Rivian reported positive second-quarter financial results and favorable shareholder call outcomes in July 2026, yet its stock price declined significantly. The share value dropped approximately 3.9% following the news, continuing a multi-week slide from $20.14 to the mid-teens. Analysts attribute this counterintuitive market reaction to a recent equity raise that diluted existing shares and heightened headline risk. Additionally, Rivian filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking tariff refunds based on a Supreme Court [...]

Journalist Dean Gibson evaluates the SEAT Ibiza and Vauxhall Corsa to determine the superior supermini for first-time drivers. The Ibiza, celebrating forty years of production, relies on competitive pricing and incremental updates since its 2017 launch to remain relevant. Conversely, the Corsa, introduced in 2019, underwent a 2023 refresh and recently added the value-focused Yes edition to enhance its feature set. Both vehicles aim to provide confidence and practicality for new motorists while fitting diverse lifestyles. The [...]

Kia has confirmed it will manufacture the EV3 electric SUV at its Pesquería factory in Nuevo León, Mexico, rather than in the United States. Production is scheduled to begin this month, supported by a $640 million investment through 2028. This funding covers a national charging network, a 2 MW solar park, and a wastewater treatment facility. The decision follows previous reports that the larger EV4 will not enter the US market. The article attributes this shift to [...]

The European Commission’s Electrification Action Plan prioritises direct electrification of transport, shipping, and aviation to cut fossil‑fuel dependence and emissions. It promotes Vehicle‑to‑Grid (V2G) by allowing regulatory sandboxes, adopting network codes, and incentivising smart, bidirectional charging through new network charges and smart meter roll‑outs. The plan mandates V2G‑ready hardware in new EVs via type‑approval regulation, aiming for standardized communication and onboard bidirectional chargers by 2027. It also proposes amendments to the Electricity Market Design Regulation to encourage [...]

Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the Neira electric MPV prototype at the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, targeting Indonesia’s high‑capacity family‑vehicle market. The three‑row, six‑ or seven‑seat model will enter production at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia by the end of 2026, using the same platform as Kia’s Carens Clavis EV launched in India. Shared body proportions, door structures and window lines reveal the joint architecture, while Hyundai applies its own front‑facing grille‑less fascia, full‑width LED strip and rugged cladding [...]

IQM Quantum Computers and Deutsche Bahn have demonstrated a hybrid quantum‑classical algorithm that schedules rolling stock using real‑world data on IQM’s Emerald superconducting processor. The study converted a two‑day, 190‑trip timetable across five German cities into a maximum‑weight independent set problem, generating roughly 98,500 feasible train cycles. Because the full graph exceeds current quantum hardware limits, the team employed a divide‑and‑conquer approach: a classical outer loop extracts small subgraphs (about 20 nodes), the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA, [...]

Thailand is evaluating a national electric‑vehicle (EV) Roaming Hub that would link the charging networks of EPPO, EGAT, MEA, PEA and PTT Oil and Retail Business. The initiative, led by the Energy Policy and Planning Office, follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the five entities to study technical and regulatory feasibility. If implemented, a single database would allow drivers to locate stations, view real‑time availability, compare prices and pay through one app, eliminating the need for [...]