Welcome to the first Almost Breaking News of 2026! In this episode Robert is talking about revolutionary solid-state batteries achieving 745 miles on a single charge, Africa’s emerging EV industry, the rise of global EV adoption and the UK’s first all-electric town!
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:47 745 miles (1,200km) on a single charge!
5:34 China’s EV market growth and the plug-in hybrid debate!
8:10 Global EV sales hit 25% of all new car sales worldwide!
10:02 Tunisia’s solar-powered £4,000 EV!
12:00 88-second battery swap technology!
14:33 Record renewable energy investment!
18:13 The UK’s first all-electric new town!
23:00 Off street charging!
23:44 Final thoughts
Links to the stories
- 745 miles (1,200km) on a single charge!
- China’s EV market growth – Story 1
- China’s EV market growth – Story 2
- Global EV sales hit 25% of all new car sales worldwide! – Story 1
- Global EV sales hit 25% of all new car sales worldwide! – Story 2
- Global EV sales hit 25% of all new car sales worldwide! – Story 3
- Tunisia’s solar-powered £4,000 EV!
- 88-second battery swap technology!
- Record renewable energy investment! – Story 1
- Record renewable energy investment! – Story 2
- The UK’s first all-electric new town!
- Off street charging!
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