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Martyn Lee

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🗓️ 20 March 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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It’s EV News Briefly for Wednesday 20th 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.

Audi Unveils Q6 and SQ6 e-tron on Next Generation PPE Platform https://evne.ws/3TNzqwo

JLR Boosts EV Development with 250 New Electrical Engineer Hires https://evne.ws/3IN3y4q

BMW Teases Neue Klasse X Concept Before March 21 Reveal https://evne.ws/3IN3yBs

Mercedes-AMG EV Prepares for 2026 Launch with Arctic Testing https://evne.ws/3IN3iCu

Shell's Strategic Shift: Divesting Retail Sites for EV Charging Expansion https://evne.ws/4a1vLQW

Electric Vehicle Rebates Now Available in Minnesota https://evne.ws/3x42FSw

Gotion Inc. Files Lawsuit Against Michigan Township Over EV Battery Factory Dispute https://evne.ws/43ysma8

BYD Expands Globally Amid U.S. and Europe Uncertainties https://evne.ws/49YFqYx

Tesla Expands Charging Access to Non-Tesla EVs in China https://evne.ws/43ysnuI

2024 Rivian R1S Quad Motor Lease: Exceptional Deal https://evne.ws/3THxllt

Trump Criticizes EV Policy with Harsh Rhetoric https://evne.ws/3ILD6bv

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's TV news briefly for Wednesday 20th of March.
0:03.2	I'll be back later with the full podcast.
0:04.9	Patreon supporters get the episodes as soon as they're ready and add free.
0:07.4	Be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes.
0:09.5	Let's start with some news about the Audi Q6 and SQ6.
0:13.4	Etron.
0:14.6	Let's get it out of the way first.
0:15.7	Yes, this car is fabulously delayed.
0:18.2	But there's lots of good reasons to think patience was worth waiting for this
0:22.4	because it's on the new PPE platform, premium platform electric from Volkswagen, same as its
0:28.0	sibling car, the Porsche McCann, but we get more details of what Audi are doing with it.
0:31.5	And honestly, this car looks like a premium Audi.
0:34.2	There's not much more I can tell you about the external styling.
0:36.5	It fits in between the Q4 on the MEP platform and the Q8, which is the new name for the old fat E-Tron, calling it
0:43.7	what you will. This is still very much up against cars like the Lyric and the GV-70 from Genesis.
0:49.0	It is a dual motor or even a trimotor vehicle, depending on how you spec it.
0:54.6	Three touchscreens inside it.
0:56.6	Very digital.
0:57.7	A lack of tactile buttons.
0:59.4	If that doesn't float your boat, that might be an issue.
1:01.8	It's got an 800-volt architecture.
1:03.7	It's got advanced driver assistance systems with more sensors, high-res maps and cloud data for enhanced navigation support. Noughta 60 will be dispatched
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