A plug-in hybrid is a car that can use both electricity and gasoline. You can charge it up like an electric car, but it also has a gas engine for longer trips.
The Ford Puma Gen E is a small SUV that is designed to be budget-friendly while still offering good features. It's a newer model that aims to attract buyers looking for an affordable vehicle.
A government grant is money given by the government to help people buy certain cars, usually electric ones. This makes the cars cheaper and encourages more people to buy them.
The Tesla Model 3 is a popular electric car that is known for being efficient and having a lot of technology. It's a good choice for people looking to drive an electric vehicle with modern features.
The Tesla Model Y is a type of electric car that looks like a small SUV. It's known for being very efficient, meaning it can go a long distance on a single charge, and it has a lot of room inside for passengers and cargo. People talk about it because it's a popular choice for those looking to switch to electric vehicles.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is an electric car that looks like a modern SUV. It stands out because of its unique design and is designed to be very comfortable and easy to use, with features that make driving and charging simple. It's gaining popularity as more people want to drive electric cars.
Stellantis is a big car company that makes many different brands of cars, like Peugeot and Chrysler. They were created when two companies merged together.
The E5008 is an electric SUV made by Peugeot, similar to the E3008 but larger, providing more space for passengers and cargo.
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There is a $55,000 price cap, but no earnings price cap.
It's also for people who have never bought an EV before.
This is a scheme very much aimed, not at existing owners to thank them for their loyalty, but to get new people in electric vehicles.
Germany's car plants are tipping towards battery power.
Germany made about 4 million cars last year.
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Another 450,000 were plug-in hybrids as well.
And we could be heading towards 2 million plug-in vehicles made in Germany this year as well.
And what's interesting is production gets transitioned to electric vehicle.
It doesn't get moved back.
And so when a factory or a facility is moved over to pure Bev production, then that's normally that job done there.
And it's happening at an increasing pace.
Ford has taken the January sales crown off of Tesla here in the UK.
It goes forward, then BYD, then Tesla.
Monthly numbers can be up and down a bit.
Ford's selling pretty decently with their Puma Gen E.
That's their mid-20,000 car.
It used to be way overpriced.
Now it gets about £4,000 off, almost that, because they get the full government grant here.
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Asked $30,000 for a Puma, and it's going to get out-speced every day of the week,
even by a one-year-old Tesla Model 3, just to get one of them to get a much better car.
But £25,000 or so, get some monthly offers on that,
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The Hyundai Ioniq 3 is going to be their new mainstream compact hatchback,
borrowing a lot from the Ioniq 5.
It's got a 12-inch shorter wheelbase, 30cm shorter wheelbase,
but otherwise on the 400-volt version of their architecture, which keeps costs down,
300 miles of range, doing some Arctic testing, camouflage coming off.
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NEO is making right-hand drive fireflies in Singapore.
And they're now in the UK, by the way, and so they're right-hand drive testing.
Those NEO fireflies, a 41kWh battery, and 205 miles or 330km of WLTP range on that.
Stellantis and their Leap Motor investment is surging in Europe.
61% more sales in January compared to December.
Selling well in France, Belgium, Netherlands, a little T03 city car.
I've seen that for £12,000, $13,000 for maybe a pre-reg one here,
or one that's been sitting on a lot for a while,
or maybe a nearly new 500 miles on it or something.
Some good deals on those.
Stellantis are hitting a road block, or hitting the road bump.
I don't want to say that, speed bump.
On their battery cells for their E3008 and E5008,
their battery supplier, ACC, working through some backlogs.
If you want one of those vehicles, might be an eight-month wait on them now.
Cherry is adding another brand, following Cherry, Amoda and J.Coo,
going to Europe with their Lepus brand, or Lepas.
Lepus, they say it stands for Lepids and Passion,
and you put them together and you get a really weird name.
Did they backwood engineer that one?
I'm not so sure.
And finally, women are being left behind in the Switch to EV.
Women buy half of all new cars, but just 28% of all new electric vehicles.
The industry calling on everyone from the car makers to the Chargepoint operators
to ensure that their messaging reaches out to female buyers as well.
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About this episode
Exploring the latest trends in the EV market, this episode highlights the shift towards electric vehicles in Germany, where production is ramping up significantly. Ford takes the lead in UK sales, overtaking Tesla, while Hyundai unveils the Ioniq 3, promising impressive range and affordability. The discussion also touches on the challenges faced by Stellantis with battery supply issues and the need for the automotive industry to engage more female buyers in the EV transition. Notable insights include the unique funding scheme for new EV buyers and the growing presence of brands like NEO and Cherry in the market.
It's EV News Briefly for Friday 06 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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