Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Lucid Lucid Aims to Roll Out First Bolt Robotaxis in Europe in 2028, CEO Says by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 Xpeng XPeng Eyes Selling Tech to Foreign Carmakers Beyond VW: Report by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026 Audi Audi Promises e-tron Charging Fix in November After Update Failures by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 General Germany Vice Chancellor Calls for EU Tariffs on Chinese Hybrids by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026 Xpeng XPeng Launches G9L SUV in China, Readies European Launch on October 12 by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026 Volvo Volvo To Unveil 13 New Models by 2030 in Biggest Push of Its 99-Year History by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026 Audi Audi Delays Electric A4 to 2029 as VW Platform Slips Again by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 Lucid Lucid Shares Rise After Adding Bolt to Robotaxi Partners With 25,000 EVs Targeted by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 Nio Nio’s Next-Gen ET5T Spy Shots Multiply Ahead of 2027 Launch by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026 Chinese EVs Xpeng XPeng Eyes Selling Tech to Foreign Carmakers Beyond VW: Report Matilde Alves·1m ago BYD Germany Vice Chancellor Calls for EU Tariffs on Chinese Hybrids Matilde Alves·44m ago Xpeng XPeng Launches G9L SUV in China, Readies European Launch on October 12 Matilde Alves·1h ago Volvo Volvo To Unveil 13 New Models by 2030 in Biggest Push of Its 99-Year History Matilde Alves·2h ago Nio Nio’s Next-Gen ET5T Spy Shots Multiply Ahead of 2027 Launch Matilde Alves·4h ago Nio Nio ES9 Wait Times for Top Trims Shorten to 11 to 12 Weeks by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 BYD BYD Wants Three European Car Plants and a Battery Factory, Adviser Says by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026 Wayve Waymo’s Former Finance Chief Joins Wayve as It Moves Into Paid Rides by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Drops €2,000 Model Y Bonus in Germany, Keeps 0% Financing by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026 Maserati Maserati Huawei Cars to Be Bodied in China and Finished in Italy: Report by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 General China Weighs Sending BYD and Xiaomi CEOs to Washington With Xi by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 General EU Asks China to Limit Hybrids to 15% as Exports Hit Records by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 Nio Nio CEO Reportedly Rules Out Buyback as Shares Hit New 52-Week Low by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026 Leapmotor Leapmotor Enters Plug-In Hybrids, Its Third Powertrain Type by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026 Tesla Ron Baron Says It’s ‘Time to Buy’ Tesla Shares as FSD Adoption Surges by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026 VW Group VW’s Most Powerful GTI Ever Is Electric and Rear-Wheel Drive by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026 Geely Geely Studies Building New Off-Road SUV at Ford’s Plant in Spain: Report by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th 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 Li Auto Li Auto Launches i9 in China at 369,800 Yuan in a Single Configuration by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026 Waymo Allianz Signs With Waymo as Rival Insurer Says Autonomy Is a Decade Off by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026 Kia EV9 Discounts Reach $16,000 With $10,000 of Kia Cash on Top by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026 General Lidl Runs Germany’s First Cab-less Truck on a Quarter Mile of Road by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026 Porsche Porsche Opens European Orders for 11 kW Wireless EV Charging by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026 Rivian Rivian CEO Says R2 Launch Edition Still Converting Above Plan by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026 Nissan Nissan Presses UK to Tariff Chinese Cars as It Backs Sunderland by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026 VW Group VW Robotaxi Investor Search Collapses as Uber and Lyft Pull Out: Report by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026 General China’s Record 70.3% NEV Share ‘Unusually High’, CPCA Says by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026
Lucid Lucid Aims to Roll Out First Bolt Robotaxis in Europe in 2028, CEO Says by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
Xpeng XPeng Eyes Selling Tech to Foreign Carmakers Beyond VW: Report by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026
Audi Audi Promises e-tron Charging Fix in November After Update Failures by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
General Germany Vice Chancellor Calls for EU Tariffs on Chinese Hybrids by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026
Xpeng XPeng Launches G9L SUV in China, Readies European Launch on October 12 by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026
Volvo Volvo To Unveil 13 New Models by 2030 in Biggest Push of Its 99-Year History by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026
Audi Audi Delays Electric A4 to 2029 as VW Platform Slips Again by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
Lucid Lucid Shares Rise After Adding Bolt to Robotaxi Partners With 25,000 EVs Targeted by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
Nio Nio’s Next-Gen ET5T Spy Shots Multiply Ahead of 2027 Launch by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026
Nio Nio ES9 Wait Times for Top Trims Shorten to 11 to 12 Weeks by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
BYD BYD Wants Three European Car Plants and a Battery Factory, Adviser Says by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026
Wayve Waymo’s Former Finance Chief Joins Wayve as It Moves Into Paid Rides by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Drops €2,000 Model Y Bonus in Germany, Keeps 0% Financing by Matilde Alves 17th September 202617th September 2026
Maserati Maserati Huawei Cars to Be Bodied in China and Finished in Italy: Report by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
General China Weighs Sending BYD and Xiaomi CEOs to Washington With Xi by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
General EU Asks China to Limit Hybrids to 15% as Exports Hit Records by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
Nio Nio CEO Reportedly Rules Out Buyback as Shares Hit New 52-Week Low by Cláudio Afonso 17th September 202617th September 2026
Leapmotor Leapmotor Enters Plug-In Hybrids, Its Third Powertrain Type by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026
Tesla Ron Baron Says It’s ‘Time to Buy’ Tesla Shares as FSD Adoption Surges by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026
VW Group VW’s Most Powerful GTI Ever Is Electric and Rear-Wheel Drive by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026
Geely Geely Studies Building New Off-Road SUV at Ford’s Plant in Spain: Report by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026
Li Auto Li Auto Launches i9 in China at 369,800 Yuan in a Single Configuration by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026
Waymo Allianz Signs With Waymo as Rival Insurer Says Autonomy Is a Decade Off by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026
Kia EV9 Discounts Reach $16,000 With $10,000 of Kia Cash on Top by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026
General Lidl Runs Germany’s First Cab-less Truck on a Quarter Mile of Road by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026
Porsche Porsche Opens European Orders for 11 kW Wireless EV Charging by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026
Rivian Rivian CEO Says R2 Launch Edition Still Converting Above Plan by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026
Nissan Nissan Presses UK to Tariff Chinese Cars as It Backs Sunderland by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026
VW Group VW Robotaxi Investor Search Collapses as Uber and Lyft Pull Out: Report by Cláudio Afonso 16th September 202616th September 2026
General China’s Record 70.3% NEV Share ‘Unusually High’, CPCA Says by Matilde Alves 16th September 202616th September 2026