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DAILY: EV Interest Holds Up, Honda Retreats To Hybrids and Slate Adds Jobs | 15 May 2026

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battery swapping

Battery swapping means you replace the car’s battery with a fully charged one at a special station. It can be faster than waiting to charge, which helps people who worry about charging time.

Car

NIO

NIO is an EV brand that offers battery swapping. Instead of charging for a long time, you can swap your battery for a charged one at special stations.

Term

electric vehicle consideration study

This kind of study looks at whether people are thinking about buying an EV, not whether they already bought one. It also helps identify what’s holding people back, like charging availability.

Company

JD Power

J.D. Power is a company that surveys car buyers and publishes reports about what people want. In this segment, they’re reporting how many shoppers say they’d consider an EV.

Term

charging station availability

This means whether EV buyers think there will be charging stations where they live and travel. If they don’t trust they can charge easily, they’re less likely to consider buying an EV.

Term

charging time

Charging time is how long you have to wait at a charger. If people think it will take too long, they may not want an EV.

Term

price premium

A price premium means paying extra money for an EV compared to something else. The point here is that many shoppers don’t want to pay more just to drive electric.

Term

range

Range is how far an EV can go on a full charge. Here, many people say they want around 500 miles, which is a big factor in whether they’ll consider buying one.

Car

BMW’s “New Class” is BMW’s plan for a new generation of vehicles, focused on electric cars. The podcast mentions it because it’s part of BMW’s effort to expand its EV lineup. It’s essentially a roadmap for what BMW wants to build next.

Term

charging availability

Charging availability is about whether there are chargers you can actually use nearby. If chargers are hard to find or unreliable, it can make EV ownership feel stressful even if the car has good range.

Concept

impairments

An impairment is basically a financial “downward adjustment” when something a company owns or invested in is worth less than expected. It can create a big one-time loss on the company’s books.

Concept

shift the plan back towards dirty diesel polluting generating hybrids

The host is saying Honda is backing away from an all-electric plan and instead focusing more on hybrids and other older-style engines. It’s basically a change in strategy about what kinds of cars they’ll build next.

Car

Honda Accord

The Honda Accord is a regular passenger car (a sedan) made for everyday driving. It’s popular because it’s practical and comfortable. The podcast mentions it as a possibility for a silver fastback-looking car they were describing.

Car

Honda Civic

The Honda Civic is a compact car meant for daily commuting and errands. It’s known for being practical and widely sold. In the podcast, it’s mentioned as another possible match for the silver fastback sedan they described.

Concept

EV transition

“EV transition” refers to the industry shift from internal-combustion vehicles to electric vehicles, which affects manufacturing, supply chains, and workforce planning. The host frames it as more than technology—jobs, pensions, and livelihoods are part of the stakes.

Company

Slate Auto

Slate Auto is the EV company in this story. They’re planning to hire a lot of people and invest money in Michigan to support launching a cheaper electric pickup.

Car

Ford Orion

Ford Orion is a Ford research and development location in Orion Township. The podcast mentions it because Ford is hiring or adding roles there for engineering work. It’s about where technology is developed, not a specific car model.

Concept

emerged from stealth

“Stealth mode” is when a company develops a product quietly without public details, then later reveals it. The hosts use it to explain why Slate Auto’s stripped-down EV design “caught people’s attention” once it was finally shown.

Concept

stripped down vehicle design

A “stripped down” design means removing non-essential features and simplifying systems to reduce cost and complexity. In EV startups, that approach is often used to hit a lower target price while still delivering the core functions customers want.

Car

Land Rover Discovery

The Land Rover Discovery is a larger SUV meant for families and comfort, with the ability to handle rougher roads. It’s a premium vehicle, not a basic commuter car. The podcast brings it up in connection with a business and leadership story.

Concept

multi-path strategy

A multi-path strategy means Toyota isn’t betting everything on one type of power. They’re using more than one approach (like hybrid and diesel) while they also bring EVs to market.

Car

Toyota Hilux

The Toyota Hilux is a workhorse pickup truck that’s sold worldwide. Here, they’re talking about an electric version coming to the UK, but also about Toyota keeping hybrids and diesel options for now.

Concept

price parity

Price parity means the electric version and the diesel version end up costing about the same. The hosts are saying people are more willing to buy EVs when the price is no worse than the older fuel option.

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lease

A lease is like renting a vehicle for a fixed time with a set monthly payment. Here, the hosts are saying the lease deals are being structured so electric and diesel vans cost the same per month.

Car

Vauxhall Combo

The Vauxhall Combo is a small work van. In this segment, they’re talking about the electric version and how the company is trying to make the monthly lease/finance cost match the diesel one.

Car

Vauxhall Vivaro

The Vauxhall Vivaro is a bigger work van for businesses. Here they’re discussing the electric version and how they’re trying to keep the monthly cost similar to diesel, plus some basic EV specs like battery size and range.

Term

PCP

PCP is a common UK way to finance a car where you make monthly payments and then decide what to do at the end—often either pay a final amount or hand the car back. They’re mentioning it because it affects the monthly price you see.

Car

Opel Astra

The Opel Astra is a regular passenger car in the compact category. It’s the kind of car people buy for everyday driving. The podcast mentions it while talking about how prices and product lines compare.

Term

battery pack

In an EV, the battery pack is the big battery inside the car. They mention its size (in kWh) because that’s closely tied to how far the vehicle can drive.

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payload

Payload is how much weight the van can carry. For a work van, that’s important because it affects how much cargo you can haul.

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towing

Towing is how much weight the vehicle can pull with a trailer. They’re listing towing capacity to show the electric van is still practical for work.

Car

E-Transit Etransit Custom

The E-Transit Custom is an electric van made for businesses. It’s designed to carry loads and do daily routes without using gasoline. The podcast compares its range and capacity to a similar electric van.

Car

Ford Etransit

The Ford e-Transit Custom is an electric delivery van. They’re comparing it to another van by talking about how far it can go and what power options it has for tools.

Term

Pro Power on Board

Pro Power on Board is a built-in power outlet system in the van. It lets you run power tools from the vehicle, like you would with a generator.

Company

Trayton Group

Trayton Group is a company that makes and sells trucks and buses. In this segment, they’re investing a lot of money to speed up electric truck technology.

Term

battery electric drivetrain

A battery electric drivetrain is the full set of components that turn battery energy into motion—typically including the battery pack, electric motor(s), power electronics, and related control systems. Funding it usually means improving efficiency, range, and cost for EVs.

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battery electric vehicle sales

Battery electric vehicle sales are how many fully electric vehicles a company sells. The segment says EVs are still a small share of their sales so they have more work to do.

Car

Volkswagen Bus

The Volkswagen Bus is a van used to carry people or cargo. In EV discussions, it matters because electric versions show how EVs are moving into larger vehicle categories. The podcast brings it up while talking about EV sales trends.

Car

MAN Lion City e-battery

The MAN Lion City e-battery is an electric city bus model from MAN, designed for urban public transport. In this segment it’s used as an example of MAN’s existing EV bus lineup alongside new electric truck plans.

Car

MAN e-TGX

The MAN e-TGX is an electric truck. They’re mentioning it as part of MAN’s push to sell more electric commercial vehicles.

Car

MAN Lion coach e-electric coach

The MAN Lion coach e-electric coach is an electric intercity bus that MAN plans to introduce. They’re using it to show the EV push covers multiple bus types.

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efficiency in manufacturing

Manufacturing efficiency means how effectively a factory builds cars. If it’s higher, it can usually make vehicles faster and cheaper—important for EVs.

Concept

China speed

“China speed” is Renault’s way of making new car designs faster. They say they use Chinese suppliers and development work to cut both time and cost.

Company

Stellantis

Stellantis is a big car company. Here, they’re talking about using extra EV factory capacity by working with companies in China.

Company

Renault

Renault is a French car company. The host says Renault’s factories are busy and that its electric models—especially the Renault 5—have been doing well.

Car

5 Renault 5

The 5 E-Tech Electric is an electric version of the Renault 5. It’s a small electric car designed for everyday driving. The podcast mentions it because it has sold very well in Renault’s home market.

Car

Renault 4

The Renault 4 CV is an older Renault model that was very successful in its time. The podcast mentions it to highlight Renault’s history of making popular small cars. It’s used as a reference point while discussing Renault’s current EV direction.

Term

plug-in hybrid powertrain

A plug-in hybrid is a car that has both an electric motor and a gas engine. You can charge it from a plug, and it can use electricity alone sometimes, then switch to the gas engine as needed.

Term

generator

A generator is a device that turns the engine’s motion into electricity. In this hybrid, the gas engine can make electricity instead of only driving the wheels directly.

Brand

BYD

BYD is the company/brand behind the EV being discussed. The host is saying BYD has a particular way its system manages energy when you accelerate.

Term

front wheel drive

Front wheel drive means the front wheels are the ones that get the power to move the car. It can change how the car feels when you accelerate.

Term

battery size

Battery size is how much electricity the EV can store. A bigger battery usually helps the car go farther, but it’s not the only factor.

Term

kWh

kWh is the unit for battery capacity. Think of it as how much energy the EV can hold.

Term

AC charging

AC charging is the common way EVs charge using household/standard chargers. The higher the charger power, the faster the battery fills up.

Term

Google Automotive

Google Automotive is the car’s infotainment software that brings Google features inside the vehicle. It can include things like maps, voice help, and apps.

Term

Apple CarPlay

Apple CarPlay is a way to connect your iPhone to the car so you can use apps and navigation on the car’s display. It’s meant to be easier and safer than using the phone directly.

Term

Android Auto

Android Auto connects your Android phone to the car so you can use apps on the car’s screen. It helps you use your phone while driving more safely.

Term

rain sensing wipers

Rain-sensing wipers automatically turn on and change speed when they detect rain. It helps keep your view clear without you constantly adjusting the wipers.

Term

parking sensors

Parking sensors help you avoid hitting things when parking by warning you if you’re getting too close. They use sensors to measure distance.

Term

360 camera

A 360 camera shows a stitched view around the car, often like a bird’s-eye picture. It makes parking and tight turns easier to judge.

Term

vehicle to load

Vehicle-to-load means the EV can power things outside the car, like appliances or tools. It uses the car’s battery to run them through an outlet.

Brand

omoda

Omoda is a car brand mentioned as having launched in the UK recently. The host is comparing how well it’s doing versus another new brand.

Brand

jaku

“Jaku” is mentioned as a new brand that started selling in the UK and sold a lot quickly. The host is using it as an example of how new EV brands can grow fast.

Car

Ford Ranger

The Ford Ranger is a pickup truck, usually used for hauling and general utility. It’s the kind of vehicle people recognize by its truck shape and stance. The podcast mentions it as a visual comparison for a vehicle that resembles a Ranger.

Concept

EV interest holds up

The hosts are saying EV buying interest is staying strong. They explain it by pointing to deals and incentives, plus how expensive gas is making EVs more attractive.

Term

plug-in hybrid system

A plug-in hybrid is a car that has both a gas engine and an electric motor. You can charge it from a plug, and it can run on electricity for some trips before the gas engine takes over.

Term

pump anxiety

Pump anxiety means people are stressed about gas and diesel prices. The hosts say that worry about fuel costs is now pushing more people toward EVs.

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Welcome back to EV news daily on the podcast that a EV interest is holding up Honda retreats

to hybrids and slate ads jobs plus stay tuned because later in the show I'll tell you why

the boss of one car company is increasingly worried about pump anxiety on EV news China

today has been off show trying to make sense of what's happening in the eastern and really

decoding it for the global EV landscape.

We talk about EV prices in China rising as cheap EVs are fading Chinese brands are getting

cautious in Canada and NIO's Gen five swap stations are starting to roll out which is

good news for Firefly, Envo and of course NIO main brand owners.

Let's get into it then JD Powers 2026 US electric vehicle consideration study found

that consumer interest in EVs has stayed high even as sales volumes in the United States

have plateaued compared to Europe and China where sales volumes rise sharply rising fuel

costs are helping interest says JD power in April last month 26% of new vehicle shoppers

said they were very likely to consider an EV that's up 3% month on month the share very

unlikely also fell four points to 18% the full year picture moved a little less but

it edged up across 2026 so far 25% of shoppers are very likely to go EV well sorry consider

EV another 35% somewhat likely charging station availability was the top reason for rejecting

the move to EV 46% of shoppers who said they wouldn't consider an EV named charging station

availability though that concern fell 6% over the last 12 months charging time was the second

stated reason at 44% and that was down 2% over the last year and purchase price ranked

third the hardest group to win over look pretty detached from ever going EV amongst the shoppers

who said they were very unlikely to consider an EV 56% of them said they would not pay

any price premium to drive an electric vehicle 73% wanted at least 500 miles of range so three

quarters of people the never bevers as we love to call them and that's fine you don't you never

have to drive an EV by the way I mean if you can put up with increasing fuel prices increasing

petrol stations closing down all the time that rate is increasing we should do a story about

and also just queuing at the pump and and polluting and that's all cool so if you want to

do that that's fine but the never bevers 73% of them want 500 miles of range which just shows

how detached they are from reality because 500 miles is doable of course in an EV there are

those on sale now we got new BMWs Mercedes and Lucid's and more you know you don't need 500 miles

don't you anyway 43% said charging availability has to match petrol stations first well I've

actually got a really close petrol station to me it's on the side of my house and it takes the

petrol straight from the roof on my solar panels and puts it into my car for free but that's that's

a nice petrol station to have really really close by oh I'm spicy today I'm only three minutes in

let's move on Honda has posted an operating loss of 2.6 billion dollars for the fiscal year to the

end of March it said it was its first operating loss since it went public and that was in yeah

1957 so what is this catastrophic turn of events at Honda that meant they've made no money for the

first time ah you guessed it they blamed electric vehicles a year ago they made 7.6 billion dollars

profit but the swing to a loss came after they wrote off 9.9 billion dollars impairments as well

and getting out of contracts and investments and Honda posted a net loss of 2.7 billion dollars for

the period because that 9.9 billion right off without it they would still be very profitable

the results marks a sharp turn for the business and they use the opportunity to argue that they

won't go EV that their plan to go EV by 2040 yeah you heard me correctly by the way in almost 15

years time that was their plan they can't do it impossible to do so they're going to shift the

plan back towards dirty diesel polluting generating hybrids Honda now plans 15 new gas guzzlers through

2030 the first of those in 2027 Honda used a Tokyo event yesterday to show off two prototypes a

silver fastback sedan maybe that's an accord or a civic the other was a red crossover that could

be maybe an Acura both will go on sale within two years you got to do what you got to do and

if it's either having a Honda that makes gas guzzlers or not having a Honda I guess the people

who work there want to have a Honda it's not looking pretty is it what a great engineering

company that is Honda's got so much in its locker hasn't it but they've turned up back in Formula

1 and the car is shaking itself to bits not only at the back of the field in Formula 1 but here's

Honda a great engineering company great engine making company and the engine's a dog it's so many

vibrations that the drivers can't do a full Grand Prix they're having to retire the car

that's a disaster an absolute disaster in motorsport it's it's more than a bloody nose for them it's

a it's a full blown crisis and then there's the EV missteps what has gone on at Honda lately

they've done it in the past there's made some great cars great engines they could make great EVs

couldn't they I don't know not not my job to run Honda is it I'm an idiot podcaster I know it's

I know it's common on Reddit and social media to talk about car companies that are going to go bust

and you know there's car companies that won't make the EV transition I think that's that's really

rough because it's you're talking people's jobs and pensions and livelihoods and families and

let's not be flippant it's not looking good for Honda is it let's move on Slate Auto plans to add

392 jobs and invest 10.4 million dollars in its Troy Michigan headquarters over the next five years

doubling its Michigan workforce the company backed by the Jeff Bezos investment arm amongst many others

currently has more than 300 employees across Troy and the Orion Township R&D facility the new roles

covering engineering design administration administrative work with the aim of strengthening

R&D as well the hiring push comes as Slate is going to launch its low-cost electric pickup this year

Slate Auto emerged from stealth about a year ago or so and it's a deliberately stripped down

vehicle design that really caught people's attention I think only a startup could do this

because if an established OEM did this they'd probably be criticized for it so you have to

do it with a startup to come in with a new idea cut production costs keep the price accessible

$25,000 you know plus or minus and and it's been filling out its senior ranks as well they replace

the founding CEO Christine Barman with a former Amazon VP Peter Faracy who also led Discovery as

well and Sunpower so they say they mean business and that they're on target things crossed Toyota

are on target to go electric with their Hilux that's their pickup truck the ninth generation

Hilux it's a legendary name isn't it it's coming this year a fully electric model and of course

a dirty diesel version as well Toyota calls it a multi-path strategy all right in plain terms

the Hilux will hedge its bets because hybrid makes some money and dirty diesel makes some money

the new generation will come in a single double cab body style five seats as standard a two-seat

commercial version's coming down the line the electric Hilux comes to the UK in June in two

trims both get the UK 5000 pound commercial grant and it needs it because it's 58,000 pounds

which is 53,000 pounds after the government money's taken off and the electric Hilux Invincible trim

is almost 61,000 pounds but the grant brings it down to almost 56,000 pounds so leather upholstery

LED headlights and a more premium feel I should hope so that's a huge amount of money if no one buys

it you know what Toyota are gonna say we told you so no one wants EVs we tried to put an EV on sale

for 60 grand for a Hilux and no one bought it and everyone got the diesel version we told you we

told you that's what they'll say that is exactly what they'll say self-fulfilling prophecy I believe

is the phrase all right voxels next in the news they've set their finance and lease price parity

between the electric and diesel versions of their vans there's the smaller one called the Combo

and a bigger one called the Vivaro that's the big van the firm says it makes the switch to electric

basically cost neutral you know that first story I told you about the JD power survey in the US

where a lot of people said that they're gonna be never bevers until price parity happens all the

time here in Europe on lease on finance PCPPC rental high purchase it's it's so common just

it's like whatever powertrain you want it's the same price and now voxel or opal are doing it the

same it covers business contract hire business finance leasing for business users the top spec

combo electric is 305 pounds per month on lease and that's for the top spec combo same as the diesel

36 months 10,000 miles six month initial the Vivaro the big van starts at 335 pounds per month

still very cheap for a working vehicle exactly the same as the dirty diesel the terms stay the

same 36 months 10k miles six months initial voxels extended price parity as well to its other cars

the Astra the frontera they do those passenger cars the combo is a 52 kilowatt hour pack 213 miles of

range 759 kilograms payload 750 kilograms towing the Vivaro electric the big van 75 kilowatt hour

pack 100 kilowatt motor 219 miles of range 1200 kilogram payload 1000 kilogram towing basically

about 11 miles short of a Ford e-transit custom it's a bit pricier as well but also um yeah the

the Ford e-transit that would come with pro power on board wasn't it um Fords normally do I'd need

to check whether the the voxels and opal vans come with an equivalent of pro power to power tools

I don't think they do I should never shoot my mouth off without researching it I'll go and check

that now all right let's take a break we'll come back we'll talk about some trucking and Renault

and a really curious plug-in hybrid stick around back in a bit

all right welcome back to the podcast Trayton Group majority owned by Volkswagen has raised

850 million euros to speed up its battery electric drivetrain program across MAN, Scania,

international in North America and Volkswagen truck and bus in Brazil battery electric vehicle

sales across Trayton brands were just 1.4 percent of their total sales in Q1 so there's work to do

MAN has the Lion City e-battery city bus and launched its e-TGX electric truck lineup it plans

to debut the Lion coach e-electric coach this year Scania based in Sweden I want an order for 91

battery electric public transport buses recently as well an increased investment is a good thing

let's move on the Renault CEO the Francois Provost led company says that they beat Chinese rivals

when it comes to efficiency in manufacturing quite a claim speaking at the Financial Times

future of the car conference he said and I quote I think our manufacturing capabilities

are among the best in the world even better than our Chinese competitors in terms of manufacturing

efficiency well that's what he said the claim matters though because Renault obviously use

China to cut costs and time Renault draws on Chinese supply chains they draw on Chinese development

to bring all new European models to market in 24 months that's what they call China speed

Provost said recent cuts of up to 20 percent of Renault's global engineering workforce

doesn't mean that European engineering is giving way to the Chinese Renault said European cars will

continue to be developed in Europe for Europe on the factory side he said that they have little

room to spare by the way unlike competitors like Volkswagen that have got car factories

coming out of everywhere that aren't being used it's French and European plants are running about

85 percent capacity he's happy with that they've got no idle capacity to fill to speak of that

sets Renault apart from Stellantis as well which is talking to the Chinese about using

some of their capacity which isn't being used the group has co-development EV deals in Europe with

Ford and Ventures with Gilean Brazil and South Korea the more obvious partner is obviously Nissan

part of their alliance each holding a 15 stake in the other and the Nissan CEO used the same

conference to say he wants to deepen that relationship the stance comes as Renault enjoys

a really good spell but the new CEO who built himself as a continuity CEO although he has

made some changes had a lot to get on with the electric Renault 5 has been a top seller

in its home market of France and a very very successful run of good Renault Renault 4 Renault

5 the twin goes great follows the EV focused reboot under his predecessor Luca de Mayo so

he did a lot of the hard yards and took some big gambles and they're all paying off how about this

one this next story is interesting BYD confirming the UK specs today and I've got a press release

drop into my inbox from BYD with the pricing for the Atto 2 this is not the new smaller EV

that's coming that is something I've mentioned a couple of times recently and spy shots today in

China show that one actually testing which is going to be very interesting because that's a

very small car with a plug-in hybrid powertrain it's called the Dolphin G no this is not the

Dolphin G the Dolphin G will get this powertrain it's the Atto 2 DMI DMI is BYD language for

plug-in hybrid it's a small SUV shaped small urban car orders are going to open the 2nd of June

first deliveries are going to be in August and check it out and see what you think of the Atto

2 so I say a small car but I still think this would be good for small families so this sits in

a segment I've just mentioned Renault 4 I think you know that would definitely be a competitor

to this Renault 4 Renault 5 it's bigger than a Renault 5 really interesting segment so

plug-in hybrid small SUV shaped car 1.5 liter engine with an electric motor driving the front

wheels the petrol engine is a generator but it can mechanically connect to the wheels they say that

it would do that under heavy acceleration which is interesting BYD have got some form in that kind

of powertrain but mainly it wouldn't be mechanically driving the front wheels it would mainly be

generating electricity to charge the battery depending on the battery size because there's

two trims both front wheel drive active or boost active is £27,000 this is list price there's

always offers and that's an eight kilowatt hour pack which is small 24 miles of range and it's

got 3.3 kilowatt AC charging which is fine for a small battery check out the boost trim though

it's less than £30,000 before offers this is list price less than 30 18 kilowatt hour pack

55 miles of EV range that's more than most commutes and 6.6 kilowatt AC charging

so you could even refill the battery pretty quickly 12.8 inch touchscreen it runs google

automotive which I speak from experience is the real deal google maps assistant google play all

good plus it has apple car play and android auto 8.8 inch driver display as well comes with

alloys as standard full LED lighting rain sensing wipers electric mirrors heated mirrors rear

parking sensors reversing camera 17 inch alloys on the big spec roof rails privacy glass panoramic

sunroof electric folding mirrors wireless phone charging vegan leather seats heated seats

front parking sensors 360 camera on the top trim and and vehicle to load on a sub 30 grand car

with decent mileage again wouldn't be for me I don't really want to buy another engine

I think those days are done for me but it's an interesting car I wonder if people will buy it

let's move on because this next story is perhaps a clue jaku and omoda are two brands that launched

in the UK in March last year and wasted no time the jku 7 was one of the UK's best selling cars in

its launch month from launch last March to the end of the year over 26 000 jku 7s were sold in the

united kingdom more than half went to private buyers the jku 7 was the fourth most fourth most

popular retail car in the UK the wider result matters as well because omoda jku two different

brands um sitting under obviously one chinese ownership um hit a 1.4 percent market share in

the UK all right that's small but 1.4 percent's ahead of seat that's ahead of Suzuki and other

big names jku 7 looks if you squint a little bit like a ranger over evoke giving it some

visual credibility but price did the work omoda jku build their cars on offering more car for the

money uh so if you face a higher monthly payment on a premium model and find you can get a pretty

similar car i think there's also the jku is it the nine or is it the omoda nine there's a 91

anyway which is a lot of car for not a lot of money the brand has pushed hard through its dealer

network using generous dealer margins and strong incentives um and their retail boss says that sustained

efforts from dealers rather than easy wins have been driving these sales results um apart from

electric which i think is the the five omoda five most of them are their plug-in hybrid system they

call it their super hybrid system which is just a plug-in hybrid system is i mean they can call it

super but anyway and uh but that's what uk buyers have been going for so interesting stuff right

let's finish off by talking about poll stars boss uh the new chief executive we can't call him new

anymore he's been in post a long time michael uh loschler said pump anxiety is the new range

anxiety as the main driver of people buying evs consumers now look at evs because of a variety

of reasons including rising costs at the pump mind you he was speaking in america though uh

talking to cnbc the shift comes as continued disruption week 10 of the war in the middle east

the strait of four moves being closed pushing up energy prices on a global scale even if

countries don't get their um their crude from uh from the strait from the middle east where one

fifth of the world's oil supply comes through wti crude and brink crude are up at least 50 percent

since the war started poll star said consumers are increasingly concerned about petrol costs being

out of their control uh one politician burps in his sleep on social media or you know kind of crazy

posts and and all of a sudden prices at the pumps are up the next day uh heading to all-time highs

only maybe 10 20 cents off an all-time record high in the united states for diesel uh regular

i'm letting it has a little way to go but it's still heading towards five dollars and so people

are increasingly saying i don't want to be uh controlled by not only the fossil fuel industry

but increasingly unreliable politicians who have whims and the market goes up and down

and consumer anxiety around rising costs is a real thing higher oil prices are pushing people

towards ev and for now that's helping demand it does not make the uk uh the us market any less

brutal it's tough in the us right now um however for companies such as poll star it is a glimmer of

hope and he says that pump anxiety is the new range anxiety what do you think well that's your

podcast for today thank you so much for listening thanks to our premium partners as always national

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partner for independent ev battery health testing in australia and new zealand have a good and

tomorrow and remember there's no such thing as a self-charging hybrid

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NIO

shift the plan back towards dirty diesel polluting generating hybrids

MAN Lion City e-battery

MAN e-TGX

MAN Lion coach e-electric coach

jaku

EV interest holds up

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