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Welcome back to EV News Daily.
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Coming up today, global EV charging grows.
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BMW kicks off their Gen 6 motors
03:12
and US EV sales ahead of the tax credit sunset.
03:16
Later in the show, I'll tell you which feature Tesla
03:19
has returned to its Model 3
03:21
after removing it two years ago.
03:24
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A global EV charging port set for rapid growth.
03:50
Wood McKenzie's recent EV charging infrastructure forecast
03:54
says global charging ports will grow
03:56
at a 12.3% compound annual growth rate, CAGR,
04:04
reaching 206.6 million ports worldwide.
04:09
Residential charging will lead the growth
04:11
expected to hit 133 million residential ports by 2040.
04:15
To reach this, yearly investment
04:17
in EV charging infrastructure needs to rise
04:20
at an 8% CAGR reaching $300 billion per year by 2040.
04:28
In Asia-Pacific, China will stay ahead
04:30
in public charging networks, they say.
04:32
The region will have about 10% year-over-year growth
04:37
India is becoming a new major market though,
04:39
with policies and EV market growth
04:41
expected to increase DC fast charges from 14,000 now
04:45
to 1.1 million in 2040.
04:50
European public charging will grow
04:51
at an annual growth rate of 11.3% through to 2040,
04:55
with DC charger rollout leading the way.
04:57
In Saudi Arabia, public DC charging,
04:59
they say will grow at 30% every single year.
05:02
Across Europe, Middle East and Africa,
05:04
yearly spending should reach $14 billion
05:09
for public charging and $30 billion a year
05:12
for residential charging by 2040.
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All right, I know what you're thinking.
05:15
This is 15 years away.
05:18
No one's gonna come back then and ask the authors
05:20
of this study, did you get it right
05:21
or did you get it wrong?
05:22
It's to an extent sticking their finger in the air
05:26
to see which way the wind is blowing.
05:28
But I think the takeaway from that
05:31
is that looking at all of the various data points
05:33
around the world, we shouldn't be worried
05:35
that investment in EV charging is tapering off.
05:40
It's anything, it's increasing.
05:42
And also the home charging, residential charging
05:45
leading the growth, I think is really important
05:49
because you don't need reminding.
05:50
I don't need to remind you of this.
05:52
But whilst all of the attention and the fuss
05:54
and the focus goes on DC fast charging
05:56
and probably rightly so,
05:58
because it's quick and it's sexy
06:00
and it's fast and you're road tripping
06:01
and the kids are irritable
06:03
and you wanna get moving again,
06:05
or you know, if you're DC charging,
06:07
it's gotta work and it's gotta be quick
06:09
and you wanna get moving again.
06:10
Let's be honest, all of the juice comes overnight.
06:15
Whenever your car isn't moving.
06:16
During the day, if you live in a sunny climate
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or if your car is parked at work,
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like most of the time our vehicles don't move
06:22
and if the wheels ain't turning,
06:24
then it should be charging slowly.
06:27
Well, I mean, there's not officially a motto.
06:29
I mean, we could stick it on a T-shirt
06:31
but that's already been reserved
06:33
for there's no such thing as a self-charging hybrid.
06:36
BMW has started mass producing
06:38
its sixth generation EV motor
06:41
at its powertrain facility in Austria.
06:43
The new Gen 6e motor will improve vehicle efficiency
06:46
by 20% on the new-classer platform.
06:48
It's an electrically excited synchronous motor
06:50
that sits above the rear axle in a single module
06:52
that includes all the power electronics and transmission.
06:55
The new inverter in the Gen 6 motor
06:57
uses silicon carbide semiconductors
06:59
rather than standard silicon.
07:02
BMW says this change makes the inverter smaller,
07:05
lighter, more efficient and more powerful.
07:07
Other upgrades to the EV powertrain,
07:09
bringing measurable gains
07:12
include all the various parts
07:14
that they're putting together.
07:15
More efficient, more range, less expensive for them to make.
07:20
Energy losses cut by 40%, costs down by 20%,
07:23
weight down by 10%.
07:25
The first vehicle is the IX3.
07:28
I think it's gonna be the IX3 50X drive.
07:32
We should see it launching next month.
07:34
And BMW investing, I think they're on an investment path
07:38
of something like a billion euros
07:41
on their EV drive development from 2022 to 2030,
07:44
at least last time I checked.
07:46
Now, US EV sales are surging ahead
07:48
of the sunsetting of the EV tax credit.
07:50
So yeah, short-term gain, certainly long-term,
07:54
we don't know what the EV tax credit going away will do.
07:58
I can tell you that here,
07:59
we've not had incentives for a very, very long time.
08:02
They're just coming back.
08:03
They're trickling in the UK
08:05
and through that period of no incentives,
08:07
we became Europe's leader in EV market share.
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Oh, market sales, right, market share is obviously Norway.
08:14
But in terms of volume, so we overtook Germany
08:16
and we had, apart from the van grant,
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not a penny given away.
08:21
So look, it can work.
08:22
I know there's lots of doom and gloom
08:23
around the US market right now.
08:25
Understandably so, let me be here to reassure you
08:29
that look, it can work without subsidies.
08:31
Admittedly, it's frustrating that the tax credit
08:33
is going, that the used EV tax credit is going.
08:36
EV sales are rising though.
08:38
In July, they rose sharply in the United States
08:40
as customers are hurrying to use up
08:41
the federal tax credits before they end.
08:43
September 30th, it has to be a done deal.
08:47
The car has to be in your driveway, so to speak,
08:49
by September 30th, close of business.
08:52
Automakers are taking advantage to clear out inventory.
08:55
Hyundai saw a 50% jump in EV sales
08:58
compared to the same month, July last year.
09:00
Toyota and Lexus together sold 90,000 electrified
09:05
vehicles, careful with that one.
09:07
General Motors had a record high
09:09
of their electrified fleet in July.
09:13
That's 19,000 EVs sold.
09:15
Industry analysts predict automakers
09:17
will lower EV production to match falling demand,
09:21
especially as federal officials
09:22
look to ease emissions requirements.
09:24
Like I say, there's been a negativity
09:25
around EVs in the US.
09:27
And I'm kind of here to say
09:28
from the European perspective, just hold fire.
09:32
Now, okay, I think that over the long term,
09:35
maybe the US will have some catching up to do.
09:37
Maybe different administrations, different politics
09:38
over the next five, 10, 15, 20 years.
09:41
This move to EV is bigger than a single political party
09:45
or whoever has his or her bottom in the White House.
09:49
Big chair, this is a move to electric mobility
09:52
that is bigger than all of us.
09:53
And so, and it's bigger than politics as well.
09:55
It's just to do with the speed of how it happens.
09:58
Stellantis, say they've already cut production
10:01
on some of their models
10:02
and dealers are not ordering as many.
10:04
Despite these changes,
10:05
car makers are still committed to EVs in the long term.
10:07
Of course, well, they have to be
10:08
because EVs are the long term.
10:10
Now, the UK's new car grant, as I mentioned a moment ago,
10:14
has caused a big jump,
10:16
but it's a big jump in interest for EVs.
10:19
AutoTrader data shows notable increases in the ad views
10:23
for the cars that are eligible,
10:25
the Renault Scenic E-Tex ad views were up by 47%,
10:29
Renault 4 up by 20% interest,
10:31
Mocha from Vauxhall slash Opel,
10:34
if it's not in the UK, 18% increase,
10:36
Citroen models seeing a higher interest,
10:39
EC3, also the EC5 Aircross.
10:42
Some car makers adding extra discounts,
10:44
Leap Motor has cut 3,750 pounds from the big one,
10:48
the C10, that's the SUV
10:49
and 1,500 quid off the T03.
10:52
The cheapest car in the UK now to buy a new EV
10:55
is the Leap Motor T03,
10:57
but also I did see some stellar deals
10:59
on the Dacia Spring too,
11:01
but Leap Motor ad views are up 124% on AutoTrader.
11:06
GWM Great Wall Motor on its Aura 0-3,
11:10
seeing increased interest,
11:11
MG stayed on top for EV interest,
11:13
the MGS5 had its highest demand for EV ad views
11:18
if you like ad impressions,
11:20
Škoda L-Rock and Renault 5 E-Tex also up there.
11:24
Now, let's talk Xiaomi.
11:26
Xiaomi is coming to Europe.
11:29
All of five minutes ago,
11:30
they were making gadgets and mobile phones,
11:32
and they still are by the way,
11:33
because their car business still loses money.
11:35
However, they will bring their vehicles to Europe
11:39
and it won't be this year and it won't be next year,
11:45
Xiaomi plans to launch their first EV in Europe in,
11:48
well, by 2027, according to the president, Lu Wei Bing.
11:53
This comes after a 31% increase in quarterly revenue.
11:56
Xiaomi is joining other Chinese companies like BYD
11:59
in coming to Europe.
12:01
Xiaomi aims to be one of the first
12:03
and one of the world's top five automakers as well.
12:07
Current production limits mean customers are waiting
12:09
for over a year for the crossover SUV, the YU7,
12:12
and many people saying, look, they're a phone maker.
12:15
How have they done what Apple couldn't do?
12:17
Apple had their car project in development in secret
12:20
for years and years and years and in the end,
12:23
knocked it on the head,
12:24
a bit like the old Dyson project.
12:25
I imagine they found how expensive it was gonna be.
12:28
And also, getting into the car business
12:31
is not without its risks, is it?
12:33
I mean, there's regulations and people can,
12:36
you know, hurt themselves and they need servicing.
12:38
I just think it's easier to sell a shiny little piece
12:40
of glass, iPad phone, tablet thing,
12:43
headphones that are all very sexy and high tech.
12:47
I'm not sure I would have rushed into making an EV,
12:50
but it's worked for Xiaomi, by the way.
12:52
Losses at the EV division dropped
12:55
to about 300 million yuan in the quarter
12:58
just gone, Xiaomi says its auto business
13:00
will become profitable in the second half of next year,
13:04
which is just incredible, isn't it?
13:07
That YU7 is the SUV and they're massively increasing
13:12
production of that to try and meet.
13:13
Customer demand in China.
13:15
All right, let's take a break.
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We just hit our 10 minute mark.
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Mercedes-Benz and EV Insurance.
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Now let's talk Rivian is moving ahead
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with building its $5 billion Evie factory in Georgia
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to produce its new R2 crossover model.
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Workers are preparing the 2,000 acre site
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by grading land and installing utilities.
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Building construction will start next year
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and vehicle production beginning 2028.
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And now it's in 2021 the plant face delays
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and changes because of cost controls
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but it's still key to Rivian's long-term plans.
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State and local governments have approved
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a $1.5 billion incentive package
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tied to construction and hiring goals.
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A $6.6 billion federal loan,
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not free money, it will be a loan
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expected to be fully approved
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provides more support after the building starts.
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Rivian has planned two local events
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a community celebration on September 14th
17:38
and an official groundbreaking on September 16th
17:42
which will be a closed doors private affair
17:44
with state officials.
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Not surprising there has been some pushback on that factory
17:47
and I don't think you'd want your grand opening
17:49
to protesters or people who are fighting against it
17:56
Now let's move on China is expanding
17:58
its battery swapping free Vs.
18:00
NIO has over 3,000 swap stations in China
18:04
standing out from rivals who mostly
18:06
want to use DC fast charging.
18:08
CATL the world's biggest battery maker
18:11
is joining them though
18:13
and they are investing heavily in battery swapping.
18:15
This year CATL plans to build a thousand
18:19
swap stations for its passenger vehicles in China
18:22
and they want 10,000 in the next three years.
18:25
CATL is also working on battery swapping
18:27
for heavy duty commercial vehicles.
18:30
In addition to the fast charging network
18:32
central government in China is working
18:34
to improve battery swapping since March
18:36
the Shanghai government has been offering
18:38
subsidies covering up to 40% of spending
18:40
on battery swapping.
18:42
CATL's battery swapping division lead
18:45
Yang Jun saying the industry needs
18:48
standard equipment as it grows and it's
18:50
entering uncharted waters.
18:52
CATL estimates China will need about 30,000
18:56
swap stations versus 100,000 petrol
18:59
stations. This month CATL announced a deal
19:02
with a car rental company and the
19:04
financial leasing company CMB to put
19:07
100,000 cars with swappable batteries
19:09
into service. It's fascinating how
19:12
battery swapping is a massive deal
19:15
but only in China where they've really got
19:17
behind it. This year CATL is building
19:19
300 swap stations for heavy duty trucks
19:22
working with the state-owned oil company
19:25
Cynopec. Their long-term goal is to cover
19:28
almost 100,000 miles on major freight
19:31
routes. Okay, Mercedes-Benz is rolling
19:34
out its E Actros 600 as it expands
19:38
across Europe. It's now using over 15
19:41
European countries. Long-haul electric
19:44
trucking is not only a thing, it's
19:48
becoming so much more popular and no
19:50
one's talking about it. Well, very few
19:52
people are talking about. I'm really
19:53
excited about it. The Mercedes-Benz
19:55
E Actros 600 is one of those trucks
19:57
that's being used for long-haul and
19:59
specialised transport. In the second
20:01
quarter of 2025 Mercedes-Benz trucks
20:03
became the leader in Europe's zero
20:05
emission heavy-duty vehicle
20:08
market. Deliveries to customers started
20:10
back in December last year. The E
20:12
Actros 600 was tested in real
20:14
logistics settings and during the
20:16
European testing tour covering 15,000
20:18
kilometres or about 10,000 miles
20:20
through 22 countries. They've been
20:23
in cold weather testing as well,
20:25
towing 40 tonnes. The E Actros 600
20:28
is the international truck of the
20:30
year. This year, according to
20:33
224, commercial vehicle journalists
20:36
from across Europe. Now, new figures
20:39
for EV insurance shows from
20:42
Consumer Intelligence, UK
20:45
EV insurance options are growing. Last
20:47
year, 11 new EV insurance products
20:49
launched on the market in a major
20:51
price comparison site survey. Only
20:54
three of four new products were
20:56
added for petrol, diesel or
20:57
hybrid. EV insurance premiums are
20:59
also falling because repair networks
21:01
are expanding. So, EVs are fixed
21:03
faster and at better costs. Also,
21:06
better claims data has shown that
21:08
EV drivers now have a risk profile
21:10
similar to anything else from petrol
21:12
or diesel. As a result, insurers have
21:14
cut EV insurance prices by almost
21:16
20% here in the United Kingdom. This
21:18
push to be more competitive has
21:19
paid off for some insurers. One
21:21
provider gave a 40% more EV quotes
21:24
figure and increased its share of top
21:27
five price comparison rankings by
21:29
12%. EV insurance prices are still high
21:32
compared to some regular cars. EV
21:35
repairs and battery systems can be more
21:37
expensive and parts can be an issue.
21:39
We're getting over that supply chain
21:41
mess that we were in a little while
21:43
ago, but I did notice before I sold
21:46
my MG ZS EV that the insurance was
21:49
creeping up and up on that on quite
21:51
a cheap vehicle. Significantly
21:54
more than my Polestar and as a
21:57
data point, I've mentioned it a couple
21:59
of times before. We went shopping for
22:01
a Tesla, came home with the Polestar,
22:03
but we went shopping for a Tesla and
22:05
one of the things that I had to factor
22:07
in was my insurance was going to be a
22:09
thousand pounds a year on a Tesla
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on the long range Model 3
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and all wheel drive and
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my insurance is half the price of
22:18
that on a Polestar for a very
22:20
similar vehicle certainly in terms of
22:22
sticker price exactly the same cost
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but whether that is insurance whether it's
22:28
the profile of Polestar drivers whether
22:30
it's parts whether it's Tesla parts
22:33
and costs I don't know maybe just
22:35
more data on on Tesla's being
22:37
more expensive to fix I don't know
22:39
like over the two three years that
22:41
we typically keep a vehicle I mean
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that can add up it wouldn't have
22:45
stopped me buying them I bought the
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Polestar for different reasons but I
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thought it was interesting. Now let's
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talk about a big utility
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now it will be coming
22:59
this ute to Australian
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showrooms by the end of the year they
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say November and it will
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distinguish itself from lookalike vehicles
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things like the LDV
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the MG will come with multi-link
23:13
independent rear suspension rather than a
23:15
solid rear axle and leaf springs the
23:17
change aims to make the ride smoother
23:19
but they still want a break to towing capacity
23:23
three and a half thousand kilograms
23:25
and the one ton payload
23:29
has its new front grille body colored
23:31
lower front bumper new wheels new
23:33
redesigned center console as well so it looks
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different from the Terron 9
23:37
from LDV among new utility
23:39
vehicles in Australia few offering
23:41
independent multi-link rear suspension
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Shark 6 that's a plug-in hybrid
23:47
that's another example though and I
23:49
suppose MG want to offer this as a comfortable
23:53
but they still want all of the
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usefulness towing and payload and stuff
23:57
like that now Massachusetts
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department of environmental
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protection is going to distribute
24:03
46 million dollars for more EV charging
24:05
stations in the state of the total
24:07
16 million dollars will go
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to grants for new EV charging stations
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at workplaces apartments
24:13
college campuses and public locations
24:15
the other 30 million dollars will fund
24:17
grants for building charging infrastructure for
24:19
medium and heavy duty vehicles these grants
24:21
will help build charging hubs on
24:23
secondary corridors in western
24:25
and central Massachusetts the state
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says the money will support both expanded
24:29
existing programs and new
24:31
opportunities funds will be allocated
24:33
based on guidelines
24:35
from the electric vehicle infrastructure
24:37
coordinating council assessment
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the goal is to ensure
24:41
new charging stations fit the needs
24:45
assessment since August 2023
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the state's increased number of EV charging stations
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by over 50 percent by the way
24:51
here in the UK Arnold
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Clark the dealer network
24:55
has opened its ultra rapid charging
24:57
network to the wider
24:59
public adding over 50 new locations
25:01
across the UK from Southampton
25:03
to Aberdeen Arnold Clark
25:05
charge is what it's called
25:07
offers one of the cheapest ultra
25:09
rapid rates by the way if you're passing one of their dealerships
25:11
55 pence per kilowatt
25:13
hour now I know that's more expensive than
25:15
you'll pay overnight that seven pence
25:17
but the national average is 76 pence
25:19
a unit by the way on DC
25:21
fast charging the network includes
25:23
pre bookable bays reserved
25:25
through the Arnold Clark app
25:27
you can get pay him pay and go bays
25:29
as well charges are mostly
25:31
Arnold Clark retail sites
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in cities and out of town areas
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near a roads and motorways it's
25:37
150 kilowatt DC charging
25:39
and that cheap rate is if you book it
25:41
through the Arnold Clark app
25:43
interesting stuff isn't it now
25:45
China's EV subsidies
25:47
money has been handed out
25:49
over the last 10 years
25:51
and report coming out today which shows
25:53
where the money went
25:57
China gave out almost
26:03
US dollars equivalent
26:09
over the four year period 2016 to
26:11
2020 to boost electric mobility
26:13
and work towards carbon neutrality
26:17
most of the money well
26:23
which is part of BAIC group
26:27
of the money according to the ministry
26:29
of industry and information technology
26:31
other car makers got much
26:35
cherry Tesla all got some
26:37
but not as much at first the incentives
26:39
covered things like battery electric vehicles
26:41
plug-in hybrids and the subsidy amount
26:43
depended on the vehicles type and range
26:45
back in 2016 the EV
26:47
market in China was wildly
26:51
battery electric passenger cars
26:53
were being given between about three and a half
26:55
and seven and a half
26:57
US thousand US dollars
26:59
equivalent subsidies
27:01
over time these direct subsidies
27:03
were all replaced though with
27:05
tax breaks just a different way of
27:13
talking of China this one's only in China
27:15
for now but I think the rest of us will get it very
27:21
the turn signal for the Model 3
27:23
and yes you do have to pay for it
27:25
this has been confirmed on Tesla's website
27:27
in China the move reverses
27:29
the design change from two years ago when
27:31
Tesla replaced the stock with buttons
27:33
many people say look the buttons are fine
27:35
you know motorbike riders
27:37
being like yeah buttons are okay
27:39
we get by with it yeah I know
27:41
but also you don't turn your handlebars on a motorbike
27:45
to you when you're going round a roundabout
27:47
and also roundabouts
27:49
much more common here in the UK
27:51
and you really should be signaling
27:53
which way you're going and when you intend to exit
27:55
the roundabout for other road users
27:57
for flow of traffic and stuff like that
27:59
and although you do get used to it
28:01
it's one of the reasons as well that I don't think
28:03
we would have one in my household
28:05
because my wife well she drives cars to get
28:07
places and she doesn't want to have to a new learning curve
28:11
that would probably rule it out
28:13
I mean she would get used to it but she wouldn't
28:17
Model 3 owners in China now get a retrofit
28:21
with the turn signal
28:23
stock so Tesla took it away
28:25
and then charged you to have it back
28:27
it's 350 US dollars
28:29
to an half thousand you want
28:31
they took it away in September 2023
28:33
with the Model 3 redesign
28:37
signals moving to the steering wheel buttons
28:39
and the shifting gear selection
28:41
and wiper controls going on the central touchscreen
28:43
when Tesla launched the Model Y
28:47
the turn signal stock
28:49
stayed but the gear selection
28:51
moved to the touchscreen and now if you really want it back
28:53
well you can pay to have it
28:57
you can imagine the internet is rather
28:59
up in arms about this
29:01
I would say that the overall
29:05
news articles about this story
29:07
is pretty much like you know
29:09
Tesla does a U-turn
29:11
Tesla caves in Tesla admits it made a mistake
29:15
they're also charging you for the privilege
29:17
they're making more money out of it so you know
29:19
it's not an entirely stupid thing to do
29:21
because they're making a bit more cash per car sold
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