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On today’s show, Tesla holds its We, Robot event; GM plans to make EV profitable by killing off Ultium; and EVs save the day in Florida!
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00:00 – Start
00:32 – Welcome!
00:39 There’s hope for JuiceBox owners thanks to JuiceRescue.org
01:46 – Tesla reveals Cybercab, Robovan, updates on Optimus
03:08 – GM kills its Ultium brand, plans for profitability with varied EV battery choices
04:07 – Toyota increases its investment in Joby Aviation by $500 million
04:60 – RAM 1500 REV heading to Europe
06:12 – Tesla planning four different variants of its 4680 form-factor cells
07:19 – eBay confirms it will ban most ebike and ebike battery sales on its platform in the UK from October 31st
08:20 – škoda unveils a race-ready Enyaq RS Coupe
09:16 – Fisker in more trouble as proposal for disposal of assets gets objections
10:20 – The IEA says that Renewables could meet ½ of all grid demand by 2030
12:28 – Porsche Taycan recalled for fire risk
12:49 – Tesla officially recalls Cybertruck for rear-view camera, pushes OTA
13:09 – One half of surveyed Uber riders don’t want autonomous vehicles
13:29 – Hyundai’s Metafactory starts producing vehicles
13:44 – GM unveils a competitor to Tesla’s PowerWall
14:02 – Honda confirms its 0-Series cars ill be expensive halo models
14:22 – AMG’s brand boss says V8 owners will have no problem going electric
14:45 – BMW’s supercharger access not likely to happen until the end of next year
15:02 – Honda shares its plans for next-generation Evs
15:19 – Tesla starts taking orders for non Foundation-series Cybertrucks
15:35 – Volkswagen ID. Buzz Configurator goes live in the U.S.
15:53 – Hyundai IONIQ5 to join Waymo’s Fleet
16:10 – Sales of EVS spike upwards in Aotearoa New Zealand
16:30 – Volvo, Rivian among companies urging Europe to keep its 2035 ICE car sales ban
16:50 – About: Energy announces new lab facilities in the UK
17:06 – Zeekr 001 Shooting Brake goes on sale in Norway alongside Zeekr X
17:23 – Spain adds extra incentives and subsidies to encourage local battery production
17:40 – Renault unveils a new technology demonstrator for H2 BEV
17:59 – Mercedes-Benz, LGES said to have reached a deal on batteries
18:15 – Toyota to build a hybrid/EV factory in India
18:32 – Tesla launches a new long-range Model 3 in Europe
18:47 – Peugeot opens its order books for the longer-range e-308 and e-5008
19:02 – RIvian lowers its production forecast for the year
19:18 – Toyota pushes back its production plans for its three-row electric SUV for North America
19:33 – Nissan joins Chargescape
19:48 – Waymo hires Tesla’s head of Vehicle Programs
20:03 – Lucid enjoys its best sales quarter yet
20:18 – Fortescue’s first product from its Detroit Manufacturing Centre is a marine-grade battery pack
20:32 – Fortescue unveils a 6 MW charging station for its mining trucks
20:49 – Porsche becomes majority shareholder in V4Drive Battery
21:05 – BYD targets selling 100,000 electric vehicles in Mexico next year
21:20 – Ford offering up to $2,000 off F150 Lightning price for RAM owners who switch
21:35 – Tesla brings back 0% financing for US customers – but only if they add FSD Supervised
21:51 – Volvo EX30 already selling well in Canada
22:08 – EVGo gets $1 billion in low-interest conditional loans from the Federal Government
22:25 – EU rejects China’s latest proposed compromise to solve tariffs
22:42 – Uber now says that it has more than 182,000 EVs on its platform
23:04 – Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial
24:14 – Kia’s Restomod EV is awesome!
25:19 – Electric Cars Keep Things Running after Hurricanes Helene And Milton
26:37 – Thanks, and Goodbye!
