Electric Vehicle News: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and the EV Industry Lucid Lucid Registers Six EVs Across Netherlands and Norway in September by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 17% in September as Exports Climb 154% by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 General Motors Cadillac Makes Up Nearly Half of GM’s EVs in Q3 as Equinox EV Collapses by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Rivian Rivian Offers 1.99% on 2026 R1 and 3.99% on 2027 R1 for October by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 IONNA IONNA Claims Top Spot in US 400kW Charging as Network Nears 200 Sites by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Ford Ford’s Fathom Nears Pre-Orders as Farley Warns of ‘a Heck of an Effort’ by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Xpeng XPeng Signs Emil Frey as German Dealer in Push Toward 110 Sites by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Xpeng XPeng and Tesla Alone in Paris Auto Show’s Self-Driving Rides by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Rivian Rivian Says It Is Investigating More Autonomy for Future Commercial Vans by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Chinese EVs BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 17% in September as Exports Climb 154% Cláudio Afonso·Just now Xpeng XPeng Signs Emil Frey as German Dealer in Push Toward 110 Sites Cláudio Afonso·2h ago Xpeng XPeng and Tesla Alone in Paris Auto Show’s Self-Driving Rides Cláudio Afonso·4h ago Nio Nio Sees ES8 SUV Topping 10,000 Units for Third Straight Month Cláudio Afonso·5h ago Nio Firefly Dutch Registrations Hit Record 40 as Uninsured Cluster Lifts Total Cláudio Afonso·6h ago Nio Nio Sees ES8 SUV Topping 10,000 Units for Third Straight Month by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Nio Firefly Dutch Registrations Hit Record 40 as Uninsured Cluster Lifts Total by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Polestar Polestar Splits Charging Plan Into €7.99 and €14.99 Tiers Across Europe by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Li Auto Li Auto September Deliveries Fall 6%, Far Short of Pace for Annual Target by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Leapmotor Leapmotor Delivers Record 105,656 Units in September, Passes 2025 Total by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Xpeng XPeng Meets Q3 Delivery Guidance as Nine-Month Deliveries Lag 2025 by 9% by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Cadillac GM Recalls 29,347 Cadillac Optiq EVs Over Window Pinch Protection Flaw by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Onvo Onvo Falls for Fourth Straight Month as Nio Pins Its Recovery on a 2027 Model by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Nio Nio Inc. Meets Q3 Guidance, Needs Record Months to Hit Annual Target by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Firefly Firefly Tops Monthly Target With Record 7,327, Nears 100,000 Goal by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026 Rivian Rivian Plans Teen and Valet Modes for Early 2027 Across R1 and R2 by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Rivian Rivian R2 Owners to Get Live Pet Cam in Next Software Update by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Exclusive: from the EV newsroom More → EV Exclusive Exclusive: CATL to Open First EU Battery Swap Station in Paris as Demo in 2027 Cláudio Afonso · 24th September EV Exclusive Exclusive: Nio to Close Cologne Hub by End of September, Leaving One in Germany Cláudio Afonso · 22nd September EV Exclusive Exclusive: Lucid Extends Indirect Sales Model to UAE Despite German Dealer Result Cláudio Afonso · 9th August BYD BYD Says Permitting Could Delay Opening Its Spanish First Flash Charging Stations by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Nio Nio Opens 19 Battery Swap Stations in a Day, Second-Biggest Day of 2026 by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Rivian Rivian Says Georgia Plant Could Supply Europe, Still Gives No Timeline by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Rivian Rivian Says Customers Get First LiDAR R2s in 2027, Employees This Year by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Range Rover JLR Adds Range Rover Sport Electric as Delayed EV Push Gathers Pace by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Lucid Lucid Launches Certified Used Air Sales in Europe, Gravity to Follow by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Rivian Rivian Says Only 14 R2s Hit by High-Voltage Fastener Inspections by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 General Motors GM President Backs EV Architecture Spending as Trump Cuts MPG Targets by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Zeekr Geely’s Zeekr Rules Out Battery-Swap Models Days After Nio Power Deal by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Consensus Sees Q3 Deliveries Down 7% From Year-Earlier Record by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Ford Ford CEO Urges Caution on Chinese Carmakers, Says It’s Now ‘Too Late’ for Europe by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Signs $30 Billion in Bank Credit, Plans No Draws in 2026 by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026 Lucid Lucid Gravity Lane Changing Glitches, Reviewer Says Company Suggested a Reset by Cláudio Afonso 29th September 202629th September 2026 Nio Nio CEO Says Geely Presses for Europe Swap Push Missing From Deal Filing by Cláudio Afonso 29th September 202629th September 2026 Rivian Rivian R2 VIN Count Passes 13,000 as Second-Shift Deadline Arrives by Cláudio Afonso 29th September 202629th September 2026 Tesla Tesla Granted Fan-Downforce Patent Ahead of Roadster Reveal Event by Cláudio Afonso 29th September 202629th September 2026
Lucid Lucid Registers Six EVs Across Netherlands and Norway in September by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
BYD BYD’s Global Sales Rise 17% in September as Exports Climb 154% by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
General Motors Cadillac Makes Up Nearly Half of GM’s EVs in Q3 as Equinox EV Collapses by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Rivian Rivian Offers 1.99% on 2026 R1 and 3.99% on 2027 R1 for October by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
IONNA IONNA Claims Top Spot in US 400kW Charging as Network Nears 200 Sites by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Ford Ford’s Fathom Nears Pre-Orders as Farley Warns of ‘a Heck of an Effort’ by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Xpeng XPeng Signs Emil Frey as German Dealer in Push Toward 110 Sites by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Xpeng XPeng and Tesla Alone in Paris Auto Show’s Self-Driving Rides by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Rivian Rivian Says It Is Investigating More Autonomy for Future Commercial Vans by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Nio Nio Sees ES8 SUV Topping 10,000 Units for Third Straight Month by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Nio Firefly Dutch Registrations Hit Record 40 as Uninsured Cluster Lifts Total by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Polestar Polestar Splits Charging Plan Into €7.99 and €14.99 Tiers Across Europe by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Li Auto Li Auto September Deliveries Fall 6%, Far Short of Pace for Annual Target by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Leapmotor Leapmotor Delivers Record 105,656 Units in September, Passes 2025 Total by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Xpeng XPeng Meets Q3 Delivery Guidance as Nine-Month Deliveries Lag 2025 by 9% by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Cadillac GM Recalls 29,347 Cadillac Optiq EVs Over Window Pinch Protection Flaw by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Onvo Onvo Falls for Fourth Straight Month as Nio Pins Its Recovery on a 2027 Model by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Nio Nio Inc. Meets Q3 Guidance, Needs Record Months to Hit Annual Target by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Firefly Firefly Tops Monthly Target With Record 7,327, Nears 100,000 Goal by Cláudio Afonso 1st October 20261st October 2026
Rivian Rivian Plans Teen and Valet Modes for Early 2027 Across R1 and R2 by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Rivian Rivian R2 Owners to Get Live Pet Cam in Next Software Update by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
BYD BYD Says Permitting Could Delay Opening Its Spanish First Flash Charging Stations by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Nio Nio Opens 19 Battery Swap Stations in a Day, Second-Biggest Day of 2026 by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Rivian Rivian Says Georgia Plant Could Supply Europe, Still Gives No Timeline by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Rivian Rivian Says Customers Get First LiDAR R2s in 2027, Employees This Year by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Range Rover JLR Adds Range Rover Sport Electric as Delayed EV Push Gathers Pace by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Lucid Lucid Launches Certified Used Air Sales in Europe, Gravity to Follow by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Rivian Rivian Says Only 14 R2s Hit by High-Voltage Fastener Inspections by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
General Motors GM President Backs EV Architecture Spending as Trump Cuts MPG Targets by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Zeekr Geely’s Zeekr Rules Out Battery-Swap Models Days After Nio Power Deal by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Consensus Sees Q3 Deliveries Down 7% From Year-Earlier Record by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Ford Ford CEO Urges Caution on Chinese Carmakers, Says It’s Now ‘Too Late’ for Europe by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Signs $30 Billion in Bank Credit, Plans No Draws in 2026 by Cláudio Afonso 30th September 202630th September 2026
Lucid Lucid Gravity Lane Changing Glitches, Reviewer Says Company Suggested a Reset by Cláudio Afonso 29th September 202629th September 2026
Nio Nio CEO Says Geely Presses for Europe Swap Push Missing From Deal Filing by Cláudio Afonso 29th September 202629th September 2026
Rivian Rivian R2 VIN Count Passes 13,000 as Second-Shift Deadline Arrives by Cláudio Afonso 29th September 202629th September 2026
Tesla Tesla Granted Fan-Downforce Patent Ahead of Roadster Reveal Event by Cláudio Afonso 29th September 202629th September 2026