Welcome to today’s show! This week, an update on the transition to NACS as more companies commit, 1 Millionth MEB-Based EV made, and Jim Farley Trash Talks the Cybertruck 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 Ninth annual Chicago Chesed Fund Tesla Raffle (CCF Raffle) Buy two tickets for $175 by heading to https://www.ccfraffle.com and entering “Transport Evolved” at checkout. Enter before July 11th for the chance to win a bottle of Tesla Tequila in a bonus raffle! - 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 --------- Chapter Marks: 00:00 - Start 00:38 - Welcome! 00:49 - An update on the companies switching to NACS 01:48 - Kia EV9 Begins Deliveries in Korea 02:49 - Tesla Model Y now the second-best selling vehicle of any type in the U.S. 03:47 - Hyundai lays out its future plans for EVs during its CEO Investor day 04:47 - Ford secures the largest loan yet in the Federal Government’s ATVM Loan Program 05:47 - Volkswagen builds the 1 millionth MEB-based electric vehicle 06:45 - Tesla offers massive discounts toward quarter end, dramatically reduces inventory 07:44 - Rivian R2 expected to launch by late 2024 08:45 - Jim Farley sends friendly fire Tesla’s way over pickup trucks 09:39 - Last date for Chevrolet Bolt EV, Bolt EUV Orders nears 10:42 - SPONSORED CONTENT: Support the Chicago Chesed Fund and get a chance to win a Tesla or $50,000 in the 7th Annual CCFRaffle.com 11:58 - BMW iX Recall Alert 12:19 - BMW i7 Recall Alert 12:37 - Ford F-150 Lightning Recall Alert 12:58 - Tesla Semi Recall Alert 13:15 - Mercedes-Benz EQ Family Recall Alert 13:34 - Helixx and Siemens collaborate on new “factory in a box’ for EV Production 13:51 - Tesla takes Cybertruck to winter test in NZ 14:06 - Nikola MOtors lays off more staff as it restructures (yet again) 14:23 - Italian Company Aehra debuts its second car, a sleek electric sedan 14:42 - Ford sending SuperVan 4.2 up Pikes’ Peak International Hill Climb 14:59 - GreenFlag in the UK partners with RIghtCharge to offer EV owners home charging station installations 15:19 - ABB opens new electric vehicle production, warehouse, and repair facility in Virginia 15:38 - BYD delivers its first 100 Yuan Plus EVs for Mexican customers 15:55 - Foxconn, Stellantis announce new partnership for automotive electronics 16:14 - BYD opens its order books in Italy, but won’t bring the Tang there 16:33 - Ford expands its relationship with Team Rubicon, donates vehicles, including F150 Lightning 16:50 - New UK-based academic consultation aims to use ‘digital twins’ to plan decarbonization of UK transportation sector 17:12 - Autoflight and Groupe ADP sign an MOU to experiment with eVTOL craft during 2024 Olympics, Paralympics 17:31 - NHTSA investigating Hyundai IONIQ 5 for sudden power loss while driving 17:48 - Cadillac Sets August 5 as the reveal date for its first all-electric Escalade 18:05 - Toyota says it’s ready to go all electric in Europe by 2035… but there’s a catch 18:23 - Mazda opens negotiations with Panasonic with a view to using it as a battery supplier 18:39 - BYD Dolphin confirmed for EU launch this fall 18:57 - NovaBus will close its Plattsburg production facility and shift production to Canada 19:15 - FirstBus in the UK announces its first charging hub for public use 19:31 - Tesla rumored to be about to purchase a German specialist in inductive vehicle charging 19:47 - Fortescue announces new factory in Oxford, UK 20:03 - Suzuki, SkyDrive lay down basic agreement for manufacturing SkyDrive’s eVTOL craft 20:20 - Smart confirms all-wheel drive Smart #1 20:39 - McMurty Spéirling Pure priced 20:56 - Lucid unlikely to shift to NACS yet 21:13 - Citroen sells out of limited 50-vehicle My Ami Buggy run in 10 hours 23:11 - GM promises three vehicles at Goodwood, including hill climbs from Cyberster 24:07 - GreenTheOnly discovers “Elon Mode” in FSD Beta 25:00 - Thanks, and Goodbye! 27:59 - Check out our Buyers Guide! 28:43 - Thanks, and Goodbye!
