Briefly | 10 Sep 2025
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Polestar unveils the high-performance Polestar 5 at the IAA in Munich, boasting impressive specs like a 112 kWh battery and 0-60 in three seconds. Leap Motors introduces the B5 electric hatchback, while Skoda showcases a stylish estate concept. Rimac reveals a new solid-state battery and E-Axel technology, and Lucid's Gravity makes its European debut. CATL announces new battery packs, and Tesla's Mega Pack 3 enhances energy storage capabilities. The episode highlights the competitive EV market, with Tesla's market share dipping below 40% for the first time in eight years.
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POLESTAR 5 DEBUTS AT IAA MUNICH https://evne.ws/3IeukpH
LEAPMOTOR B05 ELECTRIC HATCHBACK REVEALED https://evne.ws/46t8UhQ
SKODA VISION O ESTATE CONCEPT DETAILS https://evne.ws/469fSar
RIMAC DEBUTS SOLID-STATE BATTERY, E-AXLE, AND ECU PLATFORM https://evne.ws/41NbE7f
LUCID GRAVITY MAKES ITS EUROPEAN DEBUT https://evne.ws/4mW4Gp5
LUCID TO EXPAND INTO 12 EUROPEAN MARKETS https://evne.ws/3KevYZ1
CATL TO BRING TWO NEW BATTERY PACKS FOR EUROPE https://evne.ws/486ZPwq
TESLA REVEALS MEGAPACK 3 AND MEGABLOCK https://evne.ws/3JNyYM3
TESLA U.S. MARKET SHARE FALLS BELOW 40% https://evne.ws/3I3VxeQ
MERCEDES-BENZ TO DEPLOY 600 KW CHARGERS https://evne.ws/3VKN9Uw
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP CEO SHARES NEW GLOBAL EV STRATEGY https://evne.ws/41IZNad
BEVS TO EXCEED HALF OF EUROPEAN SALES BY 2032 https://evne.ws/4mRZKBl
TESLA CYBERTRUCK WIRELESS CHARGING CANCELED https://evne.ws/4miXpi0
Polestar 4
"...ameras, honestly, they're fine on the, was it the Polestar 4? They're on Leap Motors B05."
Volkswagen Golf
"...p against vehicles like the ID3, the new electric Golf that'll come. What's it gonna cost though?"
Volkswagen Id3
"...atchback going right up against vehicles like the ID3, the new electric Golf that'll come. What's it go..."
Skoda Octavia
"...not coming for a couple of years. I owned a Skoda Octavia back in the day before I got into EVs."
Lucid Gravity
"Lucid, a couple of stories from them. The gravity made its European debut at the IAA show starting ..."
Tesla Model 3
"...ll in hand. For the first time, well, it tips the Model 3, really. For the first time in eight years,"
Tesla Cybertruck
"at their own speed. And the Cybertruck wireless charging pad has been popped in the skip..."
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