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00:00 - Intro + Sponsor Call Outs 00:29 - Welcome! 00:36 Editorial 00:45 Despite tariff tweaks, the U.S. auto industry suffers 02:18 - Rivian’s Stockpiling of LFP batteries revealed 03:22 - Volvo Cars begins European production of EX30 04:32 - Ford says it’s reached a new battery breakthrough 05:44 - Amprius unveils enhanced high-energy density battery 06:53 - Peterbuilt Unveils new electric trucks 07:59 - Massive Powercut in Europe leads anti-renewable hate 09:16 - Waymo, Toyota announce intent to explore future partnerships on autonomous vehicles 10:12 - US Politicians dunk on EVs (again) 11:31 - Last year set new records for solar, grid-tied storage installation costs 12:36 - Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage 13:38 - Mercedes-Benz recalls some cars 14:00 - CustomCell files for insolvency 14:22 - Vinfast posts quarterly results 14:41 - Farizon offers upfit possibilities for SV 15:01 - IONIQ 5 N to compete in One Lap of America 15:19 - Xiaomi may build a German R&D Centre 15:38 - South Korea’s largest charging site opens 15:56 - Panasonic becomes Harbinger’s official 2170 supplier 16:15 - Citroën unveils an updated C5 Aircross, including an EV version 16:33 - BC Hydro closes in on its 600th EV fast charger 16:55 - Volkswagen and Chery consider manufacturing a partnership 17:14 - Nissan scraps plans for its electric sedan in the USA 17:34 - Porsche makes profit warnings. 17:52 - Fastened loses its court battle. 18:12 - New project uses AI to develop battery platform. 18:31 - Ferrari’s fake EV gearshift. 18:47 - Škoda working on Indian-market EV. 19:05 - Cyclic Materials to open first U.S. facility. 19:20 - ABB expands its U.S. lineup. 19:37 - Range Rover Electric completes winter testing. 19:52 - Dongfeng Nammi 06 Unveiled. 20:09 - Octopus Energy announces new ‘unlimited’ charging plan in UK. 20:24 - QuantumScape, Murata, announce new partnership. 20:41 - Stellantis completes Factorial Energy Cell Validation. 20:59 - France no longer exempts EVs from registration fees. 21:15 - Renault unveils its next-generation commercial vehicles. 21:34 - Hydrogen debuts next-gen Xcient. 21:51 - BMW completes its first battery building in Bavaria. 22:05 - Firefly EV Deliveries begin. 22:26 - BYD sets a new record with luxury EV sales in India. 22:44 - Toyota sells 10,000 examples of the BZ3X in one month in China. 23:03 - San Francisco officially installs its first curbside EV chargers. 23:16 - Isuzu unveils its D-Max EV. 23:36 - BMW halts US EV production. 23:56 - Kia Opens Pre-Orders for PV5 in Europe. 24:10 - Court cases launched over cancelled RAM HD EV. 24:31 - GM’s Orion facility may not be EV only after all. 24:51 - Mercedes-AMG teases its first custom-built EV. 25:07 - California’s e-Bike program hits massive snag. 25:25 - Ford kills its next-gen vehicle computer project. 25:49 - Support The Channel! 27:04 - Inverted EVs unveils Land Rover conversions. 28:19 - Mercedes-Benz eAcross to help set new backwards-driving record. 29:26 - Thanks, and Goodbye!