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On this week's episode of TEN - Transport Evolved News!
Ford adds a gravel-ready Mustang Mach-E Trail, the Volkswagen Group recalls about 72,700 EVs worldwide over battery cells that could overheat, and T&E finds plug-in hybrids emit around six times their official CO₂ figures.
These stories and more, on today's show!
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Full shownotes, links, and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/10/24/ten-604-mach-e-trail-vws-battery-recall-phevs-still-lying/
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*⏱️ Episode Timeline*
00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - Welcome!
00:30 - GM Forward: 4th-gen EV platform and LMR cells
01:35 - VW Group recalls 72,700 EVs over battery cells
02:40 - T&E: PHEVs emit six times their official CO₂
03:44 - Tesla drops out of CAM's top 10 innovators
04:37 - BMW iX5: up to 450 miles of EPA range
05:35 - Mercedes-AMG GT SUV debuts with 860 kW
06:55 - AlixPartners: Chinese EVs 35% cheaper to build
07:58 - New Jersey moves to exempt slower e-bikes
08:56 - Ford Mustang Mach-E Trail revealed
09:59 - Used EVs hit a record share of US used-car sales
11:08 - Sponsor: Little Collie Shepherd
13:00 - Recall: New Flyer and MCI buses and coaches
13:22 - Recall: 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid
13:32 - Recall: Honda CR-V e:FCEV and hybrids
13:46 - Recall: Volvo EX30 and EX30 Cross Country
14:00 - Suzuki prices the e SKY kei car
14:24 - Citroën 2 CV Fourgonnette Concept
14:38 - Green SM taxis launch in Los Angeles
14:51 - France and Germany propose 90% for 2035
15:06 - Opel Astra Electric Start from €36,490
15:21 - Cupra Tavascan gets a 58 kWh entry trim
15:36 - GAC to take FAW's 50% stake in FAW Toyota
15:51 - UK reportedly set to ease its ZEV mandate
16:04 - Leapmotor B10 production starts in Spain
16:17 - BYD Racco goes on sale in Sri Lanka
16:30 - Saft starts solid-state cell production in France
16:43 - Obrist declares insolvency
16:56 - MyFirstEV rebate helps nearly 12,000 Californians
17:10 - Zenobē's Melbourne bus depot
17:24 - Mazda CX-6e launches in Thailand
17:40 - Nikkei: Toyota to build next Corolla EV in China
17:55 - Subaru to drop combustion cars in Europe
18:07 - Fastned grows Q3 revenue to €51.3 million
18:21 - Foxconn to buy 50% of Mitsubishi Electric Mobility
18:36 - Fiat readying a 2CV-based small EV
18:49 - First Bus Norfolk hits 100 electric buses
19:02 - Bee Network reaches 500 electric buses
19:14 - Hamburg Hochbahn trials its first electric depot
19:26 - Hydrovolt to recycle Iceland's EV batteries
19:38 - More than 4 in 10 bpost vans are electric
19:51 - CREED: EVs and heat pumps supporting the grid
20:02 - BYD Malaysia picks Inokom for CKD assembly
20:17 - UK eases rules for kerbside chargers
20:29 - Porsche Cayenne Electric gets wireless charging
20:41 - Reuters: VW ID. UNYX 08 sales fall short
20:54 - Rivian opens Autonomy Early Access
21:06 - Kia pilots remote-driven PV5 car sharing
21:17 - CHP footage: Tesla hits patrol car, driver asleep
21:31 - PGE puts fleets in electric trucks
21:42 - Yinwang joins CATL's Choco-swap network
21:55 - BYD reveals the third-generation Tang EV
22:07 - VW opens ID. Cross orders from €27,995
22:20 - Polestar and Oxford study EV feel
22:33 - Second-generation BYD Seagull launches
22:46 - XPeng hands over the first L03 in Europe
22:58 - CATL's range-extension battery for heavy trucks
23:12 - GM to close its Brownstown battery plant
23:23 - Mercedes-Benz Level 2 point-to-point in Germany
23:35 - Bolt picks Nvidia Alpamayo for Lucid robotaxis
23:49 - Lexus TZ priced from $64,050
24:04 - Green Science Alliance recycling lab
24:15 - Kia PV5 Passenger qualifies for UK grant
24:32 - Denza launches D9 and Z9 GT in Indonesia
24:48 - Waymo heads to Toronto
25:02 - Scania to build electric trucks in China
25:19 - Sponsor: You!
26:45 - Rivian becomes the No. 2 US EV brand in Q3
27:47 - Fortescue's robot-plugged 6 MW chargers
29:00 - Closing sponsor acknowledgements
30:01 - Thanks, and goodbye!
*🎙️ Credits:*
Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Camera, Color: Vi Horton
Art & Animation: Erin Carlie
Music: via Artlist.io
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