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BMW I3 OPENS RESERVATIONS WITH 912 KM WLTP RANGE https://evne.ws/bg3j8

BMW PLANS ENTRY-LEVEL NEUE KLASSE EV FOR 2028 https://evne.ws/4apma

RIVIAN R2 PET CAM WON’T WORK WITH PEOPLE INSIDE https://evne.ws/6mhq2

RENAULT MEGANE DROPS TO £28,245 AND CHARGES FASTER https://evne.ws/o1xzv

GOTION LIFTS SOLID-STATE BATTERY GOAL TO 400 WH/KG https://evne.ws/vzkq0

EUROPE COULD HAVE ENOUGH EU-MADE BATTERY CELLS BY 2030 https://evne.ws/i2k0u

MERCEDES GETS FIRST LOOK AT PROLOGIUM’S GEN4 CELLS https://evne.ws/sqhvu

LEAPMOTOR C10 RAISES CHARGING FROM 84 TO 120 KW https://evne.ws/1vmoc

T&E SAYS EV DEPRECIATION GAP SHRINKS 80% https://evne.ws/j9zzs

PORSCHE BOSS REJECTS ANTI-EV LABEL AS PETROL MACAN RETURNS https://evne.ws/qm4nx

BMW i3 OPENS RESERVATIONS WITH 912 KM WLTP RANGE
BMW has opened reservations for the new electric i3, led by the 50 xDrive with a 108.7 kWh battery, 345 kW dual-motor AWD, up to 912 km/567 miles WLTP range and 400 kW charging that can add up to 423 km/263 miles in 10 minutes. Prices start at €65,900 in Germany and $61,500 before destination in the US, with UK deliveries due autumn 2026, bringing BMW’s Neue Klasse technology into the core 3 Series market with genuinely long-range capability.

BMW PLANS ENTRY-LEVEL NEUE KLASSE EV FOR 2028
BMW is planning a smaller Neue Klasse EV for Europe in 2028, reportedly known internally as NB0 and expected to become the i1, with rear-wheel drive and possible dual-motor versions rather than the front-wheel-drive layout of today’s 1 Series. With the combustion 1 Series expected to remain into the early 2030s, BMW could sell two similarly sized hatchbacks in parallel as Neue Klasse technology moves into a more price-sensitive part of the market.

RIVIAN R2 PET CAM WON’T WORK WITH PEOPLE INSIDE
Rivian will add Pet Cam to every R2 through an OTA update, allowing owners using Pet Comfort Mode to view the cabin through the colour rear-view-mirror camera and receive optional snapshots once per minute. The feature will automatically disable if it detects a person inside, a deliberate privacy safeguard that highlights both the flexibility and surveillance risks of increasingly software-defined vehicles.

RENAULT MEGANE DROPS TO £28,245 AND CHARGES FASTER
The refreshed Renault Megane E-Tech Electric now starts at £28,245 in the UK after the £3,750 Electric Car Grant, with a 67 kWh LFP battery, up to 306 miles WLTP range and faster 165 kW DC charging capable of 15–80% in about 24 minutes. The combination of a sub-£30,000 price, more than 300 miles of quoted range and shorter charging stops substantially improves its competitiveness against mainstream electric hatchbacks and crossovers.

GOTION LIFTS SOLID-STATE BATTERY GOAL TO 400 Wh/kg
Gotion has raised its sulfide solid-state battery energy-density target from 350 to 400 Wh/kg after commissioning a 0.2 GWh pilot line, conducting vehicle tests and designing a planned 2 GWh production line. Small-scale production has previously been targeted for 2027 and mass production for 2030, but 400 Wh/kg remains a development target rather than a specification for cells approaching series production.

EUROPE COULD HAVE ENOUGH EU-MADE BATTERY CELLS BY 2030
A new analysis concludes that Europe could have enough EU-made battery cells by 2030 to meet demand within the study’s scope, including corporate and private EVs, meaning cell manufacturing capacity itself need not block stronger European-content rules. The bigger challenge is extending localisation beyond cells into cathodes and other battery components so that industrial policy builds a broader European supply chain rather than simply European cell factories.

MERCEDES GETS FIRST LOOK AT PROLOGIUM’S GEN4 CELLS
Mercedes-Benz has secured priority access to ProLogium’s Gen4 cells for electrical, thermal and safety testing, extending a partnership dating to 2016 but stopping well short of a production commitment. ProLogium claims its non-flammable inorganic electrolyte and ceramic separator can improve safety, energy density, charging and cold-weather performance, while its planned Dunkirk factory could eventually reach 44 GWh annually if the technology proves suitable for production.

LEAPMOTOR C10 RAISES CHARGING FROM 84 TO 120 KW
Leapmotor’s 2027 C10 update raises DC charging on the 69.9 kWh Pro BEV from 84 to 120 kW, cutting a 30–80% charge to about 24 minutes, while the 81.9 kWh ProMax offers up to 519 km WLTP range. Other changes include more luggage space, a front trunk and upgraded infotainment, but the faster charging is the most important improvement because it removes one of the cheaper BEV’s clearest long-distance weaknesses.

T&E SAYS EV DEPRECIATION GAP SHRINKS 80%
Transport & Environment says the apparent depreciation gap between EVs and combustion cars falls from 12.9 to 2.6 percentage points when subsidies, acquisition taxes, inflation, fleet composition and changing new-car prices are included in the calculation. The analysis uses Autovista transaction data from Germany, France, Italy and Spain but is T&E’s own reinterpretation rather than a new dataset, arguing that EV depreciation remains higher but is substantially overstated by conventional comparisons.

PORSCHE BOSS REJECTS ANTI-EV LABEL AS PETROL MACAN RETURNS
Porsche’s chief executive has rejected claims that he is anti-EV as the company prepares another petrol Macan for 2028 following weaker electric Macan demand, with EV sales down 40% year-on-year in the first half while combustion Macan sales rose 2%. Porsche is still developing electric models including the 718, but its strategy is becoming deliberately mixed as it balances EV investment against stronger combustion demand and profitability in some markets.

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BYD'S RECORD MONTH COMES WITH A CHINA SALES DROP https://evne.ws/00nw9

LEAPMOTOR SETS RECORD BUT NEEDS 111,154 A MONTH https://evne.ws/8qett

NIO'S SWAP-STATION PUSH NEEDS TO TRIPLE PACE https://evne.ws/nv2fl

XPENG BRINGS G9L ORDERS AND NGP TO EUROPE https://evne.ws/2q0je

FREELANDER RETURNS — IN THE UAE BEFORE BRITAIN https://evne.ws/7wh0t

JETOUR G700 ADDS HUAWEI ADS 5.0 https://evne.ws/pkqs0

CHINESE CARMAKERS TURN TO FEWER MODELS AND ALLIANCES https://evne.ws/a0vso

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RANGE ROVER SPORT ELECTRIC STARTS £45K BELOW RANGE ROVER ELECTRIC https://evne.ws/lvd2h

EVGO’S 750 KW SYSTEM WILL SPLIT POWER BETWEEN CARS https://evne.ws/xin6h

TRUMP CUTS 2031 US FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD TO 34.9 MPG https://evne.ws/rwase

FORD WARNS US ON CHINESE CARS WHILE USING CHINESE TECH https://evne.ws/d36b7

ALPINE TEASES ELECTRIC A110 FOR 2027 https://evne.ws/rof2c

EU SHIFTS CHARGING FUNDING TOWARDS ELECTRIC TRUCKS https://evne.ws/ozkpb

STELLANTIS TURNS TO MOMENTA FOR PEUGEOT AND JEEP DRIVER ASSISTANCE https://evne.ws/fnf98

TESLA PATENTS FOUR-FAN EV AERO SYSTEM BEFORE ROADSTER REVEAL https://evne.ws/c7p8f

RANGE ROVER SPORT ELECTRIC STARTS £45K BELOW RANGE ROVER ELECTRIC

Range Rover has opened UK orders for the Sport Electric from £109,810, giving it the same 118.5 kWh usable battery and electric drivetrain as the larger Range Rover Electric for £45,000 less, with deliveries expected in early 2027. Its 800-volt system supports up to 350 kW DC charging and a claimed 10–80% charge in around 22 minutes, while quoted WLTP range is around 374–378 miles and the Sport gets air suspension, four-wheel steering and active roll control.

EVGO’S 750 KW SYSTEM WILL SPLIT POWER BETWEEN CARS

EVgo has delayed deployment of its next-generation fast-charging system from the second half of 2026 to 2027, with its headline 750 kW figure representing the total power available to share dynamically between connected vehicles rather than 750 kW for one car. The architecture should make better use of site capacity as vehicles move through their charging curves while supporting future higher-power EVs and trucks, with EVgo also planning more NACS connectors, lighter cables and touchless payment.

TRUMP CUTS 2031 US FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD TO 34.9 MPG

The Trump administration has finalised US fuel-economy standards corresponding to a 34.9 mpg fleet average in model year 2031, down from the previous 50.4 mpg requirement and reducing federal regulatory pressure on manufacturers to increase EV sales. From 2028 automakers will also lose the ability to buy CAFE credits from competitors, while tighter light-truck classification rules from 2030 will move many crossovers into the more demanding passenger-car category.

FORD WARNS US ON CHINESE CARS WHILE USING CHINESE TECH

Ford CEO Jim Farley has warned the US against allowing Chinese automakers to gain the foothold they have established in Europe, while arguing that Ford itself needs access to Chinese technology to remain competitive. Ford licenses CATL battery technology for its Michigan battery plant and has formed a manufacturing joint venture with Geely in Spain, illustrating its attempt to cooperate where Chinese companies hold useful intellectual property while developing its own Universal EV platform.

ALPINE TEASES ELECTRIC A110 FOR 2027

Alpine has previewed the design direction of its third-generation A110, which will become a full EV in 2027 while retaining an evolutionary version of the current sports car’s shape. It will use Renault Group’s bonded-aluminium Alpine Performance Platform and is expected to underpin a wider family including a convertible and four-seat A310, although battery size, range, charging speed and motor output remain unannounced.

EU SHIFTS CHARGING FUNDING TOWARDS ELECTRIC TRUCKS

The European Commission plans to prioritise electric-truck and bus charging in future infrastructure funding as financing and grid connections become major barriers to heavy-duty electrification. Europe has nearly 40,000 battery-electric trucks and around 3,000 suitable public charging points, but studies suggest the busiest future sites could require 20–50 MW grid connections as charging demand rises towards roughly 100 TWh a year by 2035.

STELLANTIS TURNS TO MOMENTA FOR PEUGEOT AND JEEP DRIVER ASSISTANCE

Stellantis’ new technology joint venture with Dongfeng has selected Chinese autonomous-driving specialist Momenta to develop driver-assistance systems with Peugeot and Jeep for future vehicles. The technology is intended for China, Europe and other markets, making the partnership an international software programme rather than merely a China-specific localisation project and extending Momenta’s reach beyond its established German premium-brand customers.

TESLA PATENTS FOUR-FAN EV AERO SYSTEM BEFORE ROADSTER REVEAL

Tesla has patented an aerodynamic system using four electric fans around an EV’s rear diffuser to manage underbody airflow, increase downforce and potentially reduce the drag penalty of conventional aerodynamic surfaces. The patent appeared shortly before Tesla’s planned 15 October Roadster showing, but nothing in the filing confirms the technology will be fitted to the Roadster or any production Tesla.