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From Transport Evolved. It’s been quite a while since we gave you a channel update, and while we try really hard not to do them super-frequently, some massive changes at the channel in the last few weeks means that.. well, we’re overdue giving you one. So today, on her way to pick up some of…
From Transport Evolved. While oil prices continue to go up as the situation in the Middle East worsens, more and more people are likely going to be investigating buying an EV for the first time – and as we noted last week – interest in EVs is already on the rise as a consequence. But…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN Volkswagen updates the ID.4 and ID.5 family of EVs in Europe while simultaneously announcing the end of ID.4 production in the U.S (in order to make a gas-guzzling SUV instead), BMW and Rimac working together on the soon-to-launch i7, and Rivian R2 EPA estimates leak ahead…
From Transport Evolved. The Ford F-150 Lightning BEV may no longer be in production, but when it launched back in 2022, one of its killer features was its ability to provide backup power to your home using a dedicated charging station paired with a Delta inverter system. While the inverter has proven very reliable, the…
From Transport Evolved. If you’re an EV driver right now, you’re probably watching the situation in the Middle East with a mixture of dread and quiet relief. The war between the U.S., backed by Israel, and Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz — through which a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil passes…
From Transport Evolved. The war between the US, backed by Israel, and Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz — through which a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil passes — and fuel prices are climbing to levels that are genuinely painful for a lot of households. If you’ve been thinking about making the…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! Subaru reveals the Getaway 7-seat EV SUV at the New York Auto Show, the 2026 Toyota BZ surprises with strong U.S. sales, outselling Ford and Chevrolet, and Tesla’s X account celebrates a driver whose ophthalmologist recommended a Tesla due to failing vision.…
From Transport Evolved. We pride ourselves on helping people make smarter choices in the world of cleaner, greener, safer, smarter and more equitable transportation and energy – and in an age where new EV models are dropping like flies in the U.S., we thought it was time to expand our coverage a little. So today,…
From Transport Evolved. For the past 10 years, Kate Walton-Elliott has been a regular on this channel, sharing her ownership experience, legendary wit and technical prowess. From her RAV4 EV through to her current fleet, we’ve seen her experience EV ownership first-hand, and we’ve shared her progress converting her 1969 Morris Minor to all-electric. But…
From Transport Evolved. The U.S. auto industry has spent decades building barriers to keep out cheaper, more efficient foreign cars—from Japan in the ’70s to South Korea in the ’90s. Today, those same protections are shielding legacy automakers from a new threat: China’s fast-rising electric vehicle giants. Under Donald Trump’s second presidency, those barriers are stronger…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! The Trump administration gives TotalEnergies a refund in exchange for it stopping wind farm plans, the price of oil surges as Iran war wages on – pushing up interest in EVs, and BYD is readying 20 new dealerships in Canada within a…
From Transport Evolved. We might be living in strange times, where one country seems to be heading backwards in its scientific and environmental policies – even going as far as to create the perfect environment for once-easily-managed diseases to return — but in other parts of the world, the scientific method is still (largely) respected…
From Transport Evolved. Semi-autonomous driver assistance systems are here to lend a hand and keep you safe on the road. They can help you stay alert during long drives and protect you from mistakes that could lead to an accident. And, if you believe the hype, fully-autonomous vehicles are expected to bring a new era…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! On today’s show, BMW launches the i3, the effect of the US – Iranian war on EV versus ICE owners – and a Chinese company starts series production of the world’s first self-balancing electric motorcycle. All that and more, coming up on…
From Transport Evolved. In this deep dive, Kate peels back the layers of the Donut Solid State Battery hype to see how the marketing claims from CES 2026 hold up against the data from VTT Finland. We examine the 11C charge rate and investigate the "Zero Compression" claims. We also explare the controversy over claims…
From Transport Evolved. Not everyone needs granular data in their daily lives — but if you follow this channel, you probably appreciate having properly formatted, easily searchable records showing how things change over time. Whether it’s the outside temperature, your favorite sports team’s win rate, or how often you sneak off to the local takeout,…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! BYD unveils its Blade 2.0 battery, featuring 1.5 MW charging for sub-10-minute recharges; Aptera rolls out its first production-line solar electric vehicle; and U.S. solar installations surged 205%, riding the “Trump Bump” as last year’s tax credits expired. All that and more, coming up on today’s show! Find full show…
From Transport Evolved. It’s a common misconception — and, in many cases among those who want to see EVs fail, an intentional falsehood — that EV battery packs require expensive replacements every few years, can’t be recycled, and simply don’t last long. As we’ve noted many times on this channel, most EV battery packs outlive…
From Transport Evolved. Mandatory Disclaimer: Transport Evolved was invited by General Motors (Chevrolet) to attend the official Press Drive Event for the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV in Malibu, California. General Motors covered our travel, meal and accommodation costs to facilitate us bringing you this first-person report. YouTube requires this video to be marked as "sponsored" due…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! BYD unveils its Blade 2.0 battery, featuring 1.5 MW charging for sub-10-minute recharges; Aptera rolls out its first production-line solar electric vehicle; and U.S. solar installations surged 205%, riding the “Trump Bump” as last year’s tax credits expired. All that and more, coming up on today’s show! Find full show…
From Transport Evolved. Growing up in the UK, Nikki is no stranger to the need for decent fog lights to help her see — and be seen — on the road in heavy fog. And while her F-150 Lightning didn’t come with fog lights from the factory, she’s been cooking up a way to add…
From Transport Evolved. We all know that an electric vehicle’s range depends on a variety of factors: how well the car is maintained, the driver’s skill (or how heavy their right foot is), and the weather and terrain it’s being driven on. Battery health and state of charge—along with temperature—also play a major role. Trying…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! On today’s show, Nissan cancels its plans for the most affordable LEAF in the U.S., Donut brings data to back up some of its claims about its solid state batteries, and Ford decides customers should pay extra to get a frunk…
From Transport Evolved. Usually, when we test drive a vehicle on this channel, the team walks away with a range of opinions — about how it drives, what it does well (and badly), and where it fits in the broader EV marketplace. And we work hard to set aside our personal biases. Especially when it…
From Transport Evolved. Has the "Musk Premium" turned into a "Musk Penalty"? As 2026 unfolds, the debate surrounding Elon Musk’s leadership has reached a fever pitch. While his leadership has been credited with driving success in a wide variety of ventures, his increasingly erratic and polarizing public behavior and deep dive into right wing politics…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! Today, Toyota unveils the Highlander EV, its first 3-row EV, BYD joins legal action against the U.S. as the U.S. Supreme Court deems Trump Tariffs Illegal, and 96% of EV owners say they’ll never go back to ICE. Find full show…
From Transport Evolved. Last year, Ford held an event in Louisville, Kentucky, where Ford CEO Jim Farley promised Fords new mid-size electric pickup truck and unveiled, for the first time, Ford’s new Universal Electric Vehicle Platform. Developed in a special skunkworks facility separate from Ford’s usual Detroit and Cologne engineering teams, the resulting vehicle platform…
From Transport Evolved. Our team has collectively owned and driven electric vehicles for over four decades, covering a broad range of models released across the past half‑century. Yet, despite that experience, many people still claim that a long‑distance EV road‑trip is impossible without relying on Tesla’s Supercharger network. Tesla undeniably accelerated the rollout of fast‑charging…
From Transport Evolved. Our team has collectively owned and driven electric vehicles for over four decades, covering a broad range of models released across the past half‑century. Yet, despite that experience, many people still claim that a long‑distance EV road‑trip is impossible without relying on Tesla’s Supercharger network. Tesla undeniably accelerated the rollout of fast‑charging…
From Transport Evolved. As eagle-eyed viewers will know, we’ve managed to miss some videos in the last week, after a trip to San Diego went a bit sideways. Because we don’t want to impact our regular content with what happened (although it will play a part next week), we decided it was worth having a…
From Transport Evolved. As the world shifts toward a more electrified future, the stability of our power grids have become a defining challenge of modern energy management. For decades, grid operators relied on load shedding — the controlled, often frustrating process of cutting power to specific areas — as a last-resort tool to prevent a…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! On today’s show: Canada brings back EV incentives, Waymo hits a Child, and at a recent automotive Pwn2Own, a team gets Doom running on a fast charger. These stories and much more! Find full show notes, links to covered stories, and…
From Transport Evolved. It’s more than 15 years since the first Nissan LEAF rolled off the production line. Brought into existence before the Tesla Model S, and offering family-focused EV driving long before most automakers even had EV plans, the LEAF defined an early generation of EV adopters. But it wasn’t without its flaws: battery…
From Transport Evolved. We’ve re-written this introduction a few dozen times. We tried to make it about the EV world — about how one company’s success didn’t just kick-start a global EV sales race, but also made the world’s wealthiest man. We tried to explain how, enriched by those successes, that same man has used…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! On today’s show: we learn the Bolt EV really will have a limited production run; Tesla cancels the Model S and Model X to make way for unproven robots; the Trump regime is dealt just desserts after courts strike down attempts to halt already-approved wind…
From Transport Evolved. At the very end of last year (okay, technically we published it at the start of this one – https://youtu.be/MHRYk8dJ9fY ), we shared the Home Assistant + Node-RED integration we’d been working on to get our JuiceBox EVSEs—fitted with Open EVSE hardware—working with load-sharing again. After a few weeks of testing, Nikki…
From Transport Evolved. In early October last year, we headed down to Los Angeles to see — and drive — the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV for the first time. Based on the now-discontinued 2023 Bolt EUV, but with a new battery pack, drivetrain, and power electronics, the 2027 Bolt EV seemed to tick plenty of…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! On today’s show: Volvo unveils the EX60 and EX60 Cross Country, U.S. lawmakers move to strip nearly $880 million in already authorized EV charging funding from federal spending bills, and researchers at TU/e Eindhoven preview a future of repair-friendly electric vehicles with a…
From Transport Evolved. Not so long ago, most vehicles operated in a fairly standard way. From gear levers to pedals, indicators to warning lights, many of the basics were obvious — even if you’d never driven that exact model before. But as technology has progressed and automakers have added more and more features, even simple…
From Transport Evolved. The Lucid Air Touring: So Very British, and Quite Jaguar-Like Usually, automakers insist on giving us the most expensive versions of their vehicles to test — so much so that many don’t even put their entry-level or commercial models into their press fleets at all. But Lucid did something a little different.…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! On today’s show: Kia launched the EV2 in Brussels, Canada sidesteps problems with the U.S. and signs a new EV import deal with China – and the U.S. EPA now says it will no-longer take social and health costs associated with pollution…
From Transport Evolved. For decades, the U.S. auto industry has depended on Canada and Mexico for parts, production, and trade. But under the second Trump presidency — amid increasingly aggressive trade policies and even rhetoric questioning long-standing international norms — Canada is beginning to loosen its deeply intertwined relationship with the U.S. auto sector. As…
From Transport Evolved. The last few weeks in the United States — and in many other parts of the world — have been especially challenging for people of good conscience. Alongside deeply troubling threats to civil liberties, we’ve seen communities targeted, opponents threatened, and rhetoric pushed to extremes. While not everyone who watches Transport Evolved shares the…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! On today’s show: BYD overtakes Tesla as the world’s largest EV maker, Volkswagen reveals a retro-styled, skeuomorphic dashboard for the ID. Polo, and Verge shakes up the industry by making solid-state batteries standard on its TS Pro electric motorcycle this year. Find full…
From Transport Evolved. As regulars to the channel will know, when EnelX stopped support for JuiceBox charging stations in late 2024, we were among a group of frustrated former customers who opted to take matters into their own hands and hack their hardware. Having played with juice pass proxy (which worked but required a fair…
From Transport Evolved. Congratulations! You made it to 2026. 🎉 And while the past year saw some forward movement toward a cleaner, greener, safer, and more equitable future, it also brought increased anti-EV sentiment, policies designed to make electric vehicle ownership less appealing, and automakers quietly walking back their all-electric promises. Add in rising costs of living,…
From Transport Evolved. Happy new Year! It’s 2026 – and hopefully for many of you it’s time for a new start. But new starts are nothing if we don’t remember what went before, and in the U.S., that means looking back on 2025 and some of the horrid things that happened in the EV and…
From Transport Evolved. In 2022, Ford launched its first all-electric F-150, the F-150 Lightning. Their second all-electric pickup ever (after the limited-production Ranger Electric at the turn of the century), the Lightning promised a new era where full-size electric trucks could match—or even outperform—their gasoline counterparts. It wasn’t just about driving: with its massive battery,…
From Transport Evolved. We’re getting to the end of the year, and usually around this time we make a video explaining what’s been going on behind the scenes — where our support has come from, and what we’ve spent it on. But in a world where costs are rising everywhere — where U.S. health insurance…
From Transport Evolved. Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! It’s the end of 2025 – and we’re all pretty exhausted. So, while the team is off for two weeks, here’s a clip show with a twist: some of our favorite "And Finally’ Stories from TEN in 2025. While not all our…