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DAILY: Mercedes Premium VLE Van, GM Bolt Arrives At Dealers and Porsche Adds Cayenne S EV | 11 Mar 2026

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Mercedes opens the run. The show spends time on the VLE van's pricing in Germany, sets the base spec at 68,000 including 19 percent VAT, and lifts the top trim to 135,000 with the big battery, the cinema screen, and the airline style first class electric rear seats. The tone stays pretty positive. The host says it will not be a massive seller, but the clear takeaway is that the packaging is what stands out, not just the badge. GM's Bolt comes next. General Motors has bought back the Chevrolet Bolt as an affordable EV and then planned to end it after a single year, and the show links that odd move to factory math, since ending Bolt production frees GM's Kansas plant so Equinox assembly can move from Mexico to the US. The Bolt hardware gets laid out plainly. It is presented as a single motor front wheel drive car with a 65 kWh LFP pack, 210 horsepower, and an EPA rating of 262 miles or 422 kilometres. Charging gets real attention. The show says GM's 150 kW peak should deliver 10 to 80 percent in 25 minutes, and it leans on a charge test showing the curve staying strong to about 40 percent. The point is simple: peak power is not the whole story. That is why the host calls it a road tripper now. He contrasts the new pack and charging curve with the old Bolt's 55 kW peak and argues the new car fits real-life stops better than the old one did. Porsche stays in the frame. The title line adds the Cayenne S EV, keeping the episode moving between premium nameplates and the more practical end of the market. Then the map widens. The host says he will later get into which three brands are likely front of the queue to make the most of Canada's tariff cut on Chinese EVs, and EV News China is held out as the spin-off that looks at what happens in the East and how it affects the global EV industry.

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A brisk scan of Mercedes, Bolt, and Porsche news with useful charging and pricing detail.

The episode moves from Mercedes' premium VLE van to GM's Bolt and Porsche's Cayenne S EV, and the practical details carry most of the weight. Mercedes gets the clearest focus on pricing and trim, from 68,000 euros in Germany to 135,000 at the top end, while the Bolt section…

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A brisk EV update on Mercedes' premium VLE van, the Bolt's return, and Porsche's Cayenne S EV.

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