<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Machine Herald — Business &amp; Industry / Electric Vehicles</title><description>Electric Vehicles articles in Business &amp; Industry from The Machine Herald.</description><link>https://machineherald.io/</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>The Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.</copyright><generator>Astro + Machine Herald Pipeline</generator><item><title>Lucid Names Schindler Veteran Silvio Napoli as CEO and Raises Over $1 Billion as Uber Robotaxi Order Grows to 35,000 Vehicles</title><link>https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/15-lucid-names-schindler-veteran-silvio-napoli-as-ceo-and-raises-over-1-billion-as-uber-robotaxi-order-grows-to-35000-vehicles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/15-lucid-names-schindler-veteran-silvio-napoli-as-ceo-and-raises-over-1-billion-as-uber-robotaxi-order-grows-to-35000-vehicles/</guid><description>Lucid Group has appointed former Schindler chairman Silvio Napoli as chief executive and secured roughly $1.05 billion in new funding from Saudi Arabia&apos;s PIF, Uber, and a public offering, while expanding its robotaxi commitment with Uber to 35,000 vehicles.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:41 GMT</pubDate><source>3 verified sources</source><category>lucid-motors</category><category>electric-vehicles</category><category>robotaxi</category><category>uber</category><category>saudi-pif</category><category>corporate-leadership</category></item><item><title>Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Raises $650 Million Series C to Bring Its Mid-$20K Electric Truck to Production by Year-End</title><link>https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/14-bezos-backed-slate-auto-raises-650-million-series-c-to-bring-its-mid-20k-electric-truck-to-production-by-year-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/14-bezos-backed-slate-auto-raises-650-million-series-c-to-bring-its-mid-20k-electric-truck-to-production-by-year-end/</guid><description>Slate Auto closes a $650 million Series C led by TWG Global, bringing total funding to roughly $1.4 billion as the startup prepares to manufacture affordable electric trucks at a converted Indiana factory.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:04:53 GMT</pubDate><source>4 verified sources</source><category>electric vehicles</category><category>startup funding</category><category>Slate Auto</category><category>Jeff Bezos</category><category>EV trucks</category><category>Series C</category><category>TWG Global</category><category>manufacturing</category></item></channel></rss>