EVs Outsell Petrol in Europe for the First Time EVER and Battery Trains Go Live!

From Everything Electric Show.

Join Robert for the latest Almost Breaking News! In this episode pure battery electric cars outsell petrol cars in the EU for the first time ever, battery electric trains enter passenger service, India is on track to become the world’s first "electro state" and much much more! Robert also gives us a hands-on report from behind the wheel of the Geely EX5!

Timestamps
0:00 – Intro
2:32 – EVs outsell petrol in the EU for the first time ever
4:27 – Battery electric trains about to enter service in the UK
6:11 – India set to become the world’s first "electro state"
9:58 – Geely EX5 hands-on report
16:27 – US courts overturn Trump’s offshore wind stop-work orders
18:20 – Norway sells just 7 petrol cars in January
19:09 – Abu Dhabi’s 5.2GW solar + 19GWh battery mega-project
20:25 – France’s nuclear fleet faces ageing, water shortages & renewables squeeze
25:57 – Concluding thoughts

Links to the stories;

EVs outsell petrol in the EU for the first time ever

Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever

Battery Electric Trains
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/30/uk-first-rapid-charging-battery-train

India set to become the world’s first "electro state"
https://cleantechnica.com/2026/01/25/india-poised-to-become-worlds-first-electrostate/#google_vignette

US courts overturn Trump’s offshore wind stop-work orders
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-burgum-offshore-wind-orsted-sunrise-wind/811178/

Norway sells just 7 petrol cars in January
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/only-seven-petrol-powered-cars-sold-in-norway-in-january

Abu Dhabi’s 5.2GW solar + 19GWh battery mega-project
https://masdar.ae/en/renewables/our-projects/rtc

France’s nuclear fleet faces ageing, water shortages & renewables squeeze
https://www.nucnet.org/news/france-publishes-energy-roadmap-that-confirms-plans-for-six-new-nuclear-power-plants-2-5-2026

https://power.nridigital.com/future_power_technology_feb24/france-has-laid-out-ambitious-nuclear-plans-but-challenges-remain

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