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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

BRIEFLY: MG4 Urban, Rivian, BMW iX3 & more | 28 Jan 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 28 January 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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MG4 URBAN CUTS PRICES AS ORIGINAL MG4 GETS REFRESH https://bit.ly/3LZ3DHB

RIVIAN BETS $4.6M ON COLORADO DIRECT-SALES FIGHT https://bit.ly/4t3oKZM

ELECTRONS DOMINATE 2026 UK CAR OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST https://bit.ly/4q2lvPJ

BMW SEEDS IX3 IN MUNICH AHEAD OF EUROPE LAUNCH https://bit.ly/4a2F8RW

KGM MUSSO EV TARGETS BRITAIN’S DIESEL PICK-UP HEARTLAND https://bit.ly/4qVcIAc

VOLVO BETS EX60 EV WILL OUT-EARN ITS HYBRID BESTSELLER https://bit.ly/4q7xSKp

TESLA SEMI TO CHARGE AT AMERICA’S BIGGEST TRUCK-STOP CHAIN https://bit.ly/3LZR66z

GRIDSERVE OPENS FIRST MOTORWAY E-HGV HUBS https://bit.ly/4bmDH2R

ELECTRIC RENAULT HITS 1,000KM DAY ON 300KM RANGE https://bit.ly/4ahOWbR

DS 7 EV CHASES RANGE, NOT RAPID CHARGING https://bit.ly/3ZxguDV

NISSAN ARIYA TESTS SOLAR TOP-UP FOR CITY DRIVERS https://bit.ly/49Xiavn

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0:00.0

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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, 28th of January.

1:03.2

Everything EV in less than five minutes. If you haven't got time for the full podcast, here we go.

1:07.5

Here the MG4 is quite a big deal, actually. The MG4 is a small family car, but sells really well. 50,000 sold so far now they're adding a new one to the lower end of the range. Actually, it's an entirely different car. In China, it's not real-wheel drive, it's front-wheel drive, and it's a different chassis, but they're still calling it the MG4 and it sort of looks a bit similar and they're

1:27.9

not taking the old one off sale, but they are refreshing the interior with new tech and calling it

1:33.1

the new MG4. Meanwhile, the cheaper one, MG4 Urban, which does look different, starts at 23,495

1:41.1

pounds. There'll be long range versions of this as well and premium versions to

1:44.6

M.G. We'll have something to sell you from about 23 grand up to about 33 grand if you want

1:49.0

the full fire-breathing ex-power version. That's very cool. No more details yet. M.G.'s website

1:54.2

wasn't updated as of when I recorded at midday today. Rivian has put $4.6 million

1:59.9

behind new Colorado measure to try and protect EV sales

2:05.5

direct to customers. They want to write this into the Constitution, make an amendment that

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