Volkswagen is a car company from Germany that makes many different types of cars. They are now working more on electric cars to keep up with new trends.
Electric cars are vehicles that run on electricity instead of gasoline. They are often seen as better for the environment because they produce no exhaust fumes.
Tesla's full-self driving system is a feature that helps the car drive itself in some situations, but the driver still needs to pay attention and be ready to take control if needed.
Supercharger stations are special charging spots for Tesla cars that let you charge your vehicle quickly. They are important for driving long distances without running out of battery.
The Tesla Model 3 is a popular electric car that is known for being fast and having a lot of technology. It's a good choice for people looking for an eco-friendly vehicle.
FSD means Full Self-Driving, which is a feature from Tesla that helps the car drive itself. However, the driver still needs to pay attention and be ready to take control.
Plug-and-charge means you can just plug your electric car into a charger, and it will start charging automatically without needing to log in or use a card. It's a simpler way to charge your car.
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Tesla
Tesla is a car company that makes electric cars. They have a special charging system that lets you charge your car quickly and easily, which many other car makers are trying to copy.
The MG4 is an electric car made by MG Motor, which is designed to be budget-friendly and practical for everyday use. The new version is expected to have better features than the current one.
Rear-wheel drive means that the back wheels of the car get the power from the engine. This can help the car handle better, especially when driving fast.
Front-wheel drive means that the front wheels of the car get the power from the engine. This is common in many cars and helps with handling and fuel efficiency.
The Scout Terra is a new SUV being developed by the Scout brand, which is known for its classic off-road vehicles. This new version will be electric and modern.
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Scout Traveller
The Scout Traveller is a new electric vehicle being developed by Scout, aimed at providing a practical and adventurous option for drivers.
EGMP is a special design used for electric cars that helps them work better and charge faster. The 400-volt part means it can use a strong electrical system.
The Kia Tasman is a new type of car from Kia that is designed to be useful and good-looking. It fits into a category of vehicles that are made for people who need something practical, like a pickup truck or a van. This car is important because it shows how Kia is trying to offer more choices for drivers.
An electric overlander is a special kind of electric vehicle made for adventures like camping and off-road driving. They are built to go on rough paths and have extra space for gear.
20-inch wheels are the size of the wheels on the vehicle. Bigger wheels can help the car handle better on rough terrain but might make the ride feel bumpier.
All-terrain tires are special tires that work well on different types of surfaces, like roads and dirt. They have a rougher pattern to help grip the ground better when driving off-road.
Recovery eyes are strong hooks on a vehicle that help pull it out if it gets stuck. They're important for off-road driving where you might need help getting out of tough spots.
A roof rack is a set of bars on top of a car that helps carry extra things like bags or bikes. It's helpful for trips where you need to bring more stuff with you.
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EVs gain ground as diesel sputters in Europe.
China doubles their share over here and Tesla falls foul of full self-driving regulators.
Plus stay tuned.
Later in the show, I'll tell you why Volkswagen says the answer to all their problems lies
in China.
On EV News China today, the spin-off podcast looking at how the east is affecting the global EV
industry.
I'm talking about BYD expanding into Europe, Leap Motors little A10,
and Tesla's Model Y getting a screen upgrade.
Here we go.
Battery-powered cars are steadily reshaping Europe's car market by the end of October 2025.
Fully electric models made up 16.4% of new registrations in the European Union.
That's up from 13.2% a year earlier,
while sales of petrol and diesel continue to fall by double digits.
New figures today from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association cover the first 10 months
of 2025, and over that period, EU new car registrations rose by 1.4% year on year,
leaving the overall market largely flat.
Within that modest increase, electric cars were the standout, growing briskly.
Registrations of BEVs, battery electric vehicles reaching 1.47 million year to date,
or 16.4% of all new cars sold.
Over the same period, petrol and diesel's combined share dropped from a 46.3% share
to a 36% share a year later.
The shift is broad-based, but led by the block's biggest markets, which together
account for about 62% of all EU registrations of battery-powered cars.
Germany stands out with electric registrations up by 39.4% in the first 10 months of this year.
Belgium grew by 10.6%, the Netherlands by 6.6%, and France by 5.3% over the same period.
Demand for cars with internal combustion engines continues to weaken.
Petrol registrations were down by 18.3% by the end of October.
Major markets all shrank, France down by 32%, Germany down by 23%,
Italy 17%, Spain 14%, all down for combustion.
Diesel sales declined even faster, dropping by 24.5% year on year,
and sliding to 9.2% of the EU market.
These figures suggest a structural shift in the mix of powertrains.
Electric vehicles are gaining in a market that's barely growing.
Meanwhile, diesel, which once ruled the roads in Europe,
is finally below 10% of the EU market.
It really is the final days of diesel, and combustion is following shortly after.
I'll pop a link to the a-c-e-a dot auto website.
That is the official website of the European Manufacturers Association.
If you want to read more yourself, it'll be in the show notes,
along with all of the links to today's stories.
Let's dive into those figures then.
Chinese car makers are quietly reshaping their place in the market as well,
with electric and plug-in vehicles doing really well in October alone.
This is not the year-to-date numbers we were just talking about.
This is the October number in the European Union.
They sold about 75,000 cars, nearly twice as many as the same time last year.
Their share slipped a little from September, but they were record figures.
Dataforce, a market research firm, estimates that Chinese brands took 6.8% of the market
in October across the European Union, plus UK, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.
That was down slightly from 7.8% in September, but twice their share from October last year.
More than one third of their October sales were fully electric.
26,705 pure BEVs, that's a 90% increase on October last year.
Plug-in hybrids were growing as well.
These models accounting for a quarter of Chinese sales in Europe.
Two firms account for much of the growth as it happens.
SAIC's MG sold just under 24,000 cars in October, an increase of 35%.
They're now 17th in the European market.
They're ahead of the likes of Fiat and Nissan.
It's expansion led by the likes of the MG ZS EV, the small SUV.
I've owned one, the first generation one, great little car.
BYD's sales rose by 208% to 17,500 in October.
That puts it 20th in the market.
It's ahead of the likes of SEAT and MINI.
It's SEALU, the mid-sized SUV.
Added almost 5,000 sales year on year in October.
The figures point to a twin-track approach.
Competitive BEV models to build credibility
and some more cut-price plug-in hybrids which are driving volume.
This puts MG and BYD up against the established European and Japanese brands.
Chinese brands are growing faster than the wider European market,
with electric and hybrid powertrains at the core.
The question for the remainder of this year, I think,
is whether they'll keep up that pace and how European,
Japanese, Korean car makers respond in particularly the small and mid-sized SUV segments.
That story coming via Automotive News.
I'll pop a link to autonews.com in the show notes.
There might be behind a paywall.
I do pay for Automotive News.
And that one might be paywalled if you click on that link.
Now, Tesla has fallen foul of the Dutch regulators.
In fact, it's gone into, in the last 24 hours,
a full-on head-to-head argument with them.
Tesla wants to launch its so-called full-self driving system in Europe,
but is running into resistance.
The Dutch type approval authorities called the RDW.
And they just rejected Tesla's claim that European-wide clearance
is penciled in for February next year.
You see, the way it works is if you can get one of the EU type approval regulators
to approve something, it's effective across all of Europe.
So Tesla have singled out the Dutch.
Now, this spat began with a post over the weekend on Sunday on X.
Tesla said its main path into the European approval system for full-self driving
is going to be through the Netherlands and through the RDW.
And claimed, Tesla claimed on X, the RDW has committed
to granting Netherlands national type approval in February.
Now, yesterday or Monday, the RDW issued a very unusual public denial of that.
It confirmed that Tesla is going to demonstrate the system in February,
but stressed it has certainly not committed to approving it in February.
In a statement, RDW invoked both confidentiality rules and uncertainty over timing.
They said, we do not share details about ongoing applications from manufacturers
as this concerns commercially sensitive information,
whether this timeline will be met is yet to be determined in the coming period.
The authority then pushed back.
Tesla went on to their European account on X
and asked its fans to contact the RDW and lobby them for Tesla to get FSD approved.
RDW replied, we thank everyone who has already done so,
but would like to urge people not to contact us about this matter.
It takes up unnecessary time for our customer service,
and it will have no impact whatsoever on whether or not the schedule will be met.
Okay, I will add, if I may, some personal editorial on this one,
if any of my American listeners, and I'm sure everyone at Tesla knows this already.
Europeans love to make rules, particularly, I say Europeans, the EU, the European Union.
So let me explain for my listeners not here very quickly.
We know, I say we, we're not in the European Union anymore, but the EU knows,
it's not a manufacturing powerhouse.
It's ceded that to China a long time ago, and knows that that battle is all lost.
It knows it's not the powerhouse that is America, the military force of America.
Indeed, China as well, and I'm sure the European Union is somewhat perturbed by
Trump's cold shoulder towards things like NATO.
But what the European Union does think it's good at, and I'm not saying it is or isn't,
by the way, but what it thinks it's good at,
it's pride of place, if you like, in the world order, is making rules.
And so if you are of that mindset, for instance, at a type of approval regulator,
and all of a sudden you have the richest man in the world using his social media network to
set his fans upon you, I would then perhaps suggest that that might
cause a little bit of pushback.
I don't know, I don't know, I'm not saying it's good or bad.
It's just my personal perspective, for any of my listeners that may not be fully up to
speed on things like this.
Well, we'll wait and see what happens in February, of course, many times over the years.
For years, actually.
The CEO, Elon Musk, has been putting timelines on European approval,
and needless to say, all of them have been missed.
Now, a couple of Tesla stories to continue on the podcast that they have reversed a
contentious change to the way it labels its supercharger stations.
After complaints from car owners, the company's restored the old naming system and says it will
introduce a revised version at some point.
In recent days, drivers found that superchargers were no longer listed by their old names,
which used to be by Citi, things like Kamloops Supercharger, or Hope Supercharger.
And for years, people have been navigating to them.
Instead, they were surprised to find out that the names had been changed to the
business that they were near, things like the Best Western Plus Supercharger,
or the Old Hope Princeton Way Supercharger.
Well, Tesla said the aim was to make it easier to tell apart multiple sites and areas with
dense charging infrastructure.
Many owners, though, said the new labels were harder to scan in Trip Planner and on the
in-car maps, because they broke with the familiar convention of Citi name first.
Tesla then confirmed it will quickly revert to the previous system.
Rather than choosing between city names and business names, Tesla said they will
try and combine them.
From December, supercharger listings will continue to follow the traditional site name,
but then in a smaller font have the host business or location beneath it.
The firm hopes this two-line format will preserve quick recognition and keep drivers happy.
I mean, there's good news there that Tesla can respond to feedback very quickly.
Yep, hands up, we made a mistake on that one.
Let us think again.
And finally, Tesla is extending its in-house rental scheme well beyond its California pilot.
New outlets are opening all the time in cities like Texas, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Arizona,
and job adverts on the Tesla website for rental readiness specialists across the country suggest
maybe even a national rollout.
Now, the scheme sits somewhere between car rental and extended test drive,
with each booking capped at seven days.
It's $60 a day for a Model 3 or Model Y with free supercharging, unlimited mileage,
access to FSD and control of the app.
Despite being set up as a full-blown rental service, it's clearly meant to steer people
towards buying.
Anyone who purchases a Tesla within seven days of the rental gets a $250 discount,
with a three-day minimum.
A Model 3 would be $180 for a weekend away in a higher car
that's then more than offset by the $250 credit if you go on to buy one of the vehicles.
Once you're charging and mileage and insurance like benefits are taken into account,
this offer really undercuts typical deals from Hertz, Enterprise and peer-to-peer firms like
Turo.
One big constraint though, you must stay in state.
No cross-country trips with your unlimited mileage.
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Ford says its Blue Oval Charging Network is now achieving a plug-and-charge score
of more than 99% in North America.
For drivers of 4DVs using their partner networks,
starting a DC fast charging session is now almost seamless.
In a recent blog post, the company set out its results
for its virtual charging network.
Blue Oval gives access under a single account
to 90% of all public DC fast chargers in North America.
Ford analyzed connected vehicle data from March to October
in the US and Canada.
The success rate of plug-and-charge was 99%.
On long journeys, this reliability helped solve
one of the most common complaints over the years
failed, or at least delayed, session starts.
It also strengthens Ford's position as car makers try and match
the user experience of Tesla's supercharger system.
Hyundai is pressing ahead with its first range-extended electric vehicle,
an E-rev.
The Santa Fe is the one they've chosen
with mass production planned for late in 2026 and global sales 2027.
The car is aimed at buyers of medium and large SUVs,
especially in markets where public charging may be scarce.
Korean newspaper ET News reporting today
that Hyundai has begun formal preparations for mass production.
Hyundai plans to start mass production by the end of the year,
launching its first in North America and then other markets by 2027.
Industry sources say the Santa Fe E-rev could even be built
at Hyundai's motor group MetaPlant America,
their new factory in the United States.
Producing the car would help it qualify
for North American manufacturing incentives
and put it close to a big customer base for SUVs.
E-rev's extended range electric vehicles
combine electric motors with a big battery,
but then an engine as an onboard generator.
So you can add electricity to a big battery,
and the engine is not mechanically connected to the wheels,
offering mostly EV driving if you charge overnight at home.
That could help Hyundai distinguish itself
from pure battery electric rivals.
Hyundai is expected to push the Santa Fe E-rev
in markets like the US and Europe
and fast-growing Asian markets where Chinese E-rev's are gaining share.
MG Motor UK has confirmed it will delay the British launch
of the next-gen MG4, and that's actually a good thing.
Let me tell you why. It's already on sale in China.
Instead, though, MG UK said the company will introduce
a facelifted version of the existing MG4,
underlining a growing split between MG China and MG Great Britain.
The new MG4 was launched in China in March.
It's a full engineering overhaul of the hatchback.
It's a whole new car.
It sits on a next-generation EV platform.
It's four inches longer.
It goes from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive.
That amazing chassis, that rear-wheel drive chassis,
that got rave reviews from the British automotive press.
That's all gone.
It's a mild, placid front-wheel drive car that,
although Chinese automotive media don't really criticise Chinese cars,
if you read between the lines you can tell,
it definitely drives much worse.
It adopts styling as well, inspired by the Sybuster,
a redesigned cabin inside.
And after the design was registered with European regulators,
many thought that we would get that pretty quickly.
But speaking to AutoCard, David Allison, MG Motor UK's boss,
said the MG4 is now our oldest car,
so it is due a facelift, which will happen relatively soon.
Sales data from the British market helps explain the decision.
The current MG4 is one of the brand's strongest performers,
and introduced MG's first dedicated EV platform,
into a segment that's very price-sensitive.
The decision also delays any British move away,
from rear-wheel drive dynamics and a great chassis
that distinguish the MG4 from many more expensive rivals.
Let's move on and talk Scout.
Motor is moving closer to series production
of its Traveller SUV and Terra pickup truck,
with high volume output in late 2027,
from a new factory in Blythewood, South Carolina.
New details emerging from the Los Angeles Auto Show last week,
shed some light on the development timetable
and the tech behind the relaunch.
A key step comes next year,
when pre-production vehicles will roll off the Blythewood line.
In a discussion forum at the show,
the VP of Commercial Operations, Cody Thacker,
said the firm is quickly getting to something
that looks and feels like real production vehicles.
Scout showed both the Traveller and the Terra
outside the LA Convention Center,
while executives logged early driving time
in test mules to validate the chassis.
Ryan Decker, his vice president of strategy and brand,
said the factory ramp up will start with body assembly only,
and move on to full vehicle builds,
as equipment comes on stream.
The models will be among the first VW Group products
to use the new joint venture between Rivian and Volkswagen.
Engineers are adapting Rivian's architecture
to the new vehicles.
Kia is next in the news.
They've been showing off the Kia EV5 Weekender
at the Guangzhou Motor Show in China.
The car turns the firm's mid-size SUV
into a camp-ready crossover,
for those that like to be outdoorsy types.
The EV5 Weekender is based on the Sportage-sized PureBev SUV,
the Kia EV5, using the EGMP 400-volt architecture.
It follows earlier Weekender-style treatments
of the Tasman pickup and EV9 and PV5 van.
This latest version recasts the EV5,
from a runabout to an electric overlander
with design and packaging aimed at camping,
outdoor sports and weekend trips.
The hardware matches the brief as well.
Ground clearance is higher.
The concept runs on 20-inch wheels with all-terrain tires,
square bumpers with improved departure and approach angles,
flared cladding and retractable eyes,
recovery eyes, front and rear, as in, to tow you, tow eyes.
A full-length roof rack and tool mounts in the side
make the concept more like a compact electric overlander
than anything we've seen before.
Inside, the second row folds completely flat
and the second row can be taken out altogether.
But chances are you can't buy it.
Yes, it was a concept they were showing off,
but if it does go anywhere, it'll certainly only be in markets
where the EV5 is on sale and probably has been successful.
So never mind, it looks very cool.
Rivian is next in the news.
They're trying to contain a software fault
but left drivers stranded,
even though the dashboard said they had,
in some cases, up to 20% charge remaining.
Then my friend Kyle from the Out of Spec channels
had it with his Rivian.
I think he was driving along,
or one of his team was driving along at 4%
and then it just went to 0%.
Rivian is sending an over-the-air update to correct it.
The problem emerged when owners posted on social media
about the state of charge displays
where the cars would shut down
while still showing a very high, usable energy buffer.
On Monday yesterday, Rivian emailed customers,
urging them to install.
Version 2025.38.30.
So if that's you affected, please go and update.
They haven't issued a recall or a safety notice,
so we think that's all sorted.
The stakes are high though.
Inaccurate range, charge readings going wrong,
and vehicles just stopping on the side of the road.
Under mine, drivers confidence in EVs,
an area under scrutiny already from regulators, investors,
and many of their rivals too.
The test now is whether this new version
can stabilize Rivian's readouts without further failures.
Georgia is unlocking $24.4 million in federal funding
to build 26 new fast-charging sites for EVs
to close the gaps in rural areas.
The state's Department of Transportation
has completed the second round of grants under the NEVI,
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
It's picked private partners to build and run stations
along federally designated alternative fuel corridors.
Its site has four DC fast chargers available
at least 150 kilowatts per port.
Officials first mapped 33 priority locations
near exits and junctions, many in the countryside as well.
Six companies have won the awards.
Pilot travel, Silver Comet Energy,
University of the Power up America,
loves travel stops and EnviroSpark energy solutions.
And finally, Volkswagen said today
that they can now build some electric cars
entirely in China at 50% less than in Germany.
And that changes the entire EV industry.
The gap reshapes the global EV manufacturing market
and determines whether Volkswagen can stay competitive.
Europe's biggest car maker has invested heavily in China
in engineering, in testing, and software.
For the first time, it can now develop
new models entirely outside of Germany,
including ADAS, Volkswagen say 30 electric models
for China are coming within five years.
Compared with just two years ago in 2023,
production costs in Germany are so much higher.
Some China made models are half as expensive to build.
The group credits local supply chains, cheaper batteries,
and shorter development times.
Volkswagen has cut the development cycle
for its new Chinese cars by 30%.
Their traditional process takes about 50 months
from a concept to production.
The new projects trim that by more than a year.
The strategy began as what VW used to call it
in China for China.
But executives I've noticed at VW
are now talking more about exporting from China
to the rest of the world.
Despite holding around a fifth of China's market
for combustion engine cars, VW still does well there.
It's not the big beast that it once was.
And Volkswagen doesn't appear in the top 10
of Bev producers.
Automobility, a consultancy in Shanghai,
said that VW managers hope the new cost base
will narrow the gap and protect their market share.
These changes make China Volkswagen's main hub
for innovation in electric cars completely in China.
Not just its biggest sales market
where they have big partnerships
with the likes of X-Pung as well.
The question now is how far the company
exports these low cost platforms
and how fast the cost and speed advantages
feed in to their worldwide business model.
That coming from FT.com Financial Times
that may well be behind the paywall
that I also pay for Financial Times.
That's not a cheap one.
But it's a fantastic publication
that does so much good EV and tech stuff.
It's worth me paying for it.
So that may be if you click on that link
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On eBay, every find has a story.
Like if you're looking for a vintage band tee.
Not just a tee.
The band tee.
From the last show your favorite band ever played.
You wore it everywhere.
Then your BFF started glaring it.
Which was cute until they unfriended you
and took it with them.
Which was not so cute.
Anyway, now you're on eBay.
And there it is.
Same tee from the same tour.
Still living in your memory,
rent free forever.
See?
The things you love have a way of finding their way back to you.
But eBay isn't just for getting whatever your XBFF stole back.
It's also for that rare championship foul ball you caught.
Then heroically gave to the kid next to you.
And where else are you going to find your first car?
The one you wish you never sold,
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About this episode
Electric vehicles are rapidly gaining market share in Europe, with fully electric models now accounting for 16.4% of new registrations, while diesel sales plummet below 10%. Chinese automakers are also making significant inroads, doubling their market share in the EU. Meanwhile, Tesla faces regulatory challenges in the Netherlands regarding its full self-driving system. The episode also covers Ford's charging network success, Hyundai's new range-extended electric vehicle plans, and Volkswagen's cost-effective production strategies in China, reshaping the global EV landscape.
