This week Robbie takes a road trip to southern California in the BMW i7, Nicole gets an unexpectedly eye-catching Ford Bronco Sport and Sam belatedly comes to the realization that the awesome Kia EV9 is basically an electric Ford Flex.

Sam provides a follow-up on the 2025 Ram 1500 and its batteries. GM got a fine from the EPA over excess CO2 emissions and had to give up a bunch of C02 credits. Small car sales are picking up and Jim Farley want's people to buy more of them, even though Ford doesn't actually offer any right now. Land Rover launches a high performance Defender and Ineos indefinitely delays the electric Fusilier. BMW is working on a new coupe based on the electric Neue Klasse platform and the Supreme Court may have made it way harder to introduce any new regulations.

Finally, make sure to listen all the way to the Q&A at the end because we have a special treat question from long-time listener Adam J.

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Links

GM fined for excess CO2 emissions

EPA on GM excess emissions

Are Small Cars Back?

Land Rover Defender Octa

Ineos Fusilier delayed

BMW Neue Klasse Coupe

EV Mandates May Be Next SCOTUS victim

Carbuzz on SCOTUS

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