Synopsis
Your 8-minute update on the latest developments in the global automotive industry. New cars, new technology, and the breaking business developments.
Episodes
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AD #3555 - OEMs Racing to Copy Tesla Gigacastings; Shelby Mach-E Not Sold in U.S.; MB EV Owners Pay For Performance
27/04/2023 Duration: 10min- OEMs Racing to Copy Tesla Gigacastings - Honda Lines Up TSMC Chip Supplies - Rolls-Royce Expands Bespoke Ops - Porsche Wants Recycled Rare Earths - Shelby Mach-E Not Sold in U.S. - Smart Comes Out with Bigger Car - Mercedes Offer Performance Via Subscription - Aurora and Continental Have AV Tech for Trucks
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AD #3554 - EVs Headed For 50% Global Market Share; Tesla Testing Chargers For All In China; BMW i5 Uses Eye Gestures
26/04/2023 Duration: 10min- EVs Headed For 50% Global Market Share - Stellantis Offers UAW Buyouts - GM Cruise Now Operates 24/7 In San Francisco - Lucid Readies Its First SUV - GM to Drop Chevy Bolt - Fisker Gets EU Ok to Sell Cars - Tesla Testing Chargers for All in China - Toyota bZ3 Uses BYD Tech - BMW i5 Uses Eye Gestures - Mercedes Unwraps New E-Class - Bosch Buys U.S. Chip Plant
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AD #3553 - SAE: EVs Fall Short in EPA Estimates; Chrysler Shows Dealers New Electric Sedan; GM and Hyundai To Make More Batteries in U.S.
25/04/2023 Duration: 10min- GM Q1 Sales Dip Due To 24% Drop in China - Hyundai Posts Massive Financial Gains - GM to Open U.S. Battery Plant with Samsung SDI - Hyundai Boosts Capacity at Planned U.S. Battery Plant - Chrysler Shows Dealers New Electric Sedan - Tesla Shows Minimal Battery Degradation - BMW Expands In-Vehicle Live Sports Streaming - SAE Study Finds EVs Fall Short in EPA Estimates - Boston Converting School Buses to Electric - Siemens Opens New EV Charger Plant in Texas
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AD #3552 - Lithium Prices Crashing; CATL Profit Up 557%; UAW Lays Out Contract Goals
24/04/2023 Duration: 09min- UAW Lays Out Contract Goals - Tesla to Ship Chinese Ys To Canada - Tesla Makes Progress On 4680 Batteries - GMC Hummer Adds Trim Lines - Audi Goes for Long Range A8 EV - Waymo AV Responds to Cop’s Hand Signals - Lithium Prices Crashing - CATL Profit Up 557% - California Hits BEV Goal 2 Years Early
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AD #3551 - BYD, CATL Unveil Sodium-Ion Batteries; Li Auto 800V = 400KM in 10 Min; Farley: Ford Needs to Rethink China
21/04/2023 Duration: 11min- Shanghai Auto Show is Jam Packed - BYD, CATL Unveil Sodium-Ion Batteries - Get ~250 Miles of Range in 10 Minutes - Farley: Ford Needs to Rethink China - Hyundai Testing Curbside Charging - Stellantis Testing E-Fuels - Porsche Tests V2X at 200+ KM/H - VW's EV Sales Up Globally, Down in China - Canada Offers Big Incentives for VW Battery Plant - Developing Countries Nationalize EV Raw Materials - Schaeffler Making Hub Motors for 3 Chinese Companies
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AD #3550 - Tesla Earnings Healthy, But Down Sharply; CATL's New 500 Wh/Kg Battery; What? A Mustang Raptor?
20/04/2023 Duration: 10min- Tesla Earnings Healthy, But Down Sharply - Tesla Facing Tougher Competition - What's That on Cybertruck? - CATL's New 500 Wh/Kg Battery - New Lincoln Nautilus Costs a Lot More - Hyundai Plunges Ahead with Lunar Rover - What? A Mustang Raptor? - Ford Shipping F-150 Lightnings to Norway - Honda Civic Type R Smashes FWD Lap Record
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AD #3549 - VW Wants to Slash EV R and D Time; BYD Beats Toyota with 200-Km PHEV; BEVs Hold 14% Market Share in EU
19/04/2023 Duration: 08min- VW Wants to Slash EV Development Time 30% - Tesla Cuts Prices Again - BYD Beats Toyota with 200-Km PHEV - Lexus Expanding Wild Van Outside of China - Nissan Reveals Pathfinder "Concept" - Mitsu Launches Real-Time Configurator Video - BEVs Hold 14% Market Share in Europe - Hyundai Partners with AAA on Often Stolen Cars
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AD #3548 - Ford to Import China-Made Vehicles; Buick Getting All-New Small Crossover; Toyota Reveals More New EVs
18/04/2023 Duration: 10min- Ford to Import China-Made Vehicles to the U.S. - All-New Lincoln Nautilus Details - Buick Bringing the Envista to the U.S. - Nissan Arizon Concept Designed in China for China - New Polestar 4 Slots Between the 2 and 3 - Porsche Unveils All-New Cayenne - Honda's China EV Lineup Growing - Toyota Expanding Its EV Lineup
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AD #3547 - Xpeng Copying Tesla Architecture; Mid-Size Ram EV Almost Certain; BMW Reveals Most-Powerful EV
17/04/2023 Duration: 09min- Indonesia Gets More EV Investment - Porsche Sales Up, But EVs Down - Xpeng Copying Tesla Architecture - VW Pulls Camo Off ID.7 - Lancia Concept Hints At Its Next 10 Years - Volvo Increases Rear Seat Luxury - i7 M70 is BMW's Most-Powerful EV - Ram Leaves Little Doubt About Mid-Size EV
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AD #3546 - Nissan Plans EV Strategy w/o Renault; Toyota Partners with Exxon On eFuels; Silverado HD Gets ZR2 Package
14/04/2023 Duration: 10min- Nissan Plans New EV Strategy Without Renault - Ferrari Has Record Number of Orders - Lucid and Faraday Struggle to Ramp Up Production - Toyota Partners with Exxon To Develop eFuels - Toyota Tests Hydrogen Utility Tractors - Scania Introduces Electric Car Hauler - Chevy Silverado HD Gets ZR2 Package for First Time - Ford Reveals More Powerful Electric Drag Car - New Lincoln Nautilus Interior Teased
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AD #3545 - U.S. Running Out of Space for New Plants; ATP Down for 1st Time in Nearly 2 Years; Ford Cars Drive Themselves Off the Assembly Li
13/04/2023 Duration: 10min- U.S. Running Out of Space for New Plants - ATP Down for 1st Time in Nearly 2 Years - Mercedes Nearly Doubled EV Sales - Ford Expands BlueCruise to Europe - Ford Cars Drive Themselves Off the Assembly Line - New Zeekr X Meant to Take on Tesla - VW Improves Its EV Drive Unit - SUVs More Likely to Injure Bike Riders - Volvo Using Special Sun-Like LEDs
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AD #3544 - BMW’s Most Powerful M Model Ever; Toyota Adds Fuel Cell to Crown Lineup; EPA Proposes New Emission Rules
12/04/2023 Duration: 10min- EPA Proposes Strongest Ever Auto Emission Standards - High Prices, Lack of Charging Holding Back EV Buyers in U.S. - Euro NCAP To Start Rating Heavy-Duty Trucks - Toyota Adds Fuel Cell to Crown Lineup - Volta Trucks Reveals U.S. Launch Plans - Ford Makes Big Canadian EV Investment - Acura Introduces New Integra Type S - BMW’s Most Powerful M Model Ever Made
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AD #3543 - Hyundai Wants to Be #3 in EVs; New MPGe Calculations Will Slash Mileage Ratings; BYD Builds Its Own Suspension System
11/04/2023 Duration: 10min- Hyundai Group Wants to Be #3 in EVs - Kia Invests in Purpose Built Vehicles - BMW Sales Down, But BEVs Up - China Car Sales Flat Overall, NEVs Up - U.S. Exports to the EU Down, China Up - New MPGe Calculations Will Slash Mileage Ratings - Chevy Drums Up Excitement for the New Blazer EV - BYD Becoming More Vertically Integrated
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AD #3541 - Toyota’s New EV Master Plan; Walmart Opens EV Charging Network; Tesla Cuts Prices Yet Again
07/04/2023 Duration: 10min- Tesla Cuts Prices Yet Again - Toyota’s New EV Master Plan - EV Leasing Surges in U.S. - South Korea Subsidizes U.S. Battery Plants - Tesla Replaces Mercedes As Most Valuable Car Brand - Walmart Opens EV Charging Network - Driving Impressions: Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid
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AD #3542 - Has Toyota Been Studying Tesla’s Assembly Process?; Used EV Sales Soar; Cruise Vehicles Updated After Crash
07/04/2023 Duration: 10min- Has Toyota Been Studying Tesla’s New Assembly Process? - VW Aims to Double U.S. Market Share with EVs - Indonesia Proposes Free Trade Deal with U.S. - Hyundai Accelerates Software Defined Vehicle Development - JB Straubel Re-Joins Tesla - GM Cruise Vehicles Updated After Bus Crash - U.S. Used EV Sales Soar - Scooter Battery Swapping Takes Off in Asia - Hongqi Engine Tops Geely In Thermal Efficiency - Mini Creates Digital Dog Assistant
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AD #3540 - Toyota to Make Major Pivot to EVs; RAM EV Gets 500 Miles of Range; Ford Debuts Small Electric Van
06/04/2023 Duration: 13min- Toyota to Make Major Pivot to EVs - GMC Adds Diesel to Off-Road Model - Foxconn Makes EV Tractors in Ohio - RAM EV Gets 500 Miles of Range - Jeep Wrangler Updated - Hyundai Reveals Kona EV Details - Ford Debuts Small Electric Commercial Van - Toyota Prius Prime Will be Limited
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AD #3539 - New Anode Adds 20% Range To Mercedes EV; U.S. New Car Sales Up Strong; Bosch Speeds Up Battery Recycling
05/04/2023 Duration: 10min- U.S. New Car Sales Running Strong - Most OEMs Post Double-Digit Gains - Consumers Shrug Off High Interest Rates - Bosch Speeds Up Battery Recycling Process - VW ID.7 Has Impressive Range - Mini Countryman Goes All Electric - Driving in Singapore Costs a Small Fortune - Sila Anode Adds 20% Range to Mercedes G-Wagon EV - Lambo Revuelto Gets Custom-Made Tires - Ford Adds AI To Trailer Hitch
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AD #3538 - BYD's Sodium Battery Doesn't Use Lithium; Toyota Losing Money in U.S. Market; AM Radio On the Way Out
04/04/2023 Duration: 11min- Toyota Losing Money in the U.S. Market - Ford Credit Launches Ad Campaign - Mine Waste a Great Source for EV Materials - BYD YangWang Targets Mercedes G-Wagon - Who Needs Lithium? Not BYD's Sodium Batteries - New Renault 5 is All Electric - Toyota Taco Gets Hybrid Option - Amazon Operating 3,000 Rivian Vans - Genesis Unveils GV80 Coupe Concept - AM Radio on the Way Out
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AD #3537 - U.S. EV Tax Credit Rules Released; EVs Top Sales Charts in Europe and China; VW Not Planning New ICE Golf
03/04/2023 Duration: 11min- EVs Top Sales Charts in Europe and China - VW Not Planning New ICE Golf - Tesla Price Cuts Didn’t Help Sales That Much - Paris Votes to Ban Electric Scooters - BMW Prefers Recycling to Mining - U.S. EV Tax Credit Rules Released - GM Delivers First BrightDrop Vans - Ford Reveals New Mustang for Drift Competitions - Hyundai IONIQ 6 Driving Impressions
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AD #3536 - Toyota Developing Auto PHEV Charger; Tesla And CATL Want U.S. Plant; Senator Threatens IRA Lawsuit
31/03/2023 Duration: 11min- Senator Manchin Threatens IRA Lawsuit - Tesla And CATL Want U.S. Battery Plant - Average American Can't Afford a New Car - Lamborghini PHEV Specs - Cadillac House to Pamper Celestiq Customers - Kia EV9 Powertrain Specs - Ford Raises Lightning Prices Again - Toyota Developing Automated PHEV Charger - Tesla Launches Beer Brand