BRIEFLY: EV Sales Up 30%, Mercedes VLE, Long Range Coaches and more | 26 Sep 2025

Briefly | 26 Sep 2025

It's EV News Briefly for Friday 26 September 2025, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

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VOLVO BZR COACH CHASSIS REVEALED WITH 720 KWH BATTERY
https://www.electrive.com/2025/09/25/volvo-unveils-electric-coach-chassis-with-700-km-range/

MERCEDES‑BENZ VITORIA FACTORY BEGINS VLE PRE‑SERIES PRODUCTION
https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/ed72da54-3124-4bac-965d-cb93cb76563b

NEW 24M ELECTRODE-TO-PACK TECH INCREASES BATTERY ENERGY DENSITY
https://www.electrichybridvehicletechnology.com/news/new-battery-packaging-approach-could-extend-ev-range-by-50.html

IRON-DOPED HALIDE HAILED FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERIES
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-pure-lithium-recovery-batteries

BP PULSE AND MOTO ROLLING OUT TRUCK CHARGING HUBS
https://www.electrive.com/2025/09/24/bp-pulse-and-moto-to-roll-out-electric-truck-charging-on-uk-motorways/

UK EV DRIVERS MISSING £168.2M IN SAVINGS
https://www.energylivenews.com/2025/09/24/ev-drivers-missing-out-on-168-million-by-not-switching-to-smart-tariffs/

OVO LAUNCHES CHARGE ANYTIME EV PLANS IN THE UK
https://www.energylivenews.com/2025/09/25/ovo-launches-uks-first-ev-charging-subscription/

AUGUST 2025 SEES EUROPE EV REGISTRATION RISE 30.2%
https://www.electrive.com/2025/09/25/european-ev-registrations-rise-by-30-per-cent/

MERCEDES TO BUY STAKE IN QIANLI
https://motorillustrated.com/mercedes-benz-to-strengthen-geely-partnership-via-investment-in-autonomous-driving-company-qianli/163346/

MERCEDES C‑CLASS ELECTRIC PROTOTYPE SPOTTED
https://insideevs.com/news/773307/mercedes-c-class-ev-eq-spy-shots/

SUNRUN AND BGE LAUNCH V2G PILOT PROGRAM
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/09/sunrun-deploys-1st-residential-vehicle-to-grid-plant-in-the-us/
VOLKSWAGEN JOINS IEA TASK 53 PROGRAM
https://www.electrive.com/2025/09/25/volkswagen-joins-task-53-programme-for-bidirectional-charging/
AMPERÉ’S CLÉON PLANT REACHES ONE MILLION POWERTRAINS
https://electriccarsreport.com/2025/09/amperes-cleon-plant-produces-its-1000000th-electric-motor/