TWC Podcast #177: TourBillion
By Phil Royle — June 27, 2024
Bugatti announces a super-duper expensive hybrid, Ferrari reveals plans for a very expensive EV, and we can’t wait to talk about both. But the conversation goes sideways when EV motorsports and internal combustion hydrogen enters the conversation. Have we gone mad? Undoubtedly! In other news, VW invests in Rivian, Ford is losing money fast, plus more!
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SHOW NOTES
VW makes $5 billion investment in Rivian: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-invest-up-5-billion-rivian-part-tech-joint-venture-2024-06-25/
Rivian goes from losing $140,000 per vehicle to just $39,000: https://electrek.co/2024/06/24/rivian-rivn-drastically-cuts-costs-push-first-profit/
Ford reportedly losing up to $100k per EV sale, and Model E will lose $5.5 billion this year: https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/06/18/heres-the-staggering-amount-of-money-ford-loses-on
Non-profit Fisker Owners Association forms to support Ocean owners in post-bankruptcy phase: https://insideevs.com/news/724031/fisker-ocean-owners-association-parts/
Lucid applied for a trademark for the name Ocean: https://insideevs.com/news/723960/lucid-ocean-ev-trademark-application/
Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) unveils PACES modular chassis: https://electrek.co/2024/06/19/watt-electric-vehicle-company-wevc-new-off-the-shelf-performance-ev-platform/
Bugatti unveils Tourbillon hybrid: https://www.motor1.com/news/723757/2026-bugatti-tourbillion-debut-specs/
Ferrari announces first EV, will cost $500,000+: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ferraris-first-electric-car-cost-over-500000-source-says-2024-06-19/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode art courtesy Bugatti
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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