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ev.news Briefly: Audi, Money Saving, Outdated Petrol & more | 08 Sep 2026
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- Sep 9, 2026
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- 256
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ev.news Briefly: Audi, Money Saving, Outdated Petrol & more | 08 Sep 2026 It's ev.news Briefly for Tuesday 08 September 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got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 Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/evnews AUDI A2 E-TRON STARTS AT €38,200 IN GERMANY Audi's cheapest EV starts at €38,200 in Germany, above the €34,000 VW ID.3 Neo it shares MEB+ underpinnings with, and launches at the end of 2026 with orders opening in fall and deliveries in December. It claims up to 401 miles WLTP and a best-ever Audi efficiency of 4.85 miles/kWh on the 188-hp efficiency-package version, with rear-wheel drive only, 52/61 kWh LFP or 84 kWh NMC batteries charging at 183 kW (10–80% in about 29 minutes), a Q4 e-tron wheelbase for extra interior space, and standard bidirectional charging. ICCT SAYS ELECTRIC CARS COST ONE THIRD LESS An ICCT report published on September 6 found electric cars cost a third less to run in Europe in 2025 than petrol or diesel equivalents, or 28% less for drivers relying on public charging, with combustion energy costs rising 12–36% at the start of 2026 during the US-Iran Hormuz oil crisis while BEV energy costs held steady. The ICCT also found price parity with petrol cars in Germany's three largest segments based on data covering 100,000 vehicles, and lead author Marie Rajon Bernard expects European BEV adoption to scale up provided current policies survive growing political pressure to reverse them. YOUNG DRIVERS SAY PETROL CARS ARE LIKE USING A LANDLINE TELEPHONE Research commissioned by E.ON Next among 1,500 drivers found more than half of those…