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ecoTEC 53:

• 00:52 Fully Charged LIve
• 01:51 Tesla Restructuring
• 02:55 Byton Series B Funding
• 03:48 Nissan LEAF battery software upgrade
• 04:40 Kia Niro EV Range Confirmed
• 05:22 Hyundai Kona EV in High Kiwi Demand
• 06:03 Renault offers battery purchase for commercial EVs
• 06:41 Porsche renames Mission E the Porsche Taycan
• 07:17 Mercedes-Benz EQA in Sicily
• 07:48 Jaguar iPace Delivered to Andy Murray
• 08:27 Tesla Roadster Air Thrust

ecoTEC 52:

• 00:52 Model 3 braking update
• 01:33 Model 3 International rollout delay
• 02:18 Audi e-tron Quattro aerodynamics and camera mirrors!
• 03:15 Jaguar iPace SVR
• 04:15 Tesla’s Mineral Conflict Report
• 05:09 Mercedes-Benz e-Sprinter Specs 
• 05:55 EV growth rates predicted to rise by 24% every year through 2030!
• 06:39 Hyundai looks to produce its own batteries
• 07:29 Tesla flies six planes of battery manufacturing machinery to the U.S. from Germany
• 08:01 Nissan celebrates its 100,000th LEAF sale in Japan with unusual topless car.

ecoTEC 51:

• 00:46 Great predictions for future EV adoption in New Zealand!
• 01:32 Dealerships Trying To Get People NOT to Buy Electric!
• 02:22 Tesla Dual Motor Announced
• 03:07 Why The Tesla Model 3 Standard battery Won’t Happen Yet
• 03:48 Tesla Model 3 Braking Calibration Noticed by Consumer Reports, Fixed by Tesla
• 04:40 BP invests in super-fast charging tech
• 05:20 Royal Wedding Plugs EVs!
• 06:17 Mark Webber Loves the Porsche Mission E
• 06:50 Primary School Kids Learn About EV Charging Through Play

ecoTEC 50:

• 00:44 – IONIQ EV Battery Shortage
• 01:29 – Autopilot Driver Ticketed Following Crash For Not Paying Attention
• 02:27 – Boring Company’s SpaceX Collab Wants To Get You Anywhere In 30 Minutes
• 03:35 – Tesla reorganizes staff, factories, for improved output, more EVs!
• 04:28 – Uniti unveils first working prototype for Uniti One Crowdfunded EV
• 05:20 – UK makes autonomous remote parking legal at last
• 06:03 – Tesla Model 3 gets ‘Superior’ rating for forward-collision mitigation
• 06:40 – DAF and VDL unveil new short-range 40-ton truck for inner city deliveries
• 07:43 – Tesla Model X tows a Boeing Dreamliner for Qantas

ecoTEC 49:

• 00:44 Tesla Q1 Earnings and info (head to ir.tesla.com to hear the call)
• 02:42 Germany dominates European EV market
• 03:24 Brit gets banned from driving after “Autopilot Abuse”
• 04:10  Kia teases more information on the upcoming Niro EV (
• 05:01 Ford gets a weird patent
• 05:54 Insurers study how self-driving cars should drive
• 06:49 Self-Driving Lyft service starts in Las Vegas, USA
• 07:26 Nikola Motor Sues Tesla for Copyright infringement (
• 08:07 Winnebago produces first electric motorhome!

ecoTEC 48:

• 00:48 BMW iX3 Concept
• 01:34  Tesla Image
• 02:27 ID. R. Pikes Peak
• 03:11 Nissan LEAF Crash Test
• 04:01 Infiniti Q Inspiration Concept
• 04:56 Mercedes Maybach Ultimate Luxury
• 05:43 Toyota Electric C-HR?
• 06:24 EU working on mandating EV charging for all new buildings
• 07:54 Sun Flyer 2 takes To The Skies
• 09:32 Volvo wants to be 50% electric by 2022

ecoTEC 47:

• 00:46 – Polestar goes winter testing.
• 01:42 – Audi e-Tron Quattro charging details
• 02:52 – IONITY Rapid charging in Europe
• 03:35 – Porsche starts taking deposits for Mission E — How long before NZ gets it?
• 04:35 – Why real Kiwi men drive electric
• 05:19 – Nissan Formula E launch
• 05:51 – UK goes coal free for 55 Hours
• 06:45 – Porsche exec gets into trouble over diesel gate
• 07:28 – The Boring Company gets more cash
• 08:04 – Tesla Model 3 wants your video
• 08:44 – Fully Charged Live!

ecoTEC 46:

• Tesla Model 3 Production Update (00:55)
• BMW i1 Rumors (01:50)
• Certified Pre-Owned Teslas (02:40)
• Xiaopeng G3 (03:38)
• Strom R3 Indian Trike (04:29)
• Mercedes EQ S (05:27)
• Tesla Model Y Production Date (06:15)
• VW’s New Boss (06:54)
• Smart Ditches ICE (07:54)
• Electric T-Rex Trike (08:38)
• Scalextric For Your EV (09:14)

ecoTEC 45:

• Nissan RapidGate (00:45)
• Proterra Dual Motor Bus (01:55)
• Tesla Deliveries Up (02:45)
• Petrol Stations to Disappear? (03:40)
• Norway 55% Plugged-In (04:30)
• Peugeot Opera Feud (05:15)
• Virgin Hyperloop (06:17)
• Batteries Included (07:00)
• BMW i-Future (07:45)
• Electric Fire Truck (08:41)

ecoTEC 44:

• Recall of Tesla Model S (0:52)
• Autonomous Self Driving Jaguar IPACE (1:34)
• Bollinger Announce Production Partnership (2:20)
• Hyundai Kona Electric has top speed and range (2:49)
• Union Head fears EV (3:37)
• SF Motors unveil 2 New SUV’s (4:26)
• Nissan reveal battery purchase scheme (5:23)
• Tesla shares at lowest point this year (6:38)
• BMW + Daimler Join forces to create Car Sharing Module (7:46)
• Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi couldbe merging (8:37)
• Demand for charging stations on the rise (9:24)

ecoTEC 43:

• Tesla in favour to offer Elon Musk a Pay Package (0:54)
• 2018 LEAF charging concerns (2:00)
• LEAF is taking demand across the UK (3:12)
• Silicon improvement for Battery Technology (3:41)
• Porsche Say Tesla’s model is unsustainable (4:38)
• Bollinger offer 100 kw Battery Pack (5:40)
• Autonomous Vehicle Fatality (6:20)
• Nissan to launch awesome project to recycle batteries (7:31)

ecoTEC 42:

• VW Group Spend $25bn on Batteries (00:46)
• Faraday Still has a Future? (01:42)
• Audi e-Tron Quattro Launches 2018 (02:31)
• Drone Taxi Tests in Aotearoa (03:40)
• Porsche Positive Feedback (04:35)
• Boring Co Shifts Priority (05:20)
• Model 3 hitting 2,500 per week (06:20)
• 40 Ton Mining Tonka Toy (07:10)
• Fiat Turned a New Leaf (08:01)
• Gavins Mini Kitchen on Electric Wheels (08:50)

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ecoTEC 41:
It’s a Geneva Motorshow Roundup!

• Rimac 1800 kw C2 Hypercar (00:42)
• Goodyear Electric Tires (01:45)
• BMW 25 Electric Vehicle Line-up (02:33)
• Mercedes EQ .. nearly there (03:27)
• Audi e-Tron SUVS’s galore 04:10)
• Porsche Cross Gran Turismo (04:42)
• VW ID Vision faux pas (05:30)
• Tesla Semi Trucks Test Runs (06:22)
• Ecotricity Drops Network Rates (07:17)
• Mercedes Elecric Bus Debut (07:48)
• Opel CEO Electric Bug (08:26)
• Tesla Owner Footing It (09:02)

ecoTEC 40:

• Jaguar i-Pace Launch specs (0:45) *
• Porsche Mission-e update (1:58)
• Hyundai Kona EV release (2:56) *
• Waymo Virtual View (3:45) *
• Nissan Robo-Taxi (4:25)
• Alta Harley Davidson Electric Future (5:12)
• Porsche Diesel Backtrack (6:04)
• Tesla Model 3 Update (6:52)
• Electric Motocross Zero (7:35)
• Chevy Bolt EV theft gone wrong (8:49)

ecoTEC 39:

• Renault ZOE Motor Upgrade (0:42)
• BYD Sell the Most EV’s, 3 years in a Row (2:00)
• Tesla Model 3 Waitlist (2:50)
• Porsche Promise to Switch to Electric (3:35)
• Mercedes E-Actros Truck (4:40)
• Aspark Owl Hypercar (5:36)
• Tesla Cloud System Hacked (6:34)
• Toyota Use Rare Metal for EV’s (7:25)
• Mitsubishi Outlander Plug in Hybrid To be Upgraded (8:13)
• Jason Hughes sells Tesla Conversion Parts (8:55)

ecoTEC 38:

• Farraday Future Actually Have a Future? (0:46)
• China Finance Increase EV Subsidies (1:37)
• Tesla Coast to Coast Autonomous Drive (2:21)
• BMW i8 Sports car has been Valued (3:07)
• News and Land Take on NZ in EV! (3:57)
• Renault Open Experience Centre (4:32)
• Passenger Drone Test Flight a Success (5:29)
• Rimac Concept 2 Hypercar Revealed (6:12)
• Porshe Mission E to Launch soon (7:00)
• Tesla have finallly produced 300,000 EV’s (7:42)
• BMW secure Materials for Production (8:44)
• Range Rover Dragon Road Challenge (9:39)
• Ontario Provincial Police Purchase Tesla! (10:30)

ecoTEC 37:

• Next Generation LEAF will hit NZ market (0:47)
• Porsche Doubles Investments into EV (1:23)
• Model 3 Wait times longer than Expected (2:08)
• Tesla Model Y on Target for Release (3:03)
• BP Investment into EV Charging stations (3:49)
• E-Ferry in Norway, More efficient than expected (4:40)
• Race Series to come for Electric Motorcycles (5:28)
• SpaceX launch Elon Musk’s Tesla into Space (6:17)

ecoTEC 36:

• Tesla Revamp Referral Scheme (0:50)
• Renault Makes Deal for Commercial Customers (1:51)
• Mercedes EQ Concept Coming Soon (2:42)
• Farraday Future Take Former Employees to Court (3:29)
• Jaguar iPace Release Date (4:20)
• Tesla Model 3 has Been Dismantled (5:16)
• VW, BMW and Daimler Test Secrets + Health Risks (6:00)
• Volvo 40.2 Concept Car (7:01)

ecoTEC 35:

• BMW iX3 Back to Steel (00:41)
• Rimac Concept 2 (01:35)
• High Performance Model 3 (02:21)
• EVelocity NZ! (03:17)
• Porsche Mission E Pre-booked Charging (04:39)
• Volvo Electric Trucks 2019 (05:31)
• Jaguar All Electric XJ 2019 (06:09)
• Armoured Electric Model S (06:35)

ecoTEC 34:

• China dominates Global EV market (00:40)
• GM Autonomous excludes Streering Wheel (01:41)
• Ferrari goes Electric (02:22)
• Tesla Voice Commands (03:00)
• Audi Grid Storage (03:45)
• ecoWHOLESALE (04:35)
• Boring Rides (05:03)
• BMW i Long Range (05:44)
• Bollagga Heading to MoTown (06:27)
• Norway Electric Air Future (07:00)
• Orange Insanity (07:45)

ecoTEC 33:

• BMW i3s SPORT (00:45)
• Nissan 360km 60 kWh Leaf (01:32)
• Tesla Deliveries Update (02:05)
• No Brown Outs (02:55)
• ecoWHOLESALE (03:40)
• CES Vegas Next Week! (04:08)
• Fisker eMotion Release (04:45)
• 50% of Norway regisrations EVs (05:08)
• China bans petrol cars (05:45)
• Model X saves Big Rig (06:40)

ecoTEC 32:

• Model S Top Consumer Rating (00:35)
• Toyota Full Electric by 2025 (01:20)
• Jaguar iPace pricing (01:58)
• Faraday morphed to EVolicity (02:52)
• Solid State Batteries on the cards (03:25)
• ecoWHOLESALE (04:16)
• Branson HyperLooped Chairman (04:43)
• Electric Landrover Defender (05:30)
• BMW Celebrations (06:14)
• Tesla Model S Station Wagon (06:47)
• Elons Whoops (07:31)

ecoTEC 31:

• Volvo rollback (0:44)
• Tesla on chip (01:47)
• Model 3 ramps up (02:22)
• Toyota battery catchup (03:10)
• Uniti US$17k 300km Swede (3:58)
• ecoWHOLESALE (05:02)
• Fuso e-Canter Truck Deliveries (05:33)
• 3x Improved Lithium (06:12)
• Wireless Continental Charging (07:02)
• Tesla Beats Cancer (07:52)

ecoTEC 30:

• Jaguar iPace Legendary Range (0:45)
• Naughty Daimler rips Model X apart (1:25)
• Tesla Model 3 deliveries started (2:15)
• BMW + Porsche 450 kW Chargers (3.02)
• BMW all electric X (4:03)
• ecoWHOLESALE (4:40)
• Honda move away from Hydrogren (5:15)
• Delphi Autonomous (5:56)
• CNG networks shutting down (6:43)
• Tesla Truck Mathematics (7:38)
• VW Long Range 100 weeks away (8:28)

ecoTEC 29:

• BMW i8 Roadster Convertible is released (1:10)
• Electric Cars more affordable than ever! (1:55)
• ecoWHOLESALE (4:00) – BMW on the look out for Partner (4:35)
• Tesla Model 3 orders have opened up (5:15)
• Lucid Move to California ( 8:00)

ecoTEC 28:

• Tesla Semi Truck Revealed (0:43)
• Tesla Roadstar 2+ (2:16)
• BMW Renewable Committment (3:32)
• VW $12 Billion EV Committment (4:22)
• Farraday Future is Tata (5:12)
• ecoWHOLESALE (6:00)
• Nikola Hydrogen Trucks (6:30)
• Renault Nissan Volume Push (7:30)
• Terrafugia Flying Car (8:20)

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ecoTEC 27:

• Electric Lamborghini (0.50)
• Tesla Cill Mode (1.44)
• Google Waymo Update (2.30)
• N-Gen Drone Vans (3.20)
• ecoWHOLESALE (4.10)
• GM backs out of EVs in EU? (5.00)
• 200 kph Electric Motorbikes (5.56)
• Autonom Robo Taxi(6.58)
• Are EV’s Profitable? (7.47)
• VW + Google Quantum Computing (8.36)
• Like a Pro (9.38)
• US Electric School Buses (10.30)

ecoTEC 25:

• Tesla Electric Service move to EV’s (1.20)
•  ecoWHOLESALE (1.38) 
• Nissan IMx Mission (2.40)
• Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles (3.45) 
• Honda Sports EV Coupe (4.40) 
• Daimler E fuso Heavy Duty Electric Truck (5.50) 
• Mitsubishi E-Evolution (7.00) 
• Eviation Electric Planes (7.25) 
• No More EV Tags with Europe ABB (8.20) 
• BMW are top Auto Manufacturer (9.15) 
• Phoenix, Converted Electric BMW Success (10.00)

ecoTEC 24:

• New Japanse EV’s to launch at Tokyo (0.47)
• Tesla Model 3 confirms rapid charger … charges (1.25)
• NZ Election result = EVs? (3.03)
• China Crazy Good EV sales (3.53) Tesla Model 3 suppliers grrr(4.42)
• Dutch to ban FOSSILs in 12 years (5.25)
• Toyota EV ramp up + H2 (6.10)
• Pikes Peak VW electric return (6.58)
• Floating Wind Power (7.42)

ecoTEC 23:

• Petrol & Diesel City Bans (0.52)
• Range Rover Plug-In Hybrid (1.32)
• Jaguar XK electric conversions (2.15)
• LG Chem builds next Gigafactory (3.45)
• Tesla Model X recall (4.41)
• Virgin Hyperloop One (5.26)
• Porsche Caymen e-volution (6.10)
• Electric T-Cruise motorbike (6.45)
• Renault swapping Nissan in Formula e (7.25)
• Amazon Drone Drop (8.45)

ecoTEC 22:

• Tesla Production Figures, 2:40
• Ford create Team Edison for EV Development, 4:20
• 1000 Tesla Supercharge Stations around the World, 5:05
• Honda Self Balancing Electric Motorcycle, 5:50
• Passenger Drone, 8:20

ecoTEC 21:

•  Farraday Future Production Plan Shrinking, 2:42
• Rumors around Tesla Chip Switch, 3:32
• Vacuum production legend, Dyson are in the race to release an EV, 4:16
• BMW wireless charging, 6:22
• Tesla Model S is now AWD, 7:40\

ecoTEC 20:

• Leaf to Home System hits the UK, 0:50
• Proterra Electric Bus with 660 kw Battery hits the road, 2:10
• China set to Embrace EV’s, 3:40
• Tesla Super Stop with Cafes, Restaurants and Shops, 4:45
• Bollaga Test Video of High Performance Truck, 5:45
• Fully Autonomous Tesla Taxi in Dubai, 6:30
• InnoVentum Girrafe Charging Station, 7:50

ecoTEC 19:

• Jaguar Ipace Race Series, 0:50
• Tesla Urban Super Charger 70 kW, 2:38
• Daimler Fuso eCanter Truck, 4:15
• Mercedes Plug in Hydrogen Hybrid GLC, 5:08
• Mercedes E-QA, 5:10
• Audi Aicon and Elaine Model, 7:15
• Classic Jaguar E-type gets electrified, 7:57

ecoTEC 18:

• Smart Vision EQ fortwo
• Mini E Concept Details released
• Electric Fleet in full throttle through China
• Tesla include Smart Air Suspension

ecoTEC17:

• Fisker Emotion Model
• AA announce special EV category for the 2017 Car of the Year awards
• How the Tesla Model 3 Aerocaps will help extend your Range
• Ariel Sports Car
• Tesla takes on a Lamborghini

ecoTEC 16:

• Mclaren Electric Hyper car
• Nissan Infiniti Concept 9
• BMW 2020 Mini release in Frankfurt
• Tesla Model S 1000 KM Range challenged by converted DIY BMW3

ecoTEC 15:

• Bollaga B1 gets 6,000 thumbs up
• Farraday Future FF91 in 2019
• South Australia 129 mWh battery
• Chanje Van hits the road
• Mobileye achieves Level 4 Autonomy
• Severe Climate Warning

ecoTEC 14:

• Maserati EVs on the way-ish
• EV World NZ
• Tesla Model Y in the works
• Hyper milling Tesla reaches 1,078km
• Hyperloop Pod test

ecoTEC 13:

• Shell GLOBAL CEO buys EV
• 2019 Nissan Leaf Spy Shot
• Electric Hummer …. or near to it
• Tesla Model 3 spotted in NZ!!

ecoTEC 12:

• NZ’s Record Breaking EV Sales
• Volkswagen Undercut Tesla
• Hawaii goes 100% Renewable

ecoTEC 11:

• Tesla Model 3 in NZ
• Lucid Air Hits 378 kPh
• Mercedes on Brink of Their Own Dieselgate
• Renault Zoe 320 kW Hot Hatch

ecoTEC 10:

• Volvo goes 100% Electric
• France Bans Petrol and Diesel
• ChargeNet expands NZ Network
• Electric Pleasure Boating
• Vehicle to Grid Benefits
• Full Electric BMW 3 Series

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ecoTEC 9:

• Hyundai Fuel Cell SUV
• VW no ID Buzz
• LA considering the BORING Co
• Tesla shares it rapid charger toys
• CATastrophe
• Volvo Polestar Brand

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ecoTEC 8:

• Kiwi Wind Turbine Takes Off
• Jaguar ELECTRIC iPace
• Bye Bye Google Pods
• Tesla Model 3 Test Drives
• BMW Invests in ELECTRIC Buses
• Apple to Release EV Project
• Tesla Model X crash rating
• The future of tyres

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ecoTEC 7:

• Nurburgring Record now Electric
• 2018 Nissan Leaf Reveal
• Volvo Drops Diesel
• The Boring Company Update
• Nissan Leaf Home Batteries
• Hyundai Ioniq gets the thumbs up
• Ford, Toyota, VW lose the Plot
• Wireless InRoad Charging

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