VW ID.4 Named World Car of the Year | 22 Apr 2021

Episode 1060,   Apr 22, 2021, 05:00 PM

ID.4 Named 2021 ‘World Car of the Year' | Daimler unveils new electric truck charging station | Ford Mustang Mach-E GT ordering opens next week | Tesla says sorry as disquiet in China climbs | Three Electric S.U.V.s With Tesla in Their Sights | Tesla Solar to be sold exclusively with Powerwall | Tesla FSD's Low Adoption Rate Shows Why Subscription Must |Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 EV Next To Model | Zero Motorcycles Launches Anniversary Edition

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On today’s podcast:

  • 4 Named 2021 ‘World Car of the Year'
  • Daimler unveils new electric truck charging station
  • Ford Mustang Mach-E GT ordering opens next week
  • Tesla says sorry as disquiet in China climbs
  • Three Electric S.U.V.s With Tesla in Their Sights.
  • Tesla Solar to be sold exclusively with Powerwall
  • Tesla FSD's Low Adoption Rate Shows Why Subscription Must
  • Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 EV Next To Model
  • Zero Motorcycles Launches Anniversary Edition

 

Show #1060

 

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VOLKSWAGEN'S ELECTRIC ID.4 SUV NAMED 2021 ‘WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR'

https://www.futurecar.com/4564/Volkswagens-Electric-ID-4-SUV-Named-2021-World-Car-of-the-Year

 

DAIMLER UNVEILS NEW ‘FIRST OF ITS KIND’ ELECTRIC TRUCK CHARGING STATION

https://electrek.co/2021/04/21/daimler-electric-truck-charging-station/

 

FORD MUSTANG MACH-E GT ORDERING OPENS NEXT WEEK

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/04/23/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-gt-orders-next-week/

 

TESLA SAYS SORRY AS DISQUIET IN CHINA CLIMBS AFTER PROTEST

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/tesla-says-sorry-disquiet-china-climbs-after-protest

 

THREE ELECTRIC S.U.V.S WITH TESLA IN THEIR SIGHTS.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/business/electric-suvs-ford-volkswagen-volvo.html

 

TESLA SOLAR ROOF AND SOLAR PANELS TO BE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY INTEGRATED SYSTEM WITH POWERWALL BATTERIES

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-solar-roof-powerwall-battery-integration/

 

TESLA FSD'S LOW ADOPTION RATE SHOWS WHY SUBSCRIPTION MUST

https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/04/20719669/tesla-fsds-low-adoption-rate-shows-why-subscription-must-nio-exec-says

 

HYUNDAI’S IONIQ 5 EV NEXT TO MODEL IS CHUNKY

https://thenextweb.com/news/hyundai-ioniq-5-actually-super-chonky

 

ZERO MOTORCYCLES LAUNCHES SPECIAL, LIMITED-EDITION DSR AS PART OF 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210422005296/en/Zero-Motorcycles-Launches-Special-Limited-Edition-DSR-as-Part-Of-15th-Anniversary-Celebration

 

 

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