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DAILY: Mitsubishi Launch Electric Eclipse Cross, Hyundai Will Try EREV and Entry Level Audi EV | 19 Sep 2025

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs Sep 19, 2025 26 min

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Mitsubishi unveils the electric Eclipse Cross, a re-engineered Renault Scenic with impressive specs, including a 372-mile range. Hyundai is exploring extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) for a 2027 launch, while Audi plans an entry-level EV beneath the Q4. The episode also covers a rare Chinese recall, Tesla's door handle redesign due to safety concerns, and the growing popularity of EVs in Germany, where they now account for over 30% of new registrations. Additionally, discussions on micro-mobility trends and the impact of tariffs on Chinese EVs in Canada are highlighted.

Topics: electric vehicles Mitsubishi eclipse cross Hyundai EREV entry-level Audi EV Tesla door handles Chinese EV market EV adoption in Germany micro-mobility Canadian EV tariffs

Cars: Audi A2 e-tron Audi A3 Audi e-tron BMW i3 BMW i8 (I12) Citroen ë-C3 Leapmotor T3 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Mitsubishi Outlander Nio ES8 Tesla Model 3 Tesla Model Y Volkswagen ID.3 Volkswagen ID.4 Volkswagen ID.5 Volkswagen ID.7

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Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

"...k to the podcast. Mitsubishi launches an electric eclipse cross. Hyundai will try E-Revs and an entry-level Audi ..."

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Tesla Model 3

"...re Chinese recall, this one for Xiaomi, a $12,000 Model 3 competitor, which is perhaps better, and a big do..."

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Mitsubishi Outlander

"Mitsubishi's returning to Europe. The Outlander was pretty successful here, but Mitsubishi are no..."

Frank Schulenburg (CC0)

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BMW i3

"...n engine that is a generator, so like the old BMW i3 Rex, that typically the engine is not connected t..."

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Volkswagen Id3

"...s have caught a test mule based on the Volkswagen ID3 GTX. It is inside VW clothing, by the way."

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Audi A3

"...d interior, which is being speculated, is the new Audi A3. Audi CEO called the model an electric vehicle"

Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Audi Etron

"in the same class as the A3, but he stopped short of calling it the A3 e-tron. Maybe they call it the A2 e-tron."

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A2 Etron

"but he stopped short of calling it the A3 e-tron. Maybe they call it the A2 e-tron. It'll use the MEB Plus platform."

Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Tesla Model Y

"...hat opened electronically. This probe targets the Model Y from 2021 onwards. After a flood of complaints to..."

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Volkswagen Id4

"holding the number one spot for three months in a row. Volkswagen ID.4, ID.5, also doing really well."

Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Volkswagen Id5

"holding the number one spot for three months in a row. Volkswagen ID.4, ID.5, also doing really well."

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Volkswagen Id7

"also doing really well. VW's ID.7, she's got an L-Rock, that's the top four. In the small"

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T3 Leapmotors T03

"that's the top four. In the small affordable segment, LeapMotor's T03 is doing well in Germany,"

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Citroën ë-C3

"is doing well in Germany, and the Citroën EC3 posting a record last month."

Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Nio ES8

"and Shen added that if Neo's ES8 had participated"

Damian B Oh (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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i8 (I12)

"... it came second in some others as well the Leauto i8 was the runner-up in performance"

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