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  • CHINA: Large SUVs Dominate New Models, Leapmotor Debuts D19 and VW Launches ID. UNYX 08 | 17 Apr 2026
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    BEIJING SHOW TURNS TO BIG ELECTRIC SUVS https://evne.ws/4syejMp

    LEAPMOTOR LAUNCHES D19 AS UPMARKET PUSH https://evne.ws/42cwPz8

    VOLKSWAGEN LAUNCHES ID. UNYX 08 IN CHINA https://evne.ws/4tSytSm

    IM MOTORS LS8 OPENS STRONGLY IN CHINA https://evne.ws/4sJiPrA

    NIO PLANS 450 GEN-5 SWAP SITES https://evne.ws/3QeoBnC

    GEELY OPENS GALAXY STARSHINE 7 PRESALES https://evne.ws/4sKzM55

    BYD UPDATES HAN EV WITH FLASH CHARGING https://evne.ws/41EgpQ0

    AUDI PLANS CHINA-ONLY ELECTRIC SALOON FOR 2027 https://evne.ws/4857N8F

    NISSAN TALKS TO CHERY OVER SUNDERLAND OUTPUT https://evne.ws/4cu3B3L
    21 min
  • DAILY: Ford’s EV Chief Walks Away, Dacia Readies New Cheap EV and Mercedes VLE Van Now On Sale | 16 Apr 2026
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    DOUG FIELD TO LEAVE FORD https://evne.ws/3QGBy9M

    DACIA READIES SUB-£16,000 ELECTRIC CITY CAR https://evne.ws/4vzKLRq

    MERCEDES-BENZ LAUNCHES VLE RANGE FROM €82,260 https://evne.ws/3O7XiLb

    KIA EV2 FIRST EDITION JOINS UK ECG https://evne.ws/41BH2Fm

    TMH PLANS GERMAN V2G TARIFF https://evne.ws/4sAwtNK

    BYD GAINS GROUND IN GERMANY https://evne.ws/4dQerU3

    BYD’S JINAN HEADS FOR GERMANY https://evne.ws/4sD4eho

    BYD PRICES SEAL 6 PHEVS IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/4tIT4Zs

    POLESTAR AUSTRALIA BOSS ATTACKS PHEVS https://evne.ws/47Zxpnu

    TESLA ADDS SUNWODA AS FIFTH BATTERY SUPPLIER https://evne.ws/4cOf4w8

    HONDA DROPS E:NY1 FROM UK LINE-UP https://evne.ws/48CYkWh
    19 min
  • BRIEFLY: Field Leaves Ford, Mercedes VLE and Free Charging | 16 Apr 2026

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    DOUG FIELD TO LEAVE FORD
    Doug Field, who joined Ford in 2021 from Apple and previously helped launch the Tesla Model 3, will depart next month on a voluntary basis, with CEO Jim Farley praising him as an "invaluable partner" in Ford's electrification journey. Ford is simultaneously restructuring, creating a new "Product Creation and Industrialization" organisation under COO Kumar Galhotra that unifies EV, petrol, and hybrid programmes, with the first vehicle on Ford's new Universal EV architecture — a midsize electric pickup — due next year.
    DACIA READIES SUB-£16,000 ELECTRIC CITY CAR
    Dacia has revealed spy shots of a new electric city car priced from under €18,000 (£15,600), designed in just 16 months with help from its China team, featuring a design closer to its SUV range than the related Renault Twingo. Expected to use a 27.5kWh battery with around 160 miles of range, the car will make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 2026, with Dacia also planning three further EVs before 2030.
    MERCEDES-BENZ LAUNCHES VLE RANGE FROM €82,260
    Mercedes-Benz has launched the VLE range starting at €82,260, built on an 800-volt architecture capable of charging at up to 300 kW, enabling 355 km of WLTP range to be added in just 15 minutes. The range spans from the entry-level VLE 250 with an LFP battery to the VLE 400 4MATIC with a 305 kW all-wheel-drive system, with seating configurations from five to eight seats and pricing up to €113,000 depending on specification.
    KIA EV2 FIRST EDITION JOINS UK ECG
    The Kia EV2 First Edition now qualifies for the UK government's £1,500 Electric Car Grant, bringing its net on-the-road price to £26,995. The EV2 had its world premiere in January 2026, entered series production in March at Kia's Slovakia plant, and sits as the entry point to Kia's dedicated BEV line-up designed and built in Europe.
    FREE ELECTRICITY ON GERMAN V2G TARIFF
    Munich-based The Mobility House plans to launch a V2G electricity tariff in Germany, initially paired with the Renault 5, that could allow EV owners to drive for free by charging when renewable energy is cheap and selling power back to the grid at peak times. A 2024 French pilot with Renault showed that connecting a car for an average of 14 hours per day can reduce charging costs for 10,000 km of driving to effectively zero, with the Mercedes-Benz CLA and GLC also set to join the programme later in 2026.
    BYD GAINS GROUND IN GERMANY
    BYD is surging in Germany, with Carwow recording a 135% jump in purchase queries for the brand in Q1 2026, driven by rising fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict and increasing new car costs making Chinese EVs more attractive. Interest centred on BYD's electric SUVs and the Dolphin hatchback, with Chinese-owned MG also seeing increased demand on the platform.
    BYD'S JINAN HEADS FOR GERMANY
    BYD's car carrier Jinan, one of the world's largest at 9,200-vehicle capacity, departed Shanghai on 17 March carrying fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles bound for Germany, arriving around 33 days later. The shipment highlights BYD's continued reliance on Chinese exports while European local production ramps up, with trial assembly underway in Szeged, Hungary since January and series production targeted for Q2 2026.
    BYD PRICES SEAL 6 PHEVS IN AUSTRALIA
    BYD Australia has confirmed pricing for the Seal 6 Sedan and Seal 6 Touring PHEVs, with the Sedan Essential starting at A$34,990 (around £18,380) — undercutting the Toyota Camry Hybrid — and first deliveries expected around June 2026. Both models use BYD's DM 5.0 plug-in hybrid system with Blade battery technology, offering 55 km electric range on the Sedan and around 100 km on the Touring Premium.
    POLESTAR AUSTRALIA BOSS ATTACKS PHEVS
    Polestar Australia's managing director Scott Maynard has publicly called PHEVs "the worst of both worlds," arguing they combine electric drivetrain complexity with petrol engine weight, rarely get charged by owners, and can actually be less efficient than a pure petrol car due to the added battery mass. He also claimed PHEVs are "fast becoming irrelevant" as EV range improves — a notable stance given that Polestar's parent company Geely continues to sell PHEVs across Volvo, Lotus, and Lynk & Co.
    TESLA ADDS SUNWODA AS FIFTH BATTERY SUPPLIER
    Tesla has signed Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery as its fifth battery supplier, with Sunwoda set to provide third-generation LFP cells capable of charging at up to 3C — cutting charge time to around 20 minutes, compared to Tesla's current 2C LFP packs. The cells are destined for export vehicles built at Giga Shanghai, with Tesla buying raw prismatic cells from Sunwoda and assembling the modules and packs in-house.
    HONDA DROPS E:NY1 FROM UK LINE-UP
    Honda has removed the e:Ny1 from its UK configurator, leaving it with no fully electric models on sale in Britain after the car sold just 7,122 units in three years, hampered by a high price and limited range requiring heavy dealer discounts. This creates a serious ZEV mandate problem for Honda, which must hit 22% BEV sales this year rising to 80% by 2030, with fines of up to £15,000 per non-compliant vehicle — relief is expected from mid-2026 when a retro-inspired compact EV on the new Super-N platform arrives priced under £20,000.
    5 min
  • CHINA: Xpeng GX On Sale, Stellantis Explores Dongfeng Tie-up and BYD Updates Yuan Plus For China | 16 Apr 2026
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    XPENG GX OPENS AT 399,800 YUAN https://evne.ws/41CvIbT

    STELLANTIS AND DONGFENG EXPLORE NEW PRODUCTION TIE-UP https://evne.ws/4ub81nt

    BYD FILES REAR-DRIVE YUAN PLUS UPDATE https://evne.ws/4tmPBA8

    BYD HITS 100,000 AUSTRALIAN DELIVERIES https://evne.ws/4myeTsl

    FOTON PICKS IML FOR UK LAUNCH https://evne.ws/48K7WOX

    GREAT WALL H10 NAME CONFIRMED https://evne.ws/41BVUDE

    SMART SETS UP #2 CONCEPT AND #6 DEBUT https://evne.ws/4vzB0T9

    SVOLT STARTS FORTRESS 2.0 BATTERY PRODUCTION https://evne.ws/4mI9kYj
    20 min
  • DAILY: VW ID.3 Neo Gets Big Upgrades, IONNA Joins With Circle K and BMW EV Deliveries Fall Ahead of Neue Klasse | 15 Apr 2026
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    VOLKSWAGEN GIVES ID 3 A NEO RESET https://evne.ws/4tJbI3d

    VOLKSWAGEN UPDATES ID.4 AND ID.5 IN UK https://evne.ws/4vLJA1s

    IONNA TO ADD CHARGING AT 350 CIRCLE K SITES https://evne.ws/42d5gFS

    BMW BEV DELIVERIES FALL AGAIN https://evne.ws/3O8eTCF

    RIVIAN TO POWER PLANT WITH USED EV BATTERIES https://evne.ws/4tcXMif

    OHIO AWARDS $51 MILLION FOR EV CHARGING https://evne.ws/4dPq4dL

    LUCID TIES NEW CEO PAY TO VALUE https://evne.ws/4cd1p1z

    SCENIC E-TECH GETS FULL UK EV GRANT https://evne.ws/3OH8VZB

    LIGHTSHIP DOUBLES PLANT, CUTS AE.1 TO ONE MODEL https://evne.ws/4cecf7D

    ROLLS-ROYCE REVEALS £7M ELECTRIC NIGHTINGALE https://evne.ws/42a7rKo
    22 min
  • BRIEFLY: ID.3 Neo, IONNA, BMW & more | 15 Apr 2026

    It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 15 April 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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    VOLKSWAGEN GIVES ID 3 A NEO RESET
    Volkswagen is relaunching its compact EV as the ID 3 Neo, with new styling, three larger battery options, improved range of up to just under 400 miles WLTP and faster DC charging up to about 183 kW. The bigger story is a completely new, more “Volkswagen-like” interior with physical buttons and a unified cockpit philosophy that responds directly to past usability criticism and signals a wider rethink of the brand’s EV strategy.
    VOLKSWAGEN UPDATES ID.4 AND ID.5 IN UK
    Volkswagen’s updated ID.4 and ID.5 in the UK add larger batteries, longer range up to 341 miles WLTP, vehicle-to-load capability, more practical towing and an optional heat pump, all with only small list-price increases. The cars also gain physical steering wheel buttons, improved driver assistance and infotainment tech, and potentially further effective price cuts if Volkswagen regains eligibility for the UK Electric Car Grant.
    IONNA TO ADD CHARGING AT 350 CIRCLE K SITES
    IONNA, the automaker-backed charging joint venture, will roll out up to 400 kW fast chargers with both NACS and CCS connectors at more than 350 Circle K locations under the Rechargeries @ Circle K brand. The deal gives IONNA prime highway and commuter-corridor sites, includes taking over and upgrading about 85 existing Circle K charging stations, and supports its goal of 30,000 high-power bays by 2030.
    BMW BEV DELIVERIES FALL AGAIN
    BMW Group’s global BEV deliveries fell 20.1% year on year to 87,458 units in Q1 2026, marking a second consecutive quarterly decline despite strong full-year 2025 volumes. The company blames the loss of US tax credits, the end of Chinese subsidies and a temporary gap in its mid-size electric SUV offering before the new iX3 arrived, even as European orders for that model have surged.
    RIVIAN TO POWER PLANT WITH USED EV BATTERIES
    Rivian will use more than 100 repurposed EV battery packs, supplied and integrated by Redwood Materials, to create a 10 MWh energy storage system that helps power its Normal, Illinois plant from later in 2026. The project, described as the largest such deployment by a US automaker, reuses packs from test and end-of-life vehicles and reflects the rapid growth of grid-scale lithium-ion storage alongside EVs.
    OHIO AWARDS $51 MILLION FOR EV CHARGING
    Ohio has awarded $51 million in federal NEVI funding, matched by at least $26 million in private money, to build 64 new fast-charging sites statewide. Each location will host four chargers at amenity-rich venues such as Sheetz, Tesla sites, Aldi and major travel centers, adding more than 260 new public charge points along key routes.
    LUCID TIES NEW CEO PAY TO VALUE
    Lucid Motors has appointed Silvio Napoli as CEO with a $1.5 million base salary, up to a 200% bonus, a $9.5 million equity grant, performance-based options on up to one million shares and generous relocation and housing support. Interim CEO Marc Winterhoff will stay on until Napoli secures US work authorisation, then return to the COO role with a higher $1 million base salary and increased bonus potential.
    SCENIC E-TECH GETS FULL UK EV GRANT
    The Renault Scenic E-Tech Electric now qualifies for the UK’s full £3,750 Electric Car Grant, cutting its starting price to £33,245 and making all three trims more accessible. With a 220 hp motor, 87 kWh battery and WLTP range up to 381 miles, it joins the Renault 4 and 5 E-Tech as models benefiting from maximum support after Renault proved their Polish battery cell plant runs entirely on renewable energy.
    LIGHTSHIP DOUBLES PLANT, CUTS AE.1 TO ONE MODEL
    Electric trailer startup Lightship is more than doubling its Broomfield, Colorado plant to quadruple AE.1 output by around late 2027 while simplifying the lineup to a single, configurable model. The new AE.1 starts at $157,500 with the previously range-topping 77 kWh battery now standard, reflecting customer demand for the highest-spec pack and replacing the old Cosmos, Atmos and Panos trims with option packages for different use cases.
    ROLLS-ROYCE REVEALS £7M ELECTRIC NIGHTINGALE
    Rolls-Royce’s Project Nightingale is a £7 million, Phantom-length, two-seat electric convertible limited to 100 units, designed as both a design manifesto and a major earner for its new Coachbuild Collection tier. Inspired by the historic 17EX Torpedo, it offers a larger battery than the Spectre, targeted range near 329 miles, a likely 650 bhp dual-motor setup, and an immersive co-creation-lite process where buyers join from early sketches through global testing.
    5 min
  • CHINA: Chinese OEMs Lead In Software, Shanghai EV Exports Grow and GAC Launches AION UT In Milan | 15 Apr 2026
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    CHINESE OEMS PULL FURTHER AHEAD IN SOFTWARE https://evne.ws/4vtwXaW

    SHANGHAI NEV EXPORTS TOP 400,000 IN Q1 https://evne.ws/47X024I

    GAC LAUNCHES AION UT IN EUROPE https://evne.ws/4sAwbXe

    GAC LAUNCHES AION UT IN EUROPE https://evne.ws/4sAwbXe

    BYD LAUNCHES LINGHUI E7 FOR FLEETS https://evne.ws/4cuHA4Q

    BYD SHOWS SEAL 08 CABIN AHEAD OF LAUNCH https://evne.ws/3O5vc3b

    BYD UNVEILS SEAL 08 DM-P PHEV https://evne.ws/4tT2h1w

    2026 MG4 DEBUTS AHEAD OF BEIJING SHOW https://evne.ws/3OqLpQu

    RENAULT TO CUT UP TO 2,400 ENGINEERING ROLES https://evne.ws/4mx9XUC

    SGMW OPENS BINGUO PRO PRE-SALES https://evne.ws/4teEjhh
    20 min
  • DAILY: Mercedes Updates EQS, Nissan Reveal Juke EV and Europe EV Sales Hit March Record | 14 Apr 2026
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    MERCEDES-BENZ GIVES EQS ITS BIGGEST UPDATE https://evne.ws/3QDQc1x

    NISSAN CONFIRMS ELECTRIC JUKE FOR EUROPE IN 2027 https://evne.ws/4myW2gS

    EUROPE EV SALES HIT MARCH RECORD https://evne.ws/4sqOs97

    KIA CONFIRMS EV1 FOR 2027 https://evne.ws/3Q715c8

    FRANCE PREPARES THIRD EV SOCIAL LEASING ROUND https://evne.ws/48ko6yH

    FRANCE TIES ELECTRIFICATION TO ENERGY SECURITY https://evne.ws/4swljta

    US SOLAR SURGE DEEPENS COAL DECLINE https://evne.ws/4dRChyN

    VOLVO TRUCKS PUSHES ELECTRIC HEAVY HAULAGE FURTHER https://evne.ws/3Q9YRbZ

    2026 EQS ADDS RANGE AND 800V CHARGING https://evne.ws/3Qb1uu2
    23 min
  • BRIEFLY: Mercedes EQS, Nissan Juke EV, Europe Sales & more | 14 Apr 2026

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    MERCEDES-BENZ GIVES EQS ITS BIGGEST UPDATE https://evne.ws/3QDQc1x

    NISSAN CONFIRMS ELECTRIC JUKE FOR EUROPE IN 2027 https://evne.ws/4myW2gS

    EUROPE EV SALES HIT MARCH RECORD https://evne.ws/4sqOs97

    KIA CONFIRMS EV1 FOR 2027 https://evne.ws/3Q715c8

    FRANCE PREPARES THIRD EV SOCIAL LEASING ROUND https://evne.ws/48ko6yH

    FRANCE TIES ELECTRIFICATION TO ENERGY SECURITY https://evne.ws/4swljta

    US SOLAR SURGE DEEPENS COAL DECLINE https://evne.ws/4dRChyN

    VOLVO TRUCKS PUSHES ELECTRIC HEAVY HAULAGE FURTHER https://evne.ws/3Q9YRbZ

    2026 EQS ADDS RANGE AND 800V CHARGING https://evne.ws/3Qb1uu2

    MERCEDES-BENZ GIVES EQS ITS BIGGEST UPDATE
    The updated Mercedes-Benz EQS is the most comprehensively overhauled version since the car's 2021 launch, with more than a quarter of its components newly developed or reworked, headlined by a new 800V architecture enabling 350 kW DC charging and a WLTP range of 926 km (575 miles) on the EQS 450+. Key new technologies include steer-by-wire — a first for a German production car — bidirectional charging, silicon oxide-graphite anodes pushing usable battery capacity to 122 kWh, a rear two-speed gearbox, and 385 kW regenerative braking, with a new entry-level EQS 400 starting at around £80,500 in the UK.
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    NISSAN CONFIRMS ELECTRIC JUKE FOR EUROPE IN 2027
    Nissan has revealed the third-generation Juke as a fully electric model, built at its Sunderland factory and going on sale exclusively in Europe in 2027, based on the CMF-EV platform shared with the new Nissan Leaf. The EV Juke will run alongside a continuing petrol version due to uncertainty around EV adoption, and is expected to offer up to 622 km (386 miles) of WLTP range with the larger 75.1 kWh battery option, though official specs have not yet been confirmed.
    ***
    EUROPE EV SALES HIT MARCH RECORD
    European BEV and plug-in hybrid registrations hit a monthly all-time high of nearly 540,000 units in March 2026, up 37% year-on-year, driven partly by sharp fuel price rises following the disruption of shipping routes at the start of the Iran war in late February. Global EV registrations also rose 3% to over 1.7 million in March, though China bucked the trend with a 14% fall in BEV sales after the end of purchase tax exemptions and trade-in subsidies.
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    KIA CONFIRMS EV1 FOR 2027
    Kia has confirmed a 2027 launch for its most affordable EV yet, expected to wear the EV1 badge, targeting the segment occupied by the BYD Dolphin and Renault 5 EV with European pricing expected around €25,000 (~£21,200). Built on the 400V E-GMP platform, it will offer two battery options — 42.2 kWh and 61 kWh — and is also set to replace Kia's last entry-level combustion car, the petrol Picanto.
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    FRANCE PREPARES THIRD EV SOCIAL LEASING ROUND
    France will launch its third social EV leasing round in June, maintaining a quota of 50,000 contracts aimed at helping low-income households switch to EVs, with Prime Minister Lecornu citing EV running costs of just €2–3 per 100 km versus around €11 for diesel. The government has also set targets for Renault and Stellantis to produce 400,000 electric cars per year by 2027 and one million by 2030, alongside a new 50,000-contract programme for high-mileage middle-income workers such as carers and nurses.
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    FRANCE TIES ELECTRIFICATION TO ENERGY SECURITY
    France has become the first country to announce a major national electrification package directly in response to the Strait of Hormuz energy crisis, doubling annual state support from €5.5 billion to €10 billion through 2030 and targeting fossil dependence in both transport and heating. The plan includes banning gas heating in new buildings from late 2026 or 2027, subsidising 50,000 EVs for high-mileage drivers, offering businesses up to €100,000 per electric truck or van, and building 1 million domestically manufactured heat pumps per year by 2030.
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    US SOLAR SURGE DEEPENS COAL DECLINE
    The US Energy Information Administration forecast on 6 April that solar energy generation will rise 17% this summer compared to 2025 levels, with solar projected to grow from 293 billion kWh in 2025 to 415 billion kWh in 2027, while coal generation is expected to fall roughly 10% in the first half of 2026. Over 90% of net new US generating capacity in 2026 is forecast to come from solar, wind, and battery storage, though rising solar shares are already exposing grids to sharper afternoon price swings and driving increased investment in battery storage alongside new capacity.
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    VOLVO TRUCKS PUSHES ELECTRIC HEAVY HAULAGE FURTHER
    Volvo Trucks has launched the FH Aero Electric with up to 700 km of range, 460 kW output, MCS charging at 700 kW (20–80% in around 50 minutes), and support for gross combination weights of up to 48 tonnes, directly targeting the range and payload objections that have held back heavy electric freight. Alongside it, updated FH, FM, and FMX Electric models for regional and construction work offer up to 470 km range, a new dual-motor driveline producing up to 540 kW, and an integrated gearbox PTO capable of driving equipment such as concrete mixers and cranes, with market rollout beginning in phases from 2026.

    5 min
  • CHINA: VW’s China EV Slump, Xpeng GX Interior and Ford’s Farley Warns On China | 14 Apr 2026
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    VOLKSWAGEN’S CHINA EV SLUMP https://evne.ws/4elfI5u

    XPENG SHOWS GX CABIN BEFORE LAUNCH https://evne.ws/41zbnUV

    FARLEY WARNS ON CHINESE CARS https://evne.ws/4dLTREm

    FANG CHENG BAO TO SHOW FIRST SEDAN https://evne.ws/4sqBxUF

    FIREFLY BACKS DOWN ON UPGRADE PRICING https://evne.ws/4emsNvn

    GREATER BAY SHOWS A-SAMPLE SOLID-STATE CELLS https://evne.ws/4dMIig8

    CADILLAC SETS 22 APRIL FOR VISTIQ LAUNCH https://evne.ws/421ylnM

    LEPAS L6 SET FOR UK IN 2026 https://evne.ws/4tH3DMm

    JD.COM TAKES DEEPAL L06 SALES ONLINE https://evne.ws/3OBw4g0
    18 min

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