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:  Nissan LEAF turns five; Faraday Future announces $1 billion factory in Nevada; Early Tesla Model S drivetrain replacement statistics; Formula E goes to Switzerland; Porsche Mission E given green light for production; Volkswagen admits how dieselgate happened; Ford commits to big electrification strategy; Tesla advertises huge number of jobs.

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* Happy Birthday! - Nissan LEAF electric car turns five
* Nevada’s Fabulous Future  - Faraday Future confirms Nevada electric car factory
* Drivetrain Replacement? - Are early Tesla Model S electric cars more likely to have drivetrain issues?
* Fine Swiss Racing - Switzerland joins Formula E hosts for 2016/17. Germany swiches venue for 2015/16 race.
* Mission E: Accepted! - Porsche commits to Mission E electric sports sedan
* Coming Clean (Again) - Why Volkswagen cheated on emissions tests
* Ford’s Big Plan - Ford commits to massive electrification program, new 2017 Focus EV.
* Fancy a Job? - Tesla preempts massive expansion with massive numbers of situations vacant.