https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/3407e9a1-a0dc-4493-9912-19dee666b155 On this week's show: VW confirms the ID. Buzz is returning to the U.S. for the 2027 model year, Honda posts historic first loss since becoming publicly traded, blaming EVs, and the Elektrotrucker plans to travel around the world in 80 charges! These stories and more, on the show! Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/05/16/ten-582-id-buzz-returns-to-us-for-27-hondas-historic-loss-around-the-world-in-80-charges/ 👥 Today's Sponsors 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org 🎁 Win an EV with CCAN Action Fund! - https://bit.ly/transportevolvedEVraffle (Vehicle manufacturers are not participants in or sponsors of this raffle. See Official Rules. 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Buzz confirmed for 2027 in North America 03:49 - 93% of electric truck operators satisfied 04:39 - PHEVs have more varied battery health than BEVs 05:37 - AI charging could extend battery life 23% 06:36 - Ford launches grid storage subsidiary 07:38 - Data centers cut power to Lake Tahoe homes 08:48 - Amazon stops selling overpowered e-bikes in CA 09:57 - Cadillac EV owners unlikely to return to ICE 10:58 - Sponsor: CCAN Action Fund 12:13 - Mercedes-Benz CLA EV recalled for seatbelt issue 12:32 - New Flyer XE40 recalled for speedometer issue 12:42 - Tesla recalled for rear-view camera issue 12:57 - Waymo recall over flooded road incident 13:15 - Opel C-Segment SUV confirmed with Leapmotor 13:33 - Traton raises €850M for electric trucks 13:44 - Hyundai Mobis 160 kW Power Electric System 13:57 - Switzerland enables shared HGV depot charging 14:12 - Lotus abandons all-electric plans 14:22 - CAM: Geely, VW, BYD lead EV innovation 14:35 - Opel Corsa GSE hot hatch revealed 14:48 - Hunan Yuneng plans €800M cathode plant in Spain 15:00 - Rivian launches Hey Rivian voice assistant 15:14 - BYD Yuan Plus heading to Europe as Atto 5 15:26 - UK removes red tape for electric vans 15:37 - Scania debuts electric concrete mixer 15:46 - FastNed opens new bond subscription 15:56 - Renault 4 JP4x4 concept at French Open 16:07 - Blink and eMobi partner for plug and charge 16:18 - Tesla Supercharger virtual queue launches 16:28 - Jaguar names production car Type 01 16:41 - Mazda delays US EV plans to end of decade 16:55 - Chinese EVs now arriving in Canada 17:12 - Humble debuts autonomous electric truck 17:24 - SEG Solar announces 4 GW Texas factory 17:34 - Jeep Avenger eligible for UK EV grant 17:46 - India approves 4,900 EV chargers via PM E-Drive 18:00 - CATL begins module production in Debrecen 18:10 - BYD 500th electric bus enters service in Japan 18:20 - MG opens pre-orders for semi-solid-state MG4X 18:33 - RoB@t2Cell battery recycling project launches 18:47 - VW ID Polo GTI debuts; Golf EV delayed 19:02 - Porsche closes Cellforce, cancels eBike plans 19:13 - First Bus sets up UK's first V2G bus trial 19:26 - Renault 4 gets canvas roof option 19:38 - ORA5 production starts in Thailand 19:47 - Nuro gets California robotaxi permit 19:58 - E.ON to acquire OVO pending approval 20:09 - Morrow Batteries files for insolvency 20:20 - Source EV selects new maintenance partners 20:29 - Kia PV5 heads to Japan 20:40 - Toyota and Hyroad partner on hydrogen trucks 20:50 - Cadillac Lyriq now available as a hearse 21:01 - Mahindra adds six new EVs, boosts production 50% 21:11 - Toyota BZ4X Touring launches in Europe 21:23 - SINTEF and Vard develop inductive ship charging 21:31 - Malaysia changes CBU EV policy for domestic EVs 21:41 - Uganda to phase out ICE public transit by 2030 21:52 - Polestar: record Q1 sales, widening losses 22:05 - Mercedes-Benz launches electric refuse trucks 22:15 - Greek PPC expands EV charging in Greece & Romania 22:29 - Sponsor: Supporting TEN 23:05 - Sponsor: EnergySage 23:39 - GOP rep hostile letter to 10-year-old EV fan 24:41 - Elektrotrucker plans world trip in 80 charges 25:43 - Closing sponsors 26:48 - Goodbye 🎙️ Credits: Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Color: Vi Horton Art & Animation: Erin Carlie Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Music: via Artlist.io © Transport Evolved LLC, 2026 Sat, 16 May 2026 19:24:00 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/3407e9a1-a0dc-4493-9912-19dee666b155 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.