Haye Kesteloo · Roadster
Tesla Sets October 1 Roadster Reveal, 9 Years After $250M Deposits
Tesla put October 1 on the Roadster, nine years after collecting $250 million in Founders Series deposits. At least the fourth date since November.
Haye Kesteloo
Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of EVXL.co, where he covers all electric vehicle-related news, covering brands such as Tesla, Ford, GM, BMW, Nissan and others. He fulfills a similar role at the drone news site DroneXL.co. Haye can be reached at haye @ evxl.co or @hayekesteloo. Also on LinkedIn, Muck Rack, Instagram and YouTube.
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Chased A Flying Car In China For Five Years And Left Its Project Lead Facing A Criminal Case
Reuters obtained hundreds of pages on Volkswagen's failed V.MO flying car. The program died in June 2024, and the Chinese manager VW promoted as the face of its innovation is now the named suspect in a Shanghai trade-secrets investigation.
BYD
BYD Sales Rise 21.8% in July as Exports Hit a Record, but the 5 Million Target No Longer Adds Up
Exports hit a monthly record and drove a third straight month of growth. Run the arithmetic on the full-year guidance, though, and BYD finishes more than a million vehicles short of its own floor.
Earnings
Renault Returns To Profit With One Hard Rule: Every New EV Must Earn Like A Hybrid
Renault posted a €721 million H1 2026 profit as EV sales jumped 47.6% in Europe. The rule behind it: no new EV is approved unless it earns like a full hybrid.
Robotaxi
Zoox Wins NHTSA Approval for Paid Robotaxi Rides
NHTSA approved Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 purpose-built robotaxis annually for two years, with paid Las Vegas rides planned for August.
Lawsuit
Tesla's Cybertruck Tooling Is Held By A Supplier That Just Lost A $30 Million Appeal
Court records show Angstrom, the supplier holding Tesla's Cybertruck tooling, lost a $30 million appeal in February and put a subsidiary through Chapter 11.
Vegas Loop
Boring Company Director Puts Real Numbers On The Vegas Loop, Including The One That Undercuts His Own Pitch
Boring Company director Mike Baier says the Vegas Loop hits 40,000 riders on peak days and beats most US light rail. The typical day tells another story.
Robotaxi
Tesla Cybercabs Surface in Charlotte, Giving the Giga Texas Pile Its First Visible Destination
Fourteen Tesla Cybercabs and 14 Model Ys with Texas plates appeared in a Charlotte lot as Tesla hires a safety operator, setting up a race with Waymo.
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