https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/e21fcd26-c8d9-46ac-88b8-6347eeb4d278 Welcome to this week’s episode of TEN — Transport Evolved News! On today's show: Kia launched the EV2 in Brussels, Canada sidesteps problems with the U.S. and signs a new EV import deal with China - and the U.S. EPA now says it will no-longer take social and health costs associated with pollution into account when setting standards and fines. Plus more EV sales data from last year, Stellantis cancels more plug-ins, and GM writes down a massive amount of money from EV development costs. Find full show notes, links to covered stories, and script at: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/01/17/ten-episode-566-kia-ev-2-launches-canada-signs-a-deal-with-china-us-ignores-pollution-costs/ 👥 Today’s Sponsors 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org ⚡ 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://discord.gg/9WAjfQn 🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social 🔁 Subscribe to our 2nd channel - https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 00:00 - Introduction 🎙️ 00:23 - Hi! 👋 00:36 - Kia EV2 Revealed🇪🇺 01:29 - 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV on sale🏁 02:20 - Mercedes-Benz is selling EVs in the US Again🇺🇸 03:20 - Stellantis kills its plug-in hybrids 🌍 04:05 - Hilux EV debuts in EU🚙 04:53 - Canada welcomes Chinese EVsll 🌏 05:52 - 2024 Electricity in EU came from renewables🌬️ 06:53 - GM Writes off $6 billion 💸 07:47 - Zeekr 7 GT launched in Europe.🚗 - 08:36 - Austin ISD urges Waymo to stop Service near schools 🛑 09:19 - Sponsor Segment: Energy Sage!🌞 10:24 - Equinox EV gets recalled🔊 10:47 - Multiple Audi models recalled for rear camera issues📹 10:59 - BMW i4 recalled for loose positive battery cable🔋 11:12 - Volvo hit by a recall affecting rear-view camera🚗 11:23 - Rivian recalls vehicles over toe link joint issues⚙️ 11:39 - EV3 GT, EV4 GT and EV4 Fastback GT debut 🚘 11:56 - Voltpost, EVSE join forces🏙️ 12:08 - Portugal's new incentive program 🇵🇹 12:23 - UPower announces new battery swapping Trucks for Thailand 🔋 12:34 - Swiss develop a new way to build solid-state batteries 🧪 12:49 - California backs EVs 🌉 13:03 - Xpeng P7+ launches in Europe🚀 13:15 - 70 electric buses from eBusCo out of service temporarily 🚌 13:28 - India has a new longest-range electric scooter🛵 13:39 - New second-life battery project launches in Madrid🔄 13:56 - A hot debate rages about EV noise makers🔥 14:12 - Lucid says it’s on track to begin building EVs in Saudi Arabia this year🇸🇦 14:24 - Honda displays the base station prototype 🏗️ 14:35 - BMW shares more teasers of the M3 EV👀 14:50 - Blink now takes crypto? 💰 15:03 - Mercedes-Benz opens EV charging stations in Canada🇨🇦 15:14 - Honda releases “H Mark” for future EVs and hybrids🔧 15:25 - Rad Power Bikes launches new e-Bike as other people lose warranties🚴‍♂️ 15:39 - GreenPower announces new factory in NewMexico🏭 15:49 - Autotrader says 1/2 of all car buyers in the UK who were going electric are rethinking after new policy changes🤔 16:01 - Longbow Speedster launches🏎️ 16:13 - Irish sales of EVs rose last year🇮🇪 16:25 - Volkswagen’s electric Transporter and Caravelle get the same battery upgrades as Ford’s e-Tourneo⚡ 16:34 - Florida building an inductive charging road as part of a test program🛣️ 16:47 - Opel Manta EV won’t go on sale until after 2030⏳ 17:00 - Dongfeng carries out solid-state battery tests in extreme cold❄️ 17:11 - Couple successfully heads to Europe’s most Northerly point in an electric big rig - pulling a trailer🛻 17:26 - Round two of France’s Social Leasing Program hits 50,000 participants🇫🇷 17:37 - New Rare-earth magnet recycling plant opens in the UK ♻️ 17:49 - ACEA says that 2.3 percent of the EU fleet was electric in 2024 ⚡ 18:03 - Volvo teases more information about the EX60 👀 18:19 - Mazda discontinues MX-30 R-EV in Europe but plans a new CX-6e for Europe instead❌ 18:40 - Nio shares positive sales growth from last year📈 18:52 - MG Windsor becomes more popular in India than the Tata Nexon Ev 19:06 - Hyundai unveils the Staria Electric in Brussels🌟 19:18 - BMW increases its EV sales in 2025📊 19:35 - Sponsor Segment - You! 📣 21:25 - Pollution doesn’t cost society anything, says the White House 🏛️ 22:16 - Offshore Wind farms win in court in multiple cases against the White House⚖️ 23:16 - Thanks, and 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 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:32:59 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/e21fcd26-c8d9-46ac-88b8-6347eeb4d278 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.