ENH - VW Factory Closures? Tesla Hiring Again, Polestar USA Ban, Ionity Price Hike & Skoda Peaq! @BatteryLife
ENH - VW Factory Closures? Tesla Hiring Again, Polestar USA Ban, Ionity Price Hike & Skoda Peaq!  @BatteryLife
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Welcome to this week's EV News!

This week we cover Ionity's charging price increase, Volkswagen's new Vehicle-to-Grid package, record EV registrations across Europe, rumors about Volkswagen factory closures, Tesla expanding Gigafactory Berlin, Polestar leaving the US market, Zeekr's expansion in Germany, the next-generation Dacia Spring and the all-new Skoda Peaq electric SUV.

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00:00 Sponsor: Trinity Fleet Manager
00:38 Ionity Raises Charging Prices from July 1
01:26 Volkswagen & Elli Launch Vehicle-to-Grid Package
02:51 EU EV Sales Continue Strong Growth
03:32 Volkswagen Rumored to Close Four Factories
04:41 Tesla Expands Gigafactory Berlin
05:25 Polestar Banned from Selling New Cars in the US
06:07 Zeekr Expands Across Germany
07:02 Second-Generation Dacia Spring Announced
07:47 World Premiere: Skoda Peaq Electric SUV
09:12 Channel Update: Smart #5 Brabus Has Arrived

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