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This episode provides a brief overview of the latest news in the electric vehicle market, including updates on Volkswagen's ID Polo, BMW's iX3, and Ford's Model E.
It's EV News Briefly for Thursday 30 April 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show. Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDaily VOLKSWAGEN OPENS ID POLO ORDERS IN EUROPE Volkswagen has opened order books for the ID Polo, an all-electric small car starting at €24,995, built on the upgraded MEB+ platform to compete with Chinese EVs in Europe's mass market. It offers three power outputs, two battery options (37 kWh LFP and 52 kWh NMC) with up to 455 km WLTP range, a 13-inch touchscreen, 441 litres of boot space, and vehicle-to-load capability. BMW IX3 RANGE TARGET RISES TO 434 MILES BMW has raised its projected EPA range estimate for the U.S.-spec iX3 xDrive50 to 434 miles, an 8.5% increase over earlier guidance, though final EPA certification is still pending. Priced from around $60,000, the iX3 is launching in the U.S. in May 2026, with customer deliveries expected in late September or early October after mass production begins in early September. FORD MODEL E…
People in this episode
Host: Martyn Lee
Topics covered
- electric vehicles
- automotive news
- EV market updates
- Volkswagen
- BMW
- Ford
Keywords
- ID Polo
- BMW iX3
- Ford Model E
- electric vehicles
- EV news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Volkswagen, BMW, Ford
Products: ID Polo, iX3, Model E
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