TEN Transport Evolved News Episode 487 - Kia's EV3 is Here, Volkswagen's Low-Cost EV, Zeekr EuroNCAP
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
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On today’s show - Kia unveils the EV3, Zeekr’s EVs ace EuroNCAP, and Volkswagen promises a €20,000 EV. These stories, and many more on today's show!
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00:00 - Start
00:34 - Welcome!
00:47 - Correction from last week’s show
01:14 - Kia unveils 2025 Kia EV3 crossover
02:15 - Volkswagen commits to a €20,000 EV for Europe
03:14 - China’s EV and PHEV marketshare continues to soar
04:07 - Audi confirms longer-range ‘performance’ variant of its Q6 e-tron, due later this year
05:02 - U.S. EPA announces it’s helped fund more than 3,000 new clean school buses
05:54 - Ford rumored to be looking to unlock restrictions on EV dealerships
06:50 - Fisker has another round of layoffs
07:43 - Zeekr 001, Zeekr X ace EuroNCAP and EuroGreencap tests
08:39 - Cadillac OPTIQ officially launched
09:38 - California prepares to launch a pay-per-mile alternative to EV tax
11:51 - Some Kia Niro EVs are recalled
12:16 - Volkswagen recalls ID.4 for dashboard, infotainment glitches
12:34 - Rivian CEO warns that Q2 will be “Messy” For the brand
12:52 - Peter Rawlinson of Lucid openly criticizes Tesla
13:15 - Rumors suggest the U.S. Government is considering a prize-fund to incentivize a low-cost EV
13:35 - Ford, Hyundai outpace the competition in the EV Marketplace in March
13:56 - Kia says its Kia Charger service in Europe has more than 100k subscribers
14:15 - Daimler Trucks North America partners up with Li-Cycle for recycling
14:37 - Multiple reports surface of Teslas with FSD Supervised becoming confused about trains
15:02 - Fiat confirms it’s going to make a hybrid Fiat 500 after all
15:20 - As Nissan prepares for its next EV, Gigacasting will play a major part
15:38 - GM Executive makes big promises of the Bolt EUV
16:00 - Volvo CE Opens two new facilities for Evs
16:17 - Some officials in Mexico think Tesla’s Mexican Gigafactory will happen
16:35 - Kia on target to eclipse 50,000 sales of the EV9 in its first year
16:54 - Fight over Elon Musk’s compensation package is heating up
17:14 - Tesla raffles off change to tour Giga Texas with Elon Musk for shareholders who vote
17:34 - Energica, Siemens, extend battery partnerships
17:52 - Ford announces 0% APR on Mustang Mach E
18:10 - FLO unveils its newest charging stations from its Michigan factory
18:28 - Tesla’s Chinese subsidiary breaks ground on a new factory
18:47 - Both Lucid and LiveWire announce layoffs
19:06 - GM patents new driver monitoring health tech
19:24 - China threatens retaliatory tariffs on European, US made products
19:43 - Tesla unveils new paint option
20:01 - Lilium inks a new deal for Mediterranean fun.
20:16 - Jeep promises more affordable EV for North America
20:34 - Great Wall Motors to close its European headquarters this summer
20:51 - Lion EV announces new big-rig
21:08 - Dealers in the U.S. supported Volkswagen’s decision to delay the launch of the ID.7 there
21:27 - Archer Aviation signs a new partnership with KaKao Mobility
21:46 - Volkswagen announces custom wrap options for ID.Buzz ahead of North American launch
22:01 - Genesis looking to source motors from Lucid
22:17 - Regulatory filings uncover some R1 tweaks for 2025 from Rivian
22:35 - GM’s Ultium, Redwood Materials, work on EV recycling
22:53 - Gas-Guzzler sales are at an all-time high
23:22 - Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial
24:33 - Kiwi company unveils new electric hydrofoil ahead of its entry into a commercial fleet
25:55 - Ford teases new F150-Lightning based SuperTruck for Pikes’ Peak
26:55 - Thanks, and Goodbye! 
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, watching the weekly TEN episode is SUCH an important part of my weekend ritual. ❤️🙏🤩
Ditto!!
An exception summary of the weeks top stories!
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I wake up to it like a kid on Christmas... or forget it's Saturday and SURPRISE TEN!!!
I used to watch it with my dad, usually while we cooked (my daughter sometimes kicked us out of the kitchen), every Saturday. He died saving four friends kayaking August 2021, but we lost him. Still TE was one of our things, which makes it better.
@@StephenMatrese I am so sorry-what a tremendous loss. Thank you for sharing the extra special meaning to you around watching the weekly TEN. 💜
The EV3 is quite interesting. I’m liking the range and overall design. I’m not 100% sold on the boxy design but it does give me a lot of confidence in the EV4.
Based on everything I’m seeing I am giving myself 2 years to save up for an EV.
Another great show! Chinese EVs are selling like hot cakes in Australia and now we have finally legislated for fuel efficiency standards we’re likely to see lots more. The legacy companies will need to scramble to catch up. Stay safe and keep the shows coming. 😀
A school bus named Joulie, I love it! Errr, I hope I don't have to explain what a Joule is.
OK, OK, a joule is a very small measurement of energy. A Joule is a watt-second. A kilowatt-hour is 3.6 million joules, or 3.6 MJ. Or 0.004 horsepower-fortnight, if you're not into metric units.
I've always preferred coulombs, myself.
@@alsavage1 That would be better than mAHr for battery capacity.
The automotive layoffs are causing a real problem. My partner’s Model 3 was totaled by a drunk driver. We purchased a used Model S from Tesla (which has to be done on their website for some unknown reason). We reserved it almost a week ago and have heard _nothing_ from Tesla. We’ve called the location several times, nobody picks up the phone and their voicemail box is full. We’ve tried texting several times, nobody responds. We went to the local Tesla location to ask for help (the used vehicle we bought is about 200 miles away) and we were basically told to get lost. Tesla customer service has only ever been “ok” at the best of times (based off of 4 Tesla purchases between myself and immediate family members) but now it is completely intolerable. The sales person we spoke to locally said that they went from having 6 sales people on the floor to 2. If we don’t hear back from them soon, we’re going to cancel the $500 deposit we put down and Tesla is going to lose a Model S sale. I could go to just about any other EV manufacturer and leave with a new car today.
381 Thanks Nikki for the news! Keep Evolving!!!
No surprise on the SUV ICE sales as you also covered the popularity for Huge EV9. Most EVs in the US are SUV/CUV body types, GM ends production of the last Chevy sedan. This is to be expected. As we transition to EVs and battery tech improves range as well as the infrastructure will slowly remove range anxiety
Thanks for always keeping us updated with the news
Stellantis is not serious on affordable Evs for the North America market..
Of course not. Selling smaller vehicles does not reap the same profit as 3 ton behemoths.
Comment applicable to all legacy manufacturers.
Peter Rawlinson paid himself like $500,000,000 last year
Nice work if you can get it.
Great episode
If the new Bolt would include a few upgrades : charge at least at 100kWh, improved rear suspension, and more comfortable seats
you mean Bolt EUV, it appears that the regular Bolt may not be updated, and the Volt is long gone.
@@jamespaul2587 Early ones did have bad seats, but fixed later. A new battery will have faster charging. I rode in one, and I dunno why you don't like the suspension.
@@jamesvandamme7786: An Ultium battery Bolt MAY have faster charging, but it’s not for sure. Unless you’re going to claim to be one of the engineers designing the battery pack, there’s no way you can say for certain.
@jamespaul2587 corrected, yes I meant Bolt not Volt as for suspension, that may because I drive a Veloster Turbo with Ultra High Performance rubber & an Ioniq 5 RWD and I find the Bolt with it's rudimentary rear suspension 1 step up from a horse buggy - I think cars handling better is much safer for emergency maneuvers
get rid of gas tax, just implement a road tax based on engine displacement/battery size and vehicle gross weight...incentivize efficiency.
1 cent/kWh and km/mile driven. Good idea!
No - EVs need help against the disinfo & lobbying. Oil industry gets tax $
@@rp9674Base it on CO2 emissions, as most of Europe does.
@michaeloreilly657 it would prob be even more pushback
@@rp9674 Most of Europe has succeeded, despite pushback.
Thanks!
Nice!
Another great episode lots of good news this week, as always so bad, but more good this time I think.
I have always believed that road users should pay for building and maintaining that infrastructure, and that a plan needed to be developed for EV drivers to pay their share as well.. And yes, non-drivers do pay their share for the products that are delivered on that infrastructure and public transit that uses it as part of the cost of those products and services.
In my province, Ontario, the government has slashed fuel taxes and eliminated registration fees, so drivers do not pay their share, and now the infrastructure is paid for by drivers and non-drivers equally, despite the significant difference in usage. This was a vote buying scheme that did win them an election, but is bad policy for many reasons.
Paying by the mile X weight per axle is just. Trucks are what damage roads.
that EV3 must have a drag coefficient like a brick.
We have an Ioniq 5, similar shape and yes doesn't get the range of the Ioniq 6 but can carry a lot more gear
We have a Soul EV, which has nearly the same shape, and get 4.2 miles per kW, so it's not too bad.
Highway, yeah it’s probably gonna be rough.
City and slower roads, that’s where it’s gonna shine.
Lol 🤣
Prob not best but hard to tell just by looking
It’s not Saturday until TEN!
Have there been any studies on the impact of "gigacasting" on crash repair costs and complexity?
I’m in two minds about Ford’s decision to allow smaller dealers to sell EV’s without training and investment. On the one hand, yay more sales, fewer barriers. On the other, who is going to service, maintain and repair these cars, particularly in rural areas where access to a main dealership is limited. We are already seeing that high repair costs are pushing up insurance rates, this is only going to make it worse
I love that Disney logoed runabout. lol.
US govt announced competition to build an all US parts $16K EV sounds like a very good idea.
Imagine getting $7500 of Uncle Sam's money on the hood, plus state incentives. The used market would go PPFFFFFTT!
Another great show. Thanks for including electric air and water vehicles in your show. While autos will certainly remain the focus, it's good to be occasionally reminded that the electric evolution is occuring in all categories of transport.
6:39 Ford's B-roll F-150 I am seeing muddy water coming out between the lightbar(?) trim piece and the front left quarter panel as the vehicle goes through a stream or large mud puddle. So the wheel well is not sealed off to do this? Where else is the water migrating to?
Perhaps you’re not seeing all the package? ;) we can assure you that the F150 Lightning, in our experience, can go through deep water.
@@transportevolved Oh, I have no doubt it can go through a puddle. Just found it odd to see water squirting out that seam when it did.
Yeah, that caught my eye the first time through: water spurting out around the marker/DRL lamp surround. Like there's no inner fenderwell to protect it.
Mega, Tera. Just an itty bitty little difference 😅
Unfortunately ICE will be the most popular in the U.S. for at least a decade yet. It will be at least that long before 60% of potential owners see any amount of local charging for 10's of millions that can't charge at their residence. They can give EVs away but if you can't charge it you can't use it. We're also into the early 2030's before there is any decent used EV market that covers the many different vehicle types that people need/want.
I think the change is going to be faster, and unfortunately more painful than that. Even at the current rate of uptake of EVs, soon gas prices are going to skyrocket as oil companies try to maintain profits and infrastructure as demand drops off. In the meantime, too many planners will have failed to recognize the paradigm shift from refueling at a station, to ubiquitous destination charging, so progress on the needed infrastructure will be well short of the need.
@davidmccarthy6061 ICE will be popular for many decades, but the switch to EVs with be swifter than most people realize. EVs will be cheaper and have better performance than ICE. As for charging much has been said about this issue, but there are billions of places for people to charge, right now......EVs can be charged using a 110/120volt outlet (extremely slowly). The average car is driven about 40miles / 60km per day, this is easily recharged using a low voltage outlet overnight. As for Public places to charge, the Walmart is planning on offering charging stations at their stores and that is just one of many stores that is planning on offering charging stations. There are more and more places to charge everyday, especially since businesses can make money from charging. A charging station is very simple and inexpensive to create, more importantly, where there is a will there is a way.....Charging stations can be put at any light posts, parking lots, in the middle of the deserts, there is even the ability to wireless charge on certain roads.
It should also be noted that the USA is at Peak Auto and has been for a number of years. Auto Sales are going to decline and Rideshare services will increase as they become cheaper. The need to own a vehicle is going to decrease especially as more people work from home. This isn't a prediction of what will happen in the future, but a reflection on what's happening now.
@@tonespeaksNo they will not. They will follow the same S-Curve every other technology in human history has followed. Currently we are in he lower knee below 20%, Before the sales explode. I guess somewhere in 2026-2028 we will reach the 50% area. And 2035 most fossil vehicles will have vanished from our roads.
Workplace charging is a good solution for a lot of those that can't charge at home.
@@GraemeHart8888 I think what people miss is that charging stations can be revenue drivers. With Tesla Connector and Tesla software all charging station can charge their customers directly without having to create their own payment system. Charging will be so simple and can help many businesses and organizations generate another revenue stream. A free parking lot can start to generate revenue. With a Solar Canopy and energy storage system, the Electricity would be almost zero emissions.
It's hard to believe VW is so dense not to have customers deposit option to determine interest on ID.7. I guess I'll wait for Hyundai or Kia.
VW does not really want to sell the ID‘s. Most dealers do not want to service it.
15:24 Go Nissan with the giga castings! By scale production, this giga casting has proven to reduce cost and promote long health in Tesla vehicles. As a content Leaf owner since 2015, I applaud this manufacturing change.
Thanks
Our pay per km charge in Victoria Australia got taken to the supreme court as a class action and was rolled back. We all got paid back the forced payments we had to make.
It was argued that this was a state model and if the driver goes into other states then you cannot charge them in Victoria while elsewhere. Awesome, but now waiting for the come back smack. Governments don't like to miss out on taxes
Always felt weird with pay per mile in a world where you already do via fuel/electricity tax. Also warps the idea of driving as an open alternative to public transport.
Currently, the UK has £0 tax on EVs and some low emission ICE vehicles. I think they can revamp the tax system to scale by a combination of weight and CO2 emissions. A Fiat 500e could pay £20, while an ICE VW Golf or Kia EV9 pays £180, for example
That Hydrofoil looks interesting
Nikki, i think you missed on the EV3 range prediction of the 81 Kwh variant. I saw predictions of 370 miles of range for this variant, and not 300 miles.
Conditions of predictions . On the window stickers there are predictions , do they come to fruition ?
Different markets, different ranges ;)
Please update us on the suppliers, cells and versions of the EV3 battery. As it is already forseeable, that there will be many versions for different markets.
Interesting. My question would be: if Ford isn't requiring some investment to support EV sales, will there be the needed support available for those vehicles sold? That was the argument for the requirements, I think, and it does seem like a reasonable ask.
If Aptera fails to launch (I am very hopeful that it will survive - I am in the low 7,000s in order of getting my Aptera) I am looking at the Kia EV3 as an option.
@fynfynsidian1870 I love the concept of Aptera, but think the USA is not really a 2 seater type of country. I hope they are able to make it, but can't see them surviving. The USA is a tough auto maker and most new vehicle companies fail. It costs to much to launch an Auto Company and the recalls, marketing, financing and etc just beat companies into the ground. Kia makes really good cars and their EVs are so competitive. I have driven a few models can attest to their quality. Not to mention they are planning on building some models in USA.
@@tonespeaks If the EV3 gets the USA rebate, it's off to the races.
@@jamesvandamme7786 totally agree!!! Kia is a good brand.
@@tonespeaks: May be worth doing a quick google search next time. With very minimal effort, there are 23 models of 2-seater cars here in the US. And while MOST are luxury/sports cars, not all are. And even among the sports cars, some are fairly common where I live (not a particularly car-loving area) due to being affordable enough for a moderately well-off buyer.
@@jacobcarlson4010 Sorry mate, but what did I state that wasn't correct. I stated " the USA is not really a 2 seater type of country", is this incorrect?? How big is the 2-seater market in the USA, especially, vehicles under $75k? The only affordable model is the Mazda MX-5 Miata, which sold 8,973 2023. My point was really clear, the USA is not a 2-seater car loving country. The most popular models are Trucks and SUVs. I like Aptera, but it is going into a market the doesn't like small vehicles, which have always struggled for sales. When coupled with the uniqueness of the design and its an EV, this is a tough road to haul in the USA. My statement was fair and accurate.
In the segment related to the EV3 you mentioned Kia prioritized cost and range as a reason to go 400v instead of 800v. But the range figure you quoted was only 300 miles, which is what I get from my Ionic 5 (bigger car, slightly smaller battery). Given they already had an 800v platform so they are losing economies of scale, I’m wondering where the cost savings actually are? Wiring is more expensive as the lower voltage requires heavier gauges. Is it in the inverters? The motors?
I don't drive all that much, but I still vastly prefer a once a year fee to tracking all the miles you drive.
How do they know how many miles you drive? If it's on the honor system and they just look at your odometer then that'd be fine, but if they wanna track everywhere the car goes then nope. They already listen to all our calls, watch all our internet traffic, x-ray our mail, and so on. Don't need them knowing every shop I visit.
Colorado already adds a fee to the renewal fee for my Bolt since it's an EV.
And yes, I know a lot of car companies already can do that, which is terrible. I distrust corporations even more than I distrust the gov't.
Equinox was fwd or awd i thought. Not rwd
I have mixed feelings about Ford's possible easing of restrictions to sell EVs. I'm glad it would make it easier for smaller dealerships to get in on the action but wonder if they will be able to competently maintain and repair the cars they sell.
What's to maintain?
@@jamesvandamme7786 Washer fluid and tires.
@@jamesvandamme7786: Fairly basic stuff. Suspension/shocks, control arm bushings, tie rod ends; those will wear out quicker if the roads you drive have lots of bumps and/or potholes. Brakes still have moving parts that work best with a dab of grease once in a while, even if the pads are still good. In severe cases, wheel bearings CAN go bad; though that’s going to be mostly old EVs like early Bolt(s) and LEAFs. Other than those, not a whole lot.
@jamesvandamme7786 In new cars, apart from the usual mechanical problems, it's likely to be batteries, inverters, motors, charging systems and pretty much every other component of the vehicle.
When you're talking about volume production you will get the occasional premature failure of pretty much every component of the car.
As long as Ford has good diagnostic technology the car will mostly tell the mechanic where the fault is.
@@jamesvandamme7786 Lots and lots. As an owner of a 10-year-old EV, I can attest that lots of parts fail, and the lack or qualified/skilled techs really hurts when trying to affordably keep a used EV on the road.
Comment for the algorithm. Also a request for videos on Aptera.
Omg! Volkswagen needs to make the $20k model look like the classic VW bug!!! It would be a sensation!
Ora has the Punk Cat, which is pretty close.
@@downixThey just closed shop in Europe. Literally.
Nice to look at but totally impractical. A VW Golf with 60.kWh battery and 100 EV HP RWD of course, would sell millions.
@@wolfgangpreier9160 that is a shame. Good looking cars.
@@wolfgangpreier9160 Isn't something like this coming down the road soon?
A media source that still issues corrections. Refreshing.
14:45 Wow, Tesla should really be telling drivers that driver assistance needs supervised... Oh wait, they do? They even changed the name to FSD Supervised?
It sounds like they should charge these drivers. Does anyone remember the idiots from decades ago who claimed that they thought cruise control meant that they didn't need to supervise the car?
Who cares that Tesla is losing market share I only care that they are selling more cars than last year
Exactly. It's getting kind of wearisome how TEN always finds a way to portray Tesla worse than reality. Pandering to some of their viewership and ongoing narrative perhaps.
TEN: "[so far this year] the lion's share [of plug-in vehicles] were sold by BYD, with Tesla's Model Y in fourth place".
This is very disingenuous. On the one one hand, yes, BYD group have the most BEV sales so far this year, but Tesla are in 2nd place (see below). To try to pretend that Tesla are in 4th place by referring only to their *Model Y* sales in the same sentence is misleading to say the least.
Reality: using the same figures, we can see that so far this year pure BEV sales show Tesla Model Y in first place:
1. Tesla Model Y: 126,722
2. BYD Seagull: 99,116
Even if we look at April only (a favourite cherry-picking tactic by some news outlets trying to push a narrative) we see Tesla's Model Y is in second place for BEV sales:
1. BYD Seagull: 28,797
2. Tesla Model Y: 26,356
Of course, if we look at all plug-ins including PHEV, that changes the picture for January to April:
1. BYD: 29.8%
2. Tesla: 6.5%
And yet, when you consider Tesla only sell BEVs and the BYD figure includes their plug-ins, Tesla BEV sales are still very strong in China.
We can congratulate BYD for strong sales without having to dunk on Tesla.
@@nettlesoupYes, replying to boost visibility for your post.
This was a big miss by TFN, hopefully they will include it as a CORRECTION in next week's episode, else be guilty of being deliberately misleading...
Please TFN, the pool of trusted sites is too small already, please don't make it smaller.
2027 is going to be an exciting year for small EVs in the US
Will BYD be allowed to sell in the US?
@@wolfgangpreier9160 Yeah, if they BUILD here. Or Mexico.
Maybe 2029. Unless Trump gets elected.
@@jamesvandamme7786 Trump said they must pay 200% protection money to the republicans if they want to sell a single car to a patriotic US citizen.
Hey, love the channel. I'm shopping for a new ish, car. I see Chev Bolts EVs and Chev Bolt EUVs from "Fleet car Rental" companies on market. They not selling very fast. Didn't GM replace all the battery packs from when some burned ? And which is best, Bolt EV or Bolt EUV? Need the communities help on this. I'm driving for uber now and looking for newish car.
pause the video around 9:09...come on Cadillac, it is bad enough that you wont build an electric car, but at least get the orange peel out of your SUVs...that looks like an Earl Shive paint job.
Hey! An Earl Schieb paint job was worth every penny of the $25 it cost (back in the early 60s).
My father used to have his car painted by Earl's crew every two years. It was . . . all one color, lol.
Great to hear about the electric school bus funding, that is a lot of daily pollution avoided! Go Biden administration.
Your a MORON
The EV3, with the battery size (81.4kw I think you said) shouldn’t it be capable of a range closer to 400 miles rather than 300?
Why? Kia is not know for efficiency. More for looks.
@@wolfgangpreier9160 just that my Bolt with its 65kw can get 300 miles. Its like Kia isn’t even trying.
@@markbader4942 The Bolt is quite efficient. Just like the original Hyundai Ioniq.
Everything else following those seem to have forgotten how to be efficient. IMHO of course.
Looking at KIA's 2024 lineup looks interesting. I'd be up for a 3-row EV or PHEV. There are 5 in my family and we just barely squeeze into my Tesla Model Y, especially with luggage or other gear. Once the younger kid gets bigger, that squeeze will be less comfortable. My family is really hinting they prefer our minivan for long trips. I'm ok with that but it isn't AWD or 4WD so it sucks in the mountains, especially in less than ideal weather. First world problems, I know. LOL
My "other" vehicle besides the EV is a Sienna AWD, for the reasons you mention. It's a 2010, so last year of fully flat floor with all rear seats removed, but the mileage is awful compared to new Siennas, at 23 MPG under ideal highway conditions.
@@alsavage1 yeah, I have a 2006 Corolla and a 2017 Pacifica in addition to my Tesla Model Y. Having a gas car is what gave me the confidence to try out the EV. So, I'm looking at their possible replacements, which is why I'm leaning towards a PHEV at some point in the next few years, but it really depends on what advancements are made in battery tech and charging infrastructure. My EV experience has been better that I could have ever expected, but even so, there are still a few areas that haven't reached parity yet.
China's been one of VWs biggest markets for decades, and makede more proift there than anywhere else. Chinese EV impaxct outside of Cina has actually been modest - Shanghai built Teslas excepted. VWs real EV problem is that since Diews (sp?) was sacked as boss VW have slowed their EV push. No wonder their EVs are expensive if they don't scale up much faster.
Being as aged as I am, and remembering Kias of old, they’re really making a believer out of me.
Make the base model EV 3 have half the battery and price point. Make that massive battery an option.
VW making a $22,000 EV in 3 years, sure! They’ll sell 1000, say it doesn’t sell well and cancel it like all their other attempts at cheaper EVs. The US will still go without a high volume low cost EV.
The U.S. will go with the low volume of commercial charging stations. The infrastructure is not there as you know Pete Buttigieg did almost nothing.
It's meant for Europe.
US isn't interested.
Too small and slow.
@@michaeloreilly657 That's what people say, I don't believe it. I'm in the US and I'm interested. Bolt is 30k, leaf is still 2010 tech and almost 30k. Still waiting for a sub 25k EV (before incentives) with current tech, doesn't need high tech.
@@charlesminckler2978leaf is not 2010 tech. Like most cars it's been upgraded regularly underneath.
@@GraemeHart8888 chademo charger and air cooled battery is 2024 tech?
Don't want pay as you go taxation system based on the mileage we drive here in CA. None of the governments business how many miles I drive----that mean they have a record of where I drove, it. Having Big Brother watching and tracking where I go and my mileage is an unsettling thought.
In WA we do a flat fee, and that's fine with me.
If you carry a smart phone with you, you're already being tracked by the big tech companies wherever you go.
Oh, and robots are stealing you luggage.
You can have your odometer read at safety inspection time, just like now. No big deal, and I much prefer that since I'm retired and don't drive much.
@@downix The Road Usage Charge is coming. I participated in the Wash. pilot program a few years ago.
@@jamesvandamme7786 No safety inspections where I live, more's the pity; we could really use them. Incredible junk is running around the roads where I live.
When will the Kia EV2 be available?…..they may have sodium ion batteries
Ev3 range is 600km over-(wlpt)
GM Might as well put CD Players in their EVs and not connect to phones, because I’m as likely to buy one of those before I buy an EV that doesn’t support CarPlay. I don’t want google and GM sharing my driving data to everyone they can to make money off me.
Jeep made in China watch out for tariffs.
Audi is a joke... the new Q6 e-tron second row doors top part (where the glass goes up and down) is cheap hard plastic.. in the new electric citroen C3 under and over 20K euro depending on the variant, i understand and dont mind that hard plastic part, in a $75K USD car, i find it insulting, it feels like they take you for a fool.
🏴🇨🇳The rise of the Dragons 😊
Yay, a not so huge, not so expensive EV!
An Associate, Electric Viking is facing some comment challenges concerning TESLA brake failure false testimony.
Sam churns out a ton of videos but not all is vetted.
@@jamesvandamme7786 I say , it seems to me Sam chooses to promote what he believes.
I applied for the CA Road Charge Pilot Program. They pay you up to $400 to participate for 6 months and you pay 3 cents per mile via credit card, monthly. Verified either with an OBD-II port dongle, an odometer photo or vehicle telematics. They may also refund milage payments.
I participated in the Washington state Road Usage Charge pilot program, a few years ago. Similar to what you describe in Calif., except no real dollars changed hands; all charges and payments were simulated, but I got a "bill". It was easy to do, though I got randomly selected for the group of participants that had to take a picture of my odometer and (email? app?) upload it monthly. I got a reminder to do it. Easy, but not as easy as the OBDII dongle method.
At least this Kia EV doesn't look half as atrocious as the EV6. It is a real shame that Kia seems to have become unable to produce sexy looking cars like the Kia Proceed GT. Seriously, why do so many traditional car maker make EVs look like science experiments gone horribly wrong?
Well, it doesn't look like a Soul, so that's good.
@@jamesvandamme7786 or a Pontiac Aztek, though it is giving that eyesore a run for its money
Why would anyone opt-in for more taxes? I've always maintained the while the infrastructure tax on gas sales is _supposed_ to go to maintaining our infrastructure, I don't see that actually being the case. I don't think that is how tax money is allocated.
2027? There will be a lot at that price by then
Those wheel covers look horrible. Pls consider taking your crew on an ultimate road trip to China, get some fixers, and do a report on what the Chinese have available that we don't and how is the quality, etc. This company BYD seems like they are a legit competitor.
Kinda dumb of Kia in my opinion. I would rather have a little less range and higher charging speed.
So charge up to 60%. Same thing.
Fisker is a Dodo - Everyone knows it, but as long as there are people willing to throw their money away, the Fisker promises will continue to fund the Fisker family bank accounts.
Tesla's continued investments in China have me concerned. It's just a matter of time before China goes for Taiwan. At that point, I don't see it being viable to continue to operate within China by any Western company. Granted, it is entirely possible China has refrained simply because of this economic interdependence.
Does anyone know what to expect for sale of the new Chinese Mini Cooper. Biden wants me to buy a UAW F150 that may get only 10 MPG. The Mini Cooper does no compete with anything made in USA. If Biden was smart he would put a price on any Chinese vehicle that weighs more than 2000 pounds.
2027, is way to late...
No its not too late. Merely late. They will lose many billions of revenues until - and if - they have caught up to the Koreans, Chinese and Tesla.
E years time for an affordable VW EV is just Glacial, they should be ashamed of themselves.
Shoulda started ten years ago. Now they're playing catchup.
I do wonder what this channels position on Union labor is. Because it seems like there’s a bit of a smearing response to trying to protect American manufacturing in the automobile industry.
Well undoubtedly, American manufacturers corporate management is very interested in maximizing both corporate and personal profit, and it is a fact that leveraging gas vehicles Increases profit faster than moving to electric, at the same time, have been pushing for fair wages both here and in the European union.
Something that’s very important for equity is that workers earn a fair wage. This channel isn’t about universal healthcare or even wages, but it is worth noting That the solution that US companies will take advantage of in order to compete with low price cars from other countries, whether or not they are doing as the Chinese government does, is going to be either going nonunion, or more likely, moving manufacturing overseas.
All that’s going to do is under employ Americans, and so characterizing the inflation reduction act and Biden administration efforts to balance the price of in particular Chinese electric vehicles, but also through incentives encouraging other manufactures to build in the US, as being only to the benefit of American OEM’s is also an anti-union position.
Well we can do spreadsheets to see how much more workers could be paid if CEOs made less money, the truth of the matter is, forcing American manufacturers to reduce prices to meet those of Chinese and potentially other countries low cost of labor is not going to help the American worker, or European worker,. In fact, it could be argued that it will make things worse for workers and other countries, because they will simply be pushed to work harder for the same wages and benefits .
If manufacturers want to meet American standards and build their products on American soil, and create American subsidiaries that follow American laws, I seen a reason why we shouldn’t allow it.
If you’re asking you’ve not watched our content carefully. We are pro union, pro representation and collective bargaining rights and pro healthcare for all. We’re also fans of affordable equitable transportation, housing, and food.
@@transportevolved then this is my comment, there is always a tinge of negativity that leans towards saying things like " in order to protect domestic manufacturers" and whenever I hear that, it seems like you forgot that the intention is to protect American jobs. I'm sure domestic manufacturers want the protections for their own Financial reasons, but it seems like there is a pretty consistent inference that blocking Chinese Imports or making them more expensive is a bad thing for Americans and those in the European union. To be fair, you have mentioned on more than one occasion that the EU and the United States have reasonable concerns about Chinese labor and economic practices, but your offhanded references always seem to portray the inflation reduction Act and the complaints from countries like China and Korea as implying that the ACT is pro corporate, when its intent is to be pro-union
17:15 Reincorporation seems like overkill because of one crooked judge, but Elon cannot be expected to have worked for free. Outside of prison, we made slavery illegal in this country.
No one's expecting he work for free. He shouldn't get the amount of compensation he is asking for though
Exactly. Reincorporation in Texas seems the only option given the doubt that judge's very suspect decision has caused for me and others about investing in US companies. Frankly, if Delaware courts are OK with this IMO politically motivated judge making decisions against the majority decisions *6 years ago* of intelligent, well researched shareholders who own and vote in company decisions, I want Tesla to move ASAP.
Absolutely furious still that this happened and that some parts of our community fail to see how wrong this was. Give the man what we promised him if he earned it, damnit!
Meanwhile, I don't see TEN and their legions decrying Peter Rawlinson's $0.5 billion annual pay for making overpriced toys for the rich which are still making huge losses. Yet they have the temerity to insinuate (without actually saying it) that Tesla is using the factory tour to sway votes, and Tesla would weed out those who voted no. Just stop with your nonsense and take a journalism bias refresher course. Rant over.
@@nettlesoup The initial judge ruled, they can take this to the appeals court, and then the Delaware Supreme Court. Then, federal courts on constitutional grounds.
There are crooked judges in every state.
TEN has talked about it, but less often, mostly because they are less Tesla focused, but I’m sure Elon having making transphobic comments does make them motivated to go out of their way. Although, their real issue with Tesla is that they fired their press department and real journalism is near impossible. “Well at the time of airing the CEO didn’t see or chose not to comment on our tweet on X”.
@@PandaKnight52 You mean the ability to purchase shares at the price then as agreed by him and the stockholders? So, what is your "correct amount". Elon didn't inflate the stock with buybacks, his compensation would be completely within what the stockholders voted for (and increase the Tesla balance sheet, allowing more expansion- I doubt TSLA will pay dividends).
Why not tell people about the 7 chargers installed by Biden??
We're assuming you've been consuming misinformation again.
@@transportevolved So Washington Post is spreading misinformation now?
@@fanta6789that might the case. With that said, coming from someone that works in the space, the planning is what takes much of the time. Once I know we have $ (ie secure grant $), I then really start working with utilities to get the site ready & then the installation kicks in. I’ve worked on a few installations that took me over a year to get sited, utility upgrades and then installation. It’s not like plugging in a toaster. 😁
@@kevinwhited984 yes, but doesn’t that highlight the inefficiency of the system? How is Tesla able to install so many chargers? Should we not be taking leads from them and following their process?
@@kevinwhited984 Not to mention the fact that as a news and current events show TE should be highlighting such systemic inefficiencies in the system; even if their guy is incharge of said inefficient system.
Man 3 years ago I was psyched for all the EV stuff, now (at least in the US) it's getting worse and worse. When Trump wins the presidency this year (and he is gonna win), it's gonna be real bad real fast.