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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

12 Apr 2024 | Briefly

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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It’s EV News Briefly for Friday 12th  April, 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.

 Polestar Reports Drop in Q1 2024 Deliveries https://evne.ws/3Q1SswJ

Ford Offers $1,500 Discount to Tesla Owners for F-150 Lightning Purchase https://evne.ws/3Q39lHb

Australia to Welcome First Right-Hand Drive Ford F150 Lightning EVs https://evne.ws/3Q06rmH

Tesla Expands Model Y Lineup with New Large Battery RWD Variant https://evne.ws/3PZQblw

Tesla at a Crossroads: Analyst Gives Musk Two Weeks to Address Concerns https://evne.ws/3JkHqih

Tesla's Swedish Strikes Continue Despite Musk's Optimistic Remarks https://evne.ws/3JhWXPK

Formula E Postpones Launch of 600 kW Mid-Race Charging Technology https://evne.ws/3Q2NtLY

EU Reports Reveal Overestimated Vehicle Fuel Economies https://evne.ws/3QoB6ub

GAC Set to Launch Solid-State Battery EVs with 1,000+ km Range in 2026 https://evne.ws/3Q3dQkZ

Voltpost Unveils Curbside EV Charging via Lampposts https://evne.ws/3vUbGNN

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's even used briefly for Friday the 12th of April, Everything Evie, in less than five minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.

0:06.0

Patreon supporters get these shows.

0:07.5

As soon as they're ready and ad-free, be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes.

0:11.5

Polestar reported their first quarter results down slightly from the same quarter last year as they await new models to hit the market.

0:18.1

7,200 Polestar arriving on the roads in Q1. Polestar 3,

0:24.2

global delivery start now this quarter, and the Polestar 4 will arrive for European and Australian

0:31.1

customers from August, so big year ahead for Polestar. Ford is offering an extra $1,500 to buy Ford F-150 Lightning if you are

0:41.2

coming from a Tesla. If you're the current owner or you lease a Tesla, you get the extra

0:46.9

incentive. On top of what is already some really big retail cash bonuses of up to $12,500,

0:53.7

the Lariat trim, by the way, is fantastic on the Ford F-150 Lightning.

0:59.1

I think per great value for money, but they've got some new trims in there, which might be the sweet spot for you, a little bit more affordable.

1:06.1

Have a look.

1:07.0

Australia is welcoming the first right-hand drive versions of the F-150 lightning. What? Hello,

1:11.9

we're right-hand drive in the UK. Are we going to get them? Brilliant news for my listeners down under.

1:17.6

Fantastic, right-hand drive Ford F-150 lightings. We get a Raptor, no we don't, not Raptor, Ranger,

1:24.2

plug-in hybrid with an eco-booster engine and a 17-kilowatt hour battery that arrives this year, I think, with pro-power on board.

1:30.6

But heck, if we could get the lightning.

1:33.5

Holy moly!

1:35.1

Yes, please.

1:36.4

Customers should get that in need more information in the next week to two weeks in Australia.

1:41.3

Tesla is expanding the Model Y lineup in Europe with the big battery rear-wheel drive

1:47.3

variant, officially 600 kilometers of range. That is only on the 19-inch wheels, but either way,

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