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KIA EXPANDS GT RANGE WITH EV3 GT, EV4 GT AND EV5 GT https://evne.ws/qce6r

TESLA BEATS FORECASTS AS SALES STILL FALL https://evne.ws/5fpax

FORD AND GM EV SALES SLIDE AGAIN https://evne.ws/q8rci

RENAULT MAKES ITS €10BN FRENCH EV BET CONDITIONAL https://evne.ws/ihl05

ELECTRIC TRUCKS BEAT DIESEL IN SIX EU MARKETS https://evne.ws/3j9ls

ROADCHEF TAKES OVER 12 BP FORECOURTS AS EV CHARGING EXPANDS https://evne.ws/t7ekm

UK EV PURCHASE INTENT JUMPS AMONG NEW-CAR BUYERS https://evne.ws/jw0gu

UK POWER GENERATION PER PERSON FALLS BELOW 1968 https://evne.ws/qpc6i

G7 RELEASES 100M BARRELS AS DIESEL SUPPLY TIGHTENS https://evne.ws/nrbl9

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KIA EXPANDS GT RANGE WITH EV3 GT, EV4 GT AND EV5 GT
Kia is expanding its electric GT range with higher-powered, all-wheel-drive EV3, EV4 and EV5 variants priced from £48,695 to £54,295, adding adaptive chassis upgrades, performance tyres and, on the EV3 and EV4, simulated gears and synthetic engine sounds. The emphasis is entertainment rather than outright speed: rivals are quicker and sometimes cheaper, while Kia is using GT to make its mainstream EVs feel more engaging rather than simply chasing acceleration figures.

TESLA BEATS FORECASTS AS SALES STILL FALL
Tesla delivered 486,532 EVs in Q3 2026, comfortably beating analyst forecasts but still down 2.1% year on year, with Model 3 and Model Y deliveries slipping slightly and sales of its other vehicles falling 48%. Production rose while deliveries fell, although energy storage deployments grew 9.6% to 13.7 GWh, leaving Tesla’s 21 October results to answer the bigger question of whether its core automotive business can return to growth.

FORD AND GM EV SALES SLIDE AGAIN
Ford’s US EV sales fell 80.2% year on year in Q3 to 6,047 vehicles and GM’s dropped 61.7% to 25,473, partly reflecting last year’s rush to claim the expiring $7,500 tax credit but also representing declines from Q2 2026. Cadillac and the returning Chevrolet Bolt provided some bright spots, but EVs represented only 1.2% of Ford and 3.8% of GM sales, putting greater pressure on their coming generation of cheaper electric models to rebuild demand.

RENAULT MAKES ITS €10BN FRENCH EV BET CONDITIONAL
Renault says it could invest more than €10 billion in France over the next five years to continue expanding EV production and affordability, but CEO Francois Provost has explicitly made that spending dependent on political and social stability. The warning comes ahead of a highly uncertain French election despite EVs reaching a record 42% of registrations in September, making Renault’s concern about the investment environment rather than underlying electric-car demand.

BMW’S ELECTRIC i3 UNDERCUTS THE M350
BMW has priced the 2027 electric i3 50 xDrive at $61,500 before destination, $4,400 below the gasoline M350 xDrive, while claiming 468 miles of range and the ability to add 208 miles in 10 minutes on a sufficiently powerful charger. Although the comparison is not perfectly like-for-like and refuelling remains faster, an EV matching its combustion counterpart’s range while costing less upfront weakens one of the longest-standing arguments against electric cars.

ROADCHEF TAKES OVER 12 BP FORECOURTS AS EV CHARGING EXPANDS
Roadchef will directly operate 12 BP-branded petrol forecourts at its motorway service areas while BP Pulse prepares rapid-charging hubs at more than 30 Roadchef sites from 2027, supporting Roadchef’s target of more than 1,000 charging bays by 2030. Petrol remains commercially important, but the arrangement shows motorway operators increasingly preparing their sites for a future in which far more customers arrive seeking chargers rather than fuel pumps.

UK EV PURCHASE INTENT JUMPS AMONG NEW-CAR BUYERS
UK EV purchase intent has risen to just under 47% among all buyers, but the more significant change is among people planning to buy a new car, where interest jumped almost 18% to 64%. That suggests EV consideration is strengthening most among consumers actually approaching a purchase, while 2026 is expected to bring further growth in electric and hybrid sales as petrol and diesel continue declining.

UK POWER GENERATION PER PERSON FALLS BELOW 1968
UK domestic electricity generation has fallen to around 4,200 kWh per person, below its 1968 level and far beneath the roughly 6,700 kWh peak reached in 2003, with increased imports explaining only part of the decline. Britain is therefore attempting to electrify transport, heating and industry from a system currently generating less electricity per person at home than almost six decades ago, implying that future electricity supply will need to expand substantially.

G7 RELEASES 100M BARRELS AS DIESEL SUPPLY TIGHTENS
The G7 will release 100 million barrels of emergency crude and fuel reserves as wars in the Middle East and Ukraine disrupt regions responsible for almost a third of global diesel exports, sending diesel prices to record levels in the US and sharply higher in Europe. The resulting fuel shock strengthens the operating-cost case for electric vans and trucks, while the G7’s commitment not to impose oil-export restrictions reduces the immediate risk of a US diesel export ban hitting Europe and Latin America.

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NIO’S BATTERY-SWAP NETWORK HITS 183,469 IN A DAY https://evne.ws/4jcyh

CHINA DEPLOYS EMERGENCY CHARGERS FOR HOLIDAY SURGE https://evne.ws/j1oy0

CHINESE CORVETTE-INSPIRED PHEV HEADS TO LOS ANGELES https://evne.ws/evnyl

GEELY SALES HIT RECORD AS OVERSEAS NEVS SURGE https://evne.ws/e1ctm

BYD OPENS 275,946-VEHICLE Q3 LEAD OVER TESLA https://evne.ws/o772l

BYD TAKES JAPAN-DESIGNED RACCO EV ABROAD https://evne.ws/0wh7i

CATL RESTARTS TRIAL PRODUCTION AFTER NICKEL EXPOSURE HALT https://evne.ws/pt1w2

20 CHINESE BRANDS HEAD TO PARIS WITH SEVEN WORLD DEBUTS https://evne.ws/yyg18

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IONNA SAYS 10–20 MINUTE CHARGING IS ENOUGH https://evne.ws/gsko1

UK BEVS SET A NEW MONTHLY RECORD https://evne.ws/5hru1

TESLA REGISTRATIONS RISE ACROSS FIVE EUROPEAN MARKETS https://evne.ws/58qew

GERMANY CLEARS EV BATTERIES FOR HOME AND GRID POWER https://evne.ws/jte6s

EV CHARGING ENQUIRIES RISE 630% AS FUEL PRICES CLIMB https://evne.ws/uwrom

BUICK TAKES ITS CHINA-BUILT E7 TO SOUTH KOREA https://evne.ws/wu3r0

AUDI PATENT MAKES EVS IDLE, SHIFT AND SPARK https://evne.ws/dg772

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IONNA SAYS 10–20 MINUTE CHARGING IS ENOUGH

Ionna is building its US charging network around reliable 10–20 minute stops with 400 kW chargers, arguing that drivers already spend that long using bathrooms, buying food or taking a break and therefore do not need EV charging to match a five-minute petrol stop. Backed by major automakers but aiming to become commercially self-sustaining, Ionna plans to triple its 80-site network during 2026 through partners including Circle K, Wawa, Sheetz and Casey’s, betting that reliability, useful amenities and viable economics matter more in America than pursuing China-style megawatt charging.

UK BEVS SET A NEW MONTHLY RECORD

Britain registered a record 99,199 battery-electric cars in September, up 36.3% year on year and representing 28.3% of all new cars, while first-nine-month BEV registrations reached 454,945 and market share climbed from 20.2% to 26.2%. Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y led September’s BEV rankings, while plug-in hybrids also hit a record 17% share with 55.7% growth, although their environmental benefit depends much more heavily on owners actually charging them.

TESLA REGISTRATIONS RISE ACROSS FIVE EUROPEAN MARKETS

Tesla registrations rose in September across France, Sweden, Spain, Norway and Denmark, with France up 61.9%, while the Model Y became Ireland’s best-selling car for the month and Tesla’s January-August registrations across Europe had already risen 43.3%, slightly faster than the overall BEV market. The recovery now looks broader after two weak years, but comparisons against a poor 2025, Tesla’s reliance on the Model 3 and Model Y, stronger Chinese and European competition and increasingly saturated EV markets mean it is too early to declare a complete comeback.

GERMANY CLEARS EV BATTERIES FOR HOME AND GRID POWER

Germany’s new MiSpeL rules remove a major regulatory barrier to bidirectional charging by allowing an EV battery to store both subsidised solar electricity and grid electricity without automatically jeopardising renewable-energy support. Using 15-minute metering to account for the different energy sources, the framework could let owners charge cheaply or from solar, power their homes and eventually export electricity to the grid, although grid and metering operator approval will remain necessary during a transition period lasting until September 2027.

EV CHARGING ENQUIRIES RISE 630% AS FUEL PRICES CLIMB

ScottishPower says enquiries about its EV charging offers have risen about 630% in a year and customers using dedicated charging products are up 430%, as petrol and diesel prices make the economics of overnight home charging increasingly attractive. Its comparison puts a typical petrol fill at roughly £96 versus about £10 of home electricity for an equivalent distance, although the 630% figure measures interest rather than EV sales and the very low electricity cost does not apply to expensive public rapid charging.

BUICK TAKES ITS CHINA-BUILT E7 TO SOUTH KOREA

Buick will launch the China-developed and China-built Electra E7 plug-in hybrid in South Korea in November, marking the brand’s entry into the market and showing GM using its SAIC-GM Chinese operation as an export product-development base. The E7 combines a 31.7 kWh LFP battery with up to 126 km of quoted electric range, around 20-minute 30–80% charging and more than 1,000 km total range, with its Chinese engineering and manufacturing helping Buick position it competitively on price.

AUDI PATENT MAKES EVS IDLE, SHIFT AND SPARK

Audi has patented technology that could make an EV simulate idling, gear changes, turbo lag, rev matching, misfires, sparks, flashes and even engine-related smells, including spinning a disconnected electric motor while stationary to create artificial vibration and sound. There is no indication that Audi plans to put the system into production, but the filing shows manufacturers exploring increasingly elaborate ways of deliberately restoring the noise, vibration and mechanical theatre that electric drivetrains naturally remove.