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VW CONFIRMS ELECTRIC NEXT-GEN AMAROK https://evne.ws/aukhd

MG GO! PREVIEWS SMALL EV FOR 2027 https://evne.ws/whmpt

TESLA OPENS FIRST PUBLIC SEMI MEGACHARGER https://evne.ws/3i1xa

USED EVS OUTPACE PETROL CARS IN BRITAIN https://evne.ws/np329

LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LEAD GERMAN EV SUBSIDY APPROVALS https://evne.ws/f0zrt

SUBARU CUTS 2027 SOLTERRA PRICE IN CANADA https://evne.ws/4ca15

CANADA CLEARS 6,531 CHINA-MADE EV IMPORTS https://evne.ws/yofau

DONGFENG MOVES INTO CANADIAN EV MARKET https://evne.ws/p7f74

KIA PITCHES SMALL EV VAN FOR CANADIAN FLEETS https://evne.ws/z0czg

GEELY SETS E2 PRICE BELOW €20,000 IN ITALY https://evne.ws/lpl28

HOYMILES LAUNCHES UL 3700 BALCONY SOLAR INVERTER https://evne.ws/iygpp

RUSSIAN FUEL SHORTAGES PUSH DRIVERS TO EVS https://evne.ws/cqz71

It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 22 July 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

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VW CONFIRMS ELECTRIC NEXT-GEN AMAROK
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand chief Stefan Mecha has confirmed that the third-generation Amarok will be offered as a fully electric model, part of a flexible drivetrain strategy spanning PHEVs and EVs that he says is essential to keeping the ute competitive, while the current Amarok's powertrain line-up stays unchanged. The timing points to 2029-2030, matching the expiry of VW's production deal with Ford, and talks with Ford about the next generation's underpinnings are still ongoing.
MG GO! PREVIEWS SMALL EV FOR 2027
MG has unveiled the GO! concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a roughly four-metre B-segment electric hatchback designed at SAIC's U.K. studio that borrows MGB GT grille lines and vertical taillamp elements, with production due in 2027 and possibly badged MG 2. MG admits the show car is a "dressed up" version that will lose its bulging fenders, oversized wheels, tow hooks and diffuser, and while technical details are unconfirmed, industry coverage points to MG's front-drive E3/Urban architecture with modest LFP batteries to rival the Renault 5 E-Tech and Mini Cooper Electric.
TESLA OPENS FIRST PUBLIC SEMI MEGACHARGER
Tesla has opened its first public Megacharger station for Semi fleets in Bloomington, California, about an hour east of Los Angeles, with six stalls each capable of up to 1.2 MW and access for all Tesla Semi commercial fleet customers. The launch was confirmed by Tesla Charging on X and marked with a ribbon-cutting attended by trucking, fleet and charging figures, with the San Bernardino County site chosen for its position on the freight corridor linking the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Southern California's warehouse network.
USED EVS OUTPACE PETROL CARS IN BRITAIN
Steep fuel prices have driven a surge in British used-EV demand, with Autotrader's July fastest-selling ranking filled entirely by electrified models for the first time — eight of them fully electric, double last year's tally — led by the MG ZS at 13 days against a 24-day average for used EVs and 30 days across all fuel types. Average used-EV prices rose 1.6% year-on-year to £24,662 ($33,225), the first increase since December 2022, and Autotrader's Marc Palmer says that unlike past Middle East-driven spikes tied to events such as the US-Israeli war on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz closure, this demand has been sustained while the ten slowest sellers were all petrol or diesel.
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LEAD GERMAN EV SUBSIDY APPROVALS
Handelsblatt reports that 48% of approvals under Germany's new EV subsidy scheme have gone to households with taxable income up to €45,000 ($51,300), according to data from a parliamentary inquiry by Left Party lawmaker Jorrit Bosch, with lower-income buyers eligible for up to €6,000 ($6,840) on new BEVs, range-extenders and select plug-in hybrids depending on vehicle type, income and family size. The programme launched in January to replace the flat-rate scheme scrapped abruptly in late 2023, and environment ministry figures show foreign manufacturers took most of the support, with only two of the 14 most-subsidised brands being German as Germany's EV fleet passed 2.2 million by early April 2026.
SUBARU CUTS 2027 SOLTERRA PRICE IN CANADA
Subaru Canada has cut the 2027 Solterra's starting MSRP to $47,995, $4,500 below the 2026 model and just under the country's $50,000 EVAP threshold, which restores its eligibility for the federal rebate worth up to $5,000. Subaru quotes an effective starting figure of $46,727 with delivery, dealer fees and the rebate included, against $55,285 for the current 2026 car, with the updated model due at Canadian dealerships later this year.
CANADA CLEARS 6,531 CHINA-MADE EV IMPORTS
Canada had imported 6,531 China-made EVs by July 14, leaving roughly 75% of the 24,500-vehicle first-half quota unused, with arrivals starting in May and building through June and July but falling well short of the allowance. Ottawa will keep the current quota open through August before adding a further 24,500 vehicles plus any unused first-half volume for September through February 2027; Global Affairs Canada does not break the figures down by brand, but Shanghai-built Tesla Model 3s are presumed to dominate, Lotus has accounted for nearly two dozen and Polestar is expected to resume Polestar 2 imports in August.
DONGFENG MOVES INTO CANADIAN EV MARKET
Dongfeng plans to enter Canada's EV market under the low-tariff quota created by Mark Carney's deal with China earlier this year, showing the Vigo and Nammi Box 01 to buyers at an Old Port event in Montreal this week while it completes regulatory certification. North World Industry will handle distribution, and the company is starting with consumer awareness before sales, aiming to launch its first two models next year.
KIA PITCHES SMALL EV VAN FOR CANADIAN FLEETS
Kia Canada has pitched the PV5 as a compact electric cargo van for small businesses and urban fleets, offering about 160 cubic feet of cargo volume and targeting tradespeople, last-mile delivery firms and telecom operators that do not need a full-size vehicle. The real test may be size rather than range or price, given GM pulled its Ontario-built BrightDrop vans — offering 400 or 600 cubic feet — from the market last fall after weak sales, while Kia calls the smaller PV5 an answer to an "unmet need".
GEELY SETS E2 PRICE BELOW €20,000 IN ITALY
Geely will launch the E2 small electric hatchback in Italy in October at a promotional €19,900, undercutting the Citroen e-C3 at €20,490 and sitting just above the BYD Dolphin Surf at €19,790; the same car is sold as the EX2 in the U.K. and the Xingyuan in China, where it was last year's best-selling model with 160,800 wholesale deliveries in the first five months of this year. In Europe's small-EV class the Renault 5 E-Tech leads with 36,575 sales, up 35%, ahead of the e-C3 on 17,859 (down 11%), the Dolphin Surf on 15,072 and the Peugeot e-208 on 10,546, up 23%.
HOYMILES LAUNCHES UL 3700 BALCONY SOLAR INVERTER
Hoymiles has launched the HiFlow Pro, which it says is the first US microinverter certified under UL 3700, the new safety standard for plug-in balcony solar, a model already popular in Europe — especially Germany — that lets homeowners and renters run portable panels through a standard outlet instead of a rooftop install. Eight states had signed plug-in solar bills into law as of July 2026 — Utah, Maine, Virginia, Maryland, Colorado, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire — with New York's awaiting the governor's signature as of July 16 and nearly 30 states having introduced legislation, while safeguards must prevent the reversed power flow from feeding the grid during outages; a single 360W unit produces up to 721.08 kWh a year and up to four can run in parallel across separate outlets.
RUSSIAN FUEL SHORTAGES PUSH DRIVERS TO EVS
Ukrainian strikes on energy targets have tightened Russian fuel supplies, bringing hours-long queues and rising gasoline and diesel prices that are pushing some motorists towards electric cars, including engineer Oksana Yasinskaya, 36, who told Automotive News the queues settled her decision to buy an EV and that she values not wasting hours on what she called a humiliating wait, with some drivers queuing late at night. Autostat says EV and plug-in hybrid sales accelerated in June as shortages worsened and expects the tiny market to grow if the crisis drags on, though it still leans on used cars rather than fresh showroom demand.

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CHINESE BRANDS HIT RECORD 10.9% IN EUROPE https://evne.ws/7r7x4

MG 07 REACHES DEALERS AHEAD OF PRE-SALE https://evne.ws/7yt8c

XPENG MONA L03 HITS 50K ORDERS FAST https://evne.ws/cqaxk

GEELY OPENS GALAXY TT ULTRA PRE-SALES https://evne.ws/c969y

CHINA SETS NEV REPAIR SAFETY RULES https://evne.ws/iypfw

CATL LANDS SECOND EUROPEAN SODIUM-ION STORAGE DEAL https://evne.ws/s8ocz

BYD HITS 100,000 CARS IN BRAZIL https://evne.ws/cngpt

DEALERS BACK BYD FLASH CHARGING https://evne.ws/5s5l2

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RANGE ROVER SPORT ELECTRIC CONFIRMED FOR 2026 https://evne.ws/sw4pq

U.S. EV REGISTRATIONS BEST IN MONTHS https://evne.ws/7855u

TWO FORD EV PROTOTYPES SPOT TESLA CHARGER https://evne.ws/vy0v9

HONDA ENDS PROLOGUE AFTER 2026 https://evne.ws/wlk7e

VOLVO EYES SEDAN AND WAGON RETURN https://evne.ws/aq4lx

VOLVO WINS UP TO €119M FOR GHENT https://evne.ws/f2d2h

BMW I5 GAINS RANGE, NACS AND MORE POWER https://evne.ws/s9nqw

FOXXCON DELAYS U.S. MODEL C LAUNCH https://evne.ws/rk23x

GM TURNS TO STORAGE AS EV DEMAND SOFTENS https://evne.ws/2xc9m

LUCID HIRES ALIXPARTNERS FOR TURNAROUND https://evne.ws/c3ryx

SPAIN COURTS CHINESE CARMAKERS https://evne.ws/16ppz

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RANGE ROVER SPORT ELECTRIC CONFIRMED FOR 2026 https://evne.ws/sw4pq

U.S. EV REGISTRATIONS BEST IN MONTHS https://evne.ws/7855u

TWO FORD EV PROTOTYPES SPOT TESLA CHARGER https://evne.ws/vy0v9

HONDA ENDS PROLOGUE AFTER 2026 https://evne.ws/wlk7e

VOLVO EYES SEDAN AND WAGON RETURN https://evne.ws/aq4lx

VOLVO WINS UP TO €119M FOR GHENT https://evne.ws/f2d2h

BMW I5 GAINS RANGE, NACS AND MORE POWER https://evne.ws/s9nqw

FOXXCON DELAYS U.S. MODEL C LAUNCH https://evne.ws/rk23x

GM TURNS TO STORAGE AS EV DEMAND SOFTENS https://evne.ws/2xc9m

LUCID HIRES ALIXPARTNERS FOR TURNAROUND https://evne.ws/c3ryx

SPAIN COURTS CHINESE CARMAKERS https://evne.ws/16ppz

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SMART #2 BEGINS VALIDATION TESTING https://evne.ws/y8wtg

LI AUTO LAUNCHES UPDATED L6 AT OLD PRICE https://evne.ws/fzl95

FREELANDER 8 BEGINS CHINA PREVIEW TOUR https://evne.ws/0kcu3

BLOGGER JAILED OVER XIAOMI SU7 VIDEO https://evne.ws/00f2e

BYD SHOWS DENZA Z9S IN PRODUCTION FORM https://evne.ws/uvpj9

BYD’S FANG CHENG BAO SETS OUT FARTHER https://evne.ws/hofd3

JETOUR OPENS PRE-SALES FOR ZONGHENG F700 https://evne.ws/sb8d8

GM EYES CHEVROLET REBADGE FOR BINGO PRO https://evne.ws/1qcb7

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VOLKSWAGEN PUTS GTI ON AN EV https://evne.ws/4dAHkSu

BMW AND SOLARWATT PUSH V2H PLANS https://evne.ws/495oUaV

GM CUTS BOLT COSTS WITH BATCH BUILDS https://evne.ws/4dwamT5

UK INSURERS SHUN MANY CHINESE CARS https://evne.ws/4uNQ26C

BMW TIES IONNA DISCOUNT TO US CHARGING https://evne.ws/4dhioQP

EPA DELAYS TIER 4 BY TWO YEARS https://evne.ws/4nx8b6d

KIA DEBUTS PV5 SIDE-ENTRY WAV IN EUROPE https://evne.ws/4tA6aHP

COULTHARD DRIVES FORMULA E GEN4 AT MONACO https://evne.ws/3RhctCP

RECYCLING LIFTS OLD BATTERIES INTO BETTER CATHODES https://evne.ws/4usJdHV

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VOLKSWAGEN PUTS GTI ON AN EV
Volkswagen has unveiled the ID. Polo GTI, the first-ever electric vehicle to carry the iconic GTI badge — a near-50-year-first — sitting above the standard ID. Polo with a 223hp front-mounted motor, 0–62mph in 6.8 seconds, and a 263-mile WLTP range from its 52 kWh battery. It goes on sale in Germany from autumn 2026, priced from €39,000, competing with the Alpine A290 and Peugeot E-208 GTi, but will not be sold in North America.
BMW AND SOLARWATT PUSH V2H PLANS
BMW and SOLARWATT are expanding their partnership to bring Vehicle-to-Home bidirectional charging to BMW's Neue Klasse line-up, starting with the iX3 and i3, following Germany's first commercial Vehicle-to-Grid launch in March 2026. The integrated system will use SOLARWATT's energy management platform, the BMW Wallbox Professional, and both brands' apps to coordinate solar, home storage, dynamic tariffs, and EV charging — launching first across Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.
GM CUTS BOLT COSTS WITH BATCH BUILDS
GM is achieving its sub-$30,000 target for the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV in part by assembling cars in batches of 30 identical units at its Fairfax plant in Kansas City, rather than building mixed trims in sequence, reducing errors and line stoppages. The approach, part of GM's "Winning with Simplicity" strategy, also includes keeping clone spare bodies on standby, cutting floor space needs, reducing paint booth colour changes, and locking suppliers to a fixed seven-day delivery schedule.
UK INSURERS SHUN MANY CHINESE CARS
Carwow research found that half of all insurance quote requests for Chinese vehicles were declined outright by UK insurers, with AXA refusing to quote on all four tested models and Hastings Direct covering only one. Beyond availability, Chinese models averaged £901 per year to insure versus £646 for petrol equivalents — a £255 gap — with insurers citing limited repair data, underdeveloped parts supply chains, and a lack of long-term claims history as key reasons.
BMW TIES IONNA DISCOUNT TO US CHARGING
BMW has launched a preferred pricing programme with IONNA, giving BMW and MINI EV drivers a 20% discount on public charging sessions across the network's 1,000-plus US bays, running through 30 September 2026. The discount applies automatically via Plug & Charge or the My BMW App, with no subscription or RFID card required, as part of BMW's broader strategy to build out home, workplace, and public charging infrastructure.
EPA DELAYS TIER 4 BY TWO YEARS
The EPA has proposed pushing Biden-era Tier 4 light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards back two years, from model year 2027 to 2029, framing the move as a "freedom of choice" measure that the agency says will save automakers and consumers over $1.7 billion. The rollback goes much further than a delay, however — the EPA has also repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding and all vehicle greenhouse gas regulations, dismantling the legal framework for future federal EV mandates.
KIA DEBUTS PV5 SIDE-ENTRY WAV IN EUROPE
Kia unveiled the PV5 WAV Side Entry at the Motability Scheme Live exhibition in Birmingham on 15 May 2026, claiming a segment first with its side-entry wheelchair access that allows kerb-side boarding — an advantage in dense urban areas where rear access is often blocked. Built for taxi operators, shuttle services, and fleet providers, the van features a reinforced floor, integrated wheelchair anchorage, floor lighting for boarding visibility, and a two-step manual ramp suited to varied road conditions.
COULTHARD DRIVES FORMULA E GEN4 AT MONACO
David Coulthard drove Formula E's upcoming GEN4 car on the streets of Monte Carlo, describing the experience as unlike anything in his career — a significant claim from a two-time Monaco Grand Prix winner. The GEN4, set to debut in the 2026/27 season, tops 205mph, weighs under 1,000kg, produces over 800bhp, hits 0–100kph in 1.8 seconds, and delivers a 71% power increase over GEN3 Evo in Attack Mode, with all-wheel drive and a redesigned ergonomic cockpit; it will make its first public show appearance at Goodwood Festival of Speed from 9–12 July.
RECYCLING LIFTS OLD BATTERIES INTO BETTER CATHODES
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Argonne National Laboratory have developed a recycling process that upcycles spent lithium iron phosphate and lithium manganese oxide cells into higher-performance lithium manganese iron phosphate cathode material, recovering more than 95% of key elements — rivalling or exceeding most commercial operations. Crucially, the process runs at normal temperature and pressure, requires no energy-intensive equipment, fits existing recycling infrastructure, and produces cathode material with higher energy density than the source materials it came from.

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BYD BATTERY BOTTLENECK HITS FLASH-CHARGE MODELS https://evne.ws/3Rs8UJZ

BYD SENDS SONG ULTRA EV ACROSS CHINA https://evne.ws/4dglftl

ONVO L80 STARTS AT 242,800 YUAN https://evne.ws/4uh5E2M

DENZA HITS 500,000 AS N9 STARTS https://evne.ws/4ujFdJV

LEAPMOTOR PLANS SECOND BRAND FOR PREMIUM PUSH https://evne.ws/42DaIlW

LI AUTO LAUNCHES 2026 L9 IN CHINA https://evne.ws/4dtqN2m

LUXEED LAUNCHES V9 LUXURY MPV IN CHINA https://evne.ws/4df9DH4

AUDI SPLITS CHINA BUSINESS IN TWO https://evne.ws/42E5kyP

CHINA’S GOLDEN LITHIUM AWARDS FLAG SOLID-STATE PUSH https://evne.ws/3PMY80s

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RIVIAN OPENS R2 CONFIGURATOR EARLY https://evne.ws/4duA9uW

USED EV PRICES LEAD UK MARKET https://evne.ws/3RcfRio

RIVIAN ASSISTANT REACHES R1 OWNERS https://evne.ws/3RbsH0i

GREEN TECH NOW SHAPES HOME BUYING https://evne.ws/3RfZCRp

GRIZZL-E CLUB HITS 10,000 MEMBERS https://evne.ws/4nxM1km

GERMAN TRIAL TURNS PARKED EVS INTO FERRY BATTERIES https://evne.ws/43baVNk

RISING POWER BILLS HIT EV CHARGING SATISFACTION https://evne.ws/4ul4hQH

DISNEYLAND AUTOPIA GOES ELECTRIC IN 2027 https://evne.ws/4wyjU8G