DAILY: Renault 5 Car Of The Year, Waymo Adds More Cities and Changan Tempts UK Buyers | 28 Feb 2026

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Martyn Lee

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🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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RENAULT 5 E-TECH WINS 2026 UK CAR OF YEAR https://evne.ws/3OAv77q

POLESTAR ADDS LIVE LANE GUIDANCE TO DRIVER DISPLAY https://evne.ws/4bcjzQm

WAYMO LAUNCHES ROBOTAXIS IN FOUR NEW US CITIES https://evne.ws/4cieaIK

EU “BUY EUROPEAN” DRAFT PUTS GERMAN EV AID AT RISK https://evne.ws/4aGfqEk

CHANGAN DEEPAL S05 UK SALES START MARCH 1 https://evne.ws/4l2iv55

ACCIONA TO BUILD 4MW EV HUB INSIDE M-30 https://evne.ws/4bdCJp1

SCANIA ENGINEER TAKES ELECTRIC TRUCK THROUGH 21 COUNTRIES https://evne.ws/4aG1DO7

FACTORIAL TAPS KOREAN PARTNER TO SCALE SOLID-STATE CELLS https://evne.ws/3N2jhCx

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1:01.5	Welcome back to Evie News Daily.
1:03.4	The Rena 5 is car of the year.
1:07.0	Waymo adds more cities and Changan tempts UK buyers.
1:08.6	Plus stay tuned later in the show.
1:12.4	I'll tell you why Factorial says it's moved closer to volume production of all solid state batteries. No EV News China. It's the weekend. It's back on Monday.
1:18.0	Here we go. Reno 5, All Electric E-Tech won the 2026 car of the year here in the UK,
1:23.8	giving Renault the top prize for the first time. It took 20 of the 33 judges votes and won
1:30.1	the small car category as well. Judges pointed to retro modern styling, driving dynamics and
1:36.2	value. The car also qualifies for the full grant we have here, which is almost £4,000,
1:41.1	£5,000 US dollar equivalent, a neat fit with its pitch as a compact EV
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