Podcast appearances and mentions of jim holder

Lookers' directors agree to takeover offer by Global Auto Holdings after raised bid is tabled Troubled used car dealer Cazoo comes under fire from BBC's Watchdog programme for second time in 15 months Renault and Nissan agree new terms on partnership with Japanese outfit set to invest more than £500m JLR makes £435m profit in Q1 as firm moves on from crippling losses of recent years Genesis opens its first UK showroom outside of London as new Edinburgh studio begins operating Government warned against ‘political point-scoring' as ministers open door to delaying 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles Welcome boost for UK car industry as data shows production rose by 11.7 per cent in first half of 2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/car-dealer-magazine/message

FOLLOW UP: US LAWMAKERS ATTEMPT AM LOSS U-TURNSenators in the US are banding together to try and create a bill that will force car makers to install the option of AM Radio in all new cars. The claim is that removing it weakens the Government's ability to issue emergency broadcasts. Click here to read the Autoevolution article. GEELY INCREASES STAKE IN ASTON MARTINAfter several attempts to increase their investment in Aston Martin, that Lance Stroll had rebuffed, Geely announced that it now owns 17% of the brand. This makes them the third largest shareholder. To read more, click this EVO article link here. CALL FOR OVER-70S TO GET MANDATORY EYE CHECKSOlder Drivers Forum, as road safety organisation, has called for all drivers to take a mandatory eye-test as they hit 70 and every three years recurring. This sounds like an eminently sensible idea that we hope will become law. You can find out more, by clicking this Autocar link here. CAR INDUSTRY WARNS OF RULES OF ORIGIN IMPACTVauxhall, quickly followed by Ford, brought up the issue of Rules of Origin, where parts and vehicles imported into the UK from Europe, and vice versa, face a 10% surcharge bringing into question the viability of UK car factories. The car industry has urged the Government to renegotiate a deal with Europe to prevent the cost implications. To read more, click this BBC News article discussing Vauxhall's position. This is an issue that has been known and discussed by a few for some time. Click this Autocar article link, from Jim Holder explaining the issues and consequences. You can read more about the lack of industry strategy, at a Governmental level, how that is hurting the industry and may mean it dies altogether, by clicking this The Guardian link. CALLS FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROADS TO BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCYPaul Hodgkinson, a Gloucestershire County Councillor, has called for the poor state of roads in the county to be declared an emergency. The Highways Department had “30 teams” working to address road repairs. They also stated they met Government targets to fix high safety priorities within one day and other safety issues within 28 days. Click this BBC News article for more information. MERCEDES PINK NOISE DEPLOYED TO SAVE HEARINGThis is not a new thing, as Mercedes-Benz has been adding this to their cars since 2015, however it is amazing. If the car detects it is about to have an incident, pink noise is played through the speakers which causes occupant's ear drums to close over and prevent loud noises from hurting and disorientating them. Click this Uncrate link here and watch the video for more. NIO UNVEILS GEN 3 BATTERY SWAP STATIONNIO, the Chinese EV...

Our guest today is Jim Holder, vice president of employee benefits consulting at Holmes Murphy & Associates. Jim's also the co-creator of MGMA BenefitsPlus. He's here today to talk about strategies around employee benefits and lowering costs at medical practices. Resources for this episode: • Jim Holder on LinkedIn(https://www.linkedin.com/in/holderjim/) • Holmes Murphy on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/holmes-murphy-&-associates/) • MGMA BenefitsPlus (https://www.mgma.com/membership/benefits-plus) This episode is sponsored by: Nuance — Nuance Dragon Ambient experience, or DAX, captures the patient story securely and accurately to automatically document at the point of care for increased efficiency and patient throughput. Discover how DAX provides a better patient experience and eliminates afterward documentation. Visit https://www.nuance.com/healthcare/campaign/demo/on-demand/nuance-dax-in-action-community-health.html?cid=7016T000002LQgsQAG&utm_campaign=NHA-CD-FY22-CHM_DAXDemo_OnDemand&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=sales to see DAX in action and explore how it can transform your organization. Onsite Women's Health — Onsite Women's Health provides healthcare practices and providers with the ability to bring screening mammography in-house. Partnering with Onsite allows more women to keep up with their annual screening and gives anyone impacted by breast cancer a fighting chance. Learn more at www.onsitewomenshealth.com. We'd love to hear from you. Tell us what you think. Let us know if there's a topic you want us to cover or an expert you'd like us to interview. Email us at podcasts@mgma.com. The MGMA Insights podcasts are produced by Daniel Williams, Rob Ketcham and Decklan McGee.

KIA WINS CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDThe KIA EV6 has won the prestigious Car of the Year award, which was announced in Geneva but not whilst the motor show was on due to changes with the event. The EV6 is the first KIA to win and it fought off the Renault MeganeE-Tech Electric and the Hyundai IONIQ third. For more on this story, click the Autocar article here. STELLANTIS EXCEEDS FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONSStellantis announced their financial results, for 2021, which exceeded expectations. Their nett profit, operating income and nett revenues far outpaced 2020, which is to be hoped and expected. All of which makes the announcement that they expect their suppliers to shoulder a bigger slice of the costs for EV tech rather hard to swallow. To read about this, click here for the Autocar article. ASTON MARTIN NARROWS LOSSESIn 2020 Aston Martin loses were £466 million, during 2021 they reduced that figure to £213.8 million. Added to which their revenue was up 79% to £1.1 billion. Aston is hopeful they will deliver between 75 and 90 Valkyries to customers in 2022. The plan is to return to an operating profit in 2022 as well. For more on this, click the YesAuto story here. RENEWED PORSCHE IPO INTEREST FROM VW GROUPThere is renewed talk of a Porsche IPO, with the VW Group to be in ‘advanced discussions' regarding the shape this would take. Some or even many, have questioned why this has not happened before. Some have priced Porsche value at €85 billion, which the VW Group could do with as they push further into EV technology. More on this story can be found by clicking here for the YesAuto article. MORE 50MPH STRETCHES IN WALESIn an effort to tackle pollution, in South Wales, two more sections of roads are being considered for a speed limit of 50mph. This is one option for the next stage in improving the air quality of the region. A public consultation will be undertaken when the full options have been explored. To learn more, click the BBC News article here. SHEFFIELD CHOSEN FOR BATTERY TECH R&D AND MANUFACTURINGThe Ultimate Battery Company (UBC) has picked Sheffield to locate their new research and development and manufacturing facility. They are working on advanced battery technology that will help reduce costs, improve charging capacity and quicker charging times. For further on this story, click the ZapMap article here. HOME EV CHARGING GRANT RULES CHANGINGThe Government will be changing the rules over grants for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS). If you live in a detached, semi-detached, terraced or bungalow house you will no longer be eligible for the £350 grant. Rental houses and flats however, will be, if they can prove dedicated off-street parking. Click this CAR Magazine article to find out more. CONSULTATION ON GREEN LANE USAGEThanks to Twitter user @DiamondHell, the consultation from the Government over the usage of green lanes was brought to our attention. If you use green lanes with a motor vehicle you need to run through the questionnaire linked below or there is the risk of more such spaces being lost due to not being deemed suitable. Click here for the consultation. ——————————————————————————-If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-WRC: RALLY SWEDENThe WRC rolled into Sweden over the weekend for another thrills filled event. As is the norm for WRC, there was much drama and unexpected action. For the third time in his career, Rovanperä won with a very composed and faultless drive. He was pushed until Sunday morning by Evans who had to retire with a hybrid tech issue. This meant that Neuville dragged the Hyundai into second, which is an amazing feat after their showing at Monte Carlo. Esapekka Lappi, on his return to the main event after Mexico last year, rounded out the top and third step for Toyota. It was a forgettable race if you were a fan of M-Sport, with Breen struggling. Tanak was another DNF for Hyundai and Solberg bringing his car home in sixth. To learn more about the rally, click the DirtFish article here. For the ‘What We Learned' article from DirtFish, click here. And to find out how Colin Clark scored the drivers, click the link here. LUNCHTIME READ: IS PARIS CAR BAN A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?Jim Holder has written an interesting article about Paris's plans to deal with congestion and help clean up their air. However, he has also asked if this is something that others will adopt and use in their cities, such as in the UK. We have already seen some implementations of CAZ that have been less well thought out than in other locations. This is an important topic and we all need to be thinking and discussing it or we'll get lumped with systems that make everyone's lives harder. To read the Autocar piece, click here. LIST OF THE WEEK: 15 QUIRKY JAPANESE CARS OF THE 1990sIn Alan's absence we will discuss quirky Japanese cars, which would most probably be his specialist topic if he went on Mastermind. Run through the list by clicking the Classic & Sports Car link here, to select your choice. Don't forget to let the chaps know which you'd rather have. AND FINALLY: HAGERTY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE QUIZHow well do you know your front wheel drive info? Well, put yourself to the test with the Hagerty quiz, written by the fiendish quizmaster Antony Ingram. No pressure, but by pure fluke Andrew did rather well this time! Click here for you to have a stab at the questions.

This episode we have a panel of judges to decide the winner of our last quiz of the year, featuring Rachael Prasher, Jim Holder and Will Blackshaw. Consumer demand for used cars remains high despite government's ‘Plan B' announcement Land Rover makes the most unreliable cars with three models likely to develop faults Exclusive: Buyers trust franchised car dealers more than any other – and online disruptors the least BCA and Cinch owner Constellation lays out its plans for Marshall Motor Group following £325m buy-out deal Hagerty publishes 2022 UK Bull Market list of 10 classics poised to rise in value Plan B fails to halt buoyant used car market as prices rise by close to 30 per cent Excluded! These are all the cars that have suddenly been dropped from the government's electric car grant Government slashes grants for electric cars and vans again to ‘help more motorists' --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/car-dealer-magazine/message

Sales of Tesla's electric cars bolted past market expectations in the second quarter as the company delivered more than 200,000 vehicles between April and June. That's helped its quarterly net profits surge beyond $1 billion for the first time. The company says it's on track to boost annual revenues by 50 percent this year. But the global microchip shortage could slam the brakes on some of the company's products. For more on this, Jim Holder joined us from London. He's editorial director of Autocar and WhatCar? #Tesla #ChipShortage #Cybertruck

FOLLOW UP: GOVERNMENT STARTS E10 PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNWith the new E10 fuel being rolled-out across forecourts, from September, the Government has realised it had better tell the public it is happening and why it is a good thing. To find out more, click the Motoring Research article here. ASTON MARTIN SUES INVESTORSA deal penned by the previous management team, according to the current owners of Aston Martin, meant that Nebula Project AG, in return for providing funding for the Valkarie project, could take a percentage cut of any deposits placed, that they had secured. Aston Martin allege that they are owed £10 million as a result. They have started legal proceedings and asked for a criminal investigation into two of the former directors of Nebula. To read more, click the Autocar article here. GOVERNMENT AWARDS FUNDING TO VARIOUS EV PROJECTSThe latest round of funding has been awarded, by the Government, to companies and projects that are both innovative and practical. For example, the OX project, where they are developing a solar powered refrigeration capability to their OX vehicle but that reduces the impact on the electric range has won. There are several other equally clever winners who are tackling a specific issue. To read more, click the Autocar article here. MADRID GOES HYDROGEN FOR TAXISIn a concerted effort to clean up the air of Madrid the various stakeholders have pulled together and produced a plan to replace ICE taxis with Hydrogen ones by 2025. They are talking about 1000 of them too! To read more, click the Fuel Cell Works article here. GREATER MANCHESTER MAYORAL CANDIDATES FIGHT OVER CLEAN AIRThe Greater Manchester area is one of those who the Government has demanded take action over the quality of their air. The current proposal is for the entire region to implement a Clean Air Zone similar to Bath, that targets only commercial vehicles, taxis and buses. The subject is being hotly fought over in the campaigning for the Greater Manchester Mayor elections. To read more, click here for the Manchester Evening News article. RENAULT REVEALS THREE URBAN EV CONCEPTSRenault, via their Mobilize brand, have seemingly fully embraced the electric and mobility focused future. They have revealed three urban focused EVs that are proposals for car-sharing and last mile deliveries. There is some interesting thinking going on in Renault and it has prompted the chaps to realise there isn't a one-size fits all solution to the type of vehicle that will be dominant, as there is right now. We are all going to need help shifting our mindset to select the most appropriate transport for the task we wish to achieve. To read more, click the YesAuto article here. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ‘SIGHT' CAN BE SPOOFEDResearchers have shown how easy it is to confuse camera-based systems so that they either cannot “see” the obsticle, or be fooled into thinking there is something there so the vehicle takes avoiding action. Now that you are a bit spooked, read the article from The Register to be properly scared by clicking the link here. Now that we have your attention, there is more news that should dampen the hype around AVs and that is that radar signals interfere with other radar signals. Additional homework for you, dear listeners, is to read the EE Times article by clicking the link here. PORSCHE GB APPOINTS SARAH SIMPSON AS NEW CEOPorsche GB has appointed Sarah Simpson as their new CEO, following a move from Bentley, where she was Regional Director covering the UK. To read more, click the Fleet&Leasing article here. ——————————————————————————-If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-FORMULA E: MEXICORace 1 - Following an incident filled race, thanks in large part due to the position of the Attack Zone and where it exited onto the main track, Pascal Wehrlein went from winner to disqualified. Andrew is jolly grumpy with Formula E right now, this is the latests self-inflicted embarrassment of the season. A season there was high hopes for. To read more, click The Race's article here. Race 2 - This weekend was a double-header event. In Race 2 Edoardo Mortara took Venturi's second victory in Formula E and in the process gave himself a 10-point lead in the championship. To read more, click The Race's coverage here. 2021 FESTIVAL OF SPEED GOES AHEADThe Goodwood Festival of Speed will be part of the Government's Events Research Program, where they are experimenting on configurations for events and establishing what can and cannot be safely run in the UK. To find out more, click the Motoring Research article here. NEW NEW CAR NEWSHyundai i20N Hyundai has announced specs and prices for the new i20N, their latest spicy version of their range. Think the i30, but smaller, so fighting with the ‘Best Thing Since Sliced Bread' award winner, Fiesta ST. To read more, click the Autocar article here. Peugeot 308 SWIn the face of a sea of SUVs, Peugeot is launching the 308 SW, and mighty pleased are we to see they are. Now we hope enough people will buy them to ensure estates continue to be an option. To read more, click the Top Gear link here. LUNCHTIME READ: AMI, MYSELF AND I Incredibly tall and impossibly nice Editorial Director at Haymarket, Jim Holder, has spent some time with the wonderfully cute Citroën Ami. We urge you to read how much he liked it as well as how much his family liked it! To do your homework, click the Autocar link here. LIST OF THE WEEK: TOP GEAR'S TOP 9 - FORGOTTEN FRENCH LUXO BARGESContinuing the French theme this week, especially as we are suckers for luxury French cars, the Top 9 luxo barges, thanks to Top Gear. To run through the list, click the link here. As ever, do tell the chaps your choice. AND FINALLY: SABINE SCHMITZ KURVE ON THE NORDSCHLEIFEThe Nürburgring has announced they will be honouring Sabine Schmitz by naming the first corner on the Nordschleife after her. The official ceremony will take place on 11 September, when the 6 hour Endurance Race takes place. To read more, click their Tweet here.

To kick of this episode, Mike speaks with Baroness Kate Hoey about the UK's new trade deals with the EU, followed by an appearance from talkRADIO's own James Whale for a chat about lockdown hair. Then, Mike is joined by Travel Editor Lisa Francessca Nand to discuss Spain, Covid passports and of course, how holidays will work. And to end the programme, Mike talks about the new self-driving cars with Jim Holder, editorial director a What Car? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Users will have to opt in to sharing their personal data across different apps, which makes it more difficult for social networks like Facebook to track their users' activity. The BBC's Jane Wakefield explains the changes, and we get reaction to the move from Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems. Also in the programme, the world's transition towards an electric car future is fuelling a rush for lithium, a primary component of the batteries. Chile is one of the world's largest sources of the metal, but as the BBC's Jane Chambers reports from the salt flats of the Atacama Desert, there are concerns big mining companies aren't doing enough to help indigenous communities living nearby. The electric carmaker Tesla revealed in its latest results that it earned $518m in the first three months of 2021 from selling emissions credits to less environmentally friendly carmakers. Jim Holder is editorial director of What Car?, and explains how the scheme works. Plus, the French winemaker Bollinger has bought Ponzi Wines in Oregon in the United States. Etienne Bizot is chief executive of the Bollinger group of companies, and tells us what was behind the acquisition.

This week on the podcast editorial director of Haymarket Automotive Jim Holder takes on the role of guest judge for the weekly Car Dealer new quiz. If you'd like to appear on the show you can email james@blackballmedia.co.uk. To find out more about any of the stories mentioned you can find them in chronological order (no spoilers about our favourites) below. Used Car Awards 2021 will be back in all their glory on November 29 hosted by Mike Brewer Investigation: Incentivising used electric car buyers with govt-backed interest free loans could hugely boost adoption Marshall and Vertu CEOs on whether to repay government cash, pent-up demand and more Stellantis names Alison Jones as UK boss and outlines management structure Van sales soar by more than a fifth in strongest February showing for 23 years Weakest February for new car registrations since 1959 as 35.5 per cent drop is recorded Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port future rests on massive taxpayer handout, warns Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares Corporation tax to rise to levels not seen since 2011, says chancellor Budget 2021: What has Rishi Sunak done for dealerships big and small? Cox Automotive buys Codeweavers as part of strategy to double its size by 2034 Motors.co.uk could be sold as part of trade-off to get approval for £6.5bn merger Volvo to become a pure-electric brand by 2030 – and sell electric cars exclusively online No FCA fine for Lookers as city watchdog closes its investigation into the listed dealer group without penalty --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/car-dealer-magazine/message

FOLLOW UP: TESLA CHIP RECALL EXPANDED TO UK Tesla has expanded the recall they were forced to initiate in the US, to the UK, for Model S and X cars. The issue is with the type of chip used in their touchscreens, which is not able to cope with the demands of automotive use. There is no timescale on when the recall will begin. To read more, click the Car Dealer article here.JANUARY 2021 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESIn January there was a drop of nearly 40% in new cars being registered, which is an excellent effort from the industry considering the country is in another lockdown. The Top 10 *Most Registered* list has a few surprises. To read more, click the SMMT article here. For Tristan Young’s breakdown of registrations due to the ‘fuel put in it’, click the Twitter link here. To learn more about Used Car Transactions, from 2020, click the SMMT link here. DIESEL MOT FAILURE RATE ROCKETSFollowing the introduction of the latest MOT rules, in May 2018, the number of diesel vehicles failing the emission element has rises 240%, with petrol up by 37%. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here. HYUNDAI NOT IN TALKS WITH APPLEA renewed rumour about Apple making their own car surfaced again recently, this time with Hyundai being associated with the project. However, this has now been clarified, Apple is not discussing such a project with the Korean giant. To read more, click the Autocar article here. JLR WINS C-TYPE COPYRIGHT CASEJaguar Land Rover has won a copyright case over the shape of the Jaguar C-Type, in Sweden. The court acknowledged that the shape was individual enough to warrant intellectual property rights. To read more, click the Car Deal Magazine article here and don’t do any Jag sketches! CALLS TO LOWER THE DRINK-DRIVE LIMITThe Government is under pressure to lower the drink-drive limits in England and Wales. Fatal accidents from drivers being over the limit account for 13 percent. There are a series of steps and suggestions which can be found within the Motoring Research article by clicking the link here. _____________________________________________If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-LUNCHTIME READ: This week, Andrew and Alan give you two bits of homework. Following several weeks of grumpiness from the chaps, over how some who should know better have been reporting on their time with EVs, Autocar has two excellent articles that show both the positive and negative of the current situation (none of that sentence was intended to be seen as a pun, sorry!). For Part One, click the article link to Nick Gibbs’s piece. For Part Two, click here for Jim Holder’s article. LIST OF THE WEEK: TOP GEAR’S BEST EVER PICKUP PICSWhilst we were expecting unadulterated and even wall to wall Tom Ford, within this slideshow, our disappointment was slightly offset by the fabulous pickups in fabulous locations. To spend some time wistfully thinking of where you would go, click the Top Gear link here. AND FINALLY: HOW AUTOCAR MADE A PORSCHE CAYMAN FLYThis has been a much rumoured story, floating around certain parts of the internet, which has now been finally told by a man who was not just there but was in the car at the time. Click here to read how the amazing photo was taken, the horrific damage to the car and if anyone had a job at the end of it, by clicking the link here.

FOLLOW UP: VW APPEAL $20M SPANISH CLAIM After a Spanish court order Volkswagen to compensate owners €3000 each, who bought a car with the defeat-device fitted. The company has announced it will appeal the ruling. To read more, click the Reuters article here. FOLLOW UP: VW SEEKS US RULING ON EMISSION UPDATEWhen Volkswagen agreed to settle the criminal and civil actions, in the US, to the tune of $20 billion, it did not get liability protection from state and local governments, according to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. VW disagree and are taking the ruling to the US Supreme Court to attempt to protect themselves from state and local governments claiming penalties for the defeat-devices. To read more, click the Automotive News Europe article here. VW FACING FLEET CO2 FINEVolkswagen Group missed their required target for fleet CO2 levels, in 2020, and is now facing a potential fine of €95 for every g/km missed per car sold. Diess tried to put a brave face on it, by stating VW and Audi brands exceeded the targets. Whilst we wait for the final ruling from the EU, click the Autocar article here to read more. NISSAN TO BUILD EVS IN UKNissan has committed to building EVs in the UK for the foreseeable future and to enable that will package the batteries in the UK too, due to Rule of Origin requirements of the Brexit deal. To read more, click the Relocate Magazine article here. For further background information, see the Twitter thread involving Jim Holder, Haymarket Editorial Director, and Dr Andy Palmer, formerly of Nissan and Aston Martin, by clicking here. TFL SEES CONGESTION CHARGE INCOME INCREASEFollowing agreement between the Government and Transport for London (TfL), for a financial handout in 2020, the “temporary” increase to the scope and level of the charge resulted in an £86 million increase of income. The '“temporary” changes will remain in place until the end of this financial year, at least. To read more, click the Autocar article here. SHELL BUYS UBITRICITYShell is continuing to expand into the EV charging industry, with the announcement that it is buying Ubitricity. There are 2700 charging points, mainly low energy versions built into street furniture such as bollards, street lamps and the likes. To read more, click here for the Autocar article. BLOODHOUND LSR UP FOR SALEThe Bloodhound Land Speed Record project, is once again up for sale, after Ian Warhurst stated he could not afford to take attempt the record due to the extra investment required. Hopefully, someone can come in and support the project to a successful conclusion. To read more, click the BBC News article here. SUBARU TO REMAIN IN THE UKSubaru’s new boss, who was appointed last summer, has confirmed that the company is staying in Europe and the UK markets. Admitting that 2020 was an embarrassment John Hurtig is confident they have a recovery plan to address their poor market performance. We hope they do and they work out who they are as a brand. To read more, click here for the Autocar article. LOTUS ANNOUNCES NEW MODELSLotus has presented a plan to move the brand forward, starting with a new model this year, called the ‘Type 131’, whilst they will also be aiming for Porsche. We feel this isn’t a rehashed Bahar move, as we think their plans are more realistic, which fills us with more optimism. To read more about the exciting plans, click here for the Motoring Research article. _____________________________________________If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-FORMULA E: THE COST CAP DILEMMAS DESTABILISING FORMULA EThis is an article from Sam Smith, writing on The Race, explaining the nuances of the problems of a cost cap and the various aspects that have to be taken into consideration. This will be fascinating to watch unfold, but to get up to speed, click the article link here. WRC: MONTE CARLO RESULTSThe Mote Carlo Rally took place, no one unauthorised turned up, no stages had to be cancelled and it went as smoothly as could be expect. Hooray! Ogier won the event for the eigth time and his 50th win in WRC, with team-mate Evans second and Neuville ensuring Hyundai were on the podium. To read about the event, click here for the DirtFish article. For the ‘What we learned’ article from DirtFish, click the link here. To find out how the organisers managed to pull off the rally, click another DirtFish article here. DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: MORAY CALLUM TO RETIREMoray Callum, Ford’s Design Chief, is set to retire, being replaced by Anthony Lo, previously at Renault. Callum started out with working on the Lotus Carlton, but has also penned the Ford GT, the Mustang and the Mustang Mach-E. To read more, click the Autocar article here. LUNCHTIME READ: RUPPERT’S BANGERPEDIA 2000-2010A disclaimer, before we start, we have been sent copies of James Ruppert’s latest book, Ruppert's Bangerpedia: 2000 - 2010, which covers most of the models that were available to buy in the UK between 2000-2010, with a rating, information, stats and things to look out for if you intend to buy. Having read through this book, we feel this is a vital tool for you, if you intend to go down the Bangernomics route. If you are interested in buying a copy, you can click here on an Amazon affiliate link that will benefit both James and this podcast. LIST OF THE WEEK: TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE SUPER RICH CUSTOMISED THEIR ROLLS-ROYCES IN 2020If you are wondering if money can guarantee taste, or not, you will find examples at both ends of the spectrum in this list from The Scotsman, where we see how some owners personalised the look of their cars. To run through the list, click the link here. AND FINALLY: NISSAN OVER-ENGINEERED A FUEL GAUGE The top of the range Nissan 300ZX from 1984, had one peculiar feature, especially for a sports car, and that was a dual fuel gauge. This allowed the more financially conservative to closely monitor how little fuel they actually had left. To read more about this bizarre move by Nissan, click the Jalopnik article here.

Lockdown saw historic drops in global emissions in every sector, except one: sports utility vehicles, or SUVs. They are among the best-selling cars in markets around the world, from India to China, South Africa and Germany. But these vehicles pollute much more than a normal sized car, and require more fuel to move and energy to make. Seen as a status symbol and wrongly thought of as safer than other cars, what can we do to wean ourselves off this polluting vehicle? Featuring World Service India reporter Arunoday Mukhardji; New York Times Shanghai editor Keith Bradsher, author of High and Mighty: The Dangerous Rise of the SUV; Jillian Anable, Professor of Transport and Energy at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds; and Jim Holder, editorial director, Haymarket Automotive.

FOLLOW UP: SOME CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST WINTERKORN A Lower Saxony court has dropped the charges of market manipulation, against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, preferring to focus on the accusation that he knowingly sold vehicles fitted with defeat devices. Winterkorn’s lawyers maintain his innocence of all charges. To read more, click the DW article here. STELLANTIS LAUNCHES ON STOCK MARKETSThe newly formed company, following the merger of the PSA and FCA groups, has launched on several stock markets across the globe. Their share price has been positively welcomed by traders. To read more, click the Automotive Management article here. JURGEN HUBBERT PASSES AWAYThe former Chairman of Mercedes-Benz, Jurgen Hubbert, has passed away at the age of 81. He took on the role in 1989, holding it for 15 years, ushering in many changes to the company and their models. To read more about what he managed in that time, click here for the Autocar article. RENAULT ANNOUNCES NEW STRATEGY Ignoring the dreadful mashing of words together, Renault’s new strategy was revealed in a glitzy press conference. There will be a host of new models launched, across all the brands of the group, with much sharing of platforms and technology. To read more, click the Autocar article here. SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE HITS FACTORIESManufacturing plants are having to slow production due to a global shortage of semiconductor chips, needed for several aspects of modern cars. Audi, VW, Honda and Toyota have all been affected, amongst others. To read more, click the Autocar article here. GREY IS THE UK’S FAVOURITE COLOURIn, what feels like, a reflection of the nation’s mood, grey has again been applied to more new cars than any other registered in the UK, in 2020. Black, followed by white, make up the top three, but also 6 in 10 cars are coated in these three colours. To read more, and see where the interesting colours are, click here for the Motoring Research article. _____________________________________________If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-WRC: LATEST MONTE CARLO RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCEDThe organisers of the Monte Carlo Rally have been working closely with the region’s leaders to ensure the event can take place and do so safely. All fans are banned, flying over the stages will be strictly controlled and the shakedown stage has been cancelled. Hopefully, the fans stay away and just enjoy the coverage available online. To read more, click the DirtFish article here. DirtFish has also produced an itinerary of the event, including who is where on the road. To read that, click here. LUNCHTIME READ: INSIDE THE INDUSTRY - WHY RULE OF ORIGIN IS BREXIT TIMEBOMBThis week’s Lunchtime Read is not a long one, but an important one. To understand what impact the Rule of Origin will have on the manufacturing industry, in the UK, do read Jim Holder’s explanation by clicking the Autocar link here. LIST OF THE WEEK: TOP 10 SECOND-HAND CARS YOU SHOULD OWN ONCEAutocar and James Ruppert have compiled a list of the Top 10 second-hand cars you should own at least once. Whilst Alan and his family have done their best to tick all of those on the list, Andrew has not. Also, he makes the case for a tweak in what car you need to own to be classed as a petrolhead. Tell us which you would have or if there is anything missing from the list, via Twitter. To run through the list, click the article link here. AND FINALLY: ADVICE ON WORKING FROM HOMEToyota has applied the Toyota Production System to working from home and written an article full of advice on how to do so better. Hearing that, you may roll your eyes and think it will be dry, but trust us, this article is written by a human who has been through all the problems that working from home can bring. The advice is practical and helpful. To have a gander, click the article link here.

Wanna split £100? You get £50 free AND save money on 100% green electricity by moving to Octopus Energy. Plus 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: UK confirm 2030 ban for new petrol and diesel vehicles Becomes first major car market to bring forward ban to 2030 Massive investment in charging and incentives How UK compares to rest of the world What key figures said in reaction today     Show #932   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Wednesday 18th November. 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.   UK BECOMES EARLIEST MAJOR CAR MARKET TO ANNOUNCE 2030 COMBUSTION BAN The UK will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, 10 years earlier than previously announced, as part of a 10 Point plan announced by our Prime Minister today. Boris Johnson is calling this the "green industrial revolution" as wind power, nuclear, hydrogen and Carbon Capture and Storage all got promoted today part of our legally binding goal to hit emissions targets.   £1.3bn of cash will be injected into new car charging infrastructure and £580m for EV grants to encourage buyers into new models. However one point to note is that hybrids are allowed until 2035 if they travel significant range on electric. That range? Not announced today.     It's a bold move that will give the market a clear sense of direction. It allows for investment in skills training from auto technicians to emergency responders. For fleet buyers to run cost analysis. For towns and cities to press on with plans for zero-emission zones to clear up the air around our kids schools. For charging companies to justify extra investment from their investors.     Here's the plan: "Backing our world-leading car manufacturing bases including in the West Midlands, North East and North Wales to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, and transforming our national infrastructure to better support electric vehicles."     Following extensive consultation with car manufacturers and sellers, the Prime Minister has confirmed that the UK will end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, ten years earlier than planned. However we will allow the sale of hybrid cars and vans that can drive a significant distance with no carbon coming out of the tailpipe until 2035.   The UK car industry already manufactures a significant proportion of electric vehicles in Europe, including one of the most popular models in the world.   To support this acceleration, the Prime Minister has announced:   £1.3 billion to accelerate the rollout of chargepoints for electric vehicles in homes, streets and on motorways across England, so people can more easily and conveniently charge their cars. £582 million in grants for those buying zero or ultra-low emission vehicles to make them cheaper to buy and incentivise more people to make the transition. Nearly £500 million to be spent in the next four years for the development and mass-scale production of electric vehicle batteries, as part of our commitment to provide up to £1 billion, boosting international investment into our strong manufacturing bases including in the Midlands and North East. This will help protect and create thousands of new jobs, particularly in the Midlands, North East, and North Wales.   We will also launch a consultation on the phase out of new diesel HGVs to put the UK in the vanguard of zero emission freight. No date has been set yet.         So how does the UK compare? California have set the aim of banning fossil cars and trucks by 2035. Whilst that was an executive order, it's still intent. Norway already has around 75% of new vehicles having a plug socket, almost half of all the new cars sold in the first half of 2020 were fully electric.  This is a country built, in part, on oil and gas revenue. And they have an even more ambitious target. 2025 is the date set parliamentary goal for only zero-emission cars, light vehicles and urban buses being sold.   Some German cities already ban older diesels. In China they want 50% of new car sales to be NEV by 2035. India is consulting their vehicle makers on a 2030 ban for new vehicles. Scotland was 2032 before today's announcement, we'll see if they come in line with the PM's ambitions. Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Ireland all 2030. In France and Spain it's currently 2040 but as countries like the UK make these promises, we'll be watched closely to see if green policies are vote winners, or vote losers. Sorry for being cynical! And you’ll notice I've said nothing of Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa, South America, Australia, any kind of U.S. policy which aligns all 50 states.   Why is ambition policy so important? Because there ARE places where it has already been achieved. Shenzhen in Southern China has the largest electric fleet of buses and taxis in the world. They started in the lawmaking 2008 and the buses hit the road from 2010, to improve air quality. And if you want to buy a petrol car, you have to enter a government lottery, or auction. But you can buy an EV any time you want. Money and technology followed policy.     Boris Johnson wrote yesterday for the Financial Times: "we’ll invest more than £2.8bn in electric vehicles, lacing the land with charging points and creating long-lasting batteries in UK gigafactories. This will allow us to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in 2030. However, we will allow the sale of hybrid cars and vans that can drive a significant distance with no carbon coming out of the tailpipe until 2035.  On Wednesday I will meet UK businesses to discuss their contribution. We plan to provide clear timetables for the clean energy we will procure, details of the regulations we will change, and the carbon prices that we will put on emissions. I will establish a “task force net zero” committed to reaching net zero by 2050, and through next year’s COP26 summit we will urge countries and companies around the world to join us in delivering net zero globally. Green and growth can go hand-in-hand. So let us meet the most enduring threat to our planet with one of the most innovative and ambitious programmes of job-creation we have known."   https://www.ft.com/content/6c112691-fa2f-491a-85b2-b03fc2e38a30   What can we do to help people get into an EV. The U.S. has a $7500 federal tax break for manufacturers who haven't yet sold 200k vehicles - something which many say now unfairly hinders the early adopters who took the risks, like Tesla and GM. So that may change under a Biden administration to boost domestic EV production - a 'Made In America' rebate? In France there's up to 12,000Euros off a new EV if you also scrap an old combustion car. What would make you buy an EV?   For fleets it's Total Cost of Ownership. And so many them are more than ahead of the general public on this. Fleet buyers can see that when you factor in cheaper electricity, they save money with EVs. Large fleet will take a long time to change over, and many do it in step with adding charging at depots or where vehicles are kept often overnight.     Jim Holder is the Editorial director, Haymarket Automotive: "So, new EVs and PHEVs only from 2030, just EVs from 2035. Nothing to fear from the ambition, plenty of challenges in the execution. Huge hurdles ahead, but those that should know say it’s entirely doable with the right investment and mindset. Can we be world-leading? Why not..."   Jonny Smith @CarPErvert: "New piston cars banned in UK from 2030. As I said before, the key word here is new. EV charging is improving every quarter, as car ranges improve. Interesting petrol cars will survive for occasional amusement, EVs do bulk of the miles. I'm cool with that.   Autocar said: "So far, individual manufacturers have been mainly mute on the changes and their effects, although their collective body, the SMMT, called them “extremely concerning” while issuing a broad welcome. BMW has given voice, noting that the UK is only one of its 140 markets and somewhat of a lone voice, but it expects to be well able to supply UK-compliant cars when the law changes."   And Mike Hawes is the head of a lobby group which many car makers, interesting not TEsla, are part of. His job is to speak on their behalf and, as is the point of a trade association, sometimes to say things the car makers don't want to be saying directly themselves. He told the BBC   Andy Eastlake, Managing Director - Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership: “Its clear and ambitious but we believe necessary and achievable, if we work in partnership!”"   Keith Johnston, Cofounder greentech biz @urbaneleclondon  retractable on-st charging hubs."As we scale up for the 2030 ban, we need on-street fast charging infrastructure that "reduces the streetscape impact of charge points, maintaining accessibility of the pavement for pedestrians""   Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the UK's Climate Change Committee: "The 2030 commitment to phase-out sales of petrol and diesel cars and vans is *massive*. It’s a transport commitment, a consumer commitment, and an industry commitment. Crucially, it will drive fundamental change in the whole energy system. So its impact can’t be overstated."   Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) Scotland: "The move towards electric transportation can play its part, and that should include phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2025, instead of the current target of 2032."   Adam Vaughan. Chief reporter, @newscientist: "On petrol/diesel ban, there is a big concession to the motoring industry - govt appears to be allowing new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to be sold until 2035, judging from language. (e.g. so ones Mistubishi Outlander PHEV okay, mild hybrids like old Toyota Prius prob not)"   Some of the madness media coverage: "The law on having a petrol or diesel car is set to change". https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/law-having-petrol-diesel-car-19299959         IN conclusion: it's unquestionably a good thing.  The devil is in the detail. What do they mean by allowing hybrids which do a significant distance? Is that 10 miles, or 100 miles? And here's the key thing - it's only for new vehicles. And it's 9 years away. EVs are more silicon valley than detroit. It's hard for us, and it's part of human nature, to comprehend the pace of innovation. We either tend to massively under estimate or over estimate innovation. It’s 2020 and I’m still waiting for my hoverboard. And yet the phone I carry around with me is the stuff of science fiction.   So what phone were you using 9 years ago? The iPhone 3G (and apps you could download from the recently launched App Store), Blackberry Bold, Google's Nexus One, Nokia's Symbian-powered N8. We know from VW's plans to sell 20 million EV's a year by 2030, from China's aggressive EV industry, from Tesla's plan to become their own cell maker which allows for a range of 500, 600, 700 miles. And that's probably by 2025, another 5 years after that it will just be normal.   Battery costs have come down over the last 10 years form $1000/kWh to $100kWh. That's the most expensive part of an EV and costs are coming down. EVs are already cheaper to buy than combustion cars when you factor in running costs and lack of servicing over a typical ownership period. Soon, cheaper to buy. At that point you don't need state of national governments to be involved. Economics takes over. The pound in your pocket, the dollar in your wallet is stronger than anything else. EVs are better in every way, and if the trend of the last 10 years continues, soon they're cheaper to buy.   Finally, I'll conclude with perception. I'm interested in this, and so you are because you've got to the end, but most people are busy having a life. They'll read the headlines - "petrol cars being banned!" - and that will impact buying decisions and residual prices. Who's buying a diesel car today when they're going to be worth nothing when you come to sell it. Maybe not reality, but perception.   What do you think? 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Electric carmaker Tesla promised groundbreaking revelations for its shareholders meeting this year. But even for investors who've priced in the company's history of over-promising and under-delivering, CEO Elon Musk's presentation fell well short of expectations. That sent the firm's shares into a costly tailspin. Paolo Montecillo has more. For more, we spoke to Jim Holder. He's the editorial director of Autocar in London. #Tesla #BatteryDay #ElonMusk

In this week's show, the chaps get to discuss an impending and potentially expensive deadline hurtling towards Audi, the Frankfurt Motor Show is under threat, BAC secures big orders, Ineos claims it is nearly there with a deal to build in Bridgend, what do the Saudi oil attacks mean for the motorists, selecting your own noise to warn pedestrians about your quiet car, Thatcham Research releases autonomous vehicle white paper, Da Costa moves to DS Techeetach, Formula E had record growth and profits last season, WRC Turkey was brilliant for tyre suppliers less so for everyone else, a Lunchtime Read that is self-indulgent, List of the Week is from Jim Holder's experience with an EV and we get outraged over the And Finally. As ever, we really hope you enjoy the show and feel free to get in touch with news items and feedback!

Read today’s show notes on https://www.evnewsdaily.com   Well good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are in the world, hello and welcome to the Tuesday 17th July edition of EV News Daily. It’s Martyn Lee here with the news you need to know about electric cars and the move towards sustainable transport.   NEWS IN BRIEF: * Tesla Model 3 cumulative production has now exceeded 50,000 according to the Bloomberg tracker, which has a bit of lag but has proven a close estimation * The Dutch city of Delft is the first city worldwide to have an electric vehicle charging station equipped with a pole that holds an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). * Ask Autoline is a one hour Q&A with John from Autoline about that Tesla Model 3 teardown and more from Sandy Munro   LONG RANGE NISSAN LEAF E-PLUS COMING IN 2019, WILL HAVE 200 HP The next Nissan LEAF now has a confirmed name - the E-Plus Autoguide for the scoop: "The long-range Nissan Leaf, which will arrive for the 2019 model year, will get a boost in power and will be called E-Plus, the Japanese automaker has confirmed to AutoGuide. Speaking at a special event promoting the automaker’s upcoming Formula E race program, Nissan’s director of EV Marketing and Sales Strategy, Brian Maragno, revealed some details about the anticipated long-range Leaf. Maragno said the larger battery Leaf will receive the ‘E-Plus’ badge and will get a boost in power over the 40 kWh version. The 40 kWh Leaf is rated at 142hp, but the long-range model will have 200 hp on tap. " AutoEvolution say: "At the EVS29 electric vehicle convention in 2016, Nissan let it slip that it’s working on a 60-kWh battery. In all likelihood, it is this battery that we’ll find in the E-Plus, shadowing the capacity and range of the entry-level version of the Tesla Model 3."   https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2018/07/long-range-nissan-leaf-e-plus-coming-2019-will-200-hp.html   https://www.autoevolution.com/news/new-nissan-leaf-version-coming-in-2019-confirmed-to-be-called-e-plus-127125.html   JAGUAR LAND ROVER HAS PARTNERED WITH PLUGSURFING "Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Plugsurfing to supply a premium charging service for its electric vehicles in selected markets in Europe. Drivers choosing an all-electric Jaguar I-PACE performance SUV will be given free access to the Jaguar Public Charging app, whilst Range Rover or Range Rover Sport plug-in petrol-electric hybrid (PHEV) customers can download the Land Rover Public Charging app for free. Both apps easily locate 70,000 charging points and pay for the charging session. Customers will also receive a universal charging card that allows them to use most charging points across Europe. Through the apps, Jaguar and Land Rover electric vehicle drivers can see whether a charging station is available or occupied. Drivers can choose to rapid charge before reaching their destination or charge at normal speed upon arrival."   "There are two packages on offer - a fixed monthly fee or Pay As You Go. Each package, which includes the universal charging key and app download information, is available through the Jaguar and Land Rover retailer network.   https://media.jaguarlandrover.com/news/2018/07/plugsurfing-puts-jaguar-and-land-rover-drivers-road-easier-charging   PORSCHE TAYCAN: ORDERS FOR BRAND'S FIRST EV ALREADY BUILDING "Customers have begun ordering the Porsche Taycan, the firm’s first all-electric vehicle, despite the production version of the car not even being revealed yet, UK managing director Alexander Pollich has said." and according to Jim Holder writing for Autocar: "Order books opened earlier this month, with Pollich confirming that customers were keen to reserve early cars despite the car only being revealed as a concept - called Mission E. He did not confirm order numbers, however. The production car is expected to be revealed for the first time in 2019, ahead of hitting roads in 2020." "The Taycan sits on a new architecture, named J1 by Porsche. The brand's first EV will feature 800V charging technology that is intended to future-proof the car for several years after it hits the market, and company officials have already confirmed it is designed to enable fast-charging to 80% of the car’s range in just 15 minutes."   TESLA HIRING SPREE IN JULY "Several months ago, Tesla went on a massive hiring spree as it geared up production, marketing, and customer touchpoints for accelerated deliveries of its more-affordable Model 3" according to Joshua Fruhlinger at thinknum.com: "Then the company let go of 9% of its workforce in an effort to make things a bit more efficient as it came under fire from all angles as it struggled to deliver cars. So it is with an equal mix of fascination and trepidation that we report that Tesla is embarking on another hiring spree. On July 1, 2018, the company listed 1,662 openings. As of yesterday, the company has 1,974 open positions. That's a jump of 19% in just over 2 weeks." Whereas layers of management seemed to be the focus of the previous reduction in workforce, these openings are sales or customer facing. 85 of the positions advertised are for Customer Experience Specialist.   https://media.thinknum.com/articles/tesla-hiring-activity-jumped-19-since-july-1/   MODEL 3 DUAL MOTOR AND PERFORMANCE VERSIONS ARE NOW EPA-RATED On Monday of this week the Model 3 Performance and Dual Motor, or P3 and P3D if you like, were officially rated by the EPA which opens the door for those cars to be delivered. Fred Lambert at Electrek says: "The EPA has now confirmed that both the Performance and non-Performance Dual Motor versions have a 116-MPGe rating with 120 MPGe for city driving and 112 MPGe for highway driving. As for the range, they both get officially rated at 310 miles on a single charge, like the Long Range rear-wheel-drive version, but the dual motor Model 3 vehicles officially have an efficiency of 29 kWh per 100 miles versus 26 kWh per 100 miles for the single motor version."   https://electrek.co/2018/07/17/tesla-model-3-dual-motor-performance-versions-official-epa-ratings/     COMMUNITY YouTube comments   You can listen to all previous 183 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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Well good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are in the world, hello and welcome to the Sunday 15th July edition of EV News Daily. It’s Martyn Lee here with the news you need to know about electric cars and the move towards sustainable transport.     POLESTAR 2 ELECTRIC WILL DEBUT AT GENEVA TO TAKE ON TESLA MODEL 3 On yesterday’s show I was reviewing my day at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed, where not only did the Polestar 1 make it's world debut on track, but also the time I spent with the production car on their stand. Clearly it lacks some green credentials because it's got a 2 litre petrol engine tied to those electric motors, albeit a very respectable 70 miles pure EV power. "The Polestar 2 will debut at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show as Volvo’s now standalone brand delivers an electric saloon car aimed at the Tesla Model 3." says Cars UK.net: "the Polestar 1 is only Polestar’s opening salvo, and every future Polestar will be a pure EV, starting with the Polestar 2 which, according to Evo, will debut at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. Polestar say they want to pitch their offerings somewhere between Tesla and Porsche, but the Polestar 2 looks to be an electric saloon car built on Volvo’s CMA platform (the one underpinning the XC40 et al) and have a price range of £35-50k. Which seems like it’s aimed straight at the Model 3." Evo reports: "Polestar will certainly pursue its focus on driving dynamics with the Polestar 2, the company intent on positioning itself as an EV performance car brand that can deliver to customers who aren’t excited by the current crop of stylish and safe Volvos. Speaking to evo at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Polestar’s chief operating officer Jonathan Goodman revealed his intention that Polestar cars will always be ‘great looking cars that add a dimension, as far as Volvo is concerned, because they’ll be designed as driver’s cars"   http://www.carsuk.net/polestar-2-electric-saloon-will-debut-at-geneva-to-take-on-tesla-model-3/   ELON MUSK’S TALKS TO BLOOMBERG ABOUT LEARNING FROM MODEL 3 PRODUCTION Simon at Teslarati has picked out some key quotes from the Elon Musk interview with Bloomberg: "It’s been super-hard. Like there is for sure some permanent mental scar tissue here. But I do feel good about the months to come. I think the results will speak for themselves. To the best of my judgment, I do not think we have any future bet-the-company situations. We will still need to work hard and be vigilant and not be complacent because it is very difficult just to survive as a car company. But it will not be the same level of strain as getting to volume production of Model 3”. com were also picking one their highlights: ""We were huge idiots and didn't know what we were doing," Musk said in a recent interview with Bloomberg, referring to the massive production delays resulting from an over-reliance on robots on Tesla's assembly line. Musk and his team made a big bet that automation would help Telsa make more cars in a single month than it ever had before, only to have robots repeatedly fail, forcing the company to halt the entire production process to fix the problem. It's like you just took all the highways away from L.A. or something. Part of the problem is that the designing heads were naive about manufacturing," Musk said in the interview. "Just because we have something that works great in a simulation does not mean that it works great in reality."   NEXT-GENERATION RENAULT ZOE EXPECTED IN 2019 – UNVEILING THIS FALL? "There is a fair chance that this fall we will see the second-generation Renault ZOE (maybe at the Paris Motor Show in October)" reports Mark Kane for InsideEVs: "According to French sources, Renault will be retooling the Clio and ZOE factory in August to double the production output of ZOE to 440 copies a day from September on. First, Renault intends to introduce the next-generation Clio and it’s expected that in 2019 the all-new ZOE will hit the market. The Renault-flagship BEV potentially will be longer and bigger, but the battery pack (41 kWh) and electric motor (R110) are expected to remain the same at initial launch at least. The new feature will be DC fast charging using CCS Combo."   https://insideevs.com/renault-zoe-2-expected-2019-unveiling-paris/amp/   LEXUS BOSS WARNS EV PUSH COULD BE TOO SOON "Fully electric car technology is not ready for mass adoption, and nor is the environmental impact fully understood, Lexus president Yoshihiro Sawa believes." that's according to Jim Holder who's found this story for AutoCar: "Speaking at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which he is visiting for the first time, Sawa confirmed that the firm - in conjunction with parent company Toyota - is working on all types of powertrain, including full EV and hydrogen, but said that it would not leap into the market until the customer and environmental benefits were clear." He said: "“Pure EVs currently require a long charging time and batteries that have an environmental impact at manufacture and which degrade as they get older. And then, when cells need replacing, we have to consider plans for future use and recycling. It is a complex issue - much more complex than the current rhetoric perhaps suggests. I prefer to approach the future in a more honest way. If we are looking for the best solution it is my opinion that the best solution is not only EV; we must consider petrol, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell. If we focus on EV only we will not provide the answers people need.”   https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-goodwood-festival-speed/lexus-boss-warns-ev-push-could-be-too-soon   NEW YORK EPRIX: DI GRASSI WINS, VERGNE CROWNED CHAMPION Alex for motorsport.com reports on Formula E in New York: "Audi’s Lucas di Grassi won the first race of the New York Formula E double-header on Saturday, as Jean-Eric Vergne was crowned champion despite starting from the back of the grid."   TESLA WANT YOU TO BUY A PERFORMANCE MODEL 3 Tesla might not be anti selling the Model 3 now, but they are Upselling it. Elon Musk himself took to Twitter yesterday urging reservation holders to take the P3D for a test drive even if they weren’t planning on just getting the standard long range battery; he said "Whether you plan to buy a Dual Motor Performance Model 3 or not, take it for a test drive anyway. It’s like having pure fun jacked straight into your brain whenever you want. Plus he had news for the upgraded parts: "Performance version suspension is 1cm lower & has stronger brakes in upgrade package"   COMMUNITY Tweets and YouTube comments.   You can listen to all previous 180 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. 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The long-time radio voice of Mizzou for basketball and football joined Tim in studio before 2017's Braggin' Rights game, topics of the conversation include:   How a chance meeting with Jim Holder opened the door at KMOX Memories of Norm Stewart, Larry Smith, and heartbreaking games Reasons Gary Pinkel deserves credit for not accepting the word ‘No' Remembering the epic Armageddon at Arrowhead game in 2007 Re-thinking how the 2015 Hunger Strike could've been handled His reaction to Barry Odom's fiery post-game press conference Recalling the Quin Snyder, Frank Haith, and Kim Anderson eras   Please support our sponsors: The Home Loan Expert, Ryan Kelley James Carlton Agency (State Farm) Gateway Buick GMC Triad Bank   Follow us on Twitter: @McKernanShow @tmckernan   Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/TheTimMcKernanShow   Special thanks to Story of the Year for providing our theme music.  Please rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast.   Feedback is always welcome:  tmckernan@insidestl.com