TWC Podcast #176: ChatGPT, Make Me a Car
By Phil Royle — June 20, 2024
Ford has created a “dream team” to build the company’s next generation of affordable EVs, but is the idea as good as it sounds, or will it turn into an AI-generated nightmare? We break down the possibilities. We also look into recent statements by Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as well as look at the realities of Aspark’s record-setting claims. Then there’s a gas ban in New York that’s not what you think, plus more, all on this week’s podcast.
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SHOW NOTES
Fisker is officially bankrupt: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-startup-fisker-files-bankruptcy-2024-06-18/
Lucid’s Peter Rawlinson claims Lucid is “number of years ahead” of Tesla in its core technologies: https://www.teslarati.com/lucid-leads-tesla-ev-tech-ceo/
TBT story about efficient Hyundai Ioniq EV: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/road-tripping-in-a-hyundai-ioniq-electric-range-anxiety-strikes
Musk says his payday was approved and Tesla is moving to Texas: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-jumps-after-musk-says-shareholders-backed-pay-package-093140071.html
Aspark OWL SP600 EV supercar new “fastest EV”: https://electrek.co/2024/06/12/aspark-owl-hypercar-becomes-worlds-fastest-ev-438-7-km-h-video/
Honda announces that its powersports division will go all EV by 2040: https://www.rideapart.com/news/722784/honda-ev-strategy-kill-gas-motorcycles/
New York bans gas dirt bikes and ATVs: https://www.rideapart.com/news/722915/new-york-gas-ban-dirt-bike-atv-utv-2035/
Ford no longer doing the Model E dealership buy-in: https://jalopnik.com/ford-dealers-don-t-have-to-spend-millions-to-sell-evs-a-1851544347
Ford hasassembled an EV dream team: https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/12/fords-secretive-low-cost-ev-team-is-growing-with-talent-from-rivian-tesla-and-apple/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode art courtesy Ford Product Design Director Ryan McManus
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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