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05 Dec 2024 | Jaguar Reveal EV Concept, Honda Prologue Can’t Stop Selling and Norway Continues EV Tax Breaks

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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JAGUAR UNVEILS NEW EV CONCEPT AMID REBRAND https://evne.ws/49n5htG

HONDA PROLOGUE EV SALES HIT OVER 25,000 IN US https://evne.ws/4f2PfXd

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BMW IX RECEIVES MAJOR UPDATE FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE https://evne.ws/41iZ53V

FORD UNVEILS AUSTRALIA'S FIRST PHEV VAN https://evne.ws/4faXoJ3

NORWAY SEEKS TO EXTEND ELECTRIC CAR TAX BREAKS https://evne.ws/4gk5rED

CHINA CONTROLS 76% OF GLOBAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE MARKET https://evne.ws/49rAjR7

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VOLKSWAGEN WORKERS STRIKE OVER COST REDUCTIONS https://evne.ws/41iZCmr

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to EV News Daily. Coming up today, Jaguar revealed their EV concept. Honda's prolog can't stop selling.

0:06.3

And Norway continues their EV tax breaks. Plus, stay tuned because later in the show, I'll tell you why VW are dealing with worker walkouts this week.

0:14.3

Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you're listening around the world.

0:16.7

Evie News Daily is your trusted source of EV information. For Thursday, 5th of December, I'm Martin Lee, and I go through every EV story, so you don't have to.

0:25.5

We'll start with the news of Jaguar, and they just unveiled and introduced their Type Zero,

0:31.7

or maybe I say Type I double O, concept car.

0:34.0

Look, this is very much a concept car.

0:36.7

This is a million years away from being

0:39.5

production ready. It differs significantly from its current models that Jaguar had on offer.

0:46.4

A very long body, a very long bonnet, as if there's like a massive V12 under it, a very low roof, handy for washing on a Sunday,

0:56.9

haven't got to climb up, and a very blocky, pretty much a squared off, I would say, square front

1:02.3

and square rear. It's kind of built out of Lego blocks, really. It's very unfinished, kind of a

1:08.9

computer design. It's got brass bars on the side, an oval steering wheel,

1:14.4

retractable screens, butterfly doors, a stone area that separates the driver and the passenger

1:21.2

areas, yes. It follows their philosophy that they're calling copy nothing. Well, they don't think

1:26.6

they have copied much out there

1:27.9

because this isn't a car that you can go buy, and it is a long way from what you would think a Jaguar

1:33.4

would look like. Jaguar's chief creative officer said that this approach is similar to the brand's

1:38.9

peak period with models like the E-Type and the XJS. Yes, but they were beautiful vehicles. And this is kind of a strange

1:46.0

concept car. It's bright pink as well, because they wanted to make a statement, I guess.

1:52.6

The rebranding has received some criticism over the last couple of days. Jaguar said they want

1:57.8

to innovate in the market and keep the brand relevant and desirable for the

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