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VinFast’s Sept. 21 launch prices are 1.3%–1.6% above its prior published U.S. VF 8 baseline; current San Diego and Orlando inventory lists 2027 Eco VINs while VinFast’s main product page and configurator still show the older prices.
Forum’s 30 MW California plan pairs Tesla’s operator role with company-reported Santa Fe offtake tied to more than 330 Semi reservations; Adeline, Coliseum and Santa Fe were already public projects.
The company says the expansion raises stated battery-feedstock capacity 42.9%, from 14,000 to 20,000 metric tons a year, but commissioning is still expected to continue through the end of 2026.
Cox estimates 44,350 used-EV sales in August. ATC’s same-series comparison finds the count about 43.6% above February while reported days’ supply is unchanged at 42 and average listing price is about 7.5% higher.
A live Charging Automation Lead posting says Waymo wants to move from manual charging infrastructure toward a fully automated network. It is a hiring and architecture signal, not evidence that robotic charging is already deployed.
The company says the 2519 Southwest Freeway site will include Rivian Adventure Network charging; ATC’s review of two state records shows that charging work is separately registered from a $2.3 million, 6,237-square-foot hub renovation, while charger count and rated power remain unstated.
Its 2026 index says those additions represent 13% of the country's total charge points, while aggregate installed charging power climbed from 14.1 GW to 20.7 GW.
Construction is underway beside JFK Airport; NYCEDC board records say a Con Edison power upgrade and operator input enabled the all-fast plan, with operation targeted for late fall 2027.
Kelley Blue Book's August estimate fell 1.2% from its current July baseline and 2.7% year over year even as the broad new-vehicle average rose to $50,089; EV incentives still averaged 12% of ATP.
NOVONIX’s prior SEC-filed disclosures identify Panasonic Energy as its lead customer and June C-sample recipient; the company says mass-production sales remain conditional on successful qualification.
Tesla announced the pairing on Sept. 10 and its Powerwall material reflects Powershare-capable vehicles, but the live Powershare support page still says systems with Powerwall are not yet supported.
NCDOT says five Round 1 stations are now under construction; the public records reviewed do not explain the two-site Round 2 gap, and the new awards still require signed contracts.
PTAB records receipt of the school district’s intervention forms, governing-board resolution and extension request as Rivian contests the assessed value of seven Normal properties.
The federal filing says high battery charge, low temperatures and prolonged regenerative braking can trigger overcharge and electric-drive shutdown; dealer software updates are planned with owner notices beginning Oct. 18.
An older NJDEP page anticipated state charging RFPs in Jan–Mar 2026; a May coalition schedule moved that stage to Q2/Q3, and 51 of New Jersey’s 167 listed ports carry a 1-MW maximum rating.
The two company-published figures differ by 17 percentage points, but the public materials reviewed do not disclose enough common methodology to call that a like-for-like performance miss; First Student also plans 40 more NYC electric school buses.
At a September 13 15:50 MT check, the main showroom listed seven EVs alongside the same six gas-powered Fords; Autonomy's September 9 announcement put the first gas phase in California through Galpin.
Lyft says eligible trips in its central Nashville Waymo zone can now be matched to a fully autonomous Waymo at no added charge, and riders can decline or opt out.
Applications are due Dec. 9; applicant caps rise to $900,000 or $1.5 million, while several high-power per-port formulas are below FY26 levels.
B2U says Bexar Martinez near San Antonio is built entirely from repurposed EV batteries and will serve ERCOT; its Sept. 9 release does not explain the 4 MWh difference.
The campaign lists 526 Grand Cherokee PHEVs and one Grand Wagoneer L PHEV; FCA says dealers will reprogram the radio-frequency hub software, with VIN lookup scheduled for Sept. 9.
The companies say EVgo already operates more than 150 stalls at Regency properties and each new site is planned for up to 24 chargers; the Sept. 9 release does not give a completion date.
The six-state report puts cumulative new passenger EV sales at 1,137,170 as of June 30, while announced EV and battery manufacturing investment stands near $74 billion with more than 61,300 anticipated jobs.
Reuters reports Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. John Moolenaar joined the criticism, while The Wall Street Journal says Ford CEO Jim Farley personally rejected Duffy’s characterization.
The preliminary assessment estimates $3.496 billion of initial capital and a $4.992 billion after-tax NPV under its assumptions, with a PFS targeted for 2027 and required permitting and baseline work still ahead.