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ev.news Briefly: EV Prices, Batteries, Cheap Charging & more | 10 Aug 2026 Aug 11, 2026

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AVERAGE EV PRICE FALLS 9% TO $37,000 https://evne.ws/52rc2
GLOBAL EV BATTERY DEPLOYMENTS HIT 608.5 GWH IN H1 2026 https://evne.ws/l2ivm
HOME-CHARGED EVS SAVE £960 A YEAR, UP £180 https://evne.ws/1kmgx
2027 GMC SIERRA EV ADDS THREE CAMERAS AND NACS PORT https://evne.ws/pmqek
FLORIDA DIVERTS $197 MILLION EV CHARGER FUNDS TO SCI-FI FLYING TAXIS https://evne.ws/pnc5x
GOVERNMENT PUTS £65M INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLE FIRMS, SUPPORTING 1,800 JOBS https://evne.ws/skfwx
ZERO PAYS EUROPEAN NEW RIDERS €500 CASH BACK https://evne.ws/n7svb
MACH-E OWNER SUES FORD OVER $1.3 BILLION TARIFF REFUND https://evne.ws/v4ahv
ELUMINA DS400 CHARGER OPENS IN COCKBURN, FUNDED BY ITS OWNER https://evne.ws/7rr0l
WORLD'S LARGEST BATTERY-ELECTRIC SHIP LEAVES TASMANIA FOR SOUTH AMERICA https://evne.ws/fa98n

ev.news China: Maextro Luxury MPVs Arrive, Typhoon Dolphin Pushes Back Car Launches & Zeekr Respond To 7X Car Fire | 10 Aug 2026 Aug 11, 2026

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MAEXTRO MPVS TAKE 3,500 ORDERS IN A DAY https://evne.ws/7igci
TYPHOON DOLPHIN PUSHES LEAPMOTOR A05 LAUNCH TO 11 AUGUST https://evne.ws/pvj82
ZEEKR 7X CATCHES FIRE IN NINGBO AFTER EARLIER COLLISION https://evne.ws/6bjv9
ZEEKR 7X SELLS 1892 IN JULY, ENTERS AUSTRALIA'S TOP 10 https://evne.ws/25n2p
SAIC LISTS MG 07 PHEV WITH 245KM (152 MILES) ELECTRIC RANGE https://evne.ws/vcs01
CATL AND BYD BOTH SET 2027 SOLID-STATE TRIAL PRODUCTION https://evne.ws/e5sco
CATL'S 350 WH/KG AVIATION BATTERY PASSES TWO-CELL PROPAGATION TEST https://evne.ws/6x7bx
CHINA-BUILT VEHICLE IMPORTS TO CANADA REACH 9,813 OF 24,500 QUOTA https://evne.ws/fmppl
DONGFENG MENGSHI X700 FILES WITH MIIT IN TWO HYBRID FORMS https://evne.ws/ag02l
CAC NAMES CAI SHEN DAO FOR FALSE PRODUCT EVALUATIONS https://evne.ws/5vdqm

ev.news Daily: Ford Fathom Named, California’s MyFirstEV Rebate and BMW Starts i3 Production | 07 Aug 2026 Aug 08, 2026

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FORD FATHOM STARTS AT $29,945 DELIVERED https://evne.ws/mbpca
CALIFORNIA’S MYFIRSTEV REBATES START PAYING OUT https://evne.ws/3wmjz
BMW STARTS I3 PRODUCTION IN MUNICH https://evne.ws/p6l0d
ŠKODA STARTS PEAQ PRODUCTION IN MLADÁ BOLESLAV https://evne.ws/ra59e
CHINESE BRANDS GAIN GROUND IN GERMANY https://evne.ws/2qp0m
ROYAL MAIL HITS 9,000 ELECTRIC VANS https://evne.ws/kpizv
KIA PV5 TAKES 37% OF EUROPEAN MARKET https://evne.ws/a92rl
ARNOLD CLARK ADDS £8.99 CHARGING SUBSCRIPTION https://evne.ws/x3bm6
VAUXHALL CORSA GSE STARTS AT £32,995 https://evne.ws/fjuv5
NEW YORK TO ADD 600 CURBSIDE CHARGERS https://evne.ws/wgmie

ev.news Briefly: Ford, Rebates, BMW & more | 07 Aug 2026 Aug 08, 2026

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It's ev.news Briefly for Friday 07 August 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

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FORD FATHOM STARTS AT $29,945 DELIVERED
Ford has named its affordable electric pickup the Fathom, priced from $28,350 for the standard-range model, or $29,945 including the mandatory $1,595 delivery fee, and it is the first vehicle on Ford's new Universal EV Platform, which uses megacasting and an "assembly tree" process at Louisville Assembly Plant to cut parts count by 20% and process workstations by 40%, alongside prismatic LFP cells from BlueOval Battery Park in Michigan and an expected range of at least 300 miles (480km). Every trim gets a large touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, BlueCruise, bidirectional charging, a digital key, a native NACS port and the first embedded Apple Maps navigation, with pre-orders and the full reveal due in early 2027 and customer deliveries later that year.
CALIFORNIA'S MYFIRSTEV REBATES START PAYING OUT
California's MyFirstEV programme has begun paying out $3,500 off a new EV and $1,750 off a used EV at the point of sale, funded by $135.5 million from the state matched by $135.5 million from manufacturers for a $271 million pot that could support more than 73,000 clean vehicles, with new vehicles capped at $50,000 MSRP, used at $25,000, and buyers required to attest they have never owned an EV. The caveats are significant: the price caps do not apply to California-headquartered makers Lucid and Rivian, carmakers choose which models and trims qualify, CARB judges eligibility on base-trim MSRP so pricier variants like the Model Y Performance still qualify, and used EVs must be certified pre-owned from franchised dealerships and at least two model years old.
BMW STARTS I3 PRODUCTION IN MUNICH
BMW began series production of the i3 at Plant Munich on 6 August, making it the second Neue Klasse model to reach series production after the iX3, with orders opening in mid-June and demand forcing an unusually steep ramp-up curve. Plant Munich head Peter Weber said the launch cuts manufacturing costs by a further 10% through forward planning, supplier collaboration, targeted automation, digitalisation and the Neue Klasse architecture, with the First Edition priced at €75,340 ($87,100) and the later base i3 50 xDrive at €65,900 ($76,180).
ŠKODA STARTS PEAQ PRODUCTION IN MLADÁ BOLESLAV
Škoda Auto has started series production of the Peaq, its largest and most expensive electric model, at Mladá Boleslav, where it shares a line with the electric Elroq, electric Enyaq and combustion Octavia Combi, allowing output to shift between powertrains as demand changes; the model went on sale in June and had almost 8,500 orders by the end of July. Batteries are assembled on site, with a 91 kWh gross/86 kWh net pack offering more than 640 km (398 miles) of range and a smaller 63 kWh gross/59 kWh net pack starting at €49,990 (about $58,000).
CHINESE BRANDS GAIN GROUND IN GERMANY
Chinese brands took 3.8% of German registrations in the first half of 2026, up from 2.2% in 2025, achieved in Europe's largest car market while overall demand stayed flat. Research from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand found Korean-brand owners most open to switching, with nearly one in two considering a Chinese model and one in five certain to buy, against nearly one in three of Japanese-brand owners and roughly one in four German-brand owners, though the German figures are not presented on a comparable basis and stated intent does not prove actual defection.
ROYAL MAIL HITS 9,000 ELECTRIC VANS
Royal Mail has taken delivery of its 9,000th electric van, assigned to the Colchester Delivery Office, in what it calls Britain's largest electric delivery fleet, with 44 delivery sites now diesel-free and almost a third of routes zero-emission. The programme began in 2017 with an order for 100 vans and is justified by lower running and maintenance costs on short urban rounds, and now extends beyond the last mile with the first electric HGV added in December 2025 and more than 100 micro electric vehicles being deployed across the UK.
KIA PV5 TAKES 37% OF EUROPEAN MARKET
Kia's first electric van, the PV5, arrived at the end of 2025, beat the company's own launch forecasts and now holds 37% of Europe's small electric van market according to ACEA data, leading its segment in 12 countries including the UK and Germany across Passenger, Cargo and Chassis forms. In Britain the PV5 Cargo leads all electric vans on 2026 registrations to date, and July brought Kia's first four-figure electric van month with 1,019 registrations, split 784 Cargo and 235 Passenger.
ARNOLD CLARK ADDS £8.99 CHARGING SUBSCRIPTION
Arnold Clark has launched an £8.99 ($12) monthly subscription on its Arnold Clark Charge network, available only through Octopus Electroverse, cutting ultra-rapid charging to 39p/kWh from the 55p/kWh standard tariff, a 16p/kWh saving that repays the fee at roughly 56kWh a month or about one and a half fills of a mid-size battery. The move carries weight because Arnold Clark is Britain's largest independent dealer group, with 140 service centres, 16 accident repair sites, 38 rental branches and Central Car Auctions, and recently reported annual revenue above £5.56bn ($7.5bn) with new-car sales up 11.2% in 2025 on the back of new EV franchises.
VAUXHALL CORSA GSE STARTS AT £32,995
Vauxhall has priced the electric Corsa GSE at £32,995 ($44,400) after the UK Electric Car Grant, with order books opening in September and first deliveries due in winter. Built on Stellantis's electric hot-hatch version of the e-CMP platform and shared with the Opel Corsa GSE, it uses a 207 kW (278 hp) front motor for a claimed 0-62 mph in 5.5 seconds, making it the quickest-accelerating production Vauxhall on sale and the most powerful Corsa ever, and positioning it as successor to the Nova GTE/GSi, Corsa GSi and Corsa VXR.
NEW YORK TO ADD 600 CURBSIDE CHARGERS
New York City's Department of Transportation plans to add 600 curbside charging points to the PlugNYC network across all five boroughs over three years, lifting public curbside Level 2 points from 88 to 688, with each site carrying at least two posts and four charging points plus spare electrical connections for future e-mobility uses where grid capacity allows. Priority goes to dense neighbourhoods with little off-street parking and high numbers of taxi and ride-hailing drivers as well as low- and moderate-income communities, with Commissioner Mike Flynn tying the scheme to the Mamdani administration's 2050 net-zero goal, while a separate expansion at municipal parking facilities will add 92 fast and 180 Level 2 charging points procured and built by the New York Power Authority.
One flag worth raising: the Ford story contains an error in the source copy — "$29,945, or £22,30" is a malformed sterling conversion. Also, your instruction was two sentences per story, but several of these items carry more load-bearing detail than two sentences comfortably hold; I've kept to two, but the Ford and California summaries in particular are doing a lot of work in single sentences and would read better at three or four if the format allows it.

ev.news China: Smart #1 Gets Big Upgrade, 120 Million NIO Swaps and BYD Solid State Batteries | 07 Aug 2026 Aug 07, 2026

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SMART #1 GETS 800V UPGRADE IN CHINA https://evne.ws/gnjq7
SMART #2 CLEARS MIIT FILING https://evne.ws/dsi91
NIO HITS 120 MILLION BATTERY SWAPS https://evne.ws/sbq9l
BYD FILES SIX MORE SOLID-STATE PATENTS https://evne.ws/jmopf
BYD FILES NEW SEAL 07 IN CHINA https://evne.ws/08b0u
SAIC VOLKSWAGEN FILES ID. ERA 5X EV https://evne.ws/8f7if
NISSAN NX7 PHEV FILED IN CHINA https://evne.ws/5da6g
JETTA M6 CABIN REVEALS EV PUSH https://evne.ws/hpzyj
BUICK SETS ELECTRA L7 EV PRICES IN CHINA https://evne.ws/0pzeq
CHINA NEV SERVICE SCORES RISE, STRAIN SHOWS https://evne.ws/47j36

ev.news Daily: UK EV Sales Run Ahead Of Mandate, Lucid Woes Deepen and Rivian Adds More R2 Production | 06 Aug 2026 Aug 07, 2026

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UK JULY CAR SALES HIT POST-PANDEMIC HIGH https://evne.ws/xhu28
BRITAIN’S EV SALES BEAT MANDATE PACE IN JULY https://evne.ws/7ox86
LUCID PUSHES COSMOS TO H2 2027 https://evne.ws/y5paj
RIVIAN TARGETS SECOND R2 SHIFT BY SEPTEMBER https://evne.ws/51jf2
APTERA ORDERS PARTS FOR FIRST 40 VEHICLES https://evne.ws/my9vf
SONO MOTORS STOPS AS INSOLVENCY SALE BEGINS https://evne.ws/50e52
EVS HOLD ABOVE 20% IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/xfymu
ZEEKR TARGETS LATE 2026 UK ORDERS https://evne.ws/uki9m
KEMPOWER BRINGS LEASED CHARGING TO UK https://evne.ws/fjsm3
DENZA D9 UK ORDERS OPEN AT £75,000 https://evne.ws/abht8
EV FIRES DO NOT BURN LONGER https://evne.ws/a4ab9
ARCHER FLIES MIDNIGHT ON NINE-MINUTE HOP https://evne.ws/tyxzg

ev.news Briefly: EV Mandates, Lucid, Rivian & more | 06 Aug 2026 Aug 06, 2026

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UK JULY CAR SALES HIT POST-PANDEMIC HIGH https://evne.ws/xhu28
BRITAIN’S EV SALES BEAT MANDATE PACE IN JULY https://evne.ws/7ox86
LUCID PUSHES COSMOS TO H2 2027 https://evne.ws/y5paj
RIVIAN TARGETS SECOND R2 SHIFT BY SEPTEMBER https://evne.ws/51jf2
APTERA ORDERS PARTS FOR FIRST 40 VEHICLES https://evne.ws/my9vf
SONO MOTORS STOPS AS INSOLVENCY SALE BEGINS https://evne.ws/50e52
EVS HOLD ABOVE 20% IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/xfymu
ZEEKR TARGETS LATE 2026 UK ORDERS https://evne.ws/uki9m
KEMPOWER BRINGS LEASED CHARGING TO UK https://evne.ws/fjsm3
DENZA D9 UK ORDERS OPEN AT £75,000 https://evne.ws/abht8
EV FIRES DO NOT BURN LONGER https://evne.ws/a4ab9
ARCHER FLIES MIDNIGHT ON NINE-MINUTE HOP https://evne.ws/tyxzg

ev.news China: Xiaomi Sky Nomad, Maextro Luxury MPV and Stelato Opens Up Orders For G9 | 06 Aug 2026 Aug 06, 2026

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XIAOMI SKY NOMAD PRE-ORDERS MAY TOP 100,000 https://evne.ws/ea2zr
MAEXTRO PRICES V800 MPV BELOW PRE-SALE RANGE https://evne.ws/n0fai
STELATO G9 OPENS AT 439,800 YUAN https://evne.ws/1zxep
FANG CHENG BAO TOPS 500,000 SALES https://evne.ws/42i0k
DONGFENG NISSAN TEASES NX7 SUV https://evne.ws/pusxm
CHINESE CARMARKERS BREAK INTO GLOBAL TOP TEN https://evne.ws/70hdm
CHINESE BRANDS DRIVE AUSTRALIA’S JULY EV SURGE https://evne.ws/s45o3
GAC SALES EDGE UP AS NEVS SURGE https://evne.ws/wbe1x
GEELY E2 OPENS IN BELGIUM FROM €19,490 https://evne.ws/kvvml
GM AND SAIC EXTEND JV TO 2047 https://evne.ws/17yhx
SODIUM-ION MINE TRUCK STARTS WORK IN CHINA https://evne.ws/m9r7g

ev.news Daily: Audi A2 e-tron, EVgo Grows & Rivian Puts Voice Control Behind Paywall| 05 Aug 2026 Aug 06, 2026

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AUDI STRIPS BACK A2 E-TRON CAMOUFLAGE https://evne.ws/lsin5
EVGO GROWS IN TOWNS AND ON MOTORWAYS https://evne.ws/vxolw
PILOT, EVGO AND GM REACH 300 FAST-CHARGING SITES https://evne.ws/53r19
RIVIAN PUTS VOICE CONTROL BEHIND PAYWALL https://evne.ws/mo6is
ID. BUZZ CARGO GETS CHEAPER, GOES FURTHER https://evne.ws/76xla
KONA ELECTRIC GETS FULL UK EV GRANT https://evne.ws/7qayu
TESLA JULY EUROPE DATA SPLITS SHARPLY https://evne.ws/szjkt
UK BEV SHARE HITS 27.4% https://evne.ws/stwgd
USED EV DEMAND OUTRUNS JULY SUPPLY https://evne.ws/mocfq
BRITTANY FERRIES STARTS PORTSMOUTH SHORE POWER https://evne.ws/7dbkb
US ARMY PICKS HARBRINGER HYBRID UGV PLATFORM https://evne.ws/r785n

ev.news Briefly: Audi A2, EVgo, Rivian & more | 05 Aug 2026 Aug 06, 2026

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It's ev.news Briefly for Wednesday 05 August 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

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AUDI STRIPS BACK A2 E-TRON CAMOUFLAGE
Audi has removed most camouflage from the A2 e-tron ahead of an autumn world premiere, calling it the most efficient car it has ever built, with the 140 kW efficiency-package variant quoting provisional WLTP consumption of 12.8 kWh/100 km (4.85 miles per kWh) from a 61 kWh gross/58 kWh net LFP cell-to-pack battery, aided by active cool-air intakes, air curtains, gap reducers, silicon-carbide power electronics and 89.6% wallbox charging efficiency. DC charging peaks at 105 kW with a 26-minute 10–80% charge, V2L supplies 2.3 kW and V2H is offered, and three packs of 50, 58 and 79 kWh are expected using the VW Group APP350 drive unit on the updated MEB platform rather than MEB+.
EVGO GROWS IN TOWNS AND ON MOTORWAYS
EVgo will add more than 500 DC fast-charging stalls at Brixmor Property Group shopping centres, covering at least 90 sites and over a quarter of Brixmor's retail portfolio, starting later this year at Barn Plaza near Philadelphia with further builds in Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas, many with up to 12 high-power stalls. Its highway venture with Pilot Company and General Motors, launched in 2022, has now passed 300 locations and roughly 1,300 stalls across 40 states and about 75% of the contiguous US, more than halfway to a target of up to 2,000 stalls at 500 sites, and on 5 August 2026 EVgo said it will add Tesla V4 Superchargers to its network.
RIVIAN PUTS VOICE CONTROL BEHIND PAYWALL
Rivian switched off Amazon's Alexa across its entire fleet on Monday 3 August 2026, retiring Alexa Built-in from 4 August and leaving voice control available only through Rivian Assistant, which runs on Google's Gemini and requires a Connect+ subscription at $14.99 a month (about £11) or $149.99 a year (about £112). Previously free voice calls and messages now sit behind that paywall, along with the loss of Alexa-linked Amazon Music, Pandora and smart-home controls, though touchscreen and Bluetooth dialling remain, and the move follows Rivian charging for hands-free driving from April via Autonomy+ at $49.99 a month or $2,500 outright, despite Amazon being Rivian's second-largest shareholder.
ID. BUZZ CARGO GETS CHEAPER, GOES FURTHER
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has replaced the ID. Buzz Cargo's entry 59kWh pack with a new 58kWh unit shared with the ID.3 Neo, lifting WLTP range from 201 miles (323km) to 218 miles (351km) through cell chemistry and efficiency rather than extra capacity, while cutting the price to £29,995 excluding VAT, £5,655 less than before, with the £5,000 Plug-in Van Grant bringing the effective entry price close to £25,000 and Contract Hire from £239 a month. Charging peaks at 105kW for a 26-minute 10-80% top-up, the 79kWh version is unchanged at 277 miles (446km) and 185kW, and vehicle-to-load arrives across the range supplying 2.0kW continuously and 3.6kW peak at 16A/240V through a three-pin loadspace socket.
KONA ELECTRIC GETS FULL UK EV GRANT
Hyundai Motor UK has moved the Kona Electric from Band 2 to Band 1 of the Electric Car Grant, raising its discount from £1,500 ($2,010) to the full £3,750 ($5,025). With a list price of £35,000 ($46,900), the model now starts at £31,250 ($41,875) with the grant applied.
TESLA JULY EUROPE DATA SPLITS SHARPLY
Tesla's July European registrations diverged sharply, rising 86% year on year in France and 52% in Denmark, while falling 97% in Norway, 60% in Sweden and 81% in Spain, where just 131 cars were registered. Spain illustrates the underlying weakness, with Tesla up 19.8% year to date through July against a 34.9% rise in the electrified market, and Matthias Schmidt of Schmidt Automotive attributing the pattern to Tesla steering allocation towards incentive-rich markets such as Germany and France, with German volumes potentially jumping in the second half of 2026.
UK BEV SHARE HITS 27.4%
UK battery-electric registrations rose 49% to 43,547 units in July, taking a 27.4% market share according to NewAutomotive, while petrol registrations fell 8.2% and diesel dropped 10.6%. Chinese brands took 16% of the UK new-car market in the month, led by MG, Omoda, Jaecoo and BYD.
BRITTANY FERRIES STARTS PORTSMOUTH SHORE POWER
Brittany Ferries will begin using shore power at Portsmouth International Port from Monday with two hybrid vessels, activating a system completed late last year that had sat idle due to a delayed grid connection and months of negotiation over financial terms, since plugging in costs more than burning marine fuel. Chief executive Christophe Mathieu called it a milestone that unlocks the potential of the Channel's greenest vessels and makes the company a better neighbour to Portsmouth residents, while urging government tax breaks, as Portsmouth becomes home to the UK ports industry's first multi-berth, multi-user shore power system.
US ARMY PICKS HARBRINGER HYBRID UGV PLATFORM
The US Army has awarded American Rheinmetall an 18-month contract to build and deliver next-generation uncrewed ground vehicles under Project Sustainment, using California firm Harbinger's Praesidia series-hybrid powertrain, which pairs a high-torque electric motor with a compact petrol engine that charges the battery but has no mechanical link to the wheels. Praesidia can export up to 350 kW to external systems, with 48 kW continuous from the engine and 15 kW split-phase AC from an onboard inverter, and Harbinger claims over 500 miles (805 km) on a full tank and charge, including roughly 105 miles (169 km) on electricity alone, with the architecture suiting silent-watch operation where acoustic signature matters.

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