Rivian goes to market, Xiaomi goes big, and a $14,000 tiny EV in the US

In the Electrek Podcast (electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast), we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Rivian going back to the stock market market, Xiaomi going big, and a $14,000 tiny EV in the US.

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

• Rivian (RIVN) launches 75M-share sale to raise ~$1.5B for R2 push (electrek.co/2026/07/07/rivian-75-million-share…)

• Xiaomi reveals SkyNomad N90: a living room on wheels (electrek.co/2026/07/10/xiaomi-skynomad-n90-ere…)

• BYD reveals prices for its new 1,500hp+ luxury EV sports car start at nearly $200K [Images] (electrek.co/2026/07/09/byd-reveals-prices-luxu…)

• Toyota delays Highlander BEV production as the 3-row electric SUV is put on the back burner (electrek.co/2026/07/09/toyota-delays-highlande…)

• This tiny EV is now on sale in the US for less than $14,000 (electrek.co/2026/07/07/tiny-ev-on-sale-less-th…)

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):

youtube.com/live/NIVW_kUHZlI