Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to Electric News Highlights – your weekly EV update with the most important news from the electric car world ⚡

This episode covers major updates from Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen – plus new tech, pricing, and industry trends.

👉 Topics in this episode:
Fleet charging solution by Troniity
Hyundai Ioniq 3 revealed (range, specs, software)
Hyundai/Kia extend warranty due to ICCU issues
Mercedes-Benz EQS facelift with 800V tech
New Mercedes-Benz GLC EV
Mercedes-Benz VLE with 800V platform
BMW introduces flexible Plug&Charge
BMW iX discontinued in the US
Volkswagen ID.3 Neo pricing revealed
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) coming from Volkswagen & Elli

👉 Plus: Channel updates with the XPeng G6 Performance and upcoming Kia EV9 GT test

👉 My EV range test database:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJ9kwAfjOqFsVRMIhJN3so8wA0PEscOQw5Wpw5RHD_Y/edit?usp=sharing

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tronity.io
tronity.io/flottenmanagement/laden-zuhause

Maingau Autostrom:
maingau-energie.de/e-mobilitaet/autostrom?utm_source=link&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=influencer_batterylife
Abomo Auto Abo Comparison:
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Ecoflow:
de.ecoflow.com/?aff=379

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00:00 Intro & fleet charging solution
00:50 Hyundai Ioniq 3 revealed
02:12 Hyundai/Kia warranty update (ICCU)
03:41 Mercedes GLC EV & EQS facelift
05:20 Mercedes VLE electric van
07:27 BMW Plug&Charge upgrade
09:01 BMW iX discontinued (US market)
09:52 VW ID.3 Neo pricing & specs
11:33 Volkswagen V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid)
12:52 Channel updates & upcoming tests

#electric #news #highlights #EVNews #ElectricCars #HyundaiIoniq3 #MercedesEQS #BMW #Volkswagen #ID3 #EV2026 #ElectricVehicles #BatteryLife
#abrp #abetterrouteplanner #tronity #maingau #autostrom

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Links to my spreadsheets of the cars tested:
Charging Curve
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cDlLxhUQsuCXLG0h_SnDPX8BIy0VpI32jDNrInWsMrA/edit?usp=sharing
Range test results
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJ9kwAfjOqFsVRMIhJN3so8wA0PEscOQw5Wpw5RHD_Y/edit?usp=sharing

Take care