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Well, good morning, good afternoon or good evening. Wherever you are in the world, it's EV News Daily, your trusted source of EV information for Tuesday, 26th of

September. I'm Martin Lee, and I've been through every EV story, so you don't have to.

Now, we'll start with a great story about the Tesla Model Y, topping European car sales so far this year.

Tesla's Model Y didn't just steal the spotlight in Europe's car markets last month in August.

It dominated the sales charts for the entire first eight months of the year.

Not just TVs, we're talking the number one.

It totaled 151,191 units sold for the Tesla Model Y alone in Europe in the first eight months of the year.

And that put it well ahead of its nearest rival, which is the Dacius Sanderro, by more than 3,000 units, actually.

And if you're not listening in Europe, we don't know what a Dacius Sandero is.

It's a very, very cheap vehicle, Much, much cheaper than a Tesla Model Y.

Hey, what would you like in your driveway?

Model Y or a Dachia Sandero?

Now, there's nothing wrong with a Dachia.

Love a good Dachia.

It's all Renault bits, let's face it.

They're really great cars.

But totally different price.

And the Model Y beat a much cheaper vehicle.

The month of August wasn't just a victory for Tesla.

The broader EV market celebrated a pivotal shift where battery electric vehicles, pure B-EVs,

outsold diesel cars here in Europe in August. The B-EV share over 20% of the market. I mentioned

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