TWC Podcast #35: Doing the Bare Minimum
By Phil Royle – Oct. 7, 2021
Is Tesla moving its headquarters to Texas? Did BEVs recently outsell diesels in Germany? Does Rivian have enough orders to make a business of it? Will Foxconn make the new Apple car in Lordstown’s factory? Did Mazda do the bare minimum when it comes to its MX-30 EV? Find rampant speculation on these questions and more in this week’s The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast.
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SHOW NOTES
Tesla reportedly moving its corporate HQ to Texas: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tsla-new-tx-headquarters-report/
BEVs outsell diesels in Germany in September: https://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/06/full-electrics-overtake-diesel-in-germany-record-plugin-ev-share-nears-30/
Rivian R1T weight: https://insideevs.com/news/536753/rivian-r1t-gvwr-heavy-duty/
Rivian preorders: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-10-01/in-ipo-filing-rivian-reveals-it-has-48-390-pre-orders-and-is-spending-lots-of-money
Mazda MX-30 negative reviews: https://electrek.co/2021/10/04/first-drive-the-2022-mazda-mx-30-misses-the-market-but-does-it-matter/
Foxconn and Lordstown Motors announce “Agreement-in-Principle”: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lordstown-motors-talks-sell-ohio-plant-foxconn-bloomberg-2021-09-30/
Lucid announces start of production on Air sedan: https://www.lucidmotors.com/media-room/lucid-starts-production-deliveries-begin-october
Rolls-Royce announces the Spectre EV: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/at-last-rolls-royce-spectre-to-be-brands-first-production-ev
BMW iX reviews: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a37724622/2022-bmw-ix-xdrive50-drive/
Citroën Ami announced for UK sales: https://uk-media.citroen.com/en-gb/node/90090355
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay.
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