Volkswagen opened German orders for the €27,995 ID. Cross Trend on October 19, with a 37-kWh battery and up to 201 miles of WLTP range. Electrek says no US plans.
Tesla cut its 2026 capex forecast to about $20 billion and posted $1.53 billion of free cash flow, a day after Musk said SpaceX merger committees had formed.
VW's Xpeng-developed ID. UNYX 08 averaged 267 China sales a month from April to August, about 7% of the 3,622 planned, Reuters reports.
Tesla cut its 2026 capex forecast to about $20 billion and posted $1.53 billion of free cash flow, a day after Musk said SpaceX merger committees had formed.
Earnings
Kia showed PV5 and EV5 police concepts in Incheon on October 21. A separate AI-equipped PV5 patrol van has run with Seoul police since July.
Kia
A Model 3 at 56 mph used 37% less energy than at 87 mph. EVXL ran both across the 2,816-mile Cannonball on Superchargers. The fast car won by 15 hours.
Model 3 VW's Xpeng-developed ID. UNYX 08 averaged 267 China sales a month from April to August, about 7% of the 3,622 planned, Reuters reports.
VolkswagenOne email with the EV news that matters — Tesla, Rivian, BYD, and everything in between, straight from the newsroom. No spam, no fluff.
