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It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 14 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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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

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VW’S CHINA GRIP LOOSENS AS EV RACE INTENSIFIES https://evne.ws/49EN3Vn

CHINA EVS WIN PRICE RULES, AVOID PUNISHING EU TARIFFS https://evne.ws/4pBeO6U

SVOLT PUSHES 10-MINUTE CHARGING INTO THE FAMILY CAR https://evne.ws/4qk6Ss3

SVOLT CUTS FAST-CHARGE TIMES WITHOUT NEW CHEMISTRY https://evne.ws/3NbbBOa

AITO HITS 1M CARS, RACES FOR SECOND MILLION https://evne.ws/4jCIaR3

AITO M7 EREV STRETCHES RANGE AS BATTERY ARMS RACE HEATS UP https://evne.ws/3NaPnvJ

XPENG BUILDS LOCAL SUPPLY CHAINS FOR GLOBAL PUSH https://evne.ws/49yO4xT

BUICK BETS BIG RANGE PHEV TO STAY RELEVANT IN CHINA https://evne.ws/49EvjJz

HUAWEI-BACKED LUXEED V9 TAKES AIM AT CHINA’S MEGA MPVS https://evne.ws/4pD1vmC

Depending on which headline you read, the electric vehicle market in America is either entering a long Winter, is at a crossroads or is taking a short pause before explosive growth.
The federal tax credit expired on 30 September 2025, and the consequences arrived with brutal clarity: fourth-quarter EV sales plunged 46 per cent compared with the third quarter, dropping to levels not seen since late 2022.
Ford announced a $19.5 billion write-down on its electric ambitions and halted production of the F-150 Lightning. General Motors followed with $6 billion in charges related to unwinding EV investments. The Detroit giants, once racing towards electrification, now pivot back towards hybrids and traditional powertrains. America had chosen the carrot approach — generous tax incentives to pull consumers into EVs — and when that carrot disappeared, the market collapsed.
The timing could not be worse. Europe wrestles with its own crisis of confidence, watering down its 2035 combustion engine ban to a 90 per cent emissions reduction target after intense industry pressure. China phases out subsidies even as it mandates ever-stricter efficiency standards. The global automotive industry faces a fundamental question: can consumers be enticed into EVs through incentives alone, or do markets require the regulatory stick of mandates and bans? The answer, it turns out, depends less on ideology than on execution, consistency and time.

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LEAPMOTOR D19 PUSHES CHINA’S BIG-BATTERY LIMITS https://evne.ws/4qQSsiL

LEAPMOTOR A10 SHARPENS CHINA’S BUDGET EV PRICE WAR https://evne.ws/4bxdIFZ

ZEEKR 8X PLUG‑IN SUV TARGETS PREMIUM RIVALS https://evne.ws/3LxqBoQ

XPENG HITS 100,000 P7+ AS IT HOLDS THE PRICE LINE https://evne.ws/3NhQmtY

TESLA STRETCHES CHINA LOANS AS SALES SLIDE AGAIN https://evne.ws/4jEdYoz

BYD LIFTS DYNASTY FLAGSHIPS INTO PREMIUM BAND https://evne.ws/3NirUc4

BYD PUSHES SONG SUV LINE UP-MARKET WITH ULTRA https://evne.ws/4qXcYP7

BYD PUTS LIDAR ON ITS CHEAPEST EV https://evne.ws/45LjQqj

CHINA’S EV WAR SHIFTS FROM PRICE TO PRODUCT https://evne.ws/49ljgC8

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MERCEDES CLA WINS 2026 EUROPEAN CAR OF THE YEAR https://evne.ws/4qfRwEX

TESLA CUTS COST WITH CHEAPER MODEL 3 https://evne.ws/49wDSpG

TESLA'S CHEAPER CANADIAN MODEL Y https://evne.ws/4qdIrMG

TESLA’S STILL-IN-CHARGE OF USA https://evne.ws/4q63G32

UK ELECTRIC CAR SALES TO HIT 29% IN 2026 https://evne.ws/4jw4Out

ELECTRIC CAR SALES RECOVER IN GERMANY https://evne.ws/4sv9Wmz

FORD AIMS FOR THE WORLD’S CHEAPEST EV MOTORS https://evne.ws/4jwC7xu

GEELY’S NEW HYBRID SUV TAKES AIM AT KOREANS https://evne.ws/4aPts6V

GM TAKES $6 BILLION HIT ON EV BETS https://evne.ws/4sGupoL

AMERICANS WANT THE RIGHT-SIZED EV https://evne.ws/4pxKme8

DELOITTE STUDY SAYS AMERICANS STILL WANT MORE EV RANGE https://evne.ws/451kksm

It's EV News Briefly for Friday 09 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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MERCEDES CLA WINS 2026 EUROPEAN CAR OF THE YEAR https://evne.ws/4qfRwEX

TESLA CUTS COST WITH CHEAPER MODEL 3 https://evne.ws/49wDSpG

TESLA'S CHEAPER CANADIAN MODEL Y https://evne.ws/4qdIrMG

TESLA’S STILL-IN-CHARGE OF USA https://evne.ws/4q63G32

UK ELECTRIC CAR SALES TO HIT 29% IN 2026 https://evne.ws/4jw4Out

ELECTRIC CAR SALES RECOVER IN GERMANY https://evne.ws/4sv9Wmz

FORD AIMS FOR THE WORLD’S CHEAPEST EV MOTORS https://evne.ws/4jwC7xu

GEELY’S NEW HYBRID SUV TAKES AIM AT KOREANS https://evne.ws/4aPts6V

GM TAKES $6 BILLION HIT ON EV BETS https://evne.ws/4sGupoL

AMERICANS WANT THE RIGHT-SIZED EV https://evne.ws/4pxKme8

DELOITTE STUDY SAYS AMERICANS STILL WANT MORE EV RANGE https://evne.ws/451kksm

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NIO PREPARES GIANT NEW FLAGSHIP SUV https://evne.ws/3Yu7sqZ

XIAOMI UPGRADES SU7 ELECTRIC SALOON RANGE https://evne.ws/3L3Megz

BYD PLANS LONGER-RANGE PLUG-IN HYBRIDS https://evne.ws/4jALFHW

CHINA WARNS BATTERY MAKERS: BUILD LESS, SELL MORE https://evne.ws/4swS9eI

CHINA’S NEV MARKET GROWS https://evne.ws/4prLNKO

CATL BUILDS A TWO-TRACK FUTURE FOR SWAPPABLE EVS https://evne.ws/4aP12tM

XPENG REFRESHES LINEUP https://evne.ws/4bpAMq7

XPENG P7+ REVEALED AS CHINESE TESLA MODEL 3 RIVAL https://evne.ws/3Yqv1kt

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VOLVO EX60 WILL TRAVEL 505 MILES ON A SINGLE CHARGE https://evne.ws/4sv9J2L

EX-VOLVO DESIGNER INGENLATH RETURNS AFTER LEADING POLESTAR https://evne.ws/49r3q7L

TWINGO E-TECH: RENAULT’S NEW 20K CITY EV https://evne.ws/3L58mHp

GM EV SALES DROPPED IN Q4 FOLLOWING SUBSIDY REMOVAL https://evne.ws/3LCenLI

MERCEDES FUSES ASSISTED DRIVING WITH NAVIGATION https://evne.ws/4aR8GnC

BATTERY-ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/49ebj1z

LUCID TURNS THE PAGE ON SEDANS https://evne.ws/4qJaSCa

UK PUBLIC EV CHARGING NETWORK GREW FASTER AND FASTER https://evne.ws/49wHEzr

BRITAIN ADDS £18M TO SUBSIDIES FOR ELECTRIC TRUCKS https://evne.ws/49c1Szx

CHANGAN BEGINS THAI-MADE EV EXPORTS TO EUROPE https://evne.ws/49eS33Shttps://evne.ws/49c1Szx

VW VAN TWINS GAIN RANGE AND 4WD OPTION https://evne.ws/4pvxx3M

SONY HONDA’S SECOND AFEELA EV IS AN SUV https://evne.ws/4qPhwqJ

It's EV News Briefly for Thursday 08 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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VOLVO EX60 WILL TRAVEL 505 MILES ON A SINGLE CHARGE https://evne.ws/4sv9J2L

EX-VOLVO DESIGNER INGENLATH RETURNS AFTER LEADING POLESTAR https://evne.ws/49r3q7L

TWINGO E-TECH: RENAULT’S NEW 20K CITY EV https://evne.ws/3L58mHp

GM EV SALES DROPPED IN Q4 FOLLOWING SUBSIDY REMOVAL https://evne.ws/3LCenLI

MERCEDES FUSES ASSISTED DRIVING WITH NAVIGATION https://evne.ws/4aR8GnC

BATTERY-ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/49ebj1z

LUCID TURNS THE PAGE ON SEDANS https://evne.ws/4qJaSCa

UK PUBLIC EV CHARGING NETWORK GREW FASTER AND FASTER https://evne.ws/49wHEzr

BRITAIN ADDS £18M TO SUBSIDIES FOR ELECTRIC TRUCKS https://evne.ws/49c1Szx

CHANGAN BEGINS THAI-MADE EV EXPORTS TO EUROPE https://evne.ws/49eS33Shttps://evne.ws/49c1Szx

VW VAN TWINS GAIN RANGE AND 4WD OPTION https://evne.ws/4pvxx3M

SONY HONDA’S SECOND AFEELA EV IS AN SUV https://evne.ws/4qPhwqJ

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BYD OVERTAKES TESLA IN EUROPE’S TOP EV MARKETS https://evne.ws/4aPoE1A

GEELY GALAXY V900 MPV PRE-SALES OPEN, TARGETING BYD DENZA D9 https://evne.ws/4jrdZfA

NIO BUILDS ITS MILLIONTH ELECTRIC CAR https://evne.ws/45vUkFu

MORGAN STANLEY EXPECTS CATL CELLS TO HAVE DEGRADE THE LEAST https://evne.ws/4q5mdfX

LI AUTO REORGANSIES FOLLOWING TOUGH 2025 https://evne.ws/3YYDSKf

WESTERN CARMAKERS DEFY CHINA’S REQUESTS TO COOL PRICE WAR https://evne.ws/3Yt73Fa

ONE-PEDAL DRIVING IS PUT ON NOTICE https://evne.ws/3LpIK7Z

DREAME’S FIRST CAR CHASES HYPERCAR NUMBERS https://evne.ws/3N7uNwa