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BRIEFLY: Canadian Tariffs, German Incentives, Plug-In Success & more | 16 Jan 2026 Jan 16, 2026

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It's EV News Briefly for Friday 16 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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CANADA BREAKS RANKS WITH U.S. AND REMOVES 100% CHINA EV TARIFFS https://evne.ws/4a2WZcs
FORD SLAMS OTTAWA’S CHINA EV TARIFF DEAL https://evne.ws/3LT6cuD
GERMANY BETS €3BN ON EV BUYERS, NOT JUST MAKERS https://evne.ws/4qwXQYO
PLUG-IN SALES GROW, BUT POLICY CONSISTENCY MATTERS https://evne.ws/4jIBuRm
VW COMMERCIAL VANS RIDE ID. BUZZ ELECTRIC SURGE https://evne.ws/4jSIprw
EVS TOP 2025 SAFETY RANKINGS ACROSS ALL SEGMENTS https://evne.ws/4qsYaYq
HYUNDAI TESTS APPETITE FOR ELECTRIC FACTORY CAMPER https://evne.ws/4pHyo1p
ILLINOIS ADDS FIVE IONNA EV CHARGING HUBS https://evne.ws/3ZjX1q9
VMAX TAKES AIM AT E-SCOOTER PREMIUM AND MASS MARKET https://evne.ws/3NxY82T
FORD CHASES PIKES PEAK EV GLORY IN 2026 RETURN https://evne.ws/49J5g46

DAILY: Hyundai Unveil Staria, Tesla Adds Bare-Bones Model Y and Toyota Tops EVs In Japan Jan 16, 2026

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HYUNDAI UNVEILS ELECTRIC STARIA AS ITS BIGGEST EV YET https://evne.ws/45MUjgr
TESLA ADDS BARE-BONES LONG-RANGE MODEL Y FOR EUROPE https://evne.ws/3ZgX1Hm
TESLA HITS 5M DRIVE UNITS AS SHANGHAI DOMINATES OUTPUT https://evne.ws/3LcsmrG
VW OVERTAKES TESLA IN EV SALES OUTSIDE CHINA https://evne.ws/459GnNq
TOYOTA TOPS JAPAN EV CHARTS WITH BZ4X PUSH https://evne.ws/4sKkUow
PORTUGAL DANGLES €4,000 EV SCRAPPAGE CARROT https://evne.ws/4jOfcxS
ZEEKR 7GT LINES UP DIRECTLY AGAINST TESLA MODEL 3 https://evne.ws/4sGmWpE

BRIEFLY: Hyundai Staria, VW Overtakes Tesla and Zeekr 7GT Jan 16, 2026

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It's EV News Briefly for Sunday 11 January 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

CHINA: Canada Tariff Deal, BYD Premium Sedans and China Exploits LFP Lead | 16 Jan 2026 Jan 16, 2026

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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

CHINA: EU Tariff Workaround, NEV Sales Surge Again and Semi-Solid State Batteries Enter Mass Production Jan 15, 2026

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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

BONUS: BYD vs Volkswagen: The Juggernauts Collide In Europe Jan 15, 2026

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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.

DAILY: Stellantis Can’t Decide On Hybrids, Kia GT Models and BMW iX4 Coupe Jan 15, 2026

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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

BRIEFLY: Jeep Retreats, Kia GT Models, BMW iX4 & more Jan 15, 2026

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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.

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

DAILY: GM Edges Back To Hybrids, Tesla Forces FSD To Subscriptions and EVGO at Krogers | 15 Jan 2026 Jan 15, 2026

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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

BRIEFLY: GM’s Hybrid Hedge, Subscription FSD, EV Hostility Easing & more | 15 Jan 2026 Jan 15, 2026

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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.

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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