Podcasts about Magna Steyr

Für die aktuelle Folge des Elektroauto-News Podcast hatte ich das Vergnügen, ein ausführliches Gespräch mit Roland Prettner, dem Präsidenten von Magna Steyr, zu führen. Dabei ging es um die Rolle und Bedeutung des Unternehmens in der Automobilindustrie. Prettner stellte sich und Magna Steyr vor und betonte, dass das Unternehmen, das vor 65 Jahren gegründet wurde, heute einer der größten Automobilzulieferer weltweit ist, mit 350 Standorten und 180.000 Mitarbeiter:innen. Eine interessante historische Perspektive brachte Prettner ebenfalls ein: „Wir feiern heute 125 Jahre Mobilität an diesem Standort. 1899 hat Johann Puch ein Werk gegründet in Graz.“ Diese lange Tradition bildet die Grundlage für die heutige Stärke und Flexibilität des Unternehmens. Prettner erklärte, wie Magna Steyr in den Wandel zur Elektromobilität involviert ist und welche Bedeutung die Produktion des Jaguar I-Pace im Jahr 2018 hatte. Für unseren Podcast wollte ich von ihm wissen, wie tief Magna Steyr in die Entwicklung solcher Autos involviert ist und Prettner erläuterte, dass sie verschiedene Geschäftsmodelle anbieten: „Wir bieten reine Produktion an. Wir bieten auch reine Entwicklung für Automobilhersteller, die von uns Entwicklungspakete haben wollen an. Und wir bieten Komplettpakete an, wo wir sowohl das Fahrzeug entwickeln als auch produzieren." Spannend war der Fakt, dass Magna Steyr bereits in den späten 80er-Jahren den ersten Fiat Panda Electro entwickelt hat. Ein zentrales Thema unseres Gesprächs war die Anpassung der Mitarbeiter:innen an die neuen Technologien. Prettner betonte: „Ich glaube, es ist ganz entscheidend, die Mitarbeiter da mitzunehmen und abzuholen.“ Diese Herangehensweise ist besonders wichtig, da der Übergang von Verbrennern zu Elektroautos auch eine Veränderung der erforderlichen Expertise bedeutet. Die aktuelle Marktentwicklung stellt natürlich auch Herausforderungen dar. Prettner bestätigte, dass sich das Unternehmen stets an die Produktionsschwankungen anpassen muss: „Das war in der Vergangenheit so, das ist auch heute noch so und wir gehen auch davon aus, dass es auch in der Zukunft so sein wird.“ Diese Flexibilität ist entscheidend, besonders in Zeiten, in denen Projekte wie der Jaguar E-Pace und I-Pace auslaufen und neue Projekte wie die elektrische G-Klasse von Mercedes anlaufen. Wir sprachen auch über die geopolitischen Aspekte und die Chancen, die sich aus den aktuellen Handelsbedingungen ergeben könnten. Prettner berichtete: „Sehr viele chinesische potenzielle Kunden zu uns kommen, wir zu ihnen kommen, die sich mit uns austauschen möchten.“ Diese potenziellen Partnerschaften könnten Magna Steyr helfen, die Produktionskapazitäten optimal auszulasten. Zum Abschluss unseres Gesprächs wollte ich wissen, was die Zukunft für Magna Steyr bereithält. Prettner zeigte sich optimistisch: „Wir haben vor, noch weitere 125 Jahre hier erfolgreich zu sein.“ Das Gespräch hat einen tiefen Einblick in die dynamische und vielseitige Welt eines der größten Automobilzulieferer gegeben und verdeutlicht, wie wichtig Flexibilität und Anpassungsfähigkeit in der heutigen Industrie sind. Im Detail hörst du dir dies natürlich am besten selbst an.

fWotD Episode 2648: Aston Martin Rapide Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Sunday, 4 August 2024 is Aston Martin Rapide.The Aston Martin Rapide ( rə-PEED) is an executive saloon car that was produced from 2010 until 2020 by the British carmaker Aston Martin. Aston Martin began developing the Rapide in 2005—the first series produced, four-door automobile from the company. The initial design was completed in about seven weeks by Marek Reichman. After more than four months of development, a prototype was completed and displayed at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. The production version of the Rapide debuted at the 2009 International Motor Show Germany, and official manufacture began in May 2010 at the Magna Steyr facility in Graz, Austria.The "vertical/horizontal" (VH) platform, which the Rapide uses, extensively incorporates aluminium throughout the body, reducing weight. In 2012, Aston Martin ended its partnership with Magna Steyr and shifted production to Gaydon, a Warwickshire village where the other VH platformed cars—including the DB9, the DBS, the Vantage and the second-generation Vanquish—were produced. In 2015, Aston Martin began developing an electric version of the car, named the "Rapide E". The production-ready model debuted in 2019 but was never series produced.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:56 UTC on Sunday, 4 August 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Aston Martin Rapide on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Kevin.

Shoot us a Text.It's Tuesday and today we're talking about Fisker's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing amid financial turmoil, Toyota shareholders re-electing Akio Toyoda despite governance concerns, and the future of Apple's wireless-only CarPlay system facing industry skepticism.Show Notes with links:Electric vehicle startup Fisker has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing quality problems with its Ocean crossover and an unsuccessful partnership attempt. This marks Henrik Fisker's second car company to declare bankruptcy.Fisker filed for Chapter 11 after months of quality issues with its Ocean crossover and significant financial losses, including a $463 million net loss in Q4 2023.The Ocean crossover struggled with distribution, incomplete software, and multiple safety investigations, including braking and door-latch issues by NHTSA.Partnership negotiations with Nissan failed, adding to the strain on Fisker's finances and operations.Henrik Fisker announced, "proceeding with a sale of our assets under Chapter 11 is the most viable path forward," as the company reported assets between $500 million to $1 billion and liabilities from $100 million to $500 million.Production at Magna Steyr's plant in Austria was halted in March, leading to a $400 million revenue loss for Magna and 500 job cutsToyota Chairman Akio Toyoda and nine other board members were re-elected at the annual general meeting, with shareholders overlooking governance and certification test scandals. Toyoda's popularity and the automaker's strong business performance played a crucial role in his re-election.Proxy advisers recommended against Toyoda's re-election due to governance issues and certification test scandals at Toyota and its affiliates.Despite a drop in Toyoda's approval rating from 96% in 2022 to 85% last year, shareholders re-elected him, reflecting his popularity and strong company performance.Toyota's shares have fallen 10% since new certification irregularities were revealed but are still up 18% for the year.CEO Koji Sato reiterated apologies for the certification problems but did not address the proxy advisers' recommendations.Our friends at GM may not care quite as much about this, but Apple's next-gen CarPlay is set to work wirelessly and aims to unify the car's interface, but adoption remains slow with only Aston Martin and Porsche on board so far as automakers remain skeptical of ceding control to Apple.Apple announced its next-gen CarPlay, focusing on a wireless-only connection and integrating more car controls like speedometers and climate control.Apple is offering a design toolkit allowing automakers to customize CarPlay's interface, including using their own systems for certain features through “punch-through UI.”Despite two years of development, only Aston Martin and Porsche have committed to the new system, with no launch dates specified.Hosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

Für ein Elektroauto-Start-up ist es nicht so leicht, ein serienreifes Fahrzeug zu entwickeln und anschließend eine funktionierende Automobilproduktion aufzubauen, wo das Produkt in entsprechender Stückzahl vom Band läuft. Beides benötigt immense Ressourcen und viel Know-how, weshalb so manches Start-up bereits an diesen Schritten gescheitert ist.Wie das Ganze allerdings besser funktionieren kann, besprechen wir in dieser Podcast-Episode zusammen mit Dietmar Kleindienst von Magna Steyr – einem Unternehmen, das schon seit Jahrzehnten als Entwicklungs- und Produktionsdienstleister für viele bekannte OEMs, also Autohersteller – arbeitet.

Show #1382 Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 21st February. It's Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. Welcome to a new PATREON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER VOTE JOSH OUT. 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. 2024 VOLKSWAGEN ID.BUZZ MICROBUS REINTERPRETS THE ICONIC ORIGINAL - the Europe-spec prototype was only partially representative of the bus that will come to the States. It was a commercial van rather than a people hauler, with a bulkhead behind the front seats fully partitioning the cargo area; all of ours will be passenger versions. It also sat on the shorter 117.6-inch wheelbase that will be offered in Europe, while the plan is to bring only the longer-wheelbase variant to America. The U.S. version will also have a bigger battery pack than the prototype's 77.0-kWh unit. - The prototype used what will be the entry-level powertrain consisting of a single electric motor driving the rear wheels - Like the ID.4, it makes 201 horsepower and 229 lb-ft of torque. Volkswagen engineers say an all-wheel-drive version using a second motor to power the front axle will also be offered. Beyond basic dimensions - We're also promised that the finished car will support forthcoming Plug & Charge technology, which will allow cars to communicate directly with chargers to eliminate the need for cards or apps. We don't have official range figures yet, but the engineering team says they would be happy with a 250-mile rating under the European WLTP testing protocol - We haven't been given a peak charging speed either but are assured that rapid DC charging will be supported (the ID.4 supports rates of up to 125 kilowatts). Original Source : https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a39152293/2024-volkswagen-idbuzz-microbus-ev-prototype-drive/ FORD'S CEO EXPLORES WAYS TO SEPARATE EV BUSINESS - Ford is looking at ways to separate its electric-vehicle operation from its century-old legacy business - CEO Jim Farley wants to wall off Ford's electric operations from its internal combustion engine business and has even considered spinning off one or the other, people familiar with the effort said. A spinoff could generate the kind of earnings multiples that have given Tesla a market value approaching $1 trillion. - Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo said last week it could split off its electric and internal combustion drivetrain activities into two “dedicated entities,” as the automaker targets a 100 percent full-electric lineup in Europe by 2030. - Investors have awarded immense value to pure EV makers, such as Rivian Automotive, whose market value briefly topped Ford's late last year despite producing relatively few vehicles. - As Farley sought to maximize the value of Ford's EV operations, his vision evolved over time, from initially considering a smaller spinoff, to contemplating a full breakup, to now looking at an internal split, the people familiar with the effort said. - Analysts have said Ford needs to shed its legacy business model to achieve the profit margins that Tesla commands, which Farley has estimated top $10,000 a car. To offset the higher cost of electric vehicles, analysts say, automakers need a direct sales model, like at Tesla and Rivian, that bypasses dealers and the cut of revenue they receive. Automakers also need to lower labor costs. Original Source : https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/fords-ceo-explores-ways-separate-ev-business JAGUAR, MAGNA'S JOINT EV PLATFORM PLANS REVEALED BY JOB AD - Jaguar Land Rover will work with Magna International on a new platform for its forthcoming electric Jaguar range, a job ad posted by the U.K. automaker has revealed. - The job ad, posted on Linkedin, offers candidates the chance to be involved in the platform project and "work closely with JLR, Jaguar and Magna" on an "outsourced engineering service relationship." - The platform is called Panthera, JLR Chief Financial Officer Adrian Mardell - Jaguar will now head significantly upmarket to create a rival to Bentley with the launch of the first electric model on the new platform, due in 2025. - Magna Steyr works with a variety of customers engineering vehicle platforms, including U.S. EV maker Fisker, which will also use the company to build its electric Ocean in Graz. Original Source : https://www.autonews.com/automakers-suppliers/jaguar-magnas-joint-ev-platform-plans-revealed-job-ad RIVIAN RUNNING PILOT PRODUCTION TESTS FOR ITS OWN BATTERY FACTORY - A number of Rivian executives in charge of production and battery development have visited Korea recently to prepare for a pilot production run in local facilities. After the battery development and production partnership with Samsung fell through, Rivian was reportedly still left with Korean suppliers as the only option to gain know-how and speed its American battery factory plans. - Rivian intends to build its own battery Gigafactory in America instead of depending on the whims of suppliers and aims to expand power cells production for its electric vehicles there to a 100 GWh capacity by 2030. Original Source : https://www.notebookcheck.net/Rivian-running-pilot-production-tests-for-its-own-battery-factory.600832.0.html SK AND FORD TO ACCELERATE START OF BATTERY PRODUCTION - THE ELEC, KOREA ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY MEDIA - SK On, the battery-making subsidiary of South Korean energy firm SK Innovation, is planning to accelerate the start of production of its planned new battery factory in the US with Ford by three months, TheElec has learned. - Blue Oval SK, the South Korean battery maker's joint venture with the US car giant, is planning to place orders for production equipment in the planned factory in Kentucky, called BOSK1, within the year, sources said. - Equipment will be delivered and start installation at BOSK2 during the second half of 2023, with commercial production beginning in 2024. - The two factories are planned to have an annual production capacity of 43GWh each. - BOSK3 will have a similar design and capacity but equipment installation will begin for this factory during the second half of 2024 at the earliest. Original Source : http://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=3848 GAC AION FINISHES FIRST OF TWO CAPACITY EXPANSIONS - ELECTRIVE.COM - GAC Aion, the electric car offshoot of China's GAC Group, has completed the expansion of its existing production facility to an annual capacity of now 200,000 electric cars. When the second plant comes on stream in December, production capacity will rise to 400,000 cars per year. - The first plant started production in April 2019 when GAC unveiled the Aion sub-brand for its electric cars. - The construction of a second plant for another 200,000 electric cars per year should be completed by December this year. - GAC Aion was spun off as a separate brand from GAC in November 2020, replacing the previous GAC New Energy division. The brand has since launched five all-electric models: the Aion S, Aion LX, Aion V, Aion Y and Aion LX Plus. - The battery has an energy content of 144.4 kWh and an energy density of 205 Wh/kg. - NEDC range of around 1,000 km Original Source : https://www.electrive.com/2022/02/20/gac-aion-finishes-first-of-two-projects-of-factory-expansion/ EUROPE'S NEW EMISSIONS STANDARDS ARE ACCELERATING THE EV RACE | OILPRICE.COM   Original Source : https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Europes-New-Emissions-Standards-Are-Accelerating-The-EV-Race.html CHINESE STARTUP TO PUT TWO-WAY CHARGING SYSTEM INTO PRACTICAL USE - NIKKEI ASIA Original Source : https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/36Kr-KrASIA/Chinese-startup-to-put-two-way-charging-system-into-practical-use PORSCHE COULD BE BUILDING THE WORLD'S LIGHTEST E-BIKE | TECHRADAR Original Source : https://tfltruck.com/2022/02/video-first-ever-gas-vs-ev-heavy-duty-truck-drag-race-it-was-over-from-the-beginning/ STICKER SHOCK: 80% OF CAR BUYERS NOW PAYING ABOVE SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE - CNN Original Source : https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/19/business/car-buyers-sticker-shock/index.html USED TESLA MODEL Y SELLING FOR MORE THAN INITIAL PURCHASE PRICE IN CHINA - CNEVPOST Original Source : https://cnevpost.com/2022/02/21/used-tesla-model-y-selling-for-more-than-initial-purchase-price-in-china/ GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS OPEN INVESTIGATION OF TESLA AUTOPILOT   Original Source : https://jalopnik.com/germany-is-the-latest-country-investigating-the-safety-1848577005 QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM What's the best looking EV on the market right now? Email me any feedback to: hello@evnewsdaily.com It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. And  if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I'll catch you tomorrow and remember…there's no such thing as a self-charging hybrid. PREMIUM PARTNERS PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE BRAD CROSBY PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI AUDI CINCINNATI EAST VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST NATIONAL CAR CHARGING ON THE US MAINLAND AND ALOHA CHARGE IN HAWAII DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL RICHARD AT RSEV.CO.UK – FOR BUYING AND SELLING EVS IN THE UK EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM/

Magna Steyr vice president of sales and marketing Kurt Bachmaier explains why working with startups has been so beneficial to the contract manufacturer's relations with BMW, Mercedes and Jaguar.

Show #1358 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 Sunday 30th 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 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JONATHAN HARMOR TESLA MODEL 3, KIA NIRO EV RECEIVE HIGHEST MARKS IN LATEST JD POWER EV STUDY One of JD Power's newest studies, the Electric Vehicle Experience study, is back for its second year, and according to the 2022 results published on Thursday, a couple things haven't changed since 2021. Once again, the top-rated electric cars are the Tesla Model 3 for the premium electric vehicle segment, and the Kia Niro EV for the mass market contenders. based on a 1,000-point scale, is measured by 10 factors, including range, access to charging stations, at-home charging and cost of ownership. Acing many of the categories is the Model 3, which scored 777 points. The Model Y comes in second place Moving into the mass-market side of things, the Kia Niro EV ranks highest with 744 points, The study doesn't just look at the cars individually. It takes the temperature of EV newbies and EV "veterans," those who've owned a battery-powered car for a longer period of time https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-model-3-kia-niro-ev-jd-power-ev-study/ First-time owners of electric vehicles were reluctant to switch back to gasoline-fueled cars even as concerns continued to loom about the availability of charging infrastructure, a report from JD Power showed on Thursday. The 2022 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) ownership study showed that satisfaction among owners who are new to BEVs averaged 754 (on a 1,000-point scale), which is comparable to 766 among BEV veterans (those who have owned a BEV prior to their current one). https://gadgets.ndtv.com/transportation/news/electric-vehicle-ev-car-first-time-owner-traditional-gasoline-fuel-car-jd-power-2734490 PORSCHE TAYCAN DEMOLISHES KIA'S EV CHARGING RECORD A Porsche Taycan drove from Los Angeles to New York City in record time — at least in terms of charging the EV. On Friday, the German carmaker announced it broke the Guinness World Record for shortest charging time to drive across the U.S. in its $87,030 battery-powered car: 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 48 seconds. Last year, Kia set the record (and grabbed it from Tesla) with a 7 hour, 10 minute, and 1 second charging time while making the 2,834-mile journey in its soon-to-be-released EV6. Now the title belongs to the Taycan, Porsche's first EV, which used Electrify America's ultra-fast chargers across the U.S. on the cross-country trek. https://mashable.com/article/porsche-taycan-ev-charging-record STOREDOT CLAIMS EV BATTERY LIFE BREAKTHROUGH Fast battery charging  battery specialist StoreDot has unveiled technology that it claims will enable a dramatic extension the lifespan of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The Israeli firm, whose core  XFC battery technology is said to provide a 50 per cent reduction in charging time, claims that this latest innovation will extend the lifespan of EV batteries thereby reducing their environmental impact and enabling drivers to maintain performance of their vehicles for many more years without compromising on range. It claims that the technology enables batteries to maintain a robust performance after 1000 cycles and 80% capacity, the point at which rival lithium-ion fast charging technologies start to rapidly deteriorate in performance.  Indeed, even after 1700 cycles, long after the accepted industry norm, StoreDot's batteries are said to maintain 70% of the original capacity. This potentially makes them effective  for second life usage in applications such as energy storage and grid load balancing. https://www.theengineer.co.uk/storedot-claims-ev-battery-life-breakthrough/ CONNECTICUT LAUNCHES 'COMPREHENSIVE' AND 'COMPLEX' CHARGING PROGRAM Connecticut utilities kicked off 2022 with the launch of a new electric vehicle (EV) program designed to spur the deployment of more than 60,000 charging ports by 2030, along with rates and demand response solutions to help manage the growing load. The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) approved the nine-year program in July, clearing the way for Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) to offer $500 off the cost of a networked residential charger along with incentives for fast charging, fleets, multifamily buildings and other EV market segments. Connecticut finished 2021 with 21,382 EVs registered in the state, according to the group's web site, representing an almost 55% year-over-year increase. The state's long-term transportation strategy calls for 500,000 EVs on the road by 2030. The new charging incentive program is targeting 50,000 residential installations by 2030, almost 5,000 "destination" chargers at locations like stores and shopping malls, more than 7,000 in workplaces and serving light-duty fleets, and 550 direct current fast chargers. Baseline incentives for DCFC are $150,000, rising to $250,000 in underserved communities. https://www.utilitydive.com/news/connecticut-launches-comprehensive-and-complex-charging-program-to-supp/617838/ NATIONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR HYUNDAI'S IONIQ 5 Hyundai is comparing its evolution to that of other human innovations in the new national marketing campaign for the all-electric IONIQ 5. The campaign's theme, "Your journey at its most evolved," comes to life in two new commercials starring Jason Bateman. The 60-second hero spot titled, "History of Evolution," finds Jason Bateman in different historical eras explaining how initial inventions got better over time. The ad showcases how the IONIQ 5 represents the advancement of the electric vehicle comparing it to the evolution of human language, navigation, phones, and televisions. "History of Evolution" will first air this Sunday during both of professional football's conference championship games. The second spot, "Campsite," is a 30-second ad that highlights IONIQ 5's vehicle-to-load function that can power equipment to make camping much more comfortable. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-marketing-campaign-for-hyundais-ioniq-5-illustrates-the-evolution-of-the-electric-vehicle-301470471.html OVER 10 PERCENT OF TESLA MODEL S EVS FAIL GERMANY'S STRICT INSPECTION AFTER 3 YEARS While Tesla has become one of the foremost players at the cutting edge of electric vehicle technologies, it has for a long time struggled to match traditional automakers in terms of industrial output and, crucially, quality. News from Germany brings the issue into clear focus, as Tesla's Model S has come out rather unfavorably versus its EV competition, as reported by Merkur.de. In Germany, rigorous automotive inspections are regularly carried out, first after the car has been in use for 3 years, and then every 2 years after that. The Smart Fortwo Electric Drive performed best of all, with only 3.5% showing any defects upon reporting for inspection. BMW's i3 was not far behind, clocking in with 4.7 percent having a notable defect. For comparison's sake, the average defect rate for all cars from 2-3 years old in Germany is 4.7 percent. However, other models weren't so lucky. 5.7% of Renault Zoes presented with defects in a below-average result. The worst by far, however, was the Tesla Model S. 10.7 percent of the model showed up for testing with a defect of some sort. https://www.thedrive.com/news/44068/over-10-percent-of-tesla-model-s-evs-fail-germanys-strict-inspection-after-3-years HENRIK FISKER TAKES ANOTHER SWING AT LUXURY CAR-BUILDING The Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr is building the Ocean in front- and all-wheel-drive configurations. The base Ocean uses a 275-hp motor and offers a range of around 250 miles; all-wheel-drive Ultra and Extreme trims have two motors good for a combined 540 and 550 horsepower, respectively. Prices will start under $40,000. The Ocean is the closest to market, scheduled to begin deliveries in November. What's different with the Ocean? Let's say there are three fundamental things that I learned from the Karma. No, four. One, timing is everything. Number two, you've got to have enough money from the beginning to the end of the launch. I didn't want to really kick off this program until we had a billion dollars, which we raised last year. You can't build something start-stop. That kills you. So, number two, get all the money. Number three, you have to look at technology and assess the risk. Battery is the biggest risk in [electric] cars, so we spent a long time working closely on a deal with CATL [Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., a lithium-ion battery manufacturer]. What's number four? The manufacturing of the vehicle—we need a solid manufacturing partner. https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a38870530/henrik-fisker-takes-another-swing-at-luxury-car-building/ LUCID AIR DREAM EDITIONS EMERGE ON EBAY: ALL PRICED OVER $200,000 The Lucid Air entered the market on October 30, 2021, but the initial Dream Edition of 520 cars (which equals the 520 miles/837 km of EPA range) have been fully booked for a long time. As it turns out, for those who would really want to own the top-of-the-line Lucid Air, not all is lost, as basically new cars are available on eBay. 2022 Lucid Air Dream Dream Performance - $220,000 (see info)#111Mileage: 700 milesOrlando, FL 2022 Lucid Air Dream Dream Performance - $225,000 (see info)#034Mileage: unknown 2022 Lucid Air Dream Dream Performance - $239,000 (see info)#240Mileage: 17 miles https://insideevs.com/news/564002/lucid-air-dream-edition-ebay/ NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM Tom Moloughney's Lucid Air 70mph range test yielded a real world highway range of 500 miles. That raises the bar by a huge amount and make the Lucid Air easily the longest range EV ever tested. But…do EV's ever need a range of 500 miles? 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. PREMIUM PARTNERS PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE BRAD CROSBY PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI AUDI CINCINNATI EAST VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST NATIONAL CAR CHARGING ON THE US MAINLAND AND ALOHA CHARGE IN HAWAII DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL RICHARD AT RSEV.CO.UK – FOR BUYING AND SELLING EVS IN THE UK EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM

Show #1269 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 Show 6th 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. ALFA ROMEO GIULIA IS GOING ELECTRIC - In an interview with Auto Express, Alfa Romeo's CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato revealed a bunch of details about the future of the company and electric vehicles. But the most interesting is that, despite the world's insatiable appetite for SUVs, the Giulia sport sedan will get another generation, and one that's entirely electric. - the car will be built on the STLA Large platform, one of several EV architectures Stellantis announced back July. - the Large platform is said to accept 101-kWh to 118-kWh of battery capacity and up to 500 miles of range. It may also be sharing the platform and development with the future Stelvio, like the current one does with the Giorgio platform. - Stellantis aims to have its 500-mile STLA Large platform cars, among the others, ready for 2024. Odds seem good that the electric Alfas will start showing up at that time, since the brand is planning to be fully electric in 2027. That will make it the first Stellantis brand to be entirely electric. Original Source : https://www.autoblog.com/2021/11/05/alfa-romeo-giulia-next-generation-electric-ev/ US LAWMAKERS APPROVE $1TN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL - The US Congress has passed a landmark one trillion dollar (€865bn) infrastructure package, following the Senate's earlier agreement. President Biden now only has to sign it into law, effectively freeing $15bn in funding for electric transportation, after he had to make concessions. - Specifically, the trillion-dollar package includes $7.5 billion for expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure nationwide and $7.5 billion for electric buses. However, Biden had to make concessions. For example, for the national network with 500,000 EV charging stations, the compromise has been reached leaves $7.5Bn of the $15Bn Biden had initially envisioned. - For the purchase of electric school and public transport buses, the bipartisan draft now also provides $7.5Bn, instead of the previously wanted $45Bn. Original Source : https://www.electrive.com/2021/11/06/us-lawmakers-approve-1tn-infrastructure-bill/ INFRASTRUCTURE BILL: $7.5B TOWARD NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF 500,000 EV CHARGERS - According to a Biden administration fact sheet released Saturday, the legislation will provide funding for long-distance-oriented EV chargers along highway corridors, and for long-distance travel, and for charging options within communities. - The funding is of course just a start; as a candidate, Bernie Sanders proposed $85.6 billion on a national charging network “similar to the gas stations and rest stops we have today.” - The infrastructure bill is potentially just the start of the federal government's stronger support behind EVs. The second bill contains more of the Build Back Better plan and Biden's EV vision, including an renewal of the EV tax credit—currently containing a controversial provision boosting union-built EVs—and other money potentially going toward equity, manufacturing, the supply chain, other incentives, and building out charging infrastructure. - That bill faces challenges, although it's worth noting that the EV tax credit itself, prior to the union riders, had bipartisan support. President Trump reportedly nixed the EV tax credit renewal the last time around. Original Source : https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1134092_infrastructure-bill-7-5b-toward-nationwide-network-of-500-000-ev-chargers PRODUCTION FISKER OCEAN ELECTRIC SUV WILL FINALLY DEBUT IN LA AFTER COVID-19 DELAYS - After two false starts, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fisker is finally ready to show the world its production version of the electric Ocean SUV. The EV was meant to debut back in 2020, but LA Auto Show organizers canceled the event. A redo of the show meant for May 2021 didn't happen either. Now, the show will go on this month, with the Ocean ready for the spotlight. - As for power, it should come from an 80-kilowatt-hour battery, which Fisker said this week will be supplied by China's CATL. The company will make five gigawatt-hours of production available for the Ocean to churn out battery packs. Magna Steyr will handle final production of the Ocean in Austria, unless something changes. Original Source : https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/fisker-ocean-electric-suv-production-debut-la-battery-deal-catl/ FUEL SHORTAGES MADE A THIRD OF BRITS MORE LIKELY TO GO ELECTRIC - Recent fuel shortages have made a third of UK motorists more likely to buy an electric vehicle (EV), according to new research out this week. A study of 2,000 UK drivers by Volkswagen Financial Services found 35 percent of those questioned said they would be more likely to go electric thanks to the fuel shortage. - Volkswagen Financial Services survey shows the impact of the shortage on buyers' intentions, with more than a third saying they are more likely to go electric when they come to change their car. Similarly, 32 percent of Brits say they are likely to buy a second-hand electric vehicle when the time comes to change their car. Original Source : https://uk.motor1.com/news/545208/fuel-shortages-brits-go-electric/ TESLA BUYERS HAVE THE LONGEST LOAN TERMS - Tesla is not only topping the sale charts, but also lending term charts as well. A study done by online lender Lending Tree showed that Tesla buyers are willing to take on a loan of five and a half years to be able to drive one of the EVs. - To get the data, Lending Tree looked at 29,000 auto loans from October 2018 to October 2021. Loans from 30 auto brands spanning everything from Tesla to Ram to Audi were examined. Tesla came out at number one with its buyers averaging 67.1 months on their loan terms. Ram was right behind at 66.3 months. Original Source : https://jalopnik.com/tesla-buyers-take-out-the-longest-loan-terms-according-1847999682 THE TOP TEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MYTHS THAT NEED TO BE DEBUNKED - Myth 1: Electric vehicles in {name the country/state} are ‘dirty', producing as many carbon dioxide emissions as a petrol or diesel vehicle - Myth 2: The grid cannot support an increase in electric vehicle charging - Myth 3: EV batteries can't be recycled - Myth 4: EV batteries don't last - Myth 5: EV batteries cost more than the car to replace - Myth 6: EVs are made with polluting minerals mined by children - Myth 7: There are not enough public charge points - Myth 8: BEVs can't tow - Myth 9: EVs catch fire a lot - Myth 10: Over the lifetime of an EV, manufacturing an electric car consumes more energy than internal combustion engine vehicles Original Source : https://thedriven.io/2021/11/03/top-10-urban-myths-about-electric-vehicles-that-deserve-to-die/ HOW GAS STATIONS PLAN TO CASH IN ON ELECTRIC CAR DRIVERS - With the pivot to electric vehicles — driven by government policies, billions of dollars in automaker investments, and a growing appetite to go greener — comes a shift in how drivers fuel them. So gas station and travel center operators are strategizing how to cash in on the opportunities that come with drivers plugging in instead of filling up. - They earn more from the food and necessities available at their convenience stores. - Needing to install EV charging throughout these stops across the country is only one part of the equation. Evaluating shifts in consumer behavior that could change these stores' provisions is another. Depending on the type of charging infrastructure — fast charger versus the slower-charging Level 2 plug — it will likely take more time to charge an EV than it takes to fuel up a gas-powered car. Consumers could end up needing more accommodations, and spend more time and money there. Original Source : https://www.businessinsider.com/how-gas-stations-are-evolving-to-serve-electric-car-drivers-2021-11 NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM With the COP26 climate summit now underway in Scotland, what would you like to tell the politicians or the rule makers about electric cars? Email me your thoughts and I'll read them out on Sunday – hello@evnewsdaily.com It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. And  if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I'll catch you tomorrow and remember…there's no such thing as a self-charging hybrid. 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After an almost twenty year absence from the marketplace, the long-awaited Toyota Supra has made an impressive return to the streets and highways of America.  Co-developed with BMW and manufactured by Tier I OEM contract manufacturer Magna Steyr, the Supra is a fast little tourer that delivers miles of fun driving.  Listen in as I run the car through its paces. 

Le célèbre coupé de Toyota fête ce mois-ci ses 50 ans. Sept générations se sont succédé pour une commercialisation ininterrompue durant 35 ans. S'il n'y a plus de Celica au catalogue du numéro 1 japonais, celui-ci peut encore se targuer de disposer de 2 coupés dans sa gamme (et non des moindres) : la GT86, réalisée avec Subaru et la Supra, fabriquée chez Magna Steyr et développée avec BMW. Quant au coupé Celica, zoom sur les différentes itérations de la célèbre lignée, un temps championne du monde des rallyes. Cap sur l'instigatrice, la première génération. https://www.lenouvelautomobiliste.fr/culture/collection/220275/toyota-celica-generation-1-1970-1977-coupe-pas-decale/

Le célèbre coupé de Toyota fête ce mois-ci ses 50 ans. Sept générations se sont succédé pour une commercialisation ininterrompue durant 35 ans. S'il n'y a plus de Celica au catalogue du numéro 1 japonais, celui-ci peut encore se targuer de disposer de 2 coupés dans sa gamme (et non des moindres) : la GT86, réalisée avec Subaru et la Supra, fabriquée chez Magna Steyr et développée avec BMW. Quant au coupé Celica, zoom sur les différentes itérations de la célèbre lignée, un temps championne du monde des rallyes. Cap sur l'instigatrice, la première génération. https://www.lenouvelautomobiliste.fr/culture/collection/220275/toyota-celica-generation-1-1970-1977-coupe-pas-decale/

Le célèbre coupé de Toyota fête ce mois-ci ses 50 ans. Sept générations se sont succédé pour une commercialisation ininterrompue durant 35 ans. S'il n'y a plus de Celica au catalogue du numéro 1 japonais, celui-ci peut encore se targuer de disposer de 2 coupés dans sa gamme (et non des moindres) : la GT86, réalisée avec Subaru et la Supra, fabriquée chez Magna Steyr et développée avec BMW. Quant au coupé Celica, zoom sur les différentes itérations de la célèbre lignée, un temps championne du monde des rallyes. Cap sur l'instigatrice, la première génération. https://www.lenouvelautomobiliste.fr/culture/collection/220275/toyota-celica-generation-1-1970-1977-coupe-pas-decale/

Magna Steyr President Frank Klein talks about how the Austria-based contract manufacturer is able to balance the needs of customers ranging from BMW, Jaguar and Toyota to Sony and EV maker Fisker.

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: Tesla Model S “Refresh” spied track testing Lucid Motors Adds Second Retail Location In South Florida Tesla Model 3 Is 2020's Best-Selling EV in China, Company Achieves 11% Market Share BMW targets pre-pandemic margins while investing in electric cars Vietnam's First Automaker Claims It's Coming To America With Electric Crossovers Fiat 500e Dominates Italy’s EV Market In December Let's Take A Sneak Peek Inside The Lordstown Endurance Electric Pickup First Zero Emissions Battery Powered Unplugged Crawler Crane SK Innovation battery swapping scales up in China   Show #973   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 25th 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.   TESLA MODEL S “REFRESH” SPIED TRACK TESTING "New photos from the Tesla Fremont Factory obtained by Teslarati show the new Refreshed Tesla Model S and its new features, confirming the long-time speculation of whether the company’s flagship sedan would be updated nine years after its initial release. Now, photographs of the new Model S have been captured, showing a wider body, revised fog lights, new wheels, and several other cosmetic revisions." says TEslarati: "A few of the more notable changes are a new front diffuser, a part that became standard with the newly-designed Plaid Model S. A diffuser displaces air underneath the vehicle’s body, increasing aerodynamic performance and making the flow of air more efficient during travel. Additionally, the front fascia has also been revised slightly. This is the second revision Tesla has made to this portion of the Model S since its release. The new design includes a larger central air intake vent for improved airflow and ventilation to the battery pack. This eliminates the possibility of overheating and improves battery lifetime and performance."   https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-refresh-plaid-spy-photos/     LUCID MOTORS ADDS SECOND RETAIL LOCATION IN SOUTH FLORIDA Lucid Motors today announced the opening of its newest retail location in South Florida – the Lucid Studio in West Palm Beach at Rosemary Square – on Saturday, January 23. This location is the sixth in a network of Lucid Studios that will grow to 20 locations across the United States by the end of the year. All Lucid Studios are designed to give customers the opportunity to experience Lucid’s advanced electric vehicle technology and reserve their own Lucid Air all-electric sedan. he lineup includes the Lucid Air Pure, a very well-equipped model available from $77,400 ($69,900 after federal tax credit), the Lucid Air Touring, which starts at $95,000 ($87,500 after federal tax credit), and the Lucid Air Grand Touring that starts at $139,000 ($131,500 after federal tax credit). The first available Lucid Air model will be the exclusive, limited production Dream Edition, available from $169,000 ($161,500 after federal tax credit) , featuring a projected 503 miles of range, with 1080 hp and a quarter mile time of 9.9 seconds. Lucid Air production begins in Spring 2021 at the newly completed Lucid Advanced Manufacturing Plant (AMP-1) in Casa Grande, Arizona.   https://www.lucidmotors.com/media-room/lucid-motors-adds-second-south-florida-location-in-west-palm-beach/   TESLA MODEL 3 IS 2020'S BEST-SELLING EV IN CHINA, COMPANY ACHIEVES 11% MARKET SHARE "Tesla began mass deliveries to its first customers in China in January 2020, and has had tremendous success in 12 months. Giga Shanghai has steadily ramped up production to meet market demands for Model 3. Last year, Tesla registered 139,925 Model 3s in China, making it the best-selling model in the EV market, according to EV-Sales. The company has an 11% share in the EV segment in the largest car market in the world." says Tesmanian: "The second most popular model in 2020 was the Wuling HongGuang Mini EV, which registered 119,255 units. "   Also on the Top Top 20 list, names like Baojun E-Series, BYD Han, NIO ES6, MG ZSEV and WM Motor EX5.   https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-became-the-best-selling-ev-in-china-in-2020-with-an-11-market-share   BMW TARGETS PRE-PANDEMIC MARGINS WHILE INVESTING IN ELECTRIC CARS " BMW aims to return to its pre-pandemic operating margin target as the global economy recovers, but big investments in electric cars mean the automaker will have to simplify its vehicle portfolio, its finance chief told Reuters." according to Autblog: "Changing car line-ups from petrol and diesel to electric versions to meet emissions targets in China and Europe, not to mention trying to compete with electric carmaker Tesla, is hugely expensive, and was a driving factor in the recent merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler to form Stellantis, the world's fourth-largest carmaker. But because electric vehicles (EV) are expensive to develop and still account for a small portion of sales, they are less profitable for BMW. So the premium carmaker is embarking on a push to cut complexity — reducing engine variants and options for different vehicles, scrapping features customers don't use, plus overhauling software to focus on a simpler, more efficient way of building vehicles."   https://www.autoblog.com/2021/01/23/bmw-profit-margins-electric-vehicles/   VIETNAM'S FIRST AUTOMAKER CLAIMS IT'S COMING TO AMERICA WITH ELECTRIC CROSSOVERS "we may soon be adding two new crossovers from VinFast, Vietnam’s first homegrown automaker. VinFast previously made waves for not only being Vietnam’s first modern automaker, but for filling out its lineup with borrowed BMW drivetrains through Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr." says Jalopnik: ". Both new models are crossover EVs, and the company claims it will be capable of delivering cars to American customers by the summer of next year. The company’s first EV offering, the VF33, will be the bigger of the two and will compete against midsize crossovers — so something like a Ford Explorer. The drivetrain features a pair of 150-kilowatt (201-horsepower) electric motors, with one motor mounted to each axle. The motors are powered by a 106 kWh battery pack. VinFast claims internal testing revealed a range of up to 342 miles. The second, smaller crossover is confusingly called the VF32, though it’s visually distinct from its bigger sibling. The 32 is similar in size to the Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossovers and will be available with either one or two motors and a 90 kWh battery pack"   https://jalopnik.com/vietnams-first-automaker-claims-its-coming-to-america-w-1846113160   FIAT 500E DOMINATES ITALY’S EV MARKET IN DECEMBER "Full electric cars pop to an astonishing all-time monthly high of 7,255 units, up 753% YoY from just 850 registrations a year before. To put things in perspective, it’s worth remembering that total BEV sales in Italy for the entire 2019 were just over 10,000 units! The incredible performance means December market share for full electric vehicles climbs to a sizeable 6%. It was a meager 0.6% just a year ago." reports CleanTechnica: "The brand new Fiat 500e — following a good start in November — trashes BEV records by going straight to the top with 1,549 registrations, beating the monthly sales record of 880 units set by Tesla Model 3 in September. This is an incredible result which was probably helped by fleet purchases from carsharing companies, in what is the 500e’s first full month of deliveries in its home country. Will the mini-Fiat keep up with such sales levels in 2021, and spread throughout Europe’s city streets? Second best, Renault Zoe also shines with its own historic high, 1,153 registrations which would have made it the top seller in any other month of the year."   https://cleantechnica.com/2021/01/24/fiat-500e-dominates-italys-ev-market-in-december-bevs-grow-eightfold/   LET'S TAKE A SNEAK PEEK INSIDE THE LORDSTOWN ENDURANCE ELECTRIC PICKUP "Lordstown Endurance is one of the several upcoming all-electric pickup trucks in the U.S. The company promises that it will start production in September 2021, targeting the fleets." say Inside EVs: "Here we have a few short videos that present the interior of the Alpha prototype (the production version is expected to look very similar).b As we can see, it's pretty basic, but the wide array of the instrument cluster/infotainment displays and center console make it look modern. We must remember that in this segment, Lordstown Motors must focus on cost, as well as simple and reliable solutions for a work truck, rather than anything fancy that would additionally require a lot of time and resources to develop. People who want to opt for a premium interior, surely will stick with Rivian."   https://insideevs.com/news/481756/video-inside-lordstown-endurance-electric-pickup/   FIRST ZERO EMISSIONS BATTERY POWERED UNPLUGGED CRAWLER CRANE The LR 1250.1 unplugged is the world’s first battery-powered crawler crane. It is driven by an electric engine. During operation the crane can be connected to a conventional electric supply or without a cable, therefore “unplugged”. The capacity of the battery is designed for 4 hours lifting operation. There are no compromises regarding performance or availability when compared with the diesel version LR 1250.1. They are using 700V DC battery tech with 196kWh and they charge at 40kW (3-phase AC 64A) or optional 80kW (3-phase AC 125A).”   https://evobsession.com/less-noise-from-the-first-zero-emissions-battery-powered-unplugged-crawler-crane/   SK INNOVATION BATTERY SWAPPING SCALES UP IN CHINA "The South Korean company SK Innovation is entering the battery replacement technology business in China. This has been made possible by a strategic investment in the company specialised in battery swapping called Blue Park Smart Energy (BPSE) that is a subsidiary of the BAIC Group." writes electrive: "The move into the area of scaling up battery swapping operations has been a long-prepared move. Back in 2013, SK Innovation founded a joint venture with the BAIC Group to manufacture batteries. SK Innovation says that this investment really laid the foundation for the promotion of the company’s battery service (BaaS) business in China. BaaS means Battery as a Service, and is a service industry based on EV batteries rental, charging, reuse, and recycling. SK Innovation and BPSE decided to promote cooperation in the BaaS business through a business agreement and create synergies with China’s existing battery business."   https://www.electrive.com/2021/01/24/sk-innovation-battery-swapping-scales-up-in-china/   NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK What do you want to be able to do to, or with, your car from a mobile app or web dashboard? 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Incoming Magna CEO Swamy Kotagiri discusses the road ahead for the Canadian supplier as Don Walker prepares to retire at the end of the year. He also shares insight on bringing new products to market and opportunities for Magna Steyr in North America.

Incoming Magna CEO Swamy Kotagiri discusses the road ahead for the Canadian supplier as Don Walker prepares to retire at the end of the year. He also shares insight on bringing new products to market and opportunities for Magna Steyr in North America.

If you want to attend MOVE America on September 1-3, grab your free passes here: hoagandco.com I know I often say this about many guests on my show, but today’s discussion with Anna Kleissner, PhD and Michael Semmer, MS, was absolutely fascinating; easily one of my all-time favorite discussions. It was engaging; it was at times entertaining; and it was incredibly thought provoking and educational. To cut to the chase: it turns out that if Austria doesn’t successfully orchestrate a transition of its roughly 314,000-strong automotive sector employees from ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle production to EV production within about 10 years, it stands to suffer a whopping 5.8% reduction in GDP. In plainer terms, Austria risks losing its entire automotive manufacturing industry if it doesn't fully embrace electric vehicles within 10 years. If this sounds at all familiar, it’s because it bears as striking similarity to what happened in the UK: in the post-war years, manufacturing (of which automotive was a considerable sector) made up some 48% of the country’s economy. By 2013, manufacturing had shrunk to a mere 13%. Similarly, the fate of once-great American cities Pittsburgh and Detroit offer an extreme look at what can happen if a local economy doesn’t act nimbly to change with the times. Regardless, the clock is ticking for Austria where the future of one of Europe’s largest automotive manufacturing companies, Magna Steyr, hangs precariously on the edge as it struggles to transition from an ICE to an EV future. If Austria — or any other country, for that matter — can manage the transformation wisely, not just at a private level, but indeed at a national level, then it will not only sustain the roughly 314,000 jobs than hang in the balance, but also provide new jobs for generations to come. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autonomous-cars-with-marc-hoag/message

GUESTS: John Waraniak, SEMA; Michael McSweeney, FOX Factory; Jake Rodenroth, asTech; Alex Lybarger, TRC Inc.TOPICS:- ADAS Sensors and Calibration- Nikola Selling 2,500 Garbage Trucks—EVs, not H2- If Magna Steyr Builds the Fisker Ocean, Will Fisker Become a Meaningful Company?- Will Ioniq Become the Genesis of EVsPANEL:- Todd Lassa, Automobile- Gary Vasilash, autobeatonline.com- John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Show #804   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Tuesday 9th June 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and hel p you learn about EVs along the way too.   Welcome to a new EXECUTIVE PRODUCER via Patreon RICHARD LUPINSKY   'ONE MILLION MILE' ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY IS NOW 'READY TO PRODUCE' "The leadership of a Tesla technology partner in China that is helping to develop a "one million mile" battery says the company is now "ready to produce." Zeng Yuqun, chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), has said the Ningde-based manufacturing firm has the capability of making a battery pack that can last for about 16 years, powering an electric vehicle for 1.24 million miles." writes Newsweek: "According to the SCMP, CATL signed a two-year contract to supply batteries to Tesla in February this year, and its technology is set to be incorporated into the Model 3 range of vehicles being made at Musk's new gigafactory located in Shanghai."   On Elon: "We're getting along well and he's a fun guy. He's talking about cost all day long, and I'm making sure we have the solutions."   https://www.newsweek.com/tesla-elon-musk-one-million-mile-battery-ready-produce-chinese-partner-catl-says-1509293   FORD REVEALS ESCAPE PHEV PRICE, RANGE AND MORE FOR U.S. "Ford announced its first new plug-in hybrid model in the U.S. market, the Ford Escape PHEV, which earlier was launched in Europe as Ford Kuga PHEV. The Escape PHEV might be one of the top-selling plug-in hybrids and a major competitor to the Toyota RAV4 Prime. It will start at less than $35,000 (MSRP), before destination charge and an eligible federal tax credit of probably over $6,700." says InsideEVs: " The EPA-estimated all-electric range will be about 37 miles (59.5 km) so really not bad, although the RAV4 Prime is able to go up to 42 miles (67.6 km). The battery pack (14.4 kWh) is installed under the second-row seats."   Hau Thai-Tang, Ford chief product development and purchasing officer said: “The original Ford Escape was the world’s first hybrid SUV and the all-new Ford Escape plug-in hybrid represents how far we’ve come in technology and efficiency. The all-new Escape plug-in has more power and more passenger space than the Fusion Energi plug-in, as well as four times the cargo volume behind its second-row seats. Escape also has an additional 11 miles of all-electric driving range before it uses a drop of gas.”   https://insideevs.com/news/427357/ford-escape-phev-price-range-us/   VOLKSWAGEN REPLACES DIESS WITH RALF BRANDSTÄTTER FOR THE VW BRAND "Ralf Brandstätter is the Volkswagen brand's new CEO as a promotion over his previous role as the marque's chief operating officer. He takes over the role from Herbert Diess who is currently the CEO of both the VW brand and VW Group as a whole. " reports Motor1.com: "The company's board positions this change as letting Diess put a greater emphasis on running the business, rather than splitting his focus between two roles.  The shakeup comes amid VW having some problems in Europe. The company had to halt deliveries of the new Golf because of an issue with the software for the emergency call function – a mandated feature in Europe. The problem affected around 15,000 cars that the automaker had already delivered to customers.  There are also rumors about problems with the software suite in the company's forthcoming ID.3 electric car. The exact nature of the issue isn't clear, but elements within the system are allegedly not able to communicate correctly. There are reportedly over 10,000 technicians working to solve the problem."   Spiegel.de reports (Google Translate from German): "There is also a problem with the electric ID.3, with which VW wants to build a Golf successor in the mass market and establish an E series with billions of dollars in investment. The model from the Zwickau plant, which is to be ordered from mid-June, will initially only come with a slimmed-down range of functions. Reason: software delays."   https://www.motor1.com/news/427604/volkswagen-new-boss/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-all-news   https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/vw-konzernchef-diess-gibt-fuehrung-der-kernmarke-ab-a-5a78ea2b-a531-4f94-b995-dae144216e5a   CHINA'S BYD IN TALKS TO SUPPLY JLR FROM UK BATERY PLANT "Chinese EV and battery specialist BYD is in talks with Jaguar Land Rover to supply automotive batteries from a UK plant, a source with knowledge of the situation said." writes Automotive News Europe: "JLR CEO Ralf Speth has previously said the UK needs its own battery cell production, but operated independently of JLR. The UK would be BYD’s first European battery cell factory but the company is also looking at other European locations, the source said. JLR currently sells the Jaguar I-Pace electric crossover, which is built by Magna Steyr in Austria. It plans to produce a full-electric version of the Jaguar XJ sedan at its Castle Bromwich factory in England."   https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/chinas-byd-talks-supply-jlr-uk-battery-plant   WIRELESS CHARGING UPDATE "Wireless parking places, if they work well with a variety of vehicles, are primed to be part of the gold rush. WiTricity's charging coils, which China chose for its national wireless standard in May, can reach parked electric sports cars and SUVs alike with clearance ranging from 4 in.–10 in." says CNBC: "Charging vehicles in motion is on the table with existing technology too, since the distance between a car's carriage and the road stays fairly constant. Fellow wireless charging company Qualcomm Halo, which WiTricity acquired last year, has built a 300-ft test track in France that can charge cars driving at highway speeds. And Israeli start-up Electreon is electrifying short stretches of road in Israel and Sweden. If automakers can settle on one standard technology, omnipresent, automatic charging stations would let electric vehicles go farther on smaller batteries, reminiscent of Tesla's imagined fuel-free planes. Hands-free charging also will grow more essential if cars get more autonomous, since they won't be able to plug themselves in."   https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/researchers-work-on-the-next-generation-of-wireless-charging-for-evs.html   ALL-NEW FIAT 500 ELECTRIC NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER The New Fiat 500 ‘la Prima’ hatchback makes its debut today following the successful unveiling of the New 500 ‘la Prima’ convertible in March. The New 500 ‘la Prima’ hatchback – including the fitment of the easyWallbox – is priced at £26,995, including PiCG. The lithium-ion batteries, with a capacity of 42kWh, give the New 500 a range of up to 199 miles in the WLTP cycle. To optimise charging time, the New 500 electric is equipped with an 85kW fast charge system. The New 500 also comes with a 11kW onboard AC charger. Sherpa mode optimises the available resources to reduce fuel consumption to a minimum -  maximum speed is limited to 50mph; accelerator response is managed in order to reduce energy consumption; and deactivation of both the climate control system and heated seats. The electric motor has an output of 87kW, providing a maximum speed of 93mph (self-limited) and acceleration from zero to 62mph in 9 seconds and zero to 31mph in 3.1 seconds. The New 500 electric is the first FCA car to be equipped with the new UConnect 5 infotainment system, the connected platform designed for the future. Developed with the idea of providing customers with a completely new user experience, UConnect 5 is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto operating systems and can be used in wireless mode. My Remote: checks the battery charge level from a smartphone; schedule vehicle charging during the most convenient time periods; know the exact location of the car; lock and unlock the doors and set the climate control system.   MERCEDES GLA 250 E 2020 REVIEW Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 e Coupé, CLA 250 e Shooting Brake and B 250 e plug-in hybrids are available to order now.  . The GLA with plug-in hybrid drive system will follow a few weeks later   "The new GLA 250 e is plug-in hybrid motoring at its best, and for many prospective buyers this could be the GLA to go for. Impressive all-electric running combines with surprisingly sporty yet economical hybrid drive when the petrol engine is brought into play." is how AutoExpress reviewed it: "Joining electrified versions of the latest CLA and CLA Shooting Brake in British Mercedes showrooms is the new GLA 250 e, which shapes up as a rival for plug-in hybrid versions of the latest BMW X1 and X2 and the Volvo XC40. Total system power stands at 215bhp and 450Nm, while the electric power is stored in a 15.6kWh battery. The GLA 250 e can recharge at 24kW."   38 miles on EV power, 86mph on the motor.   https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/gla/352426/new-mercedes-gla-250-e-2020-review   The Mercedes B 250 e is now on sale, with first deliveries expected in late summer. It is only available with AMG Line Executive equipment grade or higher, so prices start from £35,280.   CHINA’S EV MARKET IS RECOVERING "In China, exactly 55,829 battery electric cars and 14,370 plug-in hybrids from local production were sold in May. The sales figures for so-called New Energy Vehicles were thus 25.8 per cent lower than in the same month last year, but 19.5 per cent higher than in April 2020." reports Chris Randall for electrive: "The best-selling electrified model in May was the Tesla Model 3: CPCA statistics show 11,095 units of the locally manufactured American electric sedan sold in China. That is a good three times as many as in April (3,635). However, sales of the Model 3 in April were also down sharply on March (10,160). Tesla itself probably contributed to the new high with a price reduction for the Model 3 Standard Range announced at the end of April. "   That price drop kept it in the window for Chinese subsidies. And what about the Long Range RWD Model 3 they started delivering at the end of May?   David Leggett, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData: "This is the second consecutive monthly rise for the Chinese vehicle market, as it rebounds from sharp declines in the first quarter caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. China was first into the COVID-19 crisis and first out of it, so developments in China’s economy are being watched very closely."   https://www.electrive.com/2020/06/09/chinas-ev-market-is-recovering-sowly/   WOULD YOU SWAP TO AN ELECTRIC CAR IF THEY WERE £6,000 CHEAPER? Government could announce a scrappage scheme for only electric vehicles Motorists who scrap an old petrol or diesel car would get £6,000 off a new EV Plans could be announced next month, according to report from The Telegraph It mirrors plans in Germany that are part of a €130bn Covid-19 stimulus package EV buyers there will receive an industry and government-backed subsidy of €9k   "It could mean that the price of the British-build Nissan Leaf electric vehicle falls from £26,845 to just £20,845 and would see a new VW ID.3 zero-emission hatchback cost around the same as an entry-level petrol-powered Golf. The Prime Minister would also see the move as a positive break for UK manufacturing, with the popular Nissan Leaf build at the Japanese firm's factory in Sunderland and Mini's Plant Oxford producing the all-new Mini Electric." writes This Is Money: "The price of a Nissan Leaf would drop to around £20,000, which will be on par with the Nissan Qashqai, starting from £20,565 in the UK. The all-new £24,400 Mini Electric would fall to just £18,400 - a like-for-like fee as a petrol Mini Cooper. Tesla's most affordable Model 3 would decrease from around £40,000 to £34,000, around the same a a mid-spec BMW 3 Series saloon."   Read more here: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-8398385/Boris-Johnson-considering-slashing-prices-new-EVs-6-000.html   Add £3000 for the PiCG and that's £9000 off the price.   Fiona Howarth, chief executive at Octopus Electric Vehicles: "'Consumers who want to switch to greener driving can be put off by the more expensive initial outlay for an electric vehicle compared to petrol or diesel. But by reducing this cost, EVs will become more affordable and dramatically increase uptake. In 2019, around 100 people every day were losing their life due to poor air quality. 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Themen heute:    Magna baut den Toyota GR Supra ///   Opel setzt Umweltprämie auch im neuen Jahr fort 1. Auf der North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) präsentiert die globale Automobilwelt ihre Neuheiten und zukünftigen Produkte. Unter anderem feierte der neue Toyota GR Supra seine Weltpremiere in Detroit. Dazu gab Magna bekannt, dass der neue Sportwagen in seinem Werk für Fahrzeugauftragsfertigung bei Magna Steyr im österreichischen Graz gebaut wird.   Magna ist mit seinem Magna Steyr-Werk der weltweit führende, markenunabhängige Automobilzulieferer mit ganzheitlichem Know-how in Design, Entwicklung und Gesamtfahrzeugproduktion. Mit dem Toyota GR Supra erweitert das Unternehmen seine Fahrzeugauftragsfertigung um einen vierten Kunden. „Diese neue Partnerschaft mit Toyota beweist unsere Fertigungskompetenz und unsere Fähigkeit, die hohen Qualitätsstandards, die unsere Kunden bei der Fertigung ihrer Fahrzeuge erwarten, zu erfüllen“, sagte Günther Apfalter, President Magna Europe & Magna Steyr. „Es ist ein weiteres Beispiel dafür, dass wir in einzigartiger Weise in der Lage sind, Automobilhersteller und Neueinsteiger auf der Suche nach hoher Entwicklungs- und Produktionskompetenz zu unterstützen.” Bis heute hat Magna Steyr in Graz mehr als dreieinhalb Millionen Fahrzeuge für verschiedene Kunden produziert. Neben der Produktion des Sportwagens liefert Magna auch Sitze, Karosserieteile, Türverriegelungen, Heckklappen und das Kraftstoffsystem für den Toyota GR Supra.   2. Opel setzt auch 2019 die hauseigene Umweltprämie fort. So können bis auf Weiteres die Besitzer älterer Dieselfahrzeuge aller Marken der Abgasnorm Euro 1 bis Euro 4 von bis zu 8.000 Euro Prämie profitieren. Voraussetzung: Das zuvor mindestens sechs Monate auf den Neuwagenkäufer zugelassene Diesel-Altfahrzeug wird verschrottet. Zudem gilt eine Eintauschprämie für Kunden mit Wohn- oder Firmensitz in Schwerpunktregionen auch bei Inzahlungnahme von Euro 5-Modellen der Marke Opel. Den modellabhängigen Bonus gibt es bei allen deutschen Vertragshändlern der Herstellers für Neuwagen der meisten Baureihen. Das Unternehmen hat bereits im vergangenen Jahr sein Produktportfolio an die ab September 2019 für alle Neuzulassungen geltenden Euro 6d-TEMP-Anforderungen angepasst. So können Käufer aus einem breiten Angebot an ebenso antriebsstarken wie verbrauchsgünstigen Aggregaten in allen Opel-Pkw-Baureihen wählen.   Diesen Beitrag können Sie nachhören oder downloaden unter:

Wir haben uns je schon längst daran gewöhnt, dass die Einzelteile von Autos auf der ganzen Welt hergestellt werden und dann beim Autohersteller selbst zusammengebaut werden. Der hat seine Werke oft auch über die ganze Welt verstreut. Es kann aber noch weiter gehen. Magna, einer der weltweit größten Automobilzulieferer, baut sogar komplette Autos im Auftrag des jeweiligen Herstellers.  Einer dieser Hersteller ist Jaguar Land Rover! Darum geht es diesmal!Also ich werde Sie jetzt gleich zu Beginn mal etwas verwirren. Wir sprechen über ein Auto, das in Österreich gebaut wird. Na, was könnte das sein? Es ist der Jaguar E-PACE. Der Hintergrund: Wegen vollausgelasteter Fertigungsstätten im Vereinigten Königreich ist Jaguar Land Rover für die Montage des neuen E-PACE eine Partnerschaft mit Magna Steyr in Graz, Österreich, eingegangen. Dort wird übrigens auch der erste elektrisch angetriebene Jaguar, der I-PACE gefertigt. Das Outfit!Der E-PACE ist ein kompaktes, fünfsitziges SUV mit dem Design und der Performance eines sportlichen Jaguar, aber eben als SUV. Das Exterieur-Design wurde vom Jaguar F-TYPE inspiriert und entsprechend SUV-like angepasst. Power und Drive!    Jaguar setzt in der E-PACE-Baureihe ausschließlich 2,0-Liter-Vierzylinder-Motoren aus der neuen Ingenium Familie ein, die wir jetzt aber nicht alle aufzählen können. In unserem Testfahrzeug, dem E-PACE S - P200 tat – der Name lässt es schon vermuten - ein 147/200 (kW/PS) starker Motor mit 9-Stufen-Automatikgetriebe Dienst. In Kombination mit dem hier serienmäßigen Allradantrieb wird der Wagen in 8,2 Sekunden von 0-100 km/h beschleunigt und erreicht eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 216 km/h.  Sein Verbrauch liegt in Verbindung mit 17 Zoll-Felgen bei 8,2 Liter/100 km, was umgerechnet 186 g/km CO2 entspricht.      Die Innenausstattung!Natürlich verfügen alle E-PACE-Modelle von Jaguar über eine reichhaltige Serienausstattung. Dazu zählen neben dem Infotainmentsystem Touch Pro unter anderem eine Rückfahrkamera sowie moderne Fahrassistenzsysteme wie ein Notfall-Bremsassistent, Spurhalteassistent und Aufmerksamkeitsassistent. Weiterhin sind eine Einparkhilfe vorne und hinten, eine Geschwindigkeitsregelung mit Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzer, eine perimetrische Alarmanlage inkl. Wegfahrsperre und eine 2-Zonen-Klimaautomatik an Bord.  Es gibt ein Bluetooth®-fähiges Telefonsystem, eine Sprachsteuerung und das Touch Pro mit 10" Touchscreen. Die Kosten!Die Preise des Jaguar E-PACE  reichen ohne weitere Extras  von 35.625,00 € bis 61.350,00 €. Mit dem E-PACE S - P200 waren wir mit einem Basispreis von 45.075,00 € sogar durchaus preisgünstig unterwegs.  Alle Fotos © Jaguar Land Rover   Diesen Beitrag können Sie nachhören oder downloaden unter:

Anthony Jannarelly is the Co-Founder at Jannarelly Automotive, a Retro-Futuristic sports car manufacturer in Dubai. He has been an automotive designer and engineer since 2008. His past includes time as the Design Director at W Motors where he designed and followed the development of the W Motors Kykan and Fenry with Ruf and Magna Steyr. He is a speaker in the automotive trend industry, known for his expertise in automotive design, furniture design, and conceptual art in video games. Jannarelly Sports Cars targets automotive enthusiasts who love the joy of motoring and owning beautiful objects, with the free spirit of the golden age of the 60s, in its purest form. 

Themen heute:    Beleuchtung am Fahrrad   ///   Magna und Altran gründen gemeinsames Engineering Center in Marokko 1. Die Tage werden kürzer und wer viel mit dem Rad unterwegs ist, fährt immer häufiger im Dunklen. Fahrradfahrer sollten daher jetzt die Beleuchtung ihres Gefährts checken, empfiehlt man bei der D.A.S. Rechtsschutz Leistungs-GmbH. Sie sollte vollständig und funktionstüchtig sein. Vorgeschrieben sind vorn ein weißer Scheinwerfer und ein weißer Rückstrahler. Hinten muss es ein rotes Rücklicht und einen roten Rückstrahler geben. Übrigens: Seit Juni 2017 sind nicht nur Fahrradbeleuchtungen mit Dynamo, sondern auch solche mit Batterie oder Akku zulässig. Die Dynamopflicht ist also passé. Die Beleuchtung einschließlich Energiequelle darf abnehmbar sein. Ohne sie zu fahren, ist allerdings nur bei hellem Tageslicht erlaubt. Auch rote Rückleuchten mit Bremslichtfunktion und weiße Frontlampen mit Tagfahrlicht- und Fernlichtfunktion sind erlaubt. Allerdings darf die Beleuchtung andere Verkehrsteilnehmer nicht blenden. Unzulässig sind blinkende Leuchten. Zur Pflichtausstattung eines Fahrrads gehören auch Reflektoren vorn und hinten an den Pedalen. Um von der Seite gut zu sehen zu sein, müssen Fahrräder entweder je zwei gelbe Speichenreflektoren am Vorder- und Hinterrad oder weiße Reflexstreifen an den Reifen oder Felgen haben. Nicht vorgeschrieben, aber empfehlenswert sind reflektierende Kragen, Gurte oder Westen, die sich Fahrradfahrer bei schlechten Sichtverhältnissen umhängen können. 2. In den vergangenen Jahren hat sich Marokko zu einem wettbewerbsfähigen, exportorientierten Produktionsstandort für internationale Automobilhersteller entwickelt. Das Joint Venture zwischen Magna und Altran Technologies SA schafft eine neue Ressource für Ingenieursdienstleistungen im Bereich Fahrzeugtechnik. Die Magna-Gruppe für Gesamtfahrzeugentwicklung und -produktion und der weltweit führende Anbieter von Forschungs- und Entwicklungsdienstleistungen Altran halten jeweils 50 Prozent an dem Gemeinschaftsunternehmen. Unter dem Namen MG2 bündelt das Joint Venture mit Sitz in Casablanca, Marokko das Gesamtfahrzeug-Know-how und die Prozesskompetenz von Magna mit den Stärken von Altran als lokal etabliertem Partner. Zunächst werden rund 500 Ingenieure aus beiden Unternehmen dort für das Joint Venture tätig sein.  „Durch das Joint Venture mit Altran kann Magna seine Wettbewerbsposition stärken, da wir nun auch in Marokko erstklassige Entwicklungsdienstleistungen anbieten können. Die Verfügbarkeit von umfassenden Engineering-Know-how, die Nähe zu Europa und die wachsende Präsenz machen Marokko zu einem idealen Standort für dieses neue Engineering Center“, sagte man bei Magna Steyr.   Diesen Beitrag können Sie nachhören oder downloaden unter:

Im Gespräch mit Hubert Patterer, Chefredakteur der Kleinen Zeitung, debattieren Reinhard Ploss (Vorstandsvorsitzender Infineon Technologies AG), Wolfgang Eder (Vorstandsvorsitzender voestalpine AG), Christian Keuschnigg (Professor für Nationalökonomie und Leiter des Wirtschaftspolitischen Zentrums Wien), Karl Friedrich Stracke (President Fahrzeugtechnik & Engineering, MAGNA STEYR) sowie Stefan Pierer (KTM-Chef) über den Wettbewerb der Regionen.

Well good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are in the world, hello and welcome to the Monday 2nd 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.   "I THINK WE JUST BECAME A REAL CAR COMPANY" The latest numbers for Quarter 2 have been confirmed from the investor relations portal at ir.tesla.com so let's dive into them, and have a think about what it means. Plus in a minute or two, I'll reveal the exact number of Model 3 reservation holders still on the list - and I'll tell you why I has to ask Ride The Lightning’s Ryan McCaffery first - but more on that in a mo. Stay with me. The first clarification I wanted to make today was just to counter all those articles today which said the 5k Model 3 achievement was simply a burst rate and couldn't be replicated. Whilst you might understand if this week staff took a day or two R&R, and maybe that went down to 4.5k, the hardware is there to hit that number. Maybe a supplier is late with something and that slows you down, but General Assembly is built. So that argument doesn't make sense. And it's fair to say that in the past Tesla has taken a one day rate of production and multiplied by 7 to get a theoretical week, but I don't think that point was made very clear by many websites today. So a reminder the 5k figure is how many Model 3's they made last week. Reuters have a couple of quotes: "“It was pretty hectic,” said one worker who described the atmosphere as “all hands on deck.” Another worker speaking after the 5,000th car was made described the factory as a “mass celebration". One worker told Reuters that, to meet the goal, employees from other departments were dispatched to parts of the Model 3 assembly line to keep it running constantly, and breaks were staggered “so the line didn’t stop moving.” On Twitter I asked Domenick at InsideEVs how many the final number was, because their monthly sales scorecard is the best out there in terms of accuracy. The answer is 5,031 Model 3's and 1,913 Model S and X vehicles. So Domenick that you for your reply. According to Tesla: "Q2 production totalled 53,339 vehicles, a 55% increase from Q1, making it the most productive quarter in Tesla history by far. For the first time, Model 3 production (28,578) exceeded combined Model S and X production (24,761), and we produced almost three times the amount of Model 3s than we did in Q1. Our Model 3 weekly production rate also more than doubled during the quarter, and we did so without compromising quality." "GA4, our new General Assembly line for Model 3, was responsible for roughly 20% of Model 3s produced last week, with quality from that line being as good as our regular GA3 line. We expect that GA3 alone can reach a production rate of 5,000 Model 3s per week soon, but GA4 helped to get us there faster and will also help to exceed that rate." "Tesla expects to increase production to 6,000 Model 3s per week by late next month. We also reaffirm our guidance for positive GAAP net income and cash flow in Q3 and Q4, despite negative pressures from a weaker USD and likely higher tariffs for vehicles imported into China as well as components procured from China." And now onto how many Model 3 reservations there are outstanding. I'm no Tesla expert, because this podcast covers all markets and all car makers, so when you want really in depth knowledge I'd always say your go-to shows are Ryan McCaffery's Ride The Lightning coming up on it's 3rd birthday, and Trevor from Model 3 Owners Club, and Rob from Tesla Daily for things like the financial side. So Tesla revealed the exact number of outstanding Model 3 reservation holders, and it's something I’ve only ever heard in vague numbers before. So I asked the expert and Ryan for whether Tesla have done this before? "Hey Martyn. Not quite the first time, but you're right that they've kept it close to the vest, mostly. I believe last quarter they had mentioned that they still had ~450k reservations. The reduction now is obviously because they've delivered a bunch of cars. Cheers!" "The remaining net Model 3 reservations count at the end of Q2 still stood at roughly 420,000 even though we have now delivered 28,386 Model 3 vehicles to date."   MAGNA CEO SEE EV FUTURE I'm a huge fan of the Jaguar I-PACE and it's being made by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. Don Walker is CEO of Magna International, the largest North American auto parts supplier, and has been talking to News Editor of Autonews.com Lindsay Chappell: "We've been working on electric vehicles for at least 10 years now. We proposed the electric Focus to Ford 10 years ago and worked with them to develop it. It wasn't a ground-up electric vehicle, but we took out the internal combustion engine componentry and made it a pure electric vehicle. We took the lead on bringing that vehicle to market. We also worked with Volvo about eight years ago to create an electric rear-axle drive. And we've also signed a contract to develop an electric vehicle for Volkswagen in China. We bring that project the motors, the software, the electronics, the controller, the gearbox. So we have many years of expertise.   http://canada.autonews.com/article/20180702/CANADA01/307029993/walker-guides-magna-deeper-into-ev-tech   FORD TAPS EV EXPERT TO BE NEW BOSS FOR AUSTRALIA, NZ "US auto giant Ford Motor Company has signalled the start of a new chapter for its business in Australia, with the appointment of a global electric vehicle executive, Kay Hart, to head up operations Down Under." according to Aussie website reneweconomy.com.au: "In what could only be good news for Australia’s flagging EV market, Ford announced on Monday that Hart – who was most recently the auto-maker’s global BEV (battery electric vehicle) manager, distribution & digital experience – had been named president and CEO, Ford Australia and New Zealand."   NISSAN SCRAPS POTENTIAL $1 BLN SALE OF BATTERY UNIT TO CHINA'S GSR "Nissan Motor has cancelled a potential $1 billion sale of its electric car battery unit to China's GSR Capital. Japan's second-biggest automaker said the Chinese investment firm lacked the funds to make the purchase. The deal could not be closed by the June 29 deadline, Nissan said, ending a process which had faced several delays since its announcement almost a year ago." according to Nasdaq.com: "In August, Nissan had announced its plan to sell Automotive Energy Supply Corp, which includes battery plants in the United States, England and Japan, for an undisclosed sum. A source told Reuters at the time that GSR had agreed to pay Nissan a total of $1 billion for the deal. A Nissan spokesman said that the company still intends to sell the subsidiary, but declined to comment on whether GSR could still be a prospective buyer."   https://www.nasdaq.com/article/nissan-scraps-potential-1-bln-sale-of-battery-unit-to-chinas-gsr-20180702-00005   NEXT-GEN VW BEETLE COULD TRANSFORM INTO FOUR-DOOR EV "A revolutionary new Volkswagen Beetle is under consideration and, if given the green light by VW chiefs, it will adopt a battery-powered electric powertrain." reports Rachel Burgess at Autocar.com "The British magazine claims Bischoff has already sketched a possible look for the four-door Beetle successor, but it will take the automaker between two and three years to make a final decision on its production. Before that, Volkswagen will remain focused on launching a series of mainstream electric vehicles." says Motor1.com   EV MYTH BUSTING According to Go Ultra Low, as many as 42% of Brits wouldn’t be sure if they could run a battery-powered car through a car wash. EVs are slower than petrol and diesel cars EVs are more expensive to own EVs aren’t readily available The infrastructure isn’t there   COMMUNITY New members of the EV gang on YouTube   You can listen to all previous 164 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. 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

Tuesday 10th April 2018. AUDI E-TRON VISION GT When is a concept, not a concept? When is vapourware, not vapourware? The Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo was developed for virtual races on PS4, but now Audi is making the car a reality in conjunction with Formula E. You’ll first see it with the race in Rome this Saturday, April 14, deployed as a race taxi. Electric Vehicle News reports: “The customers and guests of the brand with the four rings will be able to experience Formula E’s city circuits as passengers in the Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo starting at the race in Rome (April 14). Employees at Audi’s pre-production center developed and produced this one-of-a-kind car within the space of just eleven months based on the example of the Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo from the “Gran Turismo” PlayStation game. The Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo has permanent all-wheel drive as well, the fully electric e-tron quattro all-wheel drive with variable power distribution. Three electric motors, each with output of 200 kW, propel the concept car. Two electric motors drive the rear axle and the third one the front axle, using individual components from the future Audi e-tron. System output is 600 kW (815 hp). With a curb weight of 1,450 kilograms the electric race car has a power to weight ratio of 1.78 kilo­grams per horsepower with ideal 50:50 percent weight distribution between the front and the rear axle. The Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 2.5 seconds.” “This car incorporates numerous elements of our new design language such as the inverted single frame in the vehicle’s color that will be typical for our new e-tron models,” Marc Lichte, chief designer at Audi, says. “Although the design of a virtual vehicle allows much greater freedom and the creation of concepts which are only hard to implement in reality, we did not want to put a purely fictitious concept on wheels. Our aim was a fully functional car.” Just one final thought for the ex-race driver tasked with piloting this at speed – do not crash it.   MORE DYSON Of all the future car projects, the Dyson company led by James Dyson, and best known for vacuum cleaners, seems to have grabbed a lot of attention. And from a practical point of you, once you get past lazy headlines about their cars “not sucking”, they’re very experienced in making consumer products. And battery products too, because they don’t sell those vacuum cleaners with cords any more – they’re all batteries. In an interview with Wired: Wired: Your development of solid-state batteries is key to your electric car plans, isn't it? JD:Diesel-gate and the pollution in cities was the big changer, to the point where we should be banning diesels immediately from cities. France and Britain have decided to ban internal combustion engines from 2040, so it is happening. The public want electric cars, I think, despite worries about range. And the fact that they are quiet - and by the way we ought to make tyres quieter - there are so many things that we can improve it will make the public really want electric cars. Wired: You now have some heavy hitters in automotive at Dyson, such as Ian Robertson, former BMW board member... JD:He just left BMW, but has been on our board for number of years. He had to leave our board when we announced we were doing a car, but I hope he will now come back on the board. We have a very good relationship with BMW. Crucially, we have taken on people from the car industry and mixed them with our people, who are naïve in this area, but inventive - which i think is a really good mix, actually. Wired: Finally, you say you that your cars are going to be "radically different". Can you tell us anything at all about they will be so different? JD:No! When we started this four years ago, Tesla was still very small, diesel-gate hadn't happened and no one was really considering electric cars. So we are not Johnny-come-latelies on this. We had seen it coming, invested in batteries and started our project.   JAGUAR I-PACE MAKER WORKS WITH CHINESE You know that gorgeous Jaguar I-PACE, well it’s actually being outsourced for the production to a company called Magna. And now Automotivenews reports: “BAIC Group (Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd.) and Magna today announced that they will jointly develop a next-generation smart electric vehicle architecture for the Chinese market. China is currently the leading market for electric mobility in the world, with around 700,000 electrified cars sold in 2017. By 2020, the number of all-electric cars on China’s roads is forecast to reach around five million, due in part to subsidies and quotas by the Chinese government. Magna Steyr was selected to be BAIC’s partner due to its innovative and cost-effective solutions throughout its complete vehicle manufacturing and engineering services as well as its full-scale electronic/electrical architecture and lightweight technologies. The agreement was signed on April 8, 2018”.   CONGRATULATIONS ZOE Gilles Normand, SVP, Electric Vehicle Business Unit at Renault celebrated the 100,000th full electric Zoe: “Today is a special day. I had the pleasure of participating in the celebration of the 100,000th Renault ZOE that was manufactured in Flins (France). Already 100,000 customers have fallen in love with ZOE! Launched in 2012, ZOE was fitted with a bigger, 41 kWh battery in 2016, allowing it to go even further. And for enhanced driving pleasure we equipped ZOE this month with a more powerful engine, the R110 (80 kW).In addition of being the leading electric vehicle in Europe for the third consecutive year in 2017, ZOE has been voted Best Electric Car by different juries composed of automotive journalists an impressive number of times throughout Europe. But today, I especially want to thank the thousands of Renault employees and the entire dealer network that have worked hard for making this happen”.   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, and the blog https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ – subscribe for free and get every new episode automatically and first. It would really mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on iTunes which will help us spread the word to a wider audience about electric cars. 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The Magna-Steyr plant in Graz is celebrating the 300,000th G-Class. The iconic automobile has been built here exclusively for Mercedes-Benz since 1979. The landmark vehicle, a G 500 in designo mauritius blue metallic, is powered by a 4-litre V8-engine that has a maximum output of 310 kW (422 PS) with a peak torque of 610 Nm.

Люксовый компактный кроссовер немецкой компании BMW. X3 первого поколения разработан и выпускался совместно с компанией Magna Steyr на заводе в Граце, Австрия. Второе поколение кроссовера было представлено в июле 2010 года, производство автомобиля началось 1 сентября 2010 года.

We have more information on that 7-speed manual transmission ZF supplies to Porsche for the new 911 – the world’s first 7-speed manual for a passenger car. Magna Steyr will build a new compact model for Infiniti starting in 2014. To show off the durability of its new i30, Hyundai parked the car in the middle of a safari park to let a pack of baboons have fun with the car. All that and more, plus a preview of Autoline This Week about some of the tricks to make the interiors of cars look as good as they can.