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This week, we get pricing in the U.S. For the Kia EV9, Honda reveals more information about its Prologue EV, and former President Donalt Trump wails on EVs (again).

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Chapter Marks:

00:00 - Start 00:31 - Welcome! 00:37 Editorial Note 00:59 - Kia prices the EV9 for the U.S. market 01:51 - NIssan teases a new concept car called the Concept 20-23 02:45 - Ford halts construction of its LFP production facility as a consequence of UAW strike 03:38 - Chevrolet SIlverado EV 4WT performs well in TFL Truck’s range towing test 04:34 - Honda publishes more details about its upcoming 2024 Prologue EV 05:28 - Mercedes-Benz officially offers its Drive Pilot capabilities on its vehicles in California and Nevada 06:26 - Republicans in the U.S. Congress demand Ford hand over details concerning its planned Michigan battery production facility with CATL. 07:24 - Cruise robotaxis cause a massive traffic jam in Austin, Texas 08:18 - Polestar says it’s just about ready to lock in final engineering for the Polestar 3 ahead of production next year 09:10 - A civil case against Tesla begins in California surrounding alleged Autopilot use and a triple fatality. 11:22 - Ubitricity hits 10,000 charging stations in Europe, plans 1,050 more for the uK 11:41 - Volkswagen reduces its production volumes for both ID3 and Cupra Born EVs 12:00 - Rocky Mountain Institute claims that 2/3 of all new car sales will be electric by 2030 12:20 - Honda delivers all-electric cars to children’s hospitals to help make hospitals fun 12:36 - Grand Canyon opens up its first fast charging stations for EVs 12:55 - Lucid opens up ts first production facility in Saudi Arabia 13:11 - Honda confirms it will be debuting two new electric vehicles next month in Tokyo 13:31 - Ford to roll out new OTA software update to early beta testers to improve charging experience 13:50 - Everrati unveils a superyacht friendly electric Land Rover Defender, and we cry 14:10 - Vay hires its first teledriver 14:29 - Tesla Reportedly considering Thailand for its next gigafactory 14:45 - BYD Dolphin EV goes on sale in Mexico 15:02 - Mercedes-Benz said to be exploring a partnership with Nio. 15:18 - Honda negotiates charging packages with both EVgo and Electrify America for its customers 15:37 - Energica, French Police, work together to electrify French motorcycle police 15:52 - California turns on its ten thousandth fast charger, more than a year ahead of schedule. 16:11 - NorthVolt announces its first North American production facility - in Canada 16:29 - Storedot, Volvo, deepen their partnership into XFC cells 16:48 - Jaguar iPace gets 1-2% price increase for 2024 model year 17:07 - Stellantis celebrates receiving 40,000 confirmed orders for its Jeep Avenger EV 17:28 - New grant program in Germany for EV charging, solar panel installation gets used up in a few hours 17:45 - 2024 Kia Niro Ev gets priced for the U.S. market 18:05 - Forza Horizon 5 adds Rivian R1T, R1S, and BMW i4 and iX to its garage 18:25 - one-in-four new cars sold in California for the first half of this year were electric. 18:45 - AOC reiterates her desire to trade in her Tesla for a union-made EV 19:00 - Nissan makes an EV-related pledge, but it has a big catch 19:16 - Tesla gigapack in Australia catches fire, burns under control for several days 19:34 - Ford calls out the UK government for its backpedaling on EV targets 19:49 - Tesla said to be part of the investigation into EU EV imports from China 20:07 - EU asked by automakers to not impose new export tariffs 20:26 - Fisker celebrates making its five thousandth Ocean EV 20:48 - Sponsored Segment: UGears 22:08 - Joby Aviation delivers its first eVTOL craft to the U.S. military 22:59 - Former President Donald Trump tries to blame EVs for Everything 23:55 - Thanks, and Goodbye!