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2016 Volt Orders, Self-Driving Audi, Tesla Model S Extras: T.E.N. Future Car News 29/5/15

May 29, 2015

Welcome to T.E.N! Short for Transport Evolved News, T.E.N. is recorded every Friday to help your weekend get off to a flying start by making sure you haven’t missed the big future transport news stories of the week.

Weekly show about future cars and future car technology. This week news about: Order books open for 2016 Chevy Volt in California, Hyundai adds tiny extras to 2016 Tucson FCV, Audi unveils R8 e-tron Piloted Driving concept, Ford makes its patents available for a charge, Nissan LEAF battery rumor for 2016, How the Fiat 500e could get one driver to ditch their prized BMW, Tesla Customers get more than they paid for, and a charging network offering free charging for life to investors.

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* California Orders its Volts (https://transportevolved.com/2015/05/28/order-books-for-2016-chevrolet-volt-open-today-in-california-but-other-states-have-to-wait-till-the-fall/) - Order books open in California for the 2016 Chevy Volt
* Same car, different year? (https://transportevolved.com/2015/05/26/2016-hyundai-tucson-hydrogen-fuel-cell-suv-gets-new-colors-homelink-connectivity-lease-remains-the-same/) - Hyundai offers tiny upgrade for 2016 Tucson FCV
* Self-driving hotness (https://transportevolved.com/2015/05/27/audi-unveils-self-driving-r8-e-tron-electric-supercar-concept-at-ces-asia/) - Audi unveils R8 e-tron Piloted Drive prototype
* All our patents (for a charge) (https://transportevolved.com/2015/05/28/ford-pulls-a-tesla-makes-electrified-electric-vehicle-patents-open-but-theres-a-fee-this-time/) - Ford shares its electrified vehicle patents -- for a fee.
* Bigger and better? (https://transportevolved.com/2015/05/27/nissan-remains-quiet-amidst-rumours-of-longer-range-2016-nissan-leaf-heres-our-take/) - Rumors of a later battery pack for the 2016 Nissan LEAF
* Ditching the BMW (https://transportevolved.com/2015/05/29/fiat-500e-tempts-petrolhead-bmw-3-series-owner-dump-pump-good/) - Can a Fiat 500e cause someone to part with their BMW 335i?
* A little something extra - Tesla Certified Pre-owned customers get more than they thought.
* Free for life - Free Charging with FastNed...