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ev.news Daily: Leapmotor Open Euro B03X Orders, Volvo Facelifts EX40 and Volkswagen Adds IQ.DRIVE To ID.Buzz | 12 Sep 2026 Sep 12, 2026

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LEAPMOTOR OPENS EUROPEAN B03X ORDERS FROM €24,900 https://evne.ws/lx4xb
VOLVO FACELIFTS XC40, EX40 AND EC40 https://evne.ws/pbv59
VOLKSWAGEN PLANS IQ.DRIVE UPDATE TO ID.BUZZ https://evne.ws/0up4k
NISSAN LEAF S IS CANADA'S LOWEST-PRICED EV https://evne.ws/3vxsx
JLR INVESTS £356 MILLION IN WOLVERHAMPTON EV PRODUCTION https://evne.ws/gprut
EVGO OPENS 20-PLUG LOS ANGELES FAST-CHARGING STATION https://evne.ws/0fq4j
SKODA APPROVES NEW KAROQ FOR 2027 OR 2028 https://evne.ws/jznc0
PENNDOT OPENS $11 MILLION CHARGER FUNDING ROUND https://evne.ws/s14m4
TESLA CEO PROMOTES VIDEO OF DRIVER SAYING FSD IS ‘EYES OFF’ https://evne.ws/vq9u8

ev.news Briefly: Leapmotor, Volvo, ID.Buzz & More | 12 Sep 2026 Sep 12, 2026

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LEAPMOTOR OPENS EUROPEAN B03X ORDERS FROM €24,900
Stellantis has opened European orders for the Leapmotor B03X, a compact electric crossover starting at €24,900 (about $28,900), sold through the Chinese brand's joint venture with Stellantis and undercutting most European-built compact EVs. Two variants are offered — the Pro with a 39.8 kWh battery and 292 km WLTP range, and the ProMax with 53.0 kWh and 382 km — both with a 14.6-inch touchscreen, 8.8-inch cluster, Leap OS 4.0 Plus, wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, and standard Level 2 driver assistance using 14 sensors and cameras across 21 functions.
VOLVO FACELIFTS XC40, EX40 AND EC40
Volvo has given the XC40, EX40 and EC40 their first major styling revision in nearly nine years, with all-new bodywork ahead of the A-pillars and revised 'Thor's Hammer' matrix LED headlights that Volvo says cut glare, debuting on the model year 2028 XC40 now that matrix LEDs are legal in the United States. Powertrains are unchanged, but the cars gain an 11.2-inch touchscreen with Google Gemini voice assistance, plus added cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors supporting a smoother Pilot Assist with lane-change assist, a 3-D 360-degree camera view and an occupant alert for approaching cyclists before doors open.
VOLKSWAGEN PLANS IQ.DRIVE UPDATE TO ID. BUZZ
Volkswagen will upgrade IQ.DRIVE functions on 2027 MEB vehicles, with the ID. Buzz receiving the fullest package including Road Experience Management, and Enhanced Travel Assist that can execute a driver-requested lane change above 45 mph using rear radar, waiting up to 12 seconds if traffic blocks the move while the driver stays responsible. The 2027 Buzz also reacts faster to posted speed-limit changes, notifying the driver before adjusting speed, slows near ramps and exits using navigation or turn-signal input, and uses crowd-sourced map data to supplement cameras where road markings are faded or weather is poor, bundled into In-Vehicle Premium with a one-year trial.
NISSAN LEAF S IS CANADA'S LOWEST-PRICED EV
The 2027 Nissan Leaf S is Canada's cheapest electric vehicle at CA$34,998 (about US$25,250), nearly CA$2,000 below the Kia EV3 Light FWD and under CA$30,000 once the Electric Vehicle Affordability Program is applied. It uses a 53 kWh battery, a single 174 hp motor and up to 341 km of range, trailing the EV3 Light's 58.3 kWh, 201 hp and 356 km, and charging 10-80% in about 35 minutes against the Kia's 29, though both use an NACS port.
JLR INVESTS £356 MILLION IN WOLVERHAMPTON EV PRODUCTION
JLR has spent £356m converting its Wolverhampton propulsion plant, renamed the Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre in 2024, to build electric drive units and assemble battery packs while continuing six-cylinder Ingenium engine production, giving it flexibility to flex output as the EV transition moves. The hall now making drive units for the Range Rover Electric, Range Rover GT, Jaguar Type 01 and smaller Defender 'Sport' previously built four-cylinder diesels on repurposed CNC machines, working to 80-micron tolerances against roughly 120 for combustion engines, with cells currently sourced from AESC in China and due to switch next year to Tata's Agratas plant in Somerset.
EVGO OPENS 20-PLUG LOS ANGELES FAST-CHARGING STATION
EVgo has opened what it calls the largest non-Tesla fast-charging station in the City of Los Angeles, a 10-stall, 20-plug site on S Robertson Blvd in Mid-City just off the Santa Monica Freeway. The site has two 100 kW stalls, three 200 kW and five 350 kW, with 18 CCS cables capable of up to 350 kW and two CHAdeMO ports at up to 100 kW that keep older EVs served, though there are no NACS cables and NACS vehicles must use adapters.
SKODA APPROVES NEW KAROQ FOR 2027 OR 2028
Skoda chief executive Klaus Zellmer has approved a second-generation Karoq for launch in 2027 or 2028 on the Volkswagen Group MQB platform, reversing a plan under which the electric Elroq — itself a late addition to the range and now Europe's second best-selling electric car — was to have taken the Karoq's place. Zellmer said powertrains will be very comparable to the Kodiaq's and pointed to strong plug-in hybrid demand and a 100 km-plus electric range as ideal for the model, though a PHEV remains possible rather than confirmed.
PENNDOT OPENS $11 MILLION CHARGER FUNDING ROUND
PennDOT has opened an $11 million round for EV charging infrastructure across 26 central Pennsylvania counties, with publicly accessible sites able to apply until 12 March 2027 under the third phase of the state's federally backed Community Charging scheme, which allocated $100 million in NEVI money from February to extend charging beyond Alternative Fuel Corridors. Local transportation planning agencies, not PennDOT, will set location priorities; the state says 50 NEVI-funded hubs have opened with 41 more planned or under construction, delivering over 146,000 charging sessions since December 2023 and avoiding more than 3,700 tonnes of CO2.
TESLA CEO PROMOTES VIDEO OF DRIVER SAYING FSD IS 'EYES OFF'
Elon Musk endorsed, with a heart emoji, a clip of Larry, a 98-year-old Model Y owner in Farmington, New Mexico, who says of FSD (Supervised) that he did not have to look at an intersection and does not want to, directly contradicting Tesla's disclaimer that the feature requires active driver supervision and does not make the car autonomous. The framing matters because Tesla's defence in Autopilot and FSD crash litigation rests on driver responsibility — a Florida jury already returned a $243 million judgment against the company, with up to $14.5 billion at stake across roughly two dozen cases — even as its lawyers have separately argued, successfully, that Musk's public statements should not be taken at face value.

ev.news Daily: Jeep Recon Has Range Issues, Ford Says Goodbye To Lightning & BYD Dolphin Surf In Spain | 11 Sep 2026 Sep 11, 2026

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JEEP RECON PAIRS 670 HP WITH 222 MI RANGE https://evne.ws/3c8hh
FORD DISCONTINUES CURRENT-GENERATION F-150 LIGHTNING, PLANS EREV https://evne.ws/25hs5
BYD DOLPHIN SURF ADVERTISED FROM €12,605 IN SPAIN https://evne.ws/p1lmv
EVGO AND REGENCY PLAN MORE THAN 400 FAST-CHARGING STALLS https://evne.ws/63zwq
CHERY PLANS FOUR UK MODELS INCLUDING FIRST EV https://evne.ws/z8dg7
PORSCHE BUGATTI SALE GENERATES ABOUT €1 BILLION https://evne.ws/876jt
SLOTKIN SAYS TRUMP MAY ALLOW CHINESE CARS https://evne.ws/6ipad
SSEN RECEIVES £166,092 FOR ROAMING EV CHARGING https://evne.ws/ign1v
AUSTRALIA ADDS EV WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT TO DRIVEN https://evne.ws/nwq00
ELECTREK REVIEWS NANROBOT LS7+ WITH 74.5 MPH TOP SPEED https://evne.ws/x1vnv

ev.news Briefly: Jeep, Ford, BYD & more | 11 Sep 2026 Sep 11, 2026

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JEEP RECON PAIRS 670 HP WITH 222 MI RANGE
The 2026 Jeep Recon is a 670 hp dual-motor electric off-roader with a 94-kWh battery, 203 kW peak DC charging, 33-inch all-terrain tyres, 9.1 inches of ground clearance, a locking rear differential and removable doors, rear windows and a power roof that folds fully rearward. Car & Driver found on-road handling more stable than a Wrangler but criticised abrupt accelerator and braking response off-road, and the Moab trim's $68,990 price and 222 mi estimated range may limit its appeal against conventional off-roaders.
FORD DISCONTINUES CURRENT-GENERATION F-150 LIGHTNING, PLANS EREV
Ford quietly discontinued the current-generation F-150 Lightning in December, though it stayed on sale for several months and is now absent from Ford's website, ending the run of what had been America's best-selling electric pickup. Its replacement will be an extended-range EREV pickup using a petrol generator for more than 700 miles of combined range, which CEO Jim Farley called a "better solution" that runs on electricity 90% of the time.
BYD DOLPHIN SURF ADVERTISED FROM €12,605 IN SPAIN
BYD is advertising the Dolphin Surf from €12,605 in Spain via September promotions, a figure that depends on CA Auto Bank financing over at least 72 months with a 36-month commitment, dealer and manufacturer discounts, a €3,375 Plan Auto+ advance and €950 from an energy-saving certificate. Because the finance contract rather than the subsidy award fixes liability, buyers owe CA Auto Bank the €3,375 if their application fails or the scheme's €400 million for 2026 runs out, and the price is €825 higher than the €11,780 advertised at the car's May 2025 launch.
EVGO AND REGENCY PLAN MORE THAN 400 FAST-CHARGING STALLS
EVgo and shopping-centre owner Regency plan to install more than 400 fast-charging stalls across Regency properties in the United States, concentrating on centres anchored by grocery stores. Each new site is planned to have up to 24 high-power chargers, with charging during a grocery run pitched as both a convenience for drivers and a draw for retail footfall.
CHERY PLANS FOUR UK MODELS INCLUDING FIRST EV
Chery will launch four new or updated UK models in the next 12 months, including its first fully electric car for Britain, after entering the market in August 2025 and recording more than 29,000 registrations and over 2.5% market share in its first year. Plug-in hybrids remain central, with Chery Super Hybrid vehicles accounting for around 75% of UK registrations and CSH upgrades including larger battery packs planned for the TIGGO 4, 7, 8 and 9.
PORSCHE BUGATTI SALE GENERATES ABOUT €1 BILLION
Porsche completed the sale of its 45 percent stake in Bugatti to a consortium led by HOF Capital on 9 September, having declined to disclose a price when the deal was announced in April; Rimac Group holds the remaining 55 percent of the joint venture, which has run since 2021. The disposal is part of a portfolio overhaul by Porsche and its Volkswagen Group and Piech family owners under CEO Michael Leiters, who since January has cut 5,000 jobs and sold non-core businesses.
SLOTKIN SAYS TRUMP MAY ALLOW CHINESE CARS
Senator Elissa Slotkin said she had heard unsourced rumours that President Trump may allow Chinese cars into the US under a broader agreement with China ahead of a Washington meeting with Xi Jinping, warning it would "irrevocably impact" 1.2 million Michigan jobs. The claim looks more like political theatre than imminent policy, given Trump has backed the 100% tariff on Chinese EVs that the Biden administration raised from 25% in 2024, and Slotkin and Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno are pushing the Connected Vehicle Security Act to ban Chinese vehicles, software and hardware outright.
SSEN RECEIVES £166,092 FOR ROAMING EV CHARGING
SSEN Distribution has received £166,000 in discovery funding through Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund for Roaming MPAN, a scheme to cut the cost of on-street EV charging by letting drivers use their household electricity tariff at other connection points, identified via the 13-digit MPAN assigned to each network connection. SSEN said the approach could also benefit the network by encouraging drivers to charge on-street overnight when demand is lower.
AUSTRALIA ADDS EV WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT TO DRIVEN
Australia's federal government has opened a third round of the DRIVEN programme, extending support for dealerships and repair businesses beyond chargers to EV-specific workshop equipment, with up to 80 per cent of eligible costs claimable for protective equipment, tools and lifting apparatus. AU$18.8 million has been allocated to the 2026-2029 Charger Rebate Stream, offering up to AU$3,000 per fixed smart charging plug or portable DC charger, alongside wider measures such as New South Wales' AUD$100 million EV strategy announced in April.
ELECTREK REVIEWS NANROBOT LS7+ WITH 74.5 MPH TOP SPEED
Nanrobot claims a 74.5 mph top speed for the $2,299 LS7+ standing e-scooter, which pairs two 3,000W motors and a claimed 10,000W peak with a 72V 35Ah Samsung battery, 11-inch tyres, four-piston NUTT hydraulic brakes, adjustable KKE suspension and a steering damper. Electrek's Micah Toll did not test the top speed and found riding above the low 40s mph uncomfortable, noting the claimed 81-mile range assumes 15.5 mph with a 165 lb rider and would fall sharply in real use, making the scooter better suited to extreme off-road recreation than commuting.

ev.news China: State Sets 2030 EV Targets, More CATL Battery Swapping & BYD Wants To Get More Cars Away From China’s Shores | 11 Sep 2026 Sep 11, 2026

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CHINA TARGETS NEVS FOR 70% OF DOMESTIC NEW PASSENGER-CAR SALES https://evne.ws/3q6em
DONGFENG’S EΠ BRAND PLANS CATL BATTERY-SWAPPING EP7 https://evne.ws/28i00
BYD REPORTEDLY ORDERS TEN MORE CAR CARRIERS https://evne.ws/0ngau
NIO BACKS 14-VEHICLE EURASIAN DRIVE https://evne.ws/hrflx
LI AUTO SETS SEPTEMBER 16 LAUNCH FOR LI I9 https://evne.ws/av62e
LI AUTO PLANS LI 6 EUROPE SALES IN 2026 https://evne.ws/m4y3l
IM MOTORS OPENS LS6 PRE-SALES FROM 209,900 YUAN https://evne.ws/y3lxz
GEELY GALAXY LAUNCHES TT FROM $19,000 https://evne.ws/0x6am
NEW ENTRANTS COULD TAKE EU ELECTRIC-TRUCK QUARTER BY 2030 https://evne.ws/8ewo4
FINDREAMS AND FUSHENG PLAN BLADE BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRIAL RAIL https://evne.ws/5fpeh

ev.news Daily: Volvo Will Sell You A Lynk & Co In Europe, Nissan’s New Cheap EV Gets A Name & Polestar Previews Their New Direction | 10 Sep 2026 Sep 10, 2026

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VOLVO TO DISTRIBUTE LYNK & CO IN EUROPE FROM 2027 https://evne.ws/c5kqm
VOLVO DROPS EX40 AS EX50 EXPECTED IN 2027 https://evne.ws/krqx2
NISSAN REVIVES PIXO AS ITS MOST AFFORDABLE EUROPEAN EV https://evne.ws/9l0t7
POLESTAR FORMULA 2030 SIGNALS POLESTAR 2 AND 7 STYLING https://evne.ws/9g50w
MERCEDES VLE 400 4MATIC STARTS AT €78,500 https://evne.ws/rxltu
AMAZON STARTS EACTROS 600 DELIVERIES IN GERMANY https://evne.ws/8jw2g
RENAULT SETS TWO-YEAR FLOOR FOR VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT https://evne.ws/oo3pg
FORD TRANSIT CITY TO COST $50,000 IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/u6i8t
BYD UK OPENS 138-SITE APPROVED REPAIR NETWORK https://evne.ws/eqi6c
ZF PLANS MORE THAN 100 ELECTRIC AXLE DRIVE REPAIR-KIT VARIANTS https://evne.ws/jedzl

ev.news Briefly: Volvo, Nissan, Polestar & more | 10 Sep 2026 Sep 10, 2026

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VOLVO TO DISTRIBUTE LYNK & CO IN EUROPE FROM 2027
Volvo Cars becomes Lynk & Co's exclusive European distributor from January 2027, selling through Volvo retailers and servicing via its network of several hundred locations, while Geely Auto retains design, development, certification, global brand strategy and all non-European operations. Volvo says the deal grows retailer sales and service revenue without the financial risk of investing in the brand — notable given it sold its 30% Lynk & Co stake to Zeekr for 5.4 billion yuan (about $805m).
VOLVO DROPS EX40 AS EX50 EXPECTED IN 2027
Volvo is discontinuing the EX40 in the US and Canada, with its expected replacement, the slightly larger EX50 on the cheaper SPA3 platform and priced in the high $40,000s, not due at dealerships until autumn 2027. The EX40 rode on the near decade-old CMA platform and sold best through the Care by Volvo subscription scheme that ended in 2024; the EX60 P6 now marks Volvo's electric SUV entry point at $59,795 against the EX40's $56,545.
NISSAN REVIVES PIXO AS ITS MOST AFFORDABLE EUROPEAN EV
Nissan will revive the Pixo name for its cheapest European EV, an A-segment model sitting below the Micra and premiering on 23 September 2026, built on Renault's RGEV Small platform alongside the Twingo and Dacia Spring at Novo Mesto in Slovenia. Expected to be mechanically identical to the Twingo Electric with a 27.5 kWh CATL LFP pack and around 263 km of range, it gets Nissan-designed styling drawing on late-80s and early-90s Pike cars such as the Figaro and Be-1, against Twingo and Spring prices of €20,000 and €18,000.
POLESTAR FORMULA 2030 SIGNALS POLESTAR 2 AND 7 STYLING
Polestar has revealed Formula 2030, a design concept previewing the next Polestar 2 due in 2027 and the forthcoming Polestar 7, tied to its 2030 strategy for higher sales and a route to profitability. Only a dark image of the front has been released, showing a lower, wider stance, Dual Blade headlights and a motorsport-style vertical wiper, marking a new phase under design head Philipp Römers that Polestar calls an evolution rather than a replacement of its existing language.
MERCEDES VLE 400 4MATIC STARTS AT €78,500
Mercedes-Benz has added the 310 kW VLE 400 4MATIC, which gains a rear-axle motor for all-wheel drive, a 6.5-second 0-100 km/h time and 2.5 tonnes of towing against the VLE 300's 1.75 tonnes, from €78,500 (about $91,500) with five seats or €79,000 with six. The performance costs range: both share a 115 kWh usable NMC pack, but the 4MATIC manages up to 654 km WLTP versus 713 km, with 800-volt architecture allowing DC charging at up to 300 kW.
AMAZON STARTS EACTROS 600 DELIVERIES IN GERMANY
Amazon has begun larger-scale German deliveries with Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks on middle-mile runs between logistics centres and urban areas, drawn from a 2025 order of more than 200 trucks — around 50 for Germany and 140 for the UK, where operations started in late 2025. The trucks carry 621 kWh across three LFP packs for around 500 km of range and charge at up to 400 kW, as Amazon installs several hundred truck charging points and commits more than €1bn to electrifying its European transport network, including over €400m in Germany.
RENAULT SETS TWO-YEAR FLOOR FOR VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT
Renault is targeting two years or less from concept freeze to public reveal but CEO Francois Provost says it will go no faster, treating the timetable as a quality floor as well as a speed ambition under the Futuready 2030 investor plan. The aim is to match Chinese rivals gaining European share — standard at two years and moving towards 18 months, against three to five years for Western rivals — while avoiding defects and recalls, a concern echoed by Chinese regulators now running a yearlong campaign of unannounced quality and safety inspections.
FORD TRANSIT CITY TO COST $50,000 IN AUSTRALIA
Ford Australia will launch the Transit City in November at AUD$50,000 driveaway (about USD$36,000), claiming the country's most affordable electric van against the Kia PV5 Cargo Long Range at AUD$55,990, with a 56 kWh LFP battery giving 254 km WLTP, 87 kW DC charging, 10-80% in about 33 minutes, a 1085 kg payload and 6.4 cubic metres of cargo space. The price comes with limits — no towing, no V2L, a solid bulkhead with no pass-through or window and colour as the only option — and the van is built by JV partner JMC in Nanchang on the E-Fushun platform rather than being related to the European Transit.
BYD UK OPENS 138-SITE APPROVED REPAIR NETWORK
BYD UK has launched a nationwide network of 138 approved body repairers developed with Vizion Network, which BYD describes as the UK's largest repair network. Every site uses technicians trained in BYD procedures, genuine parts and manufacturer-specified methods, adding accident repair to an ownership package that already includes a six-year warranty, maintenance support and up to four years of free roadside assistance.
ZF PLANS MORE THAN 100 ELECTRIC AXLE DRIVE REPAIR-KIT VARIANTS
ZF will launch more than 100 repair-kit variants for electric axle drives in the coming weeks, each bundling the components needed for a specific repair as the company targets independent workshops servicing a growing EV fleet, though it has disclosed neither prices nor vehicle applications and has not substantiated its claim to cover around 92% of the European fleet of the 20 most widespread electric models. ZF also plans up to 200 catalogue references for Chinese-brand vehicles in Europe by Q1 2027, covering ten of the most popular Chinese models by the end of that year.

ev.news China: ICE Models Knocked Out Of Top 10, VW ID.AURA Goes On Sale & China Forecast 80% EV By 2030 | 10 Sep 2026 Sep 10, 2026

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ICE MODELS MISS CHINA’S AUGUST TOP 10 https://evne.ws/ywlwy
VOLKSWAGEN ID. AURA T6 PRE-SALES OPEN IN CHINA https://evne.ws/6t4dg
CHINA EV PENETRATION COULD REACH 75% TO 80% BY 2030 https://evne.ws/g0kck
BYD TAKES 35.4% OF CHINA’S AUGUST PASSENGER NEV EXPORTS https://evne.ws/xuy2a
DENZA ADDS Z9GT E3 TRIM AT 329,800 YUAN https://evne.ws/4ca5v
DONGFENG TO UNVEIL 350 WH/KG SOLID-LIQUID BATTERY IN OCTOBER https://evne.ws/ql8f3
NIO PRIORITISES CORE BUSINESS, PLANS MAJOR 2027 MODELS https://evne.ws/3pbgd
BMW CHINA ELECTRIC SUV ENTERS FILING PROCESS https://evne.ws/9ys3v
ABOUT FOUR IN FIVE CHINESE DEALERS REJECT OLDER EVS https://evne.ws/6nwf9

ev.news Daily: Dacia’s New Spring Moves Out Of China, German EV Sales Up 75% and Kia Embraces The GT | 09 Sep 2026 Sep 09, 2026

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DACIA MOVES €17,900 SPRING PRODUCTION TO SLOVENIA https://evne.ws/j3dz5
GERMAN BEV SALES RISE 75.1% IN AUGUST https://evne.ws/m5jn0
KIA PUTS EV3, EV4 AND EV5 GTS ON SALE https://evne.ws/f0rne
FORD CONSIDERS COMPACT VEHICLE FOR UEV PLATFORM https://evne.ws/znztx
DUFFY URGES FORD TO RECONSIDER OR END CHINESE DEALINGS https://evne.ws/qnat4
ICAUR V25 TO MAKE AUSTRALIAN DEBUT IN SYDNEY https://evne.ws/va1ut
SEVERAL 2027 CADILLAC LYRIQ MODELS RETAIN CARPLAY, ANDROID AUTO https://evne.ws/umwq2
VOLKSWAGEN PLANS LONG-WHEELBASE ID. BUZZ CARGO https://evne.ws/lpu2d
83% OF SURVEYED DEALERS BACK UK EV SCRAPPAGE SCHEME https://evne.ws/rhw89
HOYMILES RELEASES 22 KW BIDIRECTIONAL EV CHARGER https://evne.ws/99gls

ev.news Briefly: Audi, Money Saving, Outdated Petrol & more | 08 Sep 2026 Sep 09, 2026

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ev.news Briefly: Audi, Money Saving, Outdated Petrol & more | 08 Sep 2026

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AUDI A2 E-TRON STARTS AT €38,200 IN GERMANY
Audi's cheapest EV starts at €38,200 in Germany, above the €34,000 VW ID.3 Neo it shares MEB+ underpinnings with, and launches at the end of 2026 with orders opening in fall and deliveries in December. It claims up to 401 miles WLTP and a best-ever Audi efficiency of 4.85 miles/kWh on the 188-hp efficiency-package version, with rear-wheel drive only, 52/61 kWh LFP or 84 kWh NMC batteries charging at 183 kW (10–80% in about 29 minutes), a Q4 e-tron wheelbase for extra interior space, and standard bidirectional charging.
ICCT SAYS ELECTRIC CARS COST ONE THIRD LESS
An ICCT report published on September 6 found electric cars cost a third less to run in Europe in 2025 than petrol or diesel equivalents, or 28% less for drivers relying on public charging, with combustion energy costs rising 12–36% at the start of 2026 during the US-Iran Hormuz oil crisis while BEV energy costs held steady. The ICCT also found price parity with petrol cars in Germany's three largest segments based on data covering 100,000 vehicles, and lead author Marie Rajon Bernard expects European BEV adoption to scale up provided current policies survive growing political pressure to reverse them.
YOUNG DRIVERS SAY PETROL CARS ARE LIKE USING A LANDLINE TELEPHONE
Research commissioned by E.ON Next among 1,500 drivers found more than half of those aged 17 to 20 want their next car to be electric, against a UK BEV new-car share of 26% from January to August, with cost the main draw: 56% think EVs save money, 20% cite day-to-day affordability, 19% home charging and 18% avoiding forecourts. Petrol is increasingly seen as obsolete, with 23% calling petrol ownership as outdated as a landline telephone, 21% unable to imagine owning one, 63% expecting petrol and diesel cars to disappear in their lifetime and 53% believing they are the last generation to routinely drive them.
EUROPE'S EV FLEET HOLDS 600 GWH OF BATTERIES
Bruegel estimates Europe's EV fleet holds around 600 GWh of battery capacity, ten times the continent's grid-connected storage and theoretically enough to power the European grid for almost two hours, though that depends on vehicle-to-grid technology and smart integration still under development. Stationary storage is growing separately, with SolarPower Europe reporting cumulative European capacity passing 100 GWh by the end of 2025 after 36 GWh was added during the year, 48% more than in 2024, and calling for a tenfold increase by 2030.
LI AUTO PLANS EUROPEAN I6 DEBUT
Li Auto will unveil its i6 electric SUV in Europe at the Paris motor show in October, with founder and CEO Xiang Li saying European sales begin in the fourth quarter and right-hand-drive sales start by year-end, making a UK launch likely though it has not been confirmed. Britain matters as an export market because it does not apply the EU's additional tariffs on Chinese cars, and the 4950mm i6 will compete with the BMW iX3, Mercedes GLC and Volvo EX60.
AVILOO EXTENDS BATTERY WARRANTY TO 24 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
AVILOO added 14 markets to its Battery Warranty on September 7, 2026, including Spain, Italy, Poland and Greece, taking coverage to 24 countries in response to used-EV buyer confidence lagging market growth and to manufacturer battery-health figures being neither independently verified nor standardised. The one-year warranty, separate from AVILOO's battery certificate and managed by dealers, fleets and remarketing platforms through the AVILOO Connect dashboard, sets an individual State of Health threshold per vehicle from proprietary diagnostics data that the battery must still meet at 20,000 kilometres.
OSPREY GO STARTS CHARGING ON CONNECTION
Osprey has launched Osprey Go, an Autocharge-based function that starts a charging session as soon as a driver plugs in, requiring no app or payment card at the charger after a one-time setup in the Osprey app, and automatically applying the best available price for that location and time. Users can view receipts, live prices, charger availability and offers, and Osprey says the Autocharge choice maximises vehicle and driver compatibility and makes it the country's largest network offering the technology.
RUSSIA EV SALES MORE THAN DOUBLE IN SUMMER
Autostat reports Russian sales of new electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars reached 26,543 units from June to August 2026, more than double the 12,187 sold a year earlier, as Ukrainian strikes on major refineries forced some to suspend operations and cut gasoline production to about 70% of domestic consumption by the end of August. Drivers facing hours-long fuel searches turned to EVs or gas conversions, though Autostat said sales were capped by supply because manufacturers and importers were unprepared, and the vehicles sold were mainly Chinese-made.
PORT AUTHORITY LAUNCHES $45M ELECTRIC TRUCK PROGRAMME
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has launched a $45m programme for zero-emission drayage trucks and terminal tractors at the Port of New York and New Jersey, the busiest seaport on the US East Coast, combining vehicle purchase support with charging investment near its marine terminals. CALSTART will design and administer the Clean Truck Incentive Program and the Green Drayage Accelerator, with up to $39m in point-of-sale vouchers covering vehicles and charging infrastructure at hubs within a 10-mile radius of the Port Authority's marine terminals.
TREK LAUNCHES ALLANT+ FS E-BIKE IN EUROPE
Trek has launched the 2027 Allant+ FS in Europe, a full-suspension SUV-style e-bike aimed at Specialized's Turbo Vado 3X, using the same Bosch Performance Line CX mid-drive with 250 W nominal and 750 W peak output, 120 Nm of torque and assistance cutting out at 25 km/h. A Bosch PowerTube 800 Wh battery gives a claimed 180 km (112 miles) per charge, with the R11 priced at €5,999 and the R10 at €4,999.

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