Nio's Onvo launches the L80 five-seat EV SUV in China starting at 245,800 yuan (~$36,020), undercutting Tesla's Model Y. Pre-orders open now with deliveries from May 15, intensifying competition in the world's largest EV market.
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Sawyer Merritt reports Tesla has stopped Cybertruck Premium All-Wheel Drive orders. The configurator lists Dual Motor at $82,490, and that row cannot be selected.
Elon Musk said Tesla will have to return Cybertruck deposits for a lot of people, and that the order rate far exceeds production.
Three House committee chairs have asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to give a closed-door briefing on November 18 about his interactions with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom The New York Times reported U.S. intelligence described as a Chinese intelligence asset. Nvidia says customer meetings involve ordinary business information, not sensitive secrets.
Rivian’s R2 was the company’s best-selling vehicle by volume in the third quarter, though Rivian did not disclose R2 unit counts. Revenue rose 38% to $2.155 billion, software and services revenue rose 45% to $605 million, and the automotive gross loss narrowed year over year.
DIA released the 2026 edition of "Challenges to Security in Space" on Oct 26, its third such unclassified report, with information current as of July 2026. Axios reports the 130-page report says China could field space-based lasers "by the late 2020s," and published a Vantor image dated May 28, 2024 showing China's reusable spaceplane with payload bay doors open and a satellite docked. Secure World Foundation's Victoria Samson told Axios the laser timeline "seems speculative."
