Rivian Q3 revenue rises 38% to $2.155B; R2 SUV already its best-selling vehicle
The R2's first full quarter of deliveries lifted Rivian past the R1 and its Amazon van, with the company guiding for further growth.
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Waymo picks Toyota bZ4X as next robotaxi, with Japan test fleet starting 2027
Toyota will build a custom bZ4X with the Waymo Driver integrated on the line in Japan, marking Waymo's first expansion of its vehicle platform with the automake
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Volkswagen posts Q3 operating loss of 5.86B euros, worst since Dieselgate
The group's EV sales growth is adding margin strain, prompting management warnings about profitability and cost action.
Cleantechnica · +9 outlets
Google and Constellation plan 11 nuclear uprates, $4.3B investment
The deal pairs a major data center power buyer with existing nuclear capacity as tech companies seek firm clean electricity.
American Nuclear Society · +8 outlets
BYD Q3 profit climbs 28% on exports as inventory balloons 60%
BYD shipped more than half a million vehicles abroad in the quarter, though rising inventory and stalling local deliveries cloud the picture; Geely also reporte
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LiveWire warns it may not survive as a going concern
Harley-Davidson's electric motorcycle brand said it has substantial doubt about its ability to keep operating, sending its shares lower.
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GE Vernova to buy Trench Group in $9B deal as gas turbine orders slow
The high-voltage equipment acquisition is meant to capture rising electricity demand even as gas turbine bookings cool.
Utilitydive · +5 outlets
AEP raises capital plan 30% to $100B on generation and transmission spending
The utility said contracted large loads jumped 22% to 84 GW, driven mainly by a 10.4-GW Ohio data center project.
Utilitydive · +5 outlets
U.S. loans $5 billion to expand nuclear power across three states
Federal financing is supporting plant upgrades and grid reliability work, part of a broader push to reopen and extend U.S. nuclear capacity.
Tomorrow's World Today · +14 outlets
Rivian starts delivering AWD electric vans with 30% more range
The bigger LFP pack and new dual-motor AWD version are the first major hardware upgrade to Rivian's delivery van since 2021.
Electrek · +7 outlets
CATL advances 20 Ah solid-state EV battery cells, targets 500 Wh/kg
The world's largest battery maker aims to begin small-scale solid-state production in 2027.
Electrek · +11 outlets
Trump administration moves to reopen nuclear plants in Iowa, Michigan and Pennsylvania
The effort is the latest step in a federal nuclear revival aimed at preserving firm, carbon-free generation.
Just The News · +13 outlets
XPeng launches Mona L05 SUV, reports strong debut sales
The family SUV is central to XPeng's Q4 sales push, and the company is testing split sales channels in China while expanding global shipments.
Cleantechnica · +8 outlets
Data center purchases of electrical equipment up 80% since 2025, Hubbell says
The electrical equipment supplier said a temporary meter component shortage should clear by year end.
Utilitydive · +6 outlets
FirstEnergy data center pipeline grows 5% to 26 GW in Q3
Two FirstEnergy utilities reserved combined cycle turbines for a 1.2-GW data center project in West Virginia and solicited 3 GW more.
Utilitydive · +2 outlets
Massachusetts to require new data centers to use clean energy
The requirement adds a state-level constraint on data center power sourcing as AI demand strains grids.
EnergyNow.com · +14 outlets
Ex-Tesla Autopilot head calls vision-only self-driving a weird religious stance
GM product chief Sterling Anderson, who ran Autopilot in 2015-2016, said dropping radar ignores physics.
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Toyota EV sales more than doubled, but gas and hybrid demand crumbles in China
Global sales have fallen for three straight months as Chinese demand shifts away from combustion models.
Electrek · +1 outlets