It's EV News briefly for Tuesday 27th of February.

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We'll start with some news of the Polestar 3.

Manufacturing began in China and it will commence in the US in South Carolina by mid-2024, Polestar 3.

It's going to expensive, like 70 grand, expensive plus when you start optioning that,

but looks like a very, very compelling car. I'm biased as I own a Polestar 2 these days.

Renos Scenic E-Tech is the car of the year, European car of the year,

up against cars like the BYD-CL,

Keir EV-V-9, Peugeot E-E-3-O-8, Volvo EX-30, and it won out.

The World Car of the Year, by the way, is announced at the New York Auto Show on March 27th,

and that is going to feature the Kia EV-9, Volvo EX-30 and BYD Seal. And what is the thing that you can spot with all of these shortlisted

finalists? Well, there's not a combustion car to be found, is there? The winners, the shortlists,

there are electric cars. This is picked by automotive journalists from many different countries.

What does that tell you about EVs versus the rest? I think it speaks volumes,

don't you? New Jersey is going to phase out the EV sales tax waiver of 6.625% sales tax over the

next three years. But the charge-up program, the $4,000 in cash on the hood rebatesates is staying. It's just the sales tax rebate that

will disappear over the next three years. MG will update its lineup and replace the MG5. It's a little

long in the tooth based on an old Chinese car called the Roe I5 from 2017, I think. It's going to be

using the MG4 as the's the hatchback, as the

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