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On today’s show: Q1 delivery estimates roll in, CATL launches a bus LFP battery with a 1.5 million km, 15-year warranty, and Canoo’s CEO has a very expensive travel budget.

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00:00 - Start
00:33 - Welcome!
00:40 Correction from last week's show
01:00 - Q1 and March sales and production estimates roll in from Tesla, Rivian, Hyundai, Kia, Ford, Volkswagen, GM, Nio, and BYD
05:28 - Tesla changes its naming for FSD Beta to FSD Supervised
06:25 - CATL promises 1.5 million kilometer warranty in new bus batteries
07:23 - NHTSA opens preliminary investigation into Fisker, adding to the firm’s woes
08:15 - Chinese firm AutoFlight delivers its first 5-seat passenger eVTOL craft to Japan ahead of a demonstration of the same
09:17 - Analysts suggest Elon Musk is damaging Tesla’s reputation
10:14 - Chevrolet Silverado EV RT specs confirmed, pricing confirmed
12:15 - Porsche Taycan and Audi e-Tron GT models recalled for battery faults
12:38 - Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid recalled due to windscreen bond issues
12:55 - Pacifica
13:13 - BYD rumored to be considering bringing the Seagull EV to the UK
13:31 - Tesla makes its six millionth EV
13:45 - Rivian celebrates making its 100,000th EV
14:03 - Xiaomi XU7 customers may face a long wait, even as deliveries begin
14:22 - Helixx opens up its sign-up wait list in South East Asia
14:42 - Tesla offers a 0% interest deal in China
15:00 - Tesla offering deep discounts on inventory Teslas
15:17 - Mercedes-Benz offering deep discounts on outgoing EQ models
15:40 - Subaru slashes lease costs for Solterra
15:58 - Kia deepens its U.S. discounts on the EV9 to $7,500
16:18 - Chervolet offers Bolt, Bolt EUV customers $3,000 in cash-on-hood incentives to buy an Equinox EV instead
16:35 - The final Smart ForTwo is made
16:52 - Swiss regulators approve Easee charging stations
17:11 - The Drive Electric campaign gets a $100 million donation from the IKEA Foundation
17:30 - Ultium Cells finally gets its Tennessee production facility making cells
17:49 - Renault accelerating production plans for its Twingo Ev
18:08 - BMW begins work on a new facility for battery packs in Straßkirken, Germany
18:28 - Vauxhall unveils special edition of the Mokka Electric
18:46 - NIssan among a number of April Fools’ Day Dog-related EV pranks
19:03 - Volta Trucks are back!
19:20 - Ford tweaks its EV plans, delays some, while pushing for Hybrids and a new pickup
19:39 - StoreDot reaches new XFC milestone
20:00 - 1/4 of all new EVs sold in Europe this year will be made in China
20:17 - Ford sends dealers pricing for the 2024 model year Mustang Mach E
20:35 - Reuters suggests Tesla is canceling plans for an “affordable EV”. Elon Musk refutes them
20:55 - Nissan, MItsubishi strike up partnership on electric pickup trucks, Plug-in hybrids
21:11 - BMW i4 now the most affordable BMW you can lease
21:31 - EVs accounted for more than 5% of market share in more than 31 countries during the last quarter of 2023
21:54 - Sponsored Segment: Atmos Financial
23:03 - Hyundai unveils IONIQ 5 N eN1 Cup Car
24:08 - Canoo’s CEO spends 2x Canoo’s 2023 Revenue on Private Flights
25:30 - Thanks, and Goodbye!