Briefly | 21 Jun 2025

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

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🗓️ 21 June 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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It's EV News Briefly for Saturday 21 June 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

SCANIA LAUNCH MEGAWATT CHARGING SYSTEM FOR TRUCKS https://evne.ws/44psxX7

ZEEKR 7X BREAKS EUROPEAN CHARGING RECORD https://evne.ws/4ncWuBg

ROEWE M7 DMH HYBRID SEDAN UNVEILED https://evne.ws/3SXq8N0

BEIJING PRESSES EU ON EV PRICING TO REPLACE TARIFFS https://evne.ws/43U5d3J

EU RULES TEMPER PHEV RANGE PUSH https://evne.ws/3HRtYop

GM LOBBIES AGAINST TAX CREDIT BENEFITTING FORD BATTERY PLANT https://evne.ws/4nhNU4m

RIVIAN-VW JOINT VENTURE STAFF OFFERED ID.4, ID.BUZZ LEASE INCENTIVES https://evne.ws/4kQJ38p

CHINA'S AUTO OVERCAPACITY SQUEEZES EV MAKERS https://evne.ws/44abJ5f

EURO EV SHOW ENERGIZES MADRID’S LA NAVE https://evne.ws/3T1RAcs

STUDY FINDS CHARGER AVAILABILITY BEATS REBATES FOR EV UPTAKE https://evne.ws/4lfom5M

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0:00.0	It's EV News briefly for Saturday the 21st of June. Everything EV in less than five minutes.
0:04.5	If you haven't got time for the full podcast, Patreon supporters get the shows ad free.
0:07.8	You can be just like them by clicking on a link in the show notes.
0:11.9	So at the weekend, we're talking a little bit about charging. And today we're going to about
0:16.1	megawatt charging on the main podcast. Scania says their first trucks for megawatt charging. It hit the market
0:21.6	in early 2026. MCS standard can do 3,000 amps. The Scania stuff will start with 1,000 amps and peak
0:28.4	around 750 kilowatts of power. That sounds good to me. What about if you're driving a regular road-going car?
0:34.6	Well, Zika say they just set a European charging record. There,
0:40.0	Zika 7X, that's an SUV, is now on sale in Europe as of mid-May. They took it to Slovakia,
0:46.6	where there's a 600 kilowatts DC public fast charger, and it charged a little slower than
0:52.7	back home in China, but the CATL pack inside it,
0:55.5	which is 100 kilowatt hours on an 800-volt system, got to 80% in 17 minutes, 54 seconds,
1:02.2	peaking at 413 kilowatts and staying over 390 kilowatts for five minutes.
1:10.1	Even when it was almost full still taking 220 kilowatts,
1:12.9	they say a European public charging record for a passenger car. That seems like an incredible speed
1:21.2	starting to match China speed. Then again, some of the Chinese cars charge a thousand kilowatts,
1:26.7	don't they? Now, Roe is a division of the state-owned company SAIC. Then again, some of the Chinese cars charge a thousand kilowatts, don't they? Now, Roe is a division of the state-owned company, SAIC. Their vehicles have been the basis of
1:33.5	MGs over the years, like the MG5 that we call it. That was a Roe back in China. It seems five
1:40.0	minutes ago the Chinese were either making derivatives and just copying the West or making
1:45.5	okay cars. Now, they've unveiled their new, basically, it's an Audi A8. And this thing looks
1:52.1	incredible. If you saw this as the new Audi A8, it's long, it's sleek, it's low, it's executive,
1:56.9	Saddam, you'd go, wow, that's nice. Their new head of design at SAIC, the parent company,
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