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It's EV News briefly for Sunday 31st of August.
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Everything EV in less than five minutes.
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We'll start with another new piece of brilliant research
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that shows that EV's lead in emission reductions.
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This one comes from the University of Michigan.
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They're studying environmental science and technology,
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showing that the average BEV, battery electric vehicle,
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produces 71 to 73% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than a combustion vehicle
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over its lifetime, manufacturing, driving, and disposal.
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So many of these data points now, and yet still,
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we see people are not getting the message.
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Charge point unveiling their 3.75 megawatts ultra DC fast chargers.
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Their new chargers come with charging blocks
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which can split the power between, well,
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how many cars or trucks are turning up
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but charging passenger cars at 600 kilowatts.
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Not that you can buy a car that'll charge that quickly,
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yet they're saying they're future proofing it.
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The US August numbers are not quite in the books,
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but Cox Automotive says it looks like it's going to be a record month
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for sales in the United States,
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up month on month, up year on year,
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thanks to the rise in electric vehicles,
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media misinformation, Hampus UK adoption,
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some new research coming out of the University of Oxford today
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showing that UK national newspapers are rather fond of printing
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high levels of misinformation about electric cars
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over six months of analysis.
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25% of EV articles in UK newspapers
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contained at least one false misleading claim.
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This is extremely dangerous for the adoption of clean green transport.
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I can only think these dying print businesses,
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which no one reads a newspaper anymore,
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after all, are just desperate for clicks from the last few people
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who just do any old clicking on clickbait on the internet.
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And a lot of those people are probably not massive EV fans yet
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or they like the little clickbait links of terrible EV stories.
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Otherwise, why would they be making stuff up?
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But of course, this is the UK newspaper industry
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we're talking about here.
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Norway's EV adoption is now at 94, 95%.
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What's the actual car park of vehicles?
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With now 30% vehicles on the road are pure BEV.
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So talk about that misinformation.
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One of the stories that we see occasionally is,
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well, when we all drive electric vehicles,
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the grid will melt.
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Has Norway's grid melted?
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No, it's doing just fine.
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It generates about 157 terawatt hours of electricity per year.
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And even if I click my fingers and overnight,
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every car in Norway was pure BEV,
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it would only still mean 6 to 7 terawatt hours of electricity
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a drop in the ocean.
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They're not living in darkness and eating mud in Norway.
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In fact, it's a very beautiful country
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and the grid hasn't melted.
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Public EV charging got a little bit cheaper in the UK
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in July, according to the AA research,
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down by a penny or two,
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but still very expensive to charge.
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Publicly pleaded to charge at home overnight
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if you can at seven pence.
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Porsche is considering fake gear shifts
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and fake engine sounds for their future electric vehicles.
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This actually came from the program manager
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of the Cayenne program,
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talking to a journalist on a ride along of the new Cayenne.
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So whether this was meant to come out or not,
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it's definitely not a confirmed piece of Porsche news,
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oh, we are discussing, you know,
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piping in noises of V8s and fake gear shifts
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and stuff like that.
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Bentley's CEO says,
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despite high technology,
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and obviously China used to buy a lot of Bentley's
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Now they're going for domestic high tech vehicles.
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He says, luxury is not about massive screens.
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Luxury is about craftsmanship.
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I couldn't agree more.
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And Jimmy Carr, the world famous comedian,
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has had his Aston Martin DB6,
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a classic car converted to electric by an Oxfordshire company,
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Electrogenic, and it's all fully reversible.
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They don't cut weld or drill a thing.
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They haven't ruined the car.
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And that's briefly.
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The number one resolution for people last year
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but nearly half gave up by February.
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Don't let that be you.
07:23
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Track your spending, cut waste,
07:28
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07:31
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07:33
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07:35
where your money's going
07:36
and where you're overspending.
07:37
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07:39
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07:41
and lowering your bills.
07:42
No customer service needed.
07:44
With that money freed up,
07:45
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07:48
whether it's an emergency fund,
07:51
or saving for vacation.
07:53
Rocket Money's got you covered.
07:55
Users love the app with over 186,000 five-star ratings.
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users can save up to $740 a year
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Capital One's tech team
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isn't just talking about multi-agentic AI.
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They are already deployed one.
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It's called Chat Concierge,
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and it's simplifying car shopping,
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get pre-approved for financing,
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