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In the sprawling Las Vegas campus of CES last week, electric cars were shown off as spaceships and rolling tech showcases. Meanwhile in the temperate climate of Northern Europe, at the Brussels Motor Show, the star of the show came back down to earth with a little box from Kia.Launched at the 2026 Brussels Motor Show, the EV2 is a small, upright SUV-shaped EV designed squarely for Europe. It is built in Slovakia, sized for tight streets, and priced to slip under the EV3 as Kia’s cheapest dedicated EV in the region.Welcome back to another bonus edition of the show, and our mini-series called The Spec Sheet which runs the numbers on new car launches. Patreon supporters get the podcasts a week exclusively, but if you’re happy to wait, everything ends up in the free podcast feed with a few ads. You’re welcome to check out Patreon to support my work.

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It's EV News Briefly for Monday 12 January 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyBMW READIES QUAD-MOTOR M3 EV FOR 2027 https://evne.ws/4qeQYPA BOLT RETURNS AS AMERICA’S CHEAPEST EV https://evne.ws/45UfHjY CALIFORNIA MOVES TO PLUG FEDERAL EV INCENTIVE GAP https://evne.ws/3NJTjDF DACIA BETS ON TWO MINICARS TO FIX CO2 GAP https://evne.ws/4qKHaga FAST CHARGING, NOT MILEAGE, HURTS EV BATTERIES MOST https://evne.ws/45UgvFw LEAPMOTOR USES BRUSSELS LAUNCH TO PRESS EUROPE BET https://evne.ws/459dnp3 MAZDA TAPS CHINESE TECH FOR NEW EUROPEAN EV https://evne.ws/3NkvEd1 MERCEDES OPENS HIGH-SPEED, MIXED-STANDARD CHARGERS IN B.C. https://evne.ws/49kYD97 VOLVO SHRINKS ELECTRIC SEMI FOR CITY STREETS https://evne.ws/3LKDufq LUCID FORCED INTO SOFTWARE CLIMBDOWN AFTER VIRAL REVIEW https://evne.ws/4jJ4iJF

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It's EV News Briefly for Sunday 11 January 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyCan you help me make more podcasts? Consider supporting me on Patreon as the service is 100% funded by you: https://EVne.ws/patreon You can read all the latest news on the blog here: https://EVne.ws/blog Subscribe for free and listen to the podcast on audio platforms:➤ Apple: https://EVne.ws/apple➤ YouTube Music: https://EVne.ws/youtubemusic➤ Spotify: https://EVne.ws/spotify➤ TuneIn: https://EVne.ws/tunein➤ iHeart: https://EVne.ws/iheart