meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

DAILY: Kia Cuts Prices, BYD Makes A Tesla Roadster and Oil Shocks Speed Up EV Adoption | 27 Apr 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Can you help me make more podcasts? Consider supporting me on Patreon as the service is 100% funded by you: https://EVne.ws/patreon

You can read all the latest news on the blog here: https://EVne.ws/blog

Subscribe for free and listen to the podcast on audio platforms:
➤ Apple: https://EVne.ws/apple
➤ YouTube Music: https://EVne.ws/youtubemusic
➤ Spotify: https://EVne.ws/spotify
➤ TuneIn: https://EVne.ws/tunein
➤ iHeart: https://EVne.ws/iheart

KIA CUTS EUROPE PRICES TO F BYD https://evne.ws/3OOvDiy

BYD DENZA Z TAKES AIM AT TESLA https://evne.ws/4cz4ZDo

OIL SHOCK COULD SPEED UK EV UPTAKE https://evne.ws/3OFRZ5R

PHEVS COST MORE TO BUY AND RUN https://evne.ws/420eEwJ

OMODA & JAECOO HITS ONE MILLION SALES https://evne.ws/4ubNXB4

GWM PULLS ORA 03 FROM UK https://evne.ws/4vVgBYZ

LEAPMOTOR B05 TARGETS EUROPE WITH LOW PRICES https://evne.ws/4cJTZSp

US EV MAKERS PRESS DIRECT SALES FIGHT https://evne.ws/4tvTzGx

MG WEIGHS SPAIN FOR EUROPEAN EV PLANT https://evne.ws/4cQL6qm

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

My name is Chevy and this is my NHS story. Over a couple of days I was getting quite intense pain on the left side of my stomach. So I called my doctors and then was referred to the Eltham CDC. It was literally a seamless, stress-free day. There was no anxiety or worry.

0:16.9

The government is opening new community diagnostic centres, with many already available 12 hours

0:21.4

a day, seven days a week, so the NHS can be there for all of us when we need it.

0:25.1

Find your closest one at gov.uk slash NHS Fit for the Future, available Englandwide.

0:31.1

My name is Chevy, and this is my NHS story.

0:34.4

Over a couple of days, I was getting quite intense pain on the left side of my stomach.

0:38.1

So I called my doctors and then was referred to the Eltham CDC. It was literally a seamless, stress-free day. There was no anxiety or worry.

0:47.1

The government is opening new community diagnostic centres, with many already available 12 hours a day, seven days a week.

0:52.6

So the NHS can be there for all of us

0:54.4

when we need it. Find your closest one at gov.uk slash NHS fit for the future, available England

0:59.6

wide. Welcome back to EV News Daily. Today, Kia cuts prices. VYD makes a Tesla roadster and

1:07.1

oil shocks speed up EV adoption. Plus stay tuned. Later in the show, I'll tell you how much your EV battery loses in range, according to the latest data.

1:16.1

Over on our sister podcast, EV News China, which is still in the same feed as this one, if you haven't seen it yet.

1:22.6

Today, we're talking about April EVs, likely to be 61% of China's market. Wow, the Porsche Cayenne gets its own China

1:31.3

spec, and BYD's top of the shop, Great Tang, has started strong. Let's get into it. Keir's

1:38.3

CEO signalled a deliberate price-cutting plan in Europe as the company tries to narrow the gap

1:43.8

with Chinese rivals,

1:45.1

led by the likes of BYD.

1:47.1

The CEO, Song Hosung, announced the plan at Kia's Investor Day.

1:52.2

The price gap between Kia and Chinese models has narrowed from 20 to 25% to 15.20%.

2:00.4

Europe has become a central battleground between the established carmakers

2:03.7

and the incoming Chinese brands. Chinese manufacturers are pushing harder overseas as demand has

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Martyn Lee, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Martyn Lee and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.