The Rollin' Green Podcast

TARIFFS CAUSE PAUSE

Two automakers state tariffs as reason for having to delay or pause production on new electric vehicles.

JLR Delays Range Rover

The Guardian reports that Jaguar Land Rover is delaying the release of its highly anticipated Range Rover electric SUV.

Production was set to commence in Q4 2025, but customers have been informed that production of the new EV will be pushed back into next year. Also expected to start produc...

VW - IS RECALL, NOT HALT

A story from Germany's "Handelsblatt" business journal as retold by Wards Auto reports Volkswagen denies a halt order was placed on ID.Buzz vehicles headed to the U.S.

A Volkswagen spokesperson speaking to Wards Auto said there has been no offical call for a halt, and confirms ID.Buzz vehicles remain in transit to the U.S.

The spokesperson also mentioned that U.S. spec ID.Buzz vehicles are under a recall due...

S1 E8 June 27, 2025

BigAuto: Incentives are good for business

In what is a reversal of previous statements, the National Automobile Dealers Association, including Carmax, Carvana, and other retailers, with the support of Recurrant and the Electric Vehicle Association, submitted a letter to congress imploring the Senate to keep three EV tax incentives and remove the proposed federal registratin tax on electric and electrified vehicles...

SENATE REPUBLICANS REJECTED

Senate republicans are working to undo the stringent emissions rules and electric vehicle incentives put into place by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2024 under the Biden administration.

On Friday, the Senate parliamentarian threw a spanner into their plans ruling that republicans could not roll back the rules with a simple majority vote and instead would require 60 votes of the senate to rescind t...

In this weeks news...

HOUSE ENDS EV INCENTIVES • SENATE BLOCKS CALIFORNIA CLEAN CAR RULES • GOVERNORS COMMIT TO CLEAN CARS • VOLVO PASSES TARIFFS TO CUSTOMERS • BASE CHARGER GETS UNPLUGGED • HONDA SCALES BACK • RIVIAN R2 IN TESTING • AN ID AND A BOSS • BUYERS STILL WANT EVS

S1 E3 The Rollin' Green Podcast by Green Car Geek • Host: Julius Lopez • © Green Car Geek

In this weeks news...

HOUSE BUDGET COULD PULL PLUG ON EV TAX CREDIT • TARIFFS RAISE INSURANCE RATES • VERMONT GOV PULLS THE PLUG ON EV REQUIREMENTS • NORTH CAROLINA SHARES EVS • HYUNDAI FLAME-LESS BATTERIES • BABY KIA SPOTTED IN THE US • TOYOTA ADDS TO EV LINEUP • VW LEANS ON RIVIAN • AUDI SAFETY SCORE

S1 E5 The Rollin' Green Podcast by Green Car Geek • Host: Julius Lopez • © Green Car Geek