https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/53c9a4ff-1239-43bb-b388-e7878d088760 On this week's episode of TEN - Transport Evolved News! Honda tells its customers to try a hybrid for their next car, weeks after canceling its Prologue EV. New sales data from Q2 and multiple surveys show EV owners are happier than ICE owners, and while Waymo is now 68% safer than the average human, its fleet are racking up parking violations in Austin, Texas. These stories and more, on today's show! Show notes, links and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/08/01/ten-592-honda-says-try-a-hybrid-evs-make-you-happy-waymos-parking-tickets/ 👥 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. Void where prohibited) ⚡ EnergySage - https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262 ✊ 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 ₿ 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH 💬 Join the Conversation 🐘 https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show 💬 https://fluxer.gg/mcj8aehg 💬 https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn 🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social 🔁 Subscribe to our 2nd channel - https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 ⏱️ Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro & sponsor shoutouts 00:21 - Welcome to the show 00:32 - Mercedes-Benz debuts the new GLA EV 01:44 - BMW debuts long-wheelbase iX5; battery production starts at Plant Woodruff in December 02:51 - Volvo drops lidar on EX90 & ES90, compensates owners 04:04 - New renewable energy data for May shows strong growth 05:17 - NHTSA drafts new safety rules for flush door handles 06:20 - US Senate's anti-Chinese bill; Florida diverts EV money to flying cars; AI data center swap 07:58 - BMW ramps iX3 production; rumored Neue Klasse i4 Drop-Top 09:13 - Honda tells EV owners to consider a hybrid… 10:20 - EV sales soar in Q2 11:37 - CDK study: 94% of EV owners want another EV; EVs beat ICE & hybrid on happiness 13:18 - Sponsor Segment: You! 14:42 - International recalls EVSB & CECB buses over body panel joints 15:01 - Blue Bird recalls Vision buses for brake fluid leak 15:12 - Hyundai recalls Inster EVs over fire risk 15:28 - Volvo trademarks EX50 EV 15:48 - Saudi Prince Alwaleed buys 5% stake in Lucid 16:02 - Kia EVs get Hyundai's pleOS next year 16:14 - Tesla buys solar farm output & grid capacity to power AI 16:28 - Factorial Energy & SK On form solid-state alliance 16:40 - Mitsubishi Eclipse EV gets dual charge ports, incl. NACS 16:53 - Massachusetts considers new e-bike rules 17:04 - Kia EV3 pre-orders open in Mexico 17:16 - Meta ends renewables pledge, funds 10 new gas plants 17:29 - Leapmotor A05 gets optional Lidar 17:43 - GZM Poland adds 31 new electric buses 17:55 - Laos halts ICE vehicle imports through year-end 18:06 - VW ID. Polo Trend on sale from €24,995 18:22 - Denza Z9 GT priced for the UK 18:36 - Spain approves Auto+ EV subsidy scheme 18:52 - New research on lithium-metal battery aging 19:07 - Aurora deploys 2nd-gen autonomous trucks (diesel) 19:21 - Thailand considers EV incentive scheme 19:30 - Transport Scotland announces £2m eHGV subsidy 19:44 - BMW iX1/iX2 qualify for UK Electric Car Grant 20:01 - Kia & Hyundai launch All-Day Energy charging platform 20:12 - Australia sets aside AU$30m for V2G programs 20:24 - Schwarz Group pulls EVs from company car list 20:35 - AfDB approves €100m loan for Gotion Power Morocco 20:47 - Volvo ES90 goes on sale in South Korea 21:00 - Tesla settles some claims in Fremont racism case 21:12 - BYD launches Racco kei car in Japan; teases Seal 06 & Great Han 21:29 - London Ambulance Service adds 80 new EVs 21:41 - Porsche layoffs may hit EV lineup 21:53 - Stellantis sells Free2move to Mutares 22:06 - VW may sell PowerCo stake to Gotion 22:20 - ESG Solar opens truck-charging park in Germany 22:32 - SuperPanther electric truck starts production at Steyr 22:46 - Smart #1 gets 800V battery & power electronics upgrade 22:58 - ACEA: strong EU growth for electric trucks & buses 23:14 - Hongqi reveals 12C ultra-fast charging battery 23:27 - FREE NOW & Apollo Go launch robotaxi trial in London 23:39 - Tesla sues Cybertruck supplier 23:55 - Sponsor Segment: EnergySage 24:52 - Fortescue's CEO drives an all-electric mining truck 25:54 - Waymo's safer than humans, but racking up parking tickets 26:46 - Closing sponsor acknowledgements 27:39 - 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, 02 Aug 2026 05:36:41 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/53c9a4ff-1239-43bb-b388-e7878d088760 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.