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Foxconn Bets $3B On AI While Predicting China EV “Shakeout” Will Crush Unprofitable Startups

Foxconn Chairman Young Liu is placing a massive bet on artificial intelligence while stepping back from electric vehicles, predicting that China’s brutally competitive EV market will soon experience a devastating consolidation that forces unprofitable startups to disappear. The world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer plans to invest $2 billion to $3 billion annually in AI infrastructure…

Haye KestelooNov 20

Semi

Maersk Sued Over Collapsed 300-Truck EV Deal As Post-Subsidy Reality Bites

Swedish battery-electric truck startup Einride has sued Danish logistics giant Maersk over a collapsed deployment deal that was supposed to put 300 zero-emission trucks on American roads but instead became the latest casualty of the post-subsidy EV market collapse. The lawsuit reveals a corporate sustainability commitment unraveling in real time. The Deal That Wasn’t Einride…

Haye KestelooNov 20

BYD to Double European Dealers to 2,000 by 2026, Confirms Multi-Factory 'Localization' Strategy

Tesla

UK Targets Chinese EVs With Military Ban Over Unproven Spying Fears—Importing America’s DJI Playbook

The UK Ministry of Defence is considering a blanket prohibition on Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles for military personnel, citing concerns that built-in cameras and microphones could enable espionage. The move follows months of restrictions at sensitive military sites and mirrors security theater tactics the United States previously deployed against Chinese drone manufacturer DJI—despite a

Haye KestelooNov 19

Xiaomi Enters Electric Vehicle Market with Ambitious Goals

Tesla

Xiaomi Beats Tesla to Profitability in Just 19 Months: The ‘Smartphone on Wheels’ Model Works

Xiaomi’s EV division posts a $98 million profit in Q3 2025, validating a “ruthlessly efficient” consumer tech strategy that puts Apple’s failed car project to shame. Xiaomi has achieved the holy grail of the electric vehicle industry—profitability—in record time, reports Bloomberg. The Chinese consumer electronics giant reported a 700 million yuan ($98 million USD) profit…

Haye KestelooNov 19

Porsche

Porsche Bets On $165,000 Electric Cayenne Weeks After Declaring Luxury EV Pricing Model Broken

Porsche unveiled the 2026 Cayenne Electric today, crowning it the most powerful production vehicle in the German automaker’s 77-year history with a staggering 1,139 horsepower. The launch comes just weeks after Porsche posted a $1.1 billion quarterly loss and declared that its luxury EV business model no longer works. The electric SUV will arrive in…

Haye KestelooNov 19

Lotus

Lotus Emeya Shatters EV Charging Records With 443 kW Peak But Can Technical Brilliance Save A Struggling Automaker?

The Lotus Emeya has set a new benchmark for production electric vehicle charging performance, reaching a peak rate of 443 kW during independent testing conducted by Lotus Al Ghanim in Kuwait. Using Lotus’s proprietary 450 kW DC ultra-fast charger, the hyper-GT completed a 10-80% charge in just 13 minutes and 35 seconds, even under extreme…

Haye KestelooNov 18

XPeng

XPeng Forecasts Weak Q4 Revenue Despite Record Deliveries As China’s EV Price War Claims Another Victim

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng issued a disappointing fourth-quarter revenue forecast on Monday, signaling that even record-breaking delivery numbers can’t shield automakers from China’s relentless EV price war that continues eroding profitability across the sector. The Guangzhou-based automaker projects Q4 revenue between 21.5 billion yuan ($3.03 billion) and 23 billion yuan, falling well s

Haye KestelooNov 17

Rivian

VW And Rivian Eye Licensing EV Tech To Rivals As Post-Tax Credit Market Reshapes Industry

Volkswagen and Rivian are exploring opportunities to license their jointly-developed electric vehicle platform to competing automakers, marking a strategic shift that could transform the $5.8 billion partnership from an exclusive collaboration into an industry-wide technology provider. The announcement came during a media event in Palo Alto on November 12 as the joint venture known as…

Haye KestelooNov 13

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