January 08, 2026

Wishing you a Happy New Year filled with fresh beginnings, big smiles, and moments worth celebrating. ✨🎉 Thursday’s news contains: 

• Rivian, Lucid and Tesla Q4 deliveries and results

• Nuro, Uber, and Lucid Reveal Luxury Electric Robotaxi at CES 2026

• Mitsubishi Confirms New PHEV and All-Electric Crossover for 2026

• Electric Dodge Charger Daytona Named 2026 Car of the Year

• Critical Loop Deploys Mobile Battery System to Power EV Charging

• NaaS Completes Major EV Charging Carbon Credit Deal in China

• Video: Favorite Cars of 2025! Auto Focus Awards

New year, fresh headlines, and zero excuses to miss out—keep the newsletter in your life so you don’t start 2026 asking, “Wait… how did I miss that?”

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”

–Albert Einstein

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1. Production and delivery results released this week show that Rivian Automotive produced 10,974 vehicles and delivered 9,745 in Q4 2025, totaling 42,284 produced and 42,247 delivered for the full year, in line with expectations, with financial results scheduled for release on February 12, 2026.

2. Updated production and delivery figures show that Lucid Group produced 8,412 vehicles and delivered 5,345 in Q4 2025, bringing full-year totals to 18,378 vehicles produced (+104% YoY) and 15,841 delivered (+55% YoY), with the EV maker set to report detailed financial results on February 24, 2026.

3. In Q4 2025, Tesla delivered strong results with 434,358 vehicles produced, 418,227 delivered, and a record 14.2 GWh of energy storage deployed, bringing full-year totals to 1.65 million vehicles produced, 1.64 million delivered, and 46.7 GWh deployed.

4. At CES 2026, a partnership between Nuro, Uber, and Lucid unveiled a production-intent, all-electric luxury robotaxi and confirmed autonomous on-road testing began in December, paving the way for a San Francisco Bay Area launch later in 2026.

5. As part of its Momentum 2030 electrification strategy, a refreshed Outlander Plug-in Hybrid arriving in late spring 2026 and an all-new battery-electric crossover launching in late summer were confirmed by Mitsubishi Motors.

6. Dodge’s new multi-energy Charger lineup—highlighted by the 670-horsepower all-electric Charger Daytona—was named 2026 Detroit Free Press Car of the Year, underscoring how high-performance EV muscle cars are moving into the automotive mainstream.

7. To help overcome grid capacity bottlenecks and rapidly support EV charging and other power-constrained infrastructure needs, Critical Loop received a 2.33 MWh “Green Energy ToGo” mobile battery energy storage system with a 1 MW inverter from Coulomb Solutions.

8. In partnership with Kuaidian, a 21,000-ton carbon-inclusive credit transaction tied to EV charging in Wuhan was completed by NaaS Technology, advancing scalable carbon asset commercialization in China’s green transportation sector and supporting the country’s Dual Carbon goals.

9. At CES 2026, the EV charging market saw a new entrant as MSI launched EZgo, a rugged 9.6 kW portable charger for fast, flexible home and on-the-go charging, expanding its EV Life lineup and signaling a major push into EV infrastructure.

10. At CES 2026, Autel Energy showcased interoperable, grid-ready EV charging infrastructure and intelligent automation solutions spanning residential, fleet, commercial, and industrial applications, emphasizing open standards, scalability, and real-world electrification needs.

Favorite Cars of 2025! Auto Focus Awards

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