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【节目简介】2022年8月，奥迪的CEO Duesmann亲自宣布奥迪将以引擎供应商身份在2026赛季加入F12022年10月，奥迪宣布和索伯F1车队合作，以厂队身份在2026赛季加入F12023年6月，奥迪宣布裁掉CEO Duesmann那问题来了，奥迪的F1还搞不搞了？本期《孤岛车谈》，我们继续和前奥迪运动工程师徐桑、《方程式漫谈》播客的两位主持人117和村长托马斯聊聊这极为动荡的奥迪F1计划背后的权利争斗和F1内部关于分蛋糕的各种不和。【话题成员】罗新雨 底盘电子（ESP、电动助力转向、自适应避震器）系统工程师徐桑 前奥迪运动工程师，现德国某GT赛车车队工程师117 《方程式漫谈》主持人，B站up主，赛事解说村长托马斯 《方程式漫谈》主持人，B站up主罗新雨微博@大众风Volkswind117微博@Chester117村长托马斯微博@村长托马斯剪辑 罗新雨片尾曲 Zurück nach Zürich (2008)【时刻文稿】0:19 村长托马斯：商业角度分析奥迪退FE进F1的意义4:34 徐桑：奥迪公司中的宝马系和奥迪系的权利争斗让F1的计划摇摆11:08 117：FiA欢迎奥迪，但车队和FOM不欢迎奥迪20:07 罗新雨：奥迪进F1的行为和电动化的目标相悖29:10 保时捷收购红牛未果始末37:12 奔驰F1的优秀案例【参考链接】1.奥迪宣布以引擎供应商身份加入F1（英文，2022）：https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-audi-to-join-formula-1-from-2026.yr9pFVd5nSQBbZ7EZZDLJ.html2.奥迪宣布和索伯合作以厂队身份加入F1（英文，2022）：https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/audi-f1-deal-marks-big-step-up-swiss-based-sauber-2022-10-26/3.奥迪宣布裁掉CEO Duesmann（英文，2023）：https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltaylor/2023/06/29/audi-sacks-its-ceo-amid-slow-product-rollout-china-decline/4.2026年F1引擎新规官方解读（英文，2022）：https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.more-efficient-less-fuel-and-carbon-net-zero-7-things-you-need-to-know-about.ZhtzvU3cPCv8QO7jtFxQR.html#:~:text=Three%20times%20the%20electrical%20power&text=More%20braking%20energy%20%E2%80%93%20that%20would,%2DK%20and%20MGU%2DH.5.2026年F1引擎规则详尽版原文（英文，2022）：https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/fia_2026_formula_1_technical_regulations_pu_-_issue_1_-_2022-08-16.pdf6.2026年F1引擎规则简要版原文（英文，2022）：https://www.fia.com/file/186874/download7.2023年底的Susie Wolff事件和其影响（英文，2023）：https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/dec/30/ben-sulayems-mishaps-and-meddling-leave-f1-asking-if-fia-is-fit-for-purpose8.Andretti车队想加入F1的故事（英文，2023）：https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-andretti-f1-hopes-are-not-over-even-if-fom-says-no/10534198/

【节目简介】WRC上的四驱先锋——两冠勒芒24小时的奥迪王朝——十三冠DTM历史上的头把交椅——十二冠如果这样一个品牌加入F1赛场，会不会彻底掀翻在座的所有选手？本期《孤岛车谈》我们请来前奥迪运动工程师徐桑、《方程式漫谈》播客的两位主持人117和村长托马斯，一起聊聊这个即将在2026年加入F1赛场的最成功赛车品牌之一奥迪，梳理一下他的赛车史，分析一下他的优势和不足。Michele Mouton和她的Audi Quattro赛车Audi A4 DTMaodia奥迪运动的领袖Wolfgang UllrichDieter Gass是Ullrich钦点的接班人，然而只在奥迪运动总经理的位置上呆了3年（2017-2020）IT出身的Dr. Sebastian Grams和管理出身的Julius Seebach是奥迪运动在2021年至2022年的不稳定双领导组合奥迪官宣2026赛季加入F1，从左到右：F1集团CEO Stefano Domenicali，FiA主席Mohammed Ben Sulayem，前奥迪集团CEO Markus Duesmann，前奥迪集团CTO Oliver Hoffmann【话题成员】罗新雨 底盘电子（ESP、电动助力转向、自适应避震器）系统工程师徐桑 前奥迪运动工程师，现德国某GT赛车车队工程师117 《方程式漫谈》主持人，B站up主，赛事解说村长托马斯 《方程式漫谈》主持人，B站up主罗新雨微博@大众风Volkswind117微博@Chester117村长托马斯微博@村长托马斯剪辑 罗新雨片尾曲 All In by Matthew West (2017)【时刻文稿】4:28 奥迪赛车运动历史溯源（1935-1939）：Auto Union进入Grand Prix大奖赛8:34 奥迪赛车运动历史溯源（1981-1986）：Audi Quattro进入Group B WRC拉力赛10:06 奥迪赛车运动历史溯源（1999-2015）：Audi在勒芒上的奥迪王朝11:55 奥迪赛车运动历史溯源（2000-2020）：Audi参与2000年赛规的DTM的20年13:23 奥迪赛车运动历史溯源（2014-2021）：Audi退出WEC加入Formula E的理由15:32 奥迪赛车运动Audi Sport的灵魂人物：Wolfgang Ullrich18:55 双领导的奥迪运动进入摇摆时期（2017-至今）26:22 F1的人才圈都在英国，奥迪能挖得到人么？35:38 索伯的风洞是行业领先的38:46 预算帽和奥迪进F1【参考链接】1.奥迪宣布以引擎供应商身份加入F1（英文，2022）：https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-audi-to-join-formula-1-from-2026.yr9pFVd5nSQBbZ7EZZDLJ.html2.奥迪宣布和索伯合作以厂队身份加入F1（英文，2022）：https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/audi-f1-deal-marks-big-step-up-swiss-based-sauber-2022-10-26/3.奥迪宣布裁掉CEO Duesmann（英文，2023）：https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltaylor/2023/06/29/audi-sacks-its-ceo-amid-slow-product-rollout-china-decline/4.2023年11月4日，the Race媒体报道了他们关于奥迪F1撤出的传闻。（英文，2023）：https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/whats-going-on-with-audis-silenced-works-f1-team/5.Auto Motor und Sport做了同样的报道（德文，2023）：https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/geruechte-audi-f1-projekt-rueckzug-milliardengrab/6.奥迪quattro：女王座驾|Carology（中文，2023）：https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1V84y1e7GH/?vd_source=d7fdf67463c20c33399320ab5301ac537.Joest赛车车队官网（英文）：https://joest-racing.de/en/8.阿斯顿马丁在使用奔驰车队的风洞（英文，2023）：https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mercedes-made-aston-martin-use-different-doors-when-sharing-f1-wind-tunnel/10559003/#:~:text=This%20followed%20AlphaTauri%20switching%20to%20use%20the%20Red,used%20the%20facility%20of%20power%20unit%20supplier%20Mercedes.9.迈凯伦签下Kimi时给索伯的钱，让索伯建设了新的风洞（英文，2023）：https://thesportsrush.com/f1-news-how-kimi-raikkonen-helped-sauber-finance-55-million-wind-tunnel/

2023.07.06., csütörtök - 6.30-8 óra NÉVNAPOK, ESEMÉNYEK, SZÜLETÉSNAPOSOK. LAPSZEMLE és TŐZSDEI HELYZETKÉP. BUDAPEST, TE CSODÁS:  Szombaton lezárják Budapest belvárosának jó részét, újdonságok a BudapestGO appban, most bárki megveheti otthonra a Lánchíd kandelábereit. FUTÓMŰ: Kirúgták az Audi vezérigazgatóját. A Volkswagen Csoport egy június 29-én tartott felügyelőbizottsági ülést követően, még aznap délután bejelentette, hogy a német autógyártó vállalat elbocsátotta az 54 éves Markus Duesmannt, az Audi vezérigazgatóját. Már Duesmann utódja is ismert, de a német szakember a nyáron még az Audi élén marad. Az ügynek lehet hatása a hazai gyártásra is.  Várkonyi Gábor, autós szakértő. HETI ALAPOZÓ: Románia a kanyarban előz minket? Accorde Alapkezelő egyik legsikeresebb részvényalapja az Accorde Első Román részvényalap, amely a második legnagyobb egyetlen országba befektető alap hazánkban (10mrd). Az alap 2017-ben indult, és ez idő alatt a befektetők akik az elején beszálltak, megduplázták vele a pénzüket. Az alap a legjobb régiós részvényalap díját 2szer is legutóbb  tavaly is elnyerte. A Hidroelektrika IPO-ja mintegy 2 mrd Euró értékben és az OMV Petrom döntése, hogy a Fekete tengeri gázmezőket megfúrják.  Gyurcsik Attila, az Accorde Alapkezelő Zrt. vezérigazgatója.

FOLLOW UP: BIDIRECTIONAL CAMERAS CATCH 3200 DRIVERS In the first 15 days of operation, the four bidirectional cameras, installed by Devon and Cornwall councils, has been triggered 3200 times. One camera was activated 120 times a day. Thanks to listener Mark Snow for bringing this to our attention! Click here to read more from the BBC News article. UK CAR INDUSTRY CALLS ON NEXT GOVERNMENT FOR HELPThe SMMT has moved on to calling to the next Government, whoever that is, to help secure the future of the car industry in the UK. They have laid out five pledges it hopes any of our politicians will pick up and run with. Click here, on this link, to learn more of this desperate move in the face of political apathy from all corners. SUPERMARKETS RIP MOTORISTS OFF Supermarkets have been found to have ripped the British motorists off, due to weak competition allowing them to charge 6p per litre more than they should have. One of the recommendations, from the Competitions and Markets Authority, is to force supermarkets to publish live prices in order that we consumers can compare and find the cheapest. There is no guarantee this will be implemented. Click this BBC News article here, to learn more. AUDI SACK CEO MARKUS DUESMANNThe CEO of Audi, Markus Duesmann, has been sacked following very public criticism from VW Group CEO Oliver Blume. Duesmann was brought in by Diess, from BMW. He will be replaced by Gernot Doellner, the current VW Group strategy boss. Whilst Audi's performance has not got close to the hopes from VW, there is context that shows it is not all his fault. Click this Twitter thread from Matthias Schmidt for context of what he inherited. To read more about the overall story, click this Forbes article link written by Michael Taylor. HYUNDAI AND TOYOTA EV ADS BANNEDAfter a brief spell of being in agreement with the Advertising Standards Authority over dealer price claims, we return to normal service. Toyota and Hyundai adverts for their EVs have been banned because they do not warn people there is only a small number of the very fastest charge points available. On top of that, the complaints stated to achieve the fastest charge there were a number of variables that could thwart the process. You can read more by clicking this article link from The Times. SURVEY SUGGESTS DEMAND FOR EVS BELOW REQUIREMENTS A survey by Auto Retail Bulletin has revealed that current demand for EVs falls below next year's imposed requirement by the Government of 22%. 60% of respondents state demand is below 15% and a third say it is below 10%. That would mean the car industry paying the UK Government a lot of money. However, most likely there will be a throttling of non compliant model availability, as we have seen previously. For more on this story, click this Auto Retail Network link. HMRC SAYS EV NUMBERS ARE CLIMBING AS DIESEL FALLSIn this week's...

E-Auto News und Zusammenfassungen Dezember 2022 – ein Überblick über aktuelle Meldungen und was gerade so passiert! Frisch fürs neue Jahr!Ich muss es euch ja nicht schon wieder sagen - aber: So schnell ist mal wieder ein Monat rum - und im E-Auto-Markt ist wieder vieles passiert! Es mehren sich die Zeichen, dass ein Sturm auf den E-Auto-Absatz weht! Oder dass ein und derselbe Artikel nun quer durch die Medienbranche zitiert wird. Es gibt Zulassungszahlen, meistverkaufte Modelle, warum ein Umbau des Strommarktes uns alle helfen könnte. Wir gehen der Frage nach, warum die Kleinwagen verschwinden, wieso man in Indien Autos für Europa baut und was E-Autos aus Verbrauchersicht bedeuten. Und klar, noch viel, viel mehr! Weiterlesen! Das Handelsblatt berichtet - erneut! - (hinter der Paywall), dass ein Absturz der Verkäufe an E-Autos bevorsteht. Auch wird wieder Prof. Dudenhöffer zitiert, dass sich eine "Dürrezeit" ankündigt, vorwiegend wegen der reduzierten Zuschüsse vom Bund. Dies ist für Käufer kein oder ein besonders gutes Zeichen, je nachdem, ob man mit spitzem Bleistift rechnet oder so schneller auf ein mögliches E-Auto hofft. Aber auch die Ampel setzten die Vorhersagen unter Druck: sollten die Zahlen wirklich signifikant einbrechen, wird es nichts mit den 15 Millionen Elektroautos auf den deutschen Straßen. Was man aber auf Basis der bisherigen Zahlen sagen kann, werden wohl künftig keine Plug-in-Hybriden mehr wegen einer Förderung verkauft werden - die wird komplett entfallen. Da rächt sich, dass die Hersteller mit Blick auf die rechtlichen Verpflichtungen aktuell nur große Modelle ab 40.000 Euro aufwärts bringen und keine "kleinen" Einsteigermodelle für den Markt bereit halten. Aber nicht nur Deutschland kämpft, auch in China laufen die Förderungen Anfang Dezember aus, was ebenfalls den globalen Absatz an E-Autos verlangsamen wird. Doch ein Dorf leistet Widerstand: In den USA gibt es ab 2023 7.500 Dollar Steuergutschrift beim Kauf eines Elektrofahrzeugs. Dann wird wohl ab Januar statt nach China in die USA verschifft... Hyundai, mit dem geilsten E-Auto aktuell, dem IONIQ 6, hat Zahlen bekannt gegeben. Zusammengefasst ist der Elektroautomarkt auf dem Wachstumspfad, in den ersten drei Quartalen wurden über 75.000 Autos verkauft, davon über 21.000 elektrisch. Damit sind gut 28 Prozent der Zulassungen echte und reine E-Autos. Ich hatte es im Blog schon geschrieben, wenn einem auf einer Fahrt von Süden ins jämmerliche Hauptstadttheater dreizehn vollgepackte LKW mit Teslas aller Modelle entgegenkommen, ist das ein klares Zeichen. Wundert also wohl keinen, dass Tesla laut eigener Aussage sein Model Y als meistverkauftes Modell für den Monat auf Platz eins gebracht hat. Und ja, wer unbedingt so eine Kiste will: schaut in die App, einige Modelle sind, mal kurzfristig, mal eher länger, innerhalb von wenigen Wochen lieferbar. heise online hat einen interessanten Artikel veröffentlicht, dass ein flexibler Strommarkt uns alle geldlich entlasten und auch der Klimaschutz profitieren könnte. Dabei kommt das immerwährende Thema der bidirektionalen Ladung von E-Autos, als auch Wärmepumpen und verteilte erneuerbare Energieerzeugung aufs Spiel. Nicht ganz umstritten bei den E-Autos, da das stetige Laden und Entladen aktuell im Verdacht steht, die Akkus schneller altern zu lassen. Richtig hingegen ist das Argument, dass Flexibilitätsoptionen benötigt werden, um zwischen Angebot und Nachfrage die Balance zu halten. Wenn euch interessiert, wo wir in Deutschland noch hinterherhinken und was in der EU angedacht wird, lest euch in den Link rein. Klar sind aber zwei Dinge: wir sind jetzt schon zu spät und es wird ein Vermögen kosten. Ich hatte es euch in den letzten E-Auto-News bereits kurz vorgestellt, im Center for Automotive Management (CAM) könnt ihr die Studie von Stefan Bratzel nun im Detail nachlesen. Dann habt ihr einen detaillierten Überblick, was zwischen Januar und September 2022 in Deutschland an E-Neuzulassungen gekommen ist. Völlig überraschend, dass die Zahl der SUV überwiegt... ich sage nur, such mal einen Kleinwagen oder eine Limousine! Die Hersteller setzen, um aktuelle Probleme zu vertuschen, bewusst auf diese Größe, "weil da eben Platz ist", um Dinge unterzubringen und aktuelle Unzulänglichkeiten zu kaschieren. Verklagt mich doch, wenn euch die Wahrheit nicht gefällt, liebe Autobauer - ihr kackt aktuell ohnehin ab, in sämtlichen Vergleichen... konzentriert euch lieber auf Zukunftstechnologien und Marktbedarfe! Dazu passend ein Artikel aus dem Handelsblatt (Paywall), der, was auch ich bisher total unberücksichtigt gelassen habe, das Dilemma beim Verschwinden von Kleinwagen aus dem Angebot der Automobilhersteller erzeugt. Ich muss hier in der jämmerlichsten Hauptstadt der ganzen Welt morgens auf dem Weg zum Kindergarten nur rechts und links blicken und die Aufkleber auf den Kleinst- und Kleinwagen beachten: Essen auf Rädern, mobile Seniorenbetreuung, Abholung von eingeschränkt beweglichen Kindern... und all diese Fahrzeuge haben eins gemeinsam: Wenig Platzbedarf, daher schnelle Parklückenfindung und nach getaner Arbeit schnell weiter in die nächste Querstraße. In Berlin lässt sich zusätzlich von den Amateuerpolitikern und Quotentussis in Amt und ohne Würden von Stadt und Stadtstaat noch gut erkennen, wie dumm und von mangelnder Kompetenz durchzogen Verkehrskonzepte sind; tut die Stadt doch alles, um die 1,3 Millionen Autos der 3 Millionen Einwohner loszubekommen. Und im Idealfall gehen die Einwohner mit den Autos und verlassen das Länderfinanzausgleichsarmenhaus gleich mit. Und finden woanders endlich fruchtbaren Boden und eine gewisse Erwünschtheit, auch ohne 50er Jahre Charme, den man hier im Osten der Republik definitiv haben sollte. Aber ich schweife ab, werft einen Blick in den Handelsblatt-Artikel, wie Firmen, die auf diese Kleinst- und Kleinwagen angewiesen sind, durch das Einstellen des Angebots in ihrem Geschäftsmodell und letztlich auch unserem Wohlbefinden zwangsweise eingeschränkt werden. Das kommt davon, wenn man immer nur auf Zahlen sieht und schob positive mittlerweile den Ausschlag geben, etwas zu lassen, statt sich ganzheitlich seinen Markt bewusst zu machen! Dafür hat eine Aussage des Konzerndachs Stellantis, unter dem sich die Marken Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Vauxhall und Jeep versammeln, durchblicken lassen, dass er erste Planspiele hat, in Indien erschwingliche E-Autos zu bauen, die einzig und alleine für den europäischen Markt gedacht sind. Zumindest wurde dies vom Konzernchef im Beisein von Journalisten im indischen Tech-Center so gesagt. Ich möchte, auch wenn ein Kleinwagen weit weniger Technik und in der E-Variante Teile benötigt, nochmals auf Chipmangel, Lieferketten und auch den damit verbundenen Transportwahn hinweisen - warten wir ab, was daraus wird. Und noch mal Hyundai: Im Rahmen des Programms Green NCAP wurde der IONIQ 5 mit kWh-Akkus im Labor untersucht. Gemäß den europäischen WLTP-Werten zeigte sich, dass der Hyundai bei hohen und tiefen Temperaturen niedrige Verbrauchswerte aufzeigt. Im anschließenden dynamischen Test auf der Schnellstraße sah das Bild leider anders aus, hier stieg der Verbrauch - nicht zuletzt, wegen der Heizung. Diese generiert ihre Wärme im Elektroauto nicht aus Abwärme des Verbrennungsmotors, sondern direkt aus den Akkus, damit steigt eben der Verbraucht. Je nach genutzten Verbraucher kann der Akku runter bis auf Reichweite 300 Kilometer gehen. Was man beim IONIQ 5 aber nicht vergessen dürfe, so die Tester, ist sein Design, das bedauerlicherweise auch den Luftwiderstand erhöht. Gleichwohl gab es in der Gesamtbewertung 9,4 von 10 Punkten und eine Bewertung von 5 Sternen. Jeder zweite deutsche Autofahrer (48 %) plant, innerhalb der nächsten vier Jahre privat ein neues Auto anzuschaffen. Immerhin knapp 25 % können sich vorstellen, ein E-Auto zu erwerben. Allerdings, und das ist ein klares Ergebnis der Studie, liegt die Bereitschaft, auf ein E-Auto umzusteigen, weit hinter der, erneut einen Verbrenner zu kaufen - allen staatlichen und Händler-verpflichtenden Subventionen zum Trotz. Es wird also noch ein weiter Weg, bis 2035 in der EU keine Primärenergie verbrennenden Fahrzeuge verkauft werden dürfen. Wenn ihr gerne ein E-Auto haben wollt und das Geld nicht das Problem ist, ihr aber noch am überlegen seid, wer denn nun das beste E-Auto baut, kann euch seitens des Marktforschungsunternehmen Uscale geholfen werden. 3.400 Besitzer von E-Autos wurden nach ihren Präferenzen befragt - und herausgekommen ist... eine ganze Latte an Erkenntnissen statt eines Gewinners. Zum einen wurde deutlich, dass die "alten" Modelle bei Weitem nicht aus dem Fokus gerutscht sind, z.B. der e-Golf. Zum anderen aber neuere Baureihen beliebter sind als die alten, am Beispiel BWM, der i3 kackt ab, die neuen Modelle werden super bewertet. Gut, wer mal einen alten i3 gefahren ist, so wie ich, weiß, warum alles beliebter ist, als dieses Modell... aber das ist eine andere Geschichte. Weit spannender ist aber, dass die viel zitierte Reichweitenproblematik unter E-Fahrern gar nicht so das große Ding mehr ist. Kurz aus der Umfrage entnommen: Knapp über 40 % der Befragten sehen das als Punkt, aber ohne, dass sie von ihrem Hersteller hier Handlungsbedarf sehen oder erwarten. Das Tesla, aus mir total unverständlichen Gründen, bei der Marke den ersten Platz belegt hat, muss ich nicht dazu sagen, oder? Und um es perfekt offen zu lassen, sage ich nur soviel: Polestar ist die Nummer 2. Rest unter dem Link einfach nachlesen, ich kratze mich bei einigen Dingen echt am Kopf! Während Skoda gerade mal das erste Update nach dem Werkstatt-Aufspiel-Termin für die ENYAQ-Fahrer "over the air" (ota) gepushed hat und damit aktuell viel Ärger und Häme im Netz kassiert, ist VW hier schon weiter. Allerdings ist die neueste Version, was man aus Foren und durch Gespräche mit den Vorgängen vertrauten Personen so raushört, auch eher in die Hose gegangen. Daraufhin hat VW reagiert und in einer Facebook-Gruppe von allen Testwilligen 1.000 ausgewählt. Nicht aber ohne klarzustellen, dass das alles nicht so schlimm sei und dass man als VW-Fahrer eines ID-Modells eben auch eine Hohlschuld hat. Möchte heißen, dass VW mittlerweile ermittelt hat, dass entschieden zu viele noch mit der v2.x-Software durch die Lande gurken und eben nicht in der Werkstatt waren, um auf die 3.0, die die OTA-Funktionalität mitbringt, installieren zu lassen. Klassische Holschuld eben, wenn so ein Werkstatttermin Stunden dauert. Aber anscheinend sind die Aussagen bei VW von jemand getroffen worden, der noch nie in Vollzeit beruftstätig war. Dass natürlich bei diesem Chaos, dass aktuell ENYAQ-Fahrern endlose und fehlerhafte Push-Nachrichten schickt, sie müssen sich erneut einloggen, obwohl sie das sind, genau so die Software-Tochter CARIAD (= witzigerweise: CAR, I'm digital) steckt, wie auch bei den VW-Problemen, muss man nicht erwähnen. Auch dass VW allen Beschwörungen zum Trotz hier keine Besserung vermelden kann, scheint niemanden zu verblüffen. Ich an VWs Stelle wäre hier ganz vorsichtig, die Chinesen stehen vor der Tür, auf die Koreaner haben verdammt schicke und preislich interessante Modelle, da kann schnell die Elastizität sich drehen und weg sind die Kunden. Und nun zu einem vor ein paar Automodellepochen stehengebliebenen Dummkopf, auch aus der VW-Familie: Markus Duesmann, seines Zeichen hochgespülter Audi-Chef, hat in der Zeit bekräftigt, dass er weiter an SUV-Modellen wie dem Q7 oder Q8 halten möchte. Nicht, weil sie sich bombe verkaufen, sondern, so die intelligente Aussage, sondern weil er sie "nicht massig, sondern schön" findet. Wow. 2022. Und man wundert sich, warum Frauen in der Branche nichts werden. Das alles steckt in diesem Satz - und mehr muss man meiner Meinung nach dazu auch nicht wissen. Außer, so Duesmann, dass Audi auch zunehmend elektrische SUV anbiete. Danke, Ende des Interviews. Und sollte der Duesmann mal Zeit haben, möge sein Assistent Reifenabrieb und Feinstaub durch Bremssysteme googeln und am besten heute noch die kommenden neuen Grenzwerte dazu legen, in die abendliche Postmappe, für den Chef - damit Audi nicht auch das verschläft. Und, ergänzend zu der Meldung zu Hyundai noch was zu VW und deren ID.3: Die Hochschule Wismar hat, nach einem Bericht von AUTO Straßenverkehr, am Beispiel des ID.3 im Jahresvergleich zu einem Gold TDI ermittelt, dass der Jahresschnitt des IDs bei etwas unter 15 kW auf 100 Kilometer liegt. Dieser aber im Winter um fast 30 Prozent auf gut 17 kW steigt, womit die "sommerliche" Reichweite von knapp 400 Kilometern im Winter auf knapp über 300 Kilometer sinkt. Gut, nun wissen wir hoffentlich endlich alle zwei Dinge: Die aktuellen Akkus sind nicht unbedingt kälteaffin, auch wenn sie im Unterschied zu früher durch Kälte nicht sofort auf ewig wertvolle Kilometer verlieren. Und: Wer im Auto nicht frieren will, muss Kilometerleistung aus dem Akkustand opfern. So, Ende und aus mit dem Thema! Oh, und schon wieder VW: Der MEB, der modulare Elektro-Baukasten, der an sich schon einen potentiellen internen Nachfolger hat, wird nun mit bis zu 1,5 Milliarden Euro aufgefrischt. Das soll Ladeleistungen bis zu 200 kW steigern und auch die Reichweiten erhöhen. Also werden wichtige Eckpunkte des SSP, Scalable Systems Plattform, vorgezogen. Schade nur, dass hier nirgendwo Bekämpfung von Lieferengpässen und Chipmangel als auch bessere Software im SSP verankert sind. Das alles nebst endlich realistischen Marktpreisen würde die Kunden noch mehr freuen! Und, wir bleiben in der Familie: Skoda übernimmt für alle E-Fahrzeuge, die seitens Skoda einen Liefertermin bis Ende 2022 vertraglich zugesichert bekommen haben, die "alte" Umweltbonuszahlung. Allerdings, analog zu dem Vorgehen bei VW, müssen hier auch die Händler kleine kooperative Opfer bringen, um dies umzusetzen. Wenn also dein ENYAQ ein vertraglich zugesichertes Lieferdatum bis 31.12.2022 hatte, aber nicht kam, sprich mal mit deinem Händler. Der Chef der DEKRA bekräftigt, dass er nicht glaubt, dass das Verbrenner-Aus 2035 durchsetzbar sein wird. Die nötige Infrastruktur würde fehlen, um die Spritschlucker zu beseitigen. Daher wird die DEKRA weiterhin Personal mit diesem Wissen einstellen und es auch intern halten. Und, was ich immer sage, wir sind Autonation und keiner fährt seine Autos so lange wie wir - auch daher wird es mit Sicherheit bis 2048 Mischbetrieb und danach die bisherigen H-Kennzeichenhalter geben. Klarer Fall, die DEKRA hat schon irgendwie recht. Nio, der chinesische Autohersteller, der auf Wechselakkus statt Ladesäulen setzt, hat nun weltweit die 1.200 Wechselstation eröffnet. Drei davon sind nun auch in Deutschland zu finden. Schön ist hierbei, wer im Betrieb feststellt, dass die ursprünglich gewählte Akku-Kapazität doch zu optimistisch eingeschätzt wurde, kann mit dem nächsten Wechselvorgang wahlweise rauf oder runter wechseln - wenn auch mit entsprechend verbundenen Kosten. Ein Freund von mir fährt einen CUPRA BORN - und ist super zufrieden damit. Ihm widme ich die nächste Meldung: Dank E-Autos ist das VW-Werk in Zwickau nun bei einem Produktionsrekord angekommen: im Schnitt 1.400 Fahrzeuge pro Tag. Das lässt sich sehen, auch der öffentlich zugängliche Ladepark ist, so mein Freund, eine Augenweide. Auch die DA Direkt Versicherung hat in einer bundesweiten Umfrage das Verhältnis zum Auto untersucht. 84 % geben dem Ganzen einen hohen Stellenwert wegen individueller Mobilität. Und Wissing plant das 49-Euro-Ticket für April. Großes Kino! Apropos: in ländlichen Gegenden sind es sogar 91 %, die diesem Argument folgen. Interessant ist die Aussage, dass die Wenignutzung des Kfz auf die hohen Benzinpreise zurückzuführen ist. 40 % äußern sich positiv über E-Autos, allerdings ist die Hälfte verschreckt, ob der hohen Preise. Nun gut, die Zeichen mehren sich, dass die Käuferstreiks kommen, da sollen auch ein paar Schnäppchen machbar sein. Allerdings sind 70 % immer noch davon überzeugt, dass das nächste Auto - wieder - ein Verbrenner wird. Kurzer Blick über den Teich zu einem Bericht von CNBC: Ford baut massiv die Eigenproduktion von Bauteilen für die E-Mobilität aus. Damit soll der bei gut 40 % liegende Abbau von Arbeitskräften aufgefangen werden, die für den E-Bau von LKW und PKW nicht mehr gebraucht werden würden. Ich wette, dass Trump seit dieser Meldung Mahnwache vor der Firmenzentrale steht...! An sich hatte ich eine Meldung zur Erhöhung der kW-Kosten bei den Superchargern dabei, doch mittlerweile hat der Twitter-Chef schon wieder die Preise gesenkt - und sie dann bis auf Randzeiten doch wieder erhöht hat. Somit hat fast jeder Supercharger-Park seine eigenen Preismodelle. Macht aber auch nichts, bei den "normalen" E-Auto-Fahrern macht sich EnBW aktuell unbeliebt mit den neuen Preisen, die ab 2023 kommen werden. Allerdings ist dies nicht der einzige Anbieter, der schraubt - spannend ist nur zu sehen, ob ein sinkender Strompreis dann auch wieder auf die Nutzer umgelegt werden wird. Ach so, ganz kurz: Tesla hat mittlerweile weltweit 40.000 Supercharger in Betrieb. Polestar, die chinesisch-schwedische Tochter von Volvo, hat nun den 100.000 Polestar 2 produziert. Ich hatte schon berichtet, dass sie mittlerweile Pläne für weitere Modelle von 3 bis 6 haben, da kommt also noch ganz schön was auf uns zu. Aber gerade bei Polestar braucht jetzt keiner kommen und über hohe Preise jammern - wenn Volvo mit seinem Sicherheitskonzept mit an Board ist... Und da ist dann noch der Münchner Autovermieter Sixt, der sich öffentlich rechtfertigen muss, ob seiner E-Auto-Großbestellung für die Flotte, die aus China kommen wird. Laut einem Bericht der Autoindustrie werden in den nächsten Jahren über 100.000 Modelle bei BYD bestellt. Dazu gibt es auch ein Interview im manager magazin (leider hinter der Paywall), dass nur zusätzlich zu den europäischen Bestellungen bestellt wird. Auch baue Sixt eine eigene Ladeinfrastruktur auf - und möchte damit den Wechsel auf E beschleunigen. Auch Vitesco, die von Continental ausgegliederte und hoffentlich nicht durch den 40 TB Hack ebenfalls geleakte Tochter für E-Mobilität, hat für Elektrifizierung bis 2026 Pläne, um fünf Milliarden Euro zu erzielen. Im Bereich elektrischer Antriebe werden uns hierbei große Fortschritte und wesentliche Änderungen in Aussicht gestellt, um die Gesamteffizient des elektrischen Fahrens quasi zu verbessern. Bleibt zu hoffen, dass Stierle ein glücklicheres Händchen mit seinen Aussagen hat, als andere Conti-Vorstände, aus deren Ideen und Visionen außer Schulden nichts geworden sind. Und zum Rauskehren ein kleiner Lacher: BYD, die ihre Mittelklassekisten in Deutschland zu einem 70k Aufwärtspreis an den Mann bringen wollen, will, wohl gemerkt, nach eigenen Aussagen, in 2023 eine neue Premiumlinie erweitern. Wenn sie parallel dazu ihre aktuellen drei Modelle um die Hälfte verbilligen und damit auf Marktniveau ankommen, könnte der Plan klappen. Das neue Logo aber gar nicht unter sechsstellig auf den deutschen Markt zu bringen, könnte auch für die tapferen Chinesen ein schnelles Aus auf ganzer Linie bedeuten. Wie es mit E-Autos aus fernen Ländern so läuft, kann ich euch hoffentlich bald in einem Podcast-Interview verdeutlichen. Tja, das war es wieder für heute. Ich sammle flott weiter für euch, damit wir in ein paar Wochen wieder eine pointierte Zusammenfassung der besten und wichtigsten Meldungen rund um das E-Auto und dessen Markt und Infrastruktur beleuchten können...! Ach, bei der Vitesco-Meldung ist mir aus meiner Automobil-Vergangenheit noch ein Brüller eingefallen: Woran erkennt man einen absolut einfältigen Manager? Nein, nicht daran, dass sein CV über seltsame Bande in ein Unternehmen gespült wird und selbst nach neun Monaten, in denen sich der Lebenslauf auf einem C-Level-Schreibtisch verschüttet befand, noch zu haben ist. Nein, viel schlimmer: dass er, allen Stereotypen eines Amis folgen, keine Ahnung von dem deutschen Alleingang namens "Milliarde" hat - und sich dann bei Aufklärung komplett verarscht vorkommt... ach ja... in diesem Moment hätte ich gerne einen durchsetzungsstarken Chef an meiner Seite gehabt, statt einer Quotenregelung... war aber auch so lustig! Machts gut, auf bald und bleibt gesund! PodCast abonnieren: | direkt | iTunes | Spotify | Google | amazon | STOLZ PRODUZIERT UND AUFGENOMMEN MIT Ultraschall5 Folge direkt herunterladen

Einmal im Jahr ist „CEO-Zeit“ im Mitarbeiter-Podcast: Diesmal spricht der Audi Chef über Veränderungen in einem Umfeld, das gerade ziemlich unsicher ist, Entscheidungen wie den Formel-1-Einstieg, die nicht immer direkt nachvollziehbar sind, und darüber, wie Audi in der aktuellen politischen Situation zu China steht. Und natürlich will Moderatorin Brigitte Theile wissen, wie das mit dem Tempolimit gemeint war und ob es Audi in zehn Jahren noch geben wird. Stromverbrauch Audi Q8 e-tron (kombiniert) in kWh/100 km: 24,4–19,5; CO2-Emissionen (kombiniert) in g/km: 0. Angaben zu den Kraftstoff-/Stromverbräuchen und CO2-Emissionen bei Spannbreiten in Abhängigkeit von der gewählten Ausstattung des Fahrzeugs. Für das Fahrzeug liegen nur Verbrauchs- und Emissionswerte nach WLTP und nicht nach NEFZ vor. Angaben zu den Kraftstoff- und Stromverbräuchen und den offiziellen spezifischen CO2-Emissionen neuer Personenkraftwagen können dem „Leitfaden über den Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen“ entnommen werden, der an allen Verkaufsstellen unentgeltlich erhältlich ist. Und bei der DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern oder unter www.dat.de.”

Ein Auto-Chef, der autofreie Tage fordert, aber gleichzeitig den Einstieg bei der Formel 1 plant. Sauber!

We wake up on a Friday morning expecting that our good friend Brian Kramer is poised and ready to complete a vehicle transaction in the metaverse! Tons to talk about around the world of news, including some resilient workers in the Ukraine keeping automotive rolling.NIL (Name, Image, & Likeness During March Madness is in play for First TimeDollar Shave Club, Wing Stop, Great Clips, Sheets and GigglesMortgage rates top 4% for the first time since 2019Rates climbed ahead of the feds decision to raise benchmark rates .25“Banks borrow from each other at the Fed's benchmark federal-funds rate, which in turn influences borrowing costs for all manner of consumer and corporate debt.”Ukraine workers are still producing wiring harnesses next to bomb sheltersAudi CEO Markus Duesmann “Many of our suppliers, especially for wiring harnesses, were in Ukraine, or are in Ukraine. They are desperately — even with the people staying there, which is incredible — trying to produce, and doing so always close to a bomb shelter," Duesmann said stoically. "They try to produce, which is an enormous achievement [for] a really proud and brave people there."Netflix to crack down on account sharingUp to 3 ‘sub accounts'Testing in Costa Rica and Peru ($3 and 2.10)Sign up for the ASOTU Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/Listen to other episodes: https://www.asotu.com/media/podcastsRead the most recent Daily Push Back email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-emailShare positive dealer stories: https://www.asotu.com/positivity#automotivenews #automotiveindustry #retail #ev #tech #asotu #interestrates #metaverse #inflation

Chipmangel, E-Mobilität, Corona: Die Automobilindustrie war schon vor dem Krieg in der Ukraine mit vielen Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Nun ruhen nicht nur Fabriken in Russland, es fehlen auch in deutschen Werken Teile aus der Ukraine. In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Audi-Chef Markus Duesmann über den Umbruch in der Autoindustrie und die aktuelle Lage für seine Premiummarke – denn trotz aller Probleme hat Audi ein gutes Jahr hinter sich. Duesmann ist seit Amtsantritt vor zwei Jahren vor allem mit Krisenmanagement beschäftigt. Das Interview besteht diesmal aus zwei Teilen: Das erste Gespräch fand vor Ausbruch des Krieges statt; deshalb haben wir mit dem Audi-Chef noch einmal gesprochen, und er erklärt, wie Audi und seine Zulieferer diese Krise erleben. // Börsenupdate mit n-tv-Expertin Katja Dofel: Erholte Märkte – wie geht es jetzt weiter? +++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Hallo und herzlich Willkommen, jeden Tag hast Du mit Sonderabfall zu tun! Einen kleinen Einblick in diese besondere Nische der Abfallwirtschaft bekommst Du heute bei meinem Interview mit Ralf Duesmann. Du findest das Thema Sonderabfall interessant? Lass es mich gerne wissen, ich bereite dazu gerne noch weitere Themen auf. Den Kontakt zu Ralf findest Du nachfolgend: Ralf Duesmann Telefon: +49 421 6266 247 Mobil: +49 170 7626 480 Mail: ralf.duesmann@nehlsen.com Du möchtest noch passendere Inhalte für Dich? Mit einer kleinen Umfrage kannst Du mir hier einfach Deine Wünsche äußern. Die Umfrage findest Du hier: https://bit.ly/Umfrage-fuer-dich Wenn Du jemanden kennst, für den dieser Podcast ebenfalls interessant sein kann, dann sende derjenigen Person doch gerne den Link zu dieser Folge. Ich bedanke mich schon jetzt dafür bei Dir! Übrigens, wenn Du eine Rezension hinterlässt, hilfst Du mir dem Podcast noch mehr Reichweite zu geben. So können wir gemeinsam die Mission, die Abfallwirtschaft und damit einhergehend das Thema Umweltschutz noch Mainstream-tauglicher zu gestalten. Ich freue mich auch riesig, wenn Du mit mir in Kontakt trittst, die Möglichkeiten dazu findest Du hier: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/Sascha-auf-linkedin Facebook: https://bit.ly/Sascha-auf-facebook Liebe Grüße und nur das beste für DICH! Dein Sascha Richter #abfallistsexy #nachhaltigkeitistsexy #umweltschutzistsexy

Hallo und herzlich Willkommen, jeden Tag hast Du mit Sonderabfall zu tun! Einen kleinen Einblick in diese besondere Nische der Abfallwirtschaft bekommst Du heute bei meinem Interview mit Ralf Duesmann. Du findest das Thema Sonderabfall interessant? Lass es mich gerne wissen, ich bereite dazu gerne noch weitere Themen auf. Den Kontakt zu Ralf bekommst Du in den Shownotes der kommenden Folge. Du möchtest noch passendere Inhalte für Dich? Mit einer kleinen Umfrage kannst Du mir hier einfach Deine Wünsche äußern. Die Umfrage findest Du hier: https://bit.ly/Umfrage-fuer-dich Wenn Du jemanden kennst, für den dieser Podcast ebenfalls interessant sein kann, dann sende derjenigen Person doch gerne den Link zu dieser Folge. Ich bedanke mich schon jetzt dafür bei Dir! Übrigens, wenn Du eine Rezension hinterlässt, hilfst Du mir dem Podcast noch mehr Reichweite zu geben. So können wir gemeinsam die Mission, die Abfallwirtschaft und damit einhergehend das Thema Umweltschutz noch Mainstream-tauglicher zu gestalten. Ich freue mich auch riesig, wenn Du mit mir in Kontakt trittst, die Möglichkeiten dazu findest Du hier: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/Sascha-auf-linkedin Facebook: https://bit.ly/Sascha-auf-facebook Liebe Grüße und nur das beste für DICH! Dein Sascha Richter #abfallistsexy #nachhaltigkeitistsexy #umweltschutzistsexy

Show #1195. If you get any value from this podcast please consider supporting my work on Patreon. Plus all Patreon supporters get their own unique ad-free podcast feed. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 30th August. It's Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. 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. GM CHEVY BOLT EV BATTERY FIX COULD BRING MORE RANGE - Owners of 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV models have had to contend with a reduced driving range for many months, as GM attempted to find a remedy for a battery related fire issue that culminated with a plan to replace all battery modules. - Now GM has confirmed that it's stepping up by offering a significant range boost for those earlier Bolt EVs.  In a communication to some owners sent over the weekend—spotted by friends of Green Car Reports—the automaker emphasized that the all-new lithium-ion battery modules installed in older Bolt EVs will offer “GM's most advanced Bolt chemistry.” - Their pending 8-percent boost in battery capacity is described as “resulting in a range improvement in equivalent driving conditions,” and includes a new 8-year/100,000-mile limited parts warranty covering the battery after the module replacement. - Think of it this way: It's not unusual to see 10 percent battery degradation after a few years of EV ownership. Now for the inconvenience, any range drop will be erased, and they'll likely be getting more range than the cars did when new. For a company that's depending on the reputation of its upcoming Ultium EVs for a decade of growth, that sounds like a smart move. Original Source : https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1133416_gm-chevy-bolt-ev-battery-fix-could-bring-many-owners-more-range-than-they-originally-had CHINESE BATTERY MAKER SAYS IT'S READY TO PRODUCE COBALT-FREE EV BATTERIES - one problem with most electric vehicles: they depend on lithium-ion batteries made with heavy metals like cobalt - A Chinese company called SVOLT claims it's ready to start producing a cobalt-free battery at scale. At the Chengdu Motor Show, the firm showed off an 82.5KWh capacity power pack inside a vehicle from Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors. Under normal temperatures, SVOLT says its battery can deliver approximately 373 miles of range on a single charge and allow a car to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in under five seconds. Original Source : https://www.engadget.com/svolt-colbalt-free-battery-scale-production-234534595.html SVOLT UNVEILS COBALT-FREE BATTERY, CLAIMING FIRST COMPANY TO REACH 'SERIES PRODUCTION' - The company currently employs nearly 3,000 people worldwide, half of whom work in research and development (R&D). In fact, SVOLT has shared that over the past several years, it has dedicated 1,200 R&D personnel to cobalt-free batteries alone. - According to a press release from SVOLT, the manufacturer unveiled what it calls “the world's first cobalt-free battery pack to reach series production.” - However, while SVOLT should be recognized for bringing its EV pack to production, it's tough to justify its claim as the first. For example, Tesla removed cobalt from its lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries last year for the Standard Range Model 3 in China alongside CATL. Panasonic was also developing similar techniques alongside Tesla earlier this year. Original Source : https://electrek.co/2021/08/30/svolt-unveils-cobalt-free-battery-claiming-first-company-to-reach-series-production/ ANOTHER TESLA REPORTEDLY USING AUTOPILOT HITS A PARKED POLICE CAR - Another Tesla has hit an emergency vehicle, apparently while using the Autopilot driver-assist feature, adding to a problem that is already the subject of a federal safety probe. - The Florida Highway Patrol reported the accident just before 5 in the morning Saturday along Interstate 4 in Orlando. No one was seriously injured in the crash, though the Tesla did narrowly miss hitting a state trooper as he left his car to assist another driver who had broken down on the highway. - "The driver stated that [the Tesla] was in Autopilot mode," said the report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Original Source : https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/30/business/tesla-crash-police-car/index.html THE PLYBERTRUCK IS A TESLA CYBERTRUCK REPLICA MADE WITH WOODEN PANELS - since its unveiling in 2019, the tesla cybertruck has racked up a lot of interest with creatives around the world continuously dreaming up new iterations of the vehicle. with production pushed to 2022, the longing to have one has increased significantly among fans, inciting them to create their own version of the long-awaited truck. such is the case of the plybertruck, a cybertruck replica that ditches the car's stainless steel body and replaces it with wood. - the plybertruck by CJ cromwell was created to participate in the gambler 500 rally - under the plybertruck's wooden body there's a first-generation acura MDX, as reported by carscoops. ‘so while it's obviously not electric like the real cybertruck, we have no doubt that it met the $500 purchase cost cap,' Original Source : https://www.designboom.com/technology/plybertruck-cybertruck-wooden-panels-08-30-2021/ BIPARTISAN TEXAS LAW SMOOTHS THE PATH TOWARD A MORE VIBRANT EV MARKET - On September 1, a bill that helps businesses build a better, brighter future for electric vehicles in Texas will become state law. - SB 1202, makes it possible for companies or individuals that own or operate equipment used solely for electric vehicle charging services to avoid being regulated as electric utilities or electric retail providers. - Electric vehicle charging stations are different. EV owners are not reliant on any particular stand-alone charging station; they use any given charging station and have no further relationship with it after they depart. Any regulatory framework for charging stations should be tailored to what Texas regulators and drivers want from the nascent charging marketplace. - The new law will help ease Texas EV owners' worries about long distance travel — one of the most common barriers to EV ownership. Without the possibility of utility-style regulation, EV charging companies can now develop charging stations more quickly and extensively. Original Source : https://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/2021/08/30/bipartisan-texas-law-smooths-the-path-toward-a-more-vibrant-ev-market/ IDEANOMICS TO BUY EV FLEET MAKER VIA MOTORS IN $450M ALL-STOCK DEAL - Ideanomics, a fintech and electric mobility firm based in New York, has added to its list of acquisitions: commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Via Motors (in an all-stock deal valued at $450 million). - Ideanomics has been aggressively purchasing mobility businesses this year, as it seeks to build out vertically integrated offerings for fleet operators and transit authorities transitioning to electric vehicles. - This year alone, Ideanomics has completed acquisitions of US Hybrid, a manufacturer of electric powertrain components and fuel cell engines; EV tractor maker Solectrac, which builds the only American-made electric tractor; Utah-based wireless charging company Wave - Via designs and manufacturers electric vans and trucks for short- and middle-mile delivery, using a modular, “skateboard” style architecture across three vehicle models. Original Source : https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/30/ideanomics-to-buy-ev-fleet-maker-via-motors-in-450m-all-stock-deal/ AUDI MAKING ROADS SAFER WITH DEPLOYMENT OF C-V2X TECH - Audi's use of cellular vehicle-to-everything technology (C-V2X), which was announced in April and has now been tested in Alpharetta, Georgia - C-V2X works by utilizing 4G LTE or 5G cellular networks, thereby transmitting wireless signals between cars, pedestrians' mobile devices, and objects like traffic lights. This way, a vehicle can obtain information about its surroundings and feed the driver with warnings to slow down if, for example, they entered a school zone. - Audi worked with Qualcomm, a wireless technology company, and Commsignia, a software systems provider, to test C-V2X tech in a 2021 Audi e-tron Sportback. Original Source : https://carbuzz.com/news/audi-making-roads-safer-with-deployment-of-c-v2x-tech AUDI CEO SEES BETTER ODDS OF U.S. PRODUCTION AS VW GROUP ELECTRIFIES - Audi's chances of building vehicles in the U.S. are rising as parent Volkswagen Group electrifies its lineup, the premium brand's CEO, Markus Duesmann, said. VW Group's strategy to bring down the cost of electric vehicles involves developing common platforms to underpin models across its many brands to conserve costs. - Since these architectures will be used all over the world, "the potential to put an Audi car, production-wise, into the U.S. is even higher than now," Duesmann said Friday on Bloomberg Television. "The likelihood of us producing in the U.S. is there." - Last month, CEO Herbert Diess told Bloomberg TV that the company will decide this quarter on building more electric models in the country. Original Source : https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/audi-ceo-sees-better-odds-us-production-vw-group-electrifies DS AUTOMOBILES TO BECOME A PURE-ELECTRIC BRAND FROM 2024 ONWARDS Original Source : https://electriccarsreport.com/2021/08/ds-automobiles-to-become-a-pure-electric-brand-from-2024-onwards/ ELECTRIC CAR BEATS HYDROGEN: VOLKSWAGEN EXPLAINS Original Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/cars/electricity-beats-hydrogen-volkswagen-explains-favouring-latter-again/articleshow/85764547.cms QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM As cars like the IONIQ 5 and trucks like the Ford F-150 Lighting arrive being able to draw power from the traction battery, what will you power from your EV in the future? Email me your thoughts and I'll read them out on Sunday – hello@evnewsdaily.com It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. 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Show #1157.   If you get any value from this podcast please consider supporting my work on Patreon. Plus all Patreon supporters get their own unique ad-free podcast feed.   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Tuesday 27thJuly. It's  Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   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.   LUCID GOES PUBLIC   - Shares of luxury electric vehicle start-up Lucid Motors rose nearly 10% on Monday following their Nasdaq debut as the race to populate the world's roads and highways with electric vehicles continues to heat up.   - The startup received about $4.4 billion in cash from the transaction, after expenses, according to reports. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has invested more than $1 billion in Lucid. It will own about 60% of the company. The reverse-merger deal, which faced last-minute challenges being approved due to difficulties communicating to retail investors holding the stock to vote, values Lucid at around $24 billion.   - The Lucid Air has a price tag of around $70,000 after tax credits, while the Air Dream Edition will cost $162,000. The EV features an autonomous driving system with 32 sensors including long-distance Lidar   Original Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/lucid-motors-set-to-debut-with-valuation-of-around-24-billion/ar-AAMzfuL   PLUGIN VEHICLES HIT 19% MARKET SHARE IN EUROPE IN JUNE   - The European passenger plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, having gotten over 237,000 registrations in June and over a million registrations YTD   - Last month's plugin vehicle share of the overall auto market was 19% (10% full electrics/BEVs), which pulled the 2021 plugin vehicle (PEV) share to 16% (7.6% for BEVs alone).   - #1 Tesla Model 3 — The sports sedan had another peak month, scoring 26,178 deliveries in June, its best performance ever in Europe and the second best performance ever by an EV in this market, only behind the 28,110 units of the ID.3 that Volkswagen registered (or, should I say, pre-registered) last December.   - #2 Renault Zoe — Its 8,244 deliveries in June show that the French hatchback is recovering its good form. This is its best score this year.   - #3 Volkswagen ID.3 — The German hatchback is slowly returning to form as well, getting 7,101 deliveries last month, its best score in 2021.   - #4 Volkswagen ID.4 — Sitting on the vortex of the current hottest trends (plugins and compact crossovers), much is expected from the new Volkswagen, especially considering that its ID.3 sibling is yet to fill the Volkswagen Golf's admittedly big shoes. … In June, the Volkswagen crossover had 6,619 registrations.   - Still outside the top 20, a mention is due for the first full month of two important models, with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 retro-futuristic XXL hatchback scoring 1,102 registrations, while the attractive Audi Q4 e-tron had 1,869 registrations in June   Original Source : https://cleantechnica.com/2021/07/25/plugin-vehicles-hit-19-market-share-in-europe-in-june-tesla-model-3-has-best-month-ever/   NEW MERCEDES EQE SUV CONFIRMED FOR LAUNCH IN 2022   - Mercedes has confirmed that a third pure-electric SUV will arrive in 2022 with the launch of the Tesla Model X-rivalling EQE SUV.   - It won't be the largest Mercedes electric SUV we'll see in the coming years, but it will be positioned towards the top end of the company's EV line-up, sitting above the EQC and the smaller EQA and EQB SUVs when it arrives.   - The EQE badge will be shared across a large saloon and the SUV.   - From the A-pillars back, the SUV takes on more traditional 4x4 proportions. Compared to the EQC, styling changes include a stubbier bonnet, longer wheelbase and a more swept-back cabin.The EQE will sit on the same EVA2 underpinnings as the EQS limo. It also marks a shift away from the conventions set by the EQC, which uses a modified version of the GLC's platform rather than dedicated electric architecture.   - As well as ensuring the EQE is able to accommodate a large battery, Mercedes has also been prioritising ultra-rapid recharging with the new architecture.   Original Source : https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/352810/new-mercedes-eqe-suv-confirmed-launch-2022   THE UK'S FIRST EV-ONLY TRACKDAY   - This is an exclusive event for EV owners to drive their vehicles on track. Llandow is perfect for all levels of driver and offers some technically challenging corners even though it's smaller than most other UK tracks.   - The number of cars on track at any one time will be very limited. We've invited Ed Moore and his team of driver coaches from Motorsport Events/Stay Sharp along. They will be on hand all day to give help and advice on and off track. This is the perfect chance to find out how your car performs on track in a relaxed atmosphere with like-minded EV owners. No earplugs required!   - This is also the very first time a trackday has been organised exclusively for Electric Vehicles in the UK, so you'll be making history!   - The nearest Tesla Superchargers are 11 miles from Llandow at Sarn services   - £180.00 Inc VAT   Original Source : https://www.tevo.solutions/events/the-uks-first-ev-only-trackday---18th-august-2021    VW PUSHES AHEAD WITH 'SUPER PLATFORM' FOR SELF-DRIVING ELECTRIC CARS   - Volkswagen Group will produce 40 million vehicles on its new electric "super platform" that will replace combustion-engine and full-electric platforms used by its brands including VW, Skoda, Seat, Audi and Porsche.   - The automaker is accelerating the development of the Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) despite having only recently started the rollouts of its MEB electric platform for volume EVs and its PPE architecture for upscale electric cars.   - VW Group's development chief Markus Duesmann, who is also Audi's CEO, said the design of the SSP platform with its differing 'modules,' battery sizes and body lengths will allow plenty of brand differentiation.   - "We will reduce today's complexity by about 50 percent. And I think you can understand what this means for us in terms of economies of scale," Duesmann said.   - "By the end of this decade, we will have rolled out as SSP across all of our core segments and all brand groups," Duesmann said. By 2030, cars on the SSP platform would "already cover a bigger volume than PPE and MEB put together," he said.   Original Source : https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/vw-pushes-ahead-super-platform-self-driving-electric-cars   GOOD LUCK GETTING A STATE REBATE ON YOUR NEW ELECTRIC CAR   - Sam Dudley of Encino knows that California government has gone all in on zero-emission vehicles. So has he. He's all about cutting back on greenhouse gases.In May, Dudley splurged on a new electric car, a metallic black Chevy Bolt EV LT. He loves it.But now it's July, and the after-school program director, 39, wonders when the state will make good on the EV-incentive rebate money it owes him.He figures he's due $4,500. He might have to wait until next year for a check to arrive, he said a rebate program representative told him by phone. And, he was warned, he and thousands of others might not get back as much money as promised, or might not receive any money at all.   Original Source : https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-07-23/good-luck-getting-a-state-rebate-on-your-new-electric-car   EUROPE TO BOOST BATTERY PRODUCTION AS ELECTRIC-VEHICLE SHIFT ACCELERATES   - If Europe is going to shift to electric cars, it will need lots of batteries. After years of slow progress, there are now plans to invest 40 billion euros (S$64 billion) in 38 European factories that could turn out 1,000 gigawatt hours of batteries per year,   - With average battery capacity of 60 kilowatt hours, that would be enough to power 16.7 million vehicles   - EU Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic recently said the planned factories put the EU "well on track to achieve open strategic autonomy in this critical sector".   - Europe has domestic sources of lithium, notably in the Czech Republic and Germany, but it will also probably have to depend on imports.  Mr Montique said Europe would likely end up "developing supply agreements with markets where there are abundant resources, favourable diplomatic ties, and strong investment frameworks" to reduce the threat of shortages.   Original Source : https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/transport/europe-to-boost-battery-production-as-electric-vehicle-shift-accelerates   POLESTAR TO LAUNCH IN FURTHER NINE MARKETS   - wedish electric performance car brand Polestar said Monday that it will launch in a further nine markets in 2021 and double its retail locations to support the brand's continuing growth.   - The brand currently has city-center retail locations under its Polestar Spaces concept, but is introducing larger, easy-to-access out-of-town locations where the company can also hand over customers' cars, in a new concept called Polestar Destinations   - by the end of 2021 it will be present in 18 countries and have up to 100 retail locations,   Original Source : https://www.marketwatch.com/story/swedish-electric-car-brand-polestar-to-launch-in-further-nine-markets-double-retail-locations-271627299496   A ROBOT THAT CHARGES ELECTRIC CARS BY ITSELF   - The Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria teamed up with the ARTI Robots start-up and the electric vehicle service ALVERI to develop “ALVERI - CharBo” – a robot capable of charging parked electric cars without human supervision.  The robot can move autonomously between the cars, recognize charging connections, and plug in. Electric vehicles are on the rise, and so is the demand for charging infrastructure. This creates a noticeable disparity, which this robot aims to fix.   - At the moment, the charging lid of the vehicle needs to be kept open, so the robot recognises that it needs to be charged. In the future, the team plans to remove this inconvenience, by establishing some sort of communication between the vehicle and the robot, either through an app or something else.   Original Source : https://www.themayor.eu/en/a/view/graz-university-of-technology-presents-a-robot-that-charges-electric-cars-by-itself-8491   QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM   With 2877 Superchargers globally and 25000 stalls, what do you think about Tesla's plan to open up the network to everyone?   Email me your thoughts and I'll read them out on Sunday – hello@evnewsdaily.com   It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast.   And  if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing.   Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I'll catch you tomorrow and remember…there's no such thing as a self-charging hybrid.   PREMIUM PARTNERS PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE BRAD CROSBY PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI AUDI CINCINNATI EAST VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST NATIONALCARCHARGING.COM and ALOHACHARGE.COM DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL RICHARD AT RSEV.CO.UK – FOR BUYING AND SELLING EVS IN THE UK EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM/

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It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   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. WEDNESDAY   FORD'S FORTHCOMING BATTERY-ELECTRIC TRUCK TO BE CALLED 'F-150 LIGHTNING' On Twitter @mrlevine Mike Levine, Ford North America Product Communications manager: "BAM! Get ready for the all-electric, all-new Ford F-150 Lightning to be revealed on May 19 at 930 pm ET. ime to take electric and turn it into Lightning. Quicker than the original F-150 SVT Lightning yet able to work as hard as today’s trucks. Awesome!"   "Ford Motor Co.'s battery-electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck is coming — and now it has a name. The Blue Oval revealed Monday that the truck will be dubbed "F-150 Lightning." The vehicle itself will be unveiled May 19 via a livestreamed event from Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn." says The Detroit News: "F-150 Lightning is part of Ford's initial portfolio of electric vehicles that includes the Mustang Mach-E, which launched at the end of last year, and the forthcoming electric version of the Transit van."   https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2021/05/10/ford-announces-name-reveal-date-upcoming-battery-electric-f-150/5020845001/   MERCEDES-BENZ CONCEPT EQT "The Mercedes-Benz Concept EQT previews the brand’s new T-Class MPV, the electric version of which will be the ninth model from its EQ sub-brand" says Autocar today: "Set to rival the Volkswagen Caddy, Citroen Berlingo and Vauxhall Combo when UK sales get underway in 2022, the new model has been developed in partnership with Renault; the T-Class is twinned with the third-generation Kangoo, while the EQT is a sister model to the recently announced Kangoo E-Tech Electric. Mercedes-Benz’s Van division is planned to offer the choice of either a standard wheelbase in combination with a five-seat layout or, as previewed by the Concept EQT, an extended wheelbase with a seven-seat layout. Entry to the front is via front-hinged doors, while rear access is via a set of sliding doors, electronically operated on the concept but set to be manual on the production version."   101hp and 45kWh battery.   So: EQC, EQV, EQA, EQS and EQB, EQE, EQE SUV and EQS SUV. .   https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mercedes-benz-concept-eqt-previews-electric-t-class   UK’S LARGEST EV CHARGING HUB SET TO ELECTRIFY BRENT CROSS The 236-bay hub will be installed in Brent Cross Shopping Centre car park. The chargers, which will be operated and maintained by Franklin Energy on the LiFe Network, will be supplied by EVBox and installed over a number of phases. The first phase, which is due to complete later this year, will see the installation of 50 fast charging points (22kW AC) and two ultra-rapid charging points (350 kW DC)   The fast chargers take 1-2 hours to fully charge a car battery, providing ample time for customers to enjoy the many retail and leisure offerings available at Brent Cross and complements the average time taken for a visit, which, prior to the pandemic, averaged at 95 minutes.(1)   https://franklinenergy.co.uk/uks-largest-ev-charging-hub-set-to-electrify-brent-cross/   RENAULT CONSIDERS INTRODUCING BATTERY-SWAPPING IN ITS ELECTRIC CARS "Renault is considering introducing a battery-swapping capability in its electric cars, potentially becoming the first big carmaker to embrace the technology." reports the Financial Times today: "Chief executive Luca de Meo told the Financial Times’ Future of the Car Summit on Tuesday he is assessing plans to adopt the technology, which would significantly cut waiting times at recharging stations. The battery-swapping technology also allows manufacturers to decouple the cost of batteries from new electric vehicles, preventing drivers from being concerned about depreciating battery capacity or value."   Read more here: https://www.ft.com/content/cac5c438-900a-46ee-9564-43aa905db4b6   AUDI BOSS THINKS ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL BE HALF OF THE MARKET BY 2030 "Since, 2018, Audi has introduced, the e-tron SUV, the e-tron Sportback, sportier “S” variants of both, the e-tron GT, the Q4 e-tron, Q4 e-tron Sportback, and the all-new A6 e-tron Concept. Audi has developed more new EVs in the past couple of years than Tesla has developed in its entire existence." points out the website Quattrodaily - so, they'll be a little biased!: "According Audi CEO Markus Duesmann, electric vehicles will make up half of the automotive market by 2030. In fact, Duesmann sees such a massive shift in the demand for electric vehicles that, as long as the infrastructure can support it, he doesn’t see a reason why any customer would want internal combustion if electric vehicles are available."   https://www.quattrodaily.com/audi-boss-thinks-electric-vehicles-will-be-half-of-the-market-by-2030/   FRANCE WRITES-OFF CHADEMO STANDARD IN NEW LEGISLATION "The end of the CHAdeMO fast-charging standard is on the horizon in France. While a 2017-decree made CHAdeMO mandatory for DC-charging stations alongside CCS and Type 2 by the end of 2024, the government has now revised its plans." writes electrive: "The decree, published in its revised form earlier this month, ends the requirement to implement the Japanese standard. From now on, only CCS for DC charging and Type 2 for AC charging (22 kW) is considered mandatory for newly installed and replaced fast-charging stations in France. The French decree further stresses the requirement of interoperability and introduces obligations in terms of quality of service. CPOs and networks must make their commitments public, for example, “report periodically” on the quality levels achieved."   https://www.electrive.com/2021/05/10/france-writes-off-chademo-standard-in-new-legislation/   ARE ELECTRIC FIRE TRUCKS IN THE NEAR FUTURE? "However, it wasn’t until recently that innovators began to apply electric technology to emergency vehicles. Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group." says Clean Fleet Report: "However, the vehicle isn’t fully electric. It’s a series plug-in hybrid like the Chevrolet Volt. Volvo Penta, which has created electric powertrains for a variety of applications, will power the Revolutionary Technology fire truck. The electric drive unit is based on one use in terminal tractors. To test durability, Rosenbauer will also test three more trucks in Berlin, Amsterdam and Dubai. The truck features two electric motors with a total output of 490 horsepower...quick-charge batteries with a charging capacity of 100 to 150 kilowatts."   https://cleanfleetreport.com/feature-are-electric-fire-trucks-in-the-near-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feature-are-electric-fire-trucks-in-the-near-future   QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM   A recent survey – which I highly questioned and disagreed with – claimed 1 in 5 EV owners went back to piston power.  I have never heard anything like a 20% rate of EV drivers being unhappy with electric. Would you ever go back? 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On today’s podcast: VW Power Day 50% battery cost reduction by using a unified cell Building 6 gigafactories with a production capacity of 240GWh per year (~5 million car / year) “Northvolt Ett” in Sweden to be expanded up to 40 GW, 14billion Euro contract to be lead supplier in Europe VW buyging Northvolt’s share of their Salzgitter joint venture. Opens 2025 a purely VW venture. 18,000 fast-charging points: European network to be expanded five-fold with partner From next year they build in bidirectionality to the MEB platform     Show #1022   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 15th March. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   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 Patreon Executive Producer – DCEV!   VW POWER DAY   "The goal of the roadmap is to significantly reduce the complexity and cost of the battery in order to make the electric car attractive and viable for as many people as possible. At the same time, the Group is aiming to secure the supply of battery cells beyond 2025. In Europe alone, six gigafactories with a total production capacity of 240 GWh are to be established by the end of the decade. Volkswagen is also vigorously pursuing expansion of the public fast-charging network globally. With this in mind, cooperations have been agreed in Europe with the energy companies BP (Great Britain), Iberdrola (Spain) and Enel (Italy)."   The first two factories will operate in the Swedish city of Skellefteå and in Salzgitter. In response to increased demand, Volkswagen has decided to refocus the previous plan in relation to cell production and concentrate production of its premium cells in the Swedish gigafactory “Northvolt Ett” in Skellefteå in collaboration with Northvolt. The production of these cells is set to commence in 2023.   The gigafactory currently operated by Volkswagen in Salzgitter will produce the unified cell for the high-volume segment from 2025 and develop innovations in process, design and chemistry.   VW talked about their factory partners, so this doesn't sound like they're building them themselves, not 100%.   UNIFIED CELL It is set to be launched as of 2023 and will be installed across brands in up to 80 percent of all electric vehicles in the Group in 2030.  Volkswagen is thus aiming to gradually reduce battery costs in the entry-level segment by up to 50 percent and in the volume segment by up to 30 percent.   15% comes from cell design, 10% production, 5% in the battery system and 20% from teh material costs.   "“We will use our economies of scale to the benefit of our customers when it comes to the battery too. On average, we will drive down the cost of battery systems to significantly below €100 per kilowatt hour."   The new prismatic unified cell also offers the best conditions for the transition to the solid state cell – the next quantum leap in battery technology, which Volkswagen anticipates for the middle of the decade. They will use cell to pack technology to integrate them into vehicles in a way similar to BYD with their Blade Battery.   According to electrive:" Audi boss Markus Duesmann indicated that the electric sedan developed as part of the Artemis project will be the first to use cell-to-pack technology. During his appearance, Duesmann also confirmed that the vehicle would be launched at the end of 2024, contradicting recent rumours that the vehicle would be delayed until at least 2025. The design phase has been completed and series development has begun"   Current cells used are from LG and SKI are pouch cells.  A huge blow to the South Korean companies, a fact not really picked up in the reporting I saw toady. For the worlds largest automaker to say their current technology wasn't going be used after 2023 would have been a huge blow.  Both have invvested many billion of dollars on pouch cell production in China, Europe and U.S. LG builds pouch cells for Tesla, GM and Hyundai, as well as cylindrical 2170 cells for Tesla.   Remember too. LG and SKI are involved in a long running a bitter legal dispute in the U.S. which culminated in VW being told they would lose supply of cells for their Tennessee factory. I thought at the time about how they would be recieved by the German boardroom - now we might have a possible answer.   The new unified cells are slightly larger, but similar in shape, to a VHS casette. They will be made by CATL say rumours, not in the Power Day presentation. Industry experts also believe VW shifting to China for cells from A123 and Guoxuan.   Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt seperately announced it had received an order worth more than $14 billion over 10 years from VW.  VW is also increasing it's share in Northvolt.   They will use LFP cells for their volume cars. Cells with a high manganese or nickel content are to be used for the larger and more powerful vehicles.   Solid state batteries from their partner QuantumScape will halve the charging time and remove 100kg of weight from the cathode alone. That used a lithium-metal battery with a charge time of 12 mins for a typical EV.   CHARGING Along with its partners, the company intends to operate about 18,000 public fast-charging points in Europe by 2025. This represents a five-fold expansion of the fast-charging network compared to today and corresponds to about one third of the total demand predicted on the continent for 2025.   Volkswagen wants to establish about 8,000 fast-charging points throughout Europe together with BP. The fast-chargers with a charging capacity of 150 kW will be installed at a total of 4,000 BP and ARAL service stations, with the majority of these in Germany and Great Britain. In cooperation with Iberdrola, Volkswagen will cover main traffic routes in Spain. In Italy, Volkswagen wants to collaborate with Enel to establish the fast-charging network both along motorways and in urban areas. Volkswagen will invest about €400 million in the European programme as a whole by 2025, with further investments being borne by external partners.   Electrify America is planning around 3,500 fast-charging points in North America by the end of the year. In China, a total of 17,000 fast-charging points are being targeted by Volkswagen by 2025 through the CAMS joint venture.     GRID INTEGRATION Volkswagen intends to integrate the electric car in private, commercial and public energy systems in the future. This will allow green electricity from the solar energy system to be stored in the vehicle and fed back into the home network if needed. Not only will customers be more independent of the public power grid, they will also save money and reduce CO2 emissions. Models based on Volkswagen’s own MEB platform will support this technology from 2022. Volkswagen will also offer a complete package with all modules and digital services – from the bidirectional wall box to energy management.   CONCLUSION   Bloomberg said: "The push will cost some $29 billion and would make VW and its partners the world’s second-largest cell producer after China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., according to BloombergNEF.  After years of trailing Tesla and the bruising experience of the diesel-emissions cheating crisis, VW has switched gears to reorganize a sprawling behemoth from the ground up. The company boasts the industry’s most comprehensive EV push, with intentions to add about 50 purely battery-powered vehicles to its lineup by 2030."   I think it also tightens VW grip on the supply chains. 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Die Autoindustrie steht vor der Herausforderung, Fortschritt und Innovation mit dem Erreichen der Klimaziele zu verbinden. Audi-Chef Markus Duesmann setzt auf Elektromobilität - aus Überzeugung. 00:05:07 Entwickelt sich die Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektroautos in Deutschland schnell genug? Und wann wird Audi den letzten Verbrennungsmotor verkaufen? Diesen Fragen stellt sich Audi-Chef Markus Duesmann, der im Gespräch mit Handelsblatt-Chefredakteur Sebastian Matthes bei der Veranstaltung „Europe 2021“ auch über sein eigenes Fahrverhalten spricht. Warum er von Elektromobilität überzeugt ist, obwohl ihn die Ladeinfrastruktur noch nicht zufriedenstellt, erläutert er im Interview. Wir haben die Highlights für Sie. 00:17:53 Außerdem: Olaf Scholz hat angekündigt, die Finanzaufsicht Bafin als Reaktion auf den Wirecard-Skandal massiv aufzurüsten. Dafür hat er einen Sieben-Punkte-Plan vorgelegt. Wie die Maßnahmen konkret aussehen und welche Eigenschaften die neue Führungskraft an der Spitze der Bafin mitbringen soll, weiß Handelsblatt-Finanzredakteur Andreas Kröner. Das exklusive Abo-Angebot für Sie als Handelsblatt Today-Hörerinnen und Hörer: https://angebot.handelsblatt.com/podcast/angebot/ Wenn Sie Anmerkungen, Fragen, Kritik oder Lob zu dieser Folge haben, schreiben Sie uns gerne per Email an today@handelsblatt.com. *** Weitere Informationen zu unserem Newsletter Inside Geldanlage finden Sie hier: https://www.handelsblatt.com/geld>

Lange hat sich der Autohersteller aus Ingolstadt mit sich und dem Diesel-Skandal beschäftigt - das Elektro-Zeitalter begann derweil anderswo. Doch nun soll bei Audi alles ganz schnell gehen. Der Anteil von Elektroautos an den Verkäufen steigt bereits, das Unternehmen formt eine neue Einheit für Softwareproduktion - und auch das Problem der vielerorts noch fehlenden Ladesäulen will Audi in die Hand nehmen. Audi-Chef Duesmann erklärt im Podcast Handelsblatt Disrupt, wie er Tesla in den nächsten Jahren überholen will, wann der letzte Verbrenner vom Band laufen wird, was die Transformation in Richtung E-Mobilität für sein Unternehmen bedeutet - und welche Fehler die Autoindustrie bei der Elektromobilität bislang gemacht hat. Im Anschluss daran geht es von der Straße in den Weltraum: Immer mehr deutsche und europäische Investoren stecken ihr Geld in Space-Tech, also Weltraumtechnologie. Einer von ihnen ist der Deep-Tech-Investor Thomas Oehl mit seiner Firma VSquared Ventures. Er spricht im Podcast darüber, warum das Thema Raumfahrt gerade jetzt so viele Geldgeber und Unternehmer elektrisiert. — 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 auch bei Twitter (@smatthes) oder per Mail (matthes@handelsblatt.com) kontaktieren. *** Weitere Informationen zu unserem Werbepartner finden Sie hier: www.whatsyouredge.de

Der Audi-Chef kann schonungslos analysieren. Der E-Autobauer habe zwei Jahre technischen Vorsprung, so Duesmann. Die Revolution bei VW beginnt als Jagd auf Tesla.

Show #834   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Thursday 9th June 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   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.   OSLO HAS THE MOST EVS PER CAPITA IN THE WORLD "Oslo, Norway's capital, is now reportedly the world leader in terms of electric vehicles per capita (along with the country's second-largest city, Bergen). This comes as no surprise since Norway leads the way in EV adoption, and its capital has set itself a very ambitious target to be near-zero emissions by 2030." says InsideEVs: "Currently, around 18 percent of all passenger cars operating in the city are fully electric, 9 percent are plug-in hybrids and 5 percent are regular hybrids. And this shift isn’t only in the passenger car segment; electric vans have also gone up in popularity too, with 23 percent of all new vans bought in Q1 2020 being fully electric."   https://insideevs.com/news/432911/oslo-most-evs-per-capita-globally   ELON MUSK ABOUT TO GET ANOTHER $1.8 BILLION PAYDAY FROM TESLA "Musk's pay package, approved by Tesla shareholders in 2018, doesn't pay him any salary or cash bonuses. Instead, it laid out a plan that could eventually give him 20.3 million stock options over the course of 10 years, in 12 equal blocks of 1.7 million options, as long as the company hits a series of operational and market value goals." according to CNN: "The company's share price has continued to climb steadily, rising more than 70% since Musk received the previous options grant. That gives the company a current market value of $258.6 billion, and a six-month average of $138.6 billion. That new market value is closer to the next target than it might appear. Tesla shares need only to stay at this level for the next two weeks to hit the six-month average of $150 billion. Musk has yet to exercise his options."   https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/elon-musk-about-to-get-another-2418-billion-payday-from-tesla/ar-BB16Aqz9   MUSK SAYS TESLA IS ‘VERY CLOSE’ TO DEVELOPING FULLY AUTONOMY VEHICLES "Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is “very close” to developing fully autonomous vehicles and could work out the basics of that technology as soon as this year, he said in a prerecorded video played during the World AI Conference in Shanghai." according to Bloomberg: "Musk reiterated that the electric vehicle maker has solved most of the essential challenges toward achieving Level 5 autonomy, or a fully self-driven automobile that needs no human behind the wheel. The Tesla and SpaceX chief was reaffirming a goal first expressed in 2019."   https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/musk-says-tesla-is-e2-80-98very-close-e2-80-99-to-developing-fully-autonomy-vehicles/ar-BB16w6q4   TESLA IS NOT AHEAD IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY TECH, SAYS AUDI CEO "Over the years, Tesla has been hard at work improving its batteries, and as the company heads towards its highly anticipated Battery Day event, it is becoming more and more evident that the electric car maker is one of, if not the, leader in lithium ion batteries for electric cars. " says TEslarati: "That is, of course, if one does not ask Audi CEO Markus Duesmann. In a recent talk with German magazine Focus.de, the Audi CEO...stated that he does not see Tesla being ahead in lithium ion battery tech at all. With this, it would not be long before Germany’s automakers catch up. “We’re catching up with seven-mile boots,” Duesmann said. "Interestingly enough, it will only be a matter of time before Tesla manages to capitalize on Germany’s car making mastery. The electric car maker is currently building Gigafactory Berlin, a facility that is expected to start operations next year by producing the Model Y."   https://www.teslarati.com/audi-ceo-tesla-not-ahead-battery-tech/   BMW UNVEIL ITS HOTLY ANTICIPATED IX3 EV NEXT WEEK "The hotly anticipated BMW iX3, the company’s first electric vehicle that’s part of its core product line up, will be officially unveiled next week.   On July 14 at 10AM CEST, the German automaker will take the covers off the EV and it’ll be the first time the public or press has seen it for real, CarScoops reports." according to The Next Web: "The iX3 has so far been reported to have a rear-mounted electric motor that produces 282 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. It’ll also have a 74 kWh battery pack capable of powering the car for approximately 273 miles (440 km). Early last month, the Bavarian marque announced that it had already started production of the vehicle, which is being made in China. The first customer deliveries are expected later this year."   https://thenextweb.com/shift/2020/07/10/heres-how-to-watch-bmw-ix3s-unveiling-happening-next-week-july-14/   STOHL TO LEAD HISTORIC DEBUT OF ELECTRIC RALLYCROSS CAR "An electric car will race in rallycross for the first time this weekend, as former world rally driver Manfred Stohl is set to compete in an electric Ford Fiesta at a Hungarian Rallycross Championship event." says motorsport.com: "Stohl will compete at the Kakucs circuit in a Fiesta ElectRX, created by his STARD research and development firm, the kind of car that will be run in the World Rallycross Championship’s Projekt E electric support series from this year. With the Fiesta’s electric kit producing 450kW (the equivalent to 613 horsepower) and 1100Nm, the event will give the first clear indication of an electric car’s performance against conventional two-litre turbo charged, 600bhp rallycross Supercars. While the Projekt E series will be a standalone single-powertrain category within the World RX structure, World RX will adopt electric cars into the top category in 2022, with electric cars pitched against existing ICE machines."   https://www.motorsport.com/rallycross/news/stohl-electric-ford-debut-hungary/4828329/?ic_source=home-page-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-6   NISSAN LEAF TRIALS WITH V2G TECHNOLOGY IN AUSTRALIA "Nissan’s vehicle-to-grid technology has arrived in Australia. With a government trial, called Realising Electric Vehicle Services (REVS), Nissan is preparing to launch V2G technology to the Australian market later this year." writes electrive.com: "The REVS project will see 51 Nissan Leaf EVs deployed across the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) ahead of the commercial roll-out planned by Nissan. The ACT government will operate 50 Nissan Leaf electric cars in a trial capacity, using their batteries to stabilise energy supply to the power grid."   https://www.electrive.com/2020/07/09/nissan-leaf-trials-with-v2g-technology-to-start-in-australia/   FORD TRANSIT PHEV SWITCHES TO EV MODE IN CITIES AUTOMATICALLY "Ford has introduced a new automatic electric mode for the Transit Custom plug-in hybrid (PHEV), which uses geofencing to ensure the van operates with zero-emissions in cities. " says CommercialFleet website: "Using live location data, the Transit Custom PHEV vans will automatically switch to electric drive mode whenever they enter predefined areas such as congestion and low‑emission zones. Vehicle operators can also create custom “green zones” to encourage low-emission driving around locations such as schools, playgrounds and warehouses."   https://www.commercialfleet.org/news/van-news/2020/07/08/ford-transit-phev-switches-to-ev-mode-in-cities-automatically   ELECTRIC SCOOTER CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS 2020 CAN ALWAYS GET WILDER "With electric scooters as numerous and troublesome as tribbles, it's amazing no one thought of a professional race series. That chasm in the market has now been filled by the Electric Scooter Championship, also known as the eSC and the eSkootr Championship. " according to Autoblog: "The inaugural eSC season is planned for 2021 "in the hearts of major cities" around the world, with a two-pronged raison d'être that wants to "make international motorsport more accessible, affordable and sustainable than ever before," and that wants to help cities by "[promoting] the cost, convenience and sustainability benefits of micromobility within the rapidly changing electric mobility landscape. With this series, we have created a superfast race machine capable of speeds greater than 100km/h, that can accelerate faster than a road car, and which will reach 100km/h in only a few seconds."   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/09/electric-scooter-racing-esc-eskootr-championship/   [mention for Premium Partners]   You can listen to all 833 previous episodes of this this for free, where you get your podcasts from, plus the blog https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ – remember to subscribe, which means you don’t have to think about downloading the show each day, plus you get it first and free and automatically.   It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast.   And if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing.   Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I’ll catch you tomorrow and remember…there’s no such thing as a self-charging hybrid.     PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE (PREMIUM PARTNER) BRAD CROSBY (PREMIUM PARTNER) AVID TECHNOLOGY (PREMIUM PARTNER) BRIGHTSMITHGROUP.COM – FOR CLEANTECH TALENT (PREMIUM PARTNER) PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI (PREMIUM PARTNER) AUDI CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) NEW! 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Show #793   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Friday 29th May 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   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.   TESLA MODEL 3 WAS THE BEST SELLING CAR IN Q1 2020 "Great news comes from California, where - despite the general market slowdown - some electric cars noted brilliant sales results - including #1 for the Tesla Model 3! According to the California New Car Dealers Association, the overall market was 507,646 (down 4.3% year-over-year from 530,402) and the forecast for 2020 is quite depressing - 1.54 million vehicles." Says InsideEVs: "Four all-electric cars were in the forefront of their  categories and two of them were #1:   Tesla Model 3 (18,856, up 19.3%): #1 in Near Luxury (52.2% share) Tesla Model X (2,826, up 10.9%): #3 in Luxury Mid Size SUV (10.3% share) Chevrolet Bolt EV (2,654, up 16.1%): #1 in Subcompact (22.2% share) Tesla Model S (1,561, down 27.0%): #3 in Luxury and High End Sports Cars (11.7% share)"   Tesla Model 3 - the best selling car The first quarter of 2020 positively surprised us with the first place among all types of cars, not only passenger but also SUV/trucks, for the all-electric Tesla Model 3:   Tesla Model 3 - 18,856 Honda Civic - 18,001 Toyota Camry - 17,871 Toyoa RAV4 - 17,261 Toyota Corolla - 15,575 Honda Accord - 12,551   https://insideevs.com/news/426084/california-tesla-model-3-best-selling-q12020/   TESLA SOLVES MODEL Y FROZEN DOOR HANDLES AND CHARGING PORT WITH SIMPLE TRICK "In his recent video, the JerryRigEverything host pointed out that the Model Y’s door handles, while visually identical to the first production Model 3s, actually feature improvements that make them less prone to getting stuck in ice. Tesla designed the Model Y’s door handles so that they can get physically pressed on both sides, allowing owners to break ice that has built up." Says Teslarati: "Just like door handles, it is very inconvenient to deal with a charging port that’s frozen solid. Tesla owners have dealt with this issue in a variety of ways, such as preheating their vehicles for some time to melt away the ice. But for the Model Y, Tesla has adopted a heated charging port, which should proactively avoid ice from building up. This should allow owners to conveniently plug and unplug their Model Y despite temperatures being below zero"   https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-frozen-door-handles-charging-port-fix-video/   2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME PRICE ANNOUNCED, STARTS AT $38,100 "Toyota dropped a bit of a surprise last November at the LA Auto Show. It wasn’t that Toyota announced a plug-in hybrid version of the RAV4 called the RAV4 Prime – that was expected. What we didn’t expect was that it would pack 302 combined horsepower (225 kilotwatts) and hit 60 mph in 5.8 seconds. That’s not exactly slow, and now we know how much it will cost to have a hot-rod Toyota SUV that’s also good on gas." reports Motor1: "The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime starts at $38,100, not including $1,120 in destination and delivery charges. It's still under $40,000 with that upcharge factored in, but it's also the most expensive RAV4 Toyota offers."   https://www.motor1.com/news/426090/2021-toyota-rav4-prime-cost/   MERCEDES-BENZ EQC SOLD 700 SINCE LAUNCH "The Mercedes-Benz EQC has been talked about for years. It's seen as compelling to many, not only because it's a Mercedes crossover, but also because it should work well to compete with Tesla. It was supposed to launch in the U.S. soon, if not already, but the EV has been delayed until 2021. Perhaps once the EQC is available on our 'SUV-friendly' shores, it will find more success." Says InsideEVs: "In the meantime, according to Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority, the luxury automaker only sold 397 EQC's in 2019, following by just 276 so far this year in its home country.  Mercedes hasn't officially reported these sales figures, so they could be better or worse officially. However, even if they're within a range of some 500 to 1,500 sales, the situation is clearly dire. This is especially true since Mercedes has been promoting the vehicle heavily, and has plans to produce some 50,000 units this year. Despite the global pandemic, EV sales have been respectable, if not solid, in Germany and Europe. In fact, over the last year, Audi sold 4,500 e-trons and Tesla sold 8,700 Model 3 sedans in Germany."   https://insideevs.com/news/426003/mercedes-eqc-sales-poor/   WHEN THE BOSS HAS TO QUEUE Raf Fiol @raf_fiol   I just met  @elonmusk at a supercharger!  And he talked to me! More details...  this was after the scrubbed SpaceX launch yesterday.  I was at the Melbourne, FL supercharger.  I was standing next to my car when a white Model X backed into a stall two cars down. I looked over as the passenger door opens and I see ... I see him get out and he starts walking towards me.  I’m obviously surprised and he definitely sees that.  I blurt out “Elon?”, and he smiles and continues to walk towards me.  He says ... He says something to the effect of “thank you for being a Tesla owner and supporting the mission."  A small crowd begins to form.  We talked about the scrubbed launch, the Model Y, and auto insurance in FL.  Someone then... congratulated him on the birth of his son and he looks over at his Model X and said “thank you, he’s in the car.”  At some point the Falcon doors open and out comes Grimes to hand him a mask!  He stuffs it in his pocket as she hurries back to the car. He stayed and talked for at least 15 minutes.  He was super friendly and seemed genuinely interested to hear what people had to say.  Super duper cool guy.  It was an absolutely amazing experience! He arrived in a white Model X, followed by another white Model X.   Notice the line of men in black suits in the background. Elon’s security duty.   NEW AUDI CEO SETTING UP ARTEMIS PROJECT "Two months after taking office as the new CEO at Audi, Markus Duesmann is establishing a unit for the accelerated development of additional automobile models. Artemis will focus on new technologies for electric, highly automated driving with a specific model reference. Its first task is to create a highly efficient electric car that is scheduled to be on the road as early as 2024. " according to Green Car Congress: "Hitzinger will work with a team of automotive and technology experts to—as a first step—“develop a pioneering model for Audi quickly and unbureaucratically,” says Duesmann. Resources and technologies of the entire Volkswagen Group are potentially available for this. Duesmann and his Volkswagen Group colleagues also expect the Artemis project to provide a blueprint for the future agile development of cars throughout the Volkswagen Group."   https://www.greencarcongress.com/2020/05/20200530-artemis.html   LARGEST ELECTRIC AIRPLANE YET TAKES OFF IN THE USA "The companies magniX and AeroTEC have announced the successful maiden flight of the allegedly world’s largest all-electric aircraft, an all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B. The half-hour flight in the US state of Washington apparently went without a hitch." Says elective: " The aircraft is an 18-year-old Cessna Grand Caravan, which was converted to an electric propulsion system with a magni500 electric motor by the engineering firm AeroTEC.  The goal is to be able to fly the distance of 160 kilometers with full load by the end of 2021. The Cessna Grand Caravan 208B can carry a maximum of 14 passengers – instead of four to five in the eCaravan at present. This is to be made possible by new batteries, such as lithium sulfur batteries. A switch to fuel cells is also still in the pipeline."   https://www.electrive.com/2020/05/29/largest-electric-airplane-yet-takes-off-in-the-usa/         QUESTION OF THE WEEK   What are your desired specs for an electric pick-up truck?   I want to say a heartfelt thank you to the 227 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 #763   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Wednesday 29thApril 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   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.                 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 ELECTRIC CROSSOVER SPIED IN 'COUPE' FORM Autoblog  says: "a fan of one of our spy photographers happened upon an ID.4 prototype and shared them with said photographer and us. It shows that the crossover will be getting a low-roof "coupe" variant. It was thinly disguised, too, with the most elaborate camouflage being some amusingly fake tail pipes."The crossover has a similar size and proportion to the ID.4 prototypes we've seen at shows and in testing. It shares the same curvy bodywork, too. But the roof slopes downward from about the back of the rear doors all the way to the tail to give it the fastback roof that has proven so popular among luxury crossover buyers. It looks like rear headroom may not be particularly reduced compared to some other fastback crossovers, but luggage space certainly will. This example also features a natty little wing at the tip of the hatch for some more sporty flair. The standard ID.4 is expected to have an 83-kWh battery pack good for about 250 miles of range, too. "   GTX is supposedly the electric GTI, and 4 wheel drive.   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/04/29/vw-id4-coupe-ev-gtx-spy-shots/#slide-2228895   OPEL VIVARO-E ARRIVES THIS YEAR "Opel unveiled more details about the new Vivaro-e that arrives later this year. It comes with a 100 kW motor and two battery options that offer a WLTP range of 230 and 330 km (142 and 205 miles). While there’s no official information about the battery cells, I assume these are the same that are used in the Peugeot e-208 and Opel Corsa-e." says Pedro at PushEVs: "The Opel Vivaro-e seems to be a great alternative to the veteran Nissan e-NV200, which only gets a WLTP range of 200 km (124 miles) from a 40 kWh battery. Since Carlos Ghosn left, Nissan really dropped the ball regarding electric vehicles."   From the press release:   For the “last mile” and beyond: up to 230 or 330 kilometres electric range (WLTP1) Powerful: 100 kW (136hp) electric motor with 260Nm torque Easy to use: variety of charging options, payment via “Free2Move Services” app Comfortable: check state-of-charge or programme charging times via “myOpel” app Unique: the only compact electric LCV available ex works with optional trailer hitch Safety for professionals: driver assistance systems enhance protection   https://pushevs.com/2020/04/28/opel-vivaro-e-arrives-this-year/   TESLA MODEL 3 WAS #2 BEST SELLING CAR IN EUROPE IN MARCH 2020 "Stats for the 27 European markets reveal a decrease in new passenger car registrations by 52% to 848,800 in March (and 3.04 million in Q1), which is the worst result in 38 years. In terms of the type of powertrain, electrified cars - xEVs (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) - expanded in March by 15% year-over-year to 147,500 and a record market share of 17.4% (compared to 7.3% a year ago). xEV expansion was possible only because of plug-ins, as hybrids actually went down by 11%. The Tesla Model 3 turned out to be the second best-selling car overall for the month of March 2020. That's the second podium for the Model 3 in Europe, after a third place in December 2019. This time, the volume was lower - above 15,000 compared to over 22,000, but as the overall market collapsed, it was possible for the Model 3 to beat all but the Volkswagen Golf."   https://insideevs.com/news/419117/tesla-model3-best-selling-europe-march-2020/   FORD FILES TRADEMARK FOR LINCOLN EGLIDE "We just received news from members on MachEClub.com, a Ford Mustang Mach-E forum, that the automaker filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. More specifically, it's for the LINCOLN eGLIDE." says Mark at InsideEVs: "Initially, people called it the Lincoln eGlide EV, but there's nothing official that points to this being the case. However, we do know that both Ford and Lincoln are ramping up their electric vehicle efforts. Sadly, though, Lincoln was supposed to have an upcoming EV project in partnership with Rivian Automotive, but that has now been canceled due to COVID-19. Some speculate that eGlide could have something to do with a vehicle suspension, an operating mode, or a component. Could it be something like a Ludicrous Mode or Launch Mode? Will Lincoln bring the world's most coddling electric SUV to market?"   https://insideevs.com/news/419062/lincoln-eglide-patent-filed/   POLESTAR 2 RECEIVES TOP MARKS IN CRASH SAFETY TESTS "Polestar announced on April 28 that its newest car underwent crash safety tests.  It is the first vehicle in the company’s lineup to feature Acoustic Vehicle Alert System (AVAS) technology and front-inner-side airbags. Polestar prioritized the protection of its battery pack, noting the “crucial” task of preventing the vehicle’s power source from being punctured or damaged in a collision as well." says Teslarati: ". It also protects the battery from permanent damage. Polestar utilized a Severe Partial Offset Crash (SPOC) block to help accomplish this, which is a reflective solid aluminum barrier that his housed on the bottom edge of the vehicle’s front firewall. The SPOC block minimizes the possibility of objects coming into the passenger cabin or toward the battery pack in the event of a frontal collision. The presence of this barrier also makes up for the lack of an internal combustion engine, which usually adds a barrier for passengers in the event of a crash. Polestar announced on April 23 that the Polestar 2 was available for sale in the U.S. with a starting price of $59,900. Deliveries are expected to begin Summer 2020."   https://www.teslarati.com/polestar-2-top-marks-crash-safety/   SK INNOVATION TO SPEND $1.5B ON GEORGIA PLANTS, AS ‘CENTER’ OF WORLD EV BATTERY INDUSTRY "SK Innovation, a South Korean battery supplier for Volkswagen and Ford, said on Tuesday it will spend $727 million to build a second EV battery plant in the United States. Construction is expected to begin in July, with battery production slated to start in 2023." according to Bradley at electrek: "The company is currently building its first factory in the United States, in Georgia, with a planned investment of $903 million. That plant can output 9.8GWh factory, primarily to serve Volkswagen EV production in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A March article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said the first factory is expected to produce enough batteries to power 250,000 electric vehicles per year at full capacity. The proposed No.2 plant will be even bigger than the first one. Today’s report by Reuters said annual capacity for the second plant will be 11.7 gigawatt-hours of batteries. But the story last month in AJC reported a long term vision on a larger scale: The site can accommodate a facility to produce 50 gigawatt [hours] worth of batteries or five times the production of the project’s first two phases, a company official said."   https://electrek.co/2020/04/28/sk-innovation-to-spend-1-5b-on-georgia-plants-as-center-of-world-ev-battery-industry/   AUDI WITHDRAWS FROM DTM TO FOCUS ON FORMULA E "Audi will leave the German Touring Car series (DTM) at the end of this year and concentrate fully on Formula E. “With this energy, we’re going to drive our transformation into a provider of sporty, sustainable electric mobility forward,” says Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board at AUDI." reports electrive: "The DTM withdrawal is one of Duesmann’s first high-profile decisions the former BMW board joined the board on 1 April."   https://www.electrive.com/2020/04/28/audi-withdraws-from-dtm-to-focus-on-formula-e/   UK BLOWN AWAY AS HUGE NEW WIND FARM WILL SOON POWER 170,000 HOMES "A 50-turbine wind farm in southern Scotland will be up and running by 2023, sustainable energy firm Vattenfall confirmed this week." says EuroNews.com: "South Kyle Windfarm, near Dalmellington, is set to be the firm’s largest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. Once construction is complete, the turbines will be able to power approximately 170,000 UK homes, saving nearly 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. That’s the equivalent of 65,000 cars being taken off the road. The deal agreed by Vattenfall and Greencoat UK Wind will cost £320 million. 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Well good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are in the world, hello and welcome to the Wednesday 11th July edition of EV News Daily. It’s Martyn Lee here with the news you need to know about electric cars and the move towards sustainable transport.   An update on a story I mentioned briefly yesterday...with many news outlets confirming the news such as Bloomberg saying "Nissan Motor Co. said it will investigate instances of misconduct involving falsified data about exhaust emissions and fuel economy, the second controversy in less than a year for the automaker whose vehicle-inspection scandal had led to the recall of about 1.2 million vehicles. The data falsification...occurred on 19 models across five plants in Japan. During the checks, Nissan found out that employees misrepresented temperature and humidity data in the testing chamber and manipulated emission data on carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The automaker has hired a law firm to investigate the matter further."   TESLA TO BUILD GIGAFACTORY IN SHANGHAI We knew it was coming, just a matter of when not if, and it has just been confirmed Tesla will build a factory in Shanghai, the city government announced. WSJ said: "The electric-car maker will set up a plant with an annual capacity of 500,000 vehicles, the Shanghai authorities said in a statement. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk was in Shanghai to sign a memorandum of cooperation with Mayor Ying Yong". But why build a factory there? Once Tesla Shanghai has the new Gigafactory at capacity, they'll be building half a million cars for the Chinese market without paying the new import duties. Plus they could move the cheaper cars, like base Model 3 and base Model Y to be built there with lower costs, to increase margins. We know that Freemont is full and Elon has said in the past the Model Y won't be built there. Tesla said in a statement to Bloomberg: "We expect construction to begin in the near future after we get all the necessary approvals and permits. From there, it will take roughly two years until we start producing vehicles and then another two to three years before the factory is fully ramped up to produce around 500,000 vehicles per year for Chinese customers. Tesla is deeply committed to the Chinese market, and we look forward to building even more cars for our customers here. Today’s announcement will not impact our U.S. manufacturing operations, which continue to grow.” "Tesla’s lone car-assembly plant is in Fremont, California, where it’s built about 88,000 cars through the first half of this year, and it has a giant battery factory in neighbouring Nevada. After moving ahead in China, the world’s largest market for electric vehicles, Tesla has said it will reveal plans toward the end of 2018 to build a plant in Europe." Although this isn't a financial podcast and I never pretend to understand the finer subtleties of a balance sheet, TEsla has $2.7bn in cash at the end of Q2 2018, with a plan for the Model 3 to make them profitable between now and the end of the calendar year. China has been an investor in Tesla before, with Tencent Holdings Ltd. spending $1.8 billion to buy a 5 percent stake in March 2017.   MERCEDES ECITARO IS AN FULLY ELECTRIC CITY BUS At a major launch event yesterday, Mercedes revealed their all electric eCitaro bus. They said the powertrain has electric motors at the wheel hubs. Lithium-ion batteries with a total capacity of up to about 243 kWh provide the power. The range is 150km. They are modular in design: the batteries are split between up to ten modules, each supplying around 25 kWh. As well as two battery modules on the vehicle roof, the standard equipment includes four modules in the rear of the bus. In the eCitaro, these are taking the place of today's powertrain combination of combustion engine and transmission. Depending upon customer requirements, another two or four battery modules are mounted on the roof of the eCitaro. They're using prismatic cells. Mercedes-Benz cools the batteries to ensure that they remain at the ideal temperature, thereby ensuring maximum charging capacity, performance capability, and service life. This cooling is undertaken by a separate battery cooler mounted on the roof. At extreme outside temperatures, the standard passenger-compartment climate control system is used to boost the cooling of the batteries. They see an upgrade path too as battery technology increase: "transport operators will even be able to increase the range of the existing eCitaro buses by swapping out the batteries at a later time and thereby further increase the operational flexibility." They are also talking about solid state batteries, which they predict will offer a 30% increase from 243kWh to 400kWh from 2020. However due to design these won't be swappable with the Li-Ion batteries but sold as a different range.   VOLKSWAGEN EXPANDS "ROADMAP E" — AN E-MOBILITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE IN CHINA On Monday 9th July Volkswagen Group China signed a "Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)" with JAC and SEAT in Berlin, to establish a new "Research & Development" center with a focus on developing electric vehicles, connectivity and autonomous driving technologies, as well as a competitive platform for battery electric vehicles (BEV). SEAT brand will be introduced to China by 2020/2021. This new Memorandum of Understanding will play a key role in Volkswagen Group’s e-mobility plans for China, in order to meet the demands of Chinese customers. Together with JAC and SEAT, Volkswagen Group China will establish an R&D center to develop electric vehicles, connectivity and autonomous driving technologies specifically tailored to the Chinese market, including relevant parts and components and core technologies, with completion planned for 2021.   CHINA'S CATL TO BUILD ITS FIRST EUROPEAN EV BATTERY FACTORY IN GERMANY "Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) will build its first production site in Europe in Germany, agreeing a major contract with BMW to supply lithium-ion batteries." according to a report from Reuters, which adds to more of what we've previously reported on this story:" A contract to build the new plant was signed on Monday during a visit to Germany by China's Premier Li Keqiang. Around 240 million euros (S$379 million) will be invested in the first phase of the project, Wolfgang Tiefensee, Thuringia's minister of economic affairs, told journalists. BMW plans to source 4 billion euros of battery cells from CATL over the next few years, with 1.5 billion euros coming from the new site in Erfurt in eastern Germany, the carmaker's purchasing head, Markus Duesmann, said. CATL, the world's largest maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, said the new factory was just its first step in Europe." says BusinessTimes.com.sg: "The CATL factory will create about 600 jobs and reach production of 14 gigawatt hours (GWh) by 2022. CATL reached shipments of 12 GWh in 2017." Deussmann also added: "BMW had invested in some of the costs for the CATL factory in Erfurt, but declined to say how much. Duesmann said BMW was investing in cell research but a decision on whether to produce battery cells itself had not been made. "I don't rule it out," he said. BMW is "very comfortable" with two suppliers of battery cells at the moment, but could add a third and is in talks with eight manufacturers, he added".   NOW ANYONE CAN CONFIGURE A MODEL 3 LA Times reports: "Anyone can access the Tesla’s Model 3 “online configurator” and lay down a non-refundable $3,500 cash payment; the delivery date is determined after the money’s been transferred to Tesla." I tried it here from the UK, but with my US VPN connected, and the TEsla.com site hadn't updated. "The stated wait time a Model 3 runs from immediate delivery to as many as nine months for the company’s long-promised $35,000 base price version. But each customer is informed individually about his or her specific delivery date." Tesla replied to a request for comment with this: "“Tesla has always required this deposit for all of its vehicle orders, including Model S and Model X, given that we build cars to our customers’ specifications. That deposit goes towards the purchase price of the vehicle.” We heard at the start of July, when Tesla confirmed they had made 5,000 MOdel 3's per week, that the official number of outstanding orders was 420,000.   DHL OFFERING NEW YORKERS FREE ZERO-EMISSION RIDES DHL, the Official Logistics Partner of Formula E, is offering New Yorkers a free eShuttle service from key locations across Manhattan this week in an effort to reinforce the global logistics company’s commitment to drive progress in sustainability and e-mobility. DHL has teamed up with Nissan ahead of the 2018 Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix to roll out a fleet of 14 Nissan Leafs that will be available for the public to take free zero-emission rides. The DHL eShuttle service will be running from July 11 through July 13 in the lead up to the New York City E-Prix taking place in Red Hook, Brooklyn, this weekend. The service will be offered from 10am to 4pm at three different locations The service is open to members of the public who download the DHL Mobility Quest app.   SKODA IS PREPARING 'E-RS' ELECTRIC CAR HALO EVS TO MIRROR VRS Skoda is to make a performance variant of its upcoming all-electric model, based on the Vision E Concept from the 2017 Frankfurt motor show and should be on sale by the end of 2020. Tim Pollard, writing for the always-excellent CAR Magazine here in the UK reports that: "Skoda is working on a range of performance electric vehicles loosely dubbed e-RS to indicate the EV equivalent of the Czech company’s vRS go-faster brand. Global sales and marketing chief Alain Favey told CAR magazine that Skoda is planning performance spin-offs of its future EVs, which are in development and ready to launch from next year. First up is the e-Citigo, basically a Czech-branded Volkswagen e-Up testbed, due for launch in late 2019; but this is just the warm-up act for the main event - the new bespoke EV crossover due a year later in autumn 2020, which will be the first to get Skoda’s proposed new e-RS derivative." Favey said to CAR: "There will be an e-RS,the logic is the same as for vRS. It’s not about performance as such… it’s more about the look, the sporty seats, the experience. That’s the spirit of vRS.’ "Expect a 300-mile range, design consistent with regular Skodas, a fast-charging network at main dealers, new, floating instrumentation and the very latest in connectivity, according to Favey."   https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/industry-news/skoda/skoda-e-rs-electric-vrs-performance-cars-from-2020/   VW EYES GOODWOOD RECORD WITH ITS I.D. R PIKES PEAK ELECTRIC RACER "Hardly content with shattering the all-time record at Pikes Peak, Volkswagen wants its I.D. R Pikes Peak electric race car to be the one to beat on other tracks. It's taking the racer to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the south of England this week, with designs on setting not only the electric car record at the Goodwood Hillclimb, but perhaps the overall benchmark too." according to Engadget: "The Goodwood festival marks the competitive debut of VW's car in Europe, while it will also host the European debut of Tesla's Model 3."   https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/09/vw-pikes-peak-electric-race-car-goodwood-hillclimb/   MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV REMAINS UK’S NUMBER ONE PLUG-IN VEHICLE "The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV continues to be the UK’s best-selling plug-in electrified vehicle. 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