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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!