From Miss GoElectric.
Join Miss GoElectric for the latest episode of her weekly EV and electrification news series called "The Current". In this episode she covers developments in the EV space including:
00:00 Intro
00:28 EVTOL NEWS
02:13 Tesla Enters New Sector
04:22 Mercedes GLC EV
09:52 Polestar 5
There were many worthy electrification stories this week. Scroll to the bottom for links to stories which were very good but which didn’t make the 10 minute cut.
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Jetson delivers eVTOL to Palmer Luckey
AK Power Solutions Interview
ABB Interview
Previous episode of the Current ft. Porsche Cayenne EV
Previous episode of the Current ft. BMW iX3
@HyundaiMotorGroup Concept 3 Reveal
https://www.hyundai.com/eu/en/about-hyundai/sponsoring-and-events/iaa-2025.html
@volkswagen ID Cross Concept
https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/iaa-mobility-2025-19395#
CATL IAA News
CATL’s Naxtra sodium-ion battery passes new national safety standards, ready for mass production
https://www.catl.com/en/news/6527.html
STORY LINKS:
Hyundai’s Supernal eVTOL company faces hurdles
https://www.supernal.aero/newsroom/supernal-leadership-transition/
Tesla Megablock Presentation
https://x.com/Tesla/status/1965234074949402782
Mercedes GLC EV debut
https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/glc-livestream/
https://media.mbusa.com/releases/release-226e4b3c27ed625b9f0e10fc93028286-the-all-new-mercedes-benz-glc-effortlessly-uncompromising
Alpitronic x Mercedes high power charging network (600kw)
https://group.mercedes-benz.com/innovations/drive-systems/electric/high-performance-fast-charger.html
Polestar 5 revealed
https://media.polestar.com/global/en/media/pressreleases/693240
Financial trouble
https://www.thestreet.com/automotive/another-major-tesla-ev-rival-faces-chapter-11-bankruptcy
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Other Stories of Note (we might cover a couple of these next week)
Rimac’s new battery tech
https://www.rimac-newsroom.com/press-releases/rimac-technology/rimac-technology-unveils-new-solid-state-battery-tech-and-next-generation-eaxles
CATL sodium battery passes certs
CATL’s Naxtra sodium-ion battery passes new national safety standards, ready for mass production
CATL LFP pack improvements
https://www.catl.com/en/news/6527.html
2026 Taiga Orca Wave Runner with Stationary Storage Capability
GM pausing production
https://www.theverge.com/news/773492/gm-cuts-ev-production-tax-credit
Waymo Finally Gets Robotaxi Competition As Amazon’s Zoox Launches In Las Vegas https://share.google/Nbtfxt2DRGa87MITS
Stellantis kills electric RAM
https://www.motor1.com/news/772185/ram-electric-truck-dead/
Lucid plans to launch 3 new models next year, not one
https://www.autoblog.com/carbuying/lucid-now-planning-3-midsize-models-but-needs-millions-in-new-capital-to-bring-them-to-market
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