Transport Evolved News TEN Episode 473: Cybertrucks Aren't REALLY Rusting... |
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Welcome to today’s show!
On today’s show: The Cybertruck starts to rust (but not really), A major deal means LFP batteries could be coming everyone’s way, and Hydrogen Fuel suffers a blow in California 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 cleaner, greener future by heading to https://www.energysage.com/p/transportevolved - Atmos Financial - Bank better at https://www.joinatmos.com/?ref=c-TE ----- Support the show: - Take a membership out with the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved - Buy the team a coffee -- or a meal! https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved - Click the "JOIN" Button next to this video to become a YouTube channel member. - Buy some TE Exclusive swag (including our new Pride 2022 Designs) at https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ - Donate using BitCoin to our wallet BC: 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Interact with the show: - Mastodon https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show - Discord: https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransportEvolved Subscribe to our second channel, Transport Evolved Take2 at https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 --------- 00:00 - Start 00:30 - Welcome! 00:37 - Editorial 00:55 - Some Tesla Cybertrucks are starting to experience surface rust 01:54 - Thanks to the addition of U.S. Federal Tax Credit Eligibility, the price of 2024 Equinox EV is more affordable! 02:41 - Electric Commercial Vehicle adoption rates vary widely across Europe, according to new data released 03:42 - BYD’s battery arm inks a deal with Borg Warner, giving many large OEMs access to BYD’s Blade Batteries 04:35 - A 2022 Crash involving a Drunken Tesla Employee that resulted in his death hits the headlines. 06:03 - Dutch, Californian, and New Jersey policies take aim at making e-Bikes safer 07:05 - Stanford University says Lithium-metal batteries can get longer-lifespans by being rested 08:08 - Joby Aviation sets its sights on Dubai after signing a deal for commercial service there 09:06 - The Auto Pacific Ev Consumer Insights Study says what we already new: people want gas-station like amenities at EV charging sites 10:05 - Chinese companies establish new solid-state partnership for mass production 11:54 - Stellantis brand Chrysler unveils the Halcyon Concept 12:13 - Aptera showcases its production intent build process on X 12:30 - Ford delivers its first F150 lightning outside of North America 12:44 - QCells, Solarcycle work on largest solar panel recycling program in the U.S. to date 13:01 - California Startup delivers its electric cargo plane to AFWERKX 13:19 - Wallbox Launches its new DF Fast Charger 13:37 - Lucid announces a significant price cut for certain Lucid Air Models 13:53 - EU looks to raise allowable weight of zero emission trucks 14:09 - J.D. Power Survey claims EVs are less reliable than hybrids for a second year running 14:24 - Salton Sea’s potential for Lithium batteries revealed, but caution sounded over mining 14:47 - Tesla’s newest Supercharger site will be the largest in the world 15:05 - Vinfast’s domestic critics start receiving visits from government officials 15:24 - Walmart plans massive coast-to-coast EV charging network for Walmart, Sam’s Club Stores 15:42 - Abarth unveils the Fiat 600e Abarth Scorpionissima 15:59 - Tesla Cybertruck reservation holders, owners, start talking about flipping their vehicles 16:16 - Hyundai Kona EV, Volkswagen ID.4 Best-selling under-MSRP EVs in the US right now 16:33 - ROAM gets A-Series funding 16:51 - Long-Range, Rear-Wheel Drive Tesla Model 3 “Highland” Variant gets a price increase 17:07 - Toyota executives say they’re keeping it real about EVs 17:24 - Ford Engineer discloses Valentine’s Day Easter Egg for his daughter, Rose 17:47 - Tesla Model Y “Juniper” Refresh won’t be available in the U.S. until next year 18:02 - France makes tweaks to its EV incentive programs 18:19 - Sacramento proposes banning all new gas stations, tough charging requirements for new pumps 18:39 - Rivian announces new battery pack options for R1T, R1S 18:52 - Oregon wind farm locations green-lit 19:08 - Sony-Honda Mobility promises three EV models by 2030 19:23 - MotorWatt unveils its first motorcycle, the all-wheel drive W1X, for commuters 19:41 - Consumer Reports says a lack of consumer knowledge, experience, is hurting Ev sales (duh) 20:03 - Kia plans the EV8 Performance Sedan to replace the Stinger 20:17 - The Dawn Project pretends it had support from NTSB in Super Bowl Ad - It Didn’t 20:44 - Kia plans the EV8 Performance Sedan to replace the Stinger 21:11 - Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial 22:16 - Stellantis joins US-based NACS charging network with other automakers, but doesn’t yet have a deal with Tesla for Superchargers 23:14 - Shell suddenly pulls out of H2 network in the U.S. 24:27 - Thanks, and Goodbye! |