Podcasts about jb straubel

JB Straubel was Elon Musk's battery guy. Now he's trying to turn what some see as trash into power for the electric vehicle revolution. Straubel was there at the earliest days of Tesla, and in his 15 years with the electric vehicle company, he played an integral role: he developed the battery pack used in the first Tesla vehicle, was the company's Chief Technology Officer, and now sits on the board of directors. But his day job is running the battery-recycling startup Redwood Materials, and he envisions a future where recycled batteries power our cars, cell phones and power tools. So could companies like his one day replace the oil giants who fueled the last century? Why does he think humans have room to work harder? And can the Tesla board manage Musk as he takes on a growing role in U.S. politics, including advising the Trump administration? Straubel speaks to WSJ's Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims in episode three of our interview series Bold Names. Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Further Reading In the Desert With an EV Entrepreneur Who Insists Trump Will Be Good for Business  The Boom in Battery Metals for EVs Is Turning to Bust  Cost-Cutting Lessons From Musk World for DOGE  What Americans Get Wrong About Electric Cars  One of the Brains Behind Tesla May Have a New Way to Make Electric Cars Cheaper   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JB Straubel was Elon Musk's battery guy. Now he's trying to turn what some see as trash into power for the electric vehicle revolution. Straubel was there at the earliest days of Tesla, and in his 15 years with the electric vehicle company, he played an integral role: he developed the battery pack used in the first Tesla vehicle, was the company's Chief Technology Officer, and now sits on the board of directors. But his day job is running the battery-recycling startup Redwood Materials, and he envisions a future where recycled batteries power our cars, cell phones and power tools. So could companies like his one day replace the oil giants who fueled the last century? Why does he think humans have room to work harder? And can the Tesla board manage Musk as he takes on a growing role in U.S. politics, including advising the Trump administration? Straubel speaks to WSJ's Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims in episode three of our interview series Bold Names. Check Out Past Episodes Bold Names: Why This Tesla Pioneer Says the Cheap EV Market 'Sucks'  Bold Names: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and the AI ‘Fantasy Land'  Further Reading The Boom in Battery Metals for EVs Is Turning to Bust  Cost-Cutting Lessons From Musk World for DOGE  The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car  What Americans Get Wrong About Electric Cars  One of the Brains Behind Tesla May Have a New Way to Make Electric Cars Cheaper  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In order to meet that demand, we're going to need a lot more batteries.  And while companies like JB Straubel's Redwood Materials are building capacity for recycling, for now that means a lot more mining. With the battery supply chain only growing more critical as the electric vehicle market matures, we're revisiting this critical episode from last summer exploring how to build a battery supply chain that meets demand while reducing harm. Guests:  JB Straubel, Founder and CEO, Redwood Materials  Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Support Climate One for just $5/month. For complete show notes, visit our website. This episode was underwritten by ClimateWorks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In order to meet that demand, we're going to need a lot more batteries.  And while companies like JB Straubel's Redwood Materials are building capacity for recycling, for now that means a lot more mining. With the battery supply chain only growing more critical as the electric vehicle market matures, we're revisiting this critical episode from last summer exploring how to build a battery supply chain that meets demand while reducing harm. Guests:  JB Straubel, Founder and CEO, Redwood Materials  Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Support Climate One for just $5/month. For complete show notes, visit our website. This episode was underwritten by ClimateWorks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest in this episode is John Shegerian. John is the serial social entrepreneur responsible for co-founding Homeboy Industries, FinancialAid.com, Engage and many other impactful organizations. He currently serves as co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the largest recycler of electronic waste in the US. Highlights of our conversation include hearing John describe starting his work life washing floors at the age of 10 at the dry cleaners, appreciating that all his bosses were mentors, discussing the impact of the Greed Is Good generation, and a strong encouragement to study the great leaders. John also describes a very impressive Board of Directors at ERI, including JB Straubel who is the founder of Redwood Materials and a co-founder of Tesla, the Koo family who are the founders and owners of LG Electronics, and the aluminium production giant Alcoa.  Enjoy the conversation  To find out more about ERI go to: https://eridirect.com  You can follow John on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnshegerian  You can follow ERI at:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-recyclers/ To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to:  https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au

Steve Blank, an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, is widely regarded as the father of modern entrepreneurship. Prior to academia, Steve's career spanned eight different startups. Credited with launching the Lean Startup movement with his May 2013 Harvard Business Review cover story, Steve has changed how startups are built, and how entrepreneurship is taught. Steve is also the renowned author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owner's Manual. — In today's episode, we discuss: Why there aren't more successful startups How to improve entrepreneurship in the USA Misunderstood aspects of the Lean Startup methodology Common traits shared by outlier founders Why successful entrepreneurs are irrational (and need to be) How founders can transition to CEOs Why some second-time founders fail Building in existing versus new markets The Four Steps to the Epiphany in 2023 — Referenced: Alexander Osterwalder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/osterwalder Allen Michels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Michels Ben Wegbreit, Co-founder of E.piphany: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-wegbreit-22192/ Convergent Technologies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergent_Technologies Eric Ries: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eries/ Gordon Bell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-bell-3035b43/ JB Straubel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jb-straubel-b694981/ Kathy Eisenhardt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-eisenhardt-5642247/ Roger Siboni, former CEO of E.piphany: https://theorg.com/org/coupa-software/org-chart/roger-siboni Satya Nadella: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella/ Steve Ballmer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-ballmer-7087a8157/ The lean launchpad at Stanford: https://steveblank.com/2011/05/10/the-lean-launchpad-at-stanford-–-the-final-presentations/ The semiconductor industry - explained: https://steveblank.com/2022/01/25/the-semiconductor-ecosystem/ The three pillars of world class corporate innovation: https://steveblank.com/2022/11/11/the-three-pillars-of-world-class-corporate-innovation/ Tina Seelig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaseelig/ Tom Mueller, Ex-SpaceX Propulsion CTO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-mueller-2094513b/ Why corporate entrepreneurs are extraordinary: https://steveblank.com/2015/08/25/why-corporate-entrepreneurs-are-extraordinary-the-rebel-alliance/ Why entrepreneurs start companies rather than join them: https://steveblank.com/2018/04/11/why-entrepreneurs-start-companies-rather-than-join-them/ — Where to find Steve: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveblank/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sgblank Website: https://steveblank.com/ — Where to find Brett: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brettberson — Where to find First Round Capital: Website: https://firstround.com/ First Round Review: https://review.firstround.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/firstround Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstRoundCapital This podcast on all platforms: https://review.firstround.com/podcast — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:20) Why there aren't more successful startups (06:07) Outlier founders have similar childhoods (10:34) How to be a successful founder CEO (12:00) Why entrepreneurship should be taught in schools (16:39) The importance of curiosity (19:57) The role of instincts in entrepreneurship (22:31) Having profound beliefs in a vision (24:17) Building in existing versus new markets (29:09) What second-time founders can get wrong (33:49) Why founders need to be irrational (39:28) Common traits shared by outlier founders (45:05) Evaluating what makes a startup successful (49:44) Steve's assessment of Satya Nadella at Microsoft (52:26) What it takes to build an incredible company (60:45) The Four Steps to the Epiphany in 2023 (64:36) The origins of The Four Steps to the Epiphany

Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In order to meet that demand, we're going to need a lot more batteries. And while companies like JB Straubel's Redwood Materials are building capacity for recycling, for now that means a lot more mining. How do we build a battery supply chain that meets demand and reduces harm?   This episode is underwritten by ClimateWorks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In order to meet that demand, we're going to need a lot more batteries. And while companies like JB Straubel's Redwood Materials are building capacity for recycling, for now that means a lot more mining. How do we build a battery supply chain that meets demand and reduces harm?   This episode is underwritten by ClimateWorks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chip Leigh is a seasoned engineer with experience at both Tesla and Rivian. In this conversation, we delved into the intricacies of building electric vehicles, energy management, creating resilient microgrids, and the science behind constructing sustainable housing. With key insights like "What we all want is a 400 mile range toaster oven on wheels," and "Not only can you charge your car from your home, you can now charge your home from your car," this conversation is a deep dive into the intersection of technology and sustainability. EPISODE LINKS: Chip Leigh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chip-leigh/ Chip Leigh's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeighLabs Chip Leigh's Website: https://www.leighrenewables.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=92367620 Xeal Energy: https://xealenergy.com/ Nuvve: https://nuvve.com/ Redwood Materials: https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/ TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Rivian: The good, the bad, the ugly (00:04:30) Why don't they make bigger EV batteries? (00:06:29) Tesla vs Rivian Market Strategy & Culture (00:08:47) What about those Rivian bucket seats (00:10:19) Chip's background and building self reliant homes (00:13:31) Making building homes and own ownership accessible (00:16:23) Thinking about the money side of building DIY homes (00:18:13) Scientific approach to building the process (00:21:18) Superadobe (00:22:49) Free solar panels (00:24:17) Chip's background (00:25:23) Chip at Tesla (00:30:12) Building with shipping containers in fire country (00:32:07) Building underground (00:32:56) Embodied energy building costs (00:33:33) But how comfortable will it actually be? (00:38:06) What does the end blueprint look like and who is it for? (00:44:54) How much will it cost me? (00:46:31) California, our survival, and energy dependency (00:49:05) Energy infrastructure (00:52:21) Blackouts in California (00:54:30) Energy resiliency (01:01:53) Optimal energy and EV charging tactics (01:06:39) Electric isn't always the best (01:09:47) Types of energy and nuclear (01:12:58) Micro nuclear plants (01:17:34) Energy startups and opportunities (01:19:18) Vehicle to grid energy (01:23:21) EV technology interoperability (01:25:29) Portable EV chargers (01:27:16) How do we get denser energy? (01:28:19) $5.5B EV infrastructure bill, and why it's going to the wrong place (01:33:38) Flatten the energy consumption curve (01:36:42) Electronic waste (01:40:22) JB Straubel's Redwood Materials (01:41:27) Closing CONNECT: Website: https://hoo.be/elijahmurray YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elijahmurray Twitter: https://twitter.com/elijahmurray Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elijahmurray LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijahmurray/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-game-w-elijah-murray/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/41cmMiImWDxs88s71v96qk RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/3e31c0c/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elijahmurray/message

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week's episode, we discuss all the news that came out of Tesla's annual meeting, including Tesla teasing its "$25,000 car," new Roadster, Tesla Bot, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel – except for this week, we are doing it on a Thursday due to a scheduling conflict. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: Tesla co-founder JB Straubel officially joins the board of directors Tesla teases its next car with new image, says it's already being built Tesla Roadster production delayed again to 2024, four years late Elon Musk puts Tesla Cybertruck production estimate much lower than anticipated Tesla is going to try advertising says Elon Musk who ‘hates' it Tesla Bot becomes less of a sideshow as impressive new footage of the robots emerge Elon Musk says he wants to personally approve every new Tesla hire Tesla proposes to build factory in India, report says Tesla is looking at potential ‘significant investment' in France, as Musk meets President Chevy upgrades Silverado EV electric pickup to 450 miles of range Check out Ford's new electric ‘multi-activity vehicle' that can do it all Rimac Nevera electric hypercar sets 23 records in single day, including fastest 0-249 mph time Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFcivZ-n3E

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week's episode, we discuss all the news that came out of Tesla's annual meeting, including Tesla teasing its "$25,000 car," new Roadster, Tesla Bot, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel – except for this week, we are doing it on a Thursday due to a scheduling conflict. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: Tesla co-founder JB Straubel officially joins the board of directors Tesla teases its next car with new image, says it's already being built Tesla Roadster production delayed again to 2024, four years late Elon Musk puts Tesla Cybertruck production estimate much lower than anticipated Tesla is going to try advertising says Elon Musk who ‘hates' it Tesla Bot becomes less of a sideshow as impressive new footage of the robots emerge Elon Musk says he wants to personally approve every new Tesla hire Tesla proposes to build factory in India, report says Tesla is looking at potential ‘significant investment' in France, as Musk meets President Chevy upgrades Silverado EV electric pickup to 450 miles of range Check out Ford's new electric ‘multi-activity vehicle' that can do it all Rimac Nevera electric hypercar sets 23 records in single day, including fastest 0-249 mph time Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFcivZ-n3E

Demand for lithium-ion batteries is estimated to grow 500% in the next 10 years. With such an intense surge on the horizon, there is a need to ramp up the supply chain quickly and sustainably to support this growth. . Enter Redwood Materials. Founded by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, Redwood is transforming the EV battery supply chain by producing anode copper foil and cathode active materials in the US at scale for the first time—and using an increasing amount of recycled content to build those components. . Currently, EV battery materials move 50,000+ miles before they reach a battery cell factory. By offering large-scale sources of domestic anode and cathode materials produced from an increasing number of recycled batteries that directly go back to U.S. cell manufacturers, Redwood is creating a closed-loop, domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. . We sat down with Alexis Georgeson, VP Government Relations & Communications, to discuss Redwood Materials circular supply chain and how the company is recycling, refining, and remanufacturing battery materials for a clean energy future. . We'd love to hear from you. Share your comments, questions and ideas for future topics and guests to podcast@sae.org. Don't forget to take a moment to follow SAE Tomorrow Today—a podcast where we discuss emerging technology and trends in mobility with the leaders, innovators and strategists making it all happen—and give us a review on your preferred podcasting platform. . Follow SAE on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Follow host Grayson Brulte on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla teases its next car with new image, says it's already being built Tesla Roadster production delayed again to 2024, four years late Tesla is going to try advertising says Elon Musk who ‘hates' it Tesla co-founder JB Straubel officially joins the board of directors Tesla is expanding Giga Shanghai, adding pouch battery cell production Tesla Bot becomes less of a sideshow as impressive new footage of the robots emerge Tesla wins big direct sales Supreme court case Tesla extends lead in California, nearly 1/4 of new vehicles have plugs https://youtu.be/75YdhHG2nQc Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

Elon Musk kan een hoop vragen over zijn opvolging als CEO van Tesla verwachten, tijdens de aandeelhoudersvergadering van dat bedrijf vandaag. Afgelopen week gaf Musk nog aan dat Linda Yaccarino hem zal opvolgen als CEO bij Twitter. De rijkste man ter wereld zei daarmee al ook meer tijd te krijgen voor zijn taken bij Tesla. Toch blijven er bij aandeelhouders zorgen dat zijn aandacht te versplinterd blijft, met ook bedrijven als SpaceX, Neuralink en een nieuwe AI-startup onder Musks hoede. Zo willen diverse aandeelhouders een stemming om een "Key-Person Risk" onderzoek te krijgen, om er zo achter de komen hoe erg Tesla afhankelijk is van Musks leiderschap. Voor zijn opvolgen zijn un de loop der tijd zijn ook wel wat namen voorbijgekomen, zoals die van bestuurder James Murdoch, CFO Zach Kirkhorn en CTO JB Straubel. Ook zal er gestemd worden over Straubels aanstelling in de Raad van Bestuur bij Tesla. Verder in deze Tech Update: De CEO van het bedrijf achter ChatGPT heeft een interessant idee voor regelgeving van AI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gear Vlogz Automotive Podcast Season 3 Episode 32 In today's video, I talk about MG's 100th anniversary: Iconic brand reborn after near death, Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is coming back as a board member, Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars, Electrogenic Drop-In Kit Transforms The Classic Porsche 911 Into An EV, Lightyear Goes Back In Business After Restructuring Caused By Bankruptcy & Walmart to launch coast-to-coast EV fast-charging network across thousands of stores (▬DISCLAIMER▬ This description may contain an affiliate link, which means that if you click on one of the product links, l may receive a small commission.) ---- MG's 100th anniversary: Iconic brand reborn after near death https://archive.ph/QkcZg#selection-5879.0-5879.60 Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is coming back as a board member https://electrek.co/2023/04/06/tesla-co-founder-jb-straubel-coming-back-board-member/ Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars https://www.autoblog.com/2023/04/06/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-videos-recorded-by-customer-cars/ Electrogenic Drop-In Kit Transforms The Classic Porsche 911 Into An EV https://insideevs.com/news/661216/electrogenic-ev-conversion-kit-for-porsche-911/ Lightyear Goes Back In Business After Restructuring Caused By Bankruptcy https://insideevs.com/news/661215/lightyear-restarts-development-after-bankruptcy/ Walmart to launch coast-to-coast EV fast-charging network across thousands of stores https://electrek.co/2023/04/06/walmart-to-launch-coast-to-coast-ev-fast-charging-network/ ---- Be sure to subscribe to this channel, Tap that like button, leave a comment below, and share this video. Be sure to signup for my newsletter at GearVlogz.com for updates. ----- Want to Help support this channel? Please consider visiting one of these vendors' links below. Gear Vlogz Amazon Influencer Storefront - https://www.amazon.com/shop/gearvlogz Signup for Tubebuddy and get access to tons of awesome features like: ▷Topic Research Tools ▷Tag List ▷Website Tools ▷Make YouTube Your Business Course ($99 course FREE for paid TubeBuddy subscribers) ▷Get 50% off if you have less than 1,000 subscribers! Sign up with my affiliate link here: https://www.tubebuddy.com/GearVlogz NordVPN English: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100648524-14337619 NordVPN Spanish: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100648524-13942081 ---- ▬DISCLAIMER▬ As I am a participant in Affiliate Marketing Programs i.e. Amazon Services, LLC Associates Program as well as others, I earn from qualifying purchases from these programs and, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means if you click on a link and purchase an item or service, I will receive a small affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will add value to my viewers/readers. #automotive #podcast #gearvlogz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gear-vlogz/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gear-vlogz/support

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla (TSLA) slashes prices across all its electric vehicles again Tesla opens orders on cheaper $50,000 Model Y with 4680 cells Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is coming back as a board member Ram wants to build its 1500 REV electric truck in the US, Illinois says why not here? Toyota's new CEO adjusts EV plans but sticks to a hybrid approach Used electric vehicle sales set to rapidly intensify after Q1 jump – Report https://youtu.be/w_vOxMTnuds Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

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➤ Tesla files proxy statement ahead of annual meeting ➤ Attend Tesla's shareholder meeting: www.tesla.com/2023shareholdermeeting ➤ Tesla co-founder nominated to return to board of directors ➤ Board and shareholder proposals ➤ Report on Tesla data management ➤ FSD Beta nag update ➤ Tesla continues hiring for Energy in China ➤ New Berlin construction ➤ Stricter US emissions standards to be announced ➤ SpaceX nears Starship orbital test flight ➤ Calendar Shareloft: https://www.shareloft.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/robert47283 Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jessie Chimni Executive producer Michael Pastrone Executive producer Richard Del Maestro Executive producer John Beans Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week's episode, we discuss Tesla's record Q1 2023 deliveries, new price cuts across Tesla's lineup, Ram electric pickup specs, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel – except for this week, we are doing it on a Thursday due to a scheduling conflict. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: Tesla (TSLA) confirms new record deliveries, beats expectations Tesla (TSLA) slashes prices across all its electric vehicles again Tesla opens orders on cheaper $50,000 Model Y with 4680 cells Tesla Gigafactory Texas achieves production of 4,000 cars in a week, but trails behind Berlin Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is coming back as a board member Tesla launches CyberVault, a Cybertruck-inspired box with integrated EV home charging Tesla workers were sharing private videos from customer vehicles, concerning report claims 2025 Ram 1500 REV is a powerhouse EV truck with up to 500M range, 14,000 pounds towing GM sells over 20K EVs for the first time in Q1 with Chevy Bolt, Cadillac Lyriq sales heating up Rivian (RIVN) produces 9,395 EVs in Q1 remaining on track to hit 50K 2023 goal Rivian adds Performance dual motor R1T configuration and shares new Max pack ranges Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9zvrGwluWA

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week's episode, we discuss Tesla's record Q1 2023 deliveries, new price cuts across Tesla's lineup, Ram electric pickup specs, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel – except for this week, we are doing it on a Thursday due to a scheduling conflict. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: Tesla (TSLA) confirms new record deliveries, beats expectations Tesla (TSLA) slashes prices across all its electric vehicles again Tesla opens orders on cheaper $50,000 Model Y with 4680 cells Tesla Gigafactory Texas achieves production of 4,000 cars in a week, but trails behind Berlin Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is coming back as a board member Tesla launches CyberVault, a Cybertruck-inspired box with integrated EV home charging Tesla workers were sharing private videos from customer vehicles, concerning report claims 2025 Ram 1500 REV is a powerhouse EV truck with up to 500M range, 14,000 pounds towing GM sells over 20K EVs for the first time in Q1 with Chevy Bolt, Cadillac Lyriq sales heating up Rivian (RIVN) produces 9,395 EVs in Q1 remaining on track to hit 50K 2023 goal Rivian adds Performance dual motor R1T configuration and shares new Max pack ranges Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9zvrGwluWA

➤ Reactions to Tesla's Q1 delivery and production report ➤ Giga Texas hits new production milestone ➤ Giga Berlin shift updates ➤ Giga Berlin tour: https://youtu.be/F9q7j1xA9WQ ➤ Tesla unveils Cybervault ➤ Cybertruck updates ➤ New lawsuit rulings ➤ Q1 delivery results around the auto industry ➤ JB Straubel presentation: https://youtu.be/9bBGfn1yrKo Shareloft: https://www.shareloft.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/robert47283 Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jessie Chimni Executive producer Michael Pastrone Executive producer Richard Del Maestro Executive producer John Beans Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

November 30, 2022 | Stellantis preps dealers for EV rollout; Redwood Materials CEO JB Straubel by Automotive News

The Redwood Materials founder and CEO details a breakthrough battery-materials deal with Panasonic, explains how recycling bolsters a domestic electric-vehicle supply chain and reflects on his tenure as Tesla's chief technology officer.

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Aventon: Aventon's award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new upgrades and design features. Check out the full line on Aventon's website. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla tries to help Texas grid amid heat wave with its cars until it can with Powerwalls Volkswagen Group taps JB Straubel's Redwood Materials for battery recycling in US Ford files trademarks for electric versions of smaller Maverick and Ranger pickup trucks Canoo stock doubles, company resurrected after Walmart orders up to 10,000 EVs XPeng goes from four-wheeled EVs to four-legged robots with $100M in Series A funding https://youtu.be/ylwDqs8b3Hw var postYoutubePlayer;function onYouTubeIframeAPIReady() { postYoutubePlayer = new YT.Player( "post-youtube-video" ); } Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

A bonus episode featuring my highlights and personal analysis of Elon Musk's keynote appearance at FT Live in London. Musk appeared via video link with fellow Tesla co-founder, and former Chief Technical Officer,  JB Straubel on stage. They spoke about the history of the company before Elon answered questions from Peter Campbell, Global Motor Industry Correspondent. 

➤ TSLA continues falling as markets decline ➤ Morgan Stanley updates Tesla forecasts ➤ JP Morgan sends new communication on stock split ➤ Update on Giga Shanghai production upgrades ➤ Elon Musk set to speak with JB Straubel at Financial Times conference ➤ Musk meets with EU official, plans to meet President of Indonesia ➤ Twitter acquisition uncertainty rises with tech selloff ➤ Germany reportedly seeking to increase EV credits ➤ Rivian lockup period ends ahead of earnings Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/robert47283 Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jessie Chimni Executive producer Michael Pastrone Executive producer Richard Del Maestro Executive producer John Beans Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we are going to discuss Tesla CEO Elon Musk trying to take over Twitter, the price of the new Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD, Toyota launching the bZ4X, and more. Sponsored by Recurrent Auto: Check the battery before buying a used EV & monitor your battery performance with monthly insights using Recurrent's free battery reports for EV owners. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes ‘final offer' to buy Twitter and take it private Elon Musk says JB Straubel should have been Tesla's only other cofounder, dredging up the past Elon Musk claims that ‘funding was secured' in infamous Tesla ‘420 take private' attempt, but SEC/banks forced him to settle Tesla launches Model Y Standard Range AWD for employees starting at $60,000 and with a few upgrades Toyota launches bZ4X electric SUV with starting price of $42,000 VW is preparing some improvements to MEB electric vehicles, including range of up to 435 miles (700 km) Lucid announces Performance version of Air Grand Touring with 446-mile range and 1,050 horsepower VW is preparing some improvements to MEB electric vehicles, including range of up to 435 miles (700 km) GM Cruise autonomous taxi pulled over by police in San Francisco without humans, ‘bolts' off (U: Cruise responds) Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHw4nR-BDKI var postYoutubePlayer;function onYouTubeIframeAPIReady() { postYoutubePlayer = new YT.Player( "post-youtube-video" ); }

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we are going to discuss Tesla CEO Elon Musk trying to take over Twitter, the price of the new Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD, Toyota launching the bZ4X, and more. Sponsored by Recurrent Auto: Check the battery before buying a used EV & monitor your battery performance with monthly insights using Recurrent's free battery reports for EV owners. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastPocket CastsCastroRSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes ‘final offer' to buy Twitter and take it privateElon Musk says JB Straubel should have been Tesla's only other cofounder, dredging up the pastElon Musk claims that ‘funding was secured' in infamous Tesla ‘420 take private' attempt, but SEC/banks forced him to settleTesla launches Model Y Standard Range AWD for employees starting at $60,000 and with a few upgradesToyota launches bZ4X electric SUV with starting price of $42,000VW is preparing some improvements to MEB electric vehicles, including range of up to 435 miles (700 km)Lucid announces Performance version of Air Grand Touring with 446-mile range and 1,050 horsepowerVW is preparing some improvements to MEB electric vehicles, including range of up to 435 miles (700 km)GM Cruise autonomous taxi pulled over by police in San Francisco without humans, ‘bolts' off (U: Cruise responds) Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHw4nR-BDKI

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Elon Musk says JB Straubel should have been Tesla's only other cofounder, dredging up the past Tesla manages to get $137 million award for racial abuse slashed to $15 million Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes ‘final offer' to buy Twitter and take it private Toyota to launch an electrified SUV version of its Crown sedan, the first Toyota exported to the US in the 1950s Rivian R1T electric pickup spotted impressively pulling semi truck stuck on the side of the road VinFast finally breaks down US pricing to include details of its mandatory battery subscription VinFast and Electrify America announce charging agreement to provide just two complimentary sessions https://youtu.be/NmBZWdbrbi0 var postYoutubePlayer;function onYouTubeIframeAPIReady() { postYoutubePlayer = new YT.Player( "post-youtube-video" ); } Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

News:GMC: We Received More Than 65,000 Reservations For Hummer EVsLucid and BYD will use NVIDIA's DRIVE self-driving platformCATL Kirin Battery Has 13% More Energy Density Than 4680 CellsTesla sets another record quarter with 310,048 vehicle deliveries in Q1 2022Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel says EV batteries should last for about 15 yearsCourt orders Tesla to buy back car from customer who felt Autopilot was like 'a drunk first-time driver'Tesla halts production at Gigafactory Shanghai as the city shuts down due to surge in COVID-19 casesTesla Confirms New Stock Split, Will Seek Shareholders' ApprovalTesla No Longer Eligible For California Rebate Due To Price IncreasesTesla removes strange Full Self-Driving loophole that shortened wait times for vehiclesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kilowatt. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel says EV batteries should last for about 15 years Tesla sends out ‘Cyber Rodeo' invites for Giga Texas opening Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas to avoid unreliable electric grid Tesla's head of AI is on sabbatical and people are worried Tesla (TSLA) announces another stock split; shareholders to vote later this year Tesla halts production at Gigafactory Shanghai as the city shuts down due to surge in COVID-19 cases https://youtu.be/ae1LVp562Gs Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

Show #1362 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 Wednesday 2nd. 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. Thanks to a Patreon Supporter increasing their pledge EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BILL CALHOUN RSEV Open Day EV display and first big owners meet of the year. BIG EV Meet at our South Coast Warehouse! ALL EV owners, enthusiasts, curious and even sceptics welcome! A huge display of LOTS OF DIFFERENT EVs - COME AND SHOW YOUR CAR! INCLUDES EVERY SINGLE TESLA AVAILABLE TO DATE: S.3.X.Y.R. Yes the Model Y is included and yes we have an original Roadster! We collect ours THAT MORNING AT 8AM. Many new Model Y owners collecting cars that day - come and mingle. Saturday, 19 February 2022 from 10:00-16:00 UTC https://www.facebook.com/events/608101480274676/ GENERAL MOTORS EARNINGS Q4 2021 General Motors said it expects to generate an operating profit this year of between $13 billion and $15 billion as a semiconductor shortage that marred vehicle production and sales for most of last year shows signs of improving. Net income this year is expected to be between $9.4 billion and $10.8 billion, also in line with its $10 billion profit in 2021, GM said. Barra said the company is not reinstating its dividend, which the automaker cut during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020. She said the company plans to use the saved capital for accelerating, even increasing, its $35 billion in investments in electric and autonomous vehicles through 2025. “We are pulling ahead significant investment into the 2022-to-2025 time frame, and we will share more details as we further refine our plan,” Barra told analysts during a call Tuesday. the company will announce a third plant to produce battery-electric trucks in the foreseeable future as well as the location of a fourth production facility for battery cells with LG https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/01/general-motors-gm-earnings-q4-2021.html 2021 FULL-YEAR AND Q4 LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS Since 2020, we have announced investments totaling more than $14 billion in 10 sites across North America to increase our manufacturing capacity in the region to more than 1 million EVs annually by the end of 2025. In late 2021, we opened Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, our first plant dedicated to Ultium products, including the GMC HUMMER EV We are converting a plant in Orion Township, Michigan, to EV truck production to help provide us with a total of 600,000 units of EV truck capacity in North America by the end of 2025. Ultium Cells, our joint venture with LG Energy Solution, announced its third U.S. cell plant More than 110,000 Silverado EVs are reserved so far, including reservations from more than 240 fleet operators, and the numbers keep growing. FedEx Express, Merchants Fleet and Walmart, are adopting BrightDrop's electric vehicles and technology to make their delivery operations more efficient. All told, we have more than 25,000 production reservations for BrightDrop cargo vans. Customer interest in the LYRIQ is now so strong that we will forgo a new round of reservations and begin taking customer orders soon after the Debut Edition launches in March. Equinox EV is compellingly new, and it's affordable, with an estimated starting MSRP of $30,000. The efficiencies created by the Ultium Platform are a key reason why we can deliver truly affordable EVs like the Equinox. https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/emergency_news/2022/shareholders/q4-21-ceo-letter-to-shareholders.html FORD WILL SPEND UP TO $20 BILLION MORE IN SHIFT TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES Ford will spend as much as $20 billion to reorganize its business for the electric future, according to Bloomberg. The automaker is also mulling whether to spin off some of its EV business as a special acquisition company (SPAC) in order to attract more investment. Ford has previously stated that it would spend $30 billion on electric and autonomous vehicle development by 2025. Ford is reportedly putting former Apple and Tesla executive Doug Field in charge of the reorganization, which will include converting its factories from gas-powered to electric vehicle production and hiring more engineers. Ford recently announced that it was doubling production of its upcoming electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning, and tripling production for the Mustang Mach-E, with the expectation that it will reach over 200,000 units per year by 2023. Ford's electric delivery van, the E-Transit, also goes on sale early this year. He had a previous stint at Apple, where he was once the VP of Mac hardware engineering, but he left the company in 2013 to become Tesla's chief vehicle engineer, where he helped oversee the troublesome development of the Model 3 sedan. https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/1/22912841/ford-electric-vehicle-reorganization-investment U.S. EV CHARGING NETWORK IS MORE ROBUST BUT PROVIDER DIFFERENCES REMAIN significant differences in reliability and performance remain between providers, an industry ranking by engineering consulting firm umlaut found. The group tested chargers by Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) Electrify America, ChargePoint (CHPT.N), EVgo (EVGO.O), Blink Charging (BLNK.O), EVconnect, Greenlots and Tesla's (TSLA.O) Superchargers across seven U.S. states in September. Electrify America reached the highest score in the ranking, followed by Tesla's Supercharger and ChargePoint, said umlaut, which was acquired by Accenture (ACN.N) in October. The ranking considered the technical performance of chargers, as well as the charging station environment, such as lighting, roofing and nearby amenities. It also took into account the performance of charging networks' apps The group used a Tesla Model 3 and a Ford (F.N) Mach-E for its 2021 tests Last year, EVs accounted for around 2% of all new car sales https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-ev-charging-network-is-more-robust-provider-differences-remain-2022-01-31/ MAGNA EDRIVES HIT THE MARKET ON VOLKSWAGEN MEB PLATFORM The HASCO Magna Electric Drive Systems Co., Ltd. (HME) team in China has started high-volume serial production of secondary eDrive systems for the Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover, one of the automaker's vehicles on the MEB platform. HME is the global supplier of secondary eDrives for Volkswagen's all-wheel drive MEB models with power greater than 185kW. The highly integrated eDrive system is specifically optimized for secondary eDrives for electrified vehicles. The system integrates an induction-type e-motor, an integrated single-speed gearbox, a high-voltage inverter and the corresponding software and controls. It also provides 80 kW of peak power to the front wheels and features best-in-class drag torque, which optimizes efficiency. https://www.magna.com/company/newsroom/releases/release/2022/01/27/news-release---hasco-magna-edrives-hit-the-market-on-volkswagen-meb-platform INSIDER Q&A: JB STRAUBEL, CEO OF RECYCLER REDWOOD MATERIALS https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-environment-and-nature-nevada-13483556337aa1f20a0ce1e5a3d13857 DAIMLER TO DEPLOY NATIONWIDE US ELECTRIC TRUCKING NETWORK https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/01/31/daimler-nextera-and-blackrock-to-deploy-nationwide-us-electric-trucking-network/ LIGHTYEAR ONE SOLAR EV BOASTS REMARKABLE HIGH SPEED EFFICIENCY https://uk.motor1.com/news/564464/lightyear-one-highspeed-efficiency-testing/ NSW TO CO-FUND 1,000 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/02/nsw-to-co-fund-1000-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-across-the-state-over-four-years INDIA TO SOON HAVE BATTERY SWAPPING POLICY https://www.cnbctv18.com/auto/india-to-soon-have-battery-swapping-policy-for-evs-a-concept-popular-in-china-europe-12334572.htm ALPINE TO BUILD ELECTRIC CROSSOVER AT DIEPPE PLANT FROM 2025 https://www.electrive.com/2022/01/31/alpine-to-build-electric-crossover-at-dieppe-plant-from-2025/ EV START-UP WM MOTOR: CHINA'S COVID LOCKDOWN RULES SEND PRICES HIGHER https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/31/ev-start-up-wm-motor-chinas-covid-lockdown-rules-send-prices-higher.html BILLIONAIRE 'CABLE COWBOY' PLUGS IN TO ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/01/30/billionaire-cable-cowboy-plugs-electric-car-charging/ MICHIGAN FINALIZING PLAN TO BUILD FIRST-EVER WIRELESS CHARGING ROAD FOR ELECTRIC CARS https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-finalizing-plan-to-build-first-ever-wireless-charging-road-for-electric-cars QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM I'm taking a break this weekend so won't have the time on Saturday and Sunday to do this, it's back next week. 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On the podcast today: ·       General Motors earnings Q4 2021 ·       2021 Full-Year and Q4 Letter to Shareholders ·       Ford will spend up to $20 billion more in shift to electric vehicles ·       U.S. EV charging network is more robust but provider differences remain ·       Magna eDrives Hit the Market on Volkswagen MEB Platform ·       Insider Q&A: JB Straubel, CEO of recycler Redwood Materials ·       Daimler to deploy nationwide US electric trucking network ·       Lightyear One solar EV boasts remarkable high speed efficiency ·       NSW to co-fund 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations  ·       India To Soon Have Battery Swapping Policy ·       Alpine to build electric crossover at Dieppe plant from 2025 ·       EV start-up WM Motor: China's Covid lockdown rules send prices higher ·       Billionaire 'cable cowboy' plugs in to electric car charging ·       Michigan finalizing plan to build first-ever wireless charging road for electric cars

Show #1342 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 Saturday 15th January. 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 Producer JAMES FEJEDELEM APPLE CAR RUMORS INSPIRE KOREAN BATTERY MANUFACTURERS TO FORM TASK FORCE - a report published on Wednesday by 9 to 5 Mac, which claims that South Korean battery manufacturers have formed an Apple Car task force.The idea of a multicorporation task force being formed to court Apple's business is gutsy, but it may not be without its merits. - Apple has had visits with several battery suppliers in the last month, presumably with the goal of locking down a supplier for a pack of its own design. - Apple is rumored to be looking to South Korea for a number of its components, but it's not clear how many of those will be off-the-shelf, and how many will be custom. Original Source : https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/apple-car-battery-task-force-formed-korea/ PLUGSHARE PLATFORM REACHES 2 MILLION REGISTERED USERS WORLDWIDE - PlugShare, the world's leading EV community and a part of the EVgo Inc. (Nasdaq: EVGO) family since mid-2021, today announced that its platform has reached over two million registered users globally. - comes on the heels of the platform surpassing over one million new app downloads over the course of 2021, - In 2021, PlugShare drivers provided over 1.3 million ratings of their charging experiences. Original Source : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220113005197/en/ BMW INVESTS IN HEYCHARGE, FOR ACCESS TO A WIDER RANGE OF EV CHARGERS - BMW recently announced another important investment in the field of green mobility. This time, the BMW i Ventures investment arm focused on the charging infrastructure, an area that was criticized by the BMW Group CEO, Oliver Zipse not long ago. The company invested in HeyCharge, a German start-up that aims to open access to private charging locations for its users. - Usually, in order to start using an EV charger, you'll need an app or an RFID card, as well as an internet connection. However, most subterranean garages lack an internet access point or the ability to install such devices at this time. - HeyCharge's patent-pending technology, removes the requirement for an on-site internet connection by allowing the app and chargers to interact directly over bluetooth with the HeyCharge App or SDK. This increases system availability while reducing delay between the phone and the charger. Total costs in buildings can be lowered by up to 80% when combined with HeyCharge's simple and effective hardware component, Access Point. Original Source : https://www.bmwblog.com/2022/01/13/bmw-invests-in-heycharge-for-access-to-a-wider-range-of-ev-chargers/ RIVIAN TEAMS UP WITH ADOPT A CHARGER TO INSTALL FREE CHARGERS AT STATE AND NATIONAL PARKS - Adopt a Charger, the national nonprofit that provides free electric vehicle (EV) charging at scenic, cultural and civic destinations, today announced that American EV maker Rivian will sponsor dozens of EV charging stations in Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). The collaboration will enable more emission-free transportation and support EV adoption as EV charging infrastructure is enhanced within some of America's most popular national parks. - Under the collaboration between Rivian and Adopt a Charger, Rivian will pay for the equipment and fund 10 years of operation and maintenance by the two organizations. Adopt a Charger, which celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, has installed over 400 chargers in 10 states, including in 26 California state parks and at major cultural institutions such as the Getty Center. Original Source : https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/rivian-teams-up-with-adopt-a-charger-to-install-free-chargers-at-state-and-national-parks.3355/ TESLA CO-FOUNDER: EV SALES IN TAKEOFF MODE, BUT PRODUCTION A WORRY - Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, founder and CEO of battery-recycling company Redwood Materials, has good news and bad news for those who believe electric vehicle sales are primed to take off. - Straubel says demand is picking up, but the auto industry isn't moving fast enough for production to keep up. - Straubel says industry sales estimates predicting EVs will account for 12.7% of all U.S. auto sales by 2025 may be too low. Original Source : https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/12/tesla-co-founder-says-ev-sales-are-about-to-take-off-but-questions-whether-production-can-keep-up.html BOLLINGER SHELVES RUGGED B1 AND B2 EVS TO FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL TRUCKS - The imposing, battery-powered Bollinger B2 pickup truck won't be seen on the road anytime soon.The Oak Park-based startup announced Friday that it is canceling consumer orders for its innovative, off-road-capable B2 pickup and B1 SUV in order to focus on its burgeoning commercial truck business. - The $125,000 B1 and B2 were part of a squadron of epic super-trucks — including offerings from Rivian, GMC, Chevy, Ford, Tesla and Lordstown Motors — coming to market in the wake of Tesla's success as a luxury electric vehicle maker. - Unveiled at a glitzy Times Square event in 2017, it featured gob-smacking numbers like 614 horsepower and 668 pound-feet of torque, zero-60 mph acceleration in 4.5 seconds, 5,000-pound payload capacity, and a suspension that offered variable ground clearance of 10 to 20 inches. - Bollinger Motors will refund deposits for those who had reserved B1 and B2 models. Original Source : https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2022/01/14/bollinger-shelves-consumer-evs-focus-commercial-trucks/6510184001/ NEW BMW IX1 SPY SHOTS GET UP CLOSE WITH ALL-ELECTRIC CROSSOVER - The upcoming all-electric BMW iX1 lost a bit of camouflage the last time our spy photographers captured it out testing, but a new batch provides our best look yet at the new crossover. - The iX1 looks like your traditional BMW crossover that's been washed and shrunk in the dryer. The EV looks like it's adapting the larger 2022 iX3's styling cues to its smaller frame, borrowing the closed-off grille and blue accents. Original Source : https://www.motor1.com/news/560409/new-bmw-ix1-spy-shots/ WALLBOX TO AIR SUPER BOWL AD - Electric vehicle charging brand Wallbox is making its Super Bowl debut with a 15-second spot from The David Agency that will air during the game's second quarter. - "The spot is part of a larger, longer campaign that has other pieces that show that diversity," said Wallbox's Barbara Calixto. Original Source : https://www2.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?briefId=7325D171-85C1-4A99-9773-4FE6659490B5&issueId=4C8B39C5-4752-452C-A321-AF8B32A00265©Id=B809BE1A-F140-4C35-953E-9E04729D0297 COURT REJECTS TESLA PUSH TO REINSTATE HIGHER U.S. FUEL ECONOMY PENALTIES Original Source : https://www.reuters.com/article/tesla-emissions-government-idCAKBN2JN1OJ NISSAN ARIYA AND LEAF WILL COEXIST—TWO EVS WELL UNDER $40,000 Original Source : https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1134737_nissan-ariya-leaf-coexist-evs-price-ev-tax-credit NADA SAYS THEY'RE 'ALL-IN' ON EVS – BUT WHERE THEY LEAD, WILL DEALERS FOLLOW?   Original Source : https://electrek.co/2022/01/13/national-auto-dealer-assoc-says-its-all-in-on-evs-will-dealers-step-in-line/ POLL RESULTS: MOST TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME BUYERS PAID ABOUT MSRP FOR THEIR VEHICLE Original Source : https://www.torquenews.com/1083/poll-results-most-toyota-rav4-prime-buyers-paid-about-msrp-their-vehicle QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM The 4th anniversary of this podcast is next week on Tuesday 18th January. So this week it's a self-indulgent question, and I'll hope you forgive me for that. What would you like to see and hear from this show in 2022. What would you keep, and what would you change. What would you like to see new? Email me your answer now: 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. 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Our anchors start today's show with software valuations amid a series of calls on growth stocks, joined by GGV Capital Managing Partner Jeff Richards. Then, our Julia Boorstin covers Apple's reported interest in acquiring the rights to stream MLB games on select regular season weekdays. Next, Bank of America analyst Jason Kupferberg discusses his decision to upgrade Coinbase to a buy rating, and CNBC's Phil LeBeau sits down with EV battery recycling firm Redwood Materials CEO JB Straubel in an exclusive interview on the company's new facility in Nevada. CNBC's Kate Rooney also looks at the recent boom in Bitcoin leverage, adding to risks of volatility. Later, app business platform ironSource CEO Tomer Bar-Zeev offers insight on the growth of mobile gaming and a series of recent deals in the industry.

I'm joined by Jordan Giesige of the Limiting Factor as we discuss Tesla's ambitious plans to ramp 4680 cells at Austin and Berlin, possible range improvements to the Model Y, raw materials shortages, competition, CATL, and more. Jordan Giesige on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LimitingThe The Limiting Factor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIFn7ONIJHyC-lMnb7Fm_jw Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:45 - Jordan Giesige going full-time on YouTube 01:45 - Where is Tesla is with ambitious Battery Day plans? 04:10 - Dry electrode technology status update 05:30 - Austin 4680 cell equipment, cell ramp vs Berlin Gigafactory 08:25 - How different are the 4680 cells? 10:40 - Does Tesla increase range of Austin Model Y vehicles with 4680 cells? 15:15 - CATL Shanghai factory 18:00 - LFP vs Nickel, 4680 vs 2170 vs prismatic. 20:25 - What happens to Nevada Gigafactory? 24:30 - Tesla audacious plans from Battery Day 26:30 - JB Straubel: battery supply chain crunch 29:15 - Reach battery scale first as advantage 37:00 - Tesla created new battery startup 39:38 - Conclusion Social

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla releases big holiday update with TikTok app, UI changes, and more Tesla Director of Quality leaves for JB Straubel's Redwood Materials Tesla Model Y achieves highest possible IIHS safety rating Tesla secures another order of electric semi trucks Tesla is rumored to be behind giant deal to bring LFP battery cell production to the US Tesla Model Ys spotted at Gigafactory Berlin, but production approval still uncertain Goodyear introduces ElectricDrive GT EV-specific replacement tire for Model Y Nikola to pay $125 million in settlement agreement with SEC Ford demonstrates the F-150 Lightning charging other EVs at L2 speeds https://youtu.be/5NGzDXaIw68 Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

Elon Musk a fait de Tesla une entreprise exceptionnelle. Une entreprise qui a changé toute une industrie, l'industrie automobile. Voici l'histoire de Tesla à travers les yeux d'Elon Musk. Tout commence en 2002. Elon est à peine sorti de l'histoire Paypal et il vient de lancer SpaceX. Mais il rêve d'autres projets autour de l'électrique. Il rencontre alors JB Straubel, un passionné de voitures électriques qui lui fait découvrir un modèle de voiture électrique avec un moteur de batterie Lithium-ion. Oui des batteries d'ordinateur mises en série. Elon veut racheter cette voiture à l'association, AC Propulsion. Mais l'association refuse. Puis en parallèle, Martin Eberhard et son associé, Martin Tarpenning créent Tesla Motors en 2003 avec l'idée de démocratiser la voiture électrique. Tesla faisant référence à l'ingénieur serbe, Nikola Tesla, injustement reconnu. Les 2 fondateurs ont certes des moyens mais ils ont aussi besoin d'investisseurs et finissent par ouvrir leur porte à Elon Musk. Celui-ci devient rapidement le 1er investisseur et le président de la société. Avec Straubel, puis Dave Lyon, Tesla recrute des passionnés de la voiture électrique. Et en quelques mois, ils font des miracles et ont déjà un 1er prototype. Un voiture montée avec un chassis de Lotus. Mais les batteries sont un problème… et explosent même lors d'un test. En 2006, Tesla annonce lancer un Roadster avec un grand renfort de publicité lors d'une soirée. 100km/h en 4 secondes. Les journaux tressent des lauriers. Mais personne ne parle de Musk qui n'est qu'investisseur. Pourtant les problèmes s'accumulent pour Tesla et Martin Eberhard qui n'a pas la stature d'un CEO. Musk découvre que le prix de fabrication de la voiture dépasse les 150 000 $ alors qu'elle est vendue… 100 000. $. Martin Eberhard est débarqué de son poste et quitte l'entreprise quelques mois plus tard. Musk finira par prendre la tête de l'entreprise en octobre 2008. Entre temps, il n'y a plus d'argent car Tesla n'a pas réussi à sortir de voiture avant 2008… mais les commandes sont énormes et la production faible. Il faudra attendre la construction des modèles S et X puis 3 pour voir Tesla commencer à produire en quantité. Mais c'est surtout l'entrée en bourse, le financement de Daimler puis Toyota et enfin de l'état qui permettent à Tesla de se financer. Tesla aujourd'hui est un succès mondial et est valorisée à 1000 milliard $. Ils sortent leurs modèles avec une régularité impressionnante. Le modèle S a été élu voiture de l'année par les spécialistes de l'automobile. Oui, la voiture électrique est devenue Sexy… et Musk l'homme le plus riche du monde. Le podcast "Il était une fois l'entrepreneur" est l'ex podcast "l'apprenti", le podcast des histoires d'entrepreneurs. Inspire Média, le média des histoires d'entreprises et d'entrepreneurs. Notes Elon Musk: Tesla, PayPal, SpaceX : l'entrepreneur qui va changer le monde - Ashlee Vance - Eyrolles Comment les problèmes de production de la Model 3 plombent les résultats de Tesla Tesla : encore des problèmes de production de la Model 3 Tesla : la capitalisation dépasse 700 milliards de dollars, une première Les difficultés industrielles de Tesla perdurent

Hertz makes the boldest move the rental car industry has seen in years by ordering 100,000 Tesla Model 3's. Plus: not one but three new paint colors emerge for Giga Berlin, Model 3 is taking over all of Europe, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/teslapodcast and consider a pledge. I'd be grateful. Every little bit helps! And don't forget to leave a message on the Ride the Lightning hotline anytime with a question, comment, or discussion topic for next week's show! The toll-free number to call or Skype is 1-888-989-8752. Also, give Wholesome Bakery's delicious plant-based treats a try, like my favorite, the cookie sandwiches. I promise you that you won't regret it! 10% off any order this week only! Find them at https://www.wholesomebakery.com  P.S. Get 15% off your first order of awesome aftermarket Tesla accessories at AbstractOcean.com by using the code RTLpodcast at checkout. And if you're ordering a Jeda Wireless Charging Pad or USB hub for Model 3/Y (coupon code RTL), please use my referral link: https://getjeda.com/ref/8/ Grab the SnapPlate for any of the four Teslas at https://everyamp.com/RTL/. Finally, pick up a 128gb or 256gb Sentry Mode/Dashcam kit at http://www.puretesla.com/rtl  P.P.S. Check out the full JB Straubel interview I played a few clips from here.

Tesla holds its quarterly earnings call for the record Q3 it just completed. I've got all of the highlights from the Tesla executive team as well as a recap and analysis of the big news and highlights. Plus: deliveries of the new Model X have begun, some incredibly sad news to report in the original Roadster community, and more. If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/teslapodcast and consider a pledge. I'd be grateful. Every little bit helps! And don't forget to leave a message on the Ride the Lightning hotline anytime with a question, comment, or discussion topic for next week's show! The toll-free number to call or Skype is 1-888-989-8752. Also, give Wholesome Bakery's delicious plant-based treats a try, like my favorite, the cookie sandwiches. I promise you that you won't regret it! Find them at https://www.wholesomebakery.com  P.S. Get 15% off your first order of awesome aftermarket Tesla accessories at AbstractOcean.com by using the code RTLpodcast at checkout. And if you're ordering a Jeda Wireless Charging Pad or USB hub for Model 3/Y (coupon code RTL), please use my referral link: https://getjeda.com/ref/8/ Grab the SnapPlate for any of the four Teslas at https://everyamp.com/RTL/. Finally, pick up a 128gb or 256gb Sentry Mode/Dashcam kit at http://www.puretesla.com/rtl  P.P.S. Check out the full JB Straubel interview I played a few clips from here.

Elon Musk drops some important new information while celebrating the about-to-open Giga Berlin at Giga Fest, Tesla co-founder JB Straubel gives a rare interview talking about the early days of Tesla, another toy Cybertruck has been announced, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/teslapodcast and consider a pledge. I'd be grateful. Every little bit helps! And don't forget to leave a message on the Ride the Lightning hotline anytime with a question, comment, or discussion topic for next week's show! The toll-free number to call or Skype is 1-888-989-8752. Also, give Wholesome Bakery's delicious plant-based treats a try, like my favorite, the cookie sandwiches. I promise you that you won't regret it! Find them at https://www.wholesomebakery.com  P.S. Get 15% off your first order of awesome aftermarket Tesla accessories at AbstractOcean.com by using the code RTLpodcast at checkout. And if you're ordering a Jeda Wireless Charging Pad or USB hub for Model 3/Y (coupon code RTL), please use my referral link: https://getjeda.com/ref/8/ Grab the SnapPlate for any of the four Teslas at https://everyamp.com/RTL/. Finally, pick up a 128gb or 256gb Sentry Mode/Dashcam kit at http://www.puretesla.com/rtl  P.P.S. Check out the full JB Straubel interview I played a few clips from here.

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including an interview with David who attended "Giga Fest" at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, Tesla updating Cybertruck details and specs, the first Tesla Megacharger station, and more. Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today: Tesla Gigafest Berlin on the ground [Gallery] Tesla unveils new structural battery pack with 4680 cells in Gigafactory Berlin tour Tesla removes Cybertruck specs and prices from its website Tesla is deploying the first Megacharger to charge its Tesla Semi electric truck Tesla officially starts its ‘wider release' of Full Self-Driving Beta in the US Tesla pushes ‘Full Self-Driving Beta' to investor with poor ‘safety score' while requiring perfect score from others Tesla unveils its new crash safety tech based on collecting real-world data Tesla app update adds widgets, Powerwall features, hints at remote live view from Autopilot cameras Tesla cofounder JB Straubel sends warning to automakers going all-electric: ‘Do the supply chain math' Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://youtu.be/iNo5AsOlG4A var postYoutubePlayer;function onYouTubeIframeAPIReady() { postYoutubePlayer = new YT.Player( "post-youtube-video" ); }

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla is under pressure from NHTSA over Full Self-Driving Beta NDA and ‘stealth recall' Tesla secures large supply of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production Tesla cofounder JB Straubel sends warning to automakers going all-electric: ‘Do the supply chain math' Honda announces all new models will be electric after 2030… but only in China to start An electric school bus helps power grid in a first for this New England utility https://youtu.be/c8xJfLgEOKg Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

➤ Tesla schedules Q3 2021 earnings report ➤ Discussion on Elon Musk's comments during Tesla's annual shareholder meeting and how 4680 battery production may be ramping up ➤ Elon Musk mentions possible Solar Roof “campaign” ➤ Tesla gets set up for Giga Fest in Berlin ➤ Canaccord Genuity raises TSLA price target ➤ Elon Musk likes tweet about Company X conglomerate ➤ The Boring Co makes progress on new project ➤ JB Straubel interviewed by Jason Calacanis: https://youtu.be/aWR5-mo8f1g?t=1358 ➤ FSD Beta 10.2 set for release Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/robert47283 Plaid producer Who Why Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jessie Chimni Executive producer Jeffrey Yu Executive producer Michael Pastrone Executive producer Richard Del Maestro Executive producer John Beans Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

In a short news segment, Jason talks about a company that tried to sell "fantasy startup investing" NFTs and why they had to pivot (1:44). Jason gives a brief tribute to Steve Jobs (15:48). Then, he's joined by JB Straubel, Tesla's longtime CTO who stepped down in 2019 to found a new lithium-ion battery recycling company, Redwood Materials(22:08). JB and Jason discuss the early launches and setbacks at Tesla, overcoming challenges, and the possibilities created by battery recycling. To close out the show, we play a clip of Steve Job's 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (1:20:15).

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the new Tesla Megafactory, Audi Q4 etron launching in the US, Toyota and Honda singing their own death warrants, and more including some speculation about Rivian. Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today: Tesla (TSLA) breaks ground on new ‘Megafactory' to produce Megapack batteries Elon Musk hints at new Tesla Gigafactory, denies location is in Russia Tesla agrees to finally honor solar roof prices on signed contracts Self-proclaimed ‘Elon Musk fanboy' builds Tesla (TSLA) position worth over $4.6 billion Audi launches Q4 e-tron electric SUV starting at just $36,400 after incentives Honda announces pathetic electric vehicle ambitions in the US Toyota is facing boycotts over its fight to slow electric vehicle progress Ford announces partnership with Tesla cofounder JB Straubel's Redwood on batteries Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://youtu.be/TRm6vXBW09I var postYoutubePlayer;function onYouTubeIframeAPIReady() { postYoutubePlayer = new YT.Player( "post-youtube-video" ); }

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla says Autopilot can now detect and slow down for emergency vehicles' lights at night Ford announces partnership with Tesla cofounder JB Straubel's Redwood on batteries Toyota is facing boycotts over its fight to slow electric vehicle progress Volta Trucks partners with Sibros to bring real-time OTA data to its Zero fleet Volvo showcases its electric construction equipment ahead of full rollout in 2022 London's largest taxi firm to go fully electric by 2023 with 4,000 EVs EGEB: New York City announces a massive clean energy plan https://youtu.be/yC4vlp0mMsc Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the new proposed $12,500 EV incentive in the US, the Tesla FSD Beta v10 update, Lucid breaking 500-mile range barrier, our first look at the VW ID.4 AWD and more. Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today: Dems propose new $12,500 electric car rebate, Tesla left with $4,500 disadvantage Elon Musk claims Ford and auto worker union wrote the new electric car incentive bill Tesla Full Self-Driving v10 is not ‘mind-blowing,' but it shows progress Tesla will make sure you are a good driver before giving you access to Full Self-Driving Beta Tesla starts testing its Full Self-Driving Beta software on Canadian roads Tesla cofounder JB Straubel announces new 100 GWh battery material factory in the US Rivian becomes the first electric pickup truck maker as R1T roll off production line Ford starts pre-production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup as the race heats up Lucid shares EPA range for Air models including 520 miles on the Dream Edition Range EPA confirms range for dual-motor versions of VW's ID.4 Pro, Pro S VW Chattanooga-built AWD ID.4 adds ample power/traction but best still to come OTA Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://youtu.be/Oci6Q7XrDfw var postYoutubePlayer;function onYouTubeIframeAPIReady() { postYoutubePlayer = new YT.Player( "post-youtube-video" ); }

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla (TSLA) is the US EV market right now — how will it change with new incentives? Tesla Full Self-Driving v10 is not ‘mind-blowing,' but it shows progress Tesla releases new software update to enable Sirius XM and immersive sound in new Model S Rivian team watches first customer R1T roll off production line Tesla cofounder JB Straubel announces new 100 GWh battery material factory in the US EPA confirms range for dual-motor versions of VW's ID.4 Pro, Pro S Chevron and Gevo partner to produce sustainable aviation fuel EGEB: 76% of proposed coal plants have been canceled since 2015 https://youtu.be/y3a-W7RSk8U Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

Sam and Emma hosts Tim Higgins, Wall Street Journal reporter and CNBC contributor, to discuss his recent book Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century, on how Elon Musk sells the future, and how much of that vision can actually be guaranteed. They jump off from JB Straubel's invention that helped Elon popularize high-end electric vehicles (EVs), reflecting on the 20th-century EV attempts by GM and Toyota, and why they fell apart, before touching on why Tesla's focus on the high-end price points was central to their success. Next, they dive into where Tesla's production has been lacking, particularly with Elon's self-driving cars and other fantastical promises, and Tim looks into the validity of Theranos comparisons. He, Sam, and Emma also touch on the biggest threats to Tesla in the EV market, at what age a startup truly matures into a real company, and what it means that such a long-shot investment has a massive financial backing in the industry, before Sam explores what shorting the stock would take, and the crew talks the dangers of letting a single man shape the future of an entire industry. Sam and Emma also touch on SCOTUS letting Roe v. Wade slip through the cracks in Texas with SB-8, setting the road for a massive fight for reproductive rights ahead, as well as the (hopefully) official end of fighting in Afghanistan, and the importance of the Courts moving forwards. And in the Fun Half: The MR Crew walks through Dave Rubin's legal expertise (mostly based on big-word usage), D from NYC calls in to defend Elon Musks' many classic talents, including engineering and following through on his own previous claims, and DJ Cold Case gets Sam into the social security zone on the recent fear-mongering on the well running dry. They also touch on the ever-increasing role the Supreme Court has begun to play in making drastically consequential political decisions. They round it out with some classic Fox out-foxing of other journalists as Jeanine Pirro employs the classic “ignore and walk away” tactic, and they discuss the incredibly racist scandal around a Texas school board, CRT, and a Black principal, plus, your calls and IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here. Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ (Merch issues and concerns can be addressed here: majorityreportstore@mirrorimage.com) You can now watch the livestream on Twitch Check out today's sponsors: Harry's: With Harry's, you don't have to choose between a great shave and a fair price. Harry's delivers a close, comfortable shave at a fair price – still as low as two dollars per refill! Harry's is giving their best offer to Majority Report listeners. New Harry's customers can get a starter set that includes a 5-blade razor, a weighted ergonomic handle, foaming shave gel, and a travel blade cover at Harrys.com/MAJORITY – a $13 value all for just $3. Magic Spoon is a new cereal company that's discovered a way to recreate your favorite childhood cereals with 0 sugar, 12 grams of protein, and only 3 net grams of carbs in each serving. Go to magicspoon.com/majorityreport to grab a variety pack and try it today, and use promo code MAJORITYREPORT at checkout to get free shipping. Support the St. Vincent Nurses today as they continue to strike for a fair contract! https://action.massnurses.org/we-stand-with-st-vincents-nurses/ Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Subscribe to AM Quickie writer Corey Pein's podcast News from Nowhere, at https://www.patreon.com/newsfromnowhere Check out The Letterhack's upcoming Kickstarter project for his new graphic novel! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/milagrocomic/milagro-heroe-de-las-calles Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel! Check out The Nomiki Show live at 3 pm ET on YouTube at patreon.com/thenomikishow Check out Matt's podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover, or on iTunes. Check out Jamie's podcast, The Antifada, at patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or at twitch.tv/theantifada (streaming every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7pm ET!) Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Donate to Hurricane Ida efforts on Venmo @MutualAidLouisiana Become a Beta subscriber for new progressive social media platform Adduna!

Mosaic Forest Management orders the TeslaSemihttps://www.teslarati.com/tesla-semi-logging-trucks-canada/Refreshed ModelS delivery dates being pushed backhttps://driveteslacanada.ca/model-s/tesla-updates-refresh-model-s-delivery-dates-july/ Mr Plyon- twitter pics Tesla letter states GF Berlin to open July 2021https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-reveals-targeted-opening-date-for-giga-berlin/ BoringCo Las Vegas Loop shown to local mediahttps://driveteslacanada.ca/news/local-media-get-first-look-at-las-vegas-boring-loop-tunnels/ 1M Tesla - twitter pic JB Straubel's Redwood Materialshttps://youtu.be/xLr0GStrnwQ TeslaSemi Fleet Mainteance position gets posted in Torontohttps://electrek.co/2021/04/12/tesla-semi-launch-semi-service-program-surprising-location/ After first offering it in the UK last year, Tesla is partnering with Octopus Energy to expand their electricity tariff program to Germany.https://driveteslacanada.ca/energy/tesla-expands-electricity-tariffs-to-solar-and-powerwall-owners-in-germany/ CyberTruck reservations surpass 1M according to crowd sourced datahttps://driveteslacanada.ca/cybertruck/tesla-cybertruck-reservations-surpass-1-million-based-on-crowdsourced-tracker/ Boring Co releases fare prices for expanded Las Vegas Loophttps://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-boring-company-vegas-loop-fare-price/

Nick Carter is the is one of Australia’s leading energy experts; he is currently Senior Vice President of Energy Tech and Solutions at Macquarie in Australia where works across a range of areas from energy storage to renewable energy. He is an engineer by trade and has worked around the world for companies like Toyota, General Motors and Tesla. Nick has a real passion for electric vehicles (EVs) and this episode heavily focuses on the future of electronic vehicles in Australia.Some topics Nick covers in this conversation with Phaedon include:Big changes in the EV space from the past yearHow autonomous vehicles relate to electric vehiclesElectrification of the transport system and the opportunities it presentsHow the grid will be impacted by an increase in EV uptakeTrends, challenges and opportunities in the EV spaceQuickfire recommendations:Book: What Is to Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving the Planet by Barry JonesPodcast: The Driven podcast by theNews source: ABC NewsHoliday location: Forrest, VictoriaFavorite founder or CEO: JB Straubel, Founder of Redwood Materials (Former CTO of Tesla)Productivity tool: TrelloTed talk topic: How to electrify the whole fleet__________Join Innovation Bay at our upcoming Breakfast panel "Fighting climate change with big data". Four climate change experts will discuss how big data can be used to predict and prevent climate change. Register for your free virtual ticket here.

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla prepares cloud-based driver profile ahead of ‘Tesla Network’ ride-hailing app launch Bill Gates all but admits that he was shorting Tesla (TSLA) Tesla cofounder JB Straubel will recycle Nissan Leaf battery at Redwood Materials Fisker wants to build an electric vehicle with Apple supplier Foxconn Porsche gives glimpse into Taycan Cross Turismo test program ahead of launch Maryland county transitioning to electric public school buses USPS announces postal fleet replacement contract, doesn’t even go all-electric Volvo and DHL Freight team up to test electric trucks in Sweden EGEB: Xos Trucks to be publicly listed on Nasdaq Honda just patented this electric motorcycle with a built-in drone in its tail Tesla releases behind-the-scenes look at testing of its fart machine and Boombox mode https://youtu.be/POJyVWRLFFE Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla loses top manufacturing engineer to co-founder JB Straubel’s new startup Tesla starts production of Model Y with massive single-piece rear casting Tesla expands Gigafactory Shanghai again, looks to add design director ahead of new $25,000 electric car Tesla releases video of Model Y third row but doesn’t show someone sitting in it Lordstown claims more than 100,000 pre-orders for its electric pickup truck NIO unveils impressive autonomous electric car with a massive battery pack EGEB: Scientists turn coal into graphite in a microwave oven US 3-wheeled electric vehicle maker buys 5x larger factory, eyes mass production https://youtu.be/HjVMlmXD4d0 Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

Können Feststoffbatterien von Quantumscape sogar Elektroflugzeuge mit Strom versorgen? Das glaubt zumindest Tesla-Gründer JB Straubel. Quantumscape lieferte erstmals Testdaten seiner Batterie, von denen sich Experten begeistert zeigten. Seit 2012 tüftelt Quantumscape an leistungsfähigen Feststoffakkus, die die Elektromobilität revolutionieren könnten. Der Batteriehersteller aus dem Silicon Valley hat dazu ein Joint Venture mit Volkswagen gegründet. Seine Feststoffbatterie arbeitet mit einem festen Separator und einer Lithium-Metall-Anode und soll 2024/2025 in Serie gehen. Die neue Technologie soll Elektroautos zu deutlich mehr Reichweite und mehr Sicherheit verhelfen.

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a discussion about Tesla (TSLA) going back to the well with a new capital raise, Toyota making some EV moves, and details on the QuantumScape solid-state battery, and more. Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com. preload="none" The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today: Tesla (TSLA) announces $5 billion capital raise at insane stock price Tesla announces new leasing experience Tesla is rumored to get Cybertruck steel from new $1.7 billion factory in Texas Tesla gives deadline to Roadster referral discount winners ahead of finally delivering new Supercar Toyota announces new all-electric SUV, says it’s their ‘first step’ for battery-electric cars Lexus teases electric SUV powered by new drivetrain technology Toyota to unveil electric car with solid-state battery with 10-min fast-charging next year GM reveals working Hummer EV pickup prototype to show the doubters Tesla co-founder JB Straubel on QuantumScape’s new fast-charging battery: It’s a ‘major breakthrough’ Aptera unveils super-efficient electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range and solar power Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://youtu.be/1useiRwupQo

➤ Tesla co-founder and former CTO, JB Straubel, calls QuantumScape’s solid-state battery a breakthrough as the company unveils performance details of their new solid-state battery cell ➤ Analyzing the details of QuantumScape’s announcement and how the company’s battery stacks up compared to Tesla’s ➤ Discussion on QuantumScape stock (QS), financial projections, and valuation ➤ China Passenger Car Association publishes November sales data for Tesla in China ➤ Giga Berlin deforestation faces delay ➤ Elon Musk speaks to The Wall Street Journal about Tesla’s capital raise and Musk’s possible move to Texas Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/robert47283 Plaid producer Who Why Plaid producer Ice Lakes Investments Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen Executive producer Rish Singh Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Bradford Ferguson Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jeff Sheets Executive producer Jessie Chimni Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. https://youtu.be/3_q40oAXu6c Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla co-founder JB Straubel on QuantumScape’s new fast-charging battery: It’s a ‘major breakthrough’ Tesla’s sales surge to record high in China Denmark, Norway to build world’s largest green hydrogen ferry EGEB: Ireland is converting old phone boxes into EV chargers Monarch unveils game-changing new smart electric tractor, driver optional Tesla (TSLA) announces $5 billion capital raise at insane stock price Tesla is ordered to stop tree-clearing expansion at Giga Berlin over hibernating snakes Lexus teases electric SUV powered by new drivetrain technology Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com. Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

You get £100 free AND save money on 100% green electricity by moving to Octopus Energy. Until October 15th you get double bonus and I get £50 to support this podcast but ONLY if you do it by using my unique referral code. I moved to Octopus recently and had been putting it off for ages,  but I kicked myself for not doing it sooner, as it’s literally a 5 minute job to give them your details. Click here: https://share.octopus.energy/free-puma-452   On today’s podcast: LG Chem forecasts record third-quarter profit Tesla update lets you lock Sentry Mode/TeslaCam storage in glovebox Pan-American Electric-Vehicle Road Trip Now Possible France: Plug-In Electric Car Sales Doubled Daimler's labor chief urges European lawmakers to promote EV charging China passes plan to boost new energy vehicle industry Xpeng Scores Record Deliveries In September, 3rd Quarter BYD new-energy vehicle sales up 45% in September Electric Car Sales Triple In Race To Meet Europe Co2 Rules Why Amazon and Panasonic are betting on this battery recycling startup Inside Chile's Struggle To Make Lithium Mining 'Greener'   Show #905   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 12th October. 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.   Nico Rosberg Drives VW ID.R "Here’s my Hot Lap surprise for you: Racing the VW ID.R at the Nürburgring F1 track before the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix! I’m looking forward to your feedback on my Hot Lap video in this electric missile!"   LG CHEM FORECASTS RECORD THIRD-QUARTER PROFIT "South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd, an electric vehicle (EV) battery supplier for Tesla and a petrochemicals maker, said on Monday its third-quarter operating profit likely jumped to a record high, beating analysts’ estimates." says Reutrers: "Analysts attributed it to orders from Tesla. LG Chem, along with China’s CATL, supplies batteries for Tesla’s electric cars made in Shanghai. Tesla posted record quarterly deliveries in the third quarter. Analysts expect LG Chem’s battery business to remain profitable in the third quarter and its mainstay petrochemicals business to post solid profits. Tesla’s long-term plan to produce its own cells have hurt LG Chem shares, which had rallied this year due to EV expectations."     TESLA UPDATE LETS YOU LOCK SENTRY MODE/TESLACAM STORAGE IN GLOVEBOX "Tesla is updating the interior of the Model 3 to let owners lock their Sentry Mode/TeslaCam storage device in the glovebox. Tesla owners have to plug a storage device in one of the USB ports in the center console and footage recorded by Sentry Mode and TeslaCam, the automaker’s dashcam feature, will be stored on it." says electrek: "Now we learn that Tesla is introducing a solution with the new Model 3 2021 refresh that we have been reporting on over the last few days. Tesla has updated the glovebox to now get a USB port on the top left corner of it, according to a picture of the updated design seen by Electrek. The new port is going to connect to Tesla’s MCU and enable Tesla owners to use with a storage device, like a portable SSD, in order to record Sentry Mode and TeslaCam events."     PAN-AMERICAN ELECTRIC-VEHICLE ROAD TRIP NOW POSSIBLE "hanks to Enel X, electric vehicle drivers now have a way to drive from North America all the way down to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. Enel X recently installed 220 of its JuiceBox charging points in 11 South and Central American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (including down to Ensenada, on the Baja California peninsula), Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru." reports Car and Driver: "The new "100% Electric Pan-American Charging Corridor" takes EV drivers along the Andes mountains, allowing them to follow along the 13,000-mile route that actor Ewan McGregor and his friend Charley Boorman took using electric motorcycles in the new Apple TV+ series Long Way Up. The two men drove electric Harley-Davidson bikes from Ushuaia to Los Angeles, and Ener X's Pan-American Charging Corridor is featured in the documentary program. While LiveWire electric motorcycles, the first Harley‑Davidson electric motorcycles, are the EV stars of the show, the film crew rode along in electric Rivian pick-up trucks, making the entire operation a tough test bed for new electric vehicles."     FRANCE: PLUG-IN ELECTRIC CAR SALES DOUBLED "In September, more than one in 10 new passenger car in France was a plug-in. Despite the overall passenger car sales in France decreasing a few percent in September, the plug-in electric car segment grew significantly to one of its highest results ever. The total number of registrations more than doubled to 18,588 (up 207% year-over-year). Passenger cars noted a market share of about 10.6%." according to InsideEVs: "The model rank is getting more interesting this Fall, although the dominance of Renault ZOE (2,878 in September and some 26,000 YTD) remains not threatened. The next two best were Peugeot e-208 (1,230) and Tesla Model 3 (1,083), but in fourth we saw the all-new Volkswagen ID.3 with 616 registrations."     DAIMLER'S LABOR CHIEF URGES EUROPEAN LAWMAKERS TO PROMOTE EV CHARGING "European lawmakers should promote electric car charging infrastructure as aggressively as they seek to lower CO2 emissions, Daimler's labor boss, Michael Brecht, said." reportsd Automotive News Europe; "Overall demand for cars could suffer if ownership of electric vehicles was not made more attractive with more readily available charging networks, Brecht said. Brecht said Daimler has reviewed its strategy to free up resources to retool its factories and retrain workers to build low emission cars."     CHINA PASSES PLAN TO BOOST NEW ENERGY VEHICLE INDUSTRY "China on Friday passed a development plan for the country's new energy vehicle (NEV) industry to foster new growth areas of green development, according to a statement issued after a State Council executive meeting" says CGTN: "Starting from 2021, at least 80 percent of public transportation, taxi and logistics vehicles in the national ecological civilization pilot zones in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Hainan should be new energy vehicles."     XPENG SCORES RECORD DELIVERIES IN SEPTEMBER, 3RD QUARTER "Xpeng’s September deliveries amounted to 3,478 units, which is a new record for the company, and 8,578 was the quarterly total. The company’s new(ish), affordable sedan (the P7) dominated the company’s sales in September, totaling 2,573. The slightly older (but still quite young) small crossover/SUV, the G3, landed 905 sales." writes Zach at Cleantechnica: "Production of 40,000–50,000 electric cars a year is still a pretty niche amount, about what Tesla was doing with just the Model S and Model X. However, Xpeng is quickly working to go beyond this capacity. "     BYD NEW-ENERGY VEHICLE SALES UP 45% IN SEPTEMBER "China's leading new-energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD reported a strong rebound in its NEV sales in September, company data showed. In a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the Shenzhen-based company said it sold 19,881 NEVs last month, up 45.3 percent year-on-year and up 30.1 percent month-on-month." according to China Daily: "In the January-September period, BYD sold 110,941 NEVs, down 42.4 percent year-on-year. The slump, however, narrowed from 49.1 percent in the January-August period with the help of the rebound in September."   https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202010/10/WS5f8145b0a31024ad0ba7ddb0.html   ELECTRIC CAR SALES TRIPLE IN RACE TO MEET EUROPE CO2 RULES "One in 10 new cars sold across Europe this year will be electric or plug-in hybrid, triple last year’s sales levels after automakers launched new models to meet emissions rules, according to group projections Green Transport and Environment policy. The market share for most electric cars will rise to 15 percent next year, the group predicts" says The Financial Times: "According to the rules, automakers must reduce the average emissions of their vehicles to 95g of CO2 per km or face fines that can reach billions of euros. In the first six months of the year, average emissions fell from 122g to 111g, the biggest drop in six months in more than a decade. Toyota, which partners with Mazda, is very close to meeting its goals due to the widespread use of traditional hybrids, which run on both the engine and the battery. BMW, which has plug-in hybrids as well as its all-electric i3 model, met its targets for this year, as did Renault, which sells the Zoe electric. Renault’s alliance partner, Nissan, which sells the Leaf electric car, is also close to its goals."   https://www.ft.com/content/f3f7d99a-34a4-4650-a529-3731bd8bc17c   WHY AMAZON AND PANASONIC ARE BETTING ON THIS BATTERY RECYCLING STARTUP "[JB Straubel's] understated delivery obfuscates his ambitions and plans for Redwood Materials, the recycling startup that he co-founded in 2017. Straubel envisions and is actively working to make Redwood one of the world’s major battery recycling companies, with numerous facilities strategically scattered throughout the globe." says TechCrunch: "The company has a business-to-business strategy, recycling the scrap from battery cell production as well as consumer electronics like cell phone batteries, laptop computers, power tools, power banks, scooters and electric bicycles. Redwood collects the scrap from consumer electronics companies and battery cell manufacturers like Panasonic. It then processes these discarded goods, extracting materials like cobalt, nickel and lithium that are typically mined, and then supplies those back to Panasonic and other customers."   JB Straubel said: “As the world electrifies transportation it needs so many different materials and the supply chain upstream of the factory is, I think, often under appreciated. The Gigafactory is a little bit like an iceberg — there’s so much of it that’s kind of below the surface, in the suppliers and in the mines and refineries and all the different things that need to feed into it that you don’t typically see.”"     INSIDE CHILE'S STRUGGLE TO MAKE LITHIUM MINING 'GREENER' "Mining companies have descended on Chile to meet the demands of everything from phones to cars, but the environmental damage of water-heavy extraction processes has become a serious issue. Salt flat extraction is comparatively non-destructive to the landscape on a surface level but requires huge quantities of water to be pumped in from elsewhere or up from groundwater supplies, which is then evaporated in a series of pools to extract the lithium, removing it from the local ecosystem. " reportd The Drive: "The tension between needing lithium to mitigate climate change and actually causing it by desertifying a region would be ironic if it wasn’t so typically horrible."       You can listen to all 903 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) PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI (PREMIUM PARTNER) AUDI CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) NATIONALCARCHARGING.COM and ALOHACHARGE.COM  (PREMIUM PARTNER) DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL (PREMIUM PARTNER) RICHARD AT RSYMONS.CO.UK – THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SPECIALIST (PREMIUM PARTNER)   DAVID AND LISA ALLEN (PARTNER) OEM AUDIO OF NEW ZEALAND AND EVPOWER.CO.NZ (PARTNER) GARETH HAMER eMOBILITY NORWAY HTTPS://WWW.EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM/  (PARTNER) BOB BOOTHBY – MILLBROOK COTTAGES AND ELOPEMENT WEDDING VENUE (PARTNER) DARIN MCLESKEY FROM DENOVO REAL ESTATE (PARTNER) JUKKA KUKONEN FROM WWW.SHIFT2ELECTRIC.COM RAJEEV NARAYAN (PARTNER)   ALAN ROBSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALAN SHEDD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALEX BANAHENE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALEXANDER FRANK @ https://www.youtube.com/c/alexsuniverse42 ANDERS HOVE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ANDREA JEFFERSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ASEER KHALID (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ASHLEY HILL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BÅRD FJUKSTAD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BRIAN THOMPSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BRUCE BOHANNAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHARLES HALL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHRIS HOPKINS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) COLIN HENNESSY AND CAMBSEV (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CRAIG COLES (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CRAIG ROGERS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAMIEN DAVIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DARREN FEATCH (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVE DEWSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID FINCH (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID MOORE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID PARTINGTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID PRESCOTT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DON MCALLISTER / SCREENCASTSONLINE.COM (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ERU KYEYUNE-NYOMBI (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) FREDRIK ROVIK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) GENE RUBIN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) GILBERTO ROSADO (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) GEOFF LOWE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) HEDLEY WRIGHT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) IAN GRIFFITHS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) IAN SEAR (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) IAN (WATTIE) WATKINS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JACK OAKLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JAMES STORR (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JIM MORRIS (EXECUTIVE PRODICERS) JON AKA BEARDY MCBEARDFACE FROM KENT EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JON MANCHAK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JUAN GONZALEZ (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) KEN MORRIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) KEVIN MEYERSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) KYLE MAHAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LARS DAHLAGER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LAURENCE D ALLEN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LEE BROWN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LUKE CULLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARCEL WARD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARK BOSSERT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARTY YOUNG  (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MATT PISCIONE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MIA OPPELSTRUP (PARTNER) MICHAEL PASTRONE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MIKE WINTER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NATHAN GORE-BROWN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NEIL E ROBERTS FROM SUSSEX EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NICHOLAS MILLER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NIGEL MILES (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) OHAD ASTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PAUL RIDINGS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PAUL STEPHENSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETE GLASS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETE GORTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETER & DEE ROBERTS FROM OXON EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PHIL MOUCHET (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PHILIP TRAUTMAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RAJ BADWAL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RENE KEEMIK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RENÉ SCHNEIDER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RICHARD LUPINSKY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ROB HERMANS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ROB FROM THE RSTHINKS EV CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RUPERT MITCHELL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) SEIKI PAYNE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) STEPHEN PENN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) STEVE JOHN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) THOMAS J. 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En este episodio quiero hablarles de Tesla, la compañía de autos eléctricos que fundó Elon Musk.Seguro todos ustedes lo conocerán ya, pero brevemente recordarles que Elon Musk es un emprendedor de origen sudafricano que con 17 años abandonó su hogar con un sueño: inventar nuevas tecnologías que cambiaran nuestras vidas. Tras vivir en Canadá unos años, Musk finalmente se asentó en Silicon Valley donde con 24 años fundó su primera empresa: Zip2.Cuatro años después Elon recibió 22 millones de dólares con la venta de esta empresa, que utilizó para fundar su siguiente empresa: X.com, que posteriormente sería renombrada PayPal.PayPal fue la compañía de pagos por internet más utilizada hasta que fue adquirida por eBay en el año 2002 por 1.500 millones de dólares, de los cuales 170 millones fueron para Musk.Aunque también conoció algunos fracasos, la carrera emprendedora de Musk fue tremendamente exitosa y esto le convirtió en un millonario con apenas 30 años.Pero para Musk ganar una fortuna no era suficiente. Su objetivo desde chico era hacer historia cambiando nuestras vidas gracias a la tecnología, y su gran oportunidad llegó en el año 2003 cuando fundó Tesla junto a JB Straubel y Martin Eberhard.

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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including all the news that came out of Tesla's Q2 2019 earnings, patents reveal Tesla's new manufacturing technology, Tesla makes a solar installation in 24 hours, and more. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site. The show is back live every Friday at 4pm ET on Electrek’s Youtube channel. As a reminder we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the Youtube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5pm ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps through our RSS feed: https://electrek.co/podcastRSS. Grab the quick link to iTunes here. We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today: Tesla (TSLA) releases Q2 results: delivers bigger loss than expected but sitting on $5 billion Tesla confirms Model Y production progress at Fremont factory, on track for fall 2020 Tesla Model 3 is ‘outselling all of its gas-powered equivalents combined’ Tesla CTO and co-founder JB Straubel is leaving his exec role, moving to an advisory role Tesla releases first pictures inside Gigafactory 3, shows impressive progress Tesla says number one reason owners visit service is to learn how to use Autopilot Tesla plans path to massive production of battery cells, delays unveiling to next year Tesla Energy deploys a new record amount of energy storage, solar still down Tesla is closing in on a factory in Europe Tesla Energy deploys a new record amount of energy storage, solar still down Tesla reveals revolutionary new wiring architecture to help robots build upcoming cars like Model Y Tesla has a giant new machine to produce the Model Y frame in almost one piece Tesla reveals how it will use camera inside Model 3 to personalize in-car experience Tesla deploys first solar power system in 24 hours after ordering online Watch Ford F-150 all-electric pickup prototype tow over 1 million lbs of train carts Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00pm ET (or the video after 5:00pm ET):

Brenden Millstein is the Founder & CEO of Carbon Lighthouse, a startup helping to reduce emissions from buildings, which make 40% of all emissions in the US. The company has been backed by Tesla's co-founder JB Straubel and is on a mission to use capitalism to eliminate Climate Channge.

Well good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are in the world, hello and welcome to the Monday 25th June 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.   TESLA EMPLOYEE TWEETS ABOUT PRODUCTION RATES Elon Musk tweets about Tesla's production rates, the challenges, the successes. Dave from accounts does NOT. Linda from HR does NOT. John from the Gigafactory does NOT. Except, John Totah did exactly that yesterday. John Totah is the Lead Material Flow for Model 3 at Gigafactory 1 and a Twitter account using his name, so we're assuming it is really him, make some bold claims before they were swiftly deleted. John said: "Our original goal was 2,500/wk and we didn't hit it. Now we just hit 5,000/wk throughput in June. Insanely hard work by @Tesla team." If you didn't know that’s exactly the kind of language and tweet we would get from Elon. You know, the CEO. One of a handful of people on the planet who can comment publicly on Tesla. And not just because they're being precious but because the Q2 production and deliveries, whether batteries or completed cars, is potentially the most important announcement in the history of the company. This is the last week of the quarter. On the bright side that's a doubling in two months so understandably he's proud. He even had time to send a follow up, before he found the delete button: "We want to sustain over 5k/wk since current capacity of the lines are built for a max 6k/wk. It was incredibly difficult to hit 2500 in March. We revised many processes and built new systems that worked better. Incredible work and brain power." As you may have heard before on the podcast, when I was talking about the production lines heading from Tesla Grohmann Engineering in Germany to Nevada, to fix one of the four zones, that was when Elon replied directly to me to confirm it. Super exciting, so we knew they had a shutdown to speed up Gigafactory. And once JB Straubel was tasked with sorting out Zone 4 at Giga, and it would amazing new if true before batteries were a bottleneck at one point. He wasn't clear on his tweet whether the throughput was specifically about his area of responsibility, or overall Model 3 production rates at Giga. And remember none of this means Freemont is on target for 5,000 Model 3's week. The twitter account has now been protected. The news was reported on Reddit, Electrek etc, so I feel it can be reported on.   ANOTHER TESLA INTERIOR UPDATE InternetDude: "So I finally got my 2018 Tesla Model S P100D. I ordered it with cream interior but it was supposed to have figured ash dark wood. Tesla made a production change just about 10 days after I ordered and changed almost all of the aluminium accents to dark graphite colour instead. They also changed to the wood to a natural oak decor finish, more like the Model 3."   MAD MAX MODE FOR AUTOPILOT LANE CHANGE Elon has tweeted a picture of the centre display with the car running in 'development mode'. Within Feature Settings you can now enable Mad Max mode in the 'Blind Spot Threshold'. He also joked: "We considered going beyond Mad Max to “LA Freeway” level, but that’s too loco". It follows his retweeting of an old post from 2017 from a twitter user which photoshopped a Tesla Semi into a Mad Max type future. The current options you can see in Dev Mode are Standard, Aggressive and Mad Max. He also talked about how a self-driving car is programmed to yield in the event of a conflict: "It’s a tough call. Reality is that it will be pretty easy to bully a self-driving car, as it will always yield. Will prob have a manual override that requires continuous press for hardcore lane changes." Surely this will be part of Version 9 software coming this Autumn with self-driving features. So whereas currently you initiate a lane change with the blinker, it's your call to ensure the road is clear, this is a hint towards more autonomy. The other options you can see now are “Follow Nav,” “Blinker to Fork,” “Enable ULC,” and “Vision Stops."   CAR MAGAZINE - MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV REVIEW: A STRONG CASE FOR HYBRIDS CAR Magazine UK: "we headed out to Provence, France, for a spin to see how the changes stack up. This engine revision plus work on the battery – which gets 10% more power output and total capacity of 13.8kWh thanks to new cells and better management - has allowed Mitsubishi to recalculate maximum electric range, fuel economy and CO2 emissions for new-age, more realistic WLTP testing, and the results are more impressive for that reason. We’re talking 30 miles on electric power, 141mpg and 46g/km. You’re also able to drive faster on electric power – now 84 rather than 78mph. ts PHEV tech is so effective, in fact, that it’s set to be rolled out to larger Renault and Nissan models in the coming years as that new alliance comes to fruition. In return, pure EV bits from the Leaf will go the other way and be used on smaller Mitsubishis."   https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/mitsubishi/outlander-phev/   FIRST 350KW CHARGER OPENS IN GERMANY Fastned are a charging network here in Europe with 73 stations in and they just posted a Twitter video of their first station opening in Germany. That's the first of 18 in Germany this year but goal is in the hundreds. They say it's in the A3 at Limburg an der Lahn and if you have a car which can take advantage of slightly faster speeds like a Hyundai IONIQ or Jaguar I-PACE you'll be pleased to hear they're 350 kW DC chargers. The charging station is covered in solar panels too, and all of the energy they source is renewable. Bart Lubbers is the co-founder of Fastned and said: "In the next few years, German car manufacturers such as Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes will introduce fully electric models that can charge at high power. This is a great challenge and opportunity for the automotive industry and charging companies like Fastned.” We heard recently Fastned also have plans for the UK and Belgium.   ITALY AIMS TO PASS NORWAY AS EUROPE'S NO. 1 EV MARKET Bloomberg broke the news yesterday: "The populist government in Italy, Europe’s most sluggish market for electric cars, has a big-bang plan to put 1 million of the vehicles on the nation’s roads. Getting anywhere near that target could cost the state $10 billion in incentives." com: "Italy’s new populist government has a plan to put 1 million electric vehicles on the nation's roads by 2022 in an effort to go from being the region's weakest EV market to replacing Norway as its strongest. Italians last year bought just some 2,600 full-electric cars, out of a total of about 2 million vehicles sold, and the number rises only to around 4,800 if plug-in hybrid models are included, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Fewer than 5,000 full-electric models are estimated to be on the country's roads today. And that's the problem, critics say. To go from being an EV backwater to Europe's biggest market, the Italian government would need to roll out incentives at least at the level of Norway's, which could cost several billion euros, analysts say. Even that might not be enough."   JAGUAR LAND ROVER'S £13.5BN INVESTMENT Times Of India report: "Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover has lined up investment worth 13.5 billion pounds in the next three years on new models, technology development and capacity addition. The investments will be on new models, technology, capacity with significant amount of it on electrification and on a new platform" JLR said: "Our roll out to MLA will be fully complete by 2025, at which point every product can cater for an ICE (internal combustion engine), BEV (battery electric vehicle) or PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) derivative."   NEW PEUGEOT 308 PHEV COMING IN GTI FORM French motoring site Caradisiac says the next gen Peugeot 308, which you'll be able to buy in 2020, will rely on electric power for GT and GTi status. The GT model most likely to couple up a gas engine with electric motor both driving 220 hp to the front wheels. Whilst the GTi will add an electric motor to the rear axle for AWD and 300hp.   ELECTRA MECCANICA CONTINUES COMPLIANCE TESTING FOR SOLO EV The SOLO is priced at $15,500 USD, and interested consumers can place a fully-refundable $250 deposit by visiting EMVauto.com. The global compliance testing is a multi-faceted series of tests, performed in several facilities, assessing the car's structural and functional integrity over numerous categories. Electra Meccanica has partnered with the most state-of-the-art organizations and facilities to ensure that the SOLO passes the most stringent safety requirements.   COMMUNITY New subscribers   You can listen to all previous 161 episodes of this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn, Stitcher, and 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. 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Hello and welcome to the Sunday 17th June 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.   NEW MODEL 3 ASSEMBLEY LINE JUST PRODUCED IT'S FIRST CAR It was only a month ago we heard the details of the dual motor, and much more expensive Performance versions, of the Model 3. Or as they seem to be called these days the 3D and P3D! And yesterday Elon Musk revealed the very first Model 3 just rolled off the new assembly line at the Fremont factory. And when I say factory, it's more like a semi-permanent tent. He tweeted a pic of a Performance model, and we know that because we can see the red brake callipers, and whilst it's not totally clear you can make out the white interior. Both are only appearing for now on the P3D. Range: 310 miles 0 to 60 mph acceleration: 3.5 seconds Top speed: 155 mph Price: $78,000 (without autopilot)   https://electrek.co/2018/06/16/tesla-model-3-dual-motor-performance-new-assembly-line/   ELON MUSK WILL BE ‘ALMOST 24/7’ AT FACTORY TO HELP FIX A FEW BOTTLENECKS "An e-mail sent to all Tesla staff from Elon Musk on Friday night congratulated employees for the progress they've made on Model 3 vehicle production recently — but also said "radical improvements" are still needed in manufacturing to hit the company's quarterly targets." according to CNBC: "It also references a man named Omead, presumably Omead Afshar, a project manager in the office of the CEO at Tesla" It's getting very exciting! All parts of the Model 3 production system are now above 500 and some are almost at 700 cars already. Congratulations to all on making so much progress! That said, radical improvements are still needed in paint shop output, GA3, bringing up the new GA4, End of Line and Module Zone 4 at Giga. We also need to achieve sustained, 700+ per week on the body line. Wherever you are in the company, if you feel you can help out in any of those areas, please check in with Jat Dhillon on GA3, Jerome Guillen on GA4 and Omead on EoL and JB Straubel or Christ Lister on Module Zone 4. I will be at our Fremont factory almost 24/7 for the next several days checking in with those groups to make sure they have as many resources as they can handle. Thanks, Elon   https://electrek.co/2018/06/16/tesla-model-3-production-update-elon-musk-factory/   https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/16/elon-musk-e-mail-to-tesla-employees-says-radical-improvements-needed.html   CHADEMO 2.0 ALLOWS FOR CHARGING UP TO 400 KW A while ago on the podcast I was talking with you about the new specs for CHAdeMO and now it looks like those draft specifications have been ratified for CHAdeMO 2.0. Electrive reports: "The system allows for charging capacities up to 400 kW, and allows for charging up to 1,000 volts with liquid-cooled cables without changing plugs or via current collectors. CHAdeMO 2.0 also opens the door to fast charging for larger electric vehicles, such as trucks and buses. The main benefit compared to the CCS system remains: The Japanese DC charging system will remain V2G capable. Furthermore, the new CHAdeMO technology is compatible with Plug-and-Charge functionalities, allowing for automated authentication and payment."   https://www.electrive.com/2018/06/16/chademo-2-0-allows-for-charging-up-to-400-kw/   PRINCE CHARLES WANTS LUXURY ELECTRIC CAR FOR ROYAL FLEET "The Prince of Wales is preparing to add an electric car to the royal fleet after making friends with the brother of Elon Musk, founder of Tesla." according to the Mail in the UK: "While hosting the multinational's board member Kimbal Musk and his fiancée at Dumfries House in Scotland, Charles test drove a £73,350 black Tesla Model S. And he now wants to make the Royal Family's car collection more eco-friendly by including an electric vehicle. Clarence House told The Daily Telegraph: 'There is definitely a plan for us to incorporate electric cars into the royal fleet."   NEW HIGH-TECH 2020 NISSAN QASHQAI SET TO GO HYBRID "The next-generation Nissan Qashqai, due in showrooms in 2020, will feature two new hybrid systems plus a sleek design makeover, Auto Express can exclusively reveal. However, there won’t be a pure-electric version, while Nissan is also considering ditching diesel from what is currently the UK’s third best-selling car." co.uk reports: "Full electric power will be reserved for a separate SUV model based on an all-new platform. It’s likely to underpin a whole family of electric cars spanning B, C and D segments (everything from Juke to X-Trail) for Nissan and its Alliance partners Renault and Mitsubishi."   http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/nissan/qashqai/103735/new-high-tech-2020-nissan-qashqai-set-to-go-hybrid   NISSAN JOINS FORCES WITH E.ON FOR V2G AND RENEWABLE ENERGY Mark Kane at InsideEVs has picked up on a story: "Nissan announced a new partnership concerning electric vehicle-to-grid services and renewable energy projects with energy supplier E.ON" Nissan look like they want to be an energy company and not just an auto maker, with business units around renewable energy generation, energy storage systems, vehicle-to-grid systems, grid integration for Nissan EV customers Nissan say "Nissan uses its Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology to achieve this. It’s a key element of Intelligent Integration – one of the three central pillars of the Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision. The partnership with E.ON will utilise a V2G infrastructure and Nissan’s advanced bi-directional charging technology. It will allow customers to draw energy from the electricity grid to power their electric vehicle. They can also ‘sell’ that energy back to the grid for others to use. This could represent no fuel costs for the customer – just free power for their EV."   https://insideevs.com/nissan-joins-forces-with-e-on-for-v2g-and-renewable-energy/   SOFTWARE FIX FOR 2016-17 NISSAN LEAFS MAY IMPROVE BATTERY RANGE Green Car Reports has an update on 30kWh Nissan LEAF battery issue: "In March we told you about a study of a small group of 2016 and 2017 Nissan Leaf models equipped with the larger, 30kWh battery pack that had abnormal battery degradation. That study concluded that nearly four out of five of the larger battery packs examined lost cell capacity three times faster than earlier 24kWh battery packs that were studied. This week, Nissan said it would issue a software update for the battery controllers to help stem the power loss. The software fix was reported by Clean Fleet Report. According to the report, the software fix addresses a known issue about the controller miscalculating the available range and charge from the battery. Initially, some suspected that the Leaf's air cooling for its batteries—rather than liquid cooling—was to blame for reduced capacity and higher degradation. The study in March didn't observe the redesigned 2018 Nissan Leaf's battery pack, which was upgraded further to 40 kWh."   https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1117247_software-fix-for-2016-17-nissan-leafs-may-improve-battery-range   COMMUNITY Let’s get onto the topic of chargers being in use when YOU need to use them.   You can listen to every previous episode of this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn, Stitcher, and 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. 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It’s Thursday 7th June 2018 and this is your EV News Daily. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening! Wherever you're listening around the world, a very warm welcome from London, UK.  Here is today’s news about electric cars and the future of transport. My name is Martyn Lee and I go through every EV article online so you don’t have to.   The background to the shareholder meeting was a $785million loss in the first quarter of this year alone. Model 3 production is good, and behind expectations.   Mission: "To accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.   Thank you to everyone who I follow who attended and posted pictures, from a few thousand miles away I felt very close. Thank you Dennis Pascual who had great pics of the white Roadster on show, albeit without an interior so not a working model. A reminder to those with a spare $250,000 kicking around, you can put you deposit down now. The deposit being the full amount!   1.ELON GETS EMOTIONAL Elon started off emotional, almost walking on stage with tears in his eyes and steadying his voice. It was quite personal anything with some shareholders wanting him removed as Chairman, which was never a realistic proposal. Shareholders gave Elon and the board a full vote of confidence. It was visceral how much he cares, and how deeply invested he is on a personal level. Invested in the financial success, the quality of cars and above all, the safety of his workforce. "At Tesla, we build our cars with love. At a lot of other companies, they're built by marketing or the finance department, and there's no soul. We're not perfect, but we pour our heart and soul into it and we really care."   WORKER INJURY RATE REDUCED Safer Employees was the title of this slide. Zach from Clean Technica says: "Tesla’s factory worker injury rate is now approximately 6% below the auto industry average and 50% what it was when GM and Toyota were last building cars in the NUMMI factory. Last year, Tesla’s factory worker injury rate was a bit above the auto industry average. Tesla’s long-term goal is to get it to 50% of the industry average, or 25% of what it was when GM and Toyota were running the factory."   TESLA ARE IMPROVING QUALITY Tesla Model 3 repairs reduced rapidly from Sep 17 to January 18, and have stabilised now at a much lower level.   BATTERY PACK AND CELL COST REDUCTIONS In the Q&A section, I thought some of the most interesting comments came when Elon and JB were chatting about battery cell prices. Below $100/kWh is the holy grail for cost parity with combustion engines and some analysts put that at 2020, others I’ve seen only last week said if couldn't be done before 2023. BNEF, hugely respected and knowing a lot more than I do, say 2025. Elon said...by the end of this year at cell level. That took my breath away to be honest. He said it depends on commodity prices, and it's cell level not pack level, but $100 by the end of the year? Even if you account for ElonTime and add 6 months (make it 12!) and it would be huge news. Pack level $100/kWh within two years, and even Elon joked that wasn't ElonTime, that was realistic time. He specifically talked about improvements to the chemistry, vertical integration at Giga, and production of anodes and cathodes. If i was an analyst today or at BNEF I’d be going back the calculator sharpish and revising my estimates so not to seem out of touch. As the battery pack is always the most expensive part of an EV, which reduces Tesla's costs and increases their margins.   MODEL 3 IS TOP SELLING PREMIUM SEDAN It's hard with Tesla to focus on the stories that matter, such can be the chaos of media attention around them. Partly brought on by their own success, the half a million Model 3 reservations, and the bold claims they make about their ability to produce them. But they ARE making a lot of cars, and rates are improving. So much so that Model 3 is now the best-selling mid-sized premium sedan in the U.S. on a monthly basis, now outselling Daimler's popular Mercedes-Benz C-Class, according to Tesla. More than the Audi A4, more than the BMW 3Series, more than the Lexus IS.   GIGAFACTORY OVERDRIVE Tesla expects to produce more than half of the world’s EV batteries in Q3 2018, including Chinese production. Without any sort of fact check, that was the stat which struck me as intriguing. There are a LOT of Chinese cars, trucks and buses being produced with rates on the rise, from the likes of BYD, BAIC etc. Oh and don't try to take a quick trip around the Gigafactory, Elon says it takes 2 hours if you don't stop, to see it all. And he & JB said it was only one third built. When finished it will easily be the biggest building on planet earth. That won't be complete for another 4 or 5 years.   1GWh OF ENERGY STORAGE As I talked about on yesterday’s podcast, if you missed it you might want to download that one we discussed more in detail the JB Straubel quotes, but Tesla didn't miss the chance to reiterate the news Tesla’s energy storage production has now reached 1 GWh worldwide. And they want to deploy the next 1GWh within a year, more of that phrase 'exponential growth' from EM. And talking energy, Elon dropped in how he happened to have bought a house opposite where he lives - not sure whether that's to live in or whether that's what you do as a billionaire - but that he had the Solar Roof put on it, and he's so happy with how it looks and works. It doesn't get the headlines but you could see how much Elon wants the Solar Roof to be the default choice of roof covering in the future, and he talked about it wanting to last 50 years.   MODEL Y This was never meant to be the forum for major announcements about any of those things but inevitably we heard snippets of info. There was a new silhouette image of the Model Y, just the front, but the fanboys and fangirls loved it. He reiterated Twitter claims of a model Y reveal date of March 2019, with production commencing in H1 2020.   ROADSTER The surprise of the Roadster unveil at the Semi event took the air out of the room at the time, but it gets better. There was laughter when Elon called the car he revealed last year the "base Roadster" and said “it’s gonna have a SpaceX options package.” So that's an improvement on 0-60mph in 1.9 seconds, Top Speed of 250mph and 620 mile range. I also thought it was interesting, and this doesn't get reported because Elon often says a 'thing' which gets all the headlines, but the sentence he says next can be more powerful. He said combustion technology has a halo effect on all ICE cars because it still owns the records, but he wants the Roadster to be the best, full stop. The fastest accelerating, the quickest, the best on the track, and the longest range between adding fuel. He said once an electric car bests combustion for everything then it's game on. Or rather, game over for gas.   SEMI RE-DESIGN Elon did say the semi would get a redesign, where in Europe we have to use the cab-over-engine design to meet regulations on total length of truck. He also said the range would be beyond what anyone thinks is possible. He confirmed the finalised, single design would work in North America, Europe, China, and the rest of the world.   MODEL 3 TEST DRIVES If you're lucking enough to live in an area with a Model 3 on display, you're already doing better than most, and certainly better than here in Europe. But Elon announced he wanted a Model 3 at every Tesla store, and next some cars for test drives. That's in the next two months. What model do you think they would put out for test drives? A basic 35k model, a fully spec'd model, a dual motor (let's call it the 3D) or the full beans performance P3D model? Either way I don't think just anyone will get a test drive, either existing S and X owners, or even just Model 3 reservation holders, to dissuade them from cancelling.   COMPACT TESLA I love how an innocent question can be huge news. Will there be a compact-sized Tesla? One to take on the VW ID range, the Golf buying market? Oh yes says Elon, within 5 years. So watch out Golf, or Ford Focus, or Vauxhall Astra, or Audi A3.   ELON WANTS TO GET BETTER AT 'TIME' “I do think I have an issue with time. This is something I’m trying to get better at. I’m a naturally optimistic person. I’m trying to recalibrate these estimates as much as possible.”   AUTOPILOT He said he has been up until 1am last night testing Autopilot. Isn't that a fascinating insight? Autopilot features were said to “exponentially” improve over the next six-twelve months. He even confirmed that Tesla plans to bring back free Autopilot trials.   TESLA BODYSHOP Domenick at InsideEV's described it best when he pointed out: "Tesla service centres will double over the next year, Musk mentioned that they will be adding Tesla body shop repair locations. These would be attached, mostly, to existing service centres, with the top 10 metro areas in the US getting one by the end of the month. Saying that this would create a huge improvement in both time and cost of body repair claiming, incredibly, that they would be able to achieve same-day repair in a lot of cases."   35K MODEL 3 DELIVERED FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 We will honor that obligation” to deliver at that price, he said, “and we would do so now if it was physically possible.”   MODEL 3 AND THIRD ASSEMBLEY LINE He said the third general assembly line in its Fremont, California, plant will come online soon, ensuring production will hit 5,000 cars per week by the end of June. "All Model 3 production lines have demonstrated capability of producing 500 cars per day". If you remember 5,000/week was the target for end of 2017 but it's now looking like it might actually happen by the end of Q2, the end of June is 23 days time. Line 3 was confirmed to be more efficient than Lines 1 and 2.   SUPERCHARGER EXPANSION 9,969 Superchargers Globally Today, a whisker away from 10,000. The Supercharger V3 will be ready by the end of the year, and when ready, the expansion rate will be increased to get more of the V3's out there. Elon said the plan is to put them at all the right places so you can drive around the world only on Superchargers. Long term they're working on charging ratios, which was a new term to me, with a charging time ratio on long trips of 6:1, later 8 or 10:1 (currently around 4.5:1). On the earnings call, but not in my notes from yesterday, was the charge rate of 200-250kW.   CASH FLOW POSITIVE I was watching the live stream, which was super late here, on Ben Sullins YouTube channel, he was live streaming it but also had himself picture-in-picture in the corner of the screen offering some commentary. And when this came up, i think he punched the air. Or at least clapped. Cash. Flow. Positive. Something Tesla has claimed in the past would happen but never did, however Elon carefully chose his words to say they'd be cash flow positive and GAAP net income positive in Q3 & Q4 of 2018. He was careful to say "expecting" which backed off the word "definitely" he's used previously. Elon also said he doesn't expect to raise any capital during the year through debt or equity.   CHINESE PRESENCE I got the feeling they weren't meant to talk about China, but it happened! They confirmed Shanghai as the rumours suggested for Giga there, and all operations under one roof. From raw materials in, to complete cars out. It follows the very recent news that China is now allowing EV makers to build facilities there without needed a joint venture with a domestic company. Tesla's revenue in China has risen from $319 million annually in 2016 to over $2 billion in 2017, with a presence there they will soon avoid import tariffs. Oh and not to forget Europe, they're deciding the location. And in total, they see a need for 12 worldwide Gigafactgories.   I’d love to spread the word about electric cars so, if you can, share this somebody who might be interested. You can listen to every previous episode of this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn, Stitcher, and 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, and I'll catch you tomorrow.   CONNECT WITH ME! evne.ws/itunes evne.ws/tunein evne.ws/googleplay evne.ws/stitcher evne.ws/youtube evne.ws/soundcloud evne.ws/blog

It’s Wednesday 6th June 2018 and this is your EV News Daily. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening! Wherever you're listening around the world, a very warm welcome from London, UK.  Here is today’s news about electric cars and the future of transport. My name is Martyn Lee and I go through every EV article online so you don’t have to.   TESLA SHAREHOLDER MEETING Nuggets of information about the Model 3 production ramp and a potential capital raise for the Silicon Valley car maker. Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., will start at 5:30 p.m. Eastern and it will be webcast. Elon Musk usually peppers his introduction with updates on company deadlines and goals   TESLA DENIES REPORT CLAIMING THAT 23 PERCENT OF MODEL 3 DEPOSITS WERE REFUNDED You may have heard or read reports that 23% of Model 3 deposits were being refunded, and whilst i was tempted to report it, I have been looking into the company which made the claims, any validity and just checking this wasn’t more of an attempt for them to get their name out for a product or service, and using the power of Tesla to generate headlines. There's no doubt more people have now heard of Second Measure since they issued their claim, which is based on credit card transaction data. Well before I could finish digging into them, Tesla denied Second Measure's figures, with a spokesperson stating, "this does not line up with our data." According to The Drive: "The spokesperson pointed to Tesla's own first quarter shareholder letter for semi-current reservation figures, which were then in excess of 450,000. In its production press release for the same period, Tesla stated that its net reservations "remained stable," attributing any customer refunds to "delays in production in general and delays in availability of certain planned options, particularly dual motor AWD and the smaller battery pack."   TESLA HAS INSTALLED A TRULY HUGE AMOUNT OF ENERGY STORAGE Another milestone reached in Solar according to Tesla: "Since 2015, it has installed a worldwide total of a gigawatt-hour of energy storage–technology that is critical for using renewable energy at scale. For comparison, that’s nearly half of the entire amount of energy storage installed globally last year. As the company’s electric car business quickly grows, the energy side of its business is growing even faster" says Fast Company in what they call an exclusive report: "The cost of battery storage keeps falling; between 2010 and 2016, the price across the industry fell 73%, from $1,000 a kilowatt-hour to $273 a kilowatt-hour. By 2020, it may drop to $145 a kilowatt-hour, and by 2025, to $69.5 a kilowatt-hour." CTO JB Straubel said: "It’s at a scale now where it’s undeniably making an impact. We see it as absolutely core to our mission as a company of accelerating sustainability. Electric vehicles, where we started, are one key piece of that puzzle. They’re an enabler for using sustainable energy and transportation, but they need to be linked to an energy generation source . . . We really want to solve this all the way, with a big-picture mind-set of truly solving the problem, not just providing someone a piece of the [solution] and then they have to go and figure out how to charge their car sustainably. The economy of scale that we can derive, and have derived, from building the Model S and the Model X, or now the Model 3 at scale, is what has allowed us to bring down the cost of energy storage for all these different applications."   SALES OF HYBRID CARS SOAR AS DIESELS PLUNGE BY NEARLY A QUARTER Adam Vaughan, writing in yesterday's Guardian newspaper here in the UK, says "Sales of plug-in hybrid cars soared by nearly three-quarters year on year in May, dramatically outstripping the 3.4% overall growth in new car registrations." Adam's article continues: "Nearly 4,000 plug-in hybrids, which typically run for about 50 miles on a battery before a combustion engine kicks in, were bought last month, up from 2,301 in May 2017. Registrations of purely battery-powered cars, such as the Nissan Leaf, were up by nearly a fifth, to 1,099. The numbers are still a small fraction of the total 192,649 cars bought in the month but all electrified vehicles combined, including hybrids such as the Toyota Prius, took a record market share of 5.8%."   EUROPE UP AGAINST ASIAN JUGGERNAUT IN ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY DRIVE "Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is looking at launching battery production in Europe, joining Asian rivals aiming to cash in on a green car revolution and threatening attempts by Brussels to nurture a home-grown industry." according to a Reuters report: only Sweden's Northvolt and Germany's TerraE www.terrae.com have plans for large lithium-ion battery factories in Europe so far and some leading European carmakers have already struck deals with Asian suppliers setting up in Hungary and Poland. South Korea’s LG Chem, Samsung SDI both have European factories due to open soon while China’s GSR Capital already produces battery cells at a UK plant it bought from Nissan." However auto makers have had to get on with signing battery or cell supply contracts before they could invest in their electric plans: "German’s BMW said it was not involved in the European alliance while Europe’s biggest automaker, Volkswagen , said it plans to get batteries from LG Chem’s Polish factory due to open this year. Mercedes maker Daimler has awarded a contract to CATL."   DAIMLER SAYS ELECTRIC CARS ON TARGET AFTER REPORT OF LAUNCH DELAYS Yesterday Daimler had to issue a rejection of stories circulating that they were struggling with delivering on planned launches for their electric EQ sub brands. Germany’s Handelsblatt said that they were facing delays because of battery shortages and other technical problems. They claimed the delays would mean the EQC isn't even in showrooms until June 2019, however Daimler said they had never specified a launch date for the EQC. Daimler said: "We are on target, there are no delays"   BUILDERS WILL BE FORCED TO PUT IN ELECTRIC CAR CHARGERS In Ireland, "New petrol stations, supermarkets and car parks could be forced to install charging points for electric vehicles under proposals being considered by the government." according to the Times. Denis Naughten, the climate and environment minister: "Charging at home at night is the most cost-efficient and eco-friendly way of charging an electric vehicle. Given the high proportion of homes with driveways and dedicated parking spaces, Ireland has greater capacity for home charging than other countries.”   GM CHINA TO LAUNCH 10 NEV MODELS BY 2020 General Motors plans to launch 10 heavily electrified vehicle models in China by 2020, and another 10 in the three years between 2021 and 2023 according to GM’s China chief Matt Tsien who was speaking yesterday, June 5th. In China, New energy vehicles is the catch-all term used for pure BEV vehicles, PHEV's and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.   KESKO TO DOUBLE NUMBER OF ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING POINTS IN FINLAND Heading to Finland next and earlier this week, on Monday, Kesko announced it will build a nationwide network of charging points for electric vehicles in 2018–2019. According to the Helsinki Times: "The retail conglomerate also revealed it will launch a series of projects to develop new mobility services, starting with a car-sharing trial on its premises in seven cities in Finland. Kesko’s charging point network will double the number of electric vehicle charging points, as well as make the retail conglomerate one of the leading charging point operators, in Finland. The network will also account for a fifth of the national target of building 2,000 charging points by 2020. The charging points will be powered by solar panels on the roofs of the retailer’s stores."   SWITCH TO ELECTRIC CARS THREATENS 75,000 GERMAN AUTO INDUSTRY JOBS And finally, 75,000 jobs in the engine and gearbox industry could be at risk according to German trade unions. The auto industry itself is a pillar of the German economy with 840,000 jobs in the sector, and EV's are far more simple to construct. Whilst new jobs will be created in battery assembly, they say more will be lost. The report by Reuters quotes Volkswagen's top labour representative Bernd Osterloh: "electric car powertrains have only a sixth of the components when compared to combustion-engined variants, which means electric cars can be assembled more quickly. Electric cars take 30 percent less time to assemble than current passenger vehicles, Osterloh said. A battery factory requires only a fifth of the workforce when compared with an engine plant” Osterloh said.   I’d love to spread the word about electric cars so, if you can, share this somebody who might be interested. You can listen to every previous episode of this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn, Stitcher, and 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. 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Friday 4th May 2018. VW BATTERY ANNOUNCEMENT GOES UNDER THE RADAR There was another big auto event and it wasn’t Tesla’s Q1 results. It was VW’s AGM. Tesla has a market capitalisation of $48.2bn. Shortly after the Q1 results and a strange earning call you and I will get onto later, VW signed battery contracts. And let me put this out there. Every single article I read today talked about Tesla losing value due to Elon Musk’s attitude on the investor call. Let me throw something your way, which might not be the whole reason, but I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere. Just after the Tesla announcement, VW Group said they have contracts on their battery supply and associated technology worth way more than previously announced. Worth DOUBLE previously announced. VW Group said they have contracts worth 40bn Euros, that’s $48bn. What did I just say Tesla was worth? That’s right, VW signed purchase contracts for just one part of their electric cars worth the whole of Tesla – autos and energy combined. My mind is a little blown. By 2025 VW will sell 3 million pure electric cars every single year, Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess told investors Thursday at the annual shareholder meeting in Berlin. VW currently makes more cars in four days than Tesla does in a year and has enormous firepower. “By 2020 we will offer our customers more than 25 new electric models and more than 20 plug-in hybrids,” Diess said. “In just a few years’ time, then, across all brands and regions, we aim to put the world’s largest fleet of electric vehicles on the road.”   KIA UNVEILS NIRO EV IN JEJU Kia Motors took us by surprise yesterday by unveiling the pure BEV version of its Niro crossover, at the fifth "Electric Vehicle Expo" on the resort island of Jeju. Korea’s second largest carmaker showed off its Niro alongside the Niro PHEV and the Soul EV. The Niro is interesting because many people went gaga for the Hyundai Kona earlier this year, particularly the long range version with a 64kWh LGChem pack, with thermal management, and although the price isn’t known it won’t be Tesla prices. And now it's sister company Kia to take the spotlight. The Niro has the same parts, so can do 380 kilometres on a single charge of the 64kWh pack or 240 km on the smaller 39.2 kWh battery. Also, for Kia prices you get front collision avoidance, lane keeping assist and highway driving assist systems. Last year Kia sold 23,647 Niro hybrids and plug-in hybrid models. Kia plans to begin selling the Niro EV in the domestic market sometime soon after July, having received more than 5,000 pre-orders for the Niro EVs in February. Both Hyundai and Kia models will be supply restricted for a long time.      GO INSIDE THE RIMAC FACTORY FOR A CLOSER LOOK CNET has posted a video of the Rimac factory. They say: "The Rimac C Two promises to make 1,914 horsepower and 1,696 pound-feet of torque, which should propel the car to 60 miles per hour in 1.85 seconds. Rimac estimates that the C Two's top speed will be around 258 miles per hour. While the preproduction car debuted at Geneva this year, Rimac estimates that it will be over a year before they start getting delivered to customers." I'll post a link to CNET in the show notes. they say the video offers a look into the Rimac factory and "explains how a Croatian electric hypercar startup came to source the wheels for its 2,000 hp car from a relatively small bespoke wheel company in sunny Vista, California." The video is 6mins long and if you like close up super slo-motions, you’re in for a treat.   FAREWELL FLUFFERBOT & EARNINGS CALL REACTION The Tesla earnings call was very entertaining for someone not invested in the company. Elon was tolerant at best of some of the questions, especially things he thought were dumb to ask. Some highlights… Supercharger V3 network - something along the lines of 200-250kW is ultimate for pack size and C rating. Elon is open to other car makers using the network, for a fee. Share Price - The company’s share price dropped 5% on Wednesday and slid further on Thursday, wiping more than $3.4bn off the value of the company Model Y production - set to start within 24 months, 2020 being later than a Reuters report suggested, and it won't be at Fremont. That new facility’s location hasn’t been decided yet. Semi - 2,000 reserved. They're not actively selling. Musk said they could build a 500mile truck today, and by the time it launches, they'll have 600miles cracked. Is that because all these road tests are showing the letting regen do it's work on a heavy truck is giving them more range? Or platooning? Or better battery tech we don't know about? One thing JB Straubel said, when it was pointed out Daimler said the Semi was against the laws of physics, he didn't feel Daimler understood exactly what Tesla could do with batteries. China - He also mentioned that a Gigafactory for China would also be announced soon. And every future Giga factory would have car production and battery production under one roof. Cells - Cells used in Model 3 are the highest energy density cells used in any electric vehicle. “We have achieved this by significantly reducing cobalt content per battery pack while increasing nickel content and still maintaining superior thermal stability.” He gave us an insight into why the robots had held up production of the Model 3, including a machine which was trying to automate the process of bonding some fluff on top of the battery pack to deaden the sound, which is turns out wasn’t needed anyway. And the machine couldn’t match it up in the right place, a machine Elon dubbed Flufferbot. Sadly, it had to go. In a moment of pure internet, a Flufferbot now has it’s own twitter account. And in a moment which reminded me of pure Steve Jobs, when he wanted Apple to be a private company which didn't answer to bozo analysts (although I think analysts are a fine bunch of folk) Elon let rip. He cut off one question and then, after another, took a 14 second pause and went to a young YouTuber who seems to have found his way onto the call by way of a campaign to ask one question for retail investors. Elon kept him on for TWELVE questions. So established media and analysts got upset because their exclusive club had been gate-crashed and they had a good moan online today. Bernstein: "Beneath the bizarre theatrics, however, we see Tesla's Q1 as in-line with expectations on most metrics, including revenues, gross margins, and free cash flow." Morgan Stanley: "Irrespective of the Tesla CEO's annoyance with the genre of questions he was receiving from the analyst community, we note that an important part of Tesla's success has been its relationship with the capital markets in funding its ambitious plans." JP Morgan: "We expect TSLA to fall today after CEO Elon Musk dismissed multiple analyst questions as 'dry' and 'boring' (including questions probing what we feel are key topics, such as profitability of the Model 3 and the company's capital requirements)." Piper Jaffray: " The unorthodox behaviour sparked an after-hours sell-off. We still recommend TSLA, but in the next few months especially, we would expect significant volatility." Baird: "Ignore the noise and focus on metrics. TSLA reported solid results and is successfully ramping Model 3 vehicle and battery production" Nomura: "No shareholder wants to see a CEO lose his patience over important, albeit mundane questions" Evercore ISI: ""'Wow' is the only way to describe the Tesla Q1 call which was unlike anything we have heard before."   NEW SWEDISH CAR POLICIES EXPECTED TO BOOST ELECTRIC CAR MARKET SHARE IN SWEDEN Zachary at Clean Technica has picked up on a story about new tax in Sweden from July which will penalise gas and diesel, whilst plug ins get a boost. In the first three years of owning an ICE car based on CO2 emissions. Sweden has 6.1% of new vehicle registrations being plug ins, and previous 5 year exemption to vehicle tax is now completely removed and zero emission vehicles get a bonus up to 25% of the list price, which is up to $6,700, for something like a Nissan LEAF. Whereas buying a BMW i3 REX gets you $5,600 bonus.   ENPHASE REPORTS ‘DECENT’ Q1 2018 EARNINGS AS CFO RESIGNS And the last story today, a bit of solar. First up Enphase, makers of micro-inverters. Which particularly interest me, I don't have solar at the moment and really want to start adding some. However I also want to cashflow it, and also want to build up with some on the garage roof before any on the house. So micro-inverters would be an interesting way to scale up if i get some solar this year. I like that each panel can generate grid-ready AC power. Their latest results were $70m of revenue in Q1 18 and their cash balance was almost double, largely due to private equity investment in the quarter. They shipped 611,000 micro inverters last year. The IQ7, their latest model now available in the US and UK, soon Germany and Austria. "Unlike the rest of its inverters, the IQ 8 platform is designed to support both grid-tied and off-grid applications, supported by the company’s Ensemble software" say GreenTechMedia.   I’d love to spread the word about electric cars so, if you can, share this somebody who might be interested. You can listen to every previous episode of this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn, Stitcher, and 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. 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