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Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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It's EV News Briefly for Thursday 16 October 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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RIVIAN BOOSTS R2 ANNUAL CAPACITY TO 175,000 VEHICLES https://evne.ws/495HBvP

GLOBAL SEPTEMBER PLUG-IN SALES REACH RECORD 2.1M https://evne.ws/47qJnX9

GM TAKES $1.6B CHARGE ON CUTTING BACK EV CAPACITY https://evne.ws/47aqeY6

SK ON EXPANDS LFP PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA https://evne.ws/4qb869n

GREAT WALL MOTORS RELAUNCHES IN EUROPE WITH FOCUS ON HAVAL https://evne.ws/46TL3sb

EV INCENTIVES AND DEALS STILL EXIST MID-OCTOBER https://evne.ws/4780lZb

CHINA SEEKS WTO TALKS OVER INDIA'S EV SUBSIDIES https://evne.ws/4nVy8fl

EVS IN THE UK COST £350+ LESS TO RUN YEARLY https://evne.ws/4nOZraX

FACTORY IN ROMANIA STARTS GLC ELECTRIC DRIVE ASSEMBLY https://evne.ws/4nRUb6z

NEW YORK INVESTS NEARLY $80M IN ZERO-EMISSION BUSES https://evne.ws/48slD60

FIRST U.S. HOME INSTALLATIONS OF BIDIRECTIONAL WALLBOX CHARGERS https://evne.ws/4qht4DI

OREGON’S FIRST SOLAR-PLUS-STORAGE FAST CHARGERS https://evne.ws/46TA0za

EVERYTHING ELECTRIC FARNBOROUGH: 25,703 ATTENDEES WEEKEND https://evne.ws/43fUyzl

WARATAH SUPER BATTERY REACHES FULL OUTPUT https://evne.ws/3W858oq

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0:00.0	My place in tech changes every day, but I don't fear the future, because I'm with the leader, Pluralsight.
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0:17.3	So I can learn quickly and stay ahead.
0:21.0	With Pluralsight, I don't fear what's next.
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0:25.6	Tap in at Pluralsight.com and see for yourself.
0:31.0	My place in tech changes every day, but I don't fear the future.
0:35.3	Because I'm with the leader, Pluralsight.
0:38.8	Their online learning platform has the hands-on expert-led courses I need to master new tech skills and create bigger impact.
0:47.4	So I can learn quickly and stay ahead.
0:51.1	With Pluralsight, I don't fear what's next.
0:57.4	I embrace it. Tap in at Pluralsight.com and see for yourself. It's EV News briefly for Thursday, October 16th, everything EV in less than
1:04.0	five minutes. If you haven't got time for the full podcast, let's get you up to speed. We'll start
1:07.7	with some brilliant news today, and that is Rivian boosting its R2 production capacity at their normal Illinois plant. It isn't the detriment of the R1 capacity,
1:16.1	but I think everybody who probably wants one of those right now has got one or can get one.
1:20.4	And so they're going to go up to 175,000 of the R2 vehicles to be made. The capacity by the end of 2026, but of course they'll ramp slowly. The $45,000 of the R2 vehicles to be made, the capacity by the end of 2026, but of course they'll ramp slowly.
1:30.6	The $45,000 vehicle won't be the first one rolling off the line.
1:33.7	They'll start with high price trims, but they're on target to deliver early next year.
1:37.9	Global plug-in sales hit a new record last month in September, driven by China, Europe and the United States pulling sales forward because the tax credit
1:47.7	was going.
1:48.5	2.1 million plug-in vehicles sold.
1:52.0	Bev's and plug-in hybrids in the month of September alone, up 26% year-on-year.
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