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NISSAN UNVEILS PIXO WITH CLAIMED RANGE OF 161 MILES https://evne.ws/ahls5

CATL PLANS PARIS BATTERY SWAP DEMO FOR MARCH 2027 https://evne.ws/ahls5

CATL OPENS OSLO BATTERY SERVICE CENTRE https://evne.ws/7nb7u

GM DELIVERS CUSTOMER EVS WITH RECYCLED CATHODE MATERIAL https://evne.ws/3zesx

VOLKSWAGEN DELAYS US ID. BUZZ TO 2028 MODEL YEAR https://evne.ws/a2ve1

ZEEKR ENTERS FINLAND AND THREE BALTIC MARKETS https://evne.ws/g3bpg

AVATR PLANS AUSTRALIAN PRE-ORDERS BEFORE END OF 2026 https://evne.ws/d6iq7

BYD ATTO 2 DM-I STARTS AT $24,990 IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/m5sup

CEER REVEALS EXOBOT ELECTRIC SEDAN AND SUV https://evne.ws/7yio5

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NISSAN UNVEILS PIXO WITH CLAIMED RANGE OF 161 MILES https://evne.ws/ahls5

CATL PLANS PARIS BATTERY SWAP DEMO FOR MARCH 2027 https://evne.ws/ahls5

CATL OPENS OSLO BATTERY SERVICE CENTRE https://evne.ws/7nb7u

GM DELIVERS CUSTOMER EVS WITH RECYCLED CATHODE MATERIAL https://evne.ws/3zesx

VOLKSWAGEN DELAYS US ID. BUZZ TO 2028 MODEL YEAR https://evne.ws/a2ve1

ZEEKR ENTERS FINLAND AND THREE BALTIC MARKETS https://evne.ws/g3bpg

AVATR PLANS AUSTRALIAN PRE-ORDERS BEFORE END OF 2026 https://evne.ws/d6iq7

BYD ATTO 2 DM-I STARTS AT $24,990 IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/m5sup

CEER REVEALS EXOBOT ELECTRIC SEDAN AND SUV https://evne.ws/7yio5

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BMW I3 OPENS RESERVATIONS WITH 912 KM WLTP RANGE https://evne.ws/bg3j8

BMW PLANS ENTRY-LEVEL NEUE KLASSE EV FOR 2028 https://evne.ws/4apma

RIVIAN R2 PET CAM WON’T WORK WITH PEOPLE INSIDE https://evne.ws/6mhq2

RENAULT MEGANE DROPS TO £28,245 AND CHARGES FASTER https://evne.ws/o1xzv

GOTION LIFTS SOLID-STATE BATTERY GOAL TO 400 WH/KG https://evne.ws/vzkq0

EUROPE COULD HAVE ENOUGH EU-MADE BATTERY CELLS BY 2030 https://evne.ws/i2k0u

MERCEDES GETS FIRST LOOK AT PROLOGIUM’S GEN4 CELLS https://evne.ws/sqhvu

LEAPMOTOR C10 RAISES CHARGING FROM 84 TO 120 KW https://evne.ws/1vmoc

T&E SAYS EV DEPRECIATION GAP SHRINKS 80% https://evne.ws/j9zzs

PORSCHE BOSS REJECTS ANTI-EV LABEL AS PETROL MACAN RETURNS https://evne.ws/qm4nx

BMW i3 OPENS RESERVATIONS WITH 912 KM WLTP RANGE
BMW has opened reservations for the new electric i3, led by the 50 xDrive with a 108.7 kWh battery, 345 kW dual-motor AWD, up to 912 km/567 miles WLTP range and 400 kW charging that can add up to 423 km/263 miles in 10 minutes. Prices start at €65,900 in Germany and $61,500 before destination in the US, with UK deliveries due autumn 2026, bringing BMW’s Neue Klasse technology into the core 3 Series market with genuinely long-range capability.
BMW PLANS ENTRY-LEVEL NEUE KLASSE EV FOR 2028
BMW is planning a smaller Neue Klasse EV for Europe in 2028, reportedly known internally as NB0 and expected to become the i1, with rear-wheel drive and possible dual-motor versions rather than the front-wheel-drive layout of today’s 1 Series. With the combustion 1 Series expected to remain into the early 2030s, BMW could sell two similarly sized hatchbacks in parallel as Neue Klasse technology moves into a more price-sensitive part of the market.
RIVIAN R2 PET CAM WON’T WORK WITH PEOPLE INSIDE
Rivian will add Pet Cam to every R2 through an OTA update, allowing owners using Pet Comfort Mode to view the cabin through the colour rear-view-mirror camera and receive optional snapshots once per minute. The feature will automatically disable if it detects a person inside, a deliberate privacy safeguard that highlights both the flexibility and surveillance risks of increasingly software-defined vehicles.
RENAULT MEGANE DROPS TO £28,245 AND CHARGES FASTER
The refreshed Renault Megane E-Tech Electric now starts at £28,245 in the UK after the £3,750 Electric Car Grant, with a 67 kWh LFP battery, up to 306 miles WLTP range and faster 165 kW DC charging capable of 15–80% in about 24 minutes. The combination of a sub-£30,000 price, more than 300 miles of quoted range and shorter charging stops substantially improves its competitiveness against mainstream electric hatchbacks and crossovers.
GOTION LIFTS SOLID-STATE BATTERY GOAL TO 400 Wh/kg
Gotion has raised its sulfide solid-state battery energy-density target from 350 to 400 Wh/kg after commissioning a 0.2 GWh pilot line, conducting vehicle tests and designing a planned 2 GWh production line. Small-scale production has previously been targeted for 2027 and mass production for 2030, but 400 Wh/kg remains a development target rather than a specification for cells approaching series production.
EUROPE COULD HAVE ENOUGH EU-MADE BATTERY CELLS BY 2030
A new analysis concludes that Europe could have enough EU-made battery cells by 2030 to meet demand within the study’s scope, including corporate and private EVs, meaning cell manufacturing capacity itself need not block stronger European-content rules. The bigger challenge is extending localisation beyond cells into cathodes and other battery components so that industrial policy builds a broader European supply chain rather than simply European cell factories.
MERCEDES GETS FIRST LOOK AT PROLOGIUM’S GEN4 CELLS
Mercedes-Benz has secured priority access to ProLogium’s Gen4 cells for electrical, thermal and safety testing, extending a partnership dating to 2016 but stopping well short of a production commitment. ProLogium claims its non-flammable inorganic electrolyte and ceramic separator can improve safety, energy density, charging and cold-weather performance, while its planned Dunkirk factory could eventually reach 44 GWh annually if the technology proves suitable for production.
LEAPMOTOR C10 RAISES CHARGING FROM 84 TO 120 KW
Leapmotor’s 2027 C10 update raises DC charging on the 69.9 kWh Pro BEV from 84 to 120 kW, cutting a 30–80% charge to about 24 minutes, while the 81.9 kWh ProMax offers up to 519 km WLTP range. Other changes include more luggage space, a front trunk and upgraded infotainment, but the faster charging is the most important improvement because it removes one of the cheaper BEV’s clearest long-distance weaknesses.
T&E SAYS EV DEPRECIATION GAP SHRINKS 80%
Transport & Environment says the apparent depreciation gap between EVs and combustion cars falls from 12.9 to 2.6 percentage points when subsidies, acquisition taxes, inflation, fleet composition and changing new-car prices are included in the calculation. The analysis uses Autovista transaction data from Germany, France, Italy and Spain but is T&E’s own reinterpretation rather than a new dataset, arguing that EV depreciation remains higher but is substantially overstated by conventional comparisons.
PORSCHE BOSS REJECTS ANTI-EV LABEL AS PETROL MACAN RETURNS
Porsche’s chief executive has rejected claims that he is anti-EV as the company prepares another petrol Macan for 2028 following weaker electric Macan demand, with EV sales down 40% year-on-year in the first half while combustion Macan sales rose 2%. Porsche is still developing electric models including the 718, but its strategy is becoming deliberately mixed as it balances EV investment against stronger combustion demand and profitability in some markets.

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BYD'S RECORD MONTH COMES WITH A CHINA SALES DROP https://evne.ws/00nw9

LEAPMOTOR SETS RECORD BUT NEEDS 111,154 A MONTH https://evne.ws/8qett

NIO'S SWAP-STATION PUSH NEEDS TO TRIPLE PACE https://evne.ws/nv2fl

XPENG BRINGS G9L ORDERS AND NGP TO EUROPE https://evne.ws/2q0je

FREELANDER RETURNS — IN THE UAE BEFORE BRITAIN https://evne.ws/7wh0t

JETOUR G700 ADDS HUAWEI ADS 5.0 https://evne.ws/pkqs0

CHINESE CARMAKERS TURN TO FEWER MODELS AND ALLIANCES https://evne.ws/a0vso

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VOLKSWAGEN CONFIRMS ID. TIGUAN WILL REPLACE ID.4 AND ID.5 https://evne.ws/b1sma

TESLA MOVES ROADSTER DEMONSTRATION TO 15 OCTOBER https://evne.ws/zl9sy

OMODA AND JAECOO SIGNAL LATE-2026 CANADIAN ARRIVAL https://evne.ws/ju700

GM FINANCE CHIEF EXPECTS MORE US COMPETITION https://evne.ws/hyvsy

BYD PRICES ATTO 3 EVO FROM $41,990 https://evne.ws/nf2sw

CHERY RECRUITS UK DEALERS FOR ICAUR https://evne.ws/lc5pm

POWERCO AND GOTION PLAN THREE BATTERY VENTURES https://evne.ws/tbuh8

T&E FINDS ELECTRIC TRUCKS CHEAPER IN SIX EU MARKETS https://evne.ws/7wtq9

GERMAN AUTO INDUSTRY CHIEF URGES COOPERATION WITH CHINA https://evne.ws/i985w

UBS SAYS CHINESE EXPORTS OUTRUN EUROPEAN REGISTRATIONS https://evne.ws/fqb9t

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VOLKSWAGEN CONFIRMS ID. TIGUAN WILL REPLACE ID.4 AND ID.5 https://evne.ws/b1sma

TESLA MOVES ROADSTER DEMONSTRATION TO 15 OCTOBER https://evne.ws/zl9sy

OMODA AND JAECOO SIGNAL LATE-2026 CANADIAN ARRIVAL https://evne.ws/ju700

GM FINANCE CHIEF EXPECTS MORE US COMPETITION https://evne.ws/hyvsy

BYD PRICES ATTO 3 EVO FROM $41,990 https://evne.ws/nf2sw

CHERY RECRUITS UK DEALERS FOR ICAUR https://evne.ws/lc5pm

POWERCO AND GOTION PLAN THREE BATTERY VENTURES https://evne.ws/tbuh8

T&E FINDS ELECTRIC TRUCKS CHEAPER IN SIX EU MARKETS https://evne.ws/7wtq9

GERMAN AUTO INDUSTRY CHIEF URGES COOPERATION WITH CHINA https://evne.ws/i985w

UBS SAYS CHINESE EXPORTS OUTRUN EUROPEAN REGISTRATIONS https://evne.ws/fqb9t

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BYD SHOWS LARGER SECOND-GENERATION SEAL 07 https://evne.ws/etz8g

SAIC VOLKSWAGEN OPENS ID. ERA 8X PRE-SALES https://evne.ws/18qhe

VOLKSWAGEN ID. UNYX 09 PRE-SALES START IN CHINA https://evne.ws/2c6wj

JETTA OPENS M6 PRE-SALES FROM 80,800 YUAN https://evne.ws/vfu0v

NIO BOSS SAYS BATTERY-SWAP DEAL AVOIDS DUPLICATED INVESTMENT https://evne.ws/6qfuz

CHERY ICAR V27 LONG-RANGE GETS 300 KM CLTC RANGE https://evne.ws/pv06g

GOTION AND VOLKSWAGEN PLAN ABOUT €3.22 BILLION BATTERY INVESTMENT https://evne.ws/4cpg9

LUXEED RX LAUNCHES FROM 259,800 YUAN https://evne.ws/usbqk

CHINA AIMS FOR INITIAL LARGE-SCALE ALL-SOLID-STATE APPLICATION BY 2030 https://evne.ws/oeymy

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SMART DETAILS ELECTRIC #2 AHEAD OF PARIS REVEAL https://evne.ws/bts2h

RIVIAN GAINS WASHINGTON LICENCE FOR DIRECT SALES https://evne.ws/ku0s7

USED-DIESEL VALUES FALL; DIESEL COSTS AROUND 14PC MORE https://evne.ws/0fy3o

GM AND PG&E OFFER FREE CHARGERS AND BILL CREDITS https://evne.ws/rhts9

HYUNDAI CONTINUES SOLID-STATE BATTERY DEVELOPMENT DESPITE COSTS https://evne.ws/9cz6h

HYUNDAI TESTS 200 KWH USED-BATTERY STORAGE https://evne.ws/mtar4

POWERCO CANADA POSTPONES $7-BILLION ST. THOMAS FACTORY OPENING https://evne.ws/nl0c9

BOSCH WARNS COSTLY BATTERY REPAIRS COULD SHORTEN EV LIVES https://evne.ws/kcwrw

KIA PV5 CHASSIS UK CONVERSIONS DUE FOURTH QUARTER 2026 https://evne.ws/e4uf2

THREE-QUARTERS OF 20 LEADING UK PHEVS CANNOT USE RAPID CHARGERS https://evne.ws/2awak

VERTICAL OPENS £1.5M VALO ASSEMBLY CENTRE https://evne.ws/gl9d1

SMART’S TINY #2 HAS SURPRISINGLY SERIOUS ENGINEERING
smart’s new sub-3-metre electric #2 uses rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight distribution, five-link independent rear suspension and a compact 11-in-1 electric-drive unit to maximise cabin space and manoeuvrability. Its 35.8 kWh CATL battery targets about 300 km WLTP range and 10–80% charging in 20 minutes, while seven airbags and a body made from more than 78% high-strength steel underpin its safety pitch ahead of the 12 October Paris debut.
RIVIAN GAINS WASHINGTON LICENCE FOR DIRECT SALES
Rivian has obtained a Washington motor vehicle dealer licence allowing it to sell directly through company-owned locations, although it has not said when in-state sales, test drives or deliveries will begin. It is also preparing a showroom and service centre with 13 service bays and 21 chargers for an expected early-spring 2027 opening, serving a state with almost 10,000 registered Rivians.
USED-DIESEL VALUES FALL AS DIESEL COSTS AROUND 14% MORE
UK diesel prices are around 14% higher than petrol, contributing to falling used-diesel values as motorists reconsider whether the fuel still makes economic sense. Higher fuel costs following geopolitical disruption and the arrival of cheaper EVs are accelerating diesel’s decline, although Britain’s 4.8 million diesel vans have had fewer alternatives until the recent arrival of longer-range electric vans.
PG&E WILL PAY GM EV DRIVERS TO HELP TAKE PRESSURE OFF THE GRID
GM and PG&E are offering eligible Northern and Central California buyers of new Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC EVs a free GM home charger, although customers must pay installation costs. Drivers using participating chargers and OnStar can receive a $15 monthly bill credit plus up to another $50 for allowing PG&E’s Charge Manager software to shift charging towards periods of lower grid demand or cheaper electricity.
HYUNDAI: “YOU MUST BE IN THE GAME” ON SOLID-STATE BATTERIES
Hyundai will continue developing solid-state batteries despite R&D chief Manfred Harrer saying he does not expect their raw-material costs to become suitable for mass-market vehicles within five years. Hyundai is working internally and with partners including Solid Power, with Harrer expecting small-volume halo vehicles using solid-state packs to reach the market within that period while broader adoption remains further away.
HYUNDAI TESTS 200 KWH USED-BATTERY STORAGE
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution are testing a 200 kWh stationary storage system using retired batteries from E-GMP vehicles at a fast-charging site in South Korea. The pilot will charge the batteries during off-peak periods and discharge during high demand, testing whether used EV packs can safely and economically reduce grid peaks and charging-station costs.
POWERCO DELAYS $7-BILLION ST. THOMAS BATTERY FACTORY BY TWO YEARS
Volkswagen’s PowerCo has delayed the opening of its $7-billion St. Thomas battery factory in Ontario by two years, citing changing market demand, technological developments and Volkswagen Group strategy. Construction is continuing on the 16-million-square-foot plant, which has received commitments of $700 million from Canada’s federal government and $500 million from Ontario.
BOSCH WARNS COSTLY BATTERY REPAIRS COULD SHORTEN EV LIVES
Bosch warns that ageing EVs could be scrapped prematurely if owners cannot economically repair individual battery components once their original warranties expire. It argues that module-level repairs could keep otherwise usable cars on the road, avoiding situations where the cost of replacing an entire battery exceeds the vehicle’s value.
KIA PV5 CHASSIS UK CONVERSIONS DUE FOURTH QUARTER 2026
Kia has introduced the PV5 Chassis, an E-GMP.S-based electric commercial-vehicle platform designed for specialist body conversions including UK tipper, dropside and Box/Luton versions from TGS Automotive Group. UK models will use the 71.2 kWh Long Range battery exclusively, while other European markets will also receive a 51.1 kWh Standard Range version.
THREE-QUARTERS OF 20 LEADING UK PHEVS CANNOT USE RAPID CHARGERS
ChargeUK says three-quarters of the UK’s 20 best-selling plug-in hybrid models cannot use rapid chargers, with only 26% of vehicles sold across those models capable of charging at 50 kW or more and none supporting 150 kW ultra-rapid charging. The charging-industry group argues that limited public charging capability encourages PHEV drivers to rely on petrol and warns the government against treating higher PHEV sales as equivalent to wider electrification.
VERTICAL OPENS £1.5M VALO ASSEMBLY CENTRE
Vertical Aerospace has opened a £1.5 million, 60,000-square-foot assembly centre at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire to build Valo electric aircraft for certification testing. Assembly of the first certification aircraft is expected in the fourth quarter of 2027, with commercial certification targeted for 2029 and around 1,500 pre-orders reported from customers including major airlines and aviation operators.