BRIEFLY: BMW M EV, Cupra Raval, GM Energy & more | 21 Feb 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

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🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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It's EV News Briefly for Saturday 21 February 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

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BMW M LINES UP ELECTRIC M3 AND X3 M https://evne.ws/4tW4R7K

CUPRA RAVAL TO START PRODUCTION IN 2026 https://evne.ws/4kJmXW5

GM ENERGY PLANS MONTHLY LEASE FOR V2H KIT https://evne.ws/4aJytwj

AUDI RS 5 GOES PLUG-IN HYBRID https://evne.ws/4tNjcmJ

IONITY OPENS EUROPE’S FIRST 600 KW CHARGER https://evne.ws/4cFtajT

IONITY SWITCHES ON FIRST MEGAWATT CHARGERS IN FRANCE https://evne.ws/4b1nPCc

MERCEDES VLE TEASES RANGE WITH ROME RUN https://evne.ws/4atl6l1

BYD SEAL 2026 UPDATE ADDS POWER AND SPACE https://evne.ws/46NUZ5O

RIVIAN ADDS APPLE WATCH APP FOR GEN 2 https://evne.ws/3MTNmnF

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0:00.0	Potential.
0:02.0	Potential can sometimes feel daunting, scary.
0:06.0	But today's the day you decide to act on it,
0:10.0	with a higher technical qualification.
0:13.0	Designed with employers, it will give you the skills you need to land the job you want,
0:18.0	because today is your day. When anything is possible, if you make it happen.
0:25.3	It all starts with skills. See how you can get started. Search skills for life. Potential. Potential can
0:33.5	sometimes feel daunting, scary. But today's the day you decide to act on it with a higher technical qualification.
0:43.2	Designed with employers, it will give you the skills you need to land the job you want
0:47.8	because today is your day.
0:51.5	When anything is possible, if you make it happen. It all starts with skills. See how
0:57.4	you can get started. Search skills for life. It's EV News briefly for Saturday, 21st of February.
1:02.9	Everything EV in less than five minutes. If you haven't got time for the full podcast, Patreon supporters,
1:07.0	get the shows ad free. Be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes.
1:11.3	BMW's M series goes electric next year in 2027. They've confirmed an electric M3 and an electric
1:19.1	X3M. They say that both cars will sound like existing M combustion cars. The CEO, Frank Van Meal, says acoustic feedback helps drivers feel
1:31.1	bonded with the road and connect with familiarity. Sayat and Coopero will launch a series
1:36.8	production of the Cooper Reval soon. It'll be the first of the urban electric models from
1:41.9	Volkswagen Group that includes things like the VWID
1:45.7	Polo and the Skoda Epic. They've spent 10 billion euros at $11.8 billion in Spain updating
1:53.2	their facilities and they're now ready to start making production cars. GM Energy wants to lease you their vehicle to home hardware and even their home
2:04.9	battery system as well, because purchasing could be up to $27,000 if you spec the battery and
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