20 Feb 2025 | Briefly

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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It's EV News Briefly for Thursday 20 February 2025, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

I'll be back later but Patreon supporters get the episodes as soon as they're ready AND ad free. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDaily

KIA UNVEILS HIGH-PERFORMANCE EV9 GT IN SOUTH KOREA https://evne.ws/3EMmMbK

VOLVO XC60 GETS A FRESH UPDATE WITH NEW FEATURES https://evne.ws/3X88hpc

ELECTRIC CARS NOW HALF AS EXPENSIVE TO RUN AS PETROL VEHICLES https://evne.ws/414Az4U

HONDA'S NEW S7 CROSSOVER TO FEATURE HUAWEI'S ASSISTED DRIVING TECH https://evne.ws/416qzbl

HONDA SETS CONDITION FOR RENEWING MERGER TALKS WITH NISSAN https://evne.ws/4gM906f

GROWING INTEREST IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AMONG GERMANS https://evne.ws/4b6h0Oe

CATL'S GERMAN FACTORY BOOSTS ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PRODUCTION https://evne.ws/4hIhxIR

TESLA'S UPDATED MODEL Y ROLLS OUT IN SHANGHAI https://evne.ws/4hWD8wY

TESLA SEES SHARP DECLINE IN CALIFORNIA SALES AMID CEO'S POLITICAL MOVES https://evne.ws/4hIlaOF

BYD FACES BACKLASH FOR OFFERING FREE SMART DRIVING FEATURES https://evne.ws/3XcCmnl

CHINA'S FUEL DEMAND MAY HAVE PEAKED, IEA SUGGESTS https://evne.ws/4hIXda3

INCREDIBLE DEAL ON 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 PRO LEASE IN COLORADO https://evne.ws/41mFhMI

RENAULT INTRODUCES QUICK BATTERY FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM https://evne.ws/3EUVhwA

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0:20.0	It's EV News briefly for Thursday, 20th of February.
0:22.6	Everything EV in less than five minutes.
0:24.3	If you haven't got time for the full podcast, Patreon supporters get the shows ad-free.
0:27.6	Be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes.
0:30.4	A brand new Kia EB-9 is arriving, at least beginning in South Korea.
0:34.1	This is the GT version.
0:35.4	So, dual motor, 500 horsepower, nought to 62 miles an hour
0:40.4	in 4.5 seconds. It's a proper family hauler seven-seater that'll dispatch most supercars.
0:46.9	It's why EVs are just better, let's face it. It does 153 miles, that's 408 kilometres on a single
0:52.8	charge. It's got all the latest electronic toys,
0:55.4	the suspension, the limited slip diff, and even the thing from the Hyundai Ionik 5 with the
1:00.8	flappy paddles that simulate the gear shift. Obviously there's no gears in it,
1:04.2	apart from a single reduction gear, but it cuts the power and it makes the noise. And if you
1:09.5	haven't tried it, it is actually a lot of fun.
1:11.9	Now you'll turn it off when the kids are in the car, but it will make you a giggle.
1:16.0	This car will eventually come to North America, Europe and other global markets.
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