BRIEFLY: German Subsidies, Rivian R2, Porsche Declines & more | 19 Jan 2026

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➤ GERMANY SUBSIDIES INCLUDE HYBRIDS AND CHINESE CARS
➤ RIVIAN R2 MOVES FROM PROTOTYPE TO FACTORY TEST
➤ PORSCHE HITS SALES BRAKE AS EV BET STALLS
➤ MERCEDES QUIETLY RESTARTS EQ EV SALES IN AMERICA
➤ GEELY’S £20K EX2 TAKES AIM AT EUROPE’S SMALL EVS
➤ BRITAIN PITCHES ELECTRIC CARS AS SIMPLE THRIFT
➤ BYD’S TURKISH FACTORY STALLS, BUT ADVANTAGE HOLDS
➤ FASTNED SHIFTS FROM EXPANSION TO MAKING SITES WORK HARDER
➤ KIA BETS ON A HALO EV TO AVOID BLANDNESS
➤ ROLLS-ROYCE PLANS ELECTRIC CULLINAN SIBLING FOR 2027
➤ SOLAREDGE BETS ON SMARTS OVER SPEED FOR NEW EV CHARGER
➤ VOLVO BETS ON GEMINI TO DRIVE ITS NEXT EV

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GERMANY SUBSIDIES INCLUDE HYBRIDS AND CHINESE CARS https://evne.ws/4sKWc7g

RIVIAN R2 MOVES FROM PROTOTYPE TO FACTORY TEST https://evne.ws/3NBfr33

PORSCHE HITS SALES BRAKE AS EV BET STALLS https://evne.ws/49uOB5q

MERCEDES QUIETLY RESTARTS EQ EV SALES IN AMERICA https://evne.ws/3LMwGhg

GEELY’S £20K EX2 TAKES AIM AT EUROPE’S SMALL EVS https://evne.ws/4sIZIzj

BRITAIN PITCHES ELECTRIC CARS AS SIMPLE THRIFT https://evne.ws/49v6bX0

BYD’S TURKISH FACTORY STALLS, BUT ADVANTAGE HOLDS https://evne.ws/4r1bbbE

FASTNED SHIFTS FROM EXPANSION TO MAKING SITES WORK HARDER https://evne.ws/4qxpjto

KIA BETS ON A HALO EV TO AVOID BLANDNESS https://evne.ws/4t34g3E

ROLLS-ROYCE PLANS ELECTRIC CULLINAN SIBLING FOR 2027 https://evne.ws/4t2EpZE

SOLAREDGE BETS ON SMARTS OVER SPEED FOR NEW EV CHARGER https://evne.ws/49HCEYP

VOLVO BETS ON GEMINI TO DRIVE ITS NEXT EV https://evne.ws/3NzaUOE