Transport Evolved News TEN Episode 526 - The Tariffs That Could Kill The Industry

Welcome to today’s show! Today, BYD posts its 2024 financials, the U.S. President announces 25% tariffs on all vehicles not made in the U.S., and Chevrolet is the fastest-growing EV brand in the U.S. These stories and more, coming next! Here are today's show 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: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved (Use code “MARCH2025” for 25% off!) Buy the team a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved Join as a YouTube member TE swag: https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ Bitcoin donations: 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 Amazon Affiliate: https://amzn.to/40xOyjm 00:00 Intro + Sponsor Callouts 00:29 Welcome! 00:35 Nissan teases new EV lineup, including next-gen LEAF 01:57 BYD posts 2024 financials, catches up to Tesla 03:03 Smart debuts Smart #5 in Europe 04:06 U.S. President announces 25% import tariff on non-U.S. cars, including parts 05:24 Mercedes-Benz announces new battery pack for e-Vito panel van 06:26 GMC unveils lower-cost Sierra EV pickup 07:24 Hyundai’s Metaplant officially complete 08:18 BMW nears production-ready status for first Neue Klasse EV 09:28 Chevrolet is the fastest-growing EV brand in the U.S. 10:22 VassEV expands to U.S. market 11:31 Sponsor Segment: EnergySage 12:28 Lucid recalls floor mats over pedal interference risk 12:45 Segway recalls some Ninebot models due to folding clamp failures 13:03 Aito revises M5 and M9 models in China 13:19 Baidu and CATL announce new partnerships 13:33 Citroën considers second factory for ë-C3 13:49 Audi may build A3-like EV at Ingolstadt 14:05 Kempower unveils new North American charging station 14:20 NYPA adds fast chargers in White Plains, NY 14:35 Honda and Acura’s NACS adapter approved for Supercharger use 14:51 IRS announces last-minute EV tax credit fix 15:12 Instavolt opens ultra-rapid charging superhub in Winchester, UK 15:27 First Bus opens electric depot in Weston-Super-Mare 15:42 Stellantis planning new motor facility in Italy 15:56 UK electric bus operator may take action against Brighton & Hove 16:13 Portugal raises EV incentive price limit 16:30 eHang plans new eVTOL production facility 16:42 Canada bans Tesla from EV incentives amid fraud probe 16:59 California nears 50% more EV chargers than gas pumps 17:13 Hyundai teases the Insteroid 17:27 Porsche developing battery with three-phase output 17:40 Rivian spins off, then invests in, micromobility company 17:54 Nissan open to future Honda collaboration 18:10 Xiaomi XU7 gets 5-star C-NCAP rating 18:27 Ford patents stickshift for EVs 18:43 EV sales soar in Europe 19:00 EU funds 47 raw materials projects 19:13 EmBW scales back HPC network targets 19:26 Toyota battery facility in Japan faces delays 19:41 Revel opens first West Coast location 19:56 Kia EV owners regain Supercharger access 20:14 Nio publishes 2024 quarterlies and year-end results 20:26 MG opens MGS5 EV order books in UK, Europe 20:44 Electrify America donates $43.5M to EV education, advocacy 20:57 BYD unveils Sealion 05 EV 21:11 BYD plans to export 800,000 EVs from China in 2025 21:24 GM’s EVgo-Pilot charging network spans 25 states 21:37 Study finds U.S. South EV owners get most consistent range 21:50 Theion closes A-round funding 22:06 Lead The Charge urges Hyundai to honor zero-carbon steel promise 22:25 Ample partners with Japanese OEMs for truck, bus battery swaps in Tokyo 22:38 Hyundai, Genesis customers to receive free NACS adapters 22:51 Chevrolet opens orders for Blazer EV SS 23:09 Support The Channel! 24:35 BYD to deploy 1MW charging stations next week 25:33 Paris residents vote for car-free future 26:50 Thanks, and Goodbye!