Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Rivian Rivian Says R2 Premium Deliveries Still Due in 2026 After CEO Cited 2027 Three Times by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 20261st 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 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 Chinese EVs Leapmotor Leapmotor Becomes First Startup Delivering 100,000 Vehicles in a Single Month Cláudio Afonso·6h ago Zeekr Zeekr Delivers Record 35,837 in July as Premium Mix Holds Cláudio Afonso·6h ago Onvo Onvo Delivers 10,155 in July, Its Second Straight Monthly Fall Cláudio Afonso·6h ago Firefly Nio’s Firefly Brand Delivers 5,771 Vehicles Globally in July, 16% of Group Cláudio Afonso·7h ago Xpeng XPeng Delivers 38,027 Vehicles in July, Passing 1.2 Million Lifetime Cláudio Afonso·7h ago 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 Xpeng XPeng Seeks South Korea Country Manager as Market Entry Nears by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026 Chery China Inspects Nio, Chery and JAC as Battery Safety Sweep Widens by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026 Rivian Rivian Quietly Delays Launch of Second R2 Trim to ‘Early 2027’ by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026 Tesla Musk Denies WSJ Report of Tesla China Separation Ahead of SpaceX Merger by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026 Rivian Rivian Chief Says Chinese Government Hands ‘Many’ OEMs Zero Capital Costs by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 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 Rivian Rivian CEO Says R2 Order Conversion is ‘Meaningfully Higher’ Than Expected by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026 Rivian Rivian Says Volkswagen JV Drove $308 Million of Its Record Software Quarter by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026 Rivian Rivian Reports No R2 Build or Delivery Count, Cites Record 57,000 Test Drives by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026 Rivian Rivian’s Vans Pass One Billion Miles as Amazon’s Fleet Tops 40,000 by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026 Rivian Rivian Narrows Loss to $379 Million in Q2, Smallest Since Early 2025 by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026 Hyundai Hyundai Recalls Nearly Every Inster Built Over Over Coolant Leak Fire Risk by Matilde Alves 30th July 202630th July 2026 CATL Nio Nears 4,000 Battery Swap Stations in China as CATL Closes In by Matilde Alves 30th July 202630th July 2026 Zoox Zoox Wins First US Approval for Paid Rides Without Human Controls by Matilde Alves 30th July 202630th July 2026 Xpeng XPeng Bets on Sport to Build European Brand Awareness by Matilde Alves 30th July 202630th July 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
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
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
Xpeng XPeng Seeks South Korea Country Manager as Market Entry Nears by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026
Chery China Inspects Nio, Chery and JAC as Battery Safety Sweep Widens by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026
Rivian Rivian Quietly Delays Launch of Second R2 Trim to ‘Early 2027’ by Matilde Alves 31st July 202631st July 2026
Tesla Musk Denies WSJ Report of Tesla China Separation Ahead of SpaceX Merger by Cláudio Afonso 31st July 202631st July 2026
Rivian Rivian Chief Says Chinese Government Hands ‘Many’ OEMs Zero Capital Costs by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026
Rivian Rivian CEO Says R2 Order Conversion is ‘Meaningfully Higher’ Than Expected by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026
Rivian Rivian Says Volkswagen JV Drove $308 Million of Its Record Software Quarter by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026
Rivian Rivian Reports No R2 Build or Delivery Count, Cites Record 57,000 Test Drives by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026
Rivian Rivian’s Vans Pass One Billion Miles as Amazon’s Fleet Tops 40,000 by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026
Rivian Rivian Narrows Loss to $379 Million in Q2, Smallest Since Early 2025 by Cláudio Afonso 30th July 202630th July 2026
Hyundai Hyundai Recalls Nearly Every Inster Built Over Over Coolant Leak Fire Risk by Matilde Alves 30th July 202630th July 2026
CATL Nio Nears 4,000 Battery Swap Stations in China as CATL Closes In by Matilde Alves 30th July 202630th July 2026
Zoox Zoox Wins First US Approval for Paid Rides Without Human Controls by Matilde Alves 30th July 202630th July 2026
Xpeng XPeng Bets on Sport to Build European Brand Awareness by Matilde Alves 30th July 202630th July 2026
