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VOLVO TO DISTRIBUTE LYNK & CO IN EUROPE FROM 2027 https://evne.ws/c5kqm

VOLVO DROPS EX40 AS EX50 EXPECTED IN 2027 https://evne.ws/krqx2

NISSAN REVIVES PIXO AS ITS MOST AFFORDABLE EUROPEAN EV https://evne.ws/9l0t7

POLESTAR FORMULA 2030 SIGNALS POLESTAR 2 AND 7 STYLING https://evne.ws/9g50w

MERCEDES VLE 400 4MATIC STARTS AT €78,500 https://evne.ws/rxltu

AMAZON STARTS EACTROS 600 DELIVERIES IN GERMANY https://evne.ws/8jw2g

RENAULT SETS TWO-YEAR FLOOR FOR VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT https://evne.ws/oo3pg

FORD TRANSIT CITY TO COST $50,000 IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/u6i8t

BYD UK OPENS 138-SITE APPROVED REPAIR NETWORK https://evne.ws/eqi6c

ZF PLANS MORE THAN 100 ELECTRIC AXLE DRIVE REPAIR-KIT VARIANTS https://evne.ws/jedzl

ev.news Briefly: Volvo, Nissan, Polestar & more | 10 Sep 2026

It's ev.news Briefly for Thursday 10 September 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.
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VOLVO TO DISTRIBUTE LYNK & CO IN EUROPE FROM 2027
Volvo Cars becomes Lynk & Co's exclusive European distributor from January 2027, selling through Volvo retailers and servicing via its network of several hundred locations, while Geely Auto retains design, development, certification, global brand strategy and all non-European operations. Volvo says the deal grows retailer sales and service revenue without the financial risk of investing in the brand — notable given it sold its 30% Lynk & Co stake to Zeekr for 5.4 billion yuan (about $805m).

VOLVO DROPS EX40 AS EX50 EXPECTED IN 2027
Volvo is discontinuing the EX40 in the US and Canada, with its expected replacement, the slightly larger EX50 on the cheaper SPA3 platform and priced in the high $40,000s, not due at dealerships until autumn 2027. The EX40 rode on the near decade-old CMA platform and sold best through the Care by Volvo subscription scheme that ended in 2024; the EX60 P6 now marks Volvo's electric SUV entry point at $59,795 against the EX40's $56,545.

NISSAN REVIVES PIXO AS ITS MOST AFFORDABLE EUROPEAN EV
Nissan will revive the Pixo name for its cheapest European EV, an A-segment model sitting below the Micra and premiering on 23 September 2026, built on Renault's RGEV Small platform alongside the Twingo and Dacia Spring at Novo Mesto in Slovenia. Expected to be mechanically identical to the Twingo Electric with a 27.5 kWh CATL LFP pack and around 263 km of range, it gets Nissan-designed styling drawing on late-80s and early-90s Pike cars such as the Figaro and Be-1, against Twingo and Spring prices of €20,000 and €18,000.

POLESTAR FORMULA 2030 SIGNALS POLESTAR 2 AND 7 STYLING
Polestar has revealed Formula 2030, a design concept previewing the next Polestar 2 due in 2027 and the forthcoming Polestar 7, tied to its 2030 strategy for higher sales and a route to profitability. Only a dark image of the front has been released, showing a lower, wider stance, Dual Blade headlights and a motorsport-style vertical wiper, marking a new phase under design head Philipp Römers that Polestar calls an evolution rather than a replacement of its existing language.

MERCEDES VLE 400 4MATIC STARTS AT €78,500
Mercedes-Benz has added the 310 kW VLE 400 4MATIC, which gains a rear-axle motor for all-wheel drive, a 6.5-second 0-100 km/h time and 2.5 tonnes of towing against the VLE 300's 1.75 tonnes, from €78,500 (about $91,500) with five seats or €79,000 with six. The performance costs range: both share a 115 kWh usable NMC pack, but the 4MATIC manages up to 654 km WLTP versus 713 km, with 800-volt architecture allowing DC charging at up to 300 kW.

AMAZON STARTS EACTROS 600 DELIVERIES IN GERMANY
Amazon has begun larger-scale German deliveries with Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks on middle-mile runs between logistics centres and urban areas, drawn from a 2025 order of more than 200 trucks — around 50 for Germany and 140 for the UK, where operations started in late 2025. The trucks carry 621 kWh across three LFP packs for around 500 km of range and charge at up to 400 kW, as Amazon installs several hundred truck charging points and commits more than €1bn to electrifying its European transport network, including over €400m in Germany.

RENAULT SETS TWO-YEAR FLOOR FOR VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT
Renault is targeting two years or less from concept freeze to public reveal but CEO Francois Provost says it will go no faster, treating the timetable as a quality floor as well as a speed ambition under the Futuready 2030 investor plan. The aim is to match Chinese rivals gaining European share — standard at two years and moving towards 18 months, against three to five years for Western rivals — while avoiding defects and recalls, a concern echoed by Chinese regulators now running a yearlong campaign of unannounced quality and safety inspections.

FORD TRANSIT CITY TO COST $50,000 IN AUSTRALIA
Ford Australia will launch the Transit City in November at AUD$50,000 driveaway (about USD$36,000), claiming the country's most affordable electric van against the Kia PV5 Cargo Long Range at AUD$55,990, with a 56 kWh LFP battery giving 254 km WLTP, 87 kW DC charging, 10-80% in about 33 minutes, a 1085 kg payload and 6.4 cubic metres of cargo space. The price comes with limits — no towing, no V2L, a solid bulkhead with no pass-through or window and colour as the only option — and the van is built by JV partner JMC in Nanchang on the E-Fushun platform rather than being related to the European Transit.

BYD UK OPENS 138-SITE APPROVED REPAIR NETWORK
BYD UK has launched a nationwide network of 138 approved body repairers developed with Vizion Network, which BYD describes as the UK's largest repair network. Every site uses technicians trained in BYD procedures, genuine parts and manufacturer-specified methods, adding accident repair to an ownership package that already includes a six-year warranty, maintenance support and up to four years of free roadside assistance.

ZF PLANS MORE THAN 100 ELECTRIC AXLE DRIVE REPAIR-KIT VARIANTS
ZF will launch more than 100 repair-kit variants for electric axle drives in the coming weeks, each bundling the components needed for a specific repair as the company targets independent workshops servicing a growing EV fleet, though it has disclosed neither prices nor vehicle applications and has not substantiated its claim to cover around 92% of the European fleet of the 20 most widespread electric models. ZF also plans up to 200 catalogue references for Chinese-brand vehicles in Europe by Q1 2027, covering ten of the most popular Chinese models by the end of that year.

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ICE MODELS MISS CHINA’S AUGUST TOP 10 https://evne.ws/ywlwy

VOLKSWAGEN ID. AURA T6 PRE-SALES OPEN IN CHINA https://evne.ws/6t4dg

CHINA EV PENETRATION COULD REACH 75% TO 80% BY 2030 https://evne.ws/g0kck

BYD TAKES 35.4% OF CHINA’S AUGUST PASSENGER NEV EXPORTS https://evne.ws/xuy2a

DENZA ADDS Z9GT E3 TRIM AT 329,800 YUAN https://evne.ws/4ca5v

DONGFENG TO UNVEIL 350 WH/KG SOLID-LIQUID BATTERY IN OCTOBER https://evne.ws/ql8f3

NIO PRIORITISES CORE BUSINESS, PLANS MAJOR 2027 MODELS https://evne.ws/3pbgd

BMW CHINA ELECTRIC SUV ENTERS FILING PROCESS https://evne.ws/9ys3v

ABOUT FOUR IN FIVE CHINESE DEALERS REJECT OLDER EVS https://evne.ws/6nwf9

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DACIA MOVES €17,900 SPRING PRODUCTION TO SLOVENIA https://evne.ws/j3dz5

GERMAN BEV SALES RISE 75.1% IN AUGUST https://evne.ws/m5jn0

KIA PUTS EV3, EV4 AND EV5 GTS ON SALE https://evne.ws/f0rne

FORD CONSIDERS COMPACT VEHICLE FOR UEV PLATFORM https://evne.ws/znztx

DUFFY URGES FORD TO RECONSIDER OR END CHINESE DEALINGS https://evne.ws/qnat4

ICAUR V25 TO MAKE AUSTRALIAN DEBUT IN SYDNEY https://evne.ws/va1ut

SEVERAL 2027 CADILLAC LYRIQ MODELS RETAIN CARPLAY, ANDROID AUTO https://evne.ws/umwq2

VOLKSWAGEN PLANS LONG-WHEELBASE ID. BUZZ CARGO https://evne.ws/lpu2d

83% OF SURVEYED DEALERS BACK UK EV SCRAPPAGE SCHEME https://evne.ws/rhw89

HOYMILES RELEASES 22 KW BIDIRECTIONAL EV CHARGER https://evne.ws/99gls

It's ev.news Briefly for Wednesday 09 September 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.
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DACIA MOVES €17,900 SPRING PRODUCTION TO SLOVENIA
Dacia's second-generation Spring shifts production from Wuhan to Renault's Novo Mesto plant in Slovenia, starting at €18,000 with the whole range under €20,000 before incentives, making it eligible for European-only subsidies and exempt from EU tariffs on Chinese-built EVs. Engineering stays Chinese via Renault's Shanghai centre, and the car uses  60 kW front motor and 27.5 kWh CATL LFP battery for up to 250 km WLTP.

GERMAN BEV SALES RISE 75.1% IN AUGUST
German BEV registrations jumped 75.1% year-on-year in August, lifting share from 19% to 32.4% while the overall new-car market grew just 2.6%, and year-to-date BEV sales up 53.1%, for a 26.2% share. Volkswagen led, followed unchanged by Mercedes, BMW, Skoda and Audi, while Chinese challengers grew fastest.

KIA PUTS EV3, EV4 AND EV5 GTS ON SALE
Kia has launched GT versions of the EV3, EV4 and EV5 in Europe, joining the EV6 GT and EV9 GT to cover hatchback and fastback, compact, midsize and three-row SUV formats, though the EV4 GT Fastback skips the UK and neither the EV4 GT nor EV5 GT is planned for the US. All three pair dual-motor all-wheel drive with an 81.4 kWh battery and electronically controlled suspension, plus Kia's Virtual Gear Shift and Active Sound Design simulating a gas guzzler.

FORD CONSIDERS COMPACT VEHICLE FOR UEV PLATFORM
Ford is weighing a compact model on its Universal Electric Vehicle platform, which it says supports body styles from B-car size up to commercial vans. I’ll whisper it quietly, but could the Fiesta make a comeback as an EV? Such a car would return Ford to a segment it abandoned long ago.

DUFFY URGES FORD TO RECONSIDER OR END CHINESE DEALINGS
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote to Ford CEO Jim Farley on September 3, released to media yesterday, urging Ford to reconsider or end dealings with Chinese companies including its CATL licence, a Geely arrangement, reported BYD talks, Lincoln Nautilus production in China and a proposed Chinese-US joint venture framework.  Ford dismissed it as a wrongheaded attempt to capture headlines, noting the White House praised the Michigan plant days before.

ICAUR V25 TO MAKE AUSTRALIAN DEBUT IN SYDNEY
The iCaur V25, a boxy retro-styled electric SUV from Chery's youth-focused sub-brand, headlines what organisers call the largest new-model line-up in Everything Electric history at Sydney Showground from September 18-20. Also debuting are Hyundai's STARIA Electric van, GWM's Haval H7 and Cannon PHEV, Cadillac's LYRIQ-V —plus Lepas L6 and L4 previews.

SEVERAL 2027 CADILLAC LYRIQ MODELS RETAIN CARPLAY, ANDROID AUTO
Cadillac's configurator lists Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard on several 2027 Lyriq models, an exception to GM's 2023 decision to strip phone mirroring from all future EVs.

VOLKSWAGEN PLANS LONG-WHEELBASE ID. BUZZ CARGO
Volkswagen is preparing a long-wheelbase ID. Buzz Cargo stretching about 5,000 mm — roughly 300 mm longer than the standard van — with cargo volume up from 3.9 to 4.4 cubic metres and load length from 2,208 to 2,405 mm, but maximum payload falling against the short-wheelbase van.

83% OF SURVEYED DEALERS BACK UK EV SCRAPPAGE SCHEME
September's Startline Used Car Tracker found 83% of surveyed dealers backing a UK scrappage scheme to support EV sales, with only 6% opposing government intervention, 60% wanting the state to promote EV adoption, 61% citing affordability, 26% saying prices are out of reach for too many and 21% pointing to older polluting vehicles.

HOYMILES RELEASES 22 KW BIDIRECTIONAL EV CHARGER
Chinese energy-storage firm Hoymiles released its V2X DC Charger on 8 September, delivering up to 22 kW of bidirectional DC power so an EV can act as a home energy resource, providing backup via V2H during outages and enabling peak shaving and virtual power plant dispatch via V2G. It can draw directly from solar and battery storage, includes an EU MID-certified meter for energy monitoring, and claims 97% peak efficiency in both directions, with charging input of 240–980 V DC and output of 200–1,000 V DC, reversed during discharge.