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Toyota Mirai Rated, VW’s Battery Quantum Leap, EV Etiquette T.E.N. Future Car News 3 July 2015

July 03, 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: Inaugural FIA Formula E championship winners; 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb; GM pushes everyday targets for Chevrolet Bolt EV; Hyundai remains hopeful for Hydrogen in the future; VW announces quantum leap for EV battery tech; Toyota Mirai rated in U.S.; Carlos Ghosn views Tesla as a friend, not a rival; Robert Llewellyn schools us on proper EV etiquette.

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* Piquet Wins (https://transportevolved.com/2015/06/29/nelson-piquet-crowned-first-ever-fia-formula-e-champion-at-exciting-double-headed-london-final/) - Nelson Piquet wins inaugural FIA Formula E championship
* Climb every mountain (https://transportevolved.com/2015/06/28/rhys-millen-sets-the-record-at-pikes-peak-in-electric-one-two-im-not-happy/) - Electric car 1 and 2 win for Pikes Peak
* Built for Everyday (https://transportevolved.com/2015/06/29/gms-key-words-for-long-range-chevrolet-bolt-ev-electric-car-affordable-mainstream-everyday/) - Chevrolet Bolt will be a car for everyday Americans, says GM.
* Hopeful Hyundai (https://transportevolved.com/2015/06/30/despite-challenges-poor-sales-hyundai-remains-bullish-on-long-term-future-for-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles/) - Despite terrible sales so far, Hyundai says it's hopeful for the future of the hydrogen fuel cell car.
* A Quantum Leap - Volkswagen says it has a 'quantum leap' for battery technology just around the corner.
* Mirai Rated (https://transportevolved.com/2015/07/01/2016-toyota-mirai-hydrogen-fuel-cell-sedan-rated-by-epa-67-mpge-312-miles-range/) - The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell sedan is rated by the EPA.
* Tesla = Friend (https://transportevolved.com/2015/06/30/renault-nissan-ceo-carlos-ghosn-tesla-is-an-ally-not-a-rival/) - Tesla's an ally in the electric car marketplace, not a rival, says Carlos Ghosn.
* EV Etiquette - How you should behave toward other electric car drivers at public charging points.