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CHINA: Fords Courts BYD Batteries, Xiaomi Founder’s Publicity Blitz and China Price War | 15 Jan 2026 Jan 15, 2026

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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

BONUS: Can Tesla's Cybertruck Go Global? Jan 14, 2026

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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?
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DAILY: France Incentive Success, VW EV Sales Surge and Lucid Fire Software Team | 14 Jan 2026 Jan 14, 2026

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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

BRIEFLY: France Leasing Scheme, VW Surge and Mini EV Records | 14 Jan 2026 Jan 14, 2026

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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

CHINA: VW Volumes Fall, SVOLT Pushes 10 Min Charging and AITO Hits One Million | 14 Jan 2026 Jan 14, 2026

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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

BONUS: Encouraging EV Adoption — The Carrot Or The Stick? Jan 13, 2026

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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.

CHINA: Leapmotor’s 80kWh EREV, Zeekr 8X PHEV and XPeng Delivers P7+ | 12 Jan 2026 Jan 12, 2026

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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

DAILY: Mercedes CLA Wins Top Award, Tesla Model 3 Standard In UK and EVs Bounce Back In Germany | 09 Jan 2026 Jan 09, 2026

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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

BRIEFLY: Mercedes CLA, Tesla Model 3 Standard, UK EVs To Hit 29% Share and more | 09 Jan 2026 Jan 09, 2026

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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.

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

CHINA: NIOs New Flagship, Xiaomi Upgrade SU7 and BYD Plans Long Range Hybrids | 09 Jan 2026 Jan 09, 2026

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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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