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On today’s show: while EV sales elsewhere soar, US customers sour on EVs; electric pickup sales aren’t doing well; and two big electric airplane companies celebrate milestones!
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00:00 – Intro + Sponsor Call Outs
00:33 – Welcome!
00:42 IEA reports on global EV battery market
01:48 – Beta Technologies completes successful test flight into JFK
02:49 – BYD announces expansion of Megawatt-capable charging stations
04:00 – Attitudes toward EVs fall in the U.S. as anti-EV policies bite
05:15 – Electric pickup truck sales slow in the U.S.
06:37 – Kia EV4 Sedan won’t be made in the U.S.
07:57 – Mercedes-Benz starts production of the CLA
09:18 – Nissan teases tech in next-generation LEAF
10:33 – Smart Charging saves consumers money
11:41 – IEA report shows which nations are spending on new energy generation
13:05 – Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage
14:30 – Orange EV recalls trucks
14:50 – Ford Recalls F150 Lightning
15:11 – Ford recalls cars – including Mustang Mach E – to fix software issue
15:31 – Ford recalls 6 F150 Lightning to fix a previously botched recall
15:54 – New Jersey Turnpike Authority accused of corruption as it removes Tesla Superchargers
16:21 – Uk government changes rules on EV charging station installation
16:39 – Ionity, Alpitronic ready 1 megawatt charging for Europe
17:02 – Lidl Italy starts using eActros 600 for store deliveries
17:23 – Hyundai IONIQ 9 now being delivered in the USA
17:45 – GM now the number one EV brand in Canada
18:12 – Lucid secures US-sourced graphite for its battery packs
18:32 – Shell to open MCS testing centre in Germany
18:54 – DS Nº4 now available to order
19:10 – Cadillac Vistiq now available in Europe
19:26 – German government considering depreciation deal
19:48 – Polestar opens order books for Polestar 4 in US
20:06 – China resumes rare earth exports, but with permit-only operation
20:28 – Norway hits 94% EV market share in May
20:48 – Toyota dealer lambasts Toyota’s poor EV lineup, environmental policy
21:13 – Bollinger may be saved
21:32 – Sondors returns at the hands of its original founder.
21:53 – Chinese government warns automakers to stop price war or else.
22:14 – Hyundai Kia sell shares in Ola.
22:36 – Oregon’s rebate program resumes.
22:55 – BASF starts making Black Mass in Germany.
23:16 – Cargo ship fire involving EVs, Hybrids under investigation. Cause unknown.
23:38 – Dodge Charger EV owners report unintended acceleration woes.
23:58 – Rivian pushes OTA to enable manual preconditioning for better fast charging.
24:17 – Lucid is offering $31,000 discounts off Lucid Airs.
24:36 – Hubject, Heliox, Accelera by Cummins, Bluebird deploy standards-compliant V2G system.
24:55 – Nio announces plans for more European launches while suffering widening losses.
25:16 – First Bus in Bristol opens new electrified depot.
25:37 – Tata Motor launches the Harrier EV, beats the VW ID 4 to market.
25:58 – Massive Maxtro S800 luxury SUV launches in China.
26:20 – First Voltpost street-side charger installed in Illinois.
26:42 – Wincanton starts to electrify its fleet.
26:55 – Mercedes-Benz struggles to sell G-Wagon EV.
27:08 – EV-5 goes on sale in Singapore, locally made.
27:30 – Acura ZDX has a good month in the U.S.
27:51 – Wood Mackenzie warns Trump tariffs could rise energy storage prices by 50%.
28:14 – Utrecht becomes home to the world’s first V2G Car Sharing Service.
28:35 – Toyota offering large discounts on outgoing model year BZ4X.
29:00 – Support The Channel!
30:44 – Archer Aviation completes piloted testing.
32:00 – Ford readies Super Mustang Mach E for Pikes Peak.
33:23 – Thanks, and Goodbye!