TEN 285 - MODEL Y FEATURES, NORWAY EV SALES TOP 68%, FORD, GM’S POOR EV PLANS

EV Channels Review

This episode of TEN covers a range of EV news, with a particular focus on the Tesla Model Y's innovative features, such as its highly efficient heat pump and improved autopilot sensor heating for cold weather operation. The show highlights Norway's continued EV market dominance, with 68% of new car sales being plug-in vehicles, and notes Sweden's significant progress with 26% penetration. Rivian is mentioned as gaining direct-to-customer sales rights in Colorado. The review touches on ongoing software issues with the Volkswagen ID.3 and EHang's plans for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) testing in Norway. It also critiques GM and Ford's slow EV production plans, contrasting them with Lilium's funding success and Polestar's production restart. The episode concludes with various short news items, including EV discounts, investments in UK EV production, Tesla's feature restrictions on used cars, and the EPA's controversial suspension of environmental regulation enforcement.