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Telemetry Transportation Daily
Telemetry Transportation Daily is a short daily podcast that hits on the high points of what's happening in the mobilty and transportation space.
Episodes
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 16, 2025 - Automakers Are Hiding Price Increases
Automakers are hiding price increases in their destination fees https://www.telemetryagency.com/post/vehicle-affordability-gets-worse-with-hidden-price-increase…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 15, 2025 - Nissan's Pioneering EV Is Reborn
Nissan has launched an all-new 2026 Leaf EV that brings a 303 mile range with a starting price of just over $31,000 delivered even without tax incentives.
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 12, 2025 - Stellantis Cancels Electric Ram Truck
Stellantis has cancelled plans to build a full battery electric version of the Ram 1500 pickup truck, but will proceed with the extended range EV variant
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 10, 2025 - Mercedes-Benz Sets Record With Solid State Battery
Mercedes-Benz has driven an EQS sedan with a prototype solid state battery from Factorial Energy 749 miles on a single charge
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 9, 2025 - DHS Raids on Hyundai-LG May Cost US Investment and Jobs
The federal imigration raid last week on a Hyundai-LG Energy Solution battery plant in Georgia could make companies reconsider investing in the US
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 8, 2025 - EV Sales Remain Strong Ahead of Incentive Demise
US EV sales remain robust as consumers try to purchase ahead of the end of federal tax credits, but Tesla's share has dipped to its lowest level in 8 years
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 5, 2025 - BMW Launches 1st Neue Klasse EV
Ahead of next week's IAA Mobility Show in Munich, BMW has officially launched the first model from its new Neue Klasse EV architecture, the iX3
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 4, 2025 - Honda Brings Back the Sporty Hybrid
The 2026 Honda Prelude is arriving late this year as a two-door hatchback sport coupe based on the Civic hybrid but using suspension and brakes from the…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 3, 2025 - Still Hope For Hydrogen?
Despite the challenges of lack of hydrogen fueling infrastructure, BMW still has plans for a commercial launch of a fuel cell powered iX5 in 2028
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD September 2, 2025 - Tariffs Hitting More Affordable Models
Tariffs are taking a toll on pricing and availability of more affordable models increasing since they went into effect earlier this year.
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 28, 2025 - Chargepoint Cranks Up the Power
Chargepoint has announced a DC charging architecture that will support up to 600-kW charging for passenger vehicles and 3.7 MW for heavy duty vehicles with 30%…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 26, 2025 - Stellantis Disengages AutoDrive
Stellantis has reportedly cancelled plans to launch its Level 3 AutoDrive system.
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 25, 2025 - Tensor Wants To Sell Robocars To Consumers
Tensor Auto appears to be a spin-off of China's AutoX and it has announced plans to sell a robocar to consumers in 2026
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 22, 2025 - 2026 Jeep Cherokee Goes Hybrid
Jeep is finally reentering the compact/midsize crossover segment with an all-new Cherokee for 2026 that at launch will be exclusively available as a hybrid…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 21, 2025 - Buy Your Used Hertz at Amazon
Hertz is partnering with Amazon to sell used rental vehicles through the e-commerce giant's site
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 20, 2025 - Nissan Keeps 2026 Leaf Affordable
Nissan has announced pricing for the all-new 2026 Leaf EV which will start at $31,485 delivered with 303 miles of range
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 19, 2025 - How Much Time Does Lucid Have Left?
Lucid Motors may be running out of time
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 18, 2025 - Acura Shows Its First In-House EV
At Monterey Car Week 2025 Acura showed off a prototype of its upcoming RSX electric SUV coupe, the first product of a new in-house developed electric platform
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 15, 2025 - Charging Reliability Improving
The latest EV charging study from JD Power shows signs that charging is getting more reliable in the US although customers aren't happy with increasing prices…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 13, 2025 - Positive Signs For EVs in America
Despite the poltical and economic challenges to electric vehicle adoption, there continues to be positive signs of progress…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 12, 2025 - Next Day Thoughts On Ford EV Announcements
A day after Ford announced the new production system it will implement for next-generation lower cost EVs in Louisville Kentucky, I have more thoughts
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 11, 2025 - Ford To Build $30K Electric Truck in Kentucky
Ford will retool its Louisville assembly plant to build a new generation of electric vehicles starting with a midsize pickup truck costing $30,000
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 8, 2025 - Jeep Hits The Gas
Jeep is launching 4 new or refreshed models in North America in the next four months and keeping the V8-powered Wrangler in the lineup
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 7, 2025 - Torc Robotics Opens New Engineering Center
Torc Robotics has opened a new engineering office in Ann Arbor Michigan
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 6, 2025 - Foxconn Gives Up on Building EVs in Ohio
Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer is giving up on building EVs in Ohio
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 5, 2025 - Tesla Hid Crash Data and Lied About It, Regulatory Inaction Also Responsible
In the course of the investigation following a fatal 2019 crash that involved a Tesla Model S running on Autopilot, Tesla lied and misled investigators about…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 4, 2025 - Tesla Finally Loses an Autopilot Trial
Tesla has lost its first jury trial following the failure of enhanced Autopilot that resulted in 1 death and another pedestrian being severely injured.
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD August 1, 2025 - Ford Skunkworks EV Coming to Louisville
Ford CEO Jim Farley has says the company will reveal more plans about building EVs in Kentucky on Aug 11
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 31, 2025 - Chevrolet Teases the New Bolt EV
Chevrolet has released the first teaser images of the 2026 Chevrolet Bolt this fall
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 30, 2025 - Motional Still in Motion
Motional CEO Laura Major published a blog post announcing a new techical direction for the automated driving company using large driving models…
Telemetry Transportation DailyJuly 29, 2025 - US Charging Network Continues to Grow
Despite headwinds from Washington, public EV charging infrastructure continues to expand
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 28, 2025 - Motion Sickness
Electric and automated vehicles may be exacerbating motion sickness
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 24, 2025 - EV Batteries Holding Up Well
Data is increasingly showing that electric vehicle batteries hold up much better than expected.
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 22, 2025 - Tesla Faces Potential California Sales Ban
Tesla could be banned from selling cars in California for 30 days if it is found guilty of falsely advertising the autonomous capabilities of its vehicles
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 21, 2025 - Pressing the Brakes on Growth in China
Chinese president Xi Jinping is giving strong indications he wants to slow overcapacity growth in industries including automotive and AI
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 18, 2025 - Uber Expands AV Foot Print With Lucid and Nuro
Uber is investing in Nuro and Lucid to produce robotaxis based on the Gravity SUV
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 17, 2025 - US Automakers May be Doomed if they Don't Change Quickly
A new study from YouGov reveals some very negative demographic trends for American automakers
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 16, 2025 - Rivian Adopts Google Maps
Rivian is switching to Google Maps for the Navigation in its EVs
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 14, 2025 - Ultium Cells To Produce LFP in Tennessee
GM announced that the Ultium Cells joint venture battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee will convert at least some of its production capacity from nickel…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 11, 2025 - Cadillac Remains Committed to EVs
24% of Cadillac's US sales volume in the first half of 2025 was electric and the brand is likely to remain commited to EVs to support a global expansion
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 9, 2025 - Stellantis Gets Aggressive With Connected Services
Stellantis wants to make sure that its customers keep new vehicles connected as long as possible so it has simplified and reduced the cost of connected vehicle…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 8, 2025 - The US EV Market Is About to Get Tougher
The Republican majority in congress has approved a massive tax and spending bill that will add trillions to the US debt and make electric vehicles more…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 7, 2025 - OTA Updates are a double edged sword
Automakers need to have more robust testing and validation processes in place for software before pushing out over-the-air updates
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 4, 2025 - BlueCruise Gets Better, But Still Not Caught Up
V1.5 of Ford BlueCruise adds automated overtaking capability
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD July 2, 2025 - Redwood Materials Adds Energy Storage
Redwood Materials is expanding from just battery recycling to integrating energy storage from second life EV batteries
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 30, 2025 - Charging Challenges
After spending a week driving a 2025 Mini Countryman EV, I found it delivered better than expected range, but there are still issues with public charging…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 27, 2025 - Uber May Fund Kalanick Acquisition of Pony AI Assets
Uber and its fomer CEO Travis Kalanick are reportedly in talks to buy the US assets of automated driving system developer Pony AI
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 26, 2025 - Intel Quits Automotive
Intel has decided not pursue competing against the likes of Nvidia, Qualcomm, NXP, Huawei and Horizon Robotics in the automotive chip market and is shuttering…
Telemetry Transportation DailyJune 25, 2025 - LG Running America's First LFP Plant
The day after visiting Ford's still unfinished lithium iron phosphate battery plant in Marshall, MI, we visited the LG Energy Solution plant in Holland, MI…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 24, 2025 - Ford Progress On LFP Batteries
Despite the controversy and opposition from some local residents in Marshall Michigan, Ford is progressing with construction of its first lithium iron…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 23, 2025 - Tesla Robotaxis Launch, Sort Of
On June 22, 2025 Tesla finally launched a robotaxi service in Austin Texas and it almost instantly started violating traffic rules.
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 20, 2025 - China Has Too Much Capacity
China's vehicle production capacity is almost double the sales in 2024
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 18, 2025 - The Return of BMW REX
After abandoning range extended EVs in 2019, BMW is reportedly bringing an EREV back to the lineup with the new iX5 REX
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 17, 2025 - Is the New Nissan Leaf Too Late?
After 15 years Nissan is finally launching an all-new, much improved late, but is it too late to the market in the US to be a success?
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTF June 16, AI regulation ban and CAFE Repeal
The big congressional budget bill includes a ban on states regulating AI which probably means that they cannot regulate automated vehicles either.
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 12, 2025 - BMW Survey Indicates Growing EV Optimism
A new survey commissioned by BMW indicates a higher level of consumer optimism in electric vehicles than a recent AAA survey
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 11, 2025 - Leaving Mexico
GM is moving more than half a million units of vehicle production capacity from Mexico to plants in the US and spending $4 billion to do it
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 10, 2025 - Trump Policies Lead to More Construction Pauses
The Trump administration's war on green technologies has caused construction on two more battery related facilities to halted
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 9, 2025 - LFP Cells Have Arrived
LG Energy Solution has begun production of lithium iron phosphate cells at its newly expanded factory in Holland, MI, the first large scale production of this…
Telemetry Transportation DailyTTD June 6, 2025 - Without Magnets, Everything Stops
In the latest front in the US war on trade, China has imposed restrictions on exports of rare earth magnets that could cause automotive production to grind to…