TEN Transport Evolved News Episode 490 - Fisker Is Bankrupt, Pikes Peak Racers Prepare, Mexican EVs

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On today’s show - Mexico proves popular for automakers wanting to benefit from US incentives, Fisker applies for bankruptcy protection, and Pikes Peak weekend plays host to many exciting EV entrants!

These stories, and many more on today's show!

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00:00 - Start
00:34 - Welcome!
00:42- Fisker files for Chapter 11 protection
01:36 - GM looking to build Cadillac Optiq in Mexico
02:31 - Kia looking to Mexico to make its North American market EV3
03:26 - Tesla Supercharger Access Rollout it taking long than some would hope
04:28 - Fiat unveils Fiat Grande Panda
05:26 - UAW contract at Ultium LLC goes into effect, giving workers more rights, better pay
06:23 - Hyundai plans new lower-cost EV and new IONIQ model for Europe
07:17 - Porsche says it’s making progress with digital twins for its battery packs
08:17 - EV Sales Soaring Year on Year for non-Tesla brands
09:15 - Oxford PV debuts its latest, most efficient solar cells.
11:15 - Fisker Ocean gets double recalls
11:38 - Rivian recalls R1S, R1T models that may have had damage to their side trim panels
11:54 - Audi Q8 e-tron, Q8 e-tron Sportback recalled
12:14 - Cybertruck deliveries halted due to windscreen wiper motor
12:31 - BMW CE02 recalled
12:50 - Tesla allows its ‘one-time’ FSD transfer for another quarter
13:08 - BMW cancels its cell order with Northvolt, but continues to work on next-gen batteries
13:28 - BYD makes big changes to its Atto 3, including a cut price in Australia
13:46 - You can now bring stalks controls to a Tesla Model 3 Highland
14:05 - Hyunda reiterates that EVs are its top priority in the U.S.
14:23 - Elon Musk says the next-generation Roadster will be able to fly
14:40 - Hyundai, Kia sign deal with SQM for battery raw materials
14:58 - Chevrolet Equinox Ev gets a sizeable lease price cut
15:14 - Wuling Bingui Plus now on sale in China
15:34 - Berlin Senate reduces funds for electric buses in Berlin, but there’s a good reason
15:52 - Cost cited as primary reason many Americans aren’t going electric
16:13 - Hyundai confirms its first EV off its new Georgia production line will be the refreshed IONIQ 5
16:30 - Jaguar Land Rover gives Chery permission to use “Freelander” name
16:47 - Lucid tries to name Ocean nameplate
17:03 - Ford increases lease discounts on Mustang Mach E
17:22 - CAKE is back!
17:42 - Jeep Wagoneer S to get lease discounts at launch
17:59 - BYD readying a Korean launch of its Soul EV
18:19 - Tesla Model 3 Long Range now Eligible for Federal Tax Credit
18:37 - Volvo looking to build EX30 for USA in Europe, and ship to the U.S. to avoid tariffs
18:57 - Tesla now making 1,300 Cybertrucks per week
19:13 - Germany looks interested in changing Chinese-tariffs
19:35 - Leapmotor begins making Evs at Steelantis factory in Poland
19:54 - BYD to supply LFP batteries to Tesla
20:15 - Honda makes big discounts available for lease customers for the Prologue
20:31 - When accounting for all of its brands, Volkswagen Group outsells Tesla in Germany
20:52 - New York State looking to ban new gas-powered ATVs and UTVs from 2035
21:09 - Nio unveils the EL8 for the EUropean market
21:26 - 2025 Smart #5 is a full-size EV
21:44 - Lynk & Co debuts its first EV, the Z10
22:01 - Polaris opens its first off-road charging network for ATVs and UTVs
22:25 - Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial
23:34 - eπ launches the 008 in both EV and PHEV guises
24:32 - Ford, Rivian vie for electric pickup truck supremacy on Pikes’ Peak
25:35 - Thanks, and Goodbye!