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TEN 580 | VW ID. Polo Here, Toyota Cashes In, Trump Pays To Ditch Wind
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/
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⏱️ Episode Timeline:
00:00 - Intro and sponsors
00:35 - Welcome
00:48 - Editorial note
01:08 - VW ID. 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
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