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CANADA SWAPS CHINA EV QUOTA FOR FARM RELIEF https://evne.ws/4aZbXRM

BYD AIMS OCEAN FLAGSHIPS AT CHINA’S PREMIUM EV TIER https://evne.ws/4pJpbWw

CHINA DOUBLES DOWN ON LFP AS OUTPUT SURGES https://evne.ws/49JjPoj

VW BETS ON 1,000KM EREV FOR CHINA’S FAMILY SET https://evne.ws/4jB9YFn

XIAOMI SEDAN OVERTAKES TESLA IN CHINA https://evne.ws/4bEJKQp

LI AUTO BETS ON SPEED WITH 5C CHARGING PUSH https://evne.ws/4sExEwI

CHERY BETS ON HARD NUMBERS WITH FULWIN T9L HYBRID SUV https://evne.ws/4jLJq4x

GWM BETS ON SINGLE AI PLATFORM FOR ALL POWERTRAINS https://evne.ws/45fvv0x

GWM DUMPS RANGE-EXTENDERS FOR DIRECT-DRIVE BET https://evne.ws/49Hz4hw

CHINA'S POWER DEMAND BREAKS 10 TRILLION KWH BARRIER https://evne.ws/3YMHlM1

XIAOMI TURNS FACTORY TOURS INTO EV HARD SELL https://evne.ws/49sA4ar

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EU, CHINA STRIKE DEAL ON EV TARIFF WORKAROUND https://evne.ws/4aSWsL9

CHINA’S EV MARKET NOW DWARFS US AND EUROPE https://evne.ws/4qTVhjf

CHINA’S EV BOOM HITS RECORD, BUT MOMENTUM EBBS https://evne.ws/4jNUG0b

CHINA SHIFTS SOLID-STATE BATTERIES FROM PILOT TO PLANT https://evne.ws/4brwEG8

BYD BOOSTS SEALION 05 DM RANGE TO SHADOW EV SIBLING https://evne.ws/4qdeexo

DENZA Z9 GT GAINS SINGLE-MOTOR OPTION AND MORE POWER https://evne.ws/457Ds7X

CHERY STRETCHES RANGE IN BOXY OFF-ROAD HYBRID https://evne.ws/4sJ5NvE

XIAOMI EV HITS RECORD 50,212 DELIVERIES IN DECEMBER https://evne.ws/4qMi1BB

LEAPMOTOR’S €14K SUV GIVES STELLANTIS A BARGAIN EV BET https://evne.ws/49SqcXq

In the agricultural flatlands of southern Hungary, the soil tells a story. For generations, these fields produced paprika and wheat. Today, excavators carve the foundations of an industrial revolution.
Trenches now stretch across the landscape—not for irrigation, but for the utility infrastructure of a battery plant that will consume as much water as a town of 50,000 people. The land, once sold for a pittance, has been revalued at seventeen times its purchase price to accommodate the Chinese guest.
Eight hundred kilometres northwest, in the exhausted industrial heart of Wolfsburg, Germany, a different excavation proceeds. Production workers at Volkswagen face the incomprehensible: the company announced the permanent shutdown of its Dresden plant, as the final car rolled off the production lines in December, marking the first factory closure in its 88-year history. The crown jewel of German manufacturing shutters domestic factories.
These twin excavations—one rising near Budapest, the other crumbling in Wolfsburg—reveal how electric vehicles reshape the automotive industry. The European automotive sector, long the engine of continental prosperity, faces an existential reckoning. China's undisputed champion, BYD, has a lot of say in how this all turns out.
Welcome back to a bonus edition of the podcast. My name is Martyn Lee and over the last few weeks I’ve been looking into the future of Chinese-made, or European-made but Chinese-funded EVs. I’ll have a look at some of the big names over the course of the coming months, but today we’ll start at the top – BYD.  A reminder you can get the podcasts ad-free supporting my work on Patreon.

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FOR AMERICA STELLANTIS DUMPS KEY PLUG‑IN HYBRIDS https://evne.ws/4jA032P

BUT IN EUROPE JEEP STACKS UP ITS PHEV CHOICES https://evne.ws/4qRMPks

KIA TURNS UP THE VOLTAGE ON GT LINE-UP https://evne.ws/4qQKRkn

BMW IX4 COUPE TARGETS STYLE-CONSCIOUS EV BUYERS https://evne.ws/49lMReB

POLESTAR GROWS FAST BUT SUPPLY CHAINS STILL LAG https://evne.ws/4bEdo8i

RIVIAN’S APP TAKES MOTORTREND TECH HONOURS https://evne.ws/4pyAOiW

HO CHI MINH CITY'S ELECTRIC SQUEEZE https://evne.ws/4jDiRyn

CARMAKERS ON TRACK TO BLOW 1.5°C CARBON BUDGET https://evne.ws/49zma4X

TURKEY DRIVES EV SALES WITH TOGG AND TESLA https://evne.ws/49kn3zw

It's EV News Briefly for Saturday 10 January 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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FOR AMERICA STELLANTIS DUMPS KEY PLUG‑IN HYBRIDS https://evne.ws/4jA032P

BUT IN EUROPE JEEP STACKS UP ITS PHEV CHOICES https://evne.ws/4qRMPks

KIA TURNS UP THE VOLTAGE ON GT LINE-UP https://evne.ws/4qQKRkn

BMW IX4 COUPE TARGETS STYLE-CONSCIOUS EV BUYERS https://evne.ws/49lMReB

POLESTAR GROWS FAST BUT SUPPLY CHAINS STILL LAG https://evne.ws/4bEdo8i

RIVIAN’S APP TAKES MOTORTREND TECH HONOURS https://evne.ws/4pyAOiW

HO CHI MINH CITY'S ELECTRIC SQUEEZE https://evne.ws/4jDiRyn

CARMAKERS ON TRACK TO BLOW 1.5°C CARBON BUDGET https://evne.ws/49zma4X

TURKEY DRIVES EV SALES WITH TOGG AND TESLA https://evne.ws/49kn3zw

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GM EDGES TOWARDS HYBRIDS IT ONCE DISMISSED https://evne.ws/45hM7ol

TESLA COOLS BUT STILL DOMINATES AMERICA’S EV MARKET https://evne.ws/4jJlXRf

TESLA KILLS OFF FSD AS A ONE-TIME “ASSET” https://evne.ws/3NpxmtB

EVGO PLANS THOUSANDS OF FAST CHARGERS AT KROGER STORES https://evne.ws/4jOS5TU

REPUBLICAN EV HOSTILITY IS EASING, NOT DISAPPEARING https://evne.ws/4pIvpG3

FOXCONN BETS ON E-AXLES IN HUNGARY FOR BMW https://evne.ws/49zWsgM

KIA PLANS SUB-€25,000 CITY EV FOR EUROPE https://evne.ws/4sJ6uEV

MAZDA KILLS MX-30 IN EUROPE BUT DOUBLES DOWN ON EVS https://evne.ws/49FeBdc

BYD SEALION 5 PHEV TAKES AIM AT MID-SIZED SUV CROWD https://evne.ws/49z2aAV

BYD SALES SURGE IN EUROPE AHEAD OF NEW TARIFFS https://evne.ws/3NlWKjX

DAF STRETCHES LONG-HAUL BATTERY TRUCK RANGE PAST 500KM https://evne.ws/3Nu18gH

CARNEY HUNTS TARIFF TRUCE TO PROTECT CANADA’S EV BET https://evne.ws/4qxBy9u

It's EV News Briefly for Thursday 15 January 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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GM EDGES TOWARDS HYBRIDS IT ONCE DISMISSED https://evne.ws/45hM7ol

TESLA COOLS BUT STILL DOMINATES AMERICA’S EV MARKET https://evne.ws/4jJlXRf

TESLA KILLS OFF FSD AS A ONE-TIME “ASSET” https://evne.ws/3NpxmtB

EVGO PLANS THOUSANDS OF FAST CHARGERS AT KROGER STORES https://evne.ws/4jOS5TU

REPUBLICAN EV HOSTILITY IS EASING, NOT DISAPPEARING https://evne.ws/4pIvpG3

FOXCONN BETS ON E-AXLES IN HUNGARY FOR BMW https://evne.ws/49zWsgM

KIA PLANS SUB-€25,000 CITY EV FOR EUROPE https://evne.ws/4sJ6uEV

MAZDA KILLS MX-30 IN EUROPE BUT DOUBLES DOWN ON EVS https://evne.ws/49FeBdc

BYD SEALION 5 PHEV TAKES AIM AT MID-SIZED SUV CROWD https://evne.ws/49z2aAV

BYD SALES SURGE IN EUROPE AHEAD OF NEW TARIFFS https://evne.ws/3NlWKjX

DAF STRETCHES LONG-HAUL BATTERY TRUCK RANGE PAST 500KM https://evne.ws/3Nu18gH

CARNEY HUNTS TARIFF TRUCE TO PROTECT CANADA’S EV BET https://evne.ws/4qxBy9u

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FORD COURTS BYD FOR HYBRID BATTERIES AS US BARS CHINA CARS https://evne.ws/4jLcWXS

XIAOMI PITCHES SU7 WITH RELENTLESS LIVESTREAM CAMPAIGN https://evne.ws/3ZinYKR

XIAOMI MATCHES TESLA’S CHEAP CREDIT, UNDERCUTS ON PRICE https://evne.ws/4jH5nBy

CHINA MOVES TO END EV PRICE WARS https://evne.ws/45ZvC0p

MAGOTAN PHEV GIVES VOLKSWAGEN NEW CHINA RANGE PLAY https://evne.ws/4r3cS8A

TESLA CUTS MODEL 3 TO FIGHT CHINA MASS-MARKET EVS https://evne.ws/4qrFmsB

NISSAN’S NX8 CHASES CHINA’S ELECTRIC SUV LEADERS https://evne.ws/4qvMFQb

WULING STARLIGHT 560 BETS ON CHOICE OVER FLASH https://evne.ws/3LSpe4i

VOYAH TAISHAN ULTRA LEANS ON HUAWEI FOR LEVEL 3 PUSH https://evne.ws/4qzVEQs

DONGFENG TAKES SOLID-STATE BATTERIES INTO THE DEEP FREEZE https://evne.ws/4qU8zw1

The stainless-steel wedge on wheels has become a symbol of Elon Musk's bravado. The man with the midas touch unveiled his Next Big Thing, and a million fans duly got in line with deposits. At the time, Tesla and it’s showman CEO could do no wrong. They were on a roll. In his own words, if nobody buys the Cybertruck, Tesla will redesign it to be more conventional. But could a redesign keep the looks whilst making it meet the road regs outside of the USA?
Fast forward to now. North American sales have now dried up and regulatory barriers block global expansion, the Cybertruck faces an existential question: can it survive beyond its niche, or is this the beginning of the end for Tesla's most polarising product?
Welcome back to a bonus edition of the podcast. My name is Martyn Lee and when I have something which requires a deeper look, you’ll sometimes find these bonus shows showing up in your feed. Speaking of which, Patreon supporters get the bonus shows 7 days exclusively before they drop into the free feed.

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FRANCE’S SOCIAL LEASING SCHEME ADDS 50,000 EVS https://evne.ws/45K8BP0

VW EV SALES SURGE BUT CHINA AND SOFTWARE DRAG https://evne.ws/4qpohzF

BMW SALES FLAT BUT ELECTRIC SHARE JUMPS https://evne.ws/49mR7uu

MINI HITS RECORD AS EVS PASS ONE-THIRD OF SALES https://evne.ws/4bwPfAw

LUCID GRAVITY LAUNCH HITS SOFTWARE POTHOLES https://evne.ws/49D8I08

LUCID SAYS STOP SELLING GUILT, START SELLING SPEED https://evne.ws/4aTn5j3

NEW JERSEY POURS US$32M INTO E-BUSES AND CHARGERS https://evne.ws/49w50Fq

CHINA AND INDIA CUT COAL POWER TOGETHER FOR FIRST TIME IN 52 YEARS https://evne.ws/49ohcJw

ZEEKR 7GT ESTATE TARGETS EUROPEAN EV TASTES https://evne.ws/3NcGmSV

XPENG P7+ TARGETS EUROPE’S FAMILY EV SALOON BUYERS https://evne.ws/49BlZGu