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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Briefly | 05 Sep 2023

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

It’s EV News Briefly for Tuesday 5th September. I’ll be back as usual at 5pm UK time, that’s Midday Eastern, for the full podcast.  Patreon supporters get the episodes as soon as they’re ready AND ad free. You can be like them by clicking here.

Renault Unveils Family-Focused Scenic E-Tech Electric https://evne.ws/3RanVy8

Mercedes Unveils High-Efficiency CLA Electric Sedan Concept https://evne.ws/45E7jTN

Mercedes Teases New "Little G" Electric SUV https://evne.ws/45CccwB

Volkswagen's ID. GTI Set for 2026 Debut https://evne.ws/45Sf0G9

Volkswagen's Electric GTI: The ID.GTI Concept https://evne.ws/3Rqdu9R

European Car Makers Threatened by Affordable Chinese EVs, Warns BMW Head https://evne.ws/45CZlKy

European Carmakers Face Stiff Competition from Asia in EV Sector https://evne.ws/45yc5lA

Chinese EV Brands Eye European Market https://evne.ws/3sFuXR5

CATL's Fast-Charging Shenxing Battery Heads to Europe https://evne.ws/483LUES

Scania's Solar-Clad Semi-Truck: A Glimpse into the Future https://evne.ws/3R8eNtO

First Bus Gears Up for Full Electric Transition 
https://evne.ws/45EFZVg

Spiro's E-Bike Battery Swap Initiative Hits Kenya https://evne.ws/3P0Oymp

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's TV news briefly for Tuesday, 5th of September.

0:02.8

I'll be back at 5pm UK, midday Eastern with the full show.

0:05.7

Patreon supporters get the episodes as soon as they're ready, though, and ad free.

0:09.5

Be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes.

0:12.2

Oh, and it's good to be back as well.

0:14.0

Listen to the full podcast for an explanation of where I've been, because our family got bigger.

0:18.8

We'll start with the news about Renault unveiling their

0:22.1

family-focused scenic E-tech electric. Now, the scenic was around in 1996, and it was really

0:29.4

revolutionizing the MPV market, those affordable family choices, two power trains in the new

0:35.8

electric scenic, 125 kilowatt motor with a 60

0:39.0

kilowatt hour battery or 160 kilowatt motor with an 87 kilowatt hour battery. Aiming for 279 miles

0:45.4

of range. It's a bigger vehicle, not the most efficient, but 150 kilowatt DC fast charging. Really cool

0:50.8

panoramic roof. You know, the ones that can let light in or change color to be frosted and you can change it all according to who's sitting where you get that in

0:57.7

very premium vehicles and they're bringing this to something like the scenic which is very very cool.

1:02.3

Runs on Google by the way and they're talking a lot in this press release about how they're

1:05.6

integrating with Google so that you can navigate to a charger of a specific charge speed, a high-powered charger,

1:12.5

to pre-condition the battery on the way.

1:14.4

They're saying all the right things.

1:15.5

Can't wait to see more.

1:17.1

This looks like a really, really good vehicle.

1:17.9

Well done, Renault.

1:21.2

Mercedes-Benz are unveiling their high-efficiency concept.

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