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BRIEFLY: Volvo Leak, Škoda Success and Irish EV Ownership Up 50% | 20 Jan 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

It's EV News Briefly for Tuesday 20 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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VOLVO EX60 LEAKS AHEAD OF JANUARY REVEAL https://evne.ws/45O2fhC

ŠKODA’S SURGE INTO EUROPE’S EV TOP TIER https://evne.ws/4bCDWa3

IRELAND’S FAST-CHARGING NETWORK SURGES AS EV SALES TAKE OFF https://evne.ws/4qDmkji

TESLA PUTS EXPIRY DATE ON FREE FSD TRANSFERS https://evne.ws/4qDmkji

TESLA CANADA DELAYS POINT TO SHANGHAI SUPPLY SHIFT https://evne.ws/45nzVm1

CANADIAN AUTO INDUSTRY SOUNDS ALARM OVER CHINA EVS https://evne.ws/4jOCkvS

SMART’S NEW EUROPE CHIEF FACES TARIFFS AND A SALES SLUMP https://evne.ws/4pMX0WD

POSTAUTO MAKES BIG SOLARIS BET FOR SWISS E-BUS PUSH https://evne.ws/49wy9lc

MG4 GETS POSHER CABIN, KEEPS HARDWARE FOR 2026 https://evne.ws/4a49ynK

BYD SEALION 8 TARGETS FAMILY SEGMENT WITH PHEV SEVEN-SEATER https://evne.ws/45h4gCN

ACER DRIVES PREDATOR BRAND INTO ELECTRIC SCOOTERS https://evne.ws/4jV3Bx6

BROTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED IN 56KM/H E-SCOOTER CRASH https://evne.ws/4jONOzH

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0:00.0

It's a new day, a blank slate.

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Your mind wanders as you think about your future and all its possibilities.

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You want to find out what your potential career could be like.

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So you decide to do a T-level qualification.

0:14.0

Designed with employers, it'll help you land a job, a place at uni,

0:18.0

a higher technical qualification or a higher apprenticeship. So go on. Make today your day.

0:25.2

It all starts with skills. See how you can get started. Search skills for life. It's a new day,

0:31.4

a blank slate. Your mind wanders as you think about your future and all its possibilities.

0:40.3

You want to find out what your potential career could be like. So you decide to do a T-level qualification.

0:43.3

Designed with employers, it'll help you land a job,

0:46.3

a place at uni, a higher technical qualification or a higher apprenticeship.

0:51.3

So go on. Make today your day.

0:55.3

It all starts with skills.

0:57.1

See how you can get started.

0:58.8

Search skills for life.

1:00.1

It's EV News briefly for Tuesday, 20th of January.

1:03.7

Everything EV in less than 5 minutes.

1:05.2

If you haven't got time for the full podcast, it's 25 minutes long today.

1:08.5

Let's get you up to speed.

1:09.7

Volvo will show off the X60 tomorrow. Very important because the XC60. The incumbent sold 230,000 units last year. Well, it's leaked already. Someone has taken screenshots of the promo video. They're going to show up the launch tomorrow. And, you know, it's a big deal that it's leaked, but you'll be pleased to hear it looks like an electric Volvo. You know how the X-90 and the X-30 look? Well, if they had a baby, it's kind of halfway between them. We'll get the full launch details tomorrow. Scotter's surge into Europe's top tier is happening. They were up 12% last year. Scotter in Europe's doing really well, doing really

1:45.1

well worldwide. Bev deliveries, B-EV, doubled to 175,000 total plug-in vehicles at Schauder.

1:54.4

220,000 almost for 2025. And that's without the two new launches they've got coming. There's the

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