Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to this week’s Electric News Highlights – your quick and compact update from the EV world ⚡
This week we cover major developments from Tesla, Volkswagen, Polestar and BMW – plus new data, shocking production decisions, and upcoming EVs.

👉 Topics in this episode:
Charge for FREE with &Charge (Andcharge) app
Polestar hits record Q1 2026 sales
Volkswagen struggles in US & China + ID.4 production STOP
Tesla Full Self Driving coming to Europe (Netherlands first)
EV boom in Austria & Germany
Tesla Model Y dominates registrations
New MEB+ platform cars (ID. Polo, Cupra Raval, Skoda Epiq)
BMW i3 with up to 900 km WLTP range
Channel update: XPeng G6 & ID Buzz incoming

📊 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:
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00:00 Intro – EV News Overview
00:09 Charge for free with &Charge explained
00:40 Polestar Q1 2026 sales record
01:06 Volkswagen global decline & ID.4 production stop
02:02 Tesla Full Self Driving in Europe
02:59 EV adoption in Austria & Germany
03:23 Tesla Model Y dominates registrations
04:10 MEB+ platform: ID. Polo, Cupra Raval, Skoda Epiq
06:03 BMW i3 Neue Klasse details (900 km range)
06:51 Channel update: XPeng G6 & ID Buzz

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#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