https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/3e536d19-348d-47f5-8996-777c697268e2 On this week's episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! The Volkswagen ID. Polo is officially revealed, Toyota uses years of customer ignorance on EVs to become one of the strongest-selling EV brands of the year thus far, and President Trump's White House pays more energy companies to give up their wind leases and invest in fossil fuels. Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/05/02/ten-580-vw-id-polo-here-toyota-cashes-in-trump-pays-to-ditch-wind/ 👥 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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Polo revealed 02:27 - BMW iX3/i3 and Mercedes GLC long-wheelbase launches in China 03:43 - BYD debuts two new models at Beijing Auto Show 05:03 - Audi Q4 e-tron updates 06:06 - Max Planck Institute paper on solid-state battery short-circuit risks 07:29 - Porsche sells Bugatti Rimac stake 08:32 - U.S. renewable outlook; China exports 68 GW of solar in March 09:34 - U.S. pays $2 billion in taxpayer money to "end wind" 10:55 - VW ID.3 becomes Germany's most popular EV 11:59 - Toyota EV sales soar 139% worldwide 13:09 - Sponsor: CCAN Action Fund 14:35 - Audi e-tron/e-tron Sportback recall: brake booster detachment 14:55 - Bluebird bus recall: loose wiper fasteners 15:06 - Mitsubishi Outlander/PHEV recall: liftgate gas spring 15:19 - Renault backs Lego Turbo R5 3E Project 15:44 - ACEA: EU electric trucks +40%, electric buses +36% in Q1 15:59 - China suspends robotaxi licensing after failures 16:14 - CATL executes HK$39.2 billion stock sale 16:27 - Webasto PTC air heater for commercial EVs 16:42 - Farizon V7E launch and SV cargo van update 16:54 - Porsche Cayenne Coupe Electric unveiled 17:07 - MAN autonomous e-Bus project 17:18 - ABB modular charging station system 17:32 - WeRide and Lenovo: 5-year, 200,000-vehicle deal 17:43 - China threatens retaliation over "Made In Europe Act" 17:55 - Bacolod, Philippines adds EVs to police fleet 18:10 - South Korea buys 500 electric police vans 18:21 - Go North East first with Enviro200EV next-gen buses 18:37 - MAN demonstrates bidirectional truck charging 18:51 - Bosch showcases Level 3 autonomy in China 19:05 - Solaris Bus lands major Sweden order 19:17 - GWM drops Ora 03 in UK 19:28 - GWM ORA5 coming to Europe this summer 19:38 - Stellantis refocuses on four core brands 19:51 - MG eyeing Spain for new factory 20:07 - DHL debuts second solar parcel ship 20:18 - Hanoi gets 120 new electric buses 20:29 - Hyundai pilot battery lease program in South Korea 20:40 - SMMT: 1 in 22 UK vehicles now electric 20:53 - Researchers target 4-litre 22 kW onboard charger for Europe 21:10 - Oslo launches new EV charging pricing structure 21:21 - Moia expands autonomous fleet to Orlando 21:34 - Hongqi rumored in Stellantis talks 21:50 - Nio upgrades to 900V 22:04 - Rolls-Royce unveils Project Nightingale EV 22:17 - Hyundai IONIQ V unveiled in China 22:28 - Tesla isn't the only carmaker dreaming about rockets 22:42 - Ann Arbor pilots home battery program 22:57 - Nio launches Onvo L80 in China at ¥17,700 23:13 - Bollinger Motors assets for sale 23:24 - Kia EV6 gets US price cut 23:39 - Recurrent: range loss shrinking in new EVs 23:53 - Ford Cobra Jet 2200: world's fastest electric dragster 24:08 - Washington State fund for business electrification 24:19 - Kia ramps up PV5 Van production 24:31 - Oregon expands EV fast charging 24:45 - Ford profits from tariff payments 24:58 - GM's big autonomous and Google Assistant plans 25:23 - Sponsor: EnergySage 26:44 - Ford replaces FCSP and Home Integration System 28:04 - Huawei cars can project movies from headlights 28:59 - Thanks and goodbye 30:26 - You Matter 🎙️ 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, 02 May 2026 20:34:01 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/3e536d19-348d-47f5-8996-777c697268e2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.