TEN - Transport Evolved News 527 - Waymo's Parking Tickets, Trump's Tariffs, Milton's Pardon

Welcome to today’s show! On the show — the U.S. tariffs that threaten worldwide economies and the auto industry, Trevor Milton’s pardon, and Waymo racks up some serious parking tickets. More stories and updates coming next! Here are today’s sponsors: Electric Vehicle Association: https://www.myeva.org EnergySage: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262 Get involved: Town Hall Action Tools: https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources Support the show: Patreon membership (no current discount code): 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: 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Interact with the show: Mastodon: https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show Discord: https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn Bluesky: 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 Show Rundown 00:00 - Intro + Sponsor callouts 00:28 - Welcome! 00:35 - Blanket tariffs cause chaos in the auto industry 02:36 - Former Nikola Motor CEO Trevor Milton is pardoned of all fraud charges 04:00 - BYD announces more than 1 million new energy vehicle sales in Q1 04:52 - Volvo ousts its CEO, replaces him with his predecessor 05:45 - Aptera manages long-range test with 122 watt-hours per mile efficiency 06:38 - Hyundai refreshes the Ioniq 6 07:41 - Northvolt lays off staff as part of planned restructuring 08:34 - Colorado development goes live with ground-sourced heat pumps 09:27 - Nissan no longer investing in joint partnership with Renault — aka Ampere 10:20 - eHang gets full certification for its EH216-S autonomous eVTOL aircraft 11:19 - Sponsor segment: EnergySage 12:15 - Tesla recalls Model S, X for incorrect horn pad 12:31 - Mack Trucks recalls some of its electric trucks for a faulty battery pack 12:46 - Kia, LG partner on PBV concepts in Korea 13:03 - BYD’s luxury performance arm Yangwang starts sales of the U7 13:18 - Fastned increases revenue but also sees rising losses in latest quarter 13:33 - Hyundai Ioniq 5 N featured in Asphalt Legends Unite event this weekend 13:50 - Serbia awards Rivian funds to entice it to the nation 14:04 - Norway’s change in tax law means people rushed to buy PHEVs, pushing EV share down to low 80% 14:19 - U.S. company Coulomb Solution offers super-long life commercial EV battery 14:35 - U.S. advocacy group calls on Hyundai for better transparency about its facilities 14:51 - Porsche announces new recycling program for high-voltage battery packs 15:04 - Samsung SDI begins producing 46-form factor cells for U.S. micromobility client 15:18 - Nio looks to raise extra funds on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange 15:32 - Xiaomi is under investigation after fatal autonomous vehicle crash 15:47 - UK government extends commercial EV grants 15:59 - Four European charging networks form the Spark Alliance 16:14 - EU submits changes to CO₂ plans for Europe 16:29 - Vauxhall lowers its prices to ensure none of its vehicles are above £40,000 in the UK 16:43 - Ford commits to a new EV at its Louisville facility — won’t share details yet 16:58 - JFK Airport’s new terminal to get an all-electric ground fleet 17:13 - Zeekr, Huawei both unveil ultra-fast super-megawatt chargers 17:29 - Ford tweaks the F-150 Lightning for the new model year 17:48 - Hino unveils its new sodium-ion battery for commercial vehicles 18:04 - BP to sell off petrol stations, charging networks in Austria 18:18 - Škoda unveils Elroq RS 18:33 - Hyundai Insteroid unveiled 18:48 - The majority of Republicans want EVs and federally supported EV charging 19:06 - Hyundai unveils its Pleos system 19:20 - Polestar 2 gets refreshed 19:32 - QuantumScape makes progress on its anode-free batteries 19:48 - SAAS, Xiaomi unveil charging partnership 20:03 - Cummins’ EV division Accelera unveils new drivetrain and battery system for F-series Isuzu trucks 20:16 - Zeekr, Minima announce partnership to share charging stations in the UK 20:29 - Hyundai launches third-generation Nexo FCV 20:49 - Franco-German financial analysts call on EU to dump FCV for EV for haulage 21:06 - Panasonic Energy partners with Sumitomo Metal in Japan to recycle nickel 21:20 - Stellantis closes one factory, furloughs staff at another, and promises an EV battery plant 21:41 - Ionity announces new pay-as-you-go tariff in the UK 21:55 - Lotus unveils its new lineup for 2025 22:13 - Hyundai’s electric April Fool is quite fun 22:30 - Support the channel! 24:00 - Waymo robotaxis get tickets totaling $65,000 last year in San Francisco 25:07 - Ampler unveils a new e-bike that charges with USB-C 26:20 - Thanks, and goodbye!