TEN Transport Evolved News Episode 535 - Who's Messing With The Odometer?

[Editorial note] : we’re aware there’s a tiny edit bug right before our closing credits, but we’ve decided to keep it in. If you see it, well done! You watched all the way through ;) [/Editorial note] ~~~~~ Today, the fight begins for keeping EV policies alive, renewables overtake coal and nuclear, and automakers in China stand accused of selling ‘used’ EVs with no miles on the clock. 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 00:30 - Welcome! 00:38 Aline unveils the A290 01:57 - Kia confirms pricing, specs for 2026 EV9 02:52 - BMW tweaks the i4 family for 2026 04:03 - Northvolt to close its Swedish factory, while subsidiary keeps plans for German one alive 05:03 - Eleven U.S. Governors form the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition 06:03 - California sues the Federal government over its anti-clean air policies 07:12 - The general public remains distrustful of robotaxis, while EVs suffer a drop in goodwill 08:14 - J.D. Power shows EV charging station reliability improves across the board 09:21 - EVs produce fewer non-exhaust emissions than ICE vehicles 10:39 - Renewables outgenerate Coal and Nuclear in the latest EIA report 11:50 - Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage 13:07 - Volkswagen confirms cupholder accessories for the ID. Buzz 13:30 - California announces a lottery for the second round of e-bike vouchers 13:48 - Daimler Trucks announces V3 of its smartphone app 14:08 - Fastned opens a new location in Greenock, Scotland 14:26 - New South Wales commits to a massive charging network expansion 14:45 - Amprius chooses its battery manufacturing partner 15:02 - Volkswagen and Vattenfall are ready to commercialize V2G products 15:20 - Bollinger Motors claims it has a future while a court case continues 15:41 - A cargo bike convention is taking place this weekend in Oregon 16:02 - SparkCharge celebrates a major capital raise 16:19 - A new lithium mine project is in the Atacama Desert 16:37 - A second-life project opens at Deutsche Bahn Depot 16:55 - Battery-Pass Ready launches in Europe 17:13 - GAC launches EV sales in Brazil 17:36 - LIon E-Mobility confirms a mysterious new client 17:56 - The first CATL-compatible battery swap cars are on the roads 18:14 - Circle-K opens its first EV-only station in Sweden 18:32 - ElevenEs unveils new blade battery 18:52 - Ola launches its first electric motorcycle 19:09 - BYD starts a new price war in China 19:28 - Volkswagen locks the design of its SSP platform 19:45 - FirstBus opens its depot charging stations to other commercial operators 20:02 - Mitsubishi looking to Renault for Colt EV platform 20:19 - KIRA launches robotaxi test fleet 20:41 - New EV sales in Europe have overtaken diesel 20:58 - DEKRA opens US test facility 21:17 - Mercedes-Benz unveils eCitaor with NMC4 battery 21:37 - Opel unveils Frontera Gravel show car 21:56 - Researchers at the University of Michigan stabilize and improve low-temperature charging 22:15 - Xiaomi sets EV sales targets, releases Q1 figures 22:32 - MIT researchers debut new fuel cell that runs on liquid sodium metal 22:54 - Kia Niro to drop EV variant, push customers to EV3 23:18 - Nissan says buyouts for EV workers are part of its comeback plan 23:36 - GM plans new battery factory in the US for LFP 23:58 - GM spends $888 million on V8 engines for gas-guzzlers 24:22 - Rheinmetall unveils new curbside charging unit 24:42 - EV sales continue to grow in Europe except for Tesla 25:05 - Mazda kills the MX-30 in Europe 25:28 - London congestion charging EV exemption to end 25:47 - Nio, Zeekr, to share charging networks 26:04 - Volkswagen confirms it won’t be changing its pricing yet 26:32 - Support The Channel! 28:09 - Chinese automakers, dealers investigated for odometer or incentive shenanigans. 29:13 - Candela crosses the Strait of Gibraltar 30:16 - Thanks, and goodbye!