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

DAILY: VW Hits 2 Million EVs, Skoda Adds Powerful Plug-In and Canada Opens Books For China | 01 Mar 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 18 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

VOLKSWAGEN HITS 2 MILLION EV DELIVERIES https://evne.ws/4l0YITF

SKODA GIVES SUPERB HATCH A 200 KW PHEV https://evne.ws/4bh1noS

CANADA OPENS CHINA-BUILT EV QUOTA AT 6.1% TARIFF https://evne.ws/4qYzA0Z

CUPRA SETS 5 MARCH BORN FACELIFT REVEAL https://evne.ws/47giMLV

RANGE ROVER VELAR EV SPOTTED ON WINTER TEST https://evne.ws/3NbVkst

RIVIAN LAUNCHES RAD PERFORMANCE SUB-BRAND https://evne.ws/4l1uAYd

TESLA TELLS MODEL Y OWNERS TO CHARGE GENTLY https://evne.ws/3NdjanE

VOLVO PLOTS FASTER ZERO-EMISSION TRUCK PUSH https://evne.ws/4kYSx2d

LYTEN TAKES OVER NORTHVOLT’S SWEDISH BATTERY ASSETS https://evne.ws/4sb8qF6

BRIM EXPLORER ORDERS TWO ELECTRIC TRIMARANS https://evne.ws/3NcVkbJ

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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 you

0:57.6

can get started. Search skills for life. Welcome back to EV News Daily. Today, VW hits 2 million.

1:04.6

Skoda adds a powerful plug-in hybrid and Canada opens the books for China. Plus stay tuned. Later in the

1:10.3

show, I'll tell you why Zero

1:11.5

Mission Ferry Transport just got a big boost. No EV News China today, the spin-off podcast, where we try

1:19.4

and learn about what's happening in the East and how it affects the global landscape.

1:22.7

That's back tomorrow morning. Volkswagen just delivered its two millionth battery electric vehicle. I'm glad someone was

1:29.9

keeping count. They say it was an ID3 handed to a customer at the factory in Dresden. The milestone

1:38.3

caps a run that started back in 2013. The vehicle then was an E-Up, then grew to the E-Golf and today's ID family.

1:48.5

Volkswagen now holds one of the leading market positions in countries like Germany and across all of Europe,

1:55.0

and it ranks among the world's highest-volume EV makers. The ID4 leads the way for VW. They've sold about 901,000 units across Europe, China and

2:05.2

the US. The ID3 follows at 628,000, and the ID3 mattered for timing because it was the first

...

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.