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On today’s show, GM and Hyundai work together, the best way to keep batteries healthy, and rare EVs go under the hammer!
These stories, and many more on today’s show!
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00:00 – Start
00:33 – Welcome!
00:53 – Hyundai, GM, sign MOU to become partners on future programs
01:44 – Kia holds off increasing EV9 production until more batteries are available in the US.
02:37 – Ford officially launches its California Power Response Program
03:29 – Lilium to get funding to keep it in Germany
04:18 – U.S. DoE Shows that EVs have more than half the emissions of comparable gasoline vehicles over their lifetime
05:09 – Nearly 15 percent of all new cars in Europe last year were battery electric
06:04 – Factorial Energy presents its latest battery, will work with Mercedes-Benz to test it in the real world
06:55 – New Research suggests fast charging a battery at the factory is essential for long life
07:54 – Xpeng Mona 03 demand so high that XPeng asks suppliers to up parts
08:46 – Rivian R1t earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus Award
10:48 – Volkswagen recalls ID4 for faulty door release mechanism
11:08 – Used EV prices are falling precipitously.
11:27 – Volkswagen changes plans for battery production lines, opts for one rather than two lines
11:43 – Germany’s first hydrogen fuel cell train suffers fuel shortages
11:60 – Scottish Power unveils new special tariff add-on for EV owners
12:14 – BYD Auto, Lithium Australia, sign battery recycling agreement
12:32 – Turkish government gives ok to BYD’s first European factory
12:49 – Tesla FSD 12.5 rollout to HW3 cars is taking longer than promised
13:11 – GM rumored to be working with CATL
13:30 – BMW announces plans to bring a volume production hydrogen car to market
13:45 – Volvo teases a short video of ES90 EV
14:02 – A second Utlium factory votes to unionize
14:19 – Biden Harris administration announces an RFI for medium, heavy-duty electric trucks
14:31 – EVGo, GM announce new partnership for major metropolitan areas
14:46 – Lucid Air crosses the U.S., sets a record for the least charging stops to date
15:01 – BYD Han gets 800V battery for 2025
15:17 – Store Dot turns its attention to prismatic cell production
15:35 – Denmark is currently leading EV adoption rates in Europe for 2024
15:52 – Lucid confirms the Gravity SUV is getting NACS for 2025
16:08 – Ford files a new patent for inductive fast-charging its EVs on the road
16:23 – Dacia Spring gets temporary price cut, preferential rates in the UK
16:42 – Korean gives green light to GM to sell the Equinox EV there
16:56 – Tesla confirms underbody panels are coming for Cybertruck as an aftermarket add-on
17:11 – Kia confirms the EV3 will get an AWD and GT variant
17:27 – Jeep brand CEO hints the Jeep Wagoner S may be delayed if it’s not ‘perfect’
17:43 – Lucid teases a new mid-size SUV
18:00 – Most U.S. states still have inadequate EV charging infrastructure, study finds
18:19 – Kia offers Tesla owners additional funds to switch
18:35 – Toyota’s planned solid-state battery factory gets official approval
18:49 – Plug-in Hybrids are now selling for more than EVs
19:06 – Peter Rawlinson says no to a Lucid Pickup
19:21 – Tesla wrapping options, available locations for wrapping, shrink
19:37 – Northvolt enters into restructuring
19:54 – Panasonic ready to produce high volume numbers of 4680 cells
20:11 – GM working on a patent for an “Endurance Mode” for Racing
20:28 – Texas becomes U.S. leader in grid-tied utility-scale solar projects
20:46 – Elon Musk says that reporting from the Wall Street Journal over revenue sharing for XAI, Tesla, is false
21:03 – Zion National Park goes electric with its shuttle busses
21:25 – Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial
22:36 – Kiwi firm VassEV unveils its VS-9 production hydrofoil
23:31 – Two rare EVs go up for auctions in different parts of the world.
24:25 – Thanks, and Goodbye!
