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 not actually mean you need to make the pedals do a full revolution.
These stories and more, on today’s show!
Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/06/06/ten-585-tesla-tweaks-fsd-contracts-vw-bans-api-access-whats-pedaling/
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*⏱️ Episode Timeline*
00:00 Introduction & sponsors
00:34 Welcome
00:45 Personal thank you
00:57 Tesla: Quebec heat pump class action & FSD contract modifications
02:02 Volkswagen kills third-party API access
03:10 Electrify America changes billing process
04:11 Rivian Adventure Network tops 1,000 stalls
05:19 Australia’s first Pantograph-Down electric bus depot opens
06:31 BYD assumes liability for God’s Eye Urban NOA accidents
07:34 BMW iX3, Mercedes CLA EV beat official estimates.
08:58 ICCT: PHEVs emit up to 5x listed emissions
10:10 EPA poll, New York sues Interior Dept, $130 EV fee advances
11:17 CCAN Action Fund sponsor segment
12:31 NHTSA recall notes
13:05 Lucid Air Gen 4 inverter recall
13:17 Chrysler Pacifica rearview camera recall
13:32 Waymo/B2U second-life battery partnership
13:51 Zūm/SFUSD largest US electric school bus fleet
14:03 Vattenfall V2G pilot with Kia & Hyundai, Netherlands
14:19 Xpeng Q1 deliveries drop
14:34 Tesla patents FSD camera wipers
14:48 Subaru Trailseeker & Uncharted outsell Solterra
15:04 BMW iX3 40 configurator opens
15:15 Waymo Ojai robotaxi launches
15:30 Volvo CE & Hitachi Energy zero-emission construction sites
15:40 AUDI E7X deliveries begin in China
15:57 Xpeng adds model to Magna Steyr agreement
16:07 UK EV market share 27.3% in May
16:23 Ireland €10M ICE2EV scheme
16:37 Samsung SDI/VW battery supply talks
16:50 Moment Energy Vancouver megafactory & $40M raise
17:01 Kia PV5 new variants, UK
17:13 Nabrawind crane-free turbine install, Namibia
17:27 Toyota halts next-gen Lexus EV development
17:48 Enercity sells EV battery power on German market
18:02 Spiro raises $215M, acquires Coexlion, Kenya R&D centre
18:21 Honda invests in Nexeon silicon anode batteries
18:32 Green Brenner electric truck corridor launches
18:44 Gridserve M6 Electric Superhub opens
18:57 West Yorkshire orders 193 electric buses from Wrightbus
19:08 Post-Brexit rules threaten Oxford electric MINI production
19:21 NIO pauses European expansion until 2027
19:35 Mercedes GLC two new lower-cost variants
19:46 Polestar & Clever V2X program, Denmark
20:00 MG launches IM5 & IM6 in Germany
20:13 Norway EV market share 97.8%
20:26 FirstBus repowered buses launch in Bath
20:40 MG announces Spanish EV factory
20:51 BYD ends eight-month sales decline
21:06 Scania €70M Angers EV truck facility
21:19 Amber scales V2G to 1,000 homes
21:36 Daimler eActros Lowliner variant
21:49 Cylib & Vianode closed-loop graphite recycling MOU
22:01 OrangeEV 600-truck order
22:14 WeRide/Uber robotaxi pilot, Madrid
22:24 Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II
22:38 Tata licenses Chery JLR Freelander platform
22:48 Palmer acquires Kleandrive out of administration
22:59 Fraunhofer IAF 800V GaN bidirectional charger
23:13 Nissan & Chery study Sunderland EV production
23:24 Zenobē/Vectalia €120M Spanish bus agreement
23:38 Sany e263 electric truck deliveries begin in Europe
23:52 Connecticut extends solar incentives to 2035
24:07 TE support & EnergySage sponsor segment
25:48 VW ID. Polo & Cupra Raval enter production in Spain
27:14 Netherlands e-bike pedaling ruling & Ontario cargo bike law update
28:22 Closing thanks & goodbye
*🎙️ Credits:*
Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Camera, Color: Vi Horton
Art & Animation: Erin Carlie
Music: via Artlist.io
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