TWC Podcast #171: That’s a Bold Move Cotton
By Phil Royle — May 16, 2024
Yeah, we know this episode’s podcast title is a misquote, but the sentiment remains true: With the unveiling of a hydrogen-powered 5500 Ram truck, it’s a bold strategy for Ram. What else is a bold strategy is Biden’s 100% tariff on Chinese-built EVs, Tesla’s about-face on firings and hirings, and Rimac shifting away from full electric hypercars. We talk about all of this, plus more, on this week’s podcast.
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SHOW NOTES
Biden Administration announces 100% tariffs on Chinese-built vehicles: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/biden-sharply-hikes-us-tariffs-billions-chinese-chips-cars-2024-05-14/
The Autopian looks at the possible unintended consequences of this: https://www.theautopian.com/president-bidens-100-tariffs-on-chinese-evs-could-have-the-hilarious-outcome-of-lotus-building-cars-in-the-united-states/
Tesla rehires some execs and staff in the Supercharger team: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-walks-back-supercharger-team-layoffs-rehires-executive/
CNBC’s video on the topic is a who’s who of TWC podcast guests: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/05/14/how-tesla-may-have-just-killed-its-most-important-product-superchargers.html
Tesla's head of Cybertruck manufacturing, Renjie Zhu, is no longer employed: https://electrek.co/2024/05/13/tesla-head-of-cybertruck-manufacturing-out/
Mate Rimac says EV hypercars are out, hybrids are in: https://www.motor1.com/news/718973/rimac-buyers-dont-want-electric-hypercars/
Ram reportedly working on 5500 truck that's hydrogen powered: https://www.thedrive.com/news/ram-hd-with-hydrogen-fuel-cell-coming-to-the-us-report
Subaru partners with Toyota on future EVs: https://www.autoblog.com/2024/05/13/subaru-to-lean-on-toyota-for-three-new-evs-by-2026/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover courtesy Ram
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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