TEN Transport Evolved News Episode 475: Dodge's Hellish Desires For EVs + Rivian's New Rides!

Welcome to today’s show! On today’s show: Rivian announces its R2, R3 and R3X, Dodge temps with a powerful muscle car, and Tesla shows that the Cybertruck CAN Off-Road! These stories, and many more on today's show! ----- Here are today's show sponsors: Electric Vehicle Association - Head to https://www.myeva.org -- EnergySage - Start your journey to a cleaner, greener future by heading to https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10129094... Atmos Financial - Bank better at https://www.joinatmos.com/?ref=c-TE ----- Support the show: Take a membership out with the channel on Patreon:   / transportevolved   Buy the team a coffee -- or a meal! https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved Click the "JOIN" Button next to this video to become a YouTube channel member. Buy some TE Exclusive swag (including our new Pride 2022 Designs) at https://www.redbubble.com/people/Tran... Donate using BitCoin to our wallet BC: 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Interact with the show: Mastodon https://mastodon.transportevolved.com... Discord:   / discord   Facebook:   / transportevolved   Subscribe to our second channel, Transport Evolved Take2 at    / transportevolvedtake2   00:00 - Start 00:33 - Welcome! 01:00 - Rivian announces R2, R3 and R3X 02:19 - Ford gives the e-transit a much-needed range boost, faster charging 03:13 - 2024 Honda Prologue now eligible for U.S. Federal Tax Credits 04:07 - Tesla’s lack of indicator stalk in some models risks NCAP ratings 05:00 - Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets pretty massive upgrades for the new model year 06:00 - Ford’s recent price cut, cash-on-hood deals, help EV sales rise in February 06:56 - Tesla dragged into legal battle between Elon Musk and Open AI 07:56 - New York City enjoys three major EV news stories this week 09:02 - Dodge unveils the Charger EV 10:00 - Solar Deployments in the U.S. last year set new records 12:09 - Kia considering Thailand as location of new factory 12:29 - GreenPower delivers its first Type D Beast electric buses in Arizona 12:46 - Canoo executes massive reverse stock split 13:03 - Tesla launches 2-seat Model Y in france to get around tax laws 13:22 - EU gets ready to impose retroactive tariffs on Chinese automakers 13:41 - Tesla Giga Berlin the target of targeted arson. 13:56 - Volta trucks restarts production after being saved from certain death 14:13 - Aiways is looking for money to help it reinvent itself 14:31 - EV registrations continue to rise in the UK - but most are fleet registrations 14:50 - Kia adds $5,000 in cash-on-hood incentives in the U.S. for the EV9 15:08 - As Bitcoin value surges, Tesla’s BTC holdings grow to $600 million 15:24 - Porsche promises big things of its fastest Taycan EV to date - due next week 15:42 - Daimler Trucks North America begins a dealer certification program 16:01 - BYD Seagull now available for less than $10,000 USD equivalent in CHina 16:19 - Nissan LEAF now under $25,000 in the USA 16:36 - Nissan also slashes prices for its Ariya crossover 16:51 - Tesla adds free supercharging miles to new customer incentives as quarter heads to a close 17:08 - BMW offering $1,000 bonus to EV owners who switch to a BMW EV 17:25 - Mercedes-Benz launches new branded, connected charging station for the home 17:46 - OurNextEnergy lays off more staff 18:03 - Jaguar prepares to end all ICE production in June 18:20 - Porsche confirms upcoming Panamera EV will have a different focus to the Taycan 18:38 - Nio’s losses widen in latest financials 18:53 - BMW welcomes three new electric big-rigs to help it move things around its production facilities. 19:09 - Samsung SDI says it will begin producing solid-state battery cells in volume by 2027 19:26 - Hyundai IONIQ 7 to become IONIQ 9 before launch 19:44 - Toyota reaches an agreement with Panasonic, buys out Panasonic’s share of joint battery company 20:00 - Chery unveils the iCar… sort of 20:18 - Autocar claims MG Cybster will launch in the UK from £50,000 20:36 - Audi hypes up its first PPE platform EV, the Q6 e-tron 20:54 - Polestar CEO criticizes legacy automakers who are delaying EV plans 21:09 - Volvo EX 30 sales help the brand reach a new EV brand share high 21:35 - Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial 22:46 - Renault records 50,000 interested customers in less than a week following Renault 5 EV’s reveal 23:39 - Tesla shows that in the right hands, its Cybertruck can perform off-road 24:29 - Thanks, and Goodbye!