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EARLY EV SWITCH CUT CO2 IN 92% OF UCSC SCENARIOS https://evne.ws/tx6nb

EV VOLUMES FORECASTS 23.3M PLUG-IN SALES IN 2026, UP 7.8% https://evne.ws/5sm5q

JAGUAR REVEALS TYPE 01 INTERIOR BEFORE 6 OCTOBER NEW YORK UNVEILING https://evne.ws/xz16m

VW TO SHOW ELECTRIC ID. CALIFORNIA CRUISE AT CARAVAN SALON https://evne.ws/39dpy

WAYMO HAS 684 FINISHED OJAI ROBOTAXIS WAITING AT MESA https://evne.ws/zsqsu

YASA WINS DRIVE35 GRANT FOR RARE-EARTH-FREE AXIAL FLUX MOTORS https://evne.ws/xd4yx

AION UT HATCHBACK REACHES UK IN SEPTEMBER BELOW £30,000 https://evne.ws/y0fsu

ANALYST THINKS AMERICANS WILL FORCE USA TO ADMIT CHINESE EVS https://evne.ws/0bcqt

TATA TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPING MULTI-POWERTRAIN PLATFORM FOR HONDA, BLOOMBERG REPORTS https://evne.ws/k4mjp

WHITBY MORRISON DELIVERS ELECTRIC ICE-CREAM VAN TO HOCKING'S OF DEVON https://evne.ws/5zbsm

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EARLY EV SWITCH CUT CO2 IN 92% OF UCSC SCENARIOS

A University of California Santa Cruz study published in Science modelled over 400 vehicle scenarios and found that in 92% of them, switching to an electric car as soon as possible cut more emissions than keeping the combustion car, with the roughly three-year manufacturing carbon debt offset after about 21,500 kilometres in the case of the BMW iX3. Scrapping the old car rather than selling it cut lifecycle emissions by up to 44%, because selling it simply passes the petrol burning to someone else, though coal-heavy grids weaken the case and the study measured carbon rather than cost.

EV VOLUMES FORECASTS 23.3M PLUG-IN SALES IN 2026, UP 7.8%
EV Volumes expects global light-vehicle sales to fall in 2026 on economic and geopolitical pressures while plug-in sales rise 7.8% to about 23.3 million, taking share to 25.7% as BEVs climb 17.2% to an 18.5% share and PHEVs drop 10.6% to 7.2%. America is the drag, with US EV sales down 32.9% to 415,968 and a further 15% contraction forecast for 2026, while Western and Central Europe supplies the growth at 1.9 million sales, up 29.7%.

JAGUAR REVEALS TYPE 01 INTERIOR BEFORE 6 OCTOBER NEW YORK UNVEILING
Jaguar has shown the uncamouflaged cabin of the Type 01, the four-seat GT leading its reinvention as an all-electric luxury marque, with a central spine splitting the interior into four single-seat compartments, a sparse dashboard carrying only a driver display and small touchscreen, and finishes in travertine stone and artisan textiles. Like the Polestar 4 it has no rear window or mirror, relying on a camera feed, and the car appears at Monterey Car Week this weekend in fresh camouflage before its New York unveiling on 6 October.

VW TO SHOW ELECTRIC ID. CALIFORNIA CRUISE AT CARAVAN SALON
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will give the ID. Buzz-based ID. California Cruise its world premiere at Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf from 28 August to 6 September, calling it the first fully electric California and the foundation of a family of electric campervans. Alongside it is a concept for the California Beach featuring an inflatable kitchen under 10kg developed with Stuff Bubble and a convertible bed module of roughly 200 x 134cm, removable kit that lets buyers trade equipment weight against range.

WAYMO HAS 684 FINISHED OJAI ROBOTAXIS WAITING AT MESA
A tracker counting Waymo's Mesa, Arizona site found 953 Ojai robotaxis, of which 684 are finished and idle without passengers, up from around 500 in early June, alongside 12 completed Hyundai IONIQ 5 robotaxis. The Zeekr-built, Magna-converted Ojai carries the sixth-generation Waymo Driver with 13 cameras and four lidars for under $20,000 per vehicle, and is intended to replace the ageing Jaguar I-Pace fleet across San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix.

YASA WINS DRIVE35 GRANT FOR RARE-EARTH-FREE AXIAL FLUX MOTORS
Oxford axial flux motor maker YASA has won UK government funding through the DRIVE35 Demonstrate competition for Project Resilience, which pursues two rotor pathways built on its existing stator, one using magnets free of heavy rare earths and one removing rare earths entirely. The work addresses a concentrated and politically exposed supply chain, but risks heat performance, and runs across the Mercedes-Benz subsidiary's Oxford, Bicester and Welshpool sites, which employ more than 300 people.

AION UT HATCHBACK REACHES UK IN SEPTEMBER BELOW £30,000
AION opens UK order books in September for the UT, a sub-4.3-metre electric hatchback with a 201hp front motor, 7.3-second 0-62mph time, a claimed 268 miles WLTP and a 30-80% charge in 24 minutes, priced below £30,000 though no exact figure has been given. Designed at GAC's Milan studio and following the V SUV as AION's second UK model, it takes on the CUPRA Raval, Volkswagen ID. Polo and Renault 5 with no dealer network or badge recognition to lean on.

ANALYST THINKS AMERICANS WILL FORCE USA TO ADMIT CHINESE EVS
With Canada set to permit up to 49,000 Chinese-made EVs a year and Mexico already selling them, Automotive Foresight's Yale Zhang argues American buyers who can see cheaper cars a few hours away will pressure politicians to open the market despite the 100% tariff and connected-car security rules. Local assembly, joint ventures and technology sold under other badges could bypass import tariffs anyway, and Ford's Jim Farley has warned staff Chinese rivals could arrive within five to 10 years while Ford works towards a $25,000 EV.

TATA TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPING MULTI-POWERTRAIN PLATFORM FOR HONDA, BLOOMBERG REPORTS
Bloomberg reports that Tata Technologies is developing a platform supporting petrol, hybrid and electric powertrains across multiple vehicles for Honda, though neither company has confirmed the customer. Chief executive Warren Harris has referred only to a full vehicle programme won from an unnamed Japanese OEM in April, and India looks the likely market given Honda's pledge of ten models there by 2030 and Toshihiro Mibe's comments about using external development resources from 2028.

WHITBY MORRISON DELIVERS ELECTRIC ICE-CREAM VAN TO HOCKING'S OF DEVON
British converter Whitby Morrison has delivered what it calls the world's first fully certified electric ice-cream van to Hocking's of North Devon, built on a Mercedes-Benz eSprinter Chassis Cab with up to 274 miles of range, 10-80% charging in 34 minutes and a 4.25-tonne weight that keeps it within a Category B licence. Designed as an EV from the outset, it uses the company's ePower system to run the freezing equipment from the vehicle rather than a kerbside auxiliary engine, removing the noise from a trade that has traditionally announced itself by sound.

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BYD ADDS $21,300 ENTRY-LEVEL TI 3 IN CHINA https://evne.ws/j8vi2

WAYMO IMPORTS OVER 3,200 ZEEKR OJAI ROBOTAXIS FACING 102.5% TARIFFS https://evne.ws/qbg4v

MIIT FILING SHOWS 200KW AND 305KW MERCEDES VLE FOR CHINA https://evne.ws/59884

CHENGDU AUTO SHOW OPENS 21 AUGUST WITH BYD DA HAN DEBUT https://evne.ws/sw4dw

CHINA SETS MANDATORY L3 AND L4 DRIVING RULES FOR 2027 https://evne.ws/1g494

HYUNDAI IONIQ V PRESALES OPEN 21 AUGUST AT CHENGDU AUTO SHOW https://evne.ws/6dzjh

NIO REGISTERS THREE CARS IN GERMANY IN JULY 2026 https://evne.ws/tzpvy

SHANWEI DEEPWATER PORT NEARS COMPLETION TO SERVE BYD EXPORTS https://evne.ws/xmomx

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KIA PRICES 2027 EV3 IN US FROM $29,890 https://evne.ws/zx84f

BRITAIN'S USED EV SALES RISE 67% TO 110,761 IN SECOND QUARTER https://evne.ws/dlipt

USED EV VALUES RISE 1.6% IN JULY, FOURTH STRAIGHT MONTHLY GAIN https://evne.ws/hu46f

AUSTRALIAN EV SALES DOUBLE AS PETROL HITS $2.53 A LITRE https://evne.ws/k86bx

EVGO OPENS 350KW FLAGSHIP CHARGING SITE IN DETROIT WITH MEIJER AND GM https://evne.ws/4ihtl

GERMAN INSURER REPORTS 12% OF PRIVATE CAR SWITCHES GO ELECTRIC https://evne.ws/5p1lb

SAMSUNG SDI BUYS GM'S 49.99% STAKE IN INDIANA BATTERY VENTURE https://evne.ws/21gxg

TOKYO RAISES EV SUBSIDY TO 1.3 MILLION YEN PER VEHICLE https://evne.ws/tmxtf

FORMULA E SPLITS INTO TWO RACE FORMATS FROM 2026/27 https://evne.ws/xb19n

V ENGINEERING BUILDS 12.4KWH REPLACEMENT BATTERY FOR MCLAREN P1 https://evne.ws/miva5

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KIA PRICES 2027 EV3 IN US FROM $29,890
Kia will sell the EV3 in America starting at $29,890 for the Light front-wheel-drive model, with up to 321 miles of EPA-estimated range on the long-range version, five trim levels, and a standard NACS port for Tesla Supercharger access. The entry-level electric SUV offers front-wheel drive with 201 horsepower, all-wheel drive with 261 horsepower, or a GT variant at 288 horsepower, with AWD costing an extra $3,200 on most trims.

BRITAIN'S USED EV SALES RISE 67% TO 110,761 IN SECOND QUARTER
Britain's used EV market surged 67% to 110,761 sales in the second quarter of 2026, capturing a record 5.5% share of the used car market and claiming one in every 18 second-hand purchases. Electric cars nearly doubled their market penetration from 3.3% a year earlier as traditional petrol and diesel vehicles continued to dominate with 86.7% of transactions.

USED EV VALUES RISE 1.6% IN JULY, FOURTH STRAIGHT MONTHLY GAIN
Three-year-old battery electric vehicles in the UK gained 1.6% in value during July, marking their fourth consecutive month of growth since March and a cumulative 7% increase of roughly £1,500 per car. Fleet EVs like the Peugeot 208 Electric, Mercedes EQB, VW ID.4, and Tesla Model Y now sell within 14 days, positioning them as the fastest-selling used cars in the market.

AUSTRALIAN EV SALES DOUBLE AS PETROL HITS $2.53 A LITRE
Electric vehicle sales in Australia more than doubled in the second quarter of 2026 as unleaded petrol reached a record $2.53 per litre, making up one in five new cars sold. Market share for fully electric vehicles climbed from 12.25% to over 21% in the first half of 2026, driven primarily by fuel prices rather than policy.

EVGO OPENS 350KW FLAGSHIP CHARGING SITE IN DETROIT WITH MEIJER AND GM
EVgo opened a 350kW flagship charging station in Detroit with 12 CCS and NACS stalls beneath a canopy, capable of delivering a full charge in as little as 15 minutes and accommodating vehicles towing trailers through pull-through access. The site represents EVgo's vision for charging infrastructure, with the company expecting more than 100 flagship locations online by the end of 2026 after building nearly 2,400 stalls nationwide with GM's backing.

GERMAN INSURER REPORTS 12% OF PRIVATE CAR SWITCHES GO ELECTRIC
German insurer HUK Coburg reported that 12% of private vehicle changes switched to battery-electric cars in the second quarter of 2026, more than double the pre-war rate of 6.3%, with 24% of licence holders citing fuel prices since the Iran conflict as motivation. Germany registered 368,000 new BEVs in the first half of 2026 (48% more than 2025) for a 24.8% market share, while Tesla's share among switchers jumped from 5.6% to 12.2% and German brands lost ground except in the used market.

SAMSUNG SDI BUYS GM'S 49.99% STAKE IN INDIANA BATTERY VENTURE
Samsung SDI has acquired General Motors' 49.99% stake in SynergyCells, the Indiana battery venture formed in 2024, citing slower-than-expected EV demand and pivoting the plant to produce cells and modules for energy storage systems rather than GM vehicles. The $3.5 billion venture will still open in 2026, though Samsung SDI and GM have signed a separate agreement to develop next-generation prismatic cells together for possible future EVs.

TOKYO RAISES EV SUBSIDY TO 1.3 MILLION YEN PER VEHICLE
Tokyo's metropolitan government raised its electric vehicle subsidy to 1.3 million yen per vehicle with no purchase limit, stackable with national incentives and bonuses for vehicle-to-load capability, charging equipment installation, renewable energy, and solar power usage. The scheme grades manufacturers by subsidy level—Toyota, Nissan, and Honda receive 400,000 yen while BYD receives only 100,000 yen in Tokyo—allowing buyers to potentially pay as little as 2.2 million yen for a 4.8 million yen Toyota bZ4X after stacking both subsidy tiers.

FORMULA E SPLITS INTO TWO RACE FORMATS FROM 2026/27
From the 2026/27 season, Formula E will run two distinct race formats: the E-Prix Unleashed as a 30-minute sprint with high downforce and no mandatory pit stop, and the conventional E-Prix as a 45-minute race with low-downforce aerodynamics and compulsory pit stops. The split reflects the capabilities of the new GEN4 car, which features permanent all-wheel drive, up to 600kW output, and 0-62 mph acceleration in roughly 1.8 seconds.

V ENGINEERING BUILDS 12.4KWH REPLACEMENT BATTERY FOR MCLAREN P1
V Engineering, a McLaren specialist based in Berkshire, has developed Project Continuum, a replacement high-voltage hybrid battery for the P1 that stores 12.4kWh compared to the original 4.72kWh while weighing 23kg less and requiring no rewiring. Customer installations will begin in spring 2027 for cars across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, addressing the 2010-era battery's deterioration after approaching 16 years in service.