From Transport Evolved.

Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News!

On today’s show: BYD overtakes Tesla as the world’s largest EV maker, Volkswagen reveals a retro-styled, skeuomorphic dashboard for the ID. Polo, and Verge shakes up the industry by making solid-state batteries standard on its TS Pro electric motorcycle this year.

Find full show notes, links to covered stories, and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/01/10/ten-episode-565-byd-takes-the-ev-crown-vws-id-polo-gets-a-retro-dash-verge-goes-solid-state/

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*⏱️ Episode Timeline & Sources*

00:00 – Introduction and sponsor shoutouts🎙️
00:22 – Welcome to the show 👋
00:38 – Editorial Note 📝
00:53 – End of Year Sales: GM, Ford, Kia, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Honda, Lucid, Rivian, Volvo, XPeng, Xiaomi, Tesla, BYD📊
03:33 – Volkswagen shows off the cockpit of the ID. Polo✨
04:20 – Kia EV 4 is on sale in Canada, but not the U.S.🍁
05:10 – Sony Alfeela announce new prototype, production 🌟
06:05 – Mercedes-Benz launches new driving assistant in the U.S. – and it’s powered by open-source AI.🤖
06:57 – CATL outperforms others in degradation🔋
07:46 – Dominion Energy suing Trump Admin. for wind farm policies, soon joined by Revolution Wind and Empire⚖️
08:42 – U.S orders coal plant to stay open one day before it was due to close🏭
09:31 – U.S. Withdraws from 66 international groups, treaties and organizations🧨
10:44 – Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage!🌞
11:54 – Ford recalls Mustang Mach E for headlight issue💡
12:14 – Mercedes-Benz recalls EQB EV for battery fire risk🔥
12:27 – Volvo EX30 gets battery recall🧯
12:40 – Porsche Taycan involved in Porsche-wide recall for rear-view camera issues📷
12:54 – Seat Belt Retractor and child seat issues cause Audi e-tron recalls🧸
13:09 – New Flyer recalls many buses – including EVs for ABS and ESC warning light issues🚌
13:28 – Solar overtakes coal and gas in Germany ☀️
13:42 – Geely plans the U.S. Auto Market entry within 2/3 years 🗺️
13:55 – Congress introduces “SAFE” Exit Act’ for cars 🏛️
14:09 – LUCID shares the vehicles that it had traded in for its cars last year🔄
14:19 – China turns on the world’s first 1 gigawatt offshore solar farm🌊
14:30 – Alphabet spends $4.75 billion on power for its data centers🧠
14:45 – Kiira motors finishes it tour across Africa🌍
14:58 – FAW invests 5% into LEAPMotor💰
15:10 – PostNL plans charging stations for mail trucks📬
15:22 – LGES Sells its US battery factory to Honda🏗️
15:35 – CATL says it now has 1,000 battery swap station in operation🔁
15:48 – Xiaomi targets 550,000 EVs this year🎯
15:59 – Zeekr is private again🔒
16:08 – UK price cuts for Fiat and Fiat Abarth EVs💷
16:21 – Bosch showcases new e-Bike tracking, anti-theft products🚲
16:34 – BMW announces Alexa Plus for its vehicles 🗣️
16:46 – SSMT shows EVs growing in the UK , with December sales reaching 1/3 of all new cars📈
16:57 – Alpitronic CEO says we need more EVs per charging station🔌
17:10 – Changan starts import into Europe of EVs made in Thailand 🚢
17:21 – Xiaomi already revises the SU7 ✏️
17:35 – Hongqi unveils its first prototype SS battery🧪
17:49 – Volvo teases range of EX60👀
17:59 – Tesla hit by trademark lawsuit over Cybercab name™️
18:13 – Ford promising the moon with its new electric pickup🌙
18:28 – Letenda announces new electric minibus built for Canada🧑‍🤝‍🧑
18:43 – Porsche closing its EV charging network in China ⛔
18:53 – Sarla -Aviation starts testing its e-VTOL in Bengaluru, India🚁
19:06 – China tightens energy consumption rules for EVs 📏
19:21 – CATL says it’s going to focus on Sodium-ion batteries 🧂
19:37 – FactorialEnergy announces SPAC merger 📜
19:48 – Volkswagen pauses ID. Buzz for 2026 in the U.S. ⏸️
20:05 – Sponsor Segment – You! 📣
21:55 – Verge Motorcycles goes solid state ⚡
22:48 – EIA says that all net new generating capacity in 2026 might come from renewables ♻️
23:55 – Thanks, and goodbye!👋

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*🎙️ Credits:*

Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Camera, Color: Vi Horton
Art & Animation: Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Music: via Artlist.io
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