DAILY: EU Plans Local Rules For EVs, Ford Pitches US-China Venture and Volvo’s Fleet Software Update| 18 Feb 2026

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Martyn Lee

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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EU PLANS 70% LOCAL CONTENT RULE FOR EV AID https://evne.ws/4tHvjle

FARLEY PITCHES US–CHINA EV JVS TO TRUMP https://evne.ws/4ayRLpn

VOLVO ROLLS OUT VOLVO CAR UX UPDATE https://evne.ws/4qK0RUM

UK POWER PUSHES NUCLEAR, SOLAR AND GRIDS https://evne.ws/4tJHs9p

MARUTI SUZUKI LAUNCHES E VITARA WITH BATTERY LEASE https://evne.ws/4s1OhRX

UK LEADS EUROPE ON ZERO EMISSION BUS SALES https://evne.ws/46inqJ0

TESLA ADDS FIVE AUSTIN ROBOTAXI CRASH REPORTS https://evne.ws/4qOcBWq

OZEV ASKS INDUSTRY ABOUT NATIONAL EV CHARGING SIGNS https://evne.ws/4qNXZXg

CANADA’S CHINA EV QUOTA TEMPTS VOLVO https://evne.ws/3MOccp0

MAN RUNS MEGAWATT CHARGING TEST IN SWEDISH WINTER https://evne.ws/3ZLf2Os

MASERATI QUIETLY SLASHES US FOLGORE EV PRICES https://evne.ws/4aBg3xy

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0:00.0	Potential.
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0:10.0	with a higher technical qualification.
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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. Today, the EU plans local
1:04.6	rules for EVs. Ford pitches a US-China venture and Volvo's big fleet software update.
1:11.5	Plus, stay tuned.
1:12.2	Later in the show, I'll tell you why Maserati has not announced any discounts itself,
1:16.8	but the US buyers may notice them on the window sticker.
1:20.0	On EV News China today, our spinoff podcast,
1:23.1	we're talking about the BYD K-Car for Japan.
1:25.8	China battery installs falling and the Hong Chi
1:28.7	brand testing an off-road EV looking very land rovery, looking very total land cruisery.
1:36.1	Okay, let's get into the podcast today. The European Commission's Industrial Accelerator Act,
1:42.9	which is due on the 25th of February, introduces local content
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