Elon Gets Political, FSD Upgrades May Be Necessary, Ford Goes EREV: TWC Podcast 209
By Phil Royle — Feb. 6, 2025
Not to get political…too late! Between potential tariffs and Elon Musk’s recent political escapades, it’s been a wild week. But it’s not all controversy on this week’s podcast, as we also discuss Tesla’s HW 3 limitations, whether Ford’s EREV expansion is a step in the right direction, plus Honda, Porsche, and Audi prep for U.S. production, an EV NASCAR unveiling, and more!
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SHOW NOTES
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Admits Hardware 3 isn’t powerful enough for unsupervised FSD: https://electrek.co/2025/01/29/elon-musk-finally-admits-that-tesla-will-have-to-replace-its-hw3-self-driving-computers/
Some Tesla shareholder push back on Musk and his recent actions: https://electrek.co/2025/02/04/theres-finally-some-tesla-tsla-shareholder-momentum-to-fire-elon-musk/
Despite his relationship with Trump, Musk says EVs are “inevitable”: https://insideevs.com/news/749018/musk-q4-call-ev-regulations/
Ford planning EREVs in multiple segments, including trucks: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-02-04/tariffs-deal-ford-another-ev-blow-after-f-150-lightning-falls-behind-cybertruck
Honda announces $1 billion EV manufacturing hub in Ohio for EVs: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/hondas-new-ev-production-revolution-begins-with-1-billion-in-ohio.html
VW ID.7 canceled for U.S., Canada markets: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1145621_volkswagen-id-7-canceled-for-us-due-to-challenging-ev-climate
Audi and Porsche may build cars in the U.S. for the first time: https://electrek.co/2025/01/29/volkswagen-build-porsche-evs-in-us-trump-tariffs/
Ford shows off NASCAR Mustang Mach-E prototype: https://electrek.co/2025/01/31/fords-new-mustang-mach-e-ev-nascar-looks-like-a-beast/
Stellantis applies for patent on EV motor-driven winch: https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-gets-patent-for-electric-drive-motor-with-integrated-winch/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode art courtesy Ford
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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