Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A quiet end of the year for the automotive industry? Not a bit of it. With the EU about to weaken it's EV ambitions in the coming days, Imogen Bhogal and Dan Caesar take a look at the surprising surge of EV sales in the Ukraine, Ford's brand new bridge to Europe, and how all roads seemingly lead to China. Keep your finger on the sporadic pulse of an industry under pressure, click to listen...
Stories covered in this episode can be found further down in this description box, in the meantime...
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STORIES:
Eagerly-awaited EV spied in Oz:
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/eagerly-awaited-ev-spied-in-oz-100367
Ukraine - 39% BEV Share!:
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/09/ukraine-39-bev-share
Ford will launch Renault-based small EVs in Europe
autonews.com/ford/ane-ford-renault-partnership-1209
Ford CEO: Europe is risking the future of its auto industry -
ft.com/content/4b9b3dbb-7d4c-48d1-b25e-0a3fe2572bf1
Uber Pulls Back from Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives. bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/uber-pulls-back-from-evs-slashing-incentives-for-drivers?embedded-checkout=true
EU tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect European automakers may have had the opposite effect - autonews.com/manufacturing/automakers/ane-china-europe-tariffs-1209
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A quiet end of the year for the automotive industry? Not a bit of it. With the EU about to weaken it's EV ambitions in the coming days, Imogen Bhogal and Dan Caesar take a look at the surprising surge of EV sales in the Ukraine, Ford's brand new bridge to Europe, and how all roads seemingly lead to China. Keep your finger on the sporadic pulse of an industry under pressure, click to listen...
Stories covered in this episode can be found further down in this description box, in the meantime...
Why not come and join us at our next Everything Electric expo: https://everythingelectric.show
Or exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: exhibit@everythingelectric.show
Everything Electric SYDNEY - Sydney Olympic Park 6th, 7th & 8th March 2026
EE NORTH (Harrogate) - 8th & 9th May 2026
EE WEST (Cheltenham) - 12th & 13th June 2026
EE GREATER LONDON (Twickenham) - 11th & 12th Sept 2026
Everything Electric MELBOURNE - Melbourne Showgrounds TBC, November 2025
STORIES:
Eagerly-awaited EV spied in Oz:
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/eagerly-awaited-ev-spied-in-oz-100367
Ukraine - 39% BEV Share!:
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/09/ukraine-39-bev-share
Ford will launch Renault-based small EVs in Europe
autonews.com/ford/ane-ford-renault-partnership-1209
Ford CEO: Europe is risking the future of its auto industry -
ft.com/content/4b9b3dbb-7d4c-48d1-b25e-0a3fe2572bf1
Uber Pulls Back from Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives. bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/uber-pulls-back-from-evs-slashing-incentives-for-drivers?embedded-checkout=true
EU tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect European automakers may have had the opposite effect - autonews.com/manufacturing/automakers/ane-china-europe-tariffs-1209
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Everything Electric MELBOURNE - Melbourne Showgrounds 14th, 15th & 16th November 2025
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EE WEST (Cheltenham) - 12th & 13th June 2026
EE GREATER LONDON (Twickenham) - 11th & 12th Sept 2026
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![This Small EV Is Here to SHOCK UK & Europe!!
Elliot gets behind the wheel of the all-new Nio Firefly — a compact, affordable EV with big ambitions and rumoured to be headed for the UK! Could this be the electric game-changer the global market’s been waiting for?
00:00 – Auto Shanghai
00:20 – Nio Firefly is coming to the UK!
01:40 – Test drive
02:10 – Suspension & Agility
02:45 – Duracell energy advert
04:20 – Design & space
08:20 – Boot
09:00 – Frunk space
09:35 – Comfort
10:20 – Breaks
10:50 – Interior
13:45 – Space
15:50 – Battery & battery swapping
17:10 – Self-parking
18:00 – Price
18:30 – Modes
19:00 – A new small EV on the market and one that does battery swapping!
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![Can Sealion bring BYD ‘big’ sales in UK & Europe?
In this episode, Imogen takes a closer look at the BYD Sealion. Will this rather fancy, Tesla rivaling model from BYD truly live up to the promise of Building Your Dreams? And can the Sealion drive BYDs big sales in the UK and Europe?
00:00 – Introduction to BYD Sealion
00:40 – BYD Fun Facts!
01:20 – BYD EVs in the UK
01:55 – Stats
02:10 – Cost
02:28 – Battery
02:35 – Range
02:40 – Charging speed
03:00 – Duracell energy advert
04:12 – Size
04:25 – Design
06:15 – Boot space
06:55 – Interior
11:06 – Test drive
11:30 – BYD Blade Battery
12:10 – Cell-to-Body Technology
12:50 – Suspension
13:15 - Can Sealion bring BYD ‘big’ sales in UK & Europe?
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