# Pigs fly by - 3 February 2026

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Podcast: [Motoring Podcast - News Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342)
Published: 2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/2026/01/27/669-pigs-fly-by
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## Resource

FOLLOW UP: MORE DRAMA FOR RECALLED EX30 OWNERS Volvo is now telling owners not to leave their Extended Range and Twin Motor models unattended when charging indoors or undercover. This is additional to informing them not to charge past 70%. To find out more, click this Autocar article link here . NORTHERN IRELAND BRINGS IN GRADUATED LICENSES Come October 1 if you live in Northern Ireland and are a newly licensed driver under the age of 24, you will only be allowed to carry one passenger aged between 14 and 20 for the first six months after passing. This is a first for the UK, with the British Government stating they have no plans to do similar. Click this Autocar article link here to read more. AMPERE TO BE REINTEGRATED INTO RENAULT GROUP Ampere, which is the electric and software division is to be reintegrated into the Renault Group after being split off three years ago. Renault fully own the company anyway, after releasing Nissan and Mitsubishi from their obligations to it. If you wish to learn more, click this electrive article link here . VW GROUP CANCELS US FACTORY Oliver Blume, VW Group CEO, has stated that they cannot afford to build the planned Audi plant in the US with the planned tariffs. He said that negotiations have not been fruitful and as a result the costs of the tariffs has been in the region of €2.1 billion making large investments unfeasible. To read more on this, click the link here to a Yahoo! Finance story. ELECTRIC FREIGHTWAY OPENS EHGV CHARGING HUBS Electric Freightway, part of Gridserve, has opened their first HGV charging hubs, at Extra Baldock and Moto Exeter. Baldock has six and Exeter four dedicated charging bays. They intend to open another five sites. You can find out more by clicking this electrive link here . CHERY TO OPEN EUROPEAN COMME…

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