Due to a microphone failure, today's show doesn't have its usual high-class audio. We're sorry -- but decided you'd rather have a show than not! <br /><br />Follow Nikki on Twitter: <br />Follow Kate on Twitter: <br />Follow the show on Twitter <br />Buy Transport Evolved SWAG : <br />Support us on Patreon: <br /><br />-----------<br /><br />Weekly show about future cars and future car technology. This week news about:<br /><br />Pushed? - Tesla fires hundreds of employees, but why? <br />Big Spending - How $80 billion has been spent thus far in autonomous vehicles with no ‘clear’ leader. - <br />Trail By Brooklyn - GM to send its autonomous cars to New York - <br />Green Lit - Battery plant in Tennessee where LEAF batteries are made gets green light to go ahead, despite impending sale. - <br />Upgrade Time - Zero Motorcycles updates its lineup for 2018 with longer range, more performance.<br />Tokyo Mobility - Nissan hints at new EV unveil coming in Tokyo later this month - <br />No Credits For You! - Tesla confirms Model 3 will come without Supercharger credits - <br />Adopting Standards - Tesla adopts new charging standard for China. - <br />Northern Light - Volvo unveils Polestar 1 EV Concept - <br />Crazy Good - September Chinese EV sales figures show EVs really taking off - , while BAIC chairman says we’ll see the one millionth Chinese EV made next year - <br />Blame Game - Oppenheimer says suppliers are to blame for slow Model 3 ramp up. <br />Going Dutch - The Netherlands decides to ban all internal combustion engined vehicles from its roads in just twelve years’ time - <br />Never gonna Give You Up - Toyota plans new fuel cell concepts for Tokyo - <br />Need To Peak - Volkswagen announces return to Pike’s Peak with EV race car - <br />Floating Power - World’s first floating wind farm goes live, produces electricity for the first time -
