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: Auto suppliers give Tesla a good grade; VW offers customers compensation for dieselgate; BMW and Karma ink deal for drivetrains; Carlos Ghosn sets out Nissan’s future plans, Elon Musk predicts 500+ electric cars within ten years; a new study debunks the dirty coal myth; Tesla service centres start to suffer from Tesla’s popularity; why electric car drivers prefer DC quick charging; Audi confirms e-tron quattro production plans.

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* Supplier love - Tesla rated highly by automotive parts suppliers.
* Appeasement? - The latest in the ongoing dieselgate scandal
* Good Karma - BMW and Karma ink deal on electric drive technology.
* Ghosn’s Goals - We learn what’s in store for Nissan moving forward
* 500+ miles  - Elon Musk sets out possibility of 500-mile Tesla in 2025
* Cradle to Grave  - Life cycle analysis comes down in favour of electric vehicles over gasoline ones.
* The cost of popularity - Tesla’s service costs rise, service centres become more busy as more people buy the luxury sedan.
* Rapid Charging FTW? - Does Rapid charging always trump Level 2 charging?
* Q6 e-tron confirmed - Audi confirms plans for the Q6 e-tron Quattro crossover