Briefly | 02 Sep 2025
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The DS4 has been unveiled.
The all-electric number four E-tense, a successor to the DS4,
sitting between a compact car and an SUV.
60 kilowatt hour battery, 280 miles of range.
DC fast charging, about 120 kilowatts, not spectacular.
But if you fancy a step up from your basic Citroën,
something a little fancier to get into the DS brand,
it starts at £37,000.
Ford is launching an open fast charging network.
It's called Ford Charge, a public DC fast charging network.
With nearly 1,200 charges across the US and Canada,
open to all EVs, not just Ford models,
they're rolling that into Ford Charge
through Ford Pass, PlugShare and Shell apps as well.
A hacker had to recover Tesla crash data
in that lawsuit that was filed
about the pedestrian killed in 2019.
Tesla said that the data that was sent back
from the car to Tesla HQ was not available
and that when the hardware was taken
to the Tesla technician for diagnosis,
they said that the damaged infotainment system
couldn't provide the data.
However, an online hacker goes by the name of Green,
the only said that for any reasonable person,
it was obvious the data was there.
He recovered the data as part of the court case.
Tesla's lawyers said,
we weren't hiding it, we promise, we were just being clumsy.
Tesla has moved in federal court
to also strike off the verdict of that,
which awarded $242 million in damages, punitive,
and compensatory to the victim's estate.
Tesla wants the whole case thrown out.
Rumors say Hyundai's next entry-level EV
could be called either the Ioniq 2 or Ioniq 3.
Prototypes have been seen testing.
Hyundai's released the first official images.
We'll get more at the IAA show in Munich.
Scodder is reviving their old Felicia Fun
as an EV concept.
This is a small compact pickup
based on what was the Felicia hatchback back in the 1990s.
Now they've taken their Scodder Vision S,
that concept which will become the Kodiak,
cut the back off of it,
and made a really cool little concept pickup truck.
Hey, Scodder, go and make this vehicle.
This is cool.
In the EU, new car registrations were up in July.
I know we're into September now,
but we're just mopping up July's data.
What's the Bev Share in the European Union?
It's 15.6% of new vehicles sold,
pretty much unchanged from the first half of the year.
Where was doing well for EVs?
Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
The Auto Manufacturers Association,
a CEA, arguing to the European Commission,
we need more, more subsidies,
more tax reductions.
We need lower energy costs.
You're asking us to go EV as an industry,
but give us a bit more help.
Ford have taken a F-150 Lightning Supertruck
around the noise lifer.
I mean, it's not really
an F-150 Lightning.
It's an all-electric purpose built
demonstrator vehicle on Slick's 1200 horsepower.
It's not an F-150 Lightning you could go
and get down the shop today.
But there's a reason why car companies can learn
a huge amount from these high performance runs.
Oh, like if you watch the video,
at the last 10 seconds,
you see the truck just kind of hit its limit
of the battery and start to slow down.
As the driver, Roman Demar, hits the steering wheel.
And so, yeah, lots they can learn
about thermal management and things like that.
Plus, I guess you get the headlines.
Now, the most popular car in this country
is the Puma from Ford.
Now, it's gone electric,
and it's very important that it comes in
at the right price.
I thought the old price, you know,
30K was a lot of money.
Now, the lease pricing is in for the new price
with a four grand off on the government grunt
coming in at 100 and 30 pounds or so
for a monthly lease, much more affordable.
For a car that hasn't got spectacular EV specs,
but it's, yeah, it's pretty decent.
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from street-level visuals,
Polestar have connected with them to do a competition.
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They are already deployed one.
It's called Chat Concierge
and it's simplifying car shopping,
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it doesn't just help buyers find a car they love.
It helps schedule a test drive,
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and estimate trading value.
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That's technology at Capital One.
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About this episode
Exploring the latest in electric vehicles and tech innovations, this episode highlights RocketMoney's subscription management benefits, which can save users significant money. Capital One introduces Chat Concierge, an AI tool simplifying car shopping. The unveiling of the DS4 E-tense showcases its electric capabilities, while Ford's Charge network expands fast charging access. Tesla faces legal challenges over crash data, and Hyundai teases new EV models. Plus, Scodder revives a classic with an EV concept pickup. The episode wraps up with insights on EV market trends in Europe.
Original notes
It's EV News Briefly for Tuesday 02 September 2025, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.
I'll be back later but Patreon supporters get the episodes as soon as they're ready AND ad free. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDaily
DS NO.4 E‑TENSE: SPECS AND PRICING https://evne.ws/4ndkmUA
FORD LAUNCHES OPEN FAST-CHARGING NETWORK https://evne.ws/4lUZ78W
HACKER RECOVERS TESLA CRASH DATA IN LAWSUIT https://evne.ws/4g56M35
TESLA HIRES THREE HIGH-POWERED LAWYERS TO APPEAL $243M AUTOPILOT CRASH VERDICT https://evne.ws/3JFiCoC
HYUNDAI TEASES NEW ENTRY-LEVEL IONIQ EV https://evne.ws/3HVMtbQ
SKODA REVIVES FELICIA FUN AS EV CONCEPT https://evne.ws/3HMKsPb
EU EV SALES SURGE IN JULY 2025 https://evne.ws/3JIly3N
EU AUTO GROUPS URGE EV INCENTIVES https://evne.ws/4nevdxE
FORD SUPERTRUCK SETS FASTEST FORD NÜRBURGRING LAP https://evne.ws/427xaDJ
ECG REDUCES FORD PUMA GEN‑E LEASE https://evne.ws/4lSFSww
POLESTAR AND GEOGUESSR LAUNCH SPECIAL EDITION OF POPULAR GAME https://evne.ws/47pCd68
I'll be back later but Patreon supporters get the episodes as soon as they're ready AND ad free. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDaily
DS NO.4 E‑TENSE: SPECS AND PRICING https://evne.ws/4ndkmUA
FORD LAUNCHES OPEN FAST-CHARGING NETWORK https://evne.ws/4lUZ78W
HACKER RECOVERS TESLA CRASH DATA IN LAWSUIT https://evne.ws/4g56M35
TESLA HIRES THREE HIGH-POWERED LAWYERS TO APPEAL $243M AUTOPILOT CRASH VERDICT https://evne.ws/3JFiCoC
HYUNDAI TEASES NEW ENTRY-LEVEL IONIQ EV https://evne.ws/3HVMtbQ
SKODA REVIVES FELICIA FUN AS EV CONCEPT https://evne.ws/3HMKsPb
EU EV SALES SURGE IN JULY 2025 https://evne.ws/3JIly3N
EU AUTO GROUPS URGE EV INCENTIVES https://evne.ws/4nevdxE
FORD SUPERTRUCK SETS FASTEST FORD NÜRBURGRING LAP https://evne.ws/427xaDJ
ECG REDUCES FORD PUMA GEN‑E LEASE https://evne.ws/4lSFSww
POLESTAR AND GEOGUESSR LAUNCH SPECIAL EDITION OF POPULAR GAME https://evne.ws/47pCd68
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