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Today, Slate Auto celebrates 100k hand-raisers, Toyota reveals a new lineup for North America, and a new electric tractor with removable batteries.
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00:00 – Intro + Sponsor Call Outs
00:31 – Welcome!
00:38 – Slate Auto Celebrates 100k hand-raisers
01:46 – Nissan scraps LFP Factory plans, cuts jobs
02:53 – Toyota teases new North American EV lineup
04:11 – Feds look to kill clean EV, Energy policies
05:16 – Arc unveils Coast Centre Console Boat
06:24 – Audi Q6 e-tron gets IIHS Top Safety Pick +
07:29 – Xiaomi sponsors Nurburgring
08:43 – Volkswagen confirms MEB+ platform for next year
09:45 – Hummer EV gets tweaked for 2026
10:41 – Mercedes-Benz backtracks on its 800V policy for CLA with EQ Technology
11:42 – Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage
12:59 – Polestar 3 Recalled
13:22 – Waymo recalled its robotaxis last year
13:38 – eActross 600 to expand, eActros 300, 400 to end production
13:57 – Changan-Mazda to build EV on CATL platform
14:25 – MAN Truck launches Charge & Go
14:43 – Vinfast launches Franchised partnerships in Europe
14:58 – Indonesia gets its own domestic EV
15:21 – Solid-state battery breakthrough from TUM, Germany
15:38 – Mazda to adopt NACS in Japan
15:56 – Wrightbus secures funding in the UK for EVs
16:13 – Porsche blames EVs for its deepening woes
16:36 – MAN Truck & Bus unveils new long-distance Coach
16:56 – GM hires former head of autopilot
17:14 – Faraday Future sold just 20 cars in the last two years
17:36 – UK Government supports new Sunderland Gigafactory
17:53 – XPeng Teases New P7
18:10 – Verge Motorcycles announces new B2B
18:27 – Royal Enfield Flying Flea to launch shortly
18:47 – Maxus tests bidirectional charging
19:04 – V-Green subsidiary of Vinfast plans major charging deployment in Indonesia
19:26 – Audi unveils new entry-level e-tron GT
19:45 – Honda pauses new EV factory in Canada for at least two years
20:02 – Toyota and Neta working together in China
20:22 – XPeng, Plugsurfing deal
20:39 – New Mitsubishi EV coming to Europe in September
20:56 – BASF and Group14 announce new recycled anode plans
21:12 – Ford faces potential industrial action in Germany over EVs
21:35 – Vianode, Fortum to work on recycled graphite products
21:52 – GM, LG Energy to build LMR cells for pickups
22:11 – Governor of Vermont pauses EV targets
22:28 – NEVs nearly hit 50% market share in China last month
22:45 – Škoda unveils new sporty Enyaq variants
23:05 – India reduces tariffs on UK-made EVs
23:21 – Gravity brings 500 kW charging stations to LA
23:38 – Archer Aviation gets 20208 Olympic Contract
23:55 – Dongfeng Nissan N7 sells 10,000 examples
24:12 – Vinfast unveils electric van
24:30 – Toyota confirms revised EV sales goal
24:51 – Hornsea 4 wind farm cancelled
25:09 – Volvo XC70 to return as a PHEV
25:29 – French President gets all-electric official ride
25:55 – Support The Channel!
27:22 – Security Experts show massive Nissan LEAF exploits (already patched)
28:19 – New Farm Tractor breaks cover with swappable battery packs
29:44 – Thanks, and Goodbye!
