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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs
Martyn Lee
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🗓️ 6 November 2024
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It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 06 November 2024, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.
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| 0:00.0 | It's TV news briefly for Wednesday, 6th of November. |
| 0:02.5 | Everything EV in less than 5 minutes. |
| 0:04.1 | If you haven't got time for the full podcast, Patreon supporters, get these shows first and ad-free. |
| 0:08.2 | You could be just like them by clicking on a link in the show notes. |
| 0:11.8 | Hey, well done to GM, a big milestone. |
| 0:14.2 | Just tipped over 300,000 pure electric vehicles sold in the United States since 2016. |
| 0:19.7 | Remember the days when we used to count 200,000 because that's when the incentives used to |
| 0:23.4 | start tapering down. |
| 0:24.4 | I'm glad those days are gone. |
| 0:26.0 | But of course, that puts some second behind, obviously, Tesla now. |
| 0:29.3 | Well, we thought the battle would begin, and it has done, between Volkswagen Scout Motors brand |
| 0:34.4 | and the National Association of Dealers in the United States. |
| 0:38.8 | A recent episode of Inside Automotive pitched them against Volkswagen and Scout Motors, |
| 0:45.4 | saying that the legal action is most certainly coming. |
| 0:49.1 | They will respond very strongly, |
| 0:50.7 | as Scout want to sell directly and avoid dealers. |
| 0:53.7 | Volvo Cars reported a 3% rise globally |
| 0:56.6 | last month in October, driven by, well, you beat me to it, electric vehicles. Walmart is |
| 1:03.0 | expanding the use of electric delivery vans. They're going to use the Chevrolet Bright Drop 400 EV |
| 1:08.1 | vans. That's a short wheel base one. Now known as the Chevrolet Bright |
| 1:11.0 | Drop vans, by the way. The new Audi A6, that is the Saloon, sedan and the Avant version, |
| 1:16.9 | the state wagon, call it what you will. Audi call it a van. I think that's the best looking one. |
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