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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

23 Feb 2025 | Briefly

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

It's EV News Briefly for Sunday 23 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

NEW HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 XRT COMPETES WITH SUBARU CROSSTREK https://evne.ws/4hNZCR3

NEW TESLA MODEL Y TRIMS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK https://evne.ws/3F0Qwl8

NEW FEATURES OF THE TESLA MODEL Y IN EUROPE https://evne.ws/438CNTv

RIVIAN LAUNCHES CALIFORNIA DUNE EDITION VEHICLES https://evne.ws/3QvBE0J

POLESTAR 3 NOW SUPPORTS APPLE WALLET FOR CAR KEYS https://evne.ws/3QtDbVh

€45 MILLION BOOST FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING IN EUROPE https://evne.ws/3D3JT0W

KIA UNVEILS ITS NEW ELECTRIC VAN, THE PV5 https://evne.ws/3Qwjtbb

RENAULT 5 E-TECH ELECTRIC ARRIVES IN THE UK https://evne.ws/4gPwJCt

VOLVO'S UPCOMING ES90 SEDAN PROMISES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY https://evne.ws/3CQ9vys

BYD SET TO LAUNCH AFFORDABLE SEAL 08 EV IN AUSTRALIA https://evne.ws/438gTzC

ELECTRIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY PUSHES FOR CLARITY AND SUPPORT https://evne.ws/41dx5wT

NEW STANDARD FOR BIDIRECTIONAL EV CHARGING https://evne.ws/4hM2Rs0

NIKOLA CORP. FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY AMID SCANDAL https://evne.ws/4gWyXQK

CATL AND VOLKSWAGEN STRENGTHEN BATTERY PARTNERSHIP https://evne.ws/3Qwjz2x

U.S. TARIFF THREATS ON CAR IMPORTS SPARK CONCERNS IN GERMANY https://evne.ws/3Qz1jFX

USED ELECTRIC CARS SELLING FASTER THAN EVER https://evne.ws/41bFtNJ

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's ED News briefly for Sunday the 23rd of February. Everything EV in less than five minutes.

0:04.6

If you haven't got time for the full podcast today, Patreon supporters get the shows ad-free.

0:08.9

You know what? You can be just like them by clicking on a link in the show notes.

0:12.3

The new Hyundai Arnick XRT is now on sale, competing with the Subaru Cross Trek starting at $55,000.

0:24.4

Same specs, 84 kilowatt- hour battery, all-wheel drive,

0:31.5

same fast charging, but it's raised by about an inch or 23mm, better approach and departure angles, got terrain mode and mud mode, sand mode and things like that. It's not an off-roader,

0:36.5

but if you need to hit some dirt tracks or you have some

0:39.9

inclement weather for many months of the year, this could be a very good vehicle.

0:44.4

The new Tesla Model Y trims are now available in Europe.

0:47.4

So that is rear-wheel drive with the LFP pack, single-motor, long range and all-wheel-drive

0:53.8

versions now on sale.

0:56.5

UK and Europe still selling the launch edition Model Y.

1:01.2

Of course, we don't get all the fancy self-driving stuff that was bundled in with the launch

1:06.0

edition Model Y in the United States.

1:09.1

Rivian has launched its first themed special editions of the R1S and the R1T, the 2025 model year

1:15.5

of those vehicles now comes in California, June, with a special colour and some extra accessories,

1:22.1

which look very cool, and all about going all-terraining with some skid plates, all-terrain tires, spare tire, on-board air compressor,

1:31.3

all the stuff you can get with the all-terrain package.

1:33.4

Polestar 3 now supports the Apple wallet for car keys.

1:37.5

So your phone or your watch, you can share the car keys via messages and WhatsApp and stuff with other people.

1:43.4

If you want to temporarily drive the car, that's coming to Polestar 4 very soon.

1:48.5

Polestar 3 will also get the new Nvidia Orange Chip, which will do crazy amount of processing.

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