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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

BRIEFLY: Jaguar, Kia EV2, BYD & more

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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It's EV News Briefly for Tuesday 02 December 2025, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

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JAGUAR DESIGN CHIEF OUSTED AMID EV STRATEGY SHAKE-UP https://evne.ws/4iD55LI

KIA EV2 TARGETS EUROPE’S BUDGET EV BUYERS https://evne.ws/4iHFVvw

BYD EXTENDS EV BATTERY WARRANTY IN NORWAY https://evne.ws/4oJAHkk

EU EYES EV QUOTAS FOR CORPORATE CAR FLEETS BY 2030 https://evne.ws/4rvQ95X

FASTNED TO BUILD FRANCE’S FIRST EV-ONLY MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA https://evne.ws/48tarnX

FORD PRESSES U.S. TO EASE RULES ON BI-DIRECTIONAL EVS https://evne.ws/4p6Zn6L

FORD EV SALES SLIDE AFTER FEDERAL TAX CREDIT ENDS https://evne.ws/4phraBT

UK EXPANDS TOP-RATE EV GRANT AS MORE MODELS QUALIFY https://evne.ws/4atN28w

AUSTRALIA URGED TO SPEED UP VEHICLE‑TO‑GRID EV ROLLOUT https://evne.ws/4owrOdC

YASA REVEALS HIGH-POWER IN-WHEEL EV MOTOR https://evne.ws/48DID0n

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's EV News briefly for Tuesday, December 2nd, everything EV in less than five minutes.

0:04.5

Let's get you up to speed if you're short a time.

0:06.8

Jaguars Design Chief has been ousted, a surprise move that was described by Autocart as him being escorted from the building.

0:16.1

His name is Jerry McGovern.

0:17.6

He's held the top design job since 2020. And yes, his name was above the door

0:21.4

around Jaguars, flagship, all-electric grand Torah, the Type I concept. And yes, it had lots of

0:29.8

attention internally and externally from the automotive industry, from that brand video, commercial,

0:35.9

whatever it is they made with the bright colours and showing

0:38.4

everything but a car and re-changing the Jaguar logo and things like that left the business immediately

0:45.5

under the new chief executive who's been there a short while. Kea's EV2 will arrive at the Brussels

0:53.2

Motor Show in Belgium, January the 9th. So a step down from the

0:56.7

EV3. Battery size is well. The little Hyundai Insta has a 49 kilowatt pack, but the big EV3 pack is

1:04.6

what, 81 kilowatt hours. So maybe somewhere between that. We'll see. BYAD is expanding their battery

1:08.9

warranties. It's now 250,000 kilometres or

1:13.3

eight years in Norway. The rest of the vehicle is still very generous as well. BYD saying that

1:19.8

along with the factory warranty of six years and 150Ks, but the expanded battery warranty

1:24.7

should put to rest any lingering fears from those that haven't

1:29.7

gone EV yet with the reliability of electric vehicles. The European Commission is weighing some

1:35.8

rules that would push petrol and diesel out of Europe's corporate fleets. Now, some car makers

1:41.2

do big business, half their business from fleets, leasing, rental companies,

1:46.0

company car fleets. And if those pure combustion cars were banned from 2030, some call it a

1:53.7

backdoor petrol ban. We'll find it on December 10th, how far they go. Fast Ned will build France's

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