https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/020a4fe6-e132-4b7d-befa-43d6d38b3370 On this week's episode of TEN - Transport Evolved News! Ford CEO Jim Farley says getting the Fathom electric pickup out on time will be "a heck of an effort", GM scales back 2027 Chevrolet Bolt production to around 35,000 units, and Toyota UK recreates Top Gear's famous caravan smash with its electric Hilux. These stories and more, on today's show! Show notes, links and script: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/10/03/ten-601-fathom-delay-fears-bolt-cut-back-top-gear-caravan-smash/ 👥 Today's Sponsors 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org 🐕 Little Collie Shepherd - https://littlecollie.com ✊ Get Involved 🗳️ https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources ❤️ Support the Show 📰 https://www.transportevolved.com 🔥 https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved ☕ https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved 📺 https://www.youtube.com/transportevolved 👕 https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ 🛍️ https://amzn.to/40xOyjm ₿ BC1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH 💬 Join the Conversation 🐘 https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show 💬 https://fluxer.gg/mcj8aehg 💬 https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn 🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social 🔁 2nd channel - https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 ⏱️ Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro and sponsors 00:21 - Welcome! 00:31 - Editorial 01:00 - BMW launches the new electric i3 02:26 - EIA: up to 83 GW of renewables and storage coming to the US 03:30 - ACEA vs T&E on Europe's battery capacity 05:08 - Ford Fathom launch will be "a heck of an effort" 06:29 - GM scales back 2027 Chevy Bolt production 08:03 - Aptera now needs $25 million to start production 09:29 - VW ID. Tiguan named; $12,500 off remaining ID.4s 10:52 - Boston sues over pulled $20 million grant 12:18 - US clean energy jobs fall for the first time since COVID-19 13:31 - US DOT guts CAFE fuel economy targets 15:21 - Sponsor: Little Collie Shepherd 17:10 - Recall: Rivian rearview camera 17:34 - Stellantis pauses EV production in France 17:51 - Gotion targets 400 Wh/kg solid-state cells 18:04 - Vianode and FAAM scale up graphite recycling 18:16 - VW ID. Buzz US return pushed to MY2028 18:29 - Audi A6 e-tron claims another range record 18:42 - Dacia Hipster to become a sub-£10k EV 18:54 - Nio and Geely team up on charging and swapping 19:09 - EU urges UK to raise Chinese EV tariffs 19:22 - FAW-VW Jetta M6 opens for pre-sale 19:34 - EU Tesla FSD vote not before December 19:52 - BMW plans an entry-level Neue Klasse EV 20:02 - Renault 5 MY27 opens UK order books 20:16 - PowerCo delays Canadian cell production to 2029 20:33 - Mercedes-Benz to test ProLogium solid-state cells 20:45 - Sorégies acquires BP Pulse France 20:59 - InstaVolt keeps CHAdeMO 21:10 - Pos Malaysia electrifies a third of deliveries 21:20 - VW, PowerCo and Gotion deepen partnership 21:33 - China's 5-year plan targets solid-state batteries 21:47 - Circle K partners with FLEXECHARGE 21:59 - Mercedes-Benz to build the electric GLC in Thailand 22:09 - Mahindra's Charge_iN reaches 50 stations 22:22 - GAC to buy 50% of FAW Toyota 22:37 - Rio de Janeiro plans 175 electric buses 22:53 - Switch Mobility wins 840 electric buses for Delhi 23:04 - ABB and ASKO partner on truck charging 23:15 - Mercedes-Benz G 580 US prices go up 23:26 - Geely deploys 2.25 MW chargers 23:40 - Nissan launches another UK autonomy program 23:51 - Tesla Semi enters volume production 24:03 - Ultraviolette raises $85 million, plans US launch 24:15 - Kia details the PV5 Chassis 24:28 - Ultium Cells to make LMR prismatic cells 24:40 - EU boosts eHGV charging support 24:51 - Renault invests €600 million in Spain 25:04 - Rivian's first LiDAR R2s go to employees 25:17 - Range Rover Sport EV opens order books 25:30 - Lucid brings Gravity UX to the Air 25:45 - Gateway Fleets orders 200 more Workhorse trucks 25:56 - BYD Han EV launches in October 26:10 - Volvo autonomous trucks haul 3 million tonnes 26:24 - Omoda & Jaecoo confirm Canada launch 26:36 - New York considers e-bike rule changes 26:49 - Chicago's Metra shows off a battery train 27:06 - VW ends several collective bargaining agreements 27:21 - TU Eindhoven's VENTRA captures tyre and brake dust 27:40 - Sponsor: You! 29:20 - Senate delays vote on Chinese car ban 30:32 - Toyota recreates the Top Gear caravan stunt with an electric Hilux 31:52 - Closing sponsors 32:59 - Thank you & goodbye - Keep Evolving! 🎙️ Credits: Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Color: Vi Horton Art & Animation: Erin Carlie Music: via Artlist.io © Transport Evolved LLC, 2026 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:53:08 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.tv https://peertube.tv/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/020a4fe6-e132-4b7d-befa-43d6d38b3370 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.