TEN 540: U.S. HR1 Passed, New EVs Arrive, and Brits Who Fear Getting Electrocuted Washing Cars!?

⚠️ Viewer Advisory Today’s show contains automaker-supplied footage with flashing lights and images between 6:15 and 7:11 (IONIQ 6 N Story) that may affect viewers with photosensitive conditions *Viewer discretion is advised* 📖 Want to read our ENTIRE Shownotes and follow source links? You'll find them all here: https://nextcloud.transportevolved.com/s/HKfFagwLXPW8XCa ----- 🎬 Welcome to Today’s Show! Big news today! 👇 🇺🇸 HR1 becomes law in the U.S. (throwing EVs and clean energy into... nasty places) 🏎️ Two sporty EVs launch 😱Some Brits are afraid to wash EVs in case they get electrocuted... ...and SO much more! ----- 👥 Today’s Sponsors 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association https://www.myeva.org ⚡ EnergySage https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262 ------ 🎁 Win an EV with CCAN Action Fund! ➡️ https://bit.ly/transportevolvedEVraffle Choose from: Rivian R1T / R1S Lucid Gravity / Air Porsche Macan EV / Taycan 🏅 2nd prize: Ioniq 5 or VW ID. Buzz 🥉 3rd prize: Chevy Equinox EV 🎟️ $200 ticket supports the nonprofit work of CCAN Action Fund ---- ✊ Get Involved 🗳️ https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources ---- ❤️ Support the Show 📰 Find us on Substack : https://transportevolved.substack.com 🔥 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved 📺 Join the channel: https://www.youtube.com/transportevolved 👕 Get TE-exclusive swag: https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ 🛍️ Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/40xOyjm ₿ Donate Bitcoin: 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH ---- 💬 Join the Conversation 🐘 Mastodon: https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn 🌀 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social ---- 🔁 Subscribe to our second channel: https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 ---- Today’s Chapters. 00:00 – ⚠️ Photosensitive Warning 00:10 – 👋 Introduction 00:53 – 📝 Editorial note: Some changes have taken place! 01:21 – 🇺🇸 HR1 becomes law in the U.S., killing future EV and green incentives. 02:19 – 💸 Ford joins automakers offering 0% EV loans 03:20 – 🚀 European EV sales soar, setting new records. 04:17 – 🛞 Rivian unveils the new R1 family (with Kick Turn!) 05:19 – 🇰🇷 Kia launches the EV5 in South Korea 06:15 – 🔥 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 6 N revealed 07:11 – 🏁 Alpine launches A290 Rallye, in ready-to-race guise. 08:06 – 🌱 EVs getting cleaner, faster as the grid cleans up in Europe. 09:01 – 🐢 Honda, Nissan, and others slow EV plans 10:20 – 😨 Some Brits fear washing EVs 11:35 – 🎟️ Win an EV with evraffle.org! 13:07 – 🛠️ Recalls (BMW, Audi, Porsche, Tesla, Polestar, Ford, more) 15:57 – 👀 Dacia Duster EV confirmed (sort of) 16:20 – 🛞 Hankook launches iON XT tire 16:34 – 💷 Kia gives EV4 UK pricing 16:46 – 💳 Recharge adds card readers to DC chargers 17:04 – 📦 Northvolt’s storage unit sold to US company 17:20 – 🏗️ BMW Neue Klasse production line isn't ramping up as expected. 17:34 – 🇲🇽 BYD cancels Mexican facility amid geopolitical posturing. 17:47 – 🚐 VW UK launches 2 new electric Transporter models. 18:01 – 🚌 TTC celebrates 100 electric buses on its roads 18:14 – 🤖 Smart ECS + Rocsys roll out hands-free charging at ports. 18:29 – 💰 CustomCells finds buyer, facing a more certain future. 18:41 – 🚘 Volvo to make Polestar 7 for EU market 18:54 – 🧪 Korea develops metal-free EV motor 19:07 – 🚚 Ford e-Transit Custom (AWD!) 19:18 – 🇮🇪 Ireland launches special EV plates 19:32 – 🚛 EU may extend toll exemption for electric trucks 19:44 – 💸 VW sends $1B more to Rivian 19:58 – 🏭 CATL building a new factory in Indonesia 20:11 – 🇫🇷 Ultraviolette opens orders in France 20:21 – ♻️ Redwood Materials launches Redwood Energy 20:34 – 🧊 Honda delays new FCV stack 20:47 – 🇨🇳 XPeng G7 goes on sale 21:02 – 🏗️ Volvo Construction demolishes with electric machines 21:13 – 📉 Volvo ES90 carbon footprint published 21:26 – 💶 EU awards €852M for battery projects 21:37 – ⚡ South Australia builds state-wide EV charging network 21:50 – 🇮🇳 Tata begins Harrier.ev production 22:01 – 💰 Kia’s €25k EV on the way 22:13 – 🤝 Phoenix MotorCar makes deal with struggling Chinese firm 22:26 – 🚢 Nissan may export EVs from China to other markets in Asia. 22:40 – 🧰 Stellantis starts making e-Ducato box van variants 23:07 – 🌞🔌 Sponsor Segment: EnergySage 24:40 – 🛵 BMW launches next-gen CE04 25:56 – 🏆 EV records broken with Rimac and Lucid. 27:12 – 🎬 That’s it!