ev.news Briefly: Range Rover, Norway, Volvo V2L & more | 02 Sep 2026

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2:02supporters who fund the show. If you want this podcast, add free. Check out the Patreon page at patreon.com slash EV news. Land Rover's first fully electric rain drove rover arrives next year, $154,000. That's $208,000 US dollars, $120 kilowatt hour pack, twin motor, obviously all wheel drive, serious off-road chops. WLTP at 372 miles range, they say real world more like 330 lower center of gravity than the V8 version, which is great for things if you're using it off road. But also, it'll still tow a couple of thousand kilograms to and half thousand kilograms. And it's going to be such a more powerful, quieter, responsive ride. But they're not taking all the old fashioned ones off sale if you do still really want a gas guzzler. The new electric rain drove was additive. They think it's going to be very popular. Battery electric cars took an all new record in Norway. I'm only doing the Norway numbers now when they hit some record because otherwise we'd do it every month. 98.7% of passenger

3:09cars. Purebeth. The other 1.3%. Plugging hybrid, mild hybrids and a bit of combustion. But those are just really in single figures now. Norway is basically gone bad. Volvo has added vehicle to load, virus software, update, although you do need a dongle on the outside. It's 3 kilowatt 16 amps and there's bad news, not available in the US, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, uses CCS-2. So get your adapter for the outside, you can pull 3 kilowatt, that's great for even keeping your house going in an emergency. But otherwise, things like camping and adventures. Renault's scenic is getting the new long range battery, adding 20 miles from an extra 2 kilowatt hours and going LFP with its chemistry and the smaller battery getting another 30 miles to 290 miles WLTP. They both charge in around half an hour, 10 to 80. Genesis will start selling in new European markets, Austria, Denmark, Poland and Portugal. And that is despite a 19% fall in European

4:10sales for Genesis. They entered the market in the UK, Germany, France back in 2021. And a building up the European presence led by vehicles, the GV60 and GV70. Ford's chief executive, Jim Farley, posted footage yesterday of the phathom electric mid-size pickup truck doing hot weather testing. But actually it was cruising down the Las Vegas strip, but it's in Vegas to do some hot weather testing. That'll be made in Q1 at the Louisville assembly plant. And that is getting ever closer, isn't it? China. Three bodies, regulators, authorities if you like in China have issued guidance. They're calling it guidance, but I'm not sure I'd ever go against it. To the Chinese also makers selling abroad, things like don't sell your EVs too cheaply overseas, because it'll gain attention for things like unfair competitive advantage. When you're advertising, please be truthful and don't be misleading, because it can hurt brand China. I wonder why they feel now was the need to

5:13crack down an issue this, let's call it guidance. I wouldn't want to not follow it. If it comes from central, command as it were. Now Canada is releasing the second tranche of licenses, the import license is 24.5,000 permits. Can come in from China made vehicles, not necessarily just Chinese cars, because Tesla, Polestar, Lotus, all made in China, of course. They have been making the most of the first ones. They split the first 49,000 into two, six monthlies, and so now it into our second half. A bit of roll over, about 9,000 carried over, so it should be a good next six months in Canada. BMW's IX3 has driven the length, light, really, of Portugal from top to bottom, and ended with 27, 20% stay at charge, still remaining, and the US installed a record 20 gigawatt hours of energy storage in Q2 this year. That's briefly. This message comes from Capital One commercial bank. Your

6:14business requires commercial banking solutions that prioritize your long-term success. With Capital One, get a full suite of financial products and services tailored to meet your needs today and goals for tomorrow. Learn more at capital.1 slash commercial member FDIC. Stop wasting your nights on a mattress that doesn't get you. Experience the most comfortable mattress in the world. The sleep number smart bed at the touch of a button. You can personalize your comfort. Choose firmer or softer. Adjust cooler to warmer. And right now, save up to $2,500 during our massive Labor Day event. Hurry into your local sleep number store today, because we have your number. This message comes from Capital One commercial bank. Your business requires commercial banking solutions that prioritize your long-term success. With Capital One, get a full suite of

7:17financial products and services tailored to meet your needs today and goals for tomorrow. Learn more at capital.1 slash commercial member FDIC. Stop wasting your nights on a mattress that doesn't get you. Experience the most comfortable mattress in the world. The sleep number smart bed at the touch of a button. You can personalize your comfort. Choose firmer or softer. Adjust cooler to warmer. And right now, save up to $2,500 during our massive Labor Day event. Hurry into your local sleep number store today, because we have your number. Capital One's tech team isn't just talking about multi-agentic AI. They already deployed one. It's called chat-concierge and it's simplifying car shopping using self-reflection and layered reasoning with live API checks. It doesn't just help buyers find a car they love. It helps schedule a test drive. Get pre-approved for financing. An estimate trading value.

8:21Advanced, intuitive and deployed. That's how they stack. That's technology at Capital One.