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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

05 Mar 2024 | Briefly

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

It’s EV News Briefly for Tuesday 5th March, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven’t got time for the full show. I’ll be back later but Patreon supporters get the episodes as soon as they’re ready AND ad free. You can be like them by clicking here.

Porsche Previews High-Performance Taycan with Racing Features https://evne.ws/49ZmTew

VW Halts EV Assembly in Emden Over Supply Chain Issues https://evne.ws/42ZQvpP

VW EVs to Gain Tesla Supercharger Access by 2025 https://evne.ws/4383W6X

Ford's Sales Surge in February, Fueled by EVs and Hybrids  https://evne.ws/4ahmhB9

Mercedes-Benz EQV: A Luxurious Electric MPV Experience https://evne.ws/3IoGgBK

Renault 5 BEV Amasses 50,000 Orders Ahead of Launch https://evne.ws/3Iqfx86

Nissan Partners with Altilium for £30M EV Battery Recycling Initiative https://evne.ws/3Ik9bHj

Nissan Slashes 2024 Ariya EV Prices Up to $6000 https://evne.ws/3Tmkgh3

Polestar CEO Warns Against EV Production Delays https://evne.ws/4a0OEU2

BMW Plans Thailand Battery Plant for 2025 EV Production https://evne.ws/4ahmiFd

Electric Range Rover Velar to Debut with Innovative Design https://evne.ws/3IIAYBv

Li Auto Launches Mega MPV, Touts Fast Charging https://evne.ws/3uZq8Ud

Forida Dealership Marks Up Tesla Cybertruck for Hefty Profit https://evne.ws/49X4Sxo

Cybertruck Collides with Beverly Hills Hotel Property https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-crash-beverly-hills-hotel-los-angeles/

Legal Team Seeks $6 Billion in Tesla Stock After Contesting Musk's Pay https://evne.ws/3wE5k57

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's evening news briefly for Tuesday 5th of March.

0:02.8

Everything you've been in less than five minutes.

0:04.2

If you haven't got time for the full podcast, Patreon supporters get the episodes first and add free.

0:08.6

Be like then by clicking on a link in the show notes.

0:10.7

Porsche previews the high performance Tycon.

0:13.0

We don't know what it's going to be called, but I'd have a guess at something like the Turbo GT.

0:17.6

It's going to have a big old swing on the back, a new front splitter. It's going to be lower.

0:22.6

It's just going to be this insane electric monster on March the 11th. That's coming.

0:27.3

Volkswagen-Hevian assembly at their Emden plant and also line 2 at Zvikauk because of a shortage of the new fancy pants motors, the AP550s,

0:35.5

those cars which have the original motors, like the ID3 and Cooper

0:38.8

Born, unaffected. VW is going to gain access to Tesla superchargers when they

0:43.2

release their J-3400 to CCS1 adapter by the end of the year. Now, they were late to the party

0:48.8

anyway, so not surprising that they'll be one of the last ones to get the adapter.

0:52.2

Ford's sales surged in February compared to the same month last year.

0:56.8

And what drove it?

0:57.8

This can't be right.

0:58.9

EVs and hybrids.

1:00.0

But we've been told all along that no one wants EVs anymore.

1:03.7

No.

1:04.2

Ford F-150 Lightning doing very well, MacE doing very well.

1:07.6

And of course, recent price cuts have those both those vehicles even more attractive. Mercedes-Benz EQVs had a bit of a midlife refresh before the new custom van

1:16.3

comes on their their new platform, the van v-a platform in 2026. This will do until then. All the

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