https://peertube.tv/videos/watch/fab7bac2-b680-4ac2-b941-0e2b86383082 On this week's episode of TEN - Transport Evolved News! Audi's A2 e-tron is officially revealed, a new study shows EVs cost a third less to run in Europe than a combustion car, and Ford becomes the latest U.S. Administration target - over a battery plant built on CATL-licensed technology. These stories and more, on today's show! Show notes, links and script: https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/09/12/ten-598-audi-a2-e-tron-evs-cheaper-to-run-ford-targeted-by-u-s/ 👥 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 sold out for months, but VW confirms 50k more job cuts and may drop EVs at 4 plants 03:35 - Audi A2 e-tron debuts 04:40 - Stellantis delays its plug-ins, Volvo cancels the U.S. EX40, Wallbox shuts its U.S. plant 05:58 - EVs 33% cheaper to run than petrol in Europe, says the ICCT - and more Americans want one 07:17 - U.S. solar can now power 50m homes, and solar and wind farms don't dent home values 08:41 - Congressman asks the DoT about 40+ videos of sleeping Tesla drivers, as Tesla adds manual-mode collision avoidance 10:01 - Alliance for Automotive Innovation begs Congress to ban Chinese cars - as Trump may let them in 11:25 - U.S. Government targets Ford over its CATL battery plans 12:51 - Trump threatens a trade ban if the Fed won't cut rates - it could hit every EV 14:28 - Sponsor segment: You! 16:19 - Outlander PHEV recalled - rear-view camera 16:37 - Model Y recalled - suspension 16:49 - Pacifica PHEV recalled - stability control 16:59 - Toyota C-HR recalled 17:13 - SANY expands its European electric trucks 17:31 - Fraunhofer ISE claims a denser battery design 17:43 - Lithium isotopes linked to battery degradation 17:58 - UK EV registrations grow but miss target, says SMMT 18:14 - Dacia Spring now made in Europe 18:26 - Audi restructures its China partnerships 18:41 - Tesla benefits most from Canada's China EV quota 18:51 - AVILOO extends its battery warranty to 26 countries 19:03 - 100m DC fast charging cables, from Vector 19:15 - BYD opens a factory in Indonesia 19:26 - Witricity opens a testing lab in Florida 19:38 - A Renault JV starts refurbishing electric motors 19:49 - Liverpool orders low-emission buses, including EVs 19:59 - Paua and Zaptec partner on fleet charging 20:12 - EV sales in Russia double 20:23 - RGNT unveils an electric scrambler 20:35 - Kia launches new GT variants 20:49 - VW confirms a long-wheelbase ID. Buzz Cargo 20:59 - Plug-in hybrids are getting worse for emissions 21:11 - Polestar confirms its Formula 2030 concept 21:25 - Australia expands EV incentives 21:40 - Volvo sells Lynk & Co EVs in Europe next year 21:50 - Mitsubishi adds an LFP Eclipse Cross in Europe 22:04 - Lucid prepares to launch in France 22:15 - ProLogium builds solid-state batteries 22:27 - Ola Electric launches an Indian-made LFP pack 22:40 - Bolloré kills its Bluebus programme 22:50 - LG Energy Solution advances LMR battery tech 23:06 - ZF unveils drivetrain repair kits 23:16 - Mercedes adds an all-wheel drive VLE van 23:28 - VinBus adds 50 electric school buses in Vietnam 23:40 - BYD expands its UK after-sales network 23:51 - Nissan confirms the Pixo EV reveal this month 24:02 - Amazon's German eActros 600 fleet hits 50 24:14 - UK firm WEVC to build vehicles in Qatar 24:25 - Google deploys 25 electric trucks in Texas 24:36 - Xiaomi launches its SkyNomad SUV family 24:48 - Rivian rolls out a new operating system 25:03 - Lidl cuts UK charging prices at its sites 25:17 - Škoda Peaq sets a range record - with a catch 25:33 - Sponsor segment: EnergySage! 26:28 - XPeng starts production of its IRON robot 27:46 - Audi offers up to $10,000 to buy out your lease 28:55 - Closing sponsor thanks 29:51 - 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, 13 Sep 2026 09:45:31 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/fab7bac2-b680-4ac2-b941-0e2b86383082 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.