0:00.0	Welcome back to the podcast today. Optic arrives in Europe. ID4, ID5, get cheaper for VW and Electrify America live data.
0:07.7	Plus stay tuned. Later in the show, I'll tell you how close GM got to their longstanding promise that by the end of this year, they will sell more EVs than Tesla.
0:17.5	Spoiler alert, they'll miss it. But by how much? Well, we'll start with news of Cadillac
0:23.2	opening orders for the all-electric optic in Germany, France, Sweden and Switzerland, with first
0:29.1	deliveries expected in February 2026, a German starting price of 65,000 euros. That Cadillac Optic
0:36.3	is the brand's most affordable electric vehicle, and it joins
0:40.8	the Cadillac Lyric and the Vistik. Now, the European version is not just subtly different.
0:47.8	It's significantly different. In fact, they've gone as far as bolting a whole new battery
0:53.1	pack into it. So, the Euro version of
0:55.7	the optic gets a smaller 75 kilowatt-hour pack down from the 85-kilow-hour battery in the US
1:02.3	model. So WLTP is 264 miles, or 425 kilometres if you're in Europe, versus the EPA 280. So 280 entered 264 and WLTP is always more
1:13.8	optimistic anyway. The dual motor set up in the Euro spec optic, 304 horsepower, US model, 440. The
1:23.0	version we get is significantly worse. European customers also have to stand around longer at DC fast
1:29.6	charging station. This thing tops out at 110 kilowatts, 40 less than the US variance 150 kilowatt
1:35.8	peak. AC charging is perhaps a silver lining. It's 22. The optic also has Apple car play an Android
1:41.4	Auto, which are absent in the US version. So, look, I understand
1:44.8	this. I don't have any insight into the inner workings of supply chains and why the Cadillac
1:49.1	optic over here is so different at 65,000 euros, two trims, premium luxury and premium sport.
1:56.8	Look, that's got this big, big competition. Vehicles like the Audi Q6 E-Tron, a very strong competition, bigger battery, bigger range,
2:03.8	faster charging, and depending on deals, cheaper as well.
2:07.1	All right, let's move on.
2:08.0	The UK Department of Transport adding the VW ID4-ID5 to the electric car grant.
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