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BMW's CEO Oliver Zipse speaking at an automobile congress in Berlin this weeksaid that the move to ban the sale of petrol and diesel models in Europe andaround the globe by 2035 threatened the livelihoods of thousands of workers.This is not the first time the BMW CEO has been outspoken on the move tooutlaw the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines, suggesting theindustry will look different in terms of scale and structure that it does today if itgoes to just one technology. Zipse comments echo those of Toyota's ChairmanAkio Toyoda, who last month said Japan's plan to ban sales of new petrol anddiesel-powered vehicles, also by 2035, would lead to millions of job losses there.Toyota recently announced a partnership with BMW to build a mass-producedhydrogen fuel cell vehicle. I'm David BerthonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On the podcast today: ·       Kia reveals Niro pricing as ‘Electric Experience' dealership tour gets underway ·       BMW i7 electric car revealed ·       2022 BMW i7 electric car revealed: price, specs and release date ·       2023 BMW 7 Series And i7 EV Revealed: You Choose Big V8 Or Battery Power ·       2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: Everything You Need to Know ·       Tesla sells used cars at higher prices than new cars on its China website ·       EV parts maker Schaeffler signs first of a kind European rare earth deal ·       BMW CEO warns against electric-only strategy, says gas has life left ·       Inspiring: Gigantic Floating Fossil Fuel Gas Station Now Runs on Electric Power ·       Long Wheelbase Volkswagen ID Buzz Spied Testing As T6 Caravelle ·       New study: More than half of daily car trips in the US are less than three miles

➤ Munro & Associaties continue teardown of new Plaid Model S, praising Tesla's innovation ➤ Tesla shows off Berlin paint shop processes ➤ New patent may simplify production for Tesla ➤ Ford discusses EV plans and profitability on earnings call ➤ BMW CEO comments on electrification Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/robert47283 Plaid producer Who Why Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jessie Chimni Executive producer Michael Pastrone Executive producer Richard Del Maestro Executive producer John Beans Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Integra Looks similar to a civic I like https://www.motor1.com/news/547144/2023-acura-integra-prototype-debut/ Electrik Subuwu Solterra Toyota bZ4X 215 horsepower https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38224240/2023-subaru-solterra-revealed/ BMW CEO poops on tesla Mentions that Tesla and BMW “differ” on quality and reliability standards Tesla 4th worst reliability ranked by JDPower above only Land Rover, Alfa Romeo, and Jaguar at a score of 176 (higher is worse) BMW ranked 10th best in reliability out of 35 companies and 13 points better than industry average at 108 https://www.motor1.com/news/546905/bmw-ceo-swipes-tesla-quality/ Drunk Driver Anti https://www.motor1.com/news/547147/automakers-drunk-driver-monitoring-system/ Whistleblower awarded for whistleblowing $24 million awarded to whistleblower after Hyundai/Kia failed to resolve safety issues on a car in a timely manner resulting in a $210 million fine that Hyundai/Kia has paid $81 million of NHTSA is allowed to give up to 30% of a fine to the whistleblower if they provide significant evidence of wrongdoing and they provided all 30% to this one https://www.motor1.com/news/546637/hyundai-whistleblower-awarded-money-nhtsa/ Spyros Panopolos Chaos 3,000 HP, $14.4M Price 12,000 RPM is a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V10 engine 1.8 0-60 https://www.motor1.com/news/546382/sp-automotive-chaos-ultracar/ Mercedes Dieselgate back again? 8 new defeat devices revealed from previous dieselgate scandal, so nothing really “new” just more old Mercedes claims, as they did before, that these devices are simply part of emissions system and necessary https://www.motor1.com/news/546045/mercedes-diesel-emissions-scandal-continues/ Mustang GT500 Old Edition 55-year anniversary $76,800 The hand-painted option costs just $10,000 supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 making 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque 60 mph in 3.4 https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38222060/2022-ford-mustang-gt500-heritage-edition-revealed/ COP26 climate change conference fail Agreement to stop the production and sale of fossil-fuel powered vehicles by 2040 Only 6 car companies signed agreement to no gas vehicles by 2040: GM, Ford, BYD(Chyina), JLR, M-B, Volvo US, Germany, and China did not sign with Germany stating that there was too much ambiguity around what a fossil-fuel was and whether renewable fuels counted Other automakers claim they did not sign due to the demand that car companies spend billions developing EVs without and demand from the governments to develop EV infrastructure https://www.motor1.com/news/546880/six-automaker-commit-stop-combustion/ Apollo project Evo https://www.motor1.com/news/546028/apollo-project-evo-preview-china/ LFA coming back? Rumor: 4L V8 hybrid 937 HP Literally no verification other than they said maybe a new LFA https://www.motor1.com/news/547045/lexus-lfa-return-rumor-hybrid/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Die Autoindustrie steht laut den Chefs von Volkswagen, BMW und Daimler vor der größten Transformation in der Geschichte. Ihr wesentlicher Treiber ist der Wandel zur Elektromobilität. Auf dem Auto-Gipfel des Handelsblatts diskutieren sie mit Handelsblatt-Chef Sebastian Matthes über den Verbrenner-Ausstieg. Daimler-Chef Ola Källenius erklärte, bis 2035 auf emissionsfreie Autos zu setzen. Damit stimmte er der Erklärung der Weltklimakonferenz zu emissionsfreien Fahrzeugen zu. „Die Glasgower Erklärung steht nicht im Konflikt mit dem, was wir bereits gesagt haben“, sagte Källenius. „Dieses Statement kreiert eine Art Momentum. Unternehmen müssen den politischen Prozess flankieren." Es könne kaum ein größeres Bekenntnis geben, als wenn ein Autohersteller das gesamte Kapital und alle Entwicklungsressourcen in eine neue, CO2-freie Technologie stecke. Er kündigte zudem an, dass Daimler Hybridfahrzeuge bis Ende des Jahrzehnts auslaufen lassen werde. Volkswagen-Chef Herbert Diess konterte: „Es kann auch 2035 sinnvoll sein, in Lateinamerika mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen Auto zu fahren. Dafür braucht man Verbrenner.“ Die seien dann klimaneutral. Die Hauptmarke VW will zwischen 2033 und 2035 in Europa aus dem Geschäft mit Verbrennern aussteigen, in den USA und China etwas später. BMW-Chef Oliver Zipse hob zwar die Elektroinitiative von BMW heraus. Zugleich lehnte er aber auch sehr deutlich Verbote ab: „Schnelles Verbieten sorgt nur dafür, dass diese Technologie zum Schaden der Umwelt nicht mehr weiterentwickelt wird”, sagte Zipse. Außerdem betonte er: „Es geht nicht nur um die Emissionen des Fahrzeugs, sondern um den gesamten Footprint der Industrie.“ Trotz der Debatte um seine Person sagte Diess, er fühle sich ausreichend bei der Transformation des Konzerns unterstützt, und sei sich sicher, in einem Jahr noch VW-Chef zu sein. Zugleich gestand er aber: „Wir müssen natürlich das Unternehmen verändern und dazu gehört es, Strukturen aufzubrechen. Die Notwendigkeit des Wandels ist nicht immer allen gleich präsent. Das Unternehmen in Frieden zu lassen, wäre gefährlich für alle.“ *** Haben Sie Fragen, Kritik oder Anregungen? Dann treten Sie unserer Handelsblatt Disrupt LinkedIn-Gruppe bei und schreiben Sie uns unter: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8836249/. Sie können Sebastian Matthes und Larissa Holzki aber auch direkt kontaktieren: Mail an an: matthes@handelsblatt.com und holzki@handelsblatt.com. *** Das exklusive Abo-Angebot für Sie als Handelsblatt Disrupt-Hörerinnen und Hörer: https://www.handelsblatt.com/lesen

➤ Tesla just unlocked a hidden revenue stream worth billions of dollars ➤ TSLA rally continues as Tesla stock closes at all-time high ➤ Tesla reportedly updates Solar Roof solar tiles ➤ Tesla locks in lithium supply contract ➤ New financing option introduced in China ➤ Tesla Hong Kong teases “Tesla Fest” next week ➤ Model Y “coming soon” to Hertz? ➤ Latest news on the US federal EV tax credit ➤ BMW CEO makes some interesting comments ➤ Black Cybertruck photo? ➤ Current & former Tesla board members sell TSLA stock ➤ SpaceX publishes Starbase video (https://youtu.be/TeVbYCIFVa8) Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/robert47283 Plaid producer Who Why Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jessie Chimni Executive producer Jeffrey Yu Executive producer Michael Pastrone Executive producer Richard Del Maestro Executive producer John Beans Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

This week Andrew is joined by Rachel Boagey as the Internet has possibly melted on the Continent. In his absence, they discuss Ghosn suing Nissan for not following procedure, Oliver Zipse is the next BMW CEO, BWM boldly announce a fee for using Apple CarPlay, Fleet levels of CO2 has rised to a five year high, Volvo is recalling 507,000 4-cylinder diesel-engined cars globally, Riversimple smashes funding target, DfT announces 74-point safety strategy, Daimler and Bosch get Level 4 parking approval, Nissan refuses to retrofit technology to offset the Qashqai's real-world pollution, Ian Callum has returned to the Designers Mood Board, the Lunchtime Read actually comes from Alan , and the List of the Week allows us all to revel in the magnificence of some Citroëns. We hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to follow Rachel who was kind enough to speak to a lonely Andrew.

Show #533   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Friday 19th July 2019. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story to save you time.             Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   Welcome to a new PRODUCER JOHN-JOHN MCCONAGHY   Love it! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Always relevant news presented in a professional, relaxed, almost radio show manner. Informative to the end, has certainly educated me before I get my first EV. Gerry Bristol via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 07/16/19 The best EV podcast ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I love this podcast for it’s diverse guests, the up-to-date news and the quote “there is no such thing as a self charging hybrid”. If you have an interest in electric vehicles or just curious, this is the podcast to listen to. Martyn Lee has a velvet smooth voice. Willowsbroom via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 07/15/19     BYD, TOYOTA ENTER AGREEMENT TO JOINTLY DEVELOP BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES "BYD and Toyota announced this morning that the two industry powerhouses have entered into an agreement that will see them partnering on the development of electric vehicle batteries. The batteries lay the foundation for an electrified future for both companies as the agreement includes provisions to partner on the development of sedans and low-floor SUVs as well." writes Kyle Field for CleanTechnica: "The new set of vehicles will be produced under the Toyota brand specifically for the Chinese market in the early 2020s. Toyota has set a public target of selling a full 50% of its vehicles as electrified vehicles by 2025. The fuzzy use of “electrified” allows the company to count its traditional non-plug-in, fossil-fuel-powered, “self-charging” hybrids in the number. Boiling that down to hard numbers, Toyota is hoping to achieve 15% of its sales from fully electric vehicles on its new e-TNGA platform by 2030."   To curb global warming, both BYD and Toyota seek to reduce CO2 emissions by promoting the widespread use of BEVs. To accomplish these goals, both companies believe there is a need to put aside their rivalry and collaborate; therefore, the two companies have agreed to jointly develop BEVs.   https://cleantechnica.com/2019/07/19/breaking-toyota-byd-to-jointly-develop-evs-batteries-in-new-deal/   https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/28913709.html   TESLA VEHICLES ARE 8X LESS LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN FIRES "Tesla has released its vehicle safety report for the second quarter of 2019. Similar to previous quarters, the report showed that Teslas operating on Autopilot are less likely to meet accidents on the road compared to vehicles operating without the driver-assist system enabled. Tesla’s report this quarter also included statistics on vehicle fires for the first time. " reports Simon at Teslarati: "The electric car maker’s data shows that between 2012-2018, there was approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 170 million miles traveled. Considering that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the US Department of Transportation record one vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled, Tesla’s figures make its electric cars over eight times less likely to be involved fires.  Tesla’s data includes incidents resulting from structure fires, arson, and several other factors unrelated to the vehicles themselves."   https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s3x-are-8x-less-likely-to-catch-fire-q2-2019-safety-report/   CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8 HYBRID AND PLUG-IN RUMORS ALREADY SWIRLING "The Chevrolet Corvette C8's debut is just a few hours old, and speculation is already swirling about the vehicle's future that could include a variety of forms of electrification. When asked by Autocar about whether the mid-engined 'Vette could use an integrated starter-generator for a mild-hybrid system or a dedicated electric motor driving the front axle, a member of the 'Vette team told the publication: "You would not look stupid if you said that."" according to Chris Bruce for Motor1.com: "Back in 2015, General Motors registered a trademark for Corvette E-Ray, and the company has continued to renew that application into 2019. Rumors suggest the automaker might be reserving the moniker for the hybrid 'Vette."   https://www.motor1.com/news/360780/chevrolet-corvette-c8-hybrid-rumor/   KRÜGER SUCCESSION: OLIVER ZIPSE NEW BMW CEO "Oliver Zipse will take the lead at BMW on 16 August, the board just decided as much. With Harald Krüger leaving, the German carmaker will have much to do to catch up on electric mobility, fast." says electrive.com: "When Krüger took over as Chairman of the Board of Management in 2015, the Group already had an innovative electric car on offer in the form of the i3. The local competition did not have anything that touched it for a long time. 2015 was a turning point for the BMWi electric division: Herbert Diess, then Board Member for Development, had made a decisive contribution to electric mobility at BMW – even during his time as Board Member for Purchasing, he had strengthened BMWi in-house. After his defeat in the duel for his successor at the top of the board, Diess moved to Volkswagen, and the upcoming electric offensive there now bears his signature."   https://www.electrive.com/2019/07/18/kruger-succession-oliver-zipse-to-be-new-bmw-boss/   VIVA LAS VEGAS: TESLA LAUNCHES FIRST V3 SUPERCHARGERS IN SIN CITY "Not long ago, Tesla unveiled its new V3 Supercharger technology that's capable of delivering 250 kW of power. This means you can add up to 180 miles of range to a Model 3 Long Range in just 15 minutes. Since then, the automaker has added some V3 Superchargers to existing stations. However, its first brand-new V3 Supercharger station officially went live just yesterday." says InsideEVs: "The Las Vegas Tesla charging station has a total of 39 chargers. In addition to the V3 Superchargers, the site has 15 Level 2 Tesla Wall Connectors for those who aim to leave their car charging for a longer period of time. Tesla says the new site generates power through the use of solar canopies — which also provide shade for Tesla owners — and the energy is stored in Powerpacks that are located on-site."   https://insideevs.com/news/360792/video-tesla-v3-supercharger-las-vegas/   GM FAILS TO IMPRESS WITH OFFICIAL 2020 CHEVY BOLT EV UPDATES AND CHANGES "In keeping with the updates to the 2018 and 2019 model years, the 2020 Chevy Bolt EV receives only a couple of color changes and some minor feature adjustments. If the consumer-facing updates match only those listed on the fleet order guide, buying a Bolt EV in 2020 will look much the same as it does right now." reports TorqueNews: "While it doesn’t come as a surprise that GM has sticking with the same battery pack at this early stage in its EV development, it’s disappointing that there don’t seem to be any software tweaks to enable longer fast charging at the maximum rate of 55kW. Greater control over thermal management and battery conditioning would also be interesting additions for current Bolt EV drivers, some of whom will be ending three-year leases next year and looking for reasons to stick with the vehicle."   https://www.torquenews.com/7893/gm-fails-impress-official-2020-chevy-bolt-ev-updates   HYUNDAI MOTOR PUSHING TO PRODUCE KONA ELECTRIC IN CZECH FACTORY "Hyundai Motor is considering producing 46,000 units of the Kona Electric at its Czech plant next year, industry sources said on July 17. This volume is almost equal to the 48,000 units to be produced at the company’s Ulsan plant this year." says the Korean news site BusinessKorea: "Currently, the Korean carmaker produces all of its eco-friendly cars for exports at the Ulsan and Asan factories in Korea, except those produced in China. Accordingly, if mass production of the Kona Electric begins at the Czech plant next year, it will be Hyundai Motor’s first electric car and green car produced overseas."   http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=34026   WORLD'S LONGEST ELECTRIC ROAD TRIP ENDS IN NEW ZEALAND "A Dutch sustainability advocate completed the longest ever journey in an electric vehicle in New Zealand on Friday after a three-year drive that took him through more than 30 countries." reports Reuters: "Wiebe Wakker [vee-ba wakka] set off from the Netherlands in March 2016 in his “Blue Bandit” to showcase the potential of sustainable transport, funded by donations from those following his trip on social media.The 101,000-km (62,800 mile) trip took Wakker through Eastern Europe, Iran, India, Southeast Asia, before traveling around much of Australia and across to New Zealand. Wakker gave regular updates on his blog and social media throughout the journey, detailing visiting Iran’s biggest car manufacturer in Tehran, a breakdown on the Indonesian island of Java and visits to Australia’s outback and world-famous Uluru. The drive had relied on the support of strangers across the globe who offered the traveler food, a place to stay and the essential means to charge his car along the way."   https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-environment-newzealand-electric/worlds-longest-electric-road-trip-ends-in-new-zealand-idUKKCN1UE0XP     COMMUNITY And thanks to MYEV.com they’ve set us another Question Of The Week. Keep your comments coming in on email and YouTube…   Should all chargers be open to everyone, or is it OK to have walled gardens?   I want to say a heartfelt thank you to the 237 patrons of this podcast whose generosity means I get to keep making this show, which aims to entertain and inform thousands of listeners every day about a brighter future. 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Show #522   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 8th July 2019. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story to save you time.             Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   CHARIN HIGH POWER COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CHARGING  STANDARDIZATION TASK FORCE UPDATE   Here's an update which I just found in a PDF online, and it's dated 10th June, so it passed me by at the time, so I might not be topical but I'm thorough!   The Charging Interface Initiative e. V. - abbreviated to CharIN e. V. - is a registered association, the purpose of which is the worldwide promotion and support of the Combined Charging System.   A CharIN task force was formed with the following purpose statement: "Define a new commercial vehicle high power charging standard to maximize customer flexibility.” It was named the High Power Commercial Vehicle Charging Task Force (HPCVC for short)."   The High Power Commercial Vehicle charging standard would allow users to recharge their large, commercial vehicles (Classes 6, 7 & 8) in 20-30 minutes. Up to 80% of Class 8 truck, carrying 500kWh, in 20 minutes. Up to 4.5 MW power delivery, 3000amps.   Some of the OEM'S represented are Daimler, FCA, BYD, MAN, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Porsche, Protera, Volvo and Tesla.   HPCVC called for contributions to solve the requirements as set forth. There were five submissions, from Tesla, Electrify America, ABB, paXos, and Staubli. They were reviewed and graded based on how well they solved the requirements and on their technological readiness.   The Task Force reviewed the submissions first online, and again after presentations at the in-person voting event on May 16. Ranked choice voting was used to select a winning submission. That winner has not yet been announced due to some further discussions taking place.   An in-person voting meeting was held on May 16th. 2019 at the CharIN conference. Ranked choice voting was used. A winner was chosen but has not yet been announced.   https://assets.ctfassets.net/ucu418cgcnau/5J81Ru4JDRMBk9GDh4Xv7O/88cff89a0a720999f42ab8202909ed53/04_-_Bus_and_Truck_Working_Council_June_2019_-_CharIN_HPCVCS_Task_Force_update_6.10.2019_Rustam.pdf     SLOW TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC FELLS BMW’S CEO AFTER JUST ONE TERM   "When BMW AG picked Harald Krueger to run the company more than four years ago, he was the perfect candidate. Young, with a personable manner and decades of experience across the company, Krueger appeared ready to guide the venerable luxury carmaker into a future of electric, self-driving and shared automobiles." says Yahoo Finance: "But on Friday -- two weeks before his contract came up for renewal -- Krueger quit. Instead of leading the company through the biggest upheaval in a generation, he was felled by the transition as he failed to provide a roadmap to the future. The company was a pioneer in electric vehicles with the i3 city car introduced in 2013. It was the first major automaker to use lightweight carbon fiber in mass-market models. As Krueger puzzled over how to reinvent BMW for the electric age, it was almost a year before he presented his strategic vision — which was a bust. He delayed BMW’s next major electric car, effectively squandering its leadership in the field."   https://finance.yahoo.com/news/slow-transition-electric-fells-bmw-163115911.html   Meanwhile Clean Technica says: "Commentators feel that his inadequate and indecisive response to the fast shift of the premium segments towards EVs, especially the rise of Tesla, are a large part of the reason for him leaving the post. Krüger said in the recent BMW Group annual general meeting, held in May: “At this point, no one can reliably predict how quickly electromobility will progress, or which drive train will prevail.” BMW’s sedan sales have fallen off a cliff in the US market over the past 12 months directly as a result of Tesla’s fully electric Model 3. There are two potential candidates to replace him: Oliver Zipse, BMW’s head of production, and Klaus Fröhlich, head of development. We recently saw that Fröhlich is, like Krueger, unconvinced about the shift to EVs."   https://cleantechnica.com/2019/07/07/tesla-disrupts-bmw-boss-throws-in-the-towel/     Fröhlich’s more recent comments showed an even more dismissive stance on electric cars. In a round table interview in Munich, the BMW executive argued that “there is no customer requests for BEVs.” Doubling down, he added that “If we have a big offer, a big incentive, we could flood Europe and sell a million cars, but Europeans won’t buy these things. Customers in Europe do not buy EVs. We pressed these cars into the market, and they’re not wanted. We can deliver an electrified vehicle to each person, but they will not buy them.”   https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-fighter-bmw-new-ceo-could-revive-evs-amid-model-3-assault/     FORD AND VW WILL SHARE EV PLATFORMS "Ever since Ford and Volkswagen started “discussing synergies”, as business jargon goes, it was more than expected that the German automaker would allow Ford to use its MEB platform, a modular structure exclusively for EVs. Now Reuters reports that people familiar with the discussions can tell for sure that is really going to happen. What a surprise!" reports Gustavo for InsideEVs: "Having Volkswagen allow Ford to use its MEB platform is a logical sequence to the deal. Especially because the German company is willing to sell the MEB for even smaller automakers, such as e.Go. This is the easiest way to make the platform cheaper apart from presenting the most vehicles with it. That will help the German carmaker reach scale savings earlier than predicted. But it is a bit more complex than that. The more companies that use the MEB, the better for Volkswagen. It will help the German company set standards in the EV auto industry in the same fashion VHS ruled videocassette instead of Betamax. Or Windows did the same with computers instead of Apple."   https://insideevs.com/news/358620/ford-vw-share-ev-platform/     VW TO DEEPEN ALLIANCES WITH BATTERY SUPPLIERS FOR ELECTRIC PUSH "Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will create joint ventures and help finance battery production to persuade skeptical cell suppliers to back its aggressive push for mass producing electric vehicles, board member Stefan Sommer told Reuters." according to Reuters: "VW has said it will buy 50 billion euros ($56.57 billion) worth of battery cells and has identified Sweden’s Northvolt, South Korea’s SKI (096770.KS), LG Chem (051910.KS) and Samsung SDI (006400.KS) as well as China’s CATL (300750.SZ) as strategic partners."   Sommer said: "Not every supplier is convinced that electric mobility will come on such a large scale. You need to spend more time convincing them to invest in the auto industry. When it comes to normal components, suppliers have the opportunity to sell to other car makers, if VW buys less. But with electromobility we all know: if it does not work for VW, then it won’t work for others. We have not been able to build as many cars as we wanted to. Our supplier is not delivering the numbers that we need."   https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-electric-batteries-idUKKCN1U30I8   ELON MUSK: YOU ONLY HAVE A LIMITED TIME TO BUY A TESLA CAR (AT THESE PRICES) "If you're thinking about buying a Tesla, you may want to do that sooner rather than later — at least if you trust Elon Musk's vision of the company's future. Answering a question on Twitter on whether consumers only have a limited time to buy a Tesla car, Musk at first answered with a simple "yes." says Mashable today: "He later clarified: "To be clear, consumers will still be able to buy a Tesla, but the clearing price will rise significantly, as a fully autonomous car that can function as a robotaxi is several times more valuable than a non-autonomous car." Tesla itself plans to launch its own ride-hailing network that would compete with companies like Uber (which is also working on autonomous driving).  In this future, a Tesla car will be far more valuable as it will actually be able to earn its owner money. Musk previously compared buying any non-self-driving car to buying a horse, and called Tesla cars "appreciating assets."   https://mashable.com/article/tesla-prices-autonomous-driving/     Send me your EV questions: hello@evnewsdaily or use social media. On Twitter use the hashtag #AskAvid     COMMUNITY And thanks to MYEV.com they’ve set us another Question Of The Week. 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EP011 - Announcements, News, and AB 5 http://www.vehicle2.getspiffy.com The Vehicle 2.0 Podcast is back for the summer! Episode 11 is a news-focused episode, recorded on June 25th, 2019. We start off with an exciting piece of Spiffy news, which kept us busy during a several-week-long break. From there, Scot rounds up an array of industry news and explores their impact on the Vehicle 2.0 realm, including: Introducing Spiffy’s Fleet Management as a Service (FMaaS) model. Fiat Chrysler following Ford’s lead with the Uconnect Market, a new in-vehicle commerce platform. California’s AB5 Bill and its impacts for Uber/Lyft employees. Hertz launching their own subscription service, Hertz My Car. Mercedes-Benz expanding their subscription program, amidst brands like Cadillac shutting theirs down. BMW speeds up their electric vehicle rollout schedule, plans for 25 EVs in 2023. GM CEO Mary Barra says the Cruise AV unit is committed to safety, rather than being first on the market. If you enjoyed this episode, please write us a review on iTunes! The four pillars of Vehicle 2.0 are electrification, connectivity, autonomy, and changing ownership models. In the Vehicle 2.0 Podcast, we will look at the future of the auto industry through guest expert interviews, deep dives into specific topics, news coverage, and hot takes with instant analysis on what the latest breaking news means for today and in time to come. This episode was produced and sound engineered by Jackson Balling and hosted by Scot Wingo.   Transcript: Scot:  [00:56] Welcome to the Vehicle 2.0 Podcast! This is episode 11 and it's being recorded Tuesday, June 25th, 2019. Scot: [01:04] Welcome back vehicle 2.0 listeners. We had a little gap in episodes there and I apologize for that, but we are ready to get back on at least a biweekly schedule here with our little summer pre-summer break that we took. Um, we have a lot of exciting guests lined up in all of our favorite topics, so look forward to bringing you guys that soon. The main reason we took a gap was something that I want to start off with today. This is gonna be a news episode and we're going to kick it off with Spiffy's big news. So today we are actually announcing that we have raised over $10 million in funding led by Tribeca Ventures. Scot: [01:40] And then over the last year we've been stealthily opening fleet-oriented cities, so we're excited to announce that we're now in 11 markets. We have our first five markets, which were Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, LA, and Dallas. And now we've added an additional six: New York City, Washington, DC, Seattle, Phoenix, Denver, and this week we opened Tampa. The last thing we're announcing today is our new service for fleets that we call "Fleet Management as a Service" (FMaaS). Working with fleets for the last couple of years, we realized they are looking for a comprehensive solution to all their challenges that integrates software services and a green orientation. So we'll be covering in fleeting. So services such as pre delivery inspections, re-conditioning and fueling, uh, and then through preventative maintenance, which is obviously wash and oil where we're known for, but adding a lot more capabilities there around tires and other PM activities. And then finally, the last cycle, last part of the lifecycle is d fleeting. So as these vehicles are leaving fleets, we can help there too. Uh, so reconditioning them, listening to them for auctions and defueling are some of the areas where we're helping fleets with. So excited to get that out there. That's been keeping us really busy here at Spiffy and we're glad to have that out in the news today. Scot: [02:59] With that, let's pivot away from spiffy and talk about the news in the industry. So as you know, the vehicle 2.0 framework has four components: connected car, changing ownership, electrification, and autonomy. So let's start with connected car, a lot of activities here. Since we last talked to you, Spiffy announced Ford had their announcement about connected car and they were in there with Amazon and Spiffy was included as well. So a lot going on in connected car, a Fiat Chrysler announced a new marketplace called you connect market that's part of their in vehicle marketplace platform. Scot: [03:39] Uh, and they talk about how customers can skip lines and save time by ordering food, beverages and reserve tables. They're launch partners are shell, Domino's, Park Whiz and Yelp. So it's gonna be interesting to see how, how some of these things are delivered. Should they be in the dashboards? Should they be in the OEMs APP or should they be separate apps with OEM connectivity? A lot activity, they're going on. A report came out in June, um, from the transparency market research firm, uh, about the connected car and they say that the connected car device market will surpass 20 billion by 2026. Uh, in there, uh, I definitely recommend that report. We're going to link to it in the show notes. A so in there it's pretty nursing. They talk about how by 2023, uh, OBD to dongles will essentially be, you know, uh, slowed down substantially as that's the kind of the point in time when they see the lines crossing where the automakers connected car capabilities will surpass kind of the what's called the retrofit devices that are out there changing ownership. Scot: [04:42] A lot of news this week. So, uh, here in 2019 we've enjoyed the IPO of both Lyft and Uber. And now there's just, yeah, there's a daily drumbeat of news coming out of those. Um, the, the one I wanted to talk about that's really interesting and a lot of people in industry are keeping their eye on is we have this larger gig economy. So not only do you have ride sharing like Uber and Lyft, uh, but all the food delivery, um, even like Amazon utilizes 10 99 drivers for delivering a bunch of its packages, uh, et cetera. So, so that, that Gig economy 10 99 is a really interesting part of the economy. Well, California has a law called in in the works called ab five. Uh, and this is actually passed kinda half of where it needs to go. And what it would do is it would dramatically tighten the rules around who can be treated as a 10 99 contractor versus a w two employee. Scot: [05:37] Uh, essentially when you read the rules, a Lyft, and Uber drivers would squarely be in the target here and they would move over from 10 99 contractors to w two. So this would subject them to all the normal employee rules, such as a 12 minutes, $12 an hour minimum wage, a daily and weekly over times, et cetera. Uh, what's this mean for Uber and Lyft? Well, one analyst, Ross Sandler at Barclays did a really kind of interesting back of the envelope here. So Uber has around 3.9 drivers globally. Half of those are our domestic and he estimates about six to 7% of those are effectively California trips. Lyft has 2 million drivers, all domestic. Um, so he believes they have about 15% of their businesses, California, so about double the exposure of Uber. Um, and then when you, when you kind of take the math, they're essentially, this would increase Uber's losses by 500 million, uh, annually. Scot: [06:33] Uh, 13% increase in Bern, uh, and then lifts 290 million or a 24% increase in Bern. So Wall Street's kind of keeping a very close eye on this and it's gonna be interesting to see how it plays out. Um, at the same time as these, since these guys have gone public there, they're working on their unit economics and trying to show investors that they're improving those. Uh, so for example, Lyft has been increasing. Uh, it's, uh, it's take rate, which means less pay for drivers. Uh, so for example, in the, uh, Xcel and black car segments, which are the larger vehicles and the limousine segment, um, they've decreased the pay out to drivers five to 6%. So there's definitely this showdown happening between the ride sharing companies and drivers, uh, and municipalities like California that we'll be keeping a really close island. Uh, another interesting, uh, segment of, uh, the changing ownership is subscriptions. Scot: [07:28] So these have had mixed results. So a lot of the OEMs came out with subscriptions. Um, Mercedes for example, this month announced they're actually expanding their program to add it to Atlanta. I believe that launched a national and now they're, they're adding more cities at the same time. Earlier this year, a Cadillac pulled back their offering. Well a new company threw their hat in the ring this month and that hurts. They launched my car, which is their subscription service. Uh, so if you go to hertz.com/hurts my car, uh, you can read all about it. They have two tiers to have $1,000 a month here and a $1,400 a month here. Uh, that's expensive. But when you read what's included is pretty interesting. So it includes insurance, all maintenance, uh, and there's really just kind of a month to month commitment and you get to swaps per month. Scot: [08:15] So the different tiers you have different classes of vehicles. So essentially tier one is kind of like that. Um, the, the one tier below kind of where you can walk up and get any fancy car. Um, and then the 1400 a month, uh, includes a lot of the hurts of select a vehicle choices. Um, this is targeted towards folks that, you know, um, have a lifestyle where, uh, you know, maybe most of the time they want to commute or tech car and then they want to go away for a weekend to the mountains and get an SUV or they want to go to the beach and get a convertible. So folks that are really kind of looking to swap out cars as part of their lifestyle and have everything taken care of them. So kind of that, that super convenience oriented consumer. Um, it's going to be, we'll keep an eye on the subscription programs and, and keep you posted on what's going on there. Scot: [09:02] Uh, let's move on to electrification. Uh, our next episode is going to be a heavy focus on electrification. So we want to save a bunch of time, uh, with you for that. Uh, but this week, uh, there was an announcement from BMW. So a BMW CEO essentially made a statement and said, by 2021, we will have doubled our sales and electrified vehicles compared to 2019. Uh, so they are heavily committed to electrification. Um, and by 2023, there'll be offering 25, uh, models there. Um, they announced they've sold 150,000 i3s in the US, which is the hatchback Evy. Uh, and then there are also investing in new plugin hybrid technology. Um, there's, there's a lot of interesting municipalities, uh, in Europe that are looking to have, um, you know, these, these areas that are called green zones where only I, uh, evs are allowed. Scot: [10:04] Um, so BMW is working on technology where the vehicle would detect that as entered one of these green zones. And, uh, essentially it'd be a plug in hybrid. It would only run the Evie as when it was in that part of the city. So a lot of really interesting things going on in the world. We're going to do a really big deep dive in the next episode. So that leaves autonomous vehicles where, uh, there's tons and tons of news. Um, so one of the first ones is kind of in the rumor category. So the, the information which is a, a publication focused on tech, um, it, it is reporting that they have heard. Uber is close to buying a company called Mighty Ai. A mighty AI is a Seattle based startup that helps autonomous vehicle developers trained their computer vision algorithms to identify objects better. Um, so you're seeing what I would call consolidation here, where, um, there's a lot of startups that do mapping and uh, you know, here on the show we've had folks that do the takeover driving type technology, et cetera. Scot: [11:06] Um, you're going to see, uh, the big guys, uh, Uber Waymo, apple, um, Jim's cruise division, uh, and then forward or kind of the five big a v providers. I think you're going to see them kind of start to grab some of these companies and make that technology proprietary in that genre. One of the biggest investors in this category is Softbank through their vision fund. Um, and they had a really interesting interview, um, where, uh, the managing partner that focuses on autonomy, Michael Ronen, uh, said that he doesn't think this is a really a winners take all, but it's kind of a quote unquote big boy's game. And by that he means the smaller independent companies are going to struggle because you know, the investments to play in this space are getting well north of 500 million to $1 billion would, which is certainly something that not many startups can stomach within, uh, within GMS Cruise Division. Scot: [12:04] Kind of some mixed news. In the last month, uh, on the negative side, they had this big demo, um, with uh, uh, one of their partners Honda where the CEO got into one of the prototype cruise vehicles. Um, and then about 20 minutes in, it was supposed to take this like little 30 minute ride around, I believe Las Vegas. Uh, and suddenly the car just kind of, uh, you know, freaked out. The software stopped. Uh, and then the, the backup driver had to take over and they couldn't really get the system restarted. And essentially they had to send a, another vehicle out there to pick them up the CEO and finish the demonstration. Having done many live demos in my life. This is a Murphy's law, always loves to jump in at the most inopportune time on these things. So, um, that was an example of, you know, probably what should have been a very gated experience kind of crashing. Scot: [12:54] Um, and obviously you wouldn't be, want to be in a car on the highway when that happened. Um, to that point, um, the, the CEO of GM Mary Barra, uh, talk, uh, to Axios, uh, I think in reaction to this and essentially said, um, that they have a very aggressive timeline to launch a self driving taxi. Uh, but they're not going to deploy the technology until it's safer than a human driver. So, um, they're, they're trying to start in San Francisco, uh, this year. But most folks realize that's probably not going to happen. Uh, another thing that we're starting to see is the OEMs are kind of partnering up with, with various folks if they don't have their own internal initiative. Um, so, uh, we also saw this month, uh, Renault in Nissan signed deals with Waymo where they're essentially going to be using the way mode technology as their Avy partner. Scot: [13:46] Uh, and then, uh, one of the, the, the remaining independents out there is called Aurora. That's a bunch of folks from Tesla and Google that got together. Um, that company is backed by sequoia has a, you know, it's kind of well over Unicorn status, so it's got like a $3 billion evaluation. Um, they signed a deal with Hyundai, Kia, and Fiat Chrysler. So you're starting to see the OEMs kind of line up with, with different folks and figure out who their partner is going to be so forward. Um, then, uh, they have their own initiative, uh, called Argo. Um, and they have locked up with Volkswagens. So Volkswagen kind of through their, their hand in with Ford. Um, they didn't really announce how much of the expenses would be shared. Um, but it is viewed that there, you know, the Volkswagen will probably invest in the Argo AI startup that is owning the, the Ford autonomy, um, and that a deal is imminent and should be announced as early as July. So appreciate you listening in this week. Scot: [14:55] So that's the quick news coming in from the future of vehicles with vehicle 2.0 next week, we are going to have a guest and do a deep dive into electrification and hope your summer's going well and safe driving!

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