BRIEFLY: IONIQ 3, EU Sales, US Used EVs & more | 21 Apr 2026

About this episode

This episode covers the latest news in the EV sector, including the unveiling of the Hyundai IONIQ 3 and a surge in EU EV sales.

It's EV News Briefly for Tuesday 21 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 HYUNDAI REVEALS IONIQ 3 DETAILS Hyundai unveiled its first compact electric hatchback, the IONIQ 3, at Milan Design Week, featuring an "Aero Hatch" silhouette, E-GMP platform, and battery options of 42.2 kWh (213 miles) or 61 kWh (308 miles). At 4.15 metres long with a 441-litre boot, Android-based Pleos Connect infotainment, and an expected starting price of around £25,000, it will be built in Turkey with no US launch planned. HYUNDAI REVEALS PLEOS OS FOR FUTURE EVS Hyundai has unveiled Pleos OS, an Android Automotive-based software platform debuting on the Ioniq 3 before rolling out across future EVs, featuring a large map-based home screen and its own App Market rather than Google Automotive Services. The system adopts a zonal controller architecture to reduce wiring and complexity, while retaining physical controls for volume…

Topics covered

• IONIQ 3
• EU Sales
• US Used EVs

Keywords

• Hyundai
• electric vehicles
• EV News
• Pleos OS

Mentioned in this episode

Products: IONIQ 3, the IONIQ 3, Aero Hatch, E-GMP, Android, Pleos Connect, PLEOS OS, Android Automotive, Afeela EV, Afeela

Books & works: EV News Briefly

Places: EU, US, Turkey, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, U.S., UK

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