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Rivian Spins Out $1B E-Bike and AI Startups to Fund Tech with VC Cash
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Read Rivian CEO’s Memo On 600+ Layoffs: What He Said—And What He Didn’t

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe sent an internal memo to employees Thursday announcing the company’s third workforce reduction in four months, cutting roughly 600 jobs as the electric vehicle maker struggles with collapsed post-tax-credit demand. The carefully worded message emphasized “structural adjustments” for the upcoming R2 launch while conspicuously avoiding the financial crisis threatening the comp

Porsche Macan EV Charges Ahead with Impressive EPA Range and Cutting-Edge Tech
Porsche

Porsche Posts First-Ever Quarterly Loss: $1.1 Billion Wipeout Signals EV Strategy Collapse

Porsche AG just posted the most humiliating quarter in its 77-year history—a €967 million ($1.1 billion) operating loss that marks the luxury automaker’s first quarterly loss since going public in 2022. According to Bloomberg, the sports car manufacturer is hemorrhaging cash as it scrambles to unwind an expensive electric vehicle strategy that spectacularly backfired against…

Tesla Spain Sales Drop 8.75% in November While EV Market Doubles - Hybrids Take Lead as Electric Vehicle Sales Plummet in California—A Wake-Up Call for EV Industry
BYD

Tesla Bets Its Future on Aging Models While BYD Launches Cars Twice as Fast

Reuters analysis reveals Tesla is taking an unprecedented gamble in the automotive industry: staking its entire car business on models designed between 2017 and 2020 while Chinese EV makers like BYD slash development cycles to two years or less. Industry experts warn this aging product lineup threatens Tesla’s market position as competitors flood showrooms with…

Chinese Automaker Claims 48% Thermal Efficiency Engine, Surpassing Toyota’s Hybrid Tech
Toyota

Chinese Automaker Claims 48% Thermal Efficiency Engine, Surpassing Toyota’s Hybrid Tech

Omoda & Jaecoo, the export brands of Chinese automotive giant Chery Group, unveiled plans for an internal combustion engine achieving 48% thermal efficiency at their International User Summit in October 2025. If realized, this would dramatically outpace the industry standard and even exceed Toyota’s class-leading hybrid powertrains. The announcement signals that while the world races…

Uber Launches $4,000 EV Grants For Drivers As Federal Tax Credit Expires
Tesla

Uber Launches $4,000 EV Grants For Drivers As Federal Tax Credit Expires

Uber is launching a $4,000 grant program for drivers purchasing electric vehicles in select states, stepping in just as the federal EV tax credit vanished from the market. The ride-hailing giant announced Wednesday it’s rebranding “Uber Green” to “Uber Electric” while rolling out its Go Electric grants to drivers in California, New York, Colorado, and…

GM Announces Eyes-Off Driving For Cadillac Escalade IQ In 2028, Pivoting From Failed $10 Billion Robotaxi Venture
Cadillac

GM Announces Eyes-Off Driving For Cadillac Escalade IQ In 2028, Pivoting From Failed $10 Billion Robotaxi Venture

General Motors unveiled plans today to bring eyes-off autonomous driving to the Cadillac Escalade IQ electric SUV by 2028, marking a dramatic strategic shift after shutting down its $10 billion Cruise robotaxi business. The announcement positions GM to compete directly with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology as the American EV market struggles following the expiration of…

Tesla Q3 Earnings: Record Deliveries Hide Looming Post-Tax Credit Reality
Tesla

Tesla Q3 Earnings: Record Deliveries Hide Looming Post-Tax Credit Reality

Tesla is poised to beat Wall Street expectations when it reports third-quarter earnings Wednesday, riding record vehicle deliveries and energy storage deployment. But for EV enthusiasts watching the company’s trajectory, the real story isn’t the numbers—it’s what comes next. The electric vehicle maker delivered 497,099 vehicles in Q3, crushing analyst estimates and marking one of…

Porsche Macan EV Charges Ahead with Impressive EPA Range and Cutting-Edge Tech
Porsche

Porsche Pumps Brakes on EV Rollout, Prioritizes Hybrids Amid Market Shift

Porsche is significantly altering its electric vehicle strategy, delaying the launch of some all-electric models and re-emphasizing combustion and hybrid powertrains in response to a cooling EV market and other economic pressures. The move, which includes a substantial cut to its profit forecast accorsing to the WSJ, signals a major recalibration for the iconic German…

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