From Transport Evolved.

On today’s show, EV sales continue to soar around the world, President Trump tries to ban all wind and solar projects in the U.S., and Mahindra makes a Batmobile you can buy.

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00:00 – Introduction and sponsor shoutouts🎙️
00:37 – Welcome 👋
00:45 – EV Sales figures soar in July – most places except the U.S. but there was still a Trump Bump – Trump’s ending EV tax credits have bumped sales in July in the U.S. 📈
01:49 – Kia begins producing European EV4s in Slovakia🇸🇰
02:42 – Volkswagen signs a deal with the Portuguese Government to secure ID.1 manufacturing there.🇵🇹
03:36 – BlueOval SK Starts cell production and Selling batteries 🔋
04:36 – Porsche makes some strategic changes to its battery plans🔋
05:35 – BYD, MG, side-step EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs 🇨🇳.
06:38 – New Study suggests fast charging stations need better air quality measures 🌬️
07:43 – Archer Aviation completes its longest flight to date🛩️
08:46 – Nissan LEAF priced from under $30,000 in the U.S.💵
09:54 – Trump plans to stop all solar and wind permits in the U.S.🇺🇸
11:36 – Win an EV with EV raffle.org! 🎟️
13:05 – Mustang Mach E recalled for potential failing headlights⚠️
13:33 – Nio’s first Firefly EVs have been delivered in Europe.🌍
13:54 – Two politicians introduce legislation designed to extend HOV-lane perks🛣️
14:14 – Vinfast is going through a restructuring 📉
14:30 – DHL South Africa welcomes EV trucks🇿🇦
14:47 – Farizon offers a new variant of its van for Combi and taxi use. 🚐
15:01 – BasiGo, CATL, establish partnership for Africa 🛠️
15:17 – Lucid announces its own ‘incentive’ for Gravity customers to enable them to still get $7,500 off their lease until years’ end. 💰
15:30 – Mercedes-Benz brings its EQE replacement forward by a year🚗
15:45 – Prague expands its EV charging plans. 🇨🇿
15:58 – WeRide is heading to Southeast Asia 🌏
16:11 – Leap motors report H1 profit as delivery soar📈
16:28 – Maxus announces Deliver 75 for UK🇬🇧
16:45 – Workhorse, MotivTrucks to merge🤝
16:55 – PNE (Princeton NuEnergy) launches new recycling centre in South Carolina🏭
17:13 – UK extends its plug-in grant for electric vans, trucks💷
17:25 – Hyundai patents a new way to use copper in batteries.🪙
17:39 – Mercedes-Benz is offering big lease discounts for the G-Wagon with EQ Technology💰
17:53 – Lucid launches the Gravity X SUV concept🚘
18:05 – Mack LR electric garbage trucks deploy in Chigago 🚛
18:18 – HaloDrive from Orbis debuts. ✨
18:29 – VW launches subscription unlock for extra power⚡
18:41 – Audi begins AUDI production in China🇨🇳
18:52 – EcoBat sells three of its battery plants🏭
19:10 – Prologue EV is selling well on the Used car market🚗
19:23 – Mustang Mach E wasn’t in self-driving mode when it crashed, driver has been arrested👮
19:40 – CanAm unveils a new electric quad💪
19:52 – Windrose’s Director of Customer success says there’s no money left. 💸
20:05 – Livian Smurf launches🚙
20:18 – Wood Mackensie says that we’ll have 206 million EV charging ports by 2040.⚡
20:32 – Volkswagen sued over capacitive buttons in its EVs⚖️
20:47 – Nikolas old FCVs are acquired by another H2 company, Hyroad🚛
21:00 – Chargepoint is now selling its Omniport as an upgrade for its older stations.🔌
21:14 – Ridgefiled High School unveils a new 1 MW School solar array carport🏫
21:31 – Hyundai will remove the GV70 from sale in the U.S. ❌
21:44 – Shell goes all electric at one filling station in Finland 🇫🇮
22:04 – Australia Post starts a pilot program with eVito delivery vans🇦🇺
22:19 – Nissan partners with LiCap Technologies for solid-state battery tech🔋
22:32 – Researchers show Zinc-ion batteries prefer fast charging🧪
22:43 – BYD Atto 2 launches in the UK🚗
22:56 – Xiaomi confirms it plans to introduce its EVs to Europe🇪🇺
23:16 – Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage! 🌞
24:44 – Hundreds Speak Out Against The EPA’s Idoicy Over The Endagerment Finding🏛️
26:07 – Mahindra unveils a new electric Suv inspired by… Batman?🦇