Welcome to Transport Evolved! Join us every day for content from NIkki Gordon-Bloomfield, Kate Walton-Elliott, and Erin Carlie as they explore and explain the world of cleaner, greener, safer, and smarter transport. Between us, we’ve got more than 20 years of driving cleaner, greener vehicles, and we believe that the future of transport depends on a whole lot more than one company!
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From Transport Evolved. If you’ve been watching our TEN news roundup show over the past two months, you’ll know that one of our sponsor messages has been from the CCAN Action Fund—a fantastic nonprofit fighting for cleaner air and a healthier environment for all. Their annual electric vehicle raffle gives you three chances to win…
From Transport Evolved. OnStar is one of the oldest telematics systems still in use today. It allows owners of GM-brand vehicles — including Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick — the ability to remotely monitor important information about their car. It allows them to activate built-in navigation, activate subscription add-ons, keep track of their vehicle’s location…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN – Transport Evolved News! We review some of the just-published EV sales figures for Q2 and June, BMW finally reveals its iX5 alongside the rest of the X5 family, and EVs save the day again and again as the Northern Hemisphere struggles with heatwave-related power cuts.…
From Transport Evolved. Disclaimer — Transport Evolved received this product free of charge from Cyrusher in order to bring you this first-person review. Because a free product counts as a "material connection" under FTC and YouTube guidelines, this video is marked as sponsored/paid promotion — but no money changed hands for the review itself, and…
From Transport Evolved. As regulars to the channel will know, our videographer/DP Vi is a Chevrolet Bolt EV owner — and for a long time now, we’ve been promising to carve out time to install a TorkLift Central tow hitch. The plan was twofold: give Vi a backup chase car for the days the F-150…
From Transport Evolved. Last year, we got a chance to get behind the wheel of the Subaru Solterra, the Subaru-badged version of Toyota’s bZ4X crossover SUV. At the time, we proclaimed it the "Best BusyForks That Isn’t A Toyota" — and we found its rugged styling and practical features worth a look. But at the…
From Transport Evolved. There’s been a pretty constant thread running through many of our videos in 2026 — namely, that in a world of enshittification and politically-motivated pullback from EVs by major automakers, we as owners need to take back control of our vehicles, their data, and our energy. So today, as the team starts…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN Slate pricing, Xiaomi’s new Nurburgring record, and the U.S. Federal Government bans Polestar from sales in the U.S. —– Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/06/27/ten-588-slate-confirms-price-xiaomi-autonomous-record-polestar-banned-in-u-s/ *👥 Today’s Sponsors* 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association – https://www.myeva.org 🎁 Win an EV with CCAN Action Fund! – https://bit.ly/transportevolvedEVraffle (Vehicle…
From Transport Evolved. Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan right-to-repair bill to make it easier to fix your own car. By the time it passed committee, the automakers had rewritten it. After years of attempts by right-to-repair advocates — and as the efficacy of the 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act faded in the world of connected cars —…
From Transport Evolved. Back in 2023, we started a new web series built around a simple idea: take your existing EV — in our case, a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier — and give it some of the features and benefits of a newer model, without actually buying a newer model. Three years on, those…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN – Transport Evolved News! The U.S. DOJ supports xAI’s attempts to get a case brought against it by the NAACP thrown out, citing concerns over "national, economic, and energy security." Telo shares two very important updates about its first truck, and 2026 is shaping up to…
From Transport Evolved. Late last Friday, while preparing to publish that week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News — the power to the TE Studio flickered. Then the lights went out. We’ve owned a Ford F-150 Lightning for four years, and the Ford Home Integration System — recently discontinued entirely, and never 100% reliable…
From Transport Evolved. The Volkswagen Group — one in every ten cars sold worldwide — has quietly locked down third-party API access to its connected vehicle services, making it exclusively pay-to-play for developers and killing off the open-source tools thousands of owners relied on for solar charging, Home Assistant integrations, and more. The official reason?…
From Transport Evolved. —- On this week’s episode of TEN – Transport Evolved News! Mexico’s Olinia debuts as the country’s first nationally-designed EV — built by Mexicans, for Mexicans. Ford teases its long-awaited Ranchero EV with spy shots emerging from Southern California skunkworks testing. And the U.S. Government doubles down on coal investment — even…
From Transport Evolved. At CES this January, battery startup Donut Lab made some pretty massive claims about a new battery pack it said was the world’s first commercial solid-state pack. It promised to bring that pack — with some pretty large claims on battery performance, lifespan, and charging capabilities — to the refreshed Verge TS…
From Transport Evolved. Last month, Progressive Insurance – working with a local accident repair shop – decided it wasn’t possible to repair our Ford F-150 Lightning after a small crack developed on the underside of one of its rear bumper mount plates… since the plate itself wasn’t available and the only repair procedure the shop…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN – Transport Evolved News! Tesla stands accused by some customers of retroactively amending their FSD contracts, Volkswagen decides to ban all third-party API access for its telematics systems across all of its brands, and a court case in the Netherlands decides that pedaling an e-bike might…
From Transport Evolved. At the tail end of 2016, Nikki sat on a press call with other journalists — and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — after the automaker announced its latest iteration of its semi-autonomous driver assistance system: Tesla Autopilot 2.0. She asked a simple question: since Volvo had just promised to indemnify drivers against…
From Transport Evolved. For many years, Ferrari has done everything in its power to keep making large-displacement, throaty-engined hypercars for the wealthy. It’s shunned any notion of environmental responsibility, lobbied countless lawmakers around the world for exemptions from EV mandates, fuel economy targets, and emissions standards — all while moving away from the aspirational bedroom-wall…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! Ferrari caused quite a stir this week by launching the Luce, sending its stock price falling and prompting hardened petrolheads to question the brand’s future. The US exempts Volvo from its ongoing ban on selling cars with Chinese tech inside them, and…
From Transport Evolved. UPDATE 05/29/2026: 11th hour reprieve! Ford Motor Company’s Senior Engineer of Paint and Body Repair contacted the shop directly today with an approved repair procedure. Ortegas is being repaired. 🎉 In February, a minor rear-end collision on our way to film at Aptera left Nikki’s personal (and therefore Transport Evolved’s) 2023 Ford…
From Transport Evolved. Every week we get dozens of emails from companies wanting us to review their products. Oil drain pans for an EV channel. Tesla accessories. Toddler toys. And when we do find something that looks legitimate, they want script approval, three rounds of revisions, and a one-week turnaround. That’s not a review. That’s…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! The U.S. wants to tax EV owners while setting a new $4 billion record for oil and gas lease sales; Xiaomi’s YU7 GT breaks the Nürburgring SUV record; and 55% of Canadians say they’d buy a Chinese EV. Show notes, links and…
From Transport Evolved. Just a day after we gave you our breakdown on the difference between the money that some politicians said couldn’t possibly be spent on Biden-era, already-apportioned funds for cleaner, greener transportation and energy, while at the same time calling for more than $1.5 trillion in funds to be sent to Department of…
From Transport Evolved. For years, politicians — mostly on the conservative side of the political spectrum — have railed against EVs, calling them everything from "handouts for the rich" to outright scams. Under President Donald Trump, Republican lawmakers successfully repealed the majority of policies encouraging Americans to switch to electric vehicles, along with investments in…
From Transport Evolved. 00:00 – Introduction 01:47 – Now risky? 04:51 – What this video is about 08:04 – Some history into EV incentives 09:41 – After President Bush – into President Obama 09:55 – Trump the first time around raged… but did little about it 10:19 – President Biden 13:10 – $190 Billion Is…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s show: VW confirms the ID. Buzz is returning to the U.S. for the 2027 model year, Honda posts historic first loss since becoming publicly traded, blaming EVs, and the Elektrotrucker plans to travel around the world in 80 charges! These stories and more, on the show! Show notes, links…
From Transport Evolved. In some countries — okay, mostly the US — automakers are looking less and less interested in selling and maintaining EVs. And their dealerships? They’re more interested in selling you another V8 they can make money on than an EV that’ll cost you less through lower maintenance costs. As parts become more…
From Transport Evolved. As the war in Iran continues — and with the ceasefire looking increasingly fragile — fuel prices are squeezing commuters who don’t already drive an EV. And while some countries have a ready answer in affordable public transit and walkable cities, many places — particularly outside major US metros — simply don’t.…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s TEN — Transport Evolved News! Lexus officially unveils its 3-row all-electric SUV – the 2027 Lexus TZ; Subaru’s newest U.S. lease deals make its EVs cheaper than a comparable ICE model; and a Chinese plug-in hybrid that does what the Tesla Cybertruck couldn’t: turn into a boat and cross…
From Transport Evolved. Solar panels destroying farms? The U.S. President and members of his cabinet say so. The peer-reviewed science says otherwise — and we’ve got the receipts. We’re back with another FUD-busting episode, and this time it’s something near and dear to Nikki’s heart. From claims that renewable energy can’t coexist with farming, to…
From Transport Evolved. Disclaimer – Transport Evolved received this product free of charge from WOLFBOX in order to bring you this first-person review. No money exchanged hands for the review itself, and no editorial control was given or implied. WOLFBOX sees this review the same time it goes live. We all know that modern pickup…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! The Volkswagen ID. Polo is officially revealed, Toyota uses years of customer ignorance on EVs to become one of the strongest-selling EV brands of the year thus far, and President Trump’s White House pays more energy companies to give up their wind…
From Transport Evolved. The ongoing saga of the Ford Charge Station Pro and its propensity to not actually work as planned has been a regular feature on this channel for nearly four years. And while we’ve been lucky enough to get Nikki’s broken FCSP units looked at — and replaced — it’s becoming a painful…
From Transport Evolved. As many scholars will attest, we humans must either learn from the lessons of history — or be doomed to repeat them. And right here, right now, in 2026, the U.S. is certainly repeating a well-worn path: engaging in a conflict in the Middle East that will undoubtedly leave thousands injured or…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN: Good news for U.S. owners of E-GMP-based Hyundai vehicles, the IONIQ 3 debuts as a hot-ish hatch in Europe, and Donut Lab faces some very serious allegations of criminal activity as a former insider claims it’s misleading the world. Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/04/25/ten-579-ioniq-3-debuts-iccu-win-donut-labs-legal-nightmares/…
From Transport Evolved. Since the very first Earth Day in 1970, April 22nd has been a day where people could push for a cleaner, greener future — a day to lobby politicians and companies to do better by the planet, and where we as consumers could find better ways to live. But in recent years,…
From Transport Evolved. The Tesla Model Y is currently the world’s best-selling electric car. It packs a decent amount of tech, convenient charging via Tesla’s Supercharger network, and for many buyers, is their first foray into electric vehicles. And for that, it deserves real credit. But as Elon Musk has become increasingly vocal about his…
From Transport Evolved. On this week’s episode of TEN: Q1 EV figures released, Ford’s U-turn, ending Model e. Harbinger debuts the best delivery truck ad of the year — the perfect antidote to toxic nationalism. Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/04/18/ten-578-q1-ev-sales-fords-ev-u-turn-the-best-delivery-truck-ad-youll-see-this-year/ — *👥 Today’s Sponsors* 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association – https://www.myeva.org ⚡ EnergySage –…
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…