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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

12 Aug 2024 | Briefly

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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It’s EV News Briefly for Monday 12th August, 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

ACURA'S FUTURISTIC EV SUV CONCEPT SET FOR MONTEREY https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a61829438/acura-teaser-ev-suv-car-week/



TESLA UNVEILS ALL-INCLUSIVE 3-YEAR PACKAGE FOR PREMIUM EV OWNERS
https://teslanorth.com/2024/08/09/tesla-model-sx-3-year-bundle-us/

HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 GETS A POWER BOOST: NEW BATTERY, MORE RANGE
https://www.electrive.com/2024/08/09/hyundai-ioniq-5-facelift-model-available-to-order/




SHANGHAI'S AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR GREEN PUBLIC TRANSIT
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202408/09/WS66b5ceaba3104e74fddb9467.html

EU'S RETROACTIVE TARIFF THREAT LOOMS OVER CHINESE EV IMPORTS
https://www.politico.eu/article/china-electric-vehicle-car-ev-surprise-eu-tariff-hit/





HIPHI'S FINANCIAL COLLAPSE: CAN CHINA'S LUXURY EV BRANDS SURVIVE?
https://carnewschina.com/2024/08/09/hiphis-parent-company-files-for-bankruptcy/

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's EV News briefly for Monday 12th of August. Everything EV in less than five minutes.

0:04.2

If you haven't got time for the full podcast, well, today, Accura announced they'll be

0:08.8

unveiling venue EV Concept at Monterey Car Week this week. Hasn't got an official name,

0:14.4

just the EV Concept something SUV. So we'll see what it looks like. That is going to be

0:20.4

on its own platform,

0:21.2

actually, and made in Ohio. Tesla's cyber truck got a pricing shakeup this week, and they took

0:27.1

off sale the most affordable version. Now, the most affordable version was going to be a $39,000

0:33.5

version, but I'm not sure we'll ever see that, inflation, etc. But they also removed the rear-wheel drive version from sale. So to get into a cyber truck, it's now $100,000 version, but I'm not sure we'll ever see that, inflation, etc. But they also removed the

0:37.6

rear-wheel drive version from sale. So to get into a cyber truck, it's now $100,000 for the all-wheel

0:42.5

drive or $120 for the top-tier Cyber Beast. And so that is a pretty pricey idea of getting a

0:49.4

cyber truck. You've got to have at least $100,000. The head of the project, Wes Morrill, saying on social media

0:55.2

that they haven't forgotten about people who want to buy cheaper versions, Tesla enthusiasts

0:59.6

weren't convinced by that argument. Let's also talk about Tesla going on sale in Canada.

1:04.5

If you want the Cyber Beast in Canada, it's going to cost you at least 166 Canadian, plus about $17,000 in extra taxes. That's

1:15.2

fabulously expensive. Tesla unveiling a three-year package for Model S, Model X owners, wrapping up a

1:21.3

three-year bundle of full self-driving, unlimited access to supercharges and premium connectivity for

1:26.8

$3,000, $, 5 grand, sorry.

1:28.3

And if you do charge a lot, work out if you might make your money back and be up on the deal.

1:33.1

Depends if you do a lot of miles.

1:34.6

Hyundai's Ironik 5 on sale in the UK.

1:36.7

Pricing for that puts at the vehicle at £43,000.

1:41.3

That's a 3.5 grand increase over the old base model, but it has got

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