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On this week’s episode of TEN – Transport Evolved News!
Ford adds a gravel-ready Mustang Mach-E Trail, the Volkswagen Group recalls about 72,700 EVs worldwide over battery cells that could overheat, and T&E finds plug-in hybrids emit around six times their official CO₂ figures.
These stories and more, on today's show!
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Episode Timeline:00:00 - Introduction and sponsor shoutouts!
00:20 - Welcome to the show
00:30 - GM Forward: GM shows its fourth-generation EV platform and LMR batteries
01:35 - Volkswagen recalls about 72,700 ID. models and Cupra Born worldwide over battery cells that could overheat as US ID.4 owners are told VW will cap charging at 80% unless they opt out
04:37 - BMW says the iX5 could get up to 450 miles of EPA range
05:35 - Mercedes-AMG debuts the all-electric GT SUV with up to 860 kW
06:55 - AlixPartners: Chinese EVs cost about 35% less to build than European ones and Poll: some Canadians would rather wait for Chinese EVs, and most prefer a European-style car market to a US one
07:58 - New Jersey bill would exempt slower e-bikes from its licensing and registration law
09:59 - Used EVs hit a record 3.3% share of US used-car sales in September
Sponsor Segment: Little Collie Shepherd11:08 - Sponsor segment: Little Collie Shepherd
Recall Reminders!13:00 - New Flyer recalls 693 buses, including battery-electric and fuel-cell models, over a hazard-indicator fault as sister company MCI recalls 683 coaches
13:46 - Volvo recalls EX30 and EX30 Cross Country over a head restraint cushion that may detach
News Shorts:14:00 - Suzuki prices its e SKY electric kei car from ¥2.12 million, below its rivals
14:24 - Citroën reveals the 2 CV Fourgonnette Concept
14:38 - Vingroup’s Green SM launches its all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles
14:51 - France and Germany reportedly propose a 90% CO₂ cut for new cars by 2035 as the European Parliament weighs a watered-down compromise
15:06 - Opel Astra Electric Start cuts the EV’s entry price to €36,490
15:21 - Cupra Tavascan gets a new entry-level Origin trim and 58 kWh battery in the UK, from £39,995
15:36 - FAW, Toyota and GAC sign agreement for GAC to take FAW’s 50% stake in FAW Toyota
15:51 - UK reportedly set to ease its ZEV mandate’s 2030 target
16:04 - Stellantis and Leapmotor start Leapmotor B10 production in Zaragoza, Spain
16:17 - BYD Racco kei car goes on sale in Sri Lanka as Macao pre-orders open
16:30 - Saft starts production of France’s first solid-state battery cells in Bordeaux
16:43 - Obrist, which fitted range-extender engines to Teslas, declares insolvency
16:56 - MyFirstEV rebate helps nearly 12,000 Californians switch to EVs
17:10 - Zenobē and ComfortDelGro to build Melbourne’s largest electric bus depot at Truganina
17:24 - Mazda CX-6e launches in Thailand from THB 1,259,000
17:40 - Nikkei: Toyota to build the next Corolla, including an EV, in China from 2028
17:55 - Subaru to phase out combustion-engine cars in Europe by the end of 2027
18:07 - Fastned grows Q3 charging revenue to €51.3 million and accelerates its expansion
18:21 - Foxconn to buy 50% of Mitsubishi Electric Mobility for about ¥115 billion
18:36 - Fiat said to be readying a 2CV-based small EV, possibly called Koala
18:49 - First Bus electric fleet hits 100 in Norfolk
19:02 - Greater Manchester’s Bee Network reaches 500 electric buses
19:14 - Hamburger Hochbahn starts trial operations at its first all-electric bus depot
19:26 - Hydrovolt to recycle Iceland’s EV batteries in Norway
19:38 - More than 4 in 10 bpost vans are now electric
19:51 - EU research project CREED looks at how EVs and heat pumps can support the grid
20:02 - BYD Malaysia picks Inokom, BMW’s local assembly partner, for CKD assembly
20:17 - UK scraps planning permission for cross-pavement home EV chargers
20:29 - Porsche puts wireless charging into production as an option on the Cayenne Electric
20:54 - Rivian opens an invite-only Autonomy Early Access program for Point to Point driving, under NDA
21:06 - Kia pilots remote-driven PV5 car sharing in South Korea
21:31 - Portland General Electric puts fleets behind the wheel of electric trucks, eyes them as grid backup
21:42 - Huawei’s car unit Yinwang signs up to CATL’s Choco-swap battery-swap network
21:55 - BYD reveals the third-generation Tang EV, with 35.4-inch and 30-inch screens
22:07 - VW opens orders for the ID. Cross with a 37 kWh battery, from €27,995
22:20 - Polestar and Oxford researchers measure how EV performance feels to drivers
22:33 - BYD launches the second-generation Seagull from ¥65,900, with flash charging on upper trims
22:46 - XPeng’s CEO hands over the first L03 delivered in Europe
22:58 - CATL unveils a dual-electric range-extension battery for heavy-duty electric trucks
23:12 - GM to close its Brownstown battery assembly plant as the lease ends
23:23 - Mercedes-Benz brings Level 2 point-to-point driving to Germany, with early access from late 2026
23:49 - Lexus prices the three-row TZ electric SUV from $64,050
24:04 - Green Science Alliance opens a battery recycling lab in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
24:15 - Kia PV5 Passenger 7-seat qualifies for the UK’s £1,500 Electric Car Grant, from £35,495
24:32 - BYD’s Danza (Denza) brand launches flash-charging D9 and Z9 GT in Indonesia
24:48 - Waymo heads to Toronto, with public rides planned for 2028, as it reportedly plans to grow its fleet to 20,000 by the end of 2027
25:02 - Scania plans to build electric trucks in China as fuel prices push buyers away from diesel
Sponsor Segment: You!25:19 - Sponsor Segment - You!
Final Two Stories:26:45 - Rivian becomes the No. 2 US EV brand in Q3, behind Tesla
27:47 - Fortescue uses KUKA robots to plug 6 MW chargers into its 240-tonne electric haul trucks
29:00 - Closing sponsor acknowledgements
30:01 - Thank you & goodbye - Keep Evolving!
Credits:Music: via Artlist.io
Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Color: Vi Horton
Art & Animation : Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
On this week’s episode of TEN – Transport Evolved News!
Ford adds a gravel-ready Mustang Mach-E Trail, the Volkswagen Group recalls about 72,700 EVs worldwide over battery cells that could overheat, and T&E finds plug-in hybrids emit around six times their official CO₂ figures.
These stories and more, on today's show!
Watch the show today on YouTube, or (if you’d prefer – we would) – PeerTube!
SponsorsSupport the Show:
Donate Bitcoin: BC1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH
Join the Conversation:
Subscribe to our Second Channel, Transport Evolved Take 2
Episode Timeline:00:00 - Introduction and sponsor shoutouts!
00:20 - Welcome to the show
00:30 - GM Forward: GM shows its fourth-generation EV platform and LMR batteries
01:35 - Volkswagen recalls about 72,700 ID. models and Cupra Born worldwide over battery cells that could overheat as US ID.4 owners are told VW will cap charging at 80% unless they opt out
04:37 - BMW says the iX5 could get up to 450 miles of EPA range
05:35 - Mercedes-AMG debuts the all-electric GT SUV with up to 860 kW
06:55 - AlixPartners: Chinese EVs cost about 35% less to build than European ones and Poll: some Canadians would rather wait for Chinese EVs, and most prefer a European-style car market to a US one
07:58 - New Jersey bill would exempt slower e-bikes from its licensing and registration law
09:59 - Used EVs hit a record 3.3% share of US used-car sales in September
Sponsor Segment: Little Collie Shepherd11:08 - Sponsor segment: Little Collie Shepherd
Recall Reminders!13:00 - New Flyer recalls 693 buses, including battery-electric and fuel-cell models, over a hazard-indicator fault as sister company MCI recalls 683 coaches
13:46 - Volvo recalls EX30 and EX30 Cross Country over a head restraint cushion that may detach
News Shorts:14:00 - Suzuki prices its e SKY electric kei car from ¥2.12 million, below its rivals
14:24 - Citroën reveals the 2 CV Fourgonnette Concept
14:38 - Vingroup’s Green SM launches its all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles
14:51 - France and Germany reportedly propose a 90% CO₂ cut for new cars by 2035 as the European Parliament weighs a watered-down compromise
15:06 - Opel Astra Electric Start cuts the EV’s entry price to €36,490
15:21 - Cupra Tavascan gets a new entry-level Origin trim and 58 kWh battery in the UK, from £39,995
15:36 - FAW, Toyota and GAC sign agreement for GAC to take FAW’s 50% stake in FAW Toyota
15:51 - UK reportedly set to ease its ZEV mandate’s 2030 target
16:04 - Stellantis and Leapmotor start Leapmotor B10 production in Zaragoza, Spain
16:17 - BYD Racco kei car goes on sale in Sri Lanka as Macao pre-orders open
16:30 - Saft starts production of France’s first solid-state battery cells in Bordeaux
16:43 - Obrist, which fitted range-extender engines to Teslas, declares insolvency
16:56 - MyFirstEV rebate helps nearly 12,000 Californians switch to EVs
17:10 - Zenobē and ComfortDelGro to build Melbourne’s largest electric bus depot at Truganina
17:24 - Mazda CX-6e launches in Thailand from THB 1,259,000
17:40 - Nikkei: Toyota to build the next Corolla, including an EV, in China from 2028
17:55 - Subaru to phase out combustion-engine cars in Europe by the end of 2027
18:07 - Fastned grows Q3 charging revenue to €51.3 million and accelerates its expansion
18:21 - Foxconn to buy 50% of Mitsubishi Electric Mobility for about ¥115 billion
18:36 - Fiat said to be readying a 2CV-based small EV, possibly called Koala
18:49 - First Bus electric fleet hits 100 in Norfolk
19:02 - Greater Manchester’s Bee Network reaches 500 electric buses
19:14 - Hamburger Hochbahn starts trial operations at its first all-electric bus depot
19:26 - Hydrovolt to recycle Iceland’s EV batteries in Norway
19:38 - More than 4 in 10 bpost vans are now electric
19:51 - EU research project CREED looks at how EVs and heat pumps can support the grid
20:02 - BYD Malaysia picks Inokom, BMW’s local assembly partner, for CKD assembly
20:17 - UK scraps planning permission for cross-pavement home EV chargers
20:29 - Porsche puts wireless charging into production as an option on the Cayenne Electric
20:54 - Rivian opens an invite-only Autonomy Early Access program for Point to Point driving, under NDA
21:06 - Kia pilots remote-driven PV5 car sharing in South Korea
21:31 - Portland General Electric puts fleets behind the wheel of electric trucks, eyes them as grid backup
21:42 - Huawei’s car unit Yinwang signs up to CATL’s Choco-swap battery-swap network
21:55 - BYD reveals the third-generation Tang EV, with 35.4-inch and 30-inch screens
22:07 - VW opens orders for the ID. Cross with a 37 kWh battery, from €27,995
22:20 - Polestar and Oxford researchers measure how EV performance feels to drivers
22:33 - BYD launches the second-generation Seagull from ¥65,900, with flash charging on upper trims
22:46 - XPeng’s CEO hands over the first L03 delivered in Europe
22:58 - CATL unveils a dual-electric range-extension battery for heavy-duty electric trucks
23:12 - GM to close its Brownstown battery assembly plant as the lease ends
23:23 - Mercedes-Benz brings Level 2 point-to-point driving to Germany, with early access from late 2026
23:49 - Lexus prices the three-row TZ electric SUV from $64,050
24:04 - Green Science Alliance opens a battery recycling lab in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
24:15 - Kia PV5 Passenger 7-seat qualifies for the UK’s £1,500 Electric Car Grant, from £35,495
24:32 - BYD’s Danza (Denza) brand launches flash-charging D9 and Z9 GT in Indonesia
24:48 - Waymo heads to Toronto, with public rides planned for 2028, as it reportedly plans to grow its fleet to 20,000 by the end of 2027
25:02 - Scania plans to build electric trucks in China as fuel prices push buyers away from diesel
Sponsor Segment: You!25:19 - Sponsor Segment - You!
Final Two Stories:26:45 - Rivian becomes the No. 2 US EV brand in Q3, behind Tesla
27:47 - Fortescue uses KUKA robots to plug 6 MW chargers into its 240-tonne electric haul trucks
29:00 - Closing sponsor acknowledgements
30:01 - Thank you & goodbye - Keep Evolving!
Credits:Music: via Artlist.io
Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Color: Vi Horton
Art & Animation : Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
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