DAILY: Largest Ever Study Into Hybrid Fuel Use, Small VW EVs and Updates IONIQ5 Spotted | 20 Feb 2026

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Martyn Lee

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🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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EU SMALL-EV CLASS REVIVES VW GROUP PLANS https://evne.ws/46eAv6e

IONIQ 5 PROTOTYPE DITCHES BUTTONS FOR BIG VERTICAL SCREEN https://evne.ws/4tLfE4v

TESLA CUTS CYBERTRUCK PRICES AS SALES SLUMP https://evne.ws/4c5QDKR

EVS SCORE FEWER SERIOUS FAULTS IN INSPECTIONS https://evne.ws/4s6r7do

STAGECOACH PLOTS 110 ELECTRIC BUSES FOR DEVON https://evne.ws/4qOQfnN

AUCKLAND ELECTRIC-HYBRID FAST FERRY CLEARS SEA TRIALS https://evne.ws/46fBDq5

USED EV BATTERIES HOLD UP, DATA SHOWS https://evne.ws/4kJdmyx

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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. Today, the largest ever
1:03.7	study into hybrid fuel use, small VW EVs and updates to the Ionic 5 are spotted.
1:12.5	Plus stay tuned later in the show.
1:13.8	I'll tell you why used EV batteries are holding up better than ever.
1:17.8	Over on EV News China today, our spin-off podcast, last one of the week, we do it weekdays.
1:22.8	It should come out about 2 a.m. UK time.
1:25.8	Certainly if you are listening to us in Europe, that'll be there for when
1:28.7	you wake up because China's ahead of us. And you are welcome to listen to that to make sense
1:33.7	of what's happening in the East and how it affects the global EV market. Today we're talking
1:37.8	about BMW CEO urging engagement with Chinese companies, Gili, eyeing possible UK production, and Great
1:46.8	Wall Motors chairman, saying they still have more to learn from overseas companies.
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