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BRIEFLY: EU Local Rules, Jim Farley, Volvo & more | 18 Feb 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 18 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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EU PLANS 70% LOCAL CONTENT RULE FOR EV AID https://evne.ws/4tHvjle


FARLEY PITCHES US–CHINA EV JVS TO TRUMP https://evne.ws/4ayRLpn

VOLVO ROLLS OUT VOLVO CAR UX UPDATE https://evne.ws/4qK0RUM

UK POWER PUSHES NUCLEAR, SOLAR AND GRIDS https://evne.ws/4tJHs9p

MARUTI SUZUKI LAUNCHES E VITARA WITH BATTERY LEASE https://evne.ws/4s1OhRX

UK LEADS EUROPE ON ZERO EMISSION BUS SALES https://evne.ws/46inqJ0

TESLA ADDS FIVE AUSTIN ROBOTAXI CRASH REPORTS https://evne.ws/4qOcBWq

OZEV ASKS INDUSTRY ABOUT NATIONAL EV CHARGING SIGNS https://evne.ws/4qNXZXg

CANADA’S CHINA EV QUOTA TEMPTS VOLVO https://evne.ws/3MOccp0

MAN RUNS MEGAWATT CHARGING TEST IN SWEDISH WINTER https://evne.ws/3ZLf2Os

MASERATI QUIETLY SLASHES US FOLGORE EV PRICES https://evne.ws/4aBg3xy

Transcript

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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 Wednesday 18th of February.

1:03.4

Everything EV in less than five minutes. If you haven't got time for the full podcast, let's get you up to

1:07.3

speed. The European Union plans some minimum content rules. If they want to access

1:13.9

some of the funds and subsidies, let me explain what that means. 70% of components excluding

1:21.0

batteries, so almost three quarters of components of EVs, must come from the European Union or be

1:27.0

fully assembled there

1:28.4

if they want to qualify for state support. What about batteries? Well, the car makers themselves

1:35.1

say they rely far too much on China at the moment and it wouldn't be possible. Jim Farley,

1:41.0

who is the Ford CEO, has proposed a joint US-China venture to Trump officials,

1:48.4

allowing Chinese automakers to make vehicles in the United States under the domestic brands.

1:54.3

The likes of Ford, they would share profits, but importantly, they would bring Chinese technology into the country.

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