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Black and white camouflaged Lucid Cosmos prototype from behind on a highway, with a Downtown Morgan Hill exit sign and an American flag in the background

Rivian · Lucid

Lucid Cosmos Caught Testing on US-101 as Lucid Builds 38% Fewer Cars

A camouflaged Lucid Cosmos prototype was photographed on US-101 in Morgan Hill, California, two months after Lucid pushed the SUV to the second half of 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 55 min read

Retail

Tesla Files to Open a Dallas Showroom on Knox Street, Steps from Rivian's Spaces Location

A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing shows Tesla plans a 2,513-square-foot showroom at 3113 Knox Street in Dallas, landing on the same strip where rival Rivian opened its Spaces location last year.

Haye KestelooJul 10

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Weighs 100,000 Job Cuts And Four Plant Closures As Its EV Bet Comes Due

Volkswagen is considering cutting as many as 100,000 jobs and closing four German factories, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, June 26, in what would be the largest restructuring in the company’s 89-year history. The plants on the list are Volkswagen‘s sites in Hanover, Zwickau and Emden, plus Audi‘s factory in…

Haye KestelooJun 26

E-Bike

Avinox M2S Hits 1,500W and 150 Nm, Pushing E-Bike Motors Into Electric Motorcycle Territory

Avinox, the e-bike drive system brand whose motors power DJI‘s Amflow bikes, launched its next-generation M2S and M2 drive units on April 9, 2026. The official announcement from Shenzhen puts the M2S at 1,500W peak power and 150 Nm of peak torque — numbers well above the 85 Nm, 600W ceiling that Bosch and Shimano…

Haye KestelooApr 9

Jeep

Tesla Supercharger Now Open to Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, and Maserati EVs in North America

Stellantis brands including Dodge, Jeep, and Ram now have access to 27,500+ Tesla Supercharger stalls in North America. See the full list of 21 compatible automakers and what owners need to know about adapters.

Haye KestelooMar 19

Scout Motors Hits 160,000 Reservations — and 87% Chose the Gas Generator Over Full Electric

Volkswagen

Scout Motors Faces Dealer Lawsuit as Volkswagen’s Direct-Sales Gambit Threatens the Franchise Model

The vacant lot next to Fred Ippolito’s Volkswagen dealership in West Islip, New York, says more about the current state of auto retail than any industry report. According to the Wall Street Journal, Ippolito bought it four years ago, convinced Scout Motors would need dealer partners to move its American-built trucks and SUVs. Today it’s…

Haye KestelooMar 7

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

BMW i4 Gets Final Power Boost Before Neue Klasse Arrives With 593-HP M60 and 300+ Mile Range

F-150 Lightning

Deloitte Survey Reveals Incentives Rank Dead Last Among EV Purchase Motivations

I’ve spent the past year documenting what happens when you build an industry on government subsidies. Now we have the data to prove what we suspected all along: the $7,500 federal tax credit never drove genuine EV demand. Deloitte’s 2026 Global Automotive Consumer Study, released today, surveyed more than 28,500 consumers across 27 countries between…

Haye KestelooJan 7

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