On this week's show:

- Skoda reveals the Citigo-E;

- Opel takes the covers off the Corsa-E;

- EV charging infrastructure news from Ionity, Tritium and Chargefox;

- BHP's electric future, and move away from coal: http://bit.ly/2YM6dCy

- The week's Tesla news

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On this week's show, Polestar 2 confirmed for Australia, Amsterdam's Flexpower EV charging network, Tesla acquires Maxwell Technologies and more.

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Show links:

- Polestar confirms the Polestar 2 for Australia;

- Amsterdam's smart charging network http://bit.ly/2LUEKgh

- DHL's autonomous electric drone delivery service http://bit.ly/2Q9k0zQ

- Tesla acquires San Diego-based Maxwell Technologies http://bit.ly/2JvBbvg

- The next BMW i8 to possibly go PHEV http://bit.ly/30EVRGq

- Skoda's PHEV Citigo E to be launched on May 23 https://www.caradvice.com.au/757107/electric-skoda-citigo-teased/

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Australians go to the polls on Saturday, May 18, and with the EV debate beginning to charge up (ha), I take a look at different party platforms on electric mobility, investment of charging infrastructure and mandated fuel standards.

Show Notes:

- The current Government's National EV Strategy PDF: http://bit.ly/2vRTull

- Labor's EV policy: http://bit.ly/2PWaVKA

- The Greens EV policy: http://bit.ly/2JeRn3F

- NSW Future Transport 2056 document: http://bit.ly/2Jg7wWA

- ACT Government zero emissions future framework document: http://bit.ly/2HemDwk

- Renew Economy's piece on the myths around EVs: http://bit.ly/2Q24kyd

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In today's episode, we talk EV production models from Hyundai, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, all things Tesla including last week's capital raising, changes to autopilot and in-car diagnostics, and electric airplanes.

Show Links:

The Hyundai Ioniq facelift: http://bit.ly/2PTwnzZ

The BMW i4 interior spotted: http://bit.ly/2LrTJhs

Tesla's Autopilot changes: https://engt.co/2H0AM00

Tesla's capital raise: http://bit.ly/2VQBNRG

Tesla's self-diagnosing software: http://bit.ly/30573Mi

The Mercedes EQC enters production: http://bit.ly/2JkceSi

Australian company MagniX produces propulsion units for electric plane: http://bit.ly/2V3Ilbm

On today's episode of EV Brief:

- Ford invests in Rivan, and their new EVs are confirmed for Australia;

- Tesla announces Q1 earnings, Chinese Gigafactory construction is in full swing, Model S and X Upgrades, RHD Model 3 orders to go live in early may for UK customers;

- The Porsche Taycan spied looking production ready;

- Electric trucks are heading for Southern California;

- The human cost of battery production:

- BMW to change cobalt suppliers for future production.

Show Links:

- Ford invests in Rivan: https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/ford-investing-us500m-in-electric-vehicle-startup-rivian

- Rivian EVs set to come to Australia: https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/112233308/rivian-electric-ute-confirmed-for-australia?fbclid=IwAR0SDTYd6peXqdlj8VSm49CJmeuYETwcksiHmDv5LFTYmHzgn7Dj9QwdKLM

- Tesla Q1 Earnings: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/24/18514427/tesla-q1-2019-loss-model-3-elon-musk-earnings

- Tesla's new Chinese Gigafactory set for completion by September: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/04/27/tesla-shanghai-gigafactory-on-track-to-produce-cars-as-early-as-september/

- Tesla upgrades model S and X: https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/blog/longest-range-electric-vehicle-now-goes-even-farther

- Porsche's Taycan spied looking production ready: https://www.taycanforum.com/threads/taycan-drops-camo-revealing-headlights-tail-lights-rear-side-window.286/

- Electric trucks are heading for Southern California: https://electrek.co/2019/04/26/penske-charging-stations-trucks/

- The human cost of EV battery production: https://www.autoblog.com/2019/04/24/40-million-people-artisanal-mining-cobalt-electric-vehicle-batteries/

- BMW to change cobalt suppliers for future production: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-24/bmw-to-source-cobalt-directly-from-mines-in-morocco-australia

In today's episode, I take a first look at Hyundai's new Kona Electric SUV, discuss yesterday's Tesla Autonomy Investment Day, talk about jobs in the Australian renewable energy sector and charging infrastructure on Google Maps, and there's a new electric MG coming to Australia, the EZS.

Show Links:

- Jump in renewable energy jobs in Australia: https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/jump-in-renewable-energy-jobs-as-solar-farms-overtake-hydro-power-20190417-p51f04.html

- Audi e-tron production issues: http://brusselstimes.com/brussels/15017/battery-shortage-forces-audi-brussels-to-slow-down-production

- Tesla's Autonomy Investor Day: https://electrek.co/2019/04/22/tesla-autonomy-event-news-hub/

- Google maps shows charging information: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/23/18512330/ev-charger-google-maps-real-time-charging-status-electric-car

- MG EZS: https://www.goauto.com.au/future-models/mg/ezs/first-drive-mg-ezs-to-be-new-ev-price-leader/2019-04-22/78467.html

In the first episode of EV Brief, we're talking about the gorgeous new Audi E-Tron SUV, and the discrepancy in range when compared to similarly powered electric SUVs. We'll also talk Audi's new AI:ME self- driving concept, The VW Roomzz concept, Australian politics and electric trucks in Australia, Aston Martin's first and only EV, the new Rapide E and all things Tesla.

Some follow up links from the show's topics:

Audi E-Tron: https://qz.com/1593635/audi-e-trons-low-range-might-be-down-to-inefficient-battery-use/

Audi AI:ME: https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/audi-aime-2019-11455

VW ID Roomzz: https://www.autoblog.com/2019/04/14/vw-id-roomzz-concept/

Australian Electric Trucks: https://thedriven.io/2019/04/15/australia-electric-truckmaker-sea-electric-gets-multiple-orders-from-us/

Aston Martin Rapide E: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/15/business/aston-martin-rapide-e/index.html

Tesla's base model Model 3: https://electrek.co/2019/04/15/tesla-delivers-35000-model-3/