Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Lucid Lucid 2026 Gravity Undercuts Rivian R2 on Lease Price Despite $23,000 Sticker Gap by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Rivian Rivian’s New R1 Update Takes Lane Change on Command Beyond Divided Highways by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Nio Nio Inc. Ties Worst Dutch Month on Record With Two Registrations by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Lucid Lucid Shareholders Set Docket for CEO’s Debut Earnings Call by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Lucid Lucid Posts Fourth Zero-Sales Month of 2026 in Norway Despite Incentives by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Tesla Tesla Posts Weakest Month in Norway, Spain Despite Year to Date Lead by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Lucid Cantor Cuts Lucid 2026 Deliveries Forecast, Still Sees Second-Half Major Jump by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Xiaomi Xiaomi EV Deliveries Flat in July Amid Debut of SkyNomad Series by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Nio Nio Brand’s Average Selling Price Edges 2% Lower in July at 434,600 Yuan by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Chinese EVs Nio Nio Inc. Ties Worst Dutch Month on Record With Two Registrations Cláudio Afonso·1h ago Xiaomi Xiaomi EV Deliveries Flat in July Amid Debut of SkyNomad Series Cláudio Afonso·7h ago Nio Nio Brand’s Average Selling Price Edges 2% Lower in July at 434,600 Yuan Cláudio Afonso·7h ago Nio Nio to Open First Gen-5 Battery Swap Station in China on August 7 Cláudio Afonso·8h ago BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 22% in July on Record Exports Cláudio Afonso·2nd August Nio Nio to Open First Gen-5 Battery Swap Station in China on August 7 by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 Lucid Lucid Faces Cosmos D-Day on Tuesday With Summer Reveal Still Undated by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026 BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 22% in July on Record Exports by Cláudio Afonso 2nd August 20263rd August 2026 Li Auto Li Auto Delivers 30,468 in July as i6 Headlight Supply Bites by Cláudio Afonso 2nd August 20262nd August 2026 Rivian Rivian Walks Back July Lease Hikes as 2027 Model-Year Reveal Nears by Cláudio Afonso 2nd August 20262nd August 2026 Stellantis Leapmotor Becomes First Startup Delivering 100,000 Vehicles in a Single Month by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026 Zeekr Zeekr Delivers Record 35,837 in July as Premium Mix Holds by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026 Onvo Onvo Delivers 10,155 in July, Its Second Straight Monthly Fall by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026 Firefly Nio’s Firefly Brand Delivers 5,771 Vehicles Globally in July, 16% of Group by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026 Xpeng XPeng Delivers 38,027 Vehicles in July, Passing 1.2 Million Lifetime by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026 Nio Nio Brand Delivers 20,008 EVs in July as ES8 Retakes 10,000 a Month by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026 Rivian Rivian Says R2 Premium Deliveries Still Due in 2026 After CEO Cited 2027 Three Times by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 20261st August 2026 Exclusive: from the EV newsroom More → 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 EV Exclusive Exclusive: Lucid Weighs Going Private or Chapter 11 as Adviser Reports to Board Cláudio Afonso · 14th July Polestar Polestar’s Software Chief Departs as Quality Complaints Pile Up by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026 Li Auto Li Auto to Debut Revamped MPV Mega and SUV i8 in August: Report by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026 Xpeng XPeng Pitches Flying Car to Australia, Targets Parks Over City Skies by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026 Rivian Rivian Shares Plunge as Delayed R2 Premium Variant Overshadows Q2 Beat by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 20261st August 2026 Xiaomi Xiaomi Takes 23% Stake in Chinese Battery-Swap Startup by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026 Nio XPeng Hires Nio Germany’s Departing Deputy Chief as Marketing Head by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026 Rivian Cantor Sees 18,228 Rivian Q3 Deliveries, Implying a Record 26,700 in Q4 by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026 Rivian Rivian CEO Says Point-to-Point Autonomy Launch ‘On Track’ for Year-End by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026 Tesla Tesla Asks Supreme Court to Curb Patent Office Power to Block Challenges by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026
Lucid Lucid 2026 Gravity Undercuts Rivian R2 on Lease Price Despite $23,000 Sticker Gap by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Rivian Rivian’s New R1 Update Takes Lane Change on Command Beyond Divided Highways by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Nio Nio Inc. Ties Worst Dutch Month on Record With Two Registrations by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Lucid Lucid Shareholders Set Docket for CEO’s Debut Earnings Call by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Lucid Lucid Posts Fourth Zero-Sales Month of 2026 in Norway Despite Incentives by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Tesla Tesla Posts Weakest Month in Norway, Spain Despite Year to Date Lead by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Lucid Cantor Cuts Lucid 2026 Deliveries Forecast, Still Sees Second-Half Major Jump by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Xiaomi Xiaomi EV Deliveries Flat in July Amid Debut of SkyNomad Series by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Nio Nio Brand’s Average Selling Price Edges 2% Lower in July at 434,600 Yuan by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Nio Nio to Open First Gen-5 Battery Swap Station in China on August 7 by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
Lucid Lucid Faces Cosmos D-Day on Tuesday With Summer Reveal Still Undated by Cláudio Afonso 3rd August 20263rd August 2026
BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 22% in July on Record Exports by Cláudio Afonso 2nd August 20263rd August 2026
Li Auto Li Auto Delivers 30,468 in July as i6 Headlight Supply Bites by Cláudio Afonso 2nd August 20262nd August 2026
Rivian Rivian Walks Back July Lease Hikes as 2027 Model-Year Reveal Nears by Cláudio Afonso 2nd August 20262nd August 2026
Stellantis Leapmotor Becomes First Startup Delivering 100,000 Vehicles in a Single Month by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026
Zeekr Zeekr Delivers Record 35,837 in July as Premium Mix Holds by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026
Onvo Onvo Delivers 10,155 in July, Its Second Straight Monthly Fall by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026
Firefly Nio’s Firefly Brand Delivers 5,771 Vehicles Globally in July, 16% of Group by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026
Xpeng XPeng Delivers 38,027 Vehicles in July, Passing 1.2 Million Lifetime by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026
Nio Nio Brand Delivers 20,008 EVs in July as ES8 Retakes 10,000 a Month by Cláudio Afonso 1st August 20261st August 2026
Rivian Rivian Says R2 Premium Deliveries Still Due in 2026 After CEO Cited 2027 Three Times by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 20261st August 2026
Polestar Polestar’s Software Chief Departs as Quality Complaints Pile Up by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026
Li Auto Li Auto to Debut Revamped MPV Mega and SUV i8 in August: Report by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026
Xpeng XPeng Pitches Flying Car to Australia, Targets Parks Over City Skies by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026
Rivian Rivian Shares Plunge as Delayed R2 Premium Variant Overshadows Q2 Beat by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 20261st August 2026
Xiaomi Xiaomi Takes 23% Stake in Chinese Battery-Swap Startup by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026
Nio XPeng Hires Nio Germany’s Departing Deputy Chief as Marketing Head by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026
Rivian Cantor Sees 18,228 Rivian Q3 Deliveries, Implying a Record 26,700 in Q4 by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026
Rivian Rivian CEO Says Point-to-Point Autonomy Launch ‘On Track’ for Year-End by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026
Tesla Tesla Asks Supreme Court to Curb Patent Office Power to Block Challenges by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026
