BRIEFLY: Global Sales, Rivian, Tesla & more | 14 Feb 2026

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Martyn Lee

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🗓️ 14 February 2026

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It's EV News Briefly for Saturday 14 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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GLOBAL EV SALES SLIDE AS CHINA HITS BRAKES https://evne.ws/46fQuRo

RIVIAN DROPS EUROPE R2 DATE AND SLIPS CANADA https://evne.ws/4tXiUtI

RIVIAN-VW TECH JV HITS WINTER TEST MILESTONE https://evne.ws/3MQoEof

RIVIAN PLANS THIRD AMAZON-BACKED EDV WITH AWD https://evne.ws/4rRstZa

TESLA US SALES SLIDE AS TAX CREDIT FADES https://evne.ws/3MRbEi9

MG4 EV URBAN HITS AUSTRIA AT €19,990 https://evne.ws/3ZMKN9U

CHINA DRAFT RULES COULD END STEERING YOKES https://evne.ws/46IV0rI

CANADA LAUNCHES EVAP WITH NEW REBATE RULES https://evne.ws/3OoitYW

SKODA ADDS GAMES, VIDEO AND SIREN ALERTS https://evne.ws/4rUsJXc

UK DRIVERS SEE FEWER BARRIERS TO FLEET EVS https://evne.ws/4rRyrco

UK CHARGING MARKET CONSOLIDATES AFTER ACQUISITION SPREE https://evne.ws/4kIfVkn

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0:00.0	It's EV News briefly for Saturday 14th of February.
0:03.0	Everything EV in less than five minutes.
0:05.0	If you've got time with the full podcast, let's get you up to speed so you don't miss out.
0:09.0	Global EV sales slid last month in January.
0:13.0	We've been used to giving these figures just year over year, month over month,
0:16.0	EV sales globally, up, up, up.
0:19.0	Actually, last month, three things kicked in. China had some new
0:22.1	tax rules. Norway had new VAT rules. Netherlands had new business tax rules. And so as a result,
0:29.6	actually, global EV sales were down slightly in January last month compared to January of the previous year. That's not a trend yet.
0:40.1	It's simply a single data point, but somewhat of an outlier compared to what we've been
0:44.9	normally reporting. That'll be watched closely. Rivian has dropped Europe as it's R2
0:52.9	2027 delivery dates.
0:56.3	They'll be delivering to the UK, right-hand drive.
0:58.5	Very good news.
0:59.4	Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Austria and more.
1:02.0	But none of them now have a date.
1:04.2	It simply says sign up to stay in touch.
1:07.1	The Rivian R2 is, I think, going to be a very popular vehicle. Canada was meant to happen
1:12.6	this year as well. That's moved back to 2027. Europe is moved back to, well, simply, TBC.
1:20.9	Also, the Rivian Volkswagen Joint Venture developed of the software and the architecture
1:26.0	is moving forward at quite a rip,
1:28.8	actually, 13 months later. They've now got that software working in test vehicles,
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