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DAILY: Volkswagen Launch ID Polo, BMW iX3 Adds Range and Citroen Plans Sub-15k City EV | 30 Apr 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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VOLKSWAGEN OPENS ID POLO ORDERS IN EUROPE https://evne.ws/4w3Vfsz

BMW IX3 RANGE TARGET RISES TO 434 MILES https://evne.ws/48Cv2an

FORD MODEL E STILL BURNS CASH https://evne.ws/48vQqhC

CITROËN PLOTS SUB-€15,000 CITY EV https://evne.ws/4eRbOBK

JEEP AVENGER GETS FIRST FACELIFT https://evne.ws/4cMOfso

RIVIAN SIGNALS SECOND R2 SHIFT https://evne.ws/48DXZmh

MG 07 TO GET MOMENTA R7 SYSTEM https://evne.ws/4tcuoIe

UK EV FLEET TOPS TWO MILLION https://evne.ws/3QWpvp2

SWEDEN EV SHARE HITS 64.9% IN Q1 https://evne.ws/3RfWTqQ

LGES 46-SERIES ORDERS TOP 440 GWH https://evne.ws/4tOeUew

ROLLS-ROYCE TESTS SECOND ELECTRIC UTILITY VEHICLE https://evne.ws/4n40pRb

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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. Find your closest

0:25.6

one at gov.uk slash NHS fit for the future, available Englandwide. My name is Karen and this is my

0:32.9

NHS story. You don't realise how blind you are until you have cataract surgery. I was referred to a surgical hub and they booked us in for an operation. It was about three weeks before I was there. It's very, very quick. The government is opening more surgical hubs with more than 120 already operating across England so the NHS can be there for all of us when we need it.

0:55.5

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

1:01.1

My name is Chevy, and this is my NHS story. Over a couple of days, I was getting quite intense

1:06.5

pain on the left side of my stomach. So I called my doctors and then was referred to the

1:11.4

Elton CDC. It was literally a seamless, stress-free day. There was no anxiety or worry.

1:17.1

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

1:20.9

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

1:25.2

Find your closest one at gov.uk slash NHS fit for the future, available England-wide. Welcome back to EV News Daily. Today, Volkswagen launched the ID Polo BMWs IX3 ads range, and Citroen plans a sub-15K city EV with the coolest name. Plus, stay tuned. Later in the show, I'll tell you why Rolls-Royce isn't done yet,

1:45.4

with just the Specter, another full EV coming from them.

1:49.2

Over on our spin-off show today, EV News China.

1:51.6

There's so much happening with the Auto China show in Beijing.

1:55.0

We're talking about Huawei's megawatt charging,

1:57.7

really the whole infrastructure around it,

1:59.6

the batteries, the solar charging,

2:01.7

the grid integration, Chinese brands hitting highs overseas, and BYD's new flagship, C-Lion,

2:07.2

08, get that podcast in your usual feed. If you don't want it, just delete it, but that

2:12.5

should show up in the usual place that you get this podcast. Let's get into it. Volkswagen has opened order books

2:18.7

for the ID polo and all-electric take on the polo nameplate. Volkswagen positions the ID polo

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