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President Trump continues to hinder the future of EVs. Honda and Nissan’s partnership is uncertain, and Polestar unveils a trio of ice-ready racers!
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00:00 – Start
00:31 – Welcome!
00:38 – Editorial Note
01:06 – Mayhem continues as the White House issues illogical, illegal executive orders
03:04 – GM, Honda drop a shift at a joint facility in Mexico due to political uncertainty
04:19 – Kia confirms it won’t bring the EV5 to the U.S.
05:35 – Nissan, Honda’s merger seems unlikely
06:46 – Renault debuts a concept car for efficiency records
07:53 – Ford releases Q4 2024 and FY 2024 financials
09:00 – Audi changes naming conventions
10:04 – Ford considers plug-in hybrids for its future lineup
11:16 – New data shows global transportation emissions peak 25 years earlier than feared
12:18 – New York’s largest solar farm gets final approval despite anti-solar stance
13:15 – Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage
14:15 – A new study predicts the second-life battery market could be worth billions soon.
14:36 – Ferrari debuts its first electric car.
14:54 – Ford revamps its EV program.
15:09 – Germany’s EV sales surge in January due to emissions rules.
15:28 – Poland launches its first EV incentive program with EU support.
15:44 – Aston Martin scales back EV plans.
16:00 – Stellantis patents a battery safety exhaust system.
16:17 – Kia confirms EV2 launch in January 2024.
16:34 – Ford unveils NASCAR-ready Mustang Mach-E prototype.
16:52 – Toyota becomes the first Japanese automaker to operate its own Chinese factory.
17:08 – Hyundai opens IONIQ 9 order books in South Korea.
17:28 – EIA predicts 26 gigawatts of solar deployment growth in the U.S. this year.
17:46 – ACEA reports 1.8% of European cars were electric by year-end 2023.
18:05 – Rivian prepares an OTA for wheel size modifications.
18:22 – GM lays off half of Cruise staff as it merges.
18:40 – Volkswagen updates the ID.4 for 2025.
18:56 – Mullen acquires Nikola Battery production equipment.
19:14 – Ionna opens its first U.S. charging sites.
19:31 – Volkswagen hints at the ID.1.
19:49 – U.S. solar cell capacity surpasses 50 gigawatts.
20:05 – EU lawmakers may permit plug-in hybrids after 2035.
20:24 – Global warming may boost battery mining in Greenland.
20:48 – Audi Q8 e-tron production resumes.
21:04 – EV companies lobby for Capitol Hill funding.
21:20 – Kore Power abandons $1 billion battery factory plans.
21:39 – Toyota’s NC facility starts making battery cells.
21:56 – ES Foundry opens US bifacial solar cell factory.
22:14 – AAA and ChargePoint partner for charging deals.
22:31 – Nissan trademarks e-trail in US and Canada.
22:48 – AESC gets €48 million from France for new cell factory.
23:05 – UK scraps plans to increase e-bike legal output.
23:20 – Tata’s EVs impress in Bharat.
23:39 – Tata’s commercial vehicles also impress.
23:55 – Connected Kerm secures £65 million for UK charging expansion.
24:13 – RWTH Aachen University develops lithium-ion battery forming systems.
24:31 – Maharashtra considers banning petrol and diesel vehicles in Mumbai.
24:47 – Fiat Grande Panda priced in UK.
25:04 – NorthVolt North America searches for new CEO.
25:21 – Xpeng launches G6 and G9 in Finland.
25:44 – Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial.
26:48 – Ford data shows people don’t drive as far as their cars can travel on a single charge.
27:59 – Polestar unveils rally-prepared models.
29:11 – Thanks, and Goodbye!
