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Welcome to Electric News Highlights – Week 9 of 2026.
This week in EV news:
🔹 Tesla cuts prices on the Tesla Cybertruck by up to $20,000
🔹 Production update for the upcoming Volkswagen ID. Polo in Spain
🔹 German pricing revealed for the Nissan Leaf (52 kWh & 75 kWh)
🔹 Four new models announced by Polestar including the Polestar 7
🔹 Wireless charging approval for the Tesla Cybercab
🔹 Cable theft at Ionity chargers in Germany
🔹 First Ionity HYC1000 Megawatt chargers online in France
Plus channel updates:
Renault R5 incoming
24h EV competition at Hockenheimring
Kia EV4 pickup
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00:00 Intro – EV News Week 9/2026
00:08 Tronity Fleet Charging Solution
00:38 Tesla Cybertruck Price Cuts
01:14 Volkswagen ID Polo Production Update
02:13 Nissan Leaf 2026 Pricing Germany
03:12 Polestar’s 4 Upcoming Models
04:05 Tesla Cybercab Wireless Charging
04:43 Cable Theft at Ionity Chargers
05:33 Ionity HYC1000 Megawatt Charging France
06:15 Channel Updates (Renault R5 & 24h EV Event)
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Links to my spreadsheets of the cars tested:
Charging Curve
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cDlLxhUQsuCXLG0h_SnDPX8BIy0VpI32jDNrInWsMrA/edit?usp=sharing
Range test results
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJ9kwAfjOqFsVRMIhJN3so8wA0PEscOQw5Wpw5RHD_Y/edit?usp=sharing
Take care
