’ for Investors by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Polestar Natixis Reports 4.6% Polestar Stake as Dilution Erodes December PIPE by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Tesla SpaceX, Tesla Lock In Grimes County for Terafab, Plans $16.8 Billion First Phase by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Lucid Uber-Lucid Robotaxi Fleet Figure Unchanged at ‘Nearly 100’ for Five Months by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Lucid Lucid Rules Out Producing Cosmos at US Plant Running at 21% of Capacity by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Xpeng XPeng Sets Fifth Straight German Sales Record With 1,253 Vehicles in July by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Tesla Tesla Sinks 67% in Germany as July Splits Its European Markets by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Nio Nio Registers Three EVs in Germany for Third Consecutive Month by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Lucid Lucid Registers Six Vehicles in Its Largest European Market in July by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Nio Citigroup Returns to Nio Buying, Quadruples XPeng Stake in Q2 Filing by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Rivian Citigroup Dumps a Quarter of Rivian Stake While Doubling Down on Lucid by Cláudio Afonso 6th August 20266th August 2026
Rivian Rivian Plans Museum, Cabins and Test Track at Upcoming Georgia EV Plant by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026
Rivian Rivian Opens East Coast HQ in Atlanta, Plans 500 Jobs by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026
Lucid Lucid’s Revenue in UAE Crashes 96% in Q2 to $32,000 by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026
Lucid Cantor Slashes Lucid 2026 Delivery Forecast 30%, Sees First-Ever Annual Drop by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026
Lucid Saudi Government’s Lucid Purchases Point to 1,080 EVs in Q2 Alone, Filing Suggests by Cláudio Afonso 5th August 20265th August 2026