TEN Transport Evolved News Episode 515 - Don't Listen To The Haters: EV Sales Are Growing!

[@BattNW]

I look forward to TEN every Saturday morning. Thank you for all of yhe work that goes into each show. One note on Aptera, since they seemed to never get any help from the government as a 3 wheel vehicle, maybe changes in policy will affect them less ... One can hope. It doesn't suit my family, but I am very excited for it to exist and thrive. Efficiency and right to repair have not been a priority in many actual cars being delivered (in the US).

[@rp9674]

Good point!

[@linusa2996]

@@BattNW Aptera chose to build a 3 wheeled vehicle back when the vehicle was powered by a gas engine.

[@im4udevco]

I really wished Canoo would have succeeded. Their design looks cool and practical with a good utility. It's unfortunate that they are out. Hopefully, another company can bring them back up.

[@brookland14]

Same here.

[@linusa2996]

@@im4udevco canoo had that steer by wire setup? That is a guaranteed failure point in the making.

[@markplott4820]

CANOO was a FRAUD form the beginning . just like SONOS & Byton.

[@pinkelephants1421]

I noticed a National Grid and a Welsh Water EV van driving past earlier this week, each in the relevant company liveries. Makes me wonder just how many of these each company has in their fleets and whether or not they're still in the 'testing phase' as is the case with so many companies. I didn't get a chance to see which manufacturer they came from.

[@bellshooter]

That's a very 'Fly' reference to J.R.Hartley....

[@user--PM]

I can understand Tesla sueing news reporters that produce false, and use aggressively misleading titles that hurt the company. But for the news outlets that have truthful titles and stories, those should not be subject to the law suits, IMO, but I completely understand why take the potentially costly risk and make the section easily removable.

[@markplott4820]

unfortunately TE hates ELON man bad , and publishes out right FALSE & misleading "stories" & Fake News. as Reported by Mainstream FAKE media and by Electrik .

[@markplott4820]

TE doesn't do own RESEARCH, or verifies the Facts in every case.

[@gunnarparment5050]

@11:56 That Supercharger-story has no meat. It's just hot air. This is what happened. 1. Some hundred EV owners (mostly Tesla) didn't use their brain, i.e. recharge their car before leaving Sälen on their way back to, in many cases, Stockholm after their vacation. Already after 63 km (39 miles) many of them decided to recharge at the Malung SuperCharger. 2. Sälen has more than 100 public destination chargers and more than 20 fast chargers (50-360 kW), among those, 8 of them is at a Tesla Supercharger site (250 kW). They could have went for a charge and a lunch any day in the week, or even parked at a destination charger for 5-6 hours if their cottage didn't have a charging option. 3. On the way home, a diesel-head decided to go to the Tesla SuC in Malung to film the queue of people that haven't charged before leaving Sälen. This blew up social media. I must add that I have never seen a charging queue myself, despite having made some road trips. Also, despite not using Tesla Superchargers as long as there is a strike, I have never been in a queue at other sites either. There is no problems charging at other networks than Tesla, either there is a queue or, as for me, for ideological reasons. Note that ABRP (A Better Route Planner) even has options to prefer or avoid, and as of now, I have set it to avoid the Tesla network. I wish the strike would have made it harder to find SuperChargers that are available, but tbh, that is not the case. There are plenty of chargers available everywhere. It's just the new Tesla sites that will have to wait until the strike is over. Also, long strikes are unusual in Sweden, since these collective agreements also means strikes are prohibited util the agreement runs out. It is a part of the agreement to not strike as long as there is a valid contract. Addendum: All charger networks in Sweden, Tesla and others, are open to all vehicles.

[@Dularr]

I don't see Tesla ever recognizing a union. But with that said, I wish Ford and Tesla could come to an agreement for Ford to service Tesla vehicles. A compromise with Ford being a long time union shop.

[@wolfman9999999]

@@Dularr Muskrat wants to operate his companies like they used to in the 19th and early 20th century. It thinks that it's workers are there to enrich him and should pay for the "honor" of working for one of his companies. Anyone who wants just compensation for their work or talent automatically becomes his enemy and is to be purged.

[@markplott4820]

100% CORRECT . TE doesn't do own Research & verifies the FACTS.

[@robertbetancourt1386]

Bicycle path going to CA 36 Raul Ruiz annex Tuesday(Bobcat-JCB-and first green industries) involved.

[@rp9674]

Nice!

[@jonevansauthor]

17:34 JR Hartley joke - deep cut for the UK watchers there. Nicely played.

[@timothybennett1879]

The issue with charging infrastructure is not just the locations, not being enough, but not enough dispensers at each location. If all fossil fuel locations had at least 20% EV dispensers as well this would easily make charging infrastructure possible for all.

[@timothybennett1879]

Also COVERED PLEASE!!!!!

[@MrSinnerBOFH]

Just add 1 EV fast charger for every 10 gas/diesel dispensers. That would be a start

[@timothybennett1879]

Being that battery electric vs fostil fuels battery electric is at 8% and growing In the US 20% dispensers (covered) seems necessary

[@jamesvandamme7786]

@@timothybennett1879 EV and gas have different 'refueling' scenarios. Almost all charging takes place at home, and is far slower than gas refueling. Of course this is changing, with more street parkers needing to charge and EV charging getting shorter. But people will want to charge while they shop, not stand in the cold for 5 minutes then go inside to buy coffee like they do for a gas car.

[@timothybennett1879]

@jamesvandamme7786 number one, all charging doesn't have to be for 10+minutes. Second, we can choose to sit in the car or frequent the convince store that is usually located at the charging dispenser. A lot of the time you only need to get a bit of charge and move on. However if someone is already in progress because there are usually only one dispenser available multiple people have to wait in line, sometimes causing blockage of other traffic trying to access the business in general. If as you know there are multiple fostil fuels locations on most corners two plus in the same location, if they all had multiple ev dispensers this give choice and availability of charging.

[@williamclark6466]

I am very much interested in learning more about mono-crystalline EV cells. Thank you.

[@toyotaprius79]

I think it has something to do with the "smoothness" of the Anode to which the electrolyte fills out in, the smoother the surface of the Anode the less likely for dendritification to build.

[@markplott4820]

wait for the Limiting Factor to tell REAL story.

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

Yes to more coverage of monocrystaline cells, and also on that VW data breach! Nice tweaks to the format, and fine with shovelling tesla coverage into one heap.

[@markplott4820]

I'll wait for Jordan from Limiting Factor to tell the REAL story. so far Monocrystiline is a LIMP NOODLE. Compared to 4680 Tabless in Multiple chemistry.

[@Pottery4Life]

7:55 Yes, please and thank you. Always provide in-depth coverage of latest battery tech.

[@markplott4820]

look to the LIMITING factor for All battery news.

[@patreekotime4578]

​​@@markplott4820 1. TLF is not a news channel. 2. As good as his reports are, they are heavily biased. 3. People tend to conflate his wealth of research with actual expertise... laregly because of point number 2, aka: confirmation bias.

[@PeteLenz]

Nikki! So good to see you here too!

[@RodMesa-e2t]

Small, affordable EVs please.

[@stgeorgee]

@@RodMesa-e2t you say that but that isn’t what Americans want. That may be what Americans need; but when have Americans chosen needs over wants?

[@chow-chihuang4903]

It’s not even an option. It’s an opportunity for someone to take advantage of. I’d love to see BYD, Hyundai/Kia, MG, Nissan, VW, Ford, GM , Renault do so. They have had or are in the middle of introducing compact hatchbacks or crossover EVs. In particular, I want to have the BYD Atto 3, Dolphin, Seagull (aka Dolphin mini), Hyundai Inster, VW ID.2, MG4, MG5, MGZS, Renault 5, Nissan Sakura at least test-marketed here. Instead of taking their time with the Equinox, GM could have homologated their Menlo EV they’ve sold in Asian markets for several years. The Equinox looks a lot like the Menlo, but with larger wheels. I’m okay with 15-17in wheels. Less likely to bend or scrape the rims, and more efficient than 19-21in wheels.

[@Robert_McShouty]

​@@stgeorgee It's never been about what we want, it's been about what is most profitable for auto manufacturers and small cars aren't in that category.

[@toyotaprius79]

A constant

[@toyotaprius79]

​​​​@@Robert_McShoutyBINGO 🎯 It's why the A segment market in Europe is so much smaller and less diverse, not because of emissions or EVs but because of meagre profit margins, margins that are weakened by inflation (created by premium crossovers and other profiteering) margins that demanded at least +150,000 units to pay off the tooling and R&D alone built for a target market audience of small car buyers that simply couldn't afford a new car anymore, at least back when the Citroen C1/Peugeot 108 were still in production. The state of the automotive market is very much like an indicator of the macroeconomic reality on the ground.

[@Roddy451]

I can't believe it's not butter...

[@transportevolved]

Eh?

[@Roddy451]

@@transportevolved No worries... It was a comment for the YT algorithm... and a thumbs-up, of course. P.S. It is a brand of margarine, BTW.

[@toyotaprius79]

​@@Roddy451o7

[@joelsmith4394]

Aptera could benefit from the removal of EV purchase tax incentives (that they didn’t qualify for) and suffer from new import tariffs. They have long since exhausted my capacity to be prematurely enthused for the vehicle so I remain in the “wait and see” mode.

[@patreekotime4578]

1. Aptera wont benefit or be harmed by any tax incentives until it actually has vehicles for sale. 2. If Aptera vehicles were pricing out some consumers, I dont see how making all of thier competitors more expensive helps any company, especially Aptera. Surely if people's dollars are buying less, they will focus more on practical than fun. The only companies that will benefit from that are ICE manufacturers.

[@rafaelmarkos4489]

​@@patreekotime4578 The benefit is that Aptera's target pricing hasn't included tax credits, as far as I understand it. The competing cars go from being slightly cheaper to slightly more expensive (IIRC, the competitor is the Model 3).

[@patreekotime4578]

@@rafaelmarkos4489 That doesn't make the Aptera suddenly cheaper or more practical though. It just makes it less likely that someone will buy an EV at all.

[@toyotaprius79]

Good eye

[@PeggyEscobar-v8j]

Good news about the electric school bus

[@markplott4820]

Ummmm, we had the tech to make BEV schoolbus in 1980.

[@michaelrch]

5:01 This demonstrates perfectly why European carmakers are totally screwed. They struggle to sell a few tens of thousands of EVs after years and years of trying, meanwhile a Chinese company outsells most of the put together in its first year of even making EVs... and it wasn't even a full year... Merc, BMW, Porsche and even VW have a very very big problem. And as for Toyata... 😬

[@markplott4820]

NEW EU efficiency laws take effect in 2025, making ICE & hybrids impossible to sell & BEV getting major boost in 2025, only for EU.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Not at all!The Volkswagen group sells double as much EVs in Europe then Tesla!

[@michaelrch]

@ it's EV sales are falling fast in its home market. It's closing factories and sacking 1000s of workers. It has a massive pile of debt which is increasingly unsustainable. It cannot make money on EVs and, forget Tesla, Chinese imports are cheaper and better. BYD, Geely, Xpeng and Zeekr (and all their sub brands) are going to eat its lunch.

[@patreekotime4578]

​@@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl Yeah, people (from the US) forget that VW is a massive conglomerate.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

BMW is doing amazing with it's BEV sales globally!

[@matthewbaynham6286]

I vote YES, for a video on the VW data leek. What's it all about?

[@SmartMart1658]

Go Aptera! Happy New Year to all at TEN - best wishes from Blighty.

[@markplott4820]

Aptera remains a FRAUD in 2025. it's president, CEO, & CFO are Fraudulent.

[@TaylerKnox]

@@SmartMart1658 hoping Musk doesn’t ruin aptera by buying it. If he does I’ll never buy one.

[@kevinwhited984]

Just spent the holidays in Australia 🇦🇺 & was surprised and impressed with how many Chinese EVs I saw on their roads.

[@markplott4820]

CHYNA BEV are way better than ALL the Legacy auto BEV. but the TESLA model 3/Y are the NEW BENCHMARK.

[@meroller1]

Yes, an in-depth Video in monocrystalline batteries, and what Dalhousie University found out about their mechanical integrity, would be great 😁

[@patreekotime4578]

​@@markplott4820 then move along.

[@tonyheffernan7403]

Hello Nikki, Well spoken words of Wisdom at the end of that Presentation, thank you.. you are Inspiring.

[@markplott4820]

TE is neither wise or Learned. they are infected by WOKE mind virus.

[@chazsmith4351]

Happy New Year Nikki and the TE crew. 🎉

[@joelsmith4394]

Would still prefer to see those sales figures in a graph. Make it a lot easier to perceive proportionality both between years and brands.

[@toyotaprius79]

Like that of InsideEVs which records go back to 2010 although I don't think Nikki could use them if she wanted to.

[@peterkn2]

Isn't LG chem responsible for some of the biggest EV battery recalls in recent history? If Aptera partners with them, it really feels like they're taking a huge gamble on their future

[@toyotaprius79]

It did make me 😬 a bit. Sadly it seems geopolitics made that decision. An Aptera with LiFePO4 or Sodium Ion cells would be my dream car, but said Aptera with NMCs comes close enough

[@ccibinel]

It is a fundamentally different cell type. Cylindrical cells are less prone to issues if their BMS is good. As to LFP aptera is comes down to availability as north american production starts because engineering around a chinese battery prone to more tarrifs is not a good idea.

[@choryferguson2196]

Thank you for this. Much appreciated.

[@Russwig]

Thanks for the news! Keep Evolving!!!

[@scottzipf5503]

Great show as always! Happy New Year!!!🎉

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

The Volkswagen Group sold 9 million cars and from that their sold around 650 000 BEVs

[@toyotaprius79]

Wonder how that portions out between inside and outside the Chinese market.

[@karlInSanDiego]

EV channels all completely ignore Climate Crisis, except Transport Evolved. Thank you for being that lone voice in the field of Republicans, that is not afraid to say the C words.

[@Chuddas-b7s]

There's no such thing, also biological men aren't women. I know these concepts might be hard to grasp

[@JohnZolla-bp7tl]

I just wanted an EV to take me to and from the grocery store. To and from the doctor's office. And occasionally on a Sunday drive along the ocean. I found that in the Hyundai Ioniq 5. Base model.

[@toyotaprius79]

You should've found a Hyundai Ioniq 27-36kWh instead. The Ioniq5 is frankly a beast of a car

[@mikewallace8087]

You can not depend on any EV to make an Exodus from the state of California.

[@bannor99]

The wise thing to do is to stop saying Tesla entirely until Elon comes to his senses. If you're going to make a comparison against them say instead "a very well known American EV automaker". And don't waste them *saying* anything - just put all the Tesla-related info in slides in a section called "Other significant EV info"

[@andypyatt2783]

Also, would have been great to cover other non-US EV sells such as Renault and Peugeot

[@transportevolved]

At the time of filming, we didn’t have that data :(

[@andypyatt2783]

Last comment: great finish to your video: you all are AWESOME!!!

[@toyotaprius79]

​@@andypyatt2783they really are among the most wholesome channels out there

[@TaylerKnox]

Excellent program. I literally can’t stand Elon Musk. I was an obsessed fan of his for years but detest his very existence now. And so when I hear the word Tesla I want to turn the program off. It’s nothing you have done. I’ve noticed a lot of degenerate haters posting negative comments on this channel. So sorry you must endure these morons. Wish you the very best.

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Thanks TE Crew! And Happy New Year!

[@SmartMart1658]

Lucid Gravity 7 seat SUV EV deliveries have started in December 2024. The Gravity has a 450 EPA mile range on a single charge. It should do well.

[@markplott4820]

Gravity won't even outsell TESLA model 3.....lol.

[@SmartMart1658]

@@markplott4820 It's not competing against the Tesla Model 3 (a £40k to £60k sedan) - it will be competing against the Tesla Model X and S, Rivian R1S, Tesla Cybertruck, and any luxury German autos like Porsche, Mercedes, Audi etc. Lucid's "Project Midsize" due out in 2026 will compete with the Tesla Model Y & 3. The Lucid Air currently outsells the Tesla Model S & X.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

It's game over for Tesla!

[@toyotaprius79]

Should do well for whom and which market who'll buy them?

[@rp9674]

Prolgue sales are surprise good news, good for Honda & GM. I wish there were a island of broken toys for failed EV startups, fisker, canoo. Maybe a chance for Stillanus or Mazda to avoid dealers, Amazon? Like pokemon, catch 'em all

[@canis9178]

I'd love to see your coverage of the monocrystalline vs. polycrystalline battery electrode analysis results.

[@markplott4820]

where are those 30+ models in 2024 , MARY.

[@ElectricCarAustralia]

Another great episode! Keep em coming :)

[@seangibbons6520]

Another great video keep up the great work

[@rafaelmarkos4489]

One of the timestamps in the description includes 12:60 instead of 13:00 - the one for the Kia EV9 recall story.

[@transportevolved]

Ooope! Sorry!

[@pinkelephants1421]

Your story about how attitudes to EV charging times are changing led me to reflect on my own experiences filling up with petrol. Many a time I've spent at (least) 10 minutes and often 15 or more minutes waiting in line to fill up. Surely, I can't be the only one to regularly experience this, which rather makes a nonsense out of charging time criticism by EV naysayers.

[@Maxxmentum]

Please go into the mono crystalline story.

[@kensmith5694]

I agree but they need to do it only when there is a useful next step to report.

[@markplott4820]

@kensmith5694 - TE are not battery experts.

[@kensmith5694]

@@markplott4820 They know to get the facts from the experts. They are good reporters on the topic.

[@markplott4820]

@kensmith5694 - fake reporters & fake journalism. WOKE mind virus 🦠 REPORTING.

[@toyotaprius79]

​@@markplott4820oh honey

[@darwinskeeper421]

I'm unaware that there were personal health benefits to owning an EV. I am aware of the environmental advantages and lower cost of long term ownership, but not of any health benefits. Could somebody please explain?

[@kensmith5694]

When you drive an ICE car, you are exposed to its pollution and also to its noise. It seems that the stress of engine noises has more effect than was previously believed. It also turns out that air with more CO2 than normal is also not good for you. Even though the levels are well below the point of being toxic, it causes you to breath a bit harder. Our breathing is controlled by the CO2 content of our blood and not by a lower than desired oxygen content.

[@toyotaprius79]

A great deal of psychology plays into it as well, being stuck in traffic between an ICE and an EV (or full hybrid) can feel like night and day, especially if that ICE is a manual or has a clumsy automatic transmission.

[@aussie405]

If you sit in the back of an ICE vehicle whilst it is fueled, you may work it out.

[@junehanzawa5165]

Those who delay the electrification efforts by playing around with hybrids and range extenders will suffer the same fate as horse carriage makers who listened to all the anti-automobile FUD a century ago. All went under. While those that plowed ahead with automobile only plans became the GM's of the world and joined the newly founded Ford and Mercedes Benz automobile companies. Those who refuse to learn from the past will soon join it.

[@theairstig9164]

Last I looked horses are still around. Their labour appears to be mostly associated with tourism. They also tend to run on grass and lucerne. Anything with wheels and brakes can be pulled by a horse. The hybrid engine power train as it is implemented now is more like a kerosene burning tractor. It’s fine but there’s better around

[@toyotaprius79]

Agreed. The window of oppertunity for the likes of Toyota to progress their hybrids into full electrification was 10 years ago. Ps, don't you find it funny how many of the staunch pro-hybrid/anti-EV crowds today were the infamous hybrid haters from over a decade ago?

[@toyotaprius79]

​​@@theairstig9164I find it very intriguing how nobody has tried creating an electric assisted horse buggy yet, 48v motor assist should be more than enough to help a horse up to speed. Horse drawn carriage rides can be very stressful on horses, especially when sharing the a hot tarmac road with exhaust emitting vehicles.

[@merrickhurst4150]

Yes please, more Aptera

[@Pottery4Life]

Thank you! Happy New Year!

[@theairstig9164]

14:48 Ampol claims to offer AmpCharge so that privately owned and installed L2 chargers can be shared and managed by their software, for a share of the transaction value. Caveat: the owner needs to install an AmpCharge L2 charger and provide an internet connection

[@teardowndan5364]

"EV sales are growing" From a negligible amount of global shipments to a slightly less negligible fraction, most of the large "gains" from ICE manufacturers offering massive discounts on their EVs to offset the massive fines they are about to get from being too far behind on EV sales. Not because people were willing to buy EVs over whatever ICEV they had in mind at non-discounted prices. The easy EV sales are mostly over. Many car manufacturers will likely get bankrupted by fines on excess ICEV sales, having to eat losses on their EVs to meet EV sales requirements or putting a hard-stop on ICEV sales for quota reasons and having to pass on that revenue. It is going to be a brutally forced transition. Paying a 50G$ bonus to a CEO who is boasting about obtaining Diablo 4 and Path of Exile achievements that would normally require 40+ hours/week to reach, on top of all of his political sidetrack projects makes no sense. Tesla appears to be an afterthought at best at this point. The "opinion on fast-charging" from people who don't need fast-charging because they charge at home and never go on trips long enough for fast-charging to matter isn't particularly useful, those people may rapidly change their tune if they ever need to use fast-charging a few times. So you only have ~8% of people who don't mind having to sit around for 40+ minutes to charge, the other ~92% of people still would prefer (much) faster options when they need to charge on-the-go. My tolerance limit for charging stops on a trip is maybe 20 minutes - 40 minutes is too far beyond my pain threshold from having done it twice in one round-trip with a Bolt EV. If I had to fast-charge roughly once a week due to not having power at my apartment parking spot, I would want those periodic charging detours to be under 10 minutes as I would only be doing a top-up from ~20% before getting to my destination while the battery isn't frozen, not looking to rest or do anything else in the area.

[@DetailBearOn]

A small pronunciation correction: the university in Nova Scotia is dal-HOWZ-ee. Thanks.

[@jamesphillips2285]

20:10 I hope Proterra learned that it gets cold in the winter and included battery heaters!

[@toyotaprius79]

23:49 As an Irish person I couldn't help but chuckle at the irony.

[@RobK-x3x]

Thanks --- Amazing amount of information in your video

[@Notthemomma-r3x]

Happy New Year! Goddess Speed!

[@mikewallace8087]

Nicky is a born Male .

[@fynfynsidian1870]

Please dig into the mono- vs poly crystalline cells

[@Frank71]

Unfortunately, you have to remove unflattering stories about Tesla and watch your opinions about famous people. Even if they are accurate. It's a sad state that famous people can call others the "R word" yet get angry and lash out when others attack him, verbally. I'm impressed with what I saw about Aptera. You've mentioned that going lighter is the more efficient way. Aptera done that so well that solar charging is a reality

[@Pottery4Life]

If TEN did their own investigative journalism AND produced false and misleading content about any manufacturer, they very well could be setting themselves up for legal action if the "offended" thought the reach of the "news outlet" was substantial. However, if TEN is summarizing publicly available news articles that are indeed factual, the worry substantially lessened.

[@markplott4820]

or be sued into bankruptcy.

[@nevco8774]

The decreased sales of EV at Polestar and Toyota is down due to poor model choices, wrong pricing.

[@danielmadar9938]

Thanks

[@markplott4820]

Meanwhile FUD motors is LEADER in Factory RECALLS that cant fix by OTA update. FUD motors is unable to Compete in CHYNA or in CHYNA oem in Mexico.

[@chow-chihuang4903]

I can’t stand the glare from my Subaru’s 7in infotainment display at night so I turn it off. No way I want one a vehicle with even larger ones. I suppose it’s one reason I like what I’ve seen of the Hyundai Inster and VW ID.2.: physical switchgear for frequently used controls and smaller screens.

[@SparkySho]

Energy sage is great

[@johnmanderson2060]

19:32 Yes please 🙏🏻 follow-up the Cariad data leak ( Not Caraid )

[@PeggyEscobar-v8j]

I would like a video on the data leak

[@JohnBlaylock01]

Just a suggestion is there any way to put the Tesla section in an area better marked so we can skip over it we're so tired of Elon musk and the lives of Tesla we watch your show but we really don't care anything about the cars or the person thank you.

[@transportevolved]

We do have chapter marks...

[@markplott4820]

or just don't use KZbin.

[@markplott4820]

how about you GFY ? a helpful suggestion.

[@AlainODea]

The Tesla content is in a sequence of chapters together. If you watch with the chapters up you can skip beyond them by clicking the first non-Tesla chapter as soon as the first one begins.

[@patreekotime4578]

​@@markplott4820 Just proving thier point.

[@tnickknight]

Has anyone seen the concept for the retro Volvo 240 ev. It looks amazing 😍

[@andypyatt2783]

I wouldn’t talk about Tesla then…plenty of other fish in the sea!! Thanks Tesla for pushing EV adoption but time to move on🤷‍♂️

[@markplott4820]

TESLA & SpaceX are only ones WORTH reporting & WATCHING.

[@CHIEF_420]

☝️

[@alaneasthope2357]

I always thought Elon Musk was a loose cannon, but now he has become totally detached. It looks like the honeymoon is over and he's showing his true colours. Great reporting as usual Nikki.

[@toyotaprius79]

Musk has singlehandedly tarnished the Tesla brand and alienated the majority of EV advocates away from it. The loudest fanboys or "Tesla fans" are celebrity idolists and futurists

[@SparkySho]

New car technology overides panel gaps

[@frederickperryjr4937]

If you’re spreading lies about Tesla yes I can see lawsuits coming your way. I don’t think telling the truth is illegal.

[@GregHassler]

They tell mostly the truth about Tesla but they always seem to find a way to throw in some unrelated and unsubstantiated Elon slander.

[@tuomasandersson3889]

The guy deserves it though...​@@GregHassler

[@transportevolved]

Slander? Please….

[@SparkySho]

@12:12 SHOUT OUT to Swedish government to get off their asses an FORCE a butt hurt union to energize the Yesla Chargers for future generations consciousness

[@toyotaprius79]

Drink some water for a change

[@patreekotime4578]

You might want to check those sales percentage numbers... they are wildly all over the place! For Volvo, your percentage number looks dramatically low... shouldn't it be over 300%? and then in the script you say sales are up 54%? Similarly, shouldn't the Kia percentages be up over 200%? Maybe im mathing wrong? Its not my strong suit.

[@trevorberridge6079]

As you may know Nikki, Canada have told Trump where to stick his 51st state.

[@toyotaprius79]

I sincerely hope that fickle insecure politics doesn't hinder Aptera, I wouldn't put it past _certain people_ to deliberately sabotage Aptera. And I sincerely hope that Aptera has a plan to build at least one production line outside the US. Here in Europe there's still that tariff on US built cars that caused such a problem for the Chevy Volt or Opel/Vauxhall Ampera.

[@mikewallace8087]

I hope you wise up that Chyna is no ones friend.

[@ourv9603]

This week the Electric Trucker IVECO electric simi is in the shop. He is driving an electric VOLVO simi making deliveries all across Germany & the Netherlands. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2qYoIKIpJxkn6M !

[@crilako]

Apterra is just not a good idea for the real world. Just look at any other car in the road and you can immidiately see how that is very likely to be a death trap. The cybertrack is a bad idea because it ignores the safety of others (other than looking like the design of a 6 year old), but Apterra for all the testing that they have done of their own will probably fail official crush testing, sorry to say for those out there that think like a "cool design." If there was ever a good chance to get a normal looking and practical Solar self-charging car in the roads, that unfortunately died with the Sion frm Sono Motors. It came so close.

[@PeteLenz]

Rivian and Polestar - awful sales. Someone put them out of their misery. Clearly Volvo should reabsorb Polestar (which has happened at local dealers), but Rivian?

[@jamesvandamme7786]

@@markplott4820 Rivian has done better than Tesla at this point in its life. And it has a normal CEO. Munro's videos are interesting, check them out.

[@bobnelsonfr]

Please, please, please, PLEASE! give us a rundown on the affordable cars now on sale in the EU. Americans NEED to learn what exists... elsewhere.

[@Yanquetino]

Commented in Patreon.

[@markplott4820]

DEFUND transport evolved.

[@ouch1011]

I don’t see how Aptera has a future with their only vehicle in the works. I consider myself to be an EV power user, having owned several different EVs since 2018 and both my husband and myself driving them exclusively since 2019, putting a combined 150k miles in EVs, and I would not even consider an Aptera. It might work for commuting, but it has no other practical application. I understand that they’re hyper-prioritizing efficiency, but they’re seriously sacrificing its ability to do anything else. History has shown over and over again that cars which only prioritize efficiency, not practicality, basically always fail. It’s cool and probably has a very small, niche market, but unless that small niche market is willing to pay the absolutely massive amount of money it would take to be able to make building a single, low production vehicle work financially (probably 6 figures USD) I don’t see how they have a future. Sorry.

[@ps.2]

Eh? Seems to me it's suitable for almost any road trip for 1 to 2 people, and as a daily driver for anyone who either doesn't have children, or whose household also owns a larger vehicle for thoee times they need to bring children along. And, as you say, for commuting.

[@sarran1955]

1:18 Good for you!!!! Cordialement...

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Boycot everything from Tesla!

[@theairstig9164]

Then what?

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

@theairstig9164 Then have fun!

[@willburk]

Second!

[@MartinWise-b4g]

We love your show, martin&david🇦🇺😃❤️🏳️‍🌈

[@Derpy1969]

Whenever Elon complains, yell FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!

[@markplott4820]

freedom of speech is NOT carte blanche to commit TREASON

[@kensmith5694]

@@markplott4820 LOL Elon is committing treason

[@markplott4820]

​@@kensmith5694- BIDEN is senile.

[@kensmith5694]

@@markplott4820 William Wallace met a horrid end.

[@safebatteries8315]

Don't know about your area, but here in California EV sales very poor ,... Very

[@transportevolved]

Says whom?

[@bobbyschreckengostjr8259]

I really like the channel and watch every episode but like everybody I know we're all sick of what's going on in this country and have had enough. It's hard enough to even watch the news as you can tell even MSNBC viewers aren't watching. We all need to change what we're doing because it's not working obviously. I understand you want to cover the whole industry but being fair doesn't work anymore we need to boycott anything Tesla. I would imagine most of your viewers wouldn't buy a Tesla anyways. You can't be fair and nice when people are about to destroy everything. Tell us the bad about Tesla I don't want to hear anything good as far as I'm concerned that company will never see a dollar of mine for any reason and just hearing the name makes me want to vomit. I hate to do it but at this point if you mention Tesla in a good light I'm just going to turn it off just like everybody's doing with MSNBC we need to stop and fight not pretend like everything's normal it may never be once the orange master gets back in charge.

[@linusa2996]

That charging usage is distorted by the fact that the majority of potential car buyers can't afford to buy EV's and by the fact that most who can, either own their own homes or rent in apartments that are on the upper scale north of 3000/mo. At this point, EV's are essentially rich people's toys just as cars were before Ford came out with an affordable car

[@TaylerKnox]

@@linusa2996 true

[@rp9674]

False, there are used EVs, 10 states have right to charge laws. A 120v outlet at home is enough for many

[@linusa2996]

@rp9674 50% of people looking to buy a car used or new can't afford to pay more than $400-450/mo. And almost 1/3 of all Americans don't have access to a parking area with electricity. That number is more pronounced in urban centers where the majority of Americans actually live, not the burbs where most current ev owners live. Btw that $400/mo is a used spark ev or leaf

[@toyotaprius79]

Have you noticed how over the last decade the majority of new cars (Premium and Luxury crossover-SUVs) are becoming "toys for the rich"? It's not an EV problem so to say, it's a profiteering problem, a market failure.

[@toyotaprius79]

​​​​​@@linusa2996your concerns are absolutely valid, and it's a macroeconomic phenomenon others would call it a market failure on a socio-economic scale, for example how record numbers of people rent and don't own their own home, or living in their cars. New EVs being premium because it's much more profitable to make any car premium is just the tippy top of the iceberg. US automakers done this before in the 70s and 2000s instead of investing in diverse products just in case an economic crash or oil embargoes hit. It's just now every automaker even traditionally bargain brands like Toyota, KIA and VW have cornered themselves into a premium market because that's where the profits are, profits that must be delivered to shareholders at all costs, profits that are reducing in currency value against inflation, inflation that is created by the greed to make as much profit as possible just like their competition. This is widespread across all industries even down to the bread and milk you buy. I'd recommend you Richard Wolff on the matter.

[@marlerjohn]

You added a political slant to every story and your disclaimer about Tesla was just a jab at Tesla. Not an Elon Musk fan here trust me, but my favorite EV news show is becoming hard to watch…

[@transportevolved]

Why was it a jab? How else should we have broached the subject of threatened legal action?

[@toyotaprius79]

Give over

[@Joey-Little]

I/we don't want to hear about Tesla, please make these sections easily skippable ❤

[@transportevolved]

There are chapter marks?

[@mikewallace8087]

Still calling Batteries Bat Trees .

[@transportevolved]

You really must be lonely to harass people this much.

[@markplott4820]

Because TE has woke mind virus 🦠.

[@jamesvandamme7786]

Still talking about boots and bonnets, when will the world learn to talk real English like 'Murican Patriots? /s

[@Robert_McShouty]

It's odd hearing words said correctly. Touch grass and socialize a bit more, you might learn better pronunciation.

[@cyberoptic5757]

Elon no longer works at Tesla. That lack of time and effort is harmful.

[@markplott4820]

ELON has full bedroom suite @ gigaTX.

[@kensmith5694]

Tesla is better off without Elon

[@davemiller6121]

"Obscene pay package."??? If you report the news and facts and leave your opinion out of it, you should never fall afoul of anyone.

[@transportevolved]

It is obscene. Elon Musk could replace every home destroyed in the LA fire and not even notice. He could house every single homeless person in the US from his obscene wealth. Nobody. Not any one person, should ever be given $55 billion. Especially from a company that treats its staff the way Tesla does.

[@davemiller6121]

Who is to determine the amount someone should be compensated for their blood, sweat, and tears. If there was an agreement and the person completed the tasks as required, then they should be compensated the amount that was agreed upon. For someone, as a second party to question that agreement seems to be very UNAMERICAN. This is the kind of thing that stifles innovation. What is obscene is the fee being asked for by the lawyers of the plaintiff, not much innovation going on there. It seems like legal robbery. Besides, what do you think Elon will do with money??? It seems to me he's just a wacky dude trying to increase the earths population and develop a colony on Mars. The sooner he gets there, the better you will feel. So let him have his hard earned money.😅

[@transportevolved]

It's pretty evident what he's done with the money - He's interfered with political discourse in a half-dozen countries.

[@mikewallace8087]

@@transportevolved Zuckerbucks interfered in the 2020 election to your pleasure . Enjoying the good times in America now .

[@markplott4820]

Mergers are bell weather that legacy auto in USA is finished, RIP Honda & Nissan/ Mitsubishi......lol😂

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Legacy is just fine!You better worry about Tesla!

[@markplott4820]

Transport EVIL - hint , TESLA can still sell EVERY vehicle it makes , all without any Tax incentives. Meanwhile legacy auto PAYS Tesla $$$ Billions in 2025.

[@markplott4820]

Transport EVIL - so where are the 30 NEW models promised by 2025 by gm. crickets.....lol😂

[@markplott4820]

Transport EVIL - pugeot is not even PROFITABLE in BEV , its the end of the line for pugeot.

[@jaredleemease]

Thank you Nikki and everyone at the TE team. 🏜🕺🏻🐕🏖🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧🇺🇳❤‍🩹

[@joelsmith4394]

Would still prefer to see those sales figures in a graph. Make it a lot easier to perceive proportionality both between years and brands.