TEN Transport Evolved News Episode 489. Tesla's Shareholders Vote, 6C Charging, EU Tariffs For China |
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Welcome to today’s show!
On today’s show - Tesla’s Shareholder Meeting decides Elon Musk’s Future, CATL and BYD chase a 6C fast-charging battery, and the EU confirms Chinese EV Tariffs. These stories, and many more on today's show! ----- Here are today's show sponsors: - Electric Vehicle Association - Head to https://www.myeva.org CCAN Action Fund’s sixth annual EV Raffle. Get two chances to win with every ticket at: bit.ly/transportevolvedEVraffle -- EnergySage - Start your journey to a cleaner, greener future by heading to https://www.energysage.com/p/transportevolved ----- Support the show: - Take a membership out with the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved - Buy the team a coffee -- or a meal! https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved - Click the "JOIN" Button next to this video to become a YouTube channel member. - Buy some TE Exclusive swag (including our new Pride 2022 Designs) at https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ - Donate using BitCoin to our wallet BC: 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Interact with the show: - Mastodon https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show - Discord: https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransportEvolved Subscribe to our second channel, Transport Evolved Take2 at https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 00:00 - Start 00:36 - Welcome! 00:43 Tesla shareholders vote at influential shareholder meeting 02:19 - Rivian’s updated R1T and R1S are dramatically different, despite looking the same 03:27 - European Union will begin charging tariffs on Chinese-made EVs on July 1st 04:31 - Volkswagen says final design for the ID.2 has been finalized 05:22 - Ford ends its Model E dealership certification, meaning any dealer can now sell an EV 06:16 - New survey reveals that many consumers are unaware of who makes the most EVs 07:13 - BYD, CATL plan to develop new 6C capable battery packs 08:10 - Germany is #1 country for EV production in Europe, Second largest in the world 08:59 - Alpine confirms specs for its four new A290 EV models 10:02 - Archer Aviation Midnight completes its latest transition flight - hitting 100+ mph 10:59 - Sponsored segment: CCANAN Raffle 12:09 - Karma Revero recalled for indicator issues 12:28 - Nissan ariya recalled for oil leaks 12:46 - Volvo recalls some VNR trucks, including its electric variant 13:03 - Mack Trucks recalls MMDe for battery software worries 13:22 - Kia recalls EV9 to address a lack of adequate headliner material 13:41 - Volvo EX30 recalled for speedometer software issue 13:58 - Nissan LEAF gets another year of production for North America 14:14 - UAW appearing to gain ground at some Tesla facilities 14:33 - Genesis slashes pricing for GV60 lease 14:50 - FLO secures massive new funding round 15:07 - Robotic charging network demonstration incoming 15:26 - Honda lowers the lease for its Prologue EV 15:42 - Model Y update won’t happen this year 16:00 - £10 Million investment made in ForEV in Scotland 16:17 - NIO publishes its Q1 financials, slows sales 16:35 - Mercedes-Benz, Alpitronic, partner for charging hardware in the USA and Canada 16:53 - Chargepoint, Porsche work together to bring Chargepoint seamless integration with Porsche charging 17:07 - The average price of new EVs rose last month - thanks primarily to Tesla Cybertruck 17:27 - Costco works with GM to offer EVs to Costco members 17:53 - NHTSA follows EPA, Lowers target fuel economy goals 18:13 - Tesla Model Y “Juniper” Refresh not coming this year 18:28 - IONNA shifts up a gear as it tries to capitalize on Tesla Supercharger ease-up 18:44 - Volkswagen admits some of its massive R&D budget will go toward keeping ICE vehicles on the road 19:01 - The Boring Company finishes a massive tunnel for Tesla to use for Cybertrucks 19:16 - Audi makes a $1 Billion investment into EV production in Mexico 19:34 - GM opens up about its lowered EV production goals for the year 19:51 - QMerit announces new suite of home charging solutions for EV owners 20:09 - A judge in California has ruled the state’s DMV case against Tesla over FSD must go to trail 20:30 - Good Energy in the UK offers ZapMap’s B2B services £1.7 million in credit 20:50 - Tesla accelerates its rehiring effort 21:09 - Chevrolet lowers the price of the Blazer EV for 2025, but removes previously standard-fit items 21:29 - U.S. Federal government has provided $1 billion of EV purchase incentives this year so far 21:48 - Tesla, Volvo react to EU tariffs in a very different way 22:07 - JLR, Chery confirm platform deal 22:25 - Two Optimus Robots are now working at its facilities, says Tesla 22:44 - Aspark’s latest EV sets a new speed record 24:19 - Donald Trump lays on the anti-EV lies in his latest stump speeches 25:40 - Despite what FUD fans might say, EV sales are STILL Soaring! 26:43 - Thanks, and Goodbye! |