Welcome to Transport Evolved! Join us every day for content from NIkki Gordon-Bloomfield, Kate Walton-Elliott, and Erin Carlie as they explore and explain the world of cleaner, greener, safer, and smarter transport. Between us, we’ve got more than 20 years of driving cleaner, greener vehicles, and we believe that the future of transport depends on a whole lot more than one company!
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From Transport Evolved. Unlike a lot of channels, we try and keep our vehicles longer than six months at a time, so we can report on what extended life is like with our vehicles – both new and old. But in Nikki’s family, every single one of her electric vehicles are broken in one way…
From Transport Evolved. This one has been coming for a while. We can’t wait. 😉 (Yes, the comments are back on for this video. We’re testing a ‘theory’ 😉 — Find our postal address: https://www.transportevolved.com Buy one this month’s T-Shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/159716434 — Presenter, Script, Audio: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Editor, Colorist: Michael Horton Art and Animation:…
From Transport Evolved. It’s the height of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and given how many people made the switch to electric vehicles this year, we’re guessing quite a few of you are looking at towing with your EV for the very first time. But what do you need to know before towing with an…
From Transport Evolved. We spent a lot of time on this channel talking about the latest electric cars you can buy – but electric cars aren’t (and haven’t been for a while) the most popular form of electric vehicles out there: e-bikes are. And it’s no surprise. The electric vehicle market is massive, and there’s…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! On today’s show, a new breakthrough battery from CATL, Elon Musk backs anti-EV candidates, Jaguar ends iPace Production These stories, and many more on today’s show! —– Here are today’s show sponsors: – Electric Vehicle Association – Head to https://www.myeva.org 10th-annual Tesla Raffle from ChesedChicago. To get $25…
From Transport Evolved. 00:00 – Introduction 02:51 – AI Content is everywhere 04:30 – Stealing our income… 05:58 – 20 stories, stolen by AI. 07:30 – They used subtitles… 08:28 – What do we do? 09:26 – Why we want to keep going 11:27 – Closing thoughts 12:05 – Thanks and Goodbye!
From Transport Evolved. This week, the U.S. Republican Party is holding its 2024 conference at which it has confirmed its nomination of former President Trump and Senator JD. Vance as Republican Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates for the 2024 U.S. General Election. Their ticket, aside from pushing back many civil rights – also plans to change…
From Transport Evolved. Kia’s battery recall for the Soul EV has not gone smoothly. After two software updates owners are frustrated and angry. We know, because you keep telling us how frustrated and angry you are. So we put your questions to Kia, and here’s the response we received. What does it say about Kia,…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! On today’s show, we go through the second-quarter for EV sales, Ford makes a new Capri EV that looks like a Polestar 2, and Tesla’s new FSD Supervised pushes amidst claims developers tweak things just for Elon. These stories, and many more on today’s show! —– Here are…
From Transport Evolved. Hot on the heels of the extraordinarily short-sighted ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on what powers the EPA has to regulate, we’ve got a follow up story involving emissions and GM. Not only has GM just been found guilty of overstating its fuel economy and understating its vehicles tailpipe emissions, but…
From Transport Evolved. Last month the US Supreme Court handed down a ruling which could, in addition to many other challenges could terminate the US’s ability to switch to cleaner methods of transportation. It could mean that the EPA and NHTSA can no longer regulate tailpipe emissions. We take a look at the ruling and…
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From Transport Evolved. We’ve been seeing and hearing a lot about crashed electric vehicles in the news lately – including some of the very first crashed and written off Tesla Cybertrucks. But one thing that keeps coming up again and again in video comments and in discussion forums is the thorny topic of why so…
From Transport Evolved. For as long as we can remember, BMW has used the slogan "The Ultimate Driving Machine" to advertise its vehicles. And for many years, we’ve seen the brand demonstrate that excellence in engineering in the internal combustion engine world. But can that phrase transfer to the EV world? This week, we’ve been…
From Transport Evolved. Last year, as part of our series in giving an older EV a new life, we installed a Comma 3 semi-autonomous driver assistance system in our 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, giving the car the same kind of hands-off driving capabilities as Ford’s BlueCruise and GM’s Supercruise. (Watch the video on that here:…
From Transport Evolved. Today’s video is sponsored by EnergySage – which now offers its energy marketplace across all U.S. States! – Start your journey to a cleaner, greener future by heading to https://www.energysage.com/p/transportevolved — It’s the first week of July – and for Americans that means one thing – Independence Day! So today, while we’re…
From Transport Evolved. Last week, Rivian and Volkswagen announced a surprise partnership in the form of a new joint venture that will see the pair develop a jointly-owned next-generation platform for software-defined electric vehicles. If followed through on, the deal will cost Volkswagen an estimated $5 billion, and could change the fortunes of both companies…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! Rivian gets a massive investment from Volkswagen, Used EVs to avoid, and Pike’s Peak doesn’t fail to entertain! These stories, and many more on today’s show! —– Here are today’s show sponsors: – Electric Vehicle Association – Head to https://www.myeva.org CCAN Action Fund’s sixth annual EV Raffle. Get…
From Transport Evolved. The Scoria (https://bit.ly/3zaLM9M) is part of a line of ebikes from Mokwheel that can be equipped with an optional inverter, allowing the bike to become an emergency power source; and to be charged from a portable solar array. We take one out and put it through its paces. —- 00:00 – Introduction…
From Transport Evolved. In order to transition the world’s fleet away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner, greener, and more equitable solutions, we need more battery materials. But just as the industry is experimenting with new battery chemistries that use materials that are easier to source and require fewer… problematic extraction methods and human rights…
From Transport Evolved. Since last month’s video on our responses to some commonly-left comments fared pretty well, we decided to finish off June with another one. This time, we’re focusing on some of the ways we relate to cars and car companies, feedback on our staff car saga, and how we get hold of cars…
From Transport Evolved. We’re pretty sure that like us, you like the idea of a bargain, especially if it’s something that looks in pretty good condition being sold at a ridiculously discounted price. From time to time, bargains do happen – but when we came across a car that was once $60,000 being sold locally…
From Transport Evolved. Depreciation – in the automotive sense, how quickly a car loses value – is becoming pretty large in the electric vehicle world right now, with some models seeing their price on the used car market sitting at 60% of their new price after less than a year. That’s causing some people to…
From Transport Evolved. You’ve just bought a shiny new vehicle, got it home and suddenly it’s showing an error light. Or not showing any lights at all…because it’s not turning on. So what can you do if it turns out your brand new car is a lemon? Kate shares some tips and tricks —- 00:00…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! On today’s show – Tesla’s Shareholder Meeting decides Elon Musk’s Future, CATL and BYD chase a 6C fast-charging battery, and the EU confirms Chinese EV Tariffs. These stories, and many more on today’s show! —– Here are today’s show sponsors: – Electric Vehicle Association – Head to https://www.myeva.org…
From Transport Evolved. With Tesla now allowing Ford and Rivian customers to use its Supercharger network in North America – and more models due in the coming months – there’s a lot of interest in available CCS Type 1 to NACS adapters. And, having just got our hands on Ford’s official NACS adapter (as designed…
From Transport Evolved. For a long time, we’ve heard of stories of criminals heading to secluded fast charging stations and helping themselves to the thick, heavy, valuable charging cables that those stations have. But now thieves are starting to attack domestic charging stations too. Here’s why, how they do it, and what you need to…
From Transport Evolved. Over the past few years we’ve seen automakers get super excited about subscriptions. Making everything from heated seats and remote climate control through to enhanced performance and semi-autonomous driving available for a monthly (or yearly) fee. Why has that started to happen and are those subscription services worth it? We dig in.…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! On today’s show – Volvo, Kia and Ford all celebrate the start of new production, Solar power continues to grow, and Archer Aviation gets a much- needed certification! These stories, and many more on today’s show! —– Here are today’s show sponsors: – Electric Vehicle Association – Head…
From Transport Evolved. We’ve driven plenty of e-GMP based cars before on this channel – including the Kia EV6, EV6 GT, Hyundai IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6 and of course Genesis GV60. But to date, we’ve not had a chance to drive the largest Hyundai-Kia based EV to date – the 2024 Kia EV9. We’ve spent…
From Transport Evolved. As we barrel toward the end of the first half of this year, we’ve already seen plenty of very important, pivotal elections take place around the world. In the second half of the year, even more will take place. But while we’ve discussed the importance of being a politically active citizen before,…
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From Transport Evolved. Last year Kate’s 2015 Kia Soul EV was the recalled due to a battery fault that means that, in a very specific set of circumstances, the traction battery pack could catch fire. Then in November the car went into turtle mode, and the local dealer ordered a battery pack. …she’s got the…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! On today’s show – Kia unveils the EV3, Zeekr’s EVs ace EuroNCAP, and Volkswagen promises a €20,000 EV. These stories, and many more on today’s show! —– Here are today’s show sponsors: – Electric Vehicle Association – Head to https://www.myeva.org — EnergySage – Start your journey to a…
From Transport Evolved. Earlier this week, we were lucky enough to put the refreshed 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT through its paces (link below). Dramatically improved over previous model years, we had fun (although didn’t get to push it to it anywhere near its limit). But the next day, we got to do just that…
From Transport Evolved. Earlier this week, we were lucky enough to put the refreshed 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT through its paces (link below). Dramatically improved over previous model years, we had fun (although didn’t get to push it to it anywhere near its limit). But the next day, we got to do just that…
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From Transport Evolved. As we come to the end of the long Memorial Day Weekend in the U.S. (and Bank Holiday in other countries), we’re taking Monday off to be with our loved ones. So we felt today was a perfect time to give some feedback on common threads within our comments section, remind you…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! Today, Elon Musk reiterates his threat to Tesla shareholders over the company’s AI future, VW delays its ID.7 launch outside of Europe, and data proves Tesla’s Cybertruck drag race wasn’t as it seemed. —– Here are today’s show sponsors: – Electric Vehicle Association – Head to https://www.myeva.org —…
From Transport Evolved. Back in 2019 (We did say 2018 in the video – whoops) – Nikki was invited to view the Ford Mustang Mach-E ahead of its official LA Auto Show debut. An in the time since then, she’s been given a chance to get behind the wheel of several different Mustang Mach-E Variants,…
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From Transport Evolved. If you’re heading into a long weekend like we are, the chances are you might be considering a trip in your EV that’s a little longer than a trip to the shops and back. That might require you to use public charging infrastructure, and hopefully, everything will go smoothly for you. But…
From Transport Evolved. Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden made the decision to increase the tariffs levied on Chinese-made products being imported to the U.S. – including EVs. Shortly after, the European Union suggested it might soon impose new tougher tariffs on Chinese-made and imported-to-Europe electric vehicles. But why are these tariffs being carried…
From Transport Evolved. In the last few months, we’ve seen a distinct backpedaling from some automakers on EV development and production, not to mention a slew of profit warnings from legacy automakers struggling to make money on EV sales. Automakers have their own list of reasons as to why the EV marketplace is in the…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! On today’s show – The U.S. imposes new tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, Kia’s EV6 gets its refreshed reveal, and a very old steam boat gets an EV conversion! These stories, and many more on today’s show! —– Here are today’s show sponsors: – Electric Vehicle Association – Head…
From Transport Evolved. Back in late 2022 we had a chance to drive GM’s first all-electric pickup truck to be built on the Ultium platform: the Hummer EV pickup truck. We weren’t… all that impressed, and since then, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the chance to drive other GM EV pickups built on the same platform.…
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From Transport Evolved. We’ve talked about range anxiety on this channel a lot – and offered our own take on how to combat it on long-distance trips and during daily driving. Sadly, many people seem to think that range anxiety can be solved with ever-increasingly large battery packs and ultra-fast charging, but as many established…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to today’s show! On today’s show – Aptera announces a new retirement product, Fisker’s future looks very bleak, and Two Cybertrucks are seized as they seemingly head to Russia. These stories, and many more on today’s show! —– Here are today’s show sponsors: – Electric Vehicle Association – Head to https://www.myeva.org…
From Transport Evolved. While we’ve covered the topic of vehicle security before (including asking if phone-as-a-key is really safe) – we’ve seen plenty of videos and news stories of late discussing the capabilities of the Flipper Zero, and implying that it’s possible to hack everything from electric cars to charging stations with them. The reality…