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Industry Round-up: Rivian, Canoo, Xpeng, Kia & Hyundai

Rivian ditches yellow, Canoo sells vans, and Xpeng soars. 🦅
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Industry Round-up: Rivian, Canoo, Xpeng, Kia & Hyundai

🟡 Rivian Changes Color Palette

Rivian/Electrek

Rivian discontinues Compass Yellow paint for R1T and R1S. From now on, orders will default to LA Silver, requiring customers to press several buttons to get their preferred shade of spilled mustard.

🔋 Canoo Unveils the LDV 190

Midjourney/ASOTU

Meet Canoo's new electric cargo van - the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle LDV 190. It has dynamic handling and performance, an innovative cargo cartridge, additional LED lighting, and optional translucent roof panels. Canoo aims for a 20k annual production in Oklahoma City, potentially making them the first #VanLife models marketed directly at cowboys.

📈 Xpeng's Share Price Soars

Giphy/Pixar

Xpeng announces a massive $744M deal with Didi, causing a 13% surge in share value. The deal will lead to a new mass-market EV brand launching next year! This will join an already uncountable number of EV brands that may or may not be driven by real people.

🚔 Chicago vs. Kia & Hyundai

Midjourney/ASOTU

The Windy City alleges Kia and Hyundai missed essential anti-theft tech in their 2011-2022 models, leading to 7k+ thefts last year. Viral videos showcase how vulnerable these cars are when somebody decides to steal them. This mess has ruined the faith in "dusting for prints" that years of cop shows built in us as kids.

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