TEN 590 | Q2 & H1 EV Figures, VW ID. Cross, RePowered Buses Win!

More figures roll in for Q2 and H1 in the EV world — at both national and international levels; Volkswagen officially debuts the ID. Cross; and a new study shows that repowered buses (ones converted from ICE) could accelerate Europe's transition to electric fleets by as much as fifteen years! ----- Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026... 👥 Today's Sponsors 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org 🎁 Win an EV with CCAN Action Fund! - https://bit.ly/transportevolvedEVraffle (Vehicle manufacturers are not participants in or sponsors of this raffle. See Official Rules. Void where prohibited) ⚡ EnergySage - https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10129094... ✊ Get Involved 🗳️ https://indivisible.org/town-hall-res... ❤️ Support the Show 📰 https://www.transportevolved.com 🔥   / transportevolved   ☕ https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved 📺    / transportevolved   👕 https://www.redbubble.com/people/Tran... 🛍️ https://amzn.to/40xOyjm ₿ 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH 💬 Join the Conversation 🐘 https://mastodon.transportevolved.com... 💬 https://fluxer.gg/mcj8aehg 💬   / discord   🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevo... 🔁 Subscribe to our 2nd channel -    / transportevolvedtake2   ⏱️ Episode Timeline 00:00 - Sponsors 00:34 - Welcome 00:58 - Q2 and H1 sales figures 02:35 - VW ID. Cross debuts 03:40 - Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 with axial flux motors 04:55 - Study: repowered buses speed transition by 15 years 05:52 - Hainan, China bans petrol cars 06:51 - T&E: EU tariffs having weak impact 07:42 - Lucid denies bankruptcy rumors 08:52 - Highlander EV delayed, Honda Prologue canceled 10:02 - A major US power outage every month of 2026 11:15 - Clean energy rollback costs US billions, 500k jobs 12:36 - Sponsor - CCAN Action Fund 14:16 - Thomas Built Buses door recall 14:34 - BMW EV brake recall 14:46 - Nissan LEAF seat belt recall 15:00 - EV6 and EV9 park-outside warning 15:13 - IONIQ 5 park-outside warning 15:27 - BMW PHEV fire recall (not the battery) 15:45 - XPeng L03 launches in 60+ markets 16:05 - UK pay-per-mile EV tax from 2028 16:20 - Alpine A110 Future at Goodwood 16:43 - Cheaper CUPRA Raval 16:57 - SK On starts Georgia battery production 17:10 - Generational + Maverick battery testing deal 17:20 - Port of LA $75M zero-emission truck incentive 17:33 - New Jersey may ban single-sensor robotaxis 17:49 - Telo MT1 tows a Pebble Flow 18:04 - Denza Z demand "booming" 18:16 - Lower-cost VW ID. Polo 18:29 - Hyundai cuts IONIQ 5 N price 18:46 - Lamborghini delays EV to next decade 19:02 - Volvo electric sedan and wagon for US by 2028 19:13 - Skywell UK pauses as importer closes 19:27 - Gridserve opens largest site yet 19:41 - Volvo EX60 deliveries begin in Europe 19:52 - Aptera announces repair network 20:05 - Musk buys gas turbine firm APR Energy 20:21 - Geely EX2 priced in UK 20:38 - Volvo FH Electric starts work in Australia 20:52 - Hummer's 25th-anniversary excessomobile 21:04 - Kia Syros on sale in India 21:17 - Tesla Model 3 LFP packs hold charge best 21:36 - Germany may bill e-scooter firms for accidents 21:50 - Washington County e-bike reporting tool 22:01 - Vimag Labs' rare-earth-free motor patent 22:14 - Some VW Group EVs may disappear 22:32 - VinFast's smallest EV yet 22:46 - Porsche Macan now EV-only (for now) 22:58 - Yamaha Aerox E launches in India 23:11 - Australia's 7 best-selling EVs all Chinese-made 23:21 - Guatemala to buy 300 electric buses 23:33 - Hyundai IONIQ 3 proving popular 23:44 - Clean Motion tests battery swap 23:57 - MOIA autonomous ride-pooling in Hamburg 24:08 - UNECE autonomous vehicle standards 24:19 - Austrian EV sales overtake petrol 24:32 - Dublin Airport bus pantographs 24:45 - Mercedes expands Kecskemét plant 24:59 - California EV rebates kick off 25:13 - Fisker Ocean hands-free via Comma AI 25:27 - Peugeot's dog-oriented concept 25:40 - Sponsor - You 26:42 - (and EnergySage!) 27:21 - BMW, Toyota, Bosch, Repsol pilot "renewable gasoline" 28:20 - Solar now Europe's largest electricity source 29:32 - Closing sponsor thanks 30:44 - Thank you & goodbye - Keep Evolving! 🎙️ Credits: Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Color: Vi Horton Art & Animation: Erin Carlie Music: via Artlist.io © Transport Evolved LLC, 2026