Electric Pickup Sales Slow? - Transport Evolved News (TEN) Episode 536

Welcome to Transport Evolved News! On today’s show: while EV sales elsewhere soar, US customers sour on EVs; electric pickup sales aren’t doing well; and two big electric airplane companies celebrate milestones! These stories and more on today’s show! — Here are today’s sponsors: - Electric Vehicle Association: https://www.myeva.org - EnergySage: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262 — Get involved: - https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources — Support the show: - Patreon membership with code “MARCH2025” for 25% discount: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved - Buy the team a coffee or meal: https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved - Join the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/transportevolved - Buy TE Exclusive swag: https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ - Donate Bitcoin to our wallet BC: 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH — Interact with the show: - Mastodon: https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show - Discord: https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn - BSky: https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social Subscribe to Transport Evolved Take2: https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 — Help support the channel (if using Amazon): - Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/40xOyjm — 00:00 - Intro + Sponsor Call Outs 00:33 - Welcome! 00:42 IEA reports on global EV battery market 01:48 - Beta Technologies completes successful test flight into JFK 02:49 - BYD announces expansion of Megawatt-capable charging stations 04:00 - Attitudes toward EVs fall in the U.S. as anti-EV policies bite 05:15 - Electric pickup truck sales slow in the U.S. 06:37 - Kia EV4 Sedan won’t be made in the U.S. 07:57 - Mercedes-Benz starts production of the CLA 09:18 - Nissan teases tech in next-generation LEAF 10:33 - Smart Charging saves consumers money 11:41 - IEA report shows which nations are spending on new energy generation 13:05 - Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage 14:30 - Orange EV recalls trucks 14:50 - Ford Recalls F150 Lightning 15:11 - Ford recalls cars - including Mustang Mach E - to fix software issue 15:31 - Ford recalls 6 F150 Lightning to fix a previously botched recall 15:54 - New Jersey Turnpike Authority accused of corruption as it removes Tesla Superchargers 16:21 - Uk government changes rules on EV charging station installation 16:39 - Ionity, Alpitronic ready 1 megawatt charging for Europe 17:02 - Lidl Italy starts using eActros 600 for store deliveries 17:23 - Hyundai IONIQ 9 now being delivered in the USA 17:45 - GM now the number one EV brand in Canada 18:12 - Lucid secures US-sourced graphite for its battery packs 18:32 - Shell to open MCS testing centre in Germany 18:54 - DS Nº4 now available to order 19:10 - Cadillac Vistiq now available in Europe 19:26 - German government considering depreciation deal 19:48 - Polestar opens order books for Polestar 4 in US 20:06 - China resumes rare earth exports, but with permit-only operation 20:28 - Norway hits 94% EV market share in May 20:48 - Toyota dealer lambasts Toyota’s poor EV lineup, environmental policy 21:13 - Bollinger may be saved 21:32 - Sondors returns at the hands of its original founder. 21:53 - Chinese government warns automakers to stop price war or else. 22:14 - Hyundai Kia sell shares in Ola. 22:36 - Oregon’s rebate program resumes. 22:55 - BASF starts making Black Mass in Germany. 23:16 - Cargo ship fire involving EVs, Hybrids under investigation. Cause unknown. 23:38 - Dodge Charger EV owners report unintended acceleration woes. 23:58 - Rivian pushes OTA to enable manual preconditioning for better fast charging. 24:17 - Lucid is offering $31,000 discounts off Lucid Airs. 24:36 - Hubject, Heliox, Accelera by Cummins, Bluebird deploy standards-compliant V2G system. 24:55 - Nio announces plans for more European launches while suffering widening losses. 25:16 - First Bus in Bristol opens new electrified depot. 25:37 - Tata Motor launches the Harrier EV, beats the VW ID 4 to market. 25:58 - Massive Maxtro S800 luxury SUV launches in China. 26:20 - First Voltpost street-side charger installed in Illinois. 26:42 - Wincanton starts to electrify its fleet. 26:55 - Mercedes-Benz struggles to sell G-Wagon EV. 27:08 - EV-5 goes on sale in Singapore, locally made. 27:30 - Acura ZDX has a good month in the U.S. 27:51 - Wood Mackenzie warns Trump tariffs could rise energy storage prices by 50%. 28:14 - Utrecht becomes home to the world’s first V2G Car Sharing Service. 28:35 - Toyota offering large discounts on outgoing model year BZ4X. 29:00 - Support The Channel! 30:44 - Archer Aviation completes piloted testing. 32:00 - Ford readies Super Mustang Mach E for Pikes Peak. 33:23 - Thanks, and Goodbye!