Briefly | 29 Jun 2025

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

It's EV News Briefly for Sunday 29 June 2025, 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: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDaily

RIVIAN R2 VALIDATION AND REAL-WORLD TESTING UNDERWAY https://evne.ws/45P503g

TESLA MODEL Y D RIVES ITSELF TO CUSTOMER FOR DELIVERY https://evne.ws/4eqzmeq

GLOBAL ELECTRIC VEHICLES REACH 55.8 MILLION, CHINA DOMINATES MARKET https://evne.ws/4kmgBKH

ELECTRIC AMG CLA PROTOTYPE SPIED TESTING AT NURBURGRING https://evne.ws/4kk4NZg

2026 GMC SIERRA EV OFFERS LOWER PRICES AND BETTER FEATURES https://evne.ws/4khKLyI

FORD OPENS EV TRAINING FACILITY AT HENRY FORD ACADEMY https://evne.ws/4kfLu3a

SENATE DECISION IMPACTS USPS ELECTRIC FLEET TRANSITION PLANS https://evne.ws/45PDpPq

LOTUS SHIFTS UK PRODUCTION TO US AMID SALES DECLINE https://evne.ws/4khLgsA

WESFARMERS RECEIVES $100M LOAN FOR CLEAN ENERGY EXPANSION https://evne.ws/40wUPMZ

BP PULSE OPENS SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT EV CHARGING HUB https://evne.ws/44aexRc

ZAPHEAP ELECTRIC VEHICLE BUILD-OFF WELCOMES CO-HOST COLIN FURZE https://evne.ws/4epyTJm

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's EV News briefly for Sunday, June 29th.
0:02.9	Everything Evie in less than five minutes.
0:04.5	If you haven't got time for the full podcast or you're just catching up at the weekend,
0:08.1	here's everything you need to know.
0:09.0	Patreon supporters get the shows ad free to save even more time,
0:12.3	be like them, and support the work that I do here by clicking on a link in the show notes.
0:16.3	Rivian started real world testing, validation testing for the new R2.
0:21.2	Production is set for next year.
0:23.1	Testing begins at Rivian's pilot line, where assembly methods are refined for global scaling.
0:28.4	The R2 then undergoes intensive performance, durability, software and ADAS testing.
0:33.4	At various US sites, engineers collect data from regular and extreme driving scenarios.
0:38.8	Tesla released footage of a model Y, completing a fully autonomous home delivery from its Austin Gigafactory.
0:45.1	They say the car used a special unreleased RoboTaxi service software update, and then it reverts to a standard full self-driving package when it arrived at the customer.
0:54.9	It did navigation on regional residential streets and then some highways at 71 miles an hour with nobody inside.
1:02.3	Just a cyber truck driving alongside for an external camera operator to catch some external shots.
1:08.5	Audi is integrating the air console gaming platform into its new A6 and Q6 E-Tron electric vehicles.
1:16.7	Passengers can play games on the screen in the front like Uno, who wants to be a millionaire,
1:21.6	and more.
1:22.6	Dedicated passenger displays will show it just for your passengers.
1:26.1	A privacy screen blocks the driver from
1:27.9	seeing games whilst driving. Global plug-in EV sales numbers have reached cumulatively 55.8 million
1:37.1	up 30% in the last year. China leads with 31.4 million EVs. That 56 million number, by the way, is plug-in vehicles.
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