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Welcome to today’s show!
On today’s show - Q1 earnings start to roll in, a breakthrough battery with an incredible claim of fast-charging prowess, and Mercedes-Benz’s G-Wagen with EQ Technology.
These stories, and many more on today's show!
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00:00 - Start
00:33 - Welcome!
00:40 Quarterly figures from Tesla, Volvo, Ford and GM
02:49 - Mercedes-Benz Unveils the G-Class with EQ Technology
03:44 - Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant becomes a Union Shop
04:40 - CATL unveils a new break-through Battery with ultra-fast charging
05:43 - Ford seems to commit to sub $30,000 EVs
06:42 - MINI unveils the Aceman EV
07:38 - Roundup of news from Tesla’s Quarterly Earnings
09:15 - New data from Recurrent shows that EV battery replacements are dropping in frequency
11:23 - White House announces first $150 Million in funding for electric trucks
11:48 - President Biden makes affordable solar promise on Earth Day
12:10 - U.S. White House commits funding to make the grid more reliable, efficient
12:27 - BYD unveils its latest concept EV at Auto China 2024
12:45 - Lucid Air Sapphire now the quickest production EV in the quarter mile
13:03 - Washington State announces new incentives aimed to help lower-income households transition to electric
13:18 - Nio, Lotus announce new partnership into swappable batteries
13:35 - Rivian offers owners of certain 2018 and newer ICE vehicles the chance to upgrade
13:55 - Tesla leaves Austin’s ETJ, meaning it doesn’t have to meet its environmental laws
14:18 - Volkswagen unveils ID. CODE concept car
14:37 - We learn of more Tesla Layoffs
14:53 - Bolt expands its offerings into Kenya, with a goal of making 5,000 electric motorcycles easier to lease
15:10 - Aptera announces a new special edition for the UAE
15:29 - Fisker warns it could file for bankruptcy in less than a month
15:44 - ToZero makes its first delivery of recycled Lithium
16:01 - Ford Europe confirms European e-Transit will get same battery pack options as U.S. models
16:16 - Smart unveils its Concept #5
16:35 - Mercedes-Benz changes its EV naming again
16:55 - GM says its battery shortage for Ultium will soon be over
17:12 - Zero unveils a mini Tesla Tap for use with its motorcycles
17:30 - There’s now one DC fast charging station for every 15 gas pumps in the U.S.
17:49 - In just under 18 months, Tesla has only delivered 37 Semis to Pepsi
18:05 - VoltPost starts sales of its post-based charging station for retrofits in cities
18:22 - New report predicts that the majority of EVs in the U.S. in 2030 will be based in Suburbia
18:40 - Volkswagen Subsidiary and partners unveil potential future charging solution using kite-power
18:58 - Disney’s Autopia will go electric in 2026
19:13 - IEA predicts that EV sales will remain stable this year, and account for 1-in-5 new cars sold
19:31 - Polestar 4 now on sale in the U.S.
19:49 - SunPower lays off 1,000 employees, stops residential solar installations
20:04 - Factorial Energy, LG Chem plan to work together on solid state batteries
20:22 - Subaru retiring Legacy to make room for more EVs in its lineup
20:36 - Vinfast expands its U.S. dealer network
20:52 - Tesla officially reveals refreshed Model 3 Performance
21:08 - BMW updates i4 for 2025, adds a new variant
21:27 - Tesla driver arrested for killing Motorcyclist while using autopilot
22:00 - Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial
23:09 - Tesla owners quoted a lot of money to install Tesla’s V2H system - but there’s more to this than headlines
24:03 - UK Spinoff from Protean showcases a Landrover EV with retrofitted in-wheel motors
25:06 - Thanks, and Goodbye!