DAILY: BMW M Electric Cars, Cupra Raval To Start Production and GM Energy Wants To Lease You A Home Battery | 21 Feb 2026

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Martyn Lee

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🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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BMW M LINES UP ELECTRIC M3 AND X3 M https://evne.ws/4tW4R7K

CUPRA RAVAL TO START PRODUCTION IN 2026 https://evne.ws/4kJmXW5

GM ENERGY PLANS MONTHLY LEASE FOR V2H KIT https://evne.ws/4aJytwj

AUDI RS 5 GOES PLUG-IN HYBRID https://evne.ws/4tNjcmJ

IONITY OPENS EUROPE’S FIRST 600 KW CHARGER https://evne.ws/4cFtajT

IONITY SWITCHES ON FIRST MEGAWATT CHARGERS IN FRANCE https://evne.ws/4b1nPCc

MERCEDES VLE TEASES RANGE WITH ROME RUN https://evne.ws/4atl6l1

BYD SEAL 2026 UPDATE ADDS POWER AND SPACE https://evne.ws/46NUZ5O

RIVIAN ADDS APPLE WATCH APP FOR GEN 2 https://evne.ws/3MTNmnF

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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. Welcome back to EV News Daily. BMW's M electric cars in the
1:04.8	news today. Cooper's revile to start production and GM Energy wants to lease you a home battery. Plus stay tuned later in the show.
1:12.1	I'll tell you about how Rivian has now launched their new
1:14.9	dedicated watch app to control your vehicles.
1:19.0	No EV News China today.
1:20.5	It's the weekend back on Monday morning.
1:23.3	This year will mark BMW M's last year without a full performance EV. In 2027, it will change that
1:31.8	with an electric M3 and an X3M. The all-electric M3, currently codenamed internally ZA0, will serve as BMW
1:41.0	M's first full red-blooded performance EV model. It will not arrive alone. An electric
1:48.3	X-3, codenamed Z-A-5, also comes next year, sharing the M3's quad-motor setup. BMWM plans to
1:58.0	make both cars sound like something else. It will play engine sounds through the
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