The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is a new electric van that looks like the old VW camper vans but uses electricity instead of gas. It’s good for carrying people or stuff and is popular because it’s clean for the environment and has a cool, classic look.
The Renault 5 is a small car that’s easy to park and drive in cities. It was very popular in the past and now comes in new electric versions that don’t use gas, helping people drive cleaner cars.
The Renault 4 CV is an old, small car made a long time ago that many people could afford after the war. It was simple and easy to drive, helping lots of families get their first car.
The Tesla Model Y is an electric car shaped like a small SUV, which means it’s good for families and has more space than a regular car. It runs only on electricity, so it doesn’t use gas, and many people like it because it’s fast and can drive a long distance before needing to recharge.
The Tesla Model 3 is a smaller electric car that looks like a regular sedan but runs only on electricity. It’s popular because it can go far on one charge and is cheaper than other Tesla cars, making it easier for more people to buy an electric car.
The JQ-7 is a big, fancy SUV that uses both gas and electricity to run. It has a big battery so it can drive some distance just on electricity, which helps save fuel and pollution. It’s one of a series of similar cars made for people who want a mix of power and cleaner driving.
A plug-in hybrid car has both a gas engine and a battery that you can charge by plugging it in. It can drive some distance using just the battery before using gas.
WLTP range is a way to measure how far a car can go on a full battery charge in real-world driving. It helps you know how long the electric part of the car lasts.
The Subaru Solterra is a type of car that runs only on electricity, so it doesn't use gas. It can be charged with electricity and is good for driving in cities or on rough roads.
Off-grid means using your own power instead of the electricity from the city. For example, using solar panels to make your own electricity to charge a car.
EV charging stations are places or devices where you can plug in an electric car to fill it up with electricity, like a gas station but for electric cars.
Emissions regulations are rules that say how much dirty stuff cars can put into the air. They help keep the air cleaner and protect the environment.
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The Netherlands have done something similar.
They've approved the vehicle, but it's not yet on sale.
MG has chalked up one million customer deliveries in Europe.
Most of those were the MG ZS.
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They also have the MG 4, which does big business over here as well from 1,300 dealerships
across Europe.
Volkswagen topped Europe's BEV chart.
In January, they sold the most pure electric cars in the European Union,
the United Kingdom and the EFTA markets as well.
We're pretty much in with all of the data now, a little bit from Portugal
and Bulgaria outstanding, but we can say that Volkswagen led the way
with almost 20,000 Bev deliveries.
ID 3, ID 4, ID 7, ID Buzz with their big sellers.
Renault jumped to number two with the Renault 5, Scenic,
McGann and Renault 4 electrics and Scotta up to third with the L-Rock and Enneak.
BYD climbing up to eighth as well.
Tesla falling the other way, six places down to tenth in January
with only seven and a half thousand units sold.
Model Y, sorry, Model 3, slipped just over a thousand registrations
in the whole Eurozone, that wider area as well,
which is a third of what they sold the same month a year ago.
The data points to intensifying competition in exactly the markets
where Tesla sell that mid-size Model 3, Model Y market,
becoming really crowded with very good competition.
Also pointing out that the countries where they've suffered,
United Kingdom and Germany are exactly the markets
where the chief executive has publicly promoted far right extremism
and the public seem to have noticed.
Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation
launched a community charging phase of their nevy program.
Now the funds should be flowing again.
Now the federal judges have said that stopping the funds,
which were a congressional thing, the stroke of a presidential pen
was indeed illegal.
Now that money is unlocked again.
Hopefully it is.
There'll be obviously more politics around EVs in America
for some time to come, but they're spending
43 million on the first phase, sorry,
34 million covering Buck's Chester, Delaware,
Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.
The JQ-8 is a large flagship SUV arriving in Europe.
Orders open next month following the JQ-7 and JQ-5.
This is a plug-in hybrid system with a 34.4 kilowatt hour battery,
83 miles of WLTP range,
zero emission rated for those kind of cities and areas
that are cropping up over European cities
that have congestion zones and zero emissions zones.
It's got leather seats, massage, ventilation,
heating in the first two rows as well.
You can choose a seven-seat layout if you want,
an independent third row adjustment too.
The Subaru and company called Easy Trial
has now concluded in Canada's Northwest Territories,
charging Subaru Salterra off-grid with solar panels
as a demonstration to local communities
about how you can recharge EVs with renewables,
a bit of battery storage as well.
Local leaders are paying attention in an area of the world
that still imports a lot of fossil fuels.
Sao Paulo has a new state law that gives
apartment owners in Sao Paulo the right to fit
individual EV charging stations to their own parking spaces.
The US also industry is drifting towards being
a backwater according to some analysts
with the emissions regulations easing in the US.
Those are warning the Detroit automakers not to back off
EV investment because the Chinese and others are coming.
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I thought I had my finances under control
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And as a result, my savings took a backseat.
But Rocky Money doesn't just tell you what you're wasting money on.
It takes action to save you money.
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About this episode
Highlights include MG reaching one million deliveries in Europe, led by the MG ZS and MG 4 models, and Volkswagen topping Europe's battery electric vehicle sales with nearly 20,000 deliveries in January. Renault and Skoda also showed strong performances, while Tesla's sales dropped significantly. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation resumed funding for community EV charging, and the new JQ-8 plug-in hybrid SUV with advanced features is launching in Europe. Additionally, a Canadian trial demonstrated off-grid EV charging using solar power. The episode touches on evolving EV markets, regulatory shifts, and infrastructure developments worldwide.
It's EV News Briefly for Sunday 22 February 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.
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