Podcasts about Charging

This week on Mac Geek Gab, you’re stacking up power moves from the jump. You’ll learn how to clean up messy lists in your favorite text editor, discover that any USB-C port on your MacBook can charge it, and find out why you should be charging your power bank from random ports instead of your iPhone or Mac. iPhones can now serve as Tailscale exit nodes — and that leads down a tangent where the guys dig deep into subnet routing so you understand exactly what that unlocks. You’ll also pick up how to save PDFs on iPhone when all you see is a print icon, how to use Apple Intelligence in Pages to reformat text as recipes, and how to clean up MacWhisper transcripts before anyone sees the raw chaos. Don’t Get Caught running Plex in Low Power Mode, either — there’s a fix for that. Dave also stumbled into a wild Fable moment when the AI found onto an unpublished API and decided to throttle itself back to Opus. Then the crew pivots to WWDC 2026 reactions, and there’s a lot to unpack. One big theme is refinement and stability: the new Liquid Glass slider is a visual treat, and Dave’s already running the beta without disaster. Apple Intelligence is getting a serious upgrade, with Siri becoming more contextually aware of what’s on your device, though the guys push back on where it still falls short compared to tools like Claude Cowork. Parental controls got a surprisingly large share of the spotlight for a developer conference, signaling Apple wants to own the conversation around kids and screen time — this leads to the interesting question of whether spouses can choose to hold each other accountable. Apple Vision Pro gets a Siri Orb and custom panoramas, and iOS 27 dev beta now includes a Recovery mode. Adam’s live from Nerdtacular 2026, and if you’re heading to Macstock, the discount code MACGEEKGAB saves you fifty bucks! 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1146 for Monday, June 15th, 2026 00:03:35 June 15th: Take Your Cat to Work Day Pete lost his cat and she found her way home! MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win a license to SaneBox Quick Tips 00:00:01 Heidi-QT-Clean up messy lists with your favorite text editor 00:07:13 Dan DXZDB-QT-You can use your MacBook’s USB-C Ports to Charge it, too! AlDente 00:09:23 Chris-QT-1143-Charge your Power bank from random charging ports, not your iPhone or Mac 00:12:34 Dave (accidentally) ran into a Fable overstep! It had to throttle down to Opus after it found a company's unpublished API 00:15:03 Adam is at Nerdtacular 2026 Use the Mac Geek Gab app for the calendar Macstock MGG Discount Coupon: MACGEEKGAB 00:18:43 Phil-QT-Saving Documents as PDFs on iPhone When You Only See a Print Icon 00:20:42 Donald-QT-1145-iPhones can be used as Tailscale exit nodes 00:26:56 Tailscale Subnet Routing 00:29:19 Dom Bettinelli-QT-Clean Up your MacWhisper transcripts 00:30:44 Clif-QT-Use Apple Intelligence in Pages to Reformat as Recipes 00:31:50 QT-Low Power Mode vs. Plex on macOS Sponsors 00:36:38 SPONSOR: Decagon. Ready to transform your customer support? Decagon helps companies create personalized, concierge-style customer experiences with AI agents across chat, email, voice, and SMS. Go to https://decagon.ai/MGG to get a personalized demo and see what Decagon can do for your team. 00:38:16 SPONSOR: Shopify. In 2026, stop waiting and start selling with Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://Shopify.com/MGG 00:39:57 SPONSOR: CleanMyMac. Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use our code MACGEEK for 20% off at https://clnmy.com/MACGEEK WWDC Reactions 00:41:32 Operating Systems are focused on refinement Liquid Glass slider Dave's running the beta…successfully! 00:48:29 Apple Intelligence and Siri AI and Gemini and all of that “Profoundly more capable Assistant” Siri is aware of what's on my screen? 01:05:10 Where's the Siri equivalent of Claude Cowork? AI is Assistive Intelligence 01:13:11 WWDC Features Apple Vision Pro Siri Orb and Custom Panoramas 01:13:32 Parental Controls got a LOT of time…for a developer conference Apple wants to be a market leader here in solving this social problem Dave's question: Can my wife and I set up one another as accountability partners for screen time? 01:18:53 Richard-CSF-iOS27 Dev Beta has Recovery mode 01:21:00 MGG 1146 Outtro MGG Monthly Giveaway Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly Pilot Pete's Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts) The Debut Film Podcast – Adam's new podcast! Dave's Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts MGG Merch is Available! Mac Geek Gab iOS app Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar This Week's MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews feedback@macgeekgab.com 224-888-GEEK Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch discusses the urgent need for clarity, courage and moral leadership in defending Jewish peoplehood, the dangers of an expanding universalism unmoored from Jewish particularism, and the movement's obligation to ordain only those committed to Reform Zionism in the opening keynote of the Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism Conference.

Rabbi Eric Yoffie offers remarks and moderates a discussion with Adam Louis-Klein, Ashira Boxman, and Julia Jassey on Zionism, Jewish peoplehood, and engaging the next generation in the opening plenary of the Re-CHARING Reform Judaism Conference at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC. 

I'm always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why are these major news platforms starting to charge money?  Plus…is help really on the way of it just another saying?   I'm Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it's my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It's still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week's episode, we discuss our Rivian R2 first drive, BYD going nuts on flash charging, Donut Lab's miracle battery being seemingly dead, and more.

19/20/21 juni kun je de nieuwste Toyota en Lexus modellen ervaren. Verder wordt besproken: Dodge Charger komt naar Europa, Volvo EX90 en ES90 krijgen actie aanbiedingen, Fiat Grizzly. Rolls-Royce Spectre en Hyundai Ioniq 3. Xpeng heeft een AI onderzoek over autonoom autorijden gepubliceerd waarbij de verschillen tussen China en Europa opvallend zijn. BYD brengt Flash Charging met maar liefst 1.500 kW naar Europa. Er is gereden met de Nissan Micra en een Hyundai Ioniq 9 is meegenomen naar Zuid-Frankrijk

What if airports had self-driving mobility pods that could safely navigate through crowds, just like something out of The Jetsons? Or the Pixar movie Wall-E?In this episode, John Koetsier sits down with Matthew Anderson, CEO of A&K Robotics, to explore the future of autonomous mobility. A&K Robotics is building AI-powered self-driving pods designed to help people navigate airports independently without relying on wheelchairs or staff assistance.But the real breakthrough isn't just autonomy. It's crowd navigation. Matthew explains why navigating dense, unpredictable crowds is one of the hardest problems in robotics, and how A&K's “crowd-centric AI” could become foundational technology for airports, stadiums, smart cities, conferences, and even humanoid robots in the future.They also discuss:* Why airports are the perfect proving ground for robotics* The AI and sensor stack powering autonomous mobility* Directional sound systems inspired by The Sphere in Las Vegas* Scaling robotics startups from prototype to deployment* Raising an $8M Series A round* The personal story that inspired Matthew to build the company* Why the future of robotics depends on moving safely through human environmentsGuest:Matthew Anderson — CEO, A&K RoboticsCompany: A&K RoboticsIf you enjoy conversations about AI, robotics, startups, and the future of technology, subscribe for more interviews with founders and innovators shaping what's next.Subscribe here:https://techfirst.substack.com00:00 – Intro00:30 – Meet A&K Robotics and the Vision for Autonomous Airport Mobility01:20 – Why Crowd Navigation AI Is the Hardest Problem in Robotics02:40 – Navigating Dense Airport Crowds and Passenger Flow04:05 – Directional Sound and Designing a Better Airport Experience05:50 – Building an “iPhone Experience” for Mobility Robots06:30 – Sensors, LIDAR, and Operating Without GPS07:20 – Fleet Management and Autonomous Operations in Airports08:00 – Mapping Airports and Optimizing Routes Through Crowds09:00 – Scaling the Business and Solving Systems Integration10:00 – Charging, Docking Stations, and the Future Airport Network10:45 – Raising an $8 Million Series A Round11:20 – Customers: Vancouver International Airport and Aena12:10 – Building a Polished Robotics Platform on Seed Funding12:50 – Matthew Anderson's Background in Robotics and Drones14:00 – The Bigger Vision: Crowd Navigation for All Robots14:40 – The Personal Story Behind the Company Mission15:40 – Licensing Opportunities and the $5 Billion Airport Mobility Market16:45 – Hiring, Scaling the Team, and Expanding Production18:00 – Growing Up Hacking Robots and the AC/DC Story19:10 – Why Building Robots Is Fun — and Why Accounting Wasn't20:40 – Final Thoughts and the Future of Autonomous Mobility

- GM Dives into Energy Storage… - …And Bi-Directional Charging - Ford Says Right Incentives Boost PHEV Charging - Mexico's Home Grown $8,600 EV - Volvo Trucks Sees $3 Billion Business with AVs - Volvo Trucks Sees Strong Demand - BASF Warns Iran War Will Hurt Car Production in H2 - Magna Could Make Chinese Cars in North America  - Audi Unveils All New Q7 - BYD Interested in F1 and WEC

- GM Dives into Energy Storage… - …And Bi-Directional Charging - Ford Says Right Incentives Boost PHEV Charging - Mexico's Home Grown $8,600 EV - Volvo Trucks Sees $3 Billion Business with AVs - Volvo Trucks Sees Strong Demand - BASF Warns Iran War Will Hurt Car Production in H2 - Magna Could Make Chinese Cars in North America  - Audi Unveils All New Q7 - BYD Interested in F1 and WEC

John Maytham is joined by Antoine Cardonna, Wheels24 journalist to discuss why your monthly mileage matters more than the price of your Electric vehicle. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We've been running the biggest survey of its kind in the freelance social media management world, and the early results are already throwing up some uncomfortable questions about what we're charging, what we're offering, and what AI is actually doing to our businesses.This is a first look at the data so far, the trends that are already obvious, and the things every freelance social media manager needs to be thinking about before the full report drops.Hit play to hear→ The platform that most social media managers offer, according to early data, is the least profitable.→ What freelance social media managers are actually doing about raising their prices right now→ Some early insights on how social media managers are using AI and how it's affecting their pricing→ What social media managers know AI can't do instead of themTake the State of Freelance Social Media Management 2026 survey Join the membershipThe membership is where freelance social media managers learn to build flexible, profitable offers and expert systems. You get monthly expert training, coaching from us, a community of hundreds of SMMs, and full access to our Hubsy software to manage your invoicing, social media and email marketing, create websites, sales pages and more, all in one place.Less than £3 a day for annual members. Check out all the details to join here.Connect with usIf this episode has resonated or inspired you, take a screenshot and tag us in your stories @thetwolauras!We would love to continue the conversation with you, so come and chat with us on your preferred platform by searching for @thetwolauras.

The National Transport Authority has revealed it is spending nearly €20,000 a week on the storage of 98 electric buses that have still not been deployed to the national fleet due to a lack of charging infrastructure in Galway and Dublin depots. We get the details from Aisling Moloney Political Reporter, Irish Independent.

The National Transport Authority has revealed it is spending nearly €20,000 a week on the storage of 98 electric buses that have still not been deployed to the national fleet due to a lack of charging infrastructure in Galway and Dublin depots. We get the details from Aisling Moloney Political Reporter, Irish Independent.

If you've ever wondered how to turn a listener into a paying clients, this conversation is a great place to start. The morning show cast and crew talk about recognizing the value of your expertise, creating opportunities beyond sponsorships, and building trust through the content you're already producing. Here's the thing, you don't need a massive audience to attract a paying client. When people consistently hear your insights, solutions, and perspective, your podcast can become the proof that you're the right person to help them.Episode Highlights:[04:34] The Consulting Mindset Shift[09:42] Your Podcast Validates Expertise[10:40] The Proving Mindset Problem[14:31] Charging for Your Expertise[17:31] You Don't Need Massive Downloads[21:41] Your RSS Feed as a Demo Reel[24:35] Avoiding Free Consulting Traps[28:40] Creating Consulting Packages[31:52] Pricing Your Services[39:52] Selling Solutions, Not Prices[41:05] Finding Your Right AudienceLinks & Resources:Ralph's blog post about 'How a Podcast Can Become a Consulting Business':⁠https://www.contentcreatorsaccountant.com/blog/podcast-a-consulting-business/SquadCast:https://squadcast.fm/Descript: https://www.descript.com/video-editingPodmatch: https://podmatch.com/aboutEventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/product-updates/roadmap-2026/Feature Your Podcast on the Podcasting Morning Show:https://PodcastingMorningShow.com/spotlightThe Podcasting Morning Show:⁠⁠www.podcastingmorningshow.com⁠⁠Ways to Watch or Listen:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podcastingmorningshow.com/joinus/Meet the PMS Cast and Crew:⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningshow.com/people⁠⁠Join The Empowered Podcasting Facebook Group:⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredpodcasting⁠⁠⁠Book A Free Call With Marc:https://calendly.com/ironickmedia/freestrategycallApplication To Submit Your Show For Evaluation:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningshow.com/eval⁠⁠Join us every other Monday at 8 AM ET for the Obsession Worthy Podcasts:⁠⁠⁠http://podcastingmorningshow.com/owp/⁠⁠Join us LIVE every weekday morning at 8 am ET (US) on ⁠Clubhouse⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningshow.com/clubhouse⁠⁠Powered by⁠⁠⁠ ⁠iRonickMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠ContentCreatorsAccountant.com⁠⁠Send in your mailbag questions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.podcastingmorningshow.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠marc@ironickmedia.com⁠Want to be a guest on The Podcasting Morning Show? Send me a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1729879899384520035bad21b

On the latest episode of Rugby Direct, Elliott Smith and Liam Napier react to a major coaching coup for New Zealand Rugby, with Tony Brown signing on as an All Blacks assistant coach from 2028. The boys also turn their attention to the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals - can anyone stop the Cane train as the business end of the season heats up? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Barta's design agency just signed five clients in three days — and now he's wondering if it's time to raise his prices. The momentum is real, but so is the fear of charging too much and watching it all fall apart. Preston and guest co-host AJ Cassata from Revenue Boost walk through the art and science of pricing: how to test your limits incrementally, why a high close rate is actually a red flag, and how to start building agency-level pricing into your business before you ever hire your first employee. Links: Support our show sponsors -> ⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/sponsors⁠ Submit your own question -> ⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/ask Attend The "10X Your Freelancing" Summit -> https://10XFreelance.com (FREE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hi Everyone, Carl Gould here, your #70secondCEO, just over a minute of investment per day for a lifetime of results. We're talking about increasing your fees. Now wouldn't that be nice? Just take your prices and charge more? And you'll just make more money. Isn't that great? Well, you know what, it's actually necessary. We have been talking about not just being another penguin, about standing above, about being an expert, about differentiating yourself. Well guess what? People judge your quality based on your fees. Think about it, I asked you the question, what's a better watch? A Timex or a Rolex? And some of you are like, "Timex, do they even make them anymore?" Like pretending you don't know. And then when I said, How about a Rolex? You all knew what that cost, "Oh, $5000, $5000, well, it depends on which one you get. How much are we blinging this one out Carl?" Now you can spend 15 or above. You all knew what the Rolex cost. But none of you could figure out what the Timex would cost. Right, because we are sold on brands that are higher in price. Apple, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Tiffany's, you know, Rolex, and other high-end brands. What makes them high end? How do you know they're as good as they claim? The reality is you don't! The way that you judge quality is based on its price.  Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould and this has been your #70secondCEO.  

In this episode of the OutThere Colorado Podcast, Spencer and Seth chat about two ski areas that will be offering June skiing (with one offering skiing all summer), a popular spot that's set to start charging, a four-year-old who died on a camping trip, another rafting season outlook, a rumor about Mexican gray wolves in CO (and details about a gray wolf that died), another great spot for mountain biking, and more.

As airports accelerate the shift to electric ground support equipment, charging infrastructure is emerging as one of the biggest challenges. In this episode of the AviationPros Podcast, Damien O'Regan, Product Strategy Lead at Enatel, discusses how operators can plan for power constraints, manage mixed fleets, avoid costly infrastructure mistakes, and build charging networks that can scale alongside electrification efforts. From charger standardization and energy storage to long-term fleet planning, O'Regan shares practical insights for airports navigating the next phase of eGSE adoption.

On Wednesday's Drivetime with DeRusha (following Twins baseball).... 4pm Hour: Jason talks about the firing of Scott Pelley from "60 Minutes". Was that the right move? Listeners weigh in. Then he talks about who Minneapolis should be looking for in a new police chief - an insider or an outsider? 5pm Hour: Jason talks about the St. Paul attorney declining to charge protesters who disrupted a church service during Metro Surge. Shouldn't there have been SOME kind of charge?! Then it's time to vent our spleens and share what's grinding our gears on ENOUGH!!!

Fuel price volatility, the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East, climate change and the threat of climate change have significantly increased the demand for electric vehicles in Australia. But in a country like Australia, where long-distance and interstate travel are the norm for some people, can electric vehicles succeed? In this SBS Urdu podcast, we explore the opportunities, challenges, and future of electric mobility in Australia. - ایندھن کی قیمت کا اتار چڑھاؤ، مشرق وسطیٰ کی تیزی سے تبدیل ہوتی صورتحال ، ماحولیاتی تبدیلی اور آدلودگی کے خطرات نے آسٹریلیا میں برقی گاڑیوں کی طلب میں نمایاں اضافہ کیا ہے لیکن آسٹریلیا جیسے ملک میں جہاں طویل فاصلے اور بین الریاستی سفر کچھ لوگوں کی زندگی کا معمول ہیں کیا الیکٹرک گاڑیاں کامیاب ہو سکتی ہیں تفصیل جانئے اس پوڈکاسٹ میںجانئے کس طرح ایس بی ایس اردو کے مرکزی صفحے کو بُک مارک کریں ہر بدھ اور جمعہ کا پورا پروگرام اس لنک پرسنئے, اردو پرگرام سننے کے دیگر طریقے, “SBS Audio”کےنام سےموجود ہماری موبائیل ایپ ایپیل (آئی فون) یااینڈرائیڈ , ڈیوائیسزپرانسٹال کیجئے۔ ہمیں فیس بُک اور انسٹا گرام پر فالو کیجئے۔

Last year there was a reduced level of cover overall across many health insurance plans, despite average premiums increasing by almost 11%. That's according to the new Annual Market Report for 2025 from The Health Insurance Authority, whose CEO Brian explained the findings to Anton this morning.

In this solo episode, I chat about my new mini version of the Minimind (the Mircomind) and share what we cover in the 4 month program kicking off in August! I also share real pricing & wins from my Design Minimind Program and what they are charging. They discuss the projects they are booking and what they are charging.Interested in the upcoming Micromind? Applications for the Mircomind (mini 4-month Minimind) are now open and live! Apply here00:00 Intro & overview of the Mini Minimind Program (The Mircomind!)07:25: Reading Student Screenshots | What designers are charging.Links:The Design Minimind - My 1:1 coaching program for designersDownload my FREE Creative Direction Figma Template (includes 4 audio trainings as well)Become a member of Editorial Stock images and use code “BETTER15” to receive 15% off your membership.Get 30% off of your HoneyBook subscription - The CRM I use in my studio.*Enjoy 1 month of Showit FREE with my code “HelloJune” when you sign up.*Earn $100 after you run your first payroll with Gusto, my payroll and compliance software.*Get 50% off your first year of Flodesk, my email marketing software.**Some are affiliate links which means I may earn a commission.Connect With Us:Our Free Facebook CommunityOur WebsitePodcast InstagramHello June Creative InstagramThe Design MinimindJoin The Creative Diaries (my email list)Tags: designer, design, brand design, brand identity design, design studio, design business, graphic design, brand designer, better podcast, brand designer podcast, logo design

This week on the Turn Down For Watt Podcast, we're catching up on some of the biggest stories and experiences from around the EV world. From robotic lawn mowers to EV road trips and charging infrastructure, we're tackling the topics that EV owners are actually talking about.

Scott Sorrell was this week's guest on Success Profiles Radio. Over the past 24 years, he has helped clients close over $5 billion in new sales. He is widely known as “Mr. Charge Higher Prices” because he trains sales teams and business owners around the world to charge higher prices and get their customers to thank them for it. He has worked with companies who are giants in their industries as well as small and medium size businesses. We discussed how to get paid speaking gigs with large companies, his role as an Adjunct Professor of Sales and Marketing for MBAs at Cal State-Fullerton, what to do when the fee you are offered is too low, and how to find out what a customer is willing to pay. In addition, we talked about the relationship between charging higher prices and customers being happier, getting customers to say YES more often, generating a constant stream if qualified referrals, and overcoming objections to close faster. Finally, we discussed charging everyone the same price versus dynamic pricing, his coaching program, and why you should fire your lowest 10% of customers every year. You can follow and listen to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Audible, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart Radio and at Success Profiles Radio | Live Internet Talk Radio | Best Shows Podcasts Please leave a review on iTunes and leave 5-stars on Spotify. You can learn more about working with Scott at https://chargehigherprices.com

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An electric vehicle battery that charges almost as fast as it takes to fill a tank of gas. And it might soon be available almost everywhere except the United States. How China's superfast-charging electric vehicles are leaving American EVs in the dust. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

EZO, Ireland's largest private electric vehicle (EV) charging network, has today announced a new partnership with eir, launching the first of a series of dedicated high-speed urban EV charging hubs. Dublin's Walkinstown marks the beginning of this rollout, following the successful programme where EZO and eir converted 109 public payphone kiosks into EV charging stations across 13 local authorities. The Walkinstown site is the first of 50 purpose-built EZO-eir hubs planned around the country, designed to significantly improve urban charging coverage, user access and charging speeds for the growing number of electric vehicle drivers nationwide. Unlike traditional single-point charging locations, the hubs are engineered as high-capacity urban charging destinations, providing multiple ultra-fast chargers in one place to reduce wait times and deliver a more convenient experience. These new hubs also demonstrate how existing infrastructure can be efficiently adapted to support Ireland's transport transition. Established locations are being utilised by repurposing former eir telephone exchanges and upgrading operational eir depots into modern high-performing charging facilities. The Walkinstown hub, which is an operational eir depot, features three 200kW ultra-fast chargers, enabling drivers to rapidly recharge and return to the road in minutes. Strategically located in a high-demand urban area, it represents a new model of EV infrastructure focused on scale, speed and accessibility. The multi-charger hubs mark a major step forward in the EZO's strategy to deliver true national urban coverage and meet accelerating EV adoption with infrastructure designed for future demand. EZO CEO Ollie Chatten said: "The EZO–eir partnership combines telecommunications infrastructure expertise with EV technology and operations capability, enabling rapid deployment of high-speed charging facilities in prime urban locations." "The launch of our first dedicated EV charging hub is a pivotal moment for EZO and for Ireland's EV infrastructure. These hubs are about looking forward and delivering faster charging, better access and urban coverage at scale. As EV adoption continues to grow in Ireland, drivers need infrastructure that is designed for convenience and reliability. Our nationwide hub rollout will play a critical role in enabling that future." eir CEO Oliver Loomes said: "We are pleased to progress our work with EZO, having already converted 109 former public payphone kiosks into modern EV charging stations. Our broadband and fibre networks virtually connect the people of Ireland, and this project represents a natural evolution of our commitment to nationwide connectivity. "By transforming our network of buildings in urban areas into accessible EV charging points, we are extending that connection to people and communities on the ground. This collaboration will expand the accessibility of EV charging across Ireland, utilising eir-owned sites to deliver more sustainable infrastructure and helping drive environmental progress in a meaningful and practical way." See more breaking stories here.

“We are the leaders. We must lead. We must be proactive. It is harder now. These are times that try our souls and test our convictions,” said Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch […]

Join the conversation with C4 & Bryan Nehman.  Governor Moore to sign automatic charging bill.  More bombs dropping in Iran.  A recap of yesterday's interview with Carroll Co Sheriff Jim DeWees.  Should all tech including phones & laptops be removed from schools.  Former governor of MD Larry Hogan joined the show discussing the Hogan Institute.  Listen to C4 & Bryan weekdays from 5:30-10am on WBAL News Radio 1090, FM 101.5 & the WBAL Radio app!!

Most sales teams are reactive — waiting for buyers to fill out a form, book a demo, or respond to an email. Tal Peretz, co-founder and CEO of OnFire AI, is building the infrastructure to change that. OnFire monitors millions of public signals across Reddit, Stack Overflow, LinkedIn, Slack, and technical forums to identify high-intent buyers before they ever contact your sales team.In this episode, Tal breaks down how AI is transforming go-to-market for companies selling to technical buyers — CTOs, CISOs, and engineers — who notoriously resist generic outreach and respond only to context-rich, well-timed conversations. Tal shares his journey from engineer to CEO, how he and his co-founder interviewed 275 revenue leaders before writing a line of code, what it's really like to raise a $20M seed round, and the hard-won lessons of learning to sell as a first-time founder. From ICP discovery and outcome-based pricing to the future of AI in sales, this is a masterclass in signal-driven, intent-based revenue growth.Key Takeaways0:00 — Why most sales teams miss buyers who are already signaling intent publicly2:07 — Intro to Tal Peretz: Co-founder & CEO of OnFire AI3:56 — The origin story: 275 revenue leader interviews before building the product4:36 — How OnFire works: Capturing public web signals, de-anonymizing prospects, and delivering real-time context to sales teams6:25 — Why selling to CTOs, CISOs, and engineers is uniquely difficult — and uniquely valuable7:36 — The 50-million-engineer insight: Turning public technical conversations into revenue intelligence10:04 — What true AI ROI looks like: efficiency gains + directly attributed pipeline11:15 — The 4X pipeline result: What customers see in their first quarter with OnFire11:52 — Speed + personalization + human touch: Why all three are required for signal-based outreach13:03 — Raising a $20M seed round and what hypergrowth pressure really means13:47 — What makes a great investor: shared values, chemistry, and true partnership in hard moments15:59 — Managing pressure: Working backwards from a 24-month North Star to break goals into milestones17:07 — Building vs. selling: What was harder in the early days17:59 — An engineer who learned to love sales: How Tal found his passion for closing deals19:21 — The ICP trap: Why selling to everyone early is the most costly mistake a founder makes20:51 — The outbound playbook: Cold calling, LinkedIn, and the "stealth company" message that landed their biggest customers22:10 — The consulting approach: Why leading with curiosity instead of a pitch built their enterprise pipeline24:41 — The three-layer go-to-market machine: Brand, field/events, and outbound working together26:45 — Selling six-figure enterprise deals: Going on-site, acting as a partner, not a vendor28:51 — Staying focused in a crowded AI market: The "build on top of the platform" rule30:02 — Building go-to-market teams as a technical founder: The hardest challenge32:14 — The biggest AI pricing mistake: Why outcome-based pricing is the future35:03 — Sales-led vs. product-led growth: How Tal thinks about when and how to make the shift38:09 — The future of go-to-market: How AI eliminates the 80% of busy work reps do today40:53 — The one thing founders must nail to break through from product to real revenue41:38 — Where to find Tal and OnFire AITweetable Quotes"We monitor the public web for signals — competitors, pain points, product mentions — and surface them to your sales team in real time. Your buyers are already talking. You just have to listen." — Tal Peretz"It's not about quantity. It's about the quality of the data. Act fast, personalize based on the pain point, and always keep the human touch in the loop." — Tal Peretz"We take your existing team and infrastructure and make the pipeline 4X better — not by adding headcount, but by giving them the right signal at the right moment." — Tal Peretz"Every revenue is not good revenue. Nail your ICP first — where you see the biggest pain, the best retention, and the growth potential — then press the pedal." — Tal Peretz"The best investors aren't just writing checks. When something breaks — and something always breaks — that's where you find out if you have a true partner." — Tal Peretz"AI will eat the 80% of the sales rep's day that is busy work. The reps who win will be the ones who know how to leverage those tools and still build real relationships." — Tal Peretz"Outcome-based pricing is the future. Align what your customer pays with the value they actually receive — then you're never fighting about ROI again." — Tal Peretz"We started with outbound and a simple message: 'I'm a stealth founder. I want to learn from your experience.' No pitch. Just curiosity. Our biggest customers today came from that exact message." — Tal PeretzSaaS Leadership Lessons1. Validate the market before you build the product. Tal and his co-founders interviewed 275 revenue leaders before writing a single line of code. They didn't fall in love with a solution — they found the problem first. For early-stage founders, this discipline separates products that get traction from ones that get ignored.2. Your ICP is not a marketing decision — it's a survival decision. Selling to every prospect early feels like progress, but it's a trap. Tal's hard-won insight: identify the customers with the biggest pain, the highest retention potential, and the best growth trajectory early, then build everything around them. Chasing the wrong customers burns runway and muddies your product roadmap.3. Great investors are chosen for the downside, not the upside. When everything is working, any investor looks great. The real test comes when something breaks. Tal defines great investors by shared core values, authentic chemistry, and willingness to engage as a true partner — not just a capital source — when the hard moments arrive.4. Act like a consultant before you act like a vendor. OnFire's biggest enterprise wins came from going on-site, meeting the full revenue team, mapping the customer's strategic goals, and co-designing a plan — before ever talking contract. For founders selling complex, high-ACV solutions, acting as a partner rather than a vendor changes the entire sales dynamic.5. Outcome-based pricing aligns your success with your customer's success. Charging by seat or token puts you in constant translation mode — always proving value. Pricing tied to outcomes (pipeline generated, conversations resolved, deals influenced) makes the value self-evident and creates a partnership, not a vendor relationship. The companies doing this best in AI are winning stickier, larger contracts.6. The future sales rep is an AI orchestrator, not a data processor. Today's reps spend ~80% of their time on research, sourcing, and admin — not selling. AI will progressively eliminate that 80%. The reps who thrive won't be those who resist the change, but those who master AI tooling and redirect all of their energy to the irreplaceable human skill: building trust and closing deals.Guest Resourcestal@onfire.aihttps://onfire.aihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tal-peretz/instagram.com/peretztalx.com/TalPeretz13Episode SponsorThe Futureproof Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkXKUPZ5xuOqMPR7_gzGybncTtavyR1NThe Captain's KeysSmall Fish, Big Pond – https://smallfishbigpond.com/ Use the promo code ‘SaaSFuel'Champion Leadership Group – https://championleadership.com/SaaS Fuel ResourcesWebsite - https://championleadership.com/Jeff Mains on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkmains/Twitter - https://twitter.com/jeffkmainsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/thesaasguy/Instagram - https://instagram.com/jeffkmains

In a new episode of Project NIL with Anthony Gargano & William Penn Charter School Director of Athletics Danny DiBerardinis discuss how youth athletes are reclassifying more, how AAU tournaments charge way too much money for parents to attend, they then discuss how little league baseball has changed throughout the country and youth athletes are losing interest in baseball because the lack of growth & development in the sport & MORE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visionary clean energy entrepreneur Danny Kennedy explores the promise and challenges of the epic civilizational transition to renewable energy. Without doubt, the shift has hit the fan, but will we make the transition in time to avert complete climate breakdown? Danny Kennedy says we can – and the real heroes will be millions of clean energy entrepreneurs and startups, in partnership with the determined leadership of Indigenous Peoples arising worldwide. Featuring Danny Kennedy, with a long background in eco activism, has become one of the nation's leading figures in clean-technology entrepreneurship and the capitalization of the transition to a “green” economy. Kennedy is currently CEO of ⁠New Energy Nexus⁠, a global nonprofit providing funds, accelerators, and networks to drive clean energy innovation and adoption. Credits Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel Written by: Kenny Ausubel Senior Producer and Station Relations: Stephanie Welch Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey Program Engineer and Music Supervisor: Emily Harris Producer: Teo Grossman Resources ⁠Danny Kennedy – The Charging 20s | Bioneers 2023 Keynote⁠ ⁠Danny Kennedy – Optimizing the Energy Transition | Bioneers 2016 Keynote⁠ This is an episode of the Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature series. Visit the ⁠radio and podcast homepage⁠ to learn more.

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Would you like access to our advanced agency training for FREE? https://www.agencymastery360.com/training Are you charging for execution when clients are about to stop paying for it? Are you building your sales process around your offer instead of around your prospect's trust? Today's featured guest built a growth workshop that converts 78% of buyers into long-term retainer clients. In this episode, she'll get into what that workshop actually contains, why the entry offer might be the thing keeping it from scaling, how to stop your CEO from chasing shiny quarters mid-engagement, and what happens when you position strategy as the product instead of execution. Jen Jurgens is the founder of 1 Bold Step, a revenue operations agency based in Michigan. Her background is in supply chain management, which is where she developed the belief she will die on: sales and marketing is a process, and processes can be measured, improved, and optimized. One Bold Step is a HubSpot partner and works primarily with B2B clients on pipeline growth, campaign optimization, and revenue systems. In this episode, we'll discuss: Focusing on pipeline growth as a primary metric Creating a foot in the door for Jen's growth workshop Selling the process, not the deliverable Subscribe Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Sponsors and Resources E2M Solutions: Today's episode of the Smart Agency Masterclass is sponsored by E2M Solutions, a web design and development agency that has provided white-label services for the past 10 years to agencies all over the world. Check out e2msolutions.com/smartagency and get 10% off for the first three months of service. Toggl: Most agencies are losing 15–30% of their profit every year: lack of time tracking, messy manual timesheets, scope creep, untracked revisions, and all those "quick" client requests that never get billed. Toggl has created a fast, interactive way to uncover exactly where your margins are leaking. Start your investigation now at toggl.com/smartagency and use the code SMARTAGENCY10 at checkout for a 10% off annual plans. The Case for Charging for Strategy Before Execution Jen comes at pricing from a supply chain logic: if you can measure the outcome, you can defend the price. Her agency focuses on pipeline growth as its primary client metric because it is the number most directly connected to revenue and the one she can credibly influence within a defined timeframe. Monthly reports go out, and every quarter there is a two-hour retrospective with the client covering what was committed to, what actually happened, what worked, what did not, and what the next 90 days look like. The reason this cadence holds is that it makes the strategic layer of the engagement visible. Most agencies send reports that clients stop reading after the first month because the data is wrapped in jargon and disconnected from business outcomes. Jen's approach is the opposite: tie everything to pipeline, show up in person or on screen quarterly, and use an Agile sprint structure to keep the client's attention from jumping to whatever crossed their desk that morning. That level of structure is the thing clients are actually paying for, and most of them do not know it until it is explained to them directly. Why Your Entry Offer Might Be the Reason Deals Stall Jen's growth workshop has a 78% conversion rate from buyer to long-term retainer. That is a strong number. The problem is on the other side of the funnel: getting prospects to say yes to the workshop in the first place. The workshop is currently priced between $10,000 and $15,000, takes 100 to 120 hours of agency time to deliver, and goes deep enough that Jen describes it as showing clients not just what they want but what they actually need. It is comprehensive. It is also a significant ask before any trust has been established. The Foot-in-the-Door principle exists precisely for this situation. A $10,000 to $15,000 entry requires founder-level credibility to close and has no on-ramp for prospects who are not yet convinced. What it needs is a smaller version that a prospect can say yes to at low risk, that delivers a real insight in a short window, and that makes the full workshop the obvious next step rather than a leap of faith. The mechanics are straightforward: charge $1,000 to $2,000 for a focused diagnostic session, frame it as a mutual qualifier, and let the output do the selling. The trust the mini-session builds is what removes the friction from the larger close. Selling the Process, Not the Deliverable Jen describes what she actually does in the growth workshop as taking the client's assumptions about what is blocking their growth and replacing them with what is actually blocking their growth. Nine times out of ten, a CEO who says they need more leads is sitting on an unconverted database, a sales team sitting on two-year-old proposals, or five product lines with no prioritization. More leads into a leaky bucket is not a solution. The reason this framing is powerful is not just diagnostic accuracy. It is positioning. When Jen walks into a growth workshop, she is not selling marketing services. She is functioning as a strategic operator who knows how revenue systems work and is willing to tell the client something they did not ask to hear. That is a fundamentally different position than an agency responding to an RFP. The clients who pay $10,000 to $15,000 for that workshop are not buying a deliverable. They are buying the read, and the confidence that what comes next will be built on something real. Pricing for Strategy When AI Is Changing What Execution Costs The conversation landed on a reality every agency is navigating right now. Execution is getting cheaper and faster. Four websites in three hours is not hypothetical anymore. Clients who used to pay for time spent are starting to ask why the price has not moved if the time has. The answer is not to lower prices. The answer is to make the case clearly that what they are paying for was never the hours. It was the 20 or 30 years of judgment that knows which inputs to use, which levers to pull, and what not to build. Jen's framing for clients who push back on process costs is direct: you can manage this yourself and be the general contractor on your own build. But you will not, because you do not have the time, and if you did, you would not need us. Agencies that can hold that position without flinching are the ones that will not have their margins compressed by AI. The ones that cannot articulate what strategy is worth beyond hours delivered are already in trouble. Do You Want to Transform Your Agency from a Liability to an Asset? Looking to dig deeper into your agency's potential? 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Attorney Chris Madel can't believe he agrees with Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on anything, but he's fully behind her decision to charge an ICE officer in the shooting of Christian Castro in January. Chris is excellent on that as well as the sentence prosecutors are pursuing for Aimee Bock and much more.

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Casey Cloward doesn't build the most homes, doesn't chase the biggest numbers, and isn't trying to be the loudest guy in the room — and that exact philosophy has built Raykon Construction into one of Utah's most respected custom home firms. Mark and Casey dig into what it actually means to run a lean business on purpose, why Casey treats his five project managers like five in-house general contractors, and how building his own 11,200-square-foot home — after swearing it would only be 6,000 — turned into the best financial decision of his career. There's also a running joke about two builders racing to finish their spec homes before photo day, and it's as chaotic as it sounds. Support the show - https://www.curiousbuilderpodcast.com/shop See our upcoming live events - https://www.curiousbuilderpodcast.com/events The host of the Curious Builder Podcast is Mark D. Williams, the founder of Mark D. Williams Custom Homes Inc. They are an award-winning Twin Cities-based home builder, creating quality custom homes and remodels — one-of-a-kind dream homes of all styles and scopes. Whether you're looking to reimagine your current space or start fresh with a new construction, we build homes that reflect how you live your everyday life. Sponsors for the Episode:  Pella Website: https://www.pella.com/ppc/professionals/why-wood/  Contractor Coalition Summit: Website: https://www.contractorscoalitionsummit.com/ Where to find the Guest:  Website: https://raykonconstruction.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raykon_construction/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RaykonConstruction LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-cloward-3684498/ Where to find the Host:  Website - https://www.mdwilliamshomes.com/  Podcast Website - https://www.curiousbuilderpodcast.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markdwilliams_customhomes/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MarkDWilliamsCustomHomesInc/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-williams-968a3420/  Houzz - https://www.houzz.com/pro/markdwilliamscustomhomes/mark-d-williams-custom-homes-inc

We learned Monday afternoon that Hennepin County would be charging an ICE officer who had allegedly fired at a Venezuelan immigrant and proceeded to lie on record about said event - so we recap the sequence of events leading up to these charges and why this process has been more difficult than it should be and could have been given the state investigations being left out of the mix

An online furor over the upcoming Spider-Man movie brings the issue of AI companions to the fore, along with broader concerns about celebrity likenesses, trademarks, and legal protections. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, and Jeff Gamet examines Discover removing Apple Wallet features, Mac mini pricing and configuration changes tied to RAM shortages, Apple's creator apps, and new airline restrictions on portable battery packs.  Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Spider-Man, AI, Apple Wallet, Mac mini pricing, and airline charging topics introduced00:53 AI as Peter Parker's companion in the upcoming Spider-Man story02:22 Marvel's history of AI characters from Jarvis to Vision03:49 Fan reactions, source material, and changes to superhero storytelling05:03 Taylor Swift, celebrity likenesses, and AI guardrails06:11 Why protecting a public persona matters in the AI era08:05 Trademarks, political misuse, and future legal challenges09:43 How lawsuits may shape AI likeness protections11:27 Discover drops Apple Wallet balance and rewards features12:51 Why losing Apple Wallet integration frustrates cardholders14:31 Discover app vs. Apple Wallet convenience16:58 Credit history, card cancellation, and credit utilization advice19:25 Mac mini pricing shifts and disappearing configurations20:52 RAM shortages, upgrade limitations, and Apple hardware design21:56 Could an A-series chip Mac mini make sense?23:48 The appeal of lower-powered Apple hardware26:15 Apple TV, gaming, and A-series processor possibilities28:32 Apple's creator apps get positive attention29:58 Airline restrictions on portable battery packs31:16 Battery fire incidents and airline policy concerns34:43 Panel wrap-up and closing thoughts35:58 Guest projects and social media connections42:14 Jeff Gamet's projects, blogs, and show appearances44:26 Closing remarks and support information Links: AI will be Spider-Man's only friend in 'Brand New Day.' 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You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.c David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud Marty Jencius, Ph.D.,is a counselor educator and technology pioneer who has spent 30 years bringing emerging tech into his field — from founding one of the first professional listservs (CESNET-L) to podcasting, virtual reality, and now AI and AR. 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It's EV News Briefly for Friday 15 May 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyJD POWER SAYS EV INTEREST IS HOLDING UPConsumer interest in EVs remained steady despite plateauing sales, with 26% of new-vehicle shoppers in April 2026 saying they were "very likely" to consider an EV — up 3 points month on month — partly driven by rising fuel costs. Charging availability remained the top barrier at 46%, though concerns around cost and charging time all eased year on year.HONDA SWINGS TO LOSS AS HYBRID STRATEGY HARDENSHonda posted its first operating loss since going public in 1957, recording a ¥414.3 billion ($2.6 billion) operating loss for the fiscal year ended March 2026, driven by ¥1.57 trillion in EV-related write-offs. CEO Toshihiro Mibe abandoned the 2040 combustion-free target and pivoted to 15 new hybrid models through 2030, with two prototypes — a fastback sedan and a red crossover — unveiled in Tokyo on May 14.SLATE AUTO PLANS 392 MICHIGAN JOBSSlate Auto plans to add 392 jobs and invest $10.4 million at its Troy, Michigan headquarters over five years, nearly doubling its Michigan workforce ahead of its low-cost electric pickup launch later in 2026. The Bezos-backed company, now led by CEO Peter Faricy following a leadership change in March, will focus new roles on engineering, design, and R&D, with positions starting at $43 per hour.TOYOTA HILUX ADDS EV FOR 2026Toyota will launch the ninth-generation Hilux in 2026 with both a fully electric and a diesel version, with the electric model reaching UK customers first in June in Icon (£52,845 after grant) and Invincible (£55,695 after grant) trims. Both electric variants qualify for the UK government's £5,000 plug-in van grant and come in a Double Cab body style, with a two-seat commercial conversion to follow later in 2026.VAUXHALL MATCHES EV AND DIESEL VAN PRICESVauxhall has achieved finance and lease price parity between the electric and diesel versions of its Combo and Vivaro vans, with the Combo Electric available from £305 per month and the Vivaro Electric from £335 per month — both matching their diesel equivalents on 36-month, 10,000-mile terms. The parity has been extended to the Astra and Frontera passenger cars as part of a wider brand strategy to remove the cost barrier to electrification.TRATON RAISES €850 MILLION FOR EV DRIVEVolkswagen-majority-owned Traton Group has raised €850 million to accelerate battery-electric drivetrain development across MAN, Scania, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus. Battery-electric vehicle sales across the group grew to 1.4% of total sales in Q1 2026, up from 0.9% in Q1 2025, with MAN and Scania both expanding their electric lineups.RENAULT CLAIMS EDGE OVER CHINESE RIVALSRenault CEO François Provost claimed the group's European manufacturing efficiency surpasses Chinese rivals, while acknowledging it still uses Chinese supply chains and a China development centre to bring new models to market in under 24 months. With French and European plants running at 85% capacity and momentum from models like the electric Renault 5, Renault is deepening ties with Nissan — both holding 15% stakes in each other — while Nissan's CEO signalled desire for a closer partnership.BYD ATTO 2 DM-I PRICED FOR UKBYD has confirmed UK pricing for the Atto 2 DM-i plug-in hybrid SUV, with orders opening 2 June 2026 and first deliveries in August. The Active trim starts at £26,995 with a 7.8kWh battery and 24 miles of EV range, while the Boost costs £29,995 with an 18kWh battery and up to 55 miles of EV range.OMODA-JAECOO MAKES A FAST UK STARTJaecoo and Omoda launched in the UK in March 2025 with immediate impact — the Jaecoo 7 became that month's best-selling car, and by year-end over 26,000 units had sold, making it the fourth most popular retail car in the UK. The brand reached a 1.4% UK market share, ahead of Seat and Suzuki, built on Range Rover Evoque-inspired styling, competitive pricing, and strong dealer incentives.POLESTAR SAYS FUEL SHOCK DRIVES EV DEMANDPolestar CEO Michael Lohscheller said "pump anxiety" has overtaken "range anxiety" as the key driver of EV consideration, with WTI and Brent crude up 50% since late February due to disruption at the Strait of Hormuz. Polestar is seeing rising demand for both new and used EVs as a result, though eroding US tax incentives and broader cost pressures continue to make the American market challenging.

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Recorded live at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, Elliot Richards sits down with Dr. Zhu Lingbo "LB", CTO of CATL's International Business Unit, for a conversation about the battery technologies that are reshaping the automotive industry. From 3-minute charging and 1,500 km batteries to the reality of solid-state development, this episode delves into the breakthroughs, bottlenecks, and global power struggle defining the future of EVs.    LB Zhu explains how CATL's latest Qilin and Shenxing battery platforms are pushing energy density, charging speed, and weight reduction further than ever before, and why the company believes lighter batteries may matter just as much as bigger ones.   In this episode:  CATL's 3 min 44 sec charging breakthrough  350 Wh/kg "Condensed State" batteries  Why EV weight is becoming a major battleground  The real timeline for solid-state batteries  CATL's expansion into Germany and Europe  The future of battery recycling and circular supply chains  China vs Europe in the global battery race   0:00 CATL's Vision for the Future of EVs  2:18 Qilin vs Shenxing: CATL's New Battery Breakthroughs  5:41 3-Minute Charging: How Fast Can EVs Really Get?  8:02 Sodium-Ion Batteries & the Next Chemistry Shift  10:27 Why EV Weight Is the Industry's Next Big Battle  14:20 Why 500 Wh/kg Batteries Aren't Ready for Cars  16:15 The Truth About Solid-State Batteries  19:06 Europe's EV Slowdown & Global Electrification Trends  23:18 Inside CATL's Expansion Into Germany  27:25 Battery Recycling & the Circular Economy Future  31:48 What EVs Will Look Like in 2036   Why not come and join us at our next Everything Electric expo: www.everythingelectric.show    Check out our sister channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EverythingElectricShow   Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff Become an Everything Electric Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0 Subscribe for episode alerts and the Everything Electric newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on X: https://x.com/Everyth1ngElec Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/officialeverythingelectric To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: commercial@fullycharged.show EE WEST (Cheltenham) - 12th & 13th June 2026 EE GREATER LONDON (Twickenham) - 11th & 12th Sept 2026 EE SYDNEY - Sydney Olympic Park - 18th - 20th Sept 2026  #fullychargedshow #everythingelectricshow #homeenergy #cleanenergy #battery #electriccars #electric-vehicles-uk #CATL #EVBattery #ElectricVehicles #SolidStateBattery #FastCharging #EVTechnology #BatteryTechnology #ElectricCars #Shenxing #QilinBattery #EverythingElectric #EVNews #ChinaEV #BatteryInnovation #FutureOfTransport #Electrification #SodiumIon #BatteryRecycling #EnergyStorage #BeijingAutoShow

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