Briefly | 31 Aug 2025
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We'll start with another new piece of brilliant research
that shows that EV's lead in emission reductions.
This one comes from the University of Michigan.
They're studying environmental science and technology,
showing that the average BEV, battery electric vehicle,
produces 71 to 73% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than a combustion vehicle
over its lifetime, manufacturing, driving, and disposal.
So many of these data points now, and yet still,
we see people are not getting the message.
Charge point unveiling their 3.75 megawatts ultra DC fast chargers.
Their new chargers come with charging blocks
which can split the power between, well,
how many cars or trucks are turning up
but charging passenger cars at 600 kilowatts.
Not that you can buy a car that'll charge that quickly,
yet they're saying they're future proofing it.
The US August numbers are not quite in the books,
but Cox Automotive says it looks like it's going to be a record month
for sales in the United States,
up month on month, up year on year,
thanks to the rise in electric vehicles,
media misinformation, Hampus UK adoption,
some new research coming out of the University of Oxford today
showing that UK national newspapers are rather fond of printing
high levels of misinformation about electric cars
over six months of analysis.
25% of EV articles in UK newspapers
contained at least one false misleading claim.
This is extremely dangerous for the adoption of clean green transport.
I can only think these dying print businesses,
which no one reads a newspaper anymore,
after all, are just desperate for clicks from the last few people
who just do any old clicking on clickbait on the internet.
And a lot of those people are probably not massive EV fans yet
or they like the little clickbait links of terrible EV stories.
Otherwise, why would they be making stuff up?
But of course, this is the UK newspaper industry
we're talking about here.
Norway's EV adoption is now at 94, 95%.
What's the actual car park of vehicles?
With now 30% vehicles on the road are pure BEV.
So talk about that misinformation.
One of the stories that we see occasionally is,
well, when we all drive electric vehicles,
the grid will melt.
Has Norway's grid melted?
No, it's doing just fine.
It generates about 157 terawatt hours of electricity per year.
And even if I click my fingers and overnight,
every car in Norway was pure BEV,
it would only still mean 6 to 7 terawatt hours of electricity
a drop in the ocean.
And you know what?
They're not living in darkness and eating mud in Norway.
In fact, it's a very beautiful country
and the grid hasn't melted.
Public EV charging got a little bit cheaper in the UK
in July, according to the AA research,
down by a penny or two,
but still very expensive to charge.
Publicly pleaded to charge at home overnight
if you can at seven pence.
Porsche is considering fake gear shifts
and fake engine sounds for their future electric vehicles.
This actually came from the program manager
of the Cayenne program,
talking to a journalist on a ride along of the new Cayenne.
So whether this was meant to come out or not,
it's definitely not a confirmed piece of Porsche news,
but he did say,
oh, we are discussing, you know,
piping in noises of V8s and fake gear shifts
and stuff like that.
Bentley's CEO says,
despite high technology,
and obviously China used to buy a lot of Bentley's
and Rolls Royces.
Now they're going for domestic high tech vehicles.
He says, luxury is not about massive screens.
Luxury is about craftsmanship.
I couldn't agree more.
And Jimmy Carr, the world famous comedian,
has had his Aston Martin DB6,
a classic car converted to electric by an Oxfordshire company,
Electrogenic, and it's all fully reversible.
They don't cut weld or drill a thing.
They haven't ruined the car.
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but nearly half gave up by February.
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and automate savings in one simple app.
Rocket Money shows you all your expenses
and categorizes them so you know exactly
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and where you're overspending.
From there, the app cuts waste
by canceling your unused subscriptions
and lowering your bills.
No customer service needed.
With that money freed up,
the app will automatically set some cash aside for your goals,
whether it's an emergency fund,
paying off debt,
or saving for vacation.
Rocket Money's got you covered.
Users love the app with over 186,000 five-star ratings.
And on average,
users can save up to $740 a year
when using all of the app's premium features.
Make saving money a priority this year.
Go to rocketmoney.com slash cancel to get started.
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Capital One's tech team
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They are already deployed one.
It's called Chat Concierge,
and it's simplifying car shopping,
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and layered reasoning with live API checks.
It doesn't just help buyers find a car they love.
It helps schedule a test drive,
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About this episode
Subscription management and electric vehicle (EV) advancements take center stage in this brief episode. The host discusses RocketMoney, an app that helps users track and manage their subscriptions, potentially saving them hundreds annually. The episode also highlights a study from the University of Michigan showing that battery electric vehicles produce significantly fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional combustion vehicles. Other topics include the unveiling of ultra-fast chargers by ChargePoint, misinformation in UK media regarding EVs, and Porsche's consideration of artificial engine sounds for future electric models.
Original notes
It's EV News Briefly for Sunday 31 August 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
ELECTRIC VEHICLES LEAD IN EMISSIONS REDUCTION https://evne.ws/46gJILu
CHARGEPOINT UNVEILS 3.75 MW ULTRA-FAST EV CHARGERS https://evne.ws/41yCTlU
U.S. AUGUST NEW-CAR SALES RISE AS EVS SURGE https://evne.ws/4n630sz
MEDIA MISINFORMATION HAMPERS UK EV ADOPTION https://evne.ws/46fQykj
NORWAY’S 94% EV ADOPTION HASN’T MELTED GRID https://evne.ws/45KakUY
PUBLIC EV CHARGING COSTS SHOW MIXED CHANGES https://evne.ws/4pftzh0
PORSCHE CONSIDERS VIRTUAL GEAR SHIFTING FOR EVS https://evne.ws/3UPKDw2
BENTLEY CEO SAYS CRAFTSMANSHIP, NOT DIGITAL TECH, DEFINES LUXURY EVS https://evne.ws/4mH4eLh
SUMMER RENTAL DEMAND BOOSTS EV TRIALS https://evne.ws/41tRKhn
SURVIVING THE EV AFTERSALES TRANSITION https://evne.ws/4oZSg0L
CLASSIC ASTON MARTIN DB6 CONVERTED TO ELECTRIC https://evne.ws/46eOxVE
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
ELECTRIC VEHICLES LEAD IN EMISSIONS REDUCTION https://evne.ws/46gJILu
CHARGEPOINT UNVEILS 3.75 MW ULTRA-FAST EV CHARGERS https://evne.ws/41yCTlU
U.S. AUGUST NEW-CAR SALES RISE AS EVS SURGE https://evne.ws/4n630sz
MEDIA MISINFORMATION HAMPERS UK EV ADOPTION https://evne.ws/46fQykj
NORWAY’S 94% EV ADOPTION HASN’T MELTED GRID https://evne.ws/45KakUY
PUBLIC EV CHARGING COSTS SHOW MIXED CHANGES https://evne.ws/4pftzh0
PORSCHE CONSIDERS VIRTUAL GEAR SHIFTING FOR EVS https://evne.ws/3UPKDw2
BENTLEY CEO SAYS CRAFTSMANSHIP, NOT DIGITAL TECH, DEFINES LUXURY EVS https://evne.ws/4mH4eLh
SUMMER RENTAL DEMAND BOOSTS EV TRIALS https://evne.ws/41tRKhn
SURVIVING THE EV AFTERSALES TRANSITION https://evne.ws/4oZSg0L
CLASSIC ASTON MARTIN DB6 CONVERTED TO ELECTRIC https://evne.ws/46eOxVE
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