BRIEFLY: Nissa, BMW, Spanish EV Factories & more | 23 Feb 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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It's EV News Briefly for Monday 23 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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NISSAN SHELVES CHEAPEST LEAF FOR US 2026 https://evne.ws/3OsLQti

BMW ENDS X4 ICE, READIES ELECTRIC IX4 https://evne.ws/4kUEivt

SPAIN BIDS TO BECOME EUROPE’S EV FACTORY https://evne.ws/4aHd6eY

LAMBORGHINI DUMPS LANZADOR EV, GOES ALL-IN ON PHEVS https://evne.ws/4c5Spvy

UNECE WEIGHS RULES FOR EXTERIOR EV ENGINE SOUNDS https://evne.ws/4aHHiGJ

EUROPE’S CAR PRICING POWER FADES FAST https://evne.ws/4aMot5s

ONLY 26% OF UK TECHNICIANS HOLD EV QUALS https://evne.ws/3ZTZA2F

BMW DONATES 750E PHEV TO BULGARIAN TECH SCHOOL https://evne.ws/40qu8Ju

MIRAI RESALE COLLAPSES AS HYDROGEN COSTS SOAR https://evne.ws/3MYHz07

RAMSAY SPOTTED IN ASTON MARTIN VALHALLA IN LONDON https://evne.ws/4tS7qYh

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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 Monday 23rd of February.
1:02.9	Everything EV in less than five minutes. If you haven't got time for the full podcast, let's get you up to
1:06.5	speed. Nissan has postponed, but not cancelled, nor confirmed a date for the Leafs Vary,
1:14.5	and that's the base model, which is now no longer coming to the United States, at least for now.
1:20.0	So it's a 29-990 car at the minute. It is beaten slightly on price by the cheapest possible
1:27.4	spec Chevrolet Bolt at 28995.
1:31.1	Now, that Nissan Leaf S spec could have even beaten that.
1:35.3	BMW has shut the door for good on the X-4's combustion run.
1:41.6	The next generation X-4 will be electric called the IX4. BMW will build it in Hungary
1:49.3	at their very important EV plants in the location of Debretzen, which is becoming increasingly
1:56.3	part of BMW's EV strategy. Spain says they want to be Europe's EV factory. And talking of Hungary just now,
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