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UK JULY CAR SALES HIT POST-PANDEMIC HIGH https://evne.ws/xhu28

BRITAIN’S EV SALES BEAT MANDATE PACE IN JULY https://evne.ws/7ox86

LUCID PUSHES COSMOS TO H2 2027 https://evne.ws/y5paj

RIVIAN TARGETS SECOND R2 SHIFT BY SEPTEMBER https://evne.ws/51jf2

APTERA ORDERS PARTS FOR FIRST 40 VEHICLES https://evne.ws/my9vf

SONO MOTORS STOPS AS INSOLVENCY SALE BEGINS https://evne.ws/50e52

EVS HOLD ABOVE 20% IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/xfymu

ZEEKR TARGETS LATE 2026 UK ORDERS https://evne.ws/uki9m

KEMPOWER BRINGS LEASED CHARGING TO UK https://evne.ws/fjsm3

DENZA D9 UK ORDERS OPEN AT £75,000 https://evne.ws/abht8

EV FIRES DO NOT BURN LONGER https://evne.ws/a4ab9

ARCHER FLIES MIDNIGHT ON NINE-MINUTE HOP https://evne.ws/tyxzg

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UK JULY CAR SALES HIT POST-PANDEMIC HIGH https://evne.ws/xhu28

BRITAIN’S EV SALES BEAT MANDATE PACE IN JULY https://evne.ws/7ox86

LUCID PUSHES COSMOS TO H2 2027 https://evne.ws/y5paj

RIVIAN TARGETS SECOND R2 SHIFT BY SEPTEMBER https://evne.ws/51jf2

APTERA ORDERS PARTS FOR FIRST 40 VEHICLES https://evne.ws/my9vf

SONO MOTORS STOPS AS INSOLVENCY SALE BEGINS https://evne.ws/50e52

EVS HOLD ABOVE 20% IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/xfymu

ZEEKR TARGETS LATE 2026 UK ORDERS https://evne.ws/uki9m

KEMPOWER BRINGS LEASED CHARGING TO UK https://evne.ws/fjsm3

DENZA D9 UK ORDERS OPEN AT £75,000 https://evne.ws/abht8

EV FIRES DO NOT BURN LONGER https://evne.ws/a4ab9

ARCHER FLIES MIDNIGHT ON NINE-MINUTE HOP https://evne.ws/tyxzg

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XIAOMI SKY NOMAD PRE-ORDERS MAY TOP 100,000 https://evne.ws/ea2zr

MAEXTRO PRICES V800 MPV BELOW PRE-SALE RANGE https://evne.ws/n0fai

STELATO G9 OPENS AT 439,800 YUAN https://evne.ws/1zxep

FANG CHENG BAO TOPS 500,000 SALES https://evne.ws/42i0k

DONGFENG NISSAN TEASES NX7 SUV https://evne.ws/pusxm

CHINESE CARMARKERS BREAK INTO GLOBAL TOP TEN https://evne.ws/70hdm

CHINESE BRANDS DRIVE AUSTRALIA’S JULY EV SURGE https://evne.ws/s45o3

GAC SALES EDGE UP AS NEVS SURGE https://evne.ws/wbe1x

GEELY E2 OPENS IN BELGIUM FROM €19,490 https://evne.ws/kvvml

GM AND SAIC EXTEND JV TO 2047 https://evne.ws/17yhx

SODIUM-ION MINE TRUCK STARTS WORK IN CHINA https://evne.ws/m9r7g

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AUDI STRIPS BACK A2 E-TRON CAMOUFLAGE https://evne.ws/lsin5

EVGO GROWS IN TOWNS AND ON MOTORWAYS https://evne.ws/vxolw

PILOT, EVGO AND GM REACH 300 FAST-CHARGING SITES https://evne.ws/53r19

RIVIAN PUTS VOICE CONTROL BEHIND PAYWALL https://evne.ws/mo6is

ID. BUZZ CARGO GETS CHEAPER, GOES FURTHER https://evne.ws/76xla

KONA ELECTRIC GETS FULL UK EV GRANT https://evne.ws/7qayu

TESLA JULY EUROPE DATA SPLITS SHARPLY https://evne.ws/szjkt

UK BEV SHARE HITS 27.4% https://evne.ws/stwgd

USED EV DEMAND OUTRUNS JULY SUPPLY https://evne.ws/mocfq

BRITTANY FERRIES STARTS PORTSMOUTH SHORE POWER https://evne.ws/7dbkb

US ARMY PICKS HARBRINGER HYBRID UGV PLATFORM https://evne.ws/r785n

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AUDI STRIPS BACK A2 E-TRON CAMOUFLAGE
Audi has removed most camouflage from the A2 e-tron ahead of an autumn world premiere, calling it the most efficient car it has ever built, with the 140 kW efficiency-package variant quoting provisional WLTP consumption of 12.8 kWh/100 km (4.85 miles per kWh) from a 61 kWh gross/58 kWh net LFP cell-to-pack battery, aided by active cool-air intakes, air curtains, gap reducers, silicon-carbide power electronics and 89.6% wallbox charging efficiency. DC charging peaks at 105 kW with a 26-minute 10–80% charge, V2L supplies 2.3 kW and V2H is offered, and three packs of 50, 58 and 79 kWh are expected using the VW Group APP350 drive unit on the updated MEB platform rather than MEB+.

EVGO GROWS IN TOWNS AND ON MOTORWAYS
EVgo will add more than 500 DC fast-charging stalls at Brixmor Property Group shopping centres, covering at least 90 sites and over a quarter of Brixmor's retail portfolio, starting later this year at Barn Plaza near Philadelphia with further builds in Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas, many with up to 12 high-power stalls. Its highway venture with Pilot Company and General Motors, launched in 2022, has now passed 300 locations and roughly 1,300 stalls across 40 states and about 75% of the contiguous US, more than halfway to a target of up to 2,000 stalls at 500 sites, and on 5 August 2026 EVgo said it will add Tesla V4 Superchargers to its network.

RIVIAN PUTS VOICE CONTROL BEHIND PAYWALL
Rivian switched off Amazon's Alexa across its entire fleet on Monday 3 August 2026, retiring Alexa Built-in from 4 August and leaving voice control available only through Rivian Assistant, which runs on Google's Gemini and requires a Connect+ subscription at $14.99 a month (about £11) or $149.99 a year (about £112). Previously free voice calls and messages now sit behind that paywall, along with the loss of Alexa-linked Amazon Music, Pandora and smart-home controls, though touchscreen and Bluetooth dialling remain, and the move follows Rivian charging for hands-free driving from April via Autonomy+ at $49.99 a month or $2,500 outright, despite Amazon being Rivian's second-largest shareholder.

ID. BUZZ CARGO GETS CHEAPER, GOES FURTHER
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has replaced the ID. Buzz Cargo's entry 59kWh pack with a new 58kWh unit shared with the ID.3 Neo, lifting WLTP range from 201 miles (323km) to 218 miles (351km) through cell chemistry and efficiency rather than extra capacity, while cutting the price to £29,995 excluding VAT, £5,655 less than before, with the £5,000 Plug-in Van Grant bringing the effective entry price close to £25,000 and Contract Hire from £239 a month. Charging peaks at 105kW for a 26-minute 10-80% top-up, the 79kWh version is unchanged at 277 miles (446km) and 185kW, and vehicle-to-load arrives across the range supplying 2.0kW continuously and 3.6kW peak at 16A/240V through a three-pin loadspace socket.

KONA ELECTRIC GETS FULL UK EV GRANT
Hyundai Motor UK has moved the Kona Electric from Band 2 to Band 1 of the Electric Car Grant, raising its discount from £1,500 ($2,010) to the full £3,750 ($5,025). With a list price of £35,000 ($46,900), the model now starts at £31,250 ($41,875) with the grant applied.

TESLA JULY EUROPE DATA SPLITS SHARPLY
Tesla's July European registrations diverged sharply, rising 86% year on year in France and 52% in Denmark, while falling 97% in Norway, 60% in Sweden and 81% in Spain, where just 131 cars were registered. Spain illustrates the underlying weakness, with Tesla up 19.8% year to date through July against a 34.9% rise in the electrified market, and Matthias Schmidt of Schmidt Automotive attributing the pattern to Tesla steering allocation towards incentive-rich markets such as Germany and France, with German volumes potentially jumping in the second half of 2026.

UK BEV SHARE HITS 27.4%
UK battery-electric registrations rose 49% to 43,547 units in July, taking a 27.4% market share according to NewAutomotive, while petrol registrations fell 8.2% and diesel dropped 10.6%. Chinese brands took 16% of the UK new-car market in the month, led by MG, Omoda, Jaecoo and BYD.

BRITTANY FERRIES STARTS PORTSMOUTH SHORE POWER
Brittany Ferries will begin using shore power at Portsmouth International Port from Monday with two hybrid vessels, activating a system completed late last year that had sat idle due to a delayed grid connection and months of negotiation over financial terms, since plugging in costs more than burning marine fuel. Chief executive Christophe Mathieu called it a milestone that unlocks the potential of the Channel's greenest vessels and makes the company a better neighbour to Portsmouth residents, while urging government tax breaks, as Portsmouth becomes home to the UK ports industry's first multi-berth, multi-user shore power system.

US ARMY PICKS HARBRINGER HYBRID UGV PLATFORM
The US Army has awarded American Rheinmetall an 18-month contract to build and deliver next-generation uncrewed ground vehicles under Project Sustainment, using California firm Harbinger's Praesidia series-hybrid powertrain, which pairs a high-torque electric motor with a compact petrol engine that charges the battery but has no mechanical link to the wheels. Praesidia can export up to 350 kW to external systems, with 48 kW continuous from the engine and 15 kW split-phase AC from an onboard inverter, and Harbinger claims over 500 miles (805 km) on a full tank and charge, including roughly 105 miles (169 km) on electricity alone, with the architecture suiting silent-watch operation where acoustic signature matters.