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Rivian’s $120M Supplier Park in Illinois Signals EV Production Boom by 2026
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Volkswagen Admits Rivian Tech Could Power Gas Cars As EV Strategy Wavers Post-Tax Credit

Volkswagen suggested Wednesday that technology developed through its $5.8 billion partnership with Rivian could eventually be used in internal combustion engine vehicles, marking a notable shift in messaging just six weeks after the federal EV tax credit expired and triggered a historic market collapse. The acknowledgment from Carsten Helbing, co-CEO of the joint venture RV…

Tesla Sues Ex-Supplier for Alleged $1B+ Battery Trade Secret Theft
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Tesla Opens Supercharger Intelligence to Google Maps Users Worldwide

Google Maps now displays live Tesla Supercharger availability across North America and Europe, giving all EV drivers access to real-time charging data that was previously exclusive to Tesla owners. Tesla’s Charging account confirmed the integration on November 11, 2025, marking a significant expansion of the company’s charging ecosystem beyond its walled garden. The feature shows…

Volkswagen ID. Unyx 08 Abandons German DNA For Chinese EV Tech In Desperate Market Gambit
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Volkswagen ID. Unyx 08 Abandons German DNA For Chinese EV Tech In Desperate Market Gambit

Volkswagen has unveiled the ID. Unyx 08, a China-exclusive electric SUV that looks nothing like a traditional Volkswagen—and that’s exactly the point. The five-meter electric SUV, co-developed with Chinese EV maker Xpeng, represents the German automaker’s acknowledgment that it can’t beat Chinese competitors at their own game, so it’s joining them instead. The production version…

Tesla

Tesla Bets Big On Energy Storage With $200M Houston Megafactory As EV Business Stumbles

Tesla is ramping up hiring for its $200 million Megapack battery factory in Brookshire, Texas, just outside Houston, with 41 positions currently posted and a job fair scheduled for the week of November 10, 2025. The facility represents Tesla’s aggressive push into utility-scale energy storage at a time when its automotive division faces mounting challenges…

Ford F-150 Lightning Outpaces Tesla Cybertruck in Q1 2025 EV Pickup Race
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Ford Offers No Timeline To Restart F-150 Lightning Production As Cancellation Rumors Swirl

Ford Motor Company declined to provide any timeline for restarting production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, fueling speculation that the automaker may permanently discontinue its flagship EV amid mounting losses and weakening demand following the September 30 federal tax credit expiration. The non-answer arrives days after The Wall Street Journal reported that Ford…

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Toyota Promises 40-Year Solid-State EV Batteries By 2028—If Its Decade of Delays Doesn’t Repeat

Toyota has reaffirmed its commitment to launching solid-state battery electric vehicles by 2027-2028, promising revolutionary 40-year battery lifespans and over 621 miles of range. But with a decade-long history of missed targets and competitors already testing similar technology on public roads, the world’s largest automaker faces a critical credibility test in the global race to…

Bentley CEO Admits EV Acceptance At "All-Time Low," Unveils £400,000 Petrol Supersports Instead
Bentley

Bentley CEO Admits EV Acceptance At “All-Time Low,” Unveils $515,000 Petrol Supersports Instead

Bentley CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser has publicly acknowledged that electric vehicle acceptance has hit an “all-time low” while announcing the luxury automaker’s next new model will be a petrol-powered Supersports performance car—not the EV the company promised just three years ago. The admission comes in a rare interview with The Sunday Times published November 8, marking…

EV Prices Set to Drop in 2024, Offering More Affordable Green Options
Tesla

Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s $1 Trillion Payday As European Sales Crater And U.S. Faces Post-Tax-Credit Collapse

Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented $1 trillion compensation package, potentially making him the world’s first trillionaire—despite collapsing European sales, mounting brand damage from political controversies, and serious questions about whether the world’s largest executive pay package will solve any of Tesla’s actual business problems. The vote passed with

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