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Rivian R2 Arrives at $57,990 — But the $45,000 Promise Just Moved to 2027

Rivian officially launched the R2 at $57,990 at SXSW. The promised $45,000 base model is now "around" that price and arrives in late 2027. What buyers need to know.

Haye KestelooMar 12

Model 3

Tesla Clears Canadian Model 3 Inventory to Make Way for Cheaper Shanghai-Built Units

Tesla’s Canadian Model 3 inventory has gone to zero. A check of Tesla’s Canadian storefront shows no Model 3 units available for order, and the timing lines up directly with Canada’s new 6.1% tariff on Chinese-built EVs, which replaced the previous 100% surtax under Prime Minister Mark Carney’s January 2026 trade agreement with Beijing. The…

Haye KestelooMar 6

Tesla

Tesla Denmark Registrations Drop 18% in February as Europe’s Sales Slide Continues

The numbers out of Denmark on Monday are short and blunt: 419 new Tesla registrations in February 2026, down 18% from the same month a year ago. The data comes from bilstatistik.dk, Denmark’s vehicle registration trade platform, and was reported by Reuters. Denmark Adds to Tesla’s Northern European Decline Denmark’s 18% February drop is the…

Haye KestelooMar 3

Europe

Tesla’s February Europe Rebound Looks Strong Until You See the January It’s Being Compared To

February registration numbers from across Europe show Tesla posting some of its best year-on-year gains in months. Norway was up 75.6%, France up 55%, Spain up 74%, according to registration data published by Automotive World. On paper, that reads like a genuine recovery. The problem is the floor those numbers are measured against: January 2026…

Haye KestelooMar 3

Xiaomi

Xiaomi February EV Deliveries Drop to 20,000 as Next-Generation SU7 Enters Mass Production

February is always a short month in China, and Lunar New Year makes it shorter still. Factory shutdowns, travel, and disrupted logistics routinely cut monthly delivery figures by 30 to 50 percent for every Chinese automaker. So when Xiaomi posted February deliveries of more than 20,000 vehicles on its official Weibo account on Sunday, the…

Haye KestelooMar 2

Model Y

Tesla Model Y Battery Longevity Tips: What the Owners Manual Actually Says About Charging Right

The Tesla Model Y Owners Manual has always contained the answer to one of the most common questions new EV owners ask: how do I make my battery last? Most owners never read it. Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane) pulled the key battery guidance and shared it on X this week. The tips are worth knowing…

Haye KestelooMar 1

Cybertruck

Tesla Cybertruck Owner Sues for $1M Over Houston Autopilot Crash That Drove Straight Into a Concrete Barrier

The 69 Eastex Freeway overpass in Houston has a Y-shaped split. One path curves right. The other ends at a concrete barrier above a freeway drop. According to a new lawsuit filed in Harris County district court, a Tesla Cybertruck running on autopilot chose the barrier. On the 69 Eastex Freeway, the Cybertruck Went Straight…

Haye KestelooMar 1

BYD

BYD Undercuts Tesla by $4,700 Per Car, and Subsidies Are Only 5% of the Reason

The Western auto industry has spent years blaming Chinese state subsidies for BYD’s price advantage over Tesla and other foreign rivals. A new Rhodium Group report published February 19 makes that argument a lot harder to sustain. According to the New York-based independent research firm, Chinese government support accounts for just $235 of BYD’s roughly…

Haye KestelooMar 1

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