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On today’s show – 2024 sales data for the world rolls in, Sony-Honda Mobility and Aptera both make announcements at CES, and the health benefits of going electric.
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00:00 – Start
00:28 – Welcome!
00:38 Editorial Note on our coverage of Tesla
01:27 – 2024 Sales Data rolls in for Tesla, Lucid, Ford, GM, Polestar, Volvo, Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Rivian, BYD, and Xiaomi.
05:05 – Canoo faces an uncertain future.
05:58 – Honda, Nissan confirm merger talks, likely to bring Mitsubishi to the table as well.
06:44 – Thanks to a new imaging technique.
07:58 – Aptera displays its production intent version of its solar electric vehicle at CES 2025.
08:51 – Sony-Honda Mobility Afeela 1 priced.
09:54 – Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage.
10:55 – Tesla CEO claims that Tesla is testing unsupervised FSD.
11:16 – NTHSA’s complaint page grows with concerns over HW4-equipped failures in Teslas.
11:37 – NTHSA investigating ASS Features in Teslas.
11:57 – Tesla’s ongoing argument with Swedish unions results in no power at Superchargers there.
12:14 – Despite Tesla CEO’s anti-immigrant stance, Tesla replaced many workers with H1B holders last year.
12:44 – Tesla heads to the Delaware Supreme Court to have its pay decision reversed.
12:60 – Kia Recalls EV9 for missing bolts in some seats.
13:15 – BYD begins sales of a new lower-cost Dolphin EV in Australia.
13:30 – Hyundai launches the Creta Electric in India.
13:43 – Thanks to a change in regulations, EV incentives are now available for Hyundai, Kia models in the U.S., alongside the Tesla Cybertruck.
13:59 – U.S. DoD bans military connections with CATL.
14:17 – President Biden bans new oil and gas drilling off the U.S. coastline.
14:36 – Shell Recharge kills its Sky Software, acquired from Greenlots in 2019.
14:55 – VW and Unions end their battles.
15:10 – Škoda unveils an improved Enyaq EV with a new design and improved specs.
15:27 – Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz both confirm impending Supercharger Access.
15:41 – Zeekr confirms production of its Mix EV-based Zeekr RT for Waymo.
15:59 – SVolt presents the Fenxing Short Blade Battery.
16:14 – Prologium unveils its fourth-generation Lithium-ceramic battery tech at CES.
16:29 – NorthVolt’s shareholders vote to try and avoid liquidation.
16:45 – Honda unveils more concept cars at CES.
17:02 – The UK’s AA tries EVs.
17:17 – BT expands its EV fleet in the UK.
17:33 – UK EV sales figures for 2024 show good growth.
17:46 – One-third of new cars sold in the Netherlands last year were electric.
18:01 – Hyundai announces a massive investment into EVs and software development.
18:16 – MINI kills the idea of making a rag-top MINI EV.
18:31 – Volkswagen and XPeng announce a charging partnership.
18:45 – Peugeot cuts the price of the e-208 for French customers.
19:01 – Lilium Jet is saved with a 200 million euro lifeline.
19:17 – Volkswagen Caraid-equipped EVs are part of a massive data breach.
19:36 – Scout CEO says that most reservation holders want the security of range extenders.
19:52 – Volocopter is insolvent.
20:10 – Thomas Built Buses unveils new electric bus.
20:27 – Cox Automotive predicts 1/4 of all new cars sold in the U.S. in 2025 will be electrified.
20:49 – Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial.
21:54 – A new survey suggests there are major changes in attitudes towards charging.
22:59 – A new study from Canada suggests that the U.S. could save hundreds of millions in healthcare costs if it switched to electric cars.
24:01 – Thanks, and goodbye!
