Briefly | 22 Aug 2025
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The Nissan LEAF has got its US pricing and it's low.
No, it's low.
The base trim, 31,845 all-in.
That's with shipping, by the way.
Less than 30 grand before delivery and shipping.
So that's a 75 kilowatt hour pack,
160 kilowatt single motor.
EPA'd just over 300 miles, by the way.
That is gonna give the new Chevy Bolt with its LFP pack.
Looks like a Bolt EUV.
A bit of a headache, by the way.
Oh, and there's a smaller pack coming on the LEAF.
52 kilowatt hours, not 75.
So what's the price of that gonna be?
Well, they haven't told us,
but if it's 30K on the big battery,
man, this is exciting.
Nissan are getting really aggressive
with their headline price of the new LEAF
and it will launch in the US this autumn.
Ford are now making batteries in their Kentucky plant,
Blue Oval SK.
They're now making battery cells
for the F-150 Lightning and the E-Transits.
Kentucky one is the first factory there.
There'll be another one
and the third Blue Oval SK battery plant
will be in Stanton, Tennessee.
5,000 jobs, though, at this Kentucky one site
when it's fully scaled.
Kia is gonna make the EV4 in Europe.
The first one just rolled off the production line,
but I think series production will start
by the end of this month.
The Kia EV4 hatchback version.
There's two, you see, there's a fastback,
which is a foot longer, 30 centimeters longer,
different car.
I don't think it looks as good as the hatchback either.
And that's the one that the Europeans
are gonna buy, the hatchback one.
160,000 of them a year, Kia want to sell.
So that's why they're gonna be making it in Europe.
In Slovakia, California may replace
the federal tax credit, $7,500 for grand on a used EV
with their own funding.
The point of sale rebates or vouchers or other credits
now being discussed for when the federal funding goes
on September 30th.
Lucid's Gravity will make its European debut
at the IAAA Auto Show, the Munich Motor Show next month.
No details yet on pricing
or when they'll sell the gravity here.
EV public charging points now exceed one million
in the European Union.
As of July, we tipped over the million.
The majority, by the way, easily majority,
834,000 of them are AC public chargers.
The next generation BMW iX3 has been spotted
testing in China.
That's the first car on their Neue-classer platform.
iX3 will be built in China and Europe.
Royal Farms is installing ultra-fast chargers
at their Maryland stores, eight of them,
with Electrify America, the 350 kilowatts DC fast chargers.
The UK is lagging behind in e-bike adoption.
We are the second lowest per 1,000 people,
only ahead of Belarus.
Norway and Denmark lead the e-bike revolution in Europe.
The Fisker Ocean is now being seen driving around
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for almost 3,000 of them from the bankrupt Fisker
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now being leased to ride-hailing drivers.
Leap Motor launching their first nationwide TV campaign
called Take a Leap, showing a kitten about to jump.
A surfer waiting for a wave
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About this episode
The latest episode dives into exciting developments in the EV market, highlighting the competitive pricing of the new Nissan LEAF, which starts under $30,000. Ford's Kentucky plant is now producing batteries for their electric models, while Kia gears up for the launch of the EV4 hatchback in Europe. The episode also touches on California's potential replacement for the federal EV tax credit and the growing number of public charging points in the EU. Listeners will find insights on the latest EV trends and market strategies.
Original notes
It's EV News Briefly for Friday 22 August 2025, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.
Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free and get closer to the EV News Daily community. Be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDaily
2025 NISSAN LEAF PRICING AND SPECIFICATIONS ANNOUNCED https://evne.ws/3VhbIYY
FORD-SK JOINT BATTERY PLANT BEGINS PRODUCTION IN KENTUCKY https://evne.ws/3JuOfRv
KIA EV4 COMPACT EV PRODUCTION TO BEGIN IN SLOVAKIA https://evne.ws/4mTu3XW
CALIFORNIA MAY REPLACE EXPIRING FEDERAL EV TAX CREDITS https://evne.ws/45uGWC7
LUCID GRAVITY TO MAKE EUROPEAN DEBUT AT MUNICH AUTO SHOW https://evne.ws/47GXrMK
EU PUBLIC EV CHARGING POINTS EXCEED ONE MILLION https://evne.ws/4oNSE2i
NEXT-GENERATION BMW IX3 SPOTTED TESTING IN CHINA https://evne.ws/4oNYr7M
ROYAL FARMS ADDS ULTRA-FAST EV CHARGERS IN MARYLAND https://evne.ws/4mNBHTK
UK LAGS EUROPE IN E-BIKE ADOPTION https://evne.ws/4n0j5Ad
FISKER OCEAN SUVS JOIN NYC RIDE-HAILING FLEETS https://evne.ws/4fN5Hgh
LEAPMOTOR UK LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE TV CAMPAIGN https://evne.ws/4oHaS5n
GWR SEEKS BATTERY TRAIN DISTANCE RECORD https://evne.ws/4lAIGhJ
Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free and get closer to the EV News Daily community. Be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDaily
2025 NISSAN LEAF PRICING AND SPECIFICATIONS ANNOUNCED https://evne.ws/3VhbIYY
FORD-SK JOINT BATTERY PLANT BEGINS PRODUCTION IN KENTUCKY https://evne.ws/3JuOfRv
KIA EV4 COMPACT EV PRODUCTION TO BEGIN IN SLOVAKIA https://evne.ws/4mTu3XW
CALIFORNIA MAY REPLACE EXPIRING FEDERAL EV TAX CREDITS https://evne.ws/45uGWC7
LUCID GRAVITY TO MAKE EUROPEAN DEBUT AT MUNICH AUTO SHOW https://evne.ws/47GXrMK
EU PUBLIC EV CHARGING POINTS EXCEED ONE MILLION https://evne.ws/4oNSE2i
NEXT-GENERATION BMW IX3 SPOTTED TESTING IN CHINA https://evne.ws/4oNYr7M
ROYAL FARMS ADDS ULTRA-FAST EV CHARGERS IN MARYLAND https://evne.ws/4mNBHTK
UK LAGS EUROPE IN E-BIKE ADOPTION https://evne.ws/4n0j5Ad
FISKER OCEAN SUVS JOIN NYC RIDE-HAILING FLEETS https://evne.ws/4fN5Hgh
LEAPMOTOR UK LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE TV CAMPAIGN https://evne.ws/4oHaS5n
GWR SEEKS BATTERY TRAIN DISTANCE RECORD https://evne.ws/4lAIGhJ
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