From Transport Evolved.
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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 as solar and stationary battery storage hit record highs.
Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/06/13/ten-586-olinia-mexicos-first-national-ev-ford-ranchero-ev-spotted-us-lies-about-coal/
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*⏱️ Episode Timeline*
00:00 – Introduction and sponsor shoutouts
00:34 – Welcome to the show
00:48 – Correction: Mercedes eActros lowliner
01:09 – Olinia: Mexico’s first national EV launches
02:47 – U.S. EV sales hit best month since tax credits ended
04:17 – Donut Lab solid-state battery expose
05:30 – BYD Flash Charging: China, UK & Canada
06:46 – GM Empower 2026: sodium-ion, V2G & Energy Pass
08:00 – Rivian R2 deliveries start
09:17 – Ford $30k Ranchero EV spotted, teases secret site
10:42 – EU auto package stalls; Brexit EV tariff delay called for
11:53 – US seeks ban on Chinese-nameplate vehicles
13:05 – Solar beats coal for first time; 91% of new US capacity; White House backs coal
14:37 – Sponsor: CCAN Action Fund EV Raffle
15:53 – Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
16:35 – IC Bus CESB electric school bus recall
16:54 – Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback = rebadged Nissan LEAF
17:12 – BMW Highway Assistant: 200M km hands-free
17:25 – Waymo buys Apple’s AV proving ground, Wittmann AZ
17:40 – Lucid Gravity gets hands-free via OTA
17:53 – Ukraine adopts Wolfstorm electric motorcycle
18:05 – BMW iX3: 10,000 deliveries in first month
18:21 – Factorial & Stellantis begin solid-state road tests
18:36 – Dodge Charger Daytona coming to Europe
18:49 – Cadillac Lyriq keeps CarPlay & Android Auto
19:00 – Amazon tops 50,000 electric delivery vehicles
19:12 – Lucid delays Austria & Spain to 2027
19:24 – BYD Turkey plant on hold
19:35 – DAF launches electric truck route simulator
19:45 – Alaska Air & Hawaiian Airlines electrify Honolulu
19:56 – All of China’s top 10 cars: EV or PHEV
20:06 – ForBat@Bau: EV construction research launches
20:18 – Mercedes-Benz adds GLC 250 & GLC 300 4MATIC
20:31 – Opel Astra stays in Rüsselsheim
20:43 – Rosenbauer & MAN make electric aerial ladder truck
20:58 – China updates EREV rules
21:08 – Skoda Epiq production starts in Spain
21:20 – CUPRA Tindaya enters production
21:33 – BMW secures Belgium’s largest EV fleet order
21:46 – Factorial & Einride complete NASDAQ listings
21:58 – VW & Dresden unveil mobile charging robot
22:12 – Xpeng starts G6 production in Malaysia
22:23 – Seres launches Aiva brand
22:34 – Milence opens EV truck hub
22:47 – LiveWire S4 Honcho Mini Moto launches
23:00 – Mercedes-Benz axial flux motor production
23:11 – EU greenlights 1.5B euro battery investment
23:24 – Stellantis, Bolt & Pony.ai: Luxembourg AV program
23:38 – Green SM enters India
23:49 – Denza Z hypercar on sale
24:02 – Tokyo expands EV subsidies
24:15 – Tesla FSD ad, distracted driving
24:32 – Nissan, Oxford & GeLion: solid-state research
24:42 – Leapmotor C10 production starts in Malaysia
24:57 – Clean Motion AB: EVIG Memorial electric hearse
25:12 – Leapmotor B05 from 28,995 GBP in UK
25:26 – Kia EV4 gets maximum 3,750 GBP UK grant
25:40 – BMW iX3 LWB: 800km on a charge
25:56 – BYD threatens to sue over Pentagon military list
26:18 – Sponsor: You
27:15 – & EnergySage
27:55 – EVs prevented 262,000 deaths in China
29:02 – Waymo launches $30/month Premier subscription
30:28 – Closing sponsor acknowledgements
31:34 – Thank you & goodbye
*🎙️ Credits:*
Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Camera, Color: Vi Horton
Art & Animation: Erin Carlie
Music: via Artlist.io
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