Tesla Urged To Open Superchargers For All In Germany | 17 June 2021

Episode 1116,   Jun 17, 2021, 11:00 AM

Today’s big EV stories:
• Rivian Cold Weather Testing In New Zealand
• Rimac Going Big With Bugatti Takeover, Public Offering
• Stellantis to produce four electric vehicles at Italy's Melfi plant
• Ford's luxury Lincoln brand aims for half of sales to be electric vehicles by 2026
• Kia Europe and Uber partner to give drivers markets discounts to EVs
• Tesla urged by German Minister to unlock Supercharging for all EVs
• Tesla Model S Plaid Shows Charging Speeds Of Nearly 1K Miles Per Hour
• Bus and battery maker Proterra exits SPAC with $640M payout
• Volkswagen Readies ‘Massive’ Rejig to U.S. Plans on Biden’s EV Shift
• How the rising popularity of EVs could lead to a resurgence of drum brakes

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RIVIAN COLD WEATHER TESTING IN NEW ZEALAND
 
RIMAC GOING BIG WITH BUGATTI TAKEOVER, PUBLIC OFFERING
 
STELLANTIS TO PRODUCE FOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT ITALY'S MELFI PLANT
 
FORD'S LUXURY LINCOLN BRAND AIMS FOR HALF OF SALES TO BE ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY 2026
 
KIA EUROPE AND UBER PARTNER TO GIVE DRIVERS MARKETS DISCOUNTS TO EVS
 
TESLA URGED BY GERMAN MINISTER TO UNLOCK SUPERCHARGING FOR ALL EVS
 
TESLA MODEL S PLAID SHOWS CHARGING SPEEDS OF NEARLY 1K MILES PER HOUR
 
BUS AND BATTERY MAKER PROTERRA EXITS SPAC WITH $640M PAYOUT
 
VOLKSWAGEN READIES ‘MASSIVE’ REJIG TO U.S. PLANS ON BIDEN’S EV SHIFT
 
HOW THE RISING POPULARITY OF EVS COULD LEAD TO A RESURGENCE OF DRUM BRAKES
 
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