Briefly | 21 Aug 2025
About this episode
The episode covers significant developments in the electric vehicle (EV) market, including BMW's production of new electric motors and surging US EV sales ahead of a tax credit deadline. It highlights the impact of new grants in the UK, the expansion of battery swapping technology in China, and the introduction of new EV insurance options. Additionally, it discusses the rollout of charging stations in Massachusetts and the controversy surrounding Tesla's retrofitting of turn signal stalks. The episode is packed with insights into the evolving landscape of EVs and charging infrastructure.
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GLOBAL EV CHARGING PORTS SET FOR RAPID GROWTH https://evne.ws/3HL4VDV
BMW KICKS OFF PRODUCTION OF EFFICIENT GEN6 ELECTRIC MOTOR https://evne.ws/45KqXyG
US ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES SURGE AHEAD OF TAX CREDIT EXPIRY https://evne.ws/45ZoHEX
UK ELECTRIC CAR GRANT DRIVES UP DEMAND https://evne.ws/3JjhnLL
XIAOMI TARGETS EUROPEAN EV MARKET BY 2027 https://evne.ws/4g5pVCh
RIVIAN MOVES FORWARD WITH GEORGIA EV FACTORY https://evne.ws/4oFd4u9
CHINA EXPANDS BATTERY SWAPPING FOR EVS https://evne.ws/41OrGNU
MERCEDES-BENZ EACTROS 600 EXPANDS ACROSS EUROPE https://evne.ws/4lB4oSY
EV INSURANCE CHOICES GROW, COSTS DROP IN UK https://evne.ws/3JsMR1L
MG U9 UTILITY LAUNCHES WITH INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION https://evne.ws/4oMqhRV
MASSACHUSETTS ALLOCATES $46 MILLION FOR EV CHARGING EXPANSION https://evne.ws/3VfewG0
ARNOLD CLARK LAUNCHES PUBLIC ‘ULTRA-RAPID’ EV CHARGING NETWORK https://evne.ws/4fP2r40
CHINA EV SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION 2016–2020 - WHERE THE MONEY WENT https://evne.ws/3HAl4fu
TESLA RESTORES TURN SIGNAL STALK IN CHINA MODEL 3 https://evne.ws/3JqxZ43
BMW Neue Klasse
"...n 6 electric motors in Austria. These are for the Neue Klasse vehicles. First one of those is going to be the I..."
Citroën ë-C3
"...etting it, the Renault C-NIC, the Citroën models, EC3, EC5, some of the Chinese companies that don't ge..."
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