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DAILY: Mercedes Builds GLB EV, Renault EV Sales Up and Lynk&Co Set PHEV Record | 21 Jan 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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MERCEDES SHIFTS ELECTRIC GLB TO LOW‑COST HUNGARY https://evne.ws/4b8SxKn

RENAULT GROWS MODESTLY AS ELECTRIFIED SALES SURGE https://evne.ws/4qzn4px

LYNK & CO 08 PHEV SETS 293KM EV-ONLY RECORD https://evne.ws/4qzVdFE

TESLA TURNS KOREA INTO A PRICE WAR TEST BED https://evne.ws/49QuihJ

LEASE COSTS FALL AS EV ENQUIRIES CLIMB IN 2025 https://evne.ws/4sNQqSx

BRITAIN NEARS NORWAY-STYLE EV CHARGING DENSITY https://evne.ws/4jRf8gM

BRITAIN SWITCHES ON FIRST MEGAWATT HGV CHARGER https://evne.ws/3LFaS7q

EU COOLS TALK OF HYBRID TARIFFS ON CHINESE CARS https://evne.ws/49KtA5w

MAZDA PUSHES OWN-BRAND EVS TO 2029 AS HYBRIDS DOMINATE https://evne.ws/4sOcf4j

CHINA’S CARMAKERS MUSCLE INTO EUROPE IN DECEMBER 2025 https://evne.ws/49wtGig

WAYMO HITS LONDON STREETS AHEAD OF UK DRIVERS https://evne.ws/3NuYCXB

AMISH E-BIKES SHOW HOW ELECTRIFICATION QUIETLY SPREADS https://evne.ws/4qEqTda

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's a new day, but not just any day.

0:03.8

Today is the first day of your apprenticeship, the one you were so nervous about starting.

0:09.3

But you didn't let the fear of the unknown stop you.

0:12.6

No.

0:13.4

When potential came knocking, you not only welcomed it, you ran with it.

0:18.3

Earning while learning on an apprenticeship designed with employers, all because

0:22.9

you chose to make it happen.

0:25.2

It all starts with skills. See how you can get started. Search skills for life.

0:31.0

Potential. Potential can 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 Evie News Daily. Coming up today, Mercedes

1:03.4

begins building the GLB EV. Renno sales up with electric vehicles and Lincoln Co. set a plug-in record. Plus, stay tuned later in

1:13.1

the show. I'll tell you my one community in America who are the last people to like new technology

1:18.2

can't resist the lure of electrification. On EV News China today, our spin-off podcast is dedicated

1:27.2

to what's happening in the East. We're talking

1:29.3

about the Zika's upgrade of the 007. We'll call it the 7GT when it arrives this year. Already going to 900

1:36.0

volts. Mercedes-Benz V-L-E van on their new platform will be made first in China and battery

1:44.1

afterlifes. Well, let's get into the news.

1:47.2

Mercedes-Benz has begun building the all-electric GLB SUV in Hungary, betting that a cheaper cost

1:53.0

base will help it fend off tariffs and Chinese rivals. The model is now up for order at about

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