TEN 578 | Q1 EV Sales, Ford's EV U-Turn & The Best Delivery Truck Ad You'll See This Year
On this week's episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News!
Multiple automakers share their Q1 EV figures for the year - some up, some down. Ford makes a big U-Turn on EVs, absorbing Ford Model E into a new part of the company - and Harbinger debuts the best delivery truck advert antidote to over-the-top toxic nationalism.
These stories and more, on this week's show!
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⏱️ Episode Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction and sponsor shoutouts
00:20 - Welcome to the show
00:32 - Toyota BZ gets third-pest selling EV slot in Q1 and Mercedes-Benz records double-digit BEV growth in Q1 and Volkswagen Group reports global decline in BEV deliveries during Q1 and Polestar reports over 13,000 deliveries in Q1 and BMW shows its delivery figures for Q1 2026 and FastNed delivers record 55.6 GWh of energy in Q1 2026.
02:23 - Volkswagen ID.3 Neo gets its official world premiere
03:37 - Ford Restructures its EV division while its CEO warns that Chinese EVs cannot be allowed in the U.S.
05:29 - Mercedes-Benz makes the EQS an 800-Volt EV
07:04 - As Stellantis suffers reduced sales, it cuts engineering jobs at Opel’s German HQ, cancels production at its Poissy Plant in France, and is rumored to be in talks with Dongfeng over sharing factories in Europe.
08:18 - Tesla crash shows missing data card in evidence and another Tesla FSD account occurs with railroad crossing
09:33 - BMW cancels iX in the U.S. to make room for the iX3
10:44 - Volvo Trucks increases the range of the FH Aero Electric from 600 km to 700km
12:04 - Slate raises $650 Million in its C-Round funding
13:13 - Wind projects in US continue after trump administration misses deadlines to appeal
Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage!
14:28 - Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage!
⚠️Recall Reminder!
15:39 - Lucid Air recalled for potential disconnected half-shaft
15:56 - Isuzu NRR EV among the number of truck models recalled for improperly secured harness
16:08 - Hyundai IONIQ 6 among models recalled for seat belt anchor issues
16:20 - Greenpower recalls its Beast and Nano Beast school buses due to missing label
📰News Shorts:
16:37 - General Motors faces a class action over the Lyriq and its faults
16:55 - Serbian postal service adds new EVs to delivery fleet
17:10 - Canada announces more funding for EVs
17:24 - Chinese EV exports continue to rise
17:42 - Schneider Electric launches new battery storage product (Schneider Boost Pro) for the UK
17:54 - Opel and Peugeot are facing long wait times for their longer-range models
18:24 - German Government wants further EU emissions easing
18:44 - Sri Lanka asks EV owners to charge in the day time
18:59 - France plans its third round of social leasing for EVs
19:16 - Nissan unveils an all-electric Juke for Europe
19:29 - GAC Aion UT goes on sale in Europe from €27,990
19:43 - New South Wales announces new EV program
20:00 - Court rules in favor on VW in case over ID.6 Crozz imports
20:14 - Renault reduces its global engineering team
20:27 - Lucid appoints new CEO and raises more money
20:42 - IONNA and Circle K agree on partnership to expand US EV Charging at Circle K
20:53 - Isuzu and Toyota develop a new fuel cell truck
21:04 - Coca-Cola Germany has partnered with various organizations to convert its fleet to electric
21:19 - Mercedes-Benz VLE now on sale
21:31 - Nissan rumored to be in talks with Chery on building cars in the UK
21:43 - Delhi proposes new limits on ICE vehicle registrations
21:54 - Lightship expands its Colorado production facility
22:07 - Verge makes another video - explaining the TS Pro
22:20 - The Mobility House is to offer free electricity for V2G customers
22:37 - Kia EV2 “First Edition” now eligible for Uk plug in car grant
22:50 - Volkswagen writes down U.S. EV debt
23:02 - BYD adding flash charging to existing models through lineup architecture tweaks
23:22 - Redwood Materials supplies a second-life battery pack system for Rivian’s factory
23:37 - Allego debuts ‘smart AC charging’ at overnight charging stations
23:49 - Honda launches pre-orders for the Super-N Compact EV in the UK
24:02 - Chinese firm Sunward launches electric drilling rigs
24:14 - Uber welcomes Lucid Gravity to its robotaxi fleet
24:26 - CATL chases BYD for sub 10-minute charge times
24:40 - Hyundai unveils IONIQ brand in China, with new concepts
24:52 - Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy
25:07 - H55 Teams up with Safran to supply electric propulsion unit for the Bristell B23 Energic
25:24 - Mercedes, Samsung SDI rumored to be in talks over battery supply.
25:39 - EO Charging in the UK enters into administration
Sponsor Segment: You!
25:55 - Sponsor Segment - You!
Final Two Stories:
27:07 - Aptera posts interesting update showing panel progress and efficiency
28:17 - Harbinger promotes how quick its electric van is - with a staged theft
29:44 - Thanks, and Goodbye!
31:07 - Important Messages
🎙️ Credits:
Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Color: Vi Horton
Art & Animation : Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Music: via Artlist.io