TWC Podcast #37: Snacking vs. Gorging
By Phil Royle – Oct. 21, 2021
This week’s The Watt Car Podcast begins with a vacation, where co-host Edward A. Sanchez snacks rather than gorges at EV chargers. From there, Ed and Phil Royle dive into the news, with Tesla reporting impressive Q3 profits, Foxtron hinting at its EV manufacturing potential, Vietnamese automaker VinFast teasing new EVs, a VW and Tesla bromance, Lucid’s CEO stating the company is a leader in the technological EV race, and more!
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SHOW NOTES
Tesla reports Q3 earnings: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/tesla-tsla-earnings-q3-2021.html
Foxtron unveils three concepts: https://insideevs.com/news/541487/foxconn-unveils-first-ev-concepts/?fbclid=IwAR3U5mj0LRzEFinuC6FIOWhTbnV8zLmfL8Ssq5jBQvYjO5km1unA3uLrBpI and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-18/apple-s-iphone-partner-foxconn-unveils-first-electric-vehicles
Vietnamese automaker VinFast to debut EVs at LA Auto Show 2021: https://insideevs.com/news/540893/vinfast-electric-suvs-us-debut/
VW CEO Herbert Diess invites Elon Musk to address company executive conference: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-musk-dials-into-volkswagen-executive-conference-2021-10-16/
Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson says it’s a two-horse race: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1133872_efficiency-not-range-is-what-drives-lucid-is-it-the-first-true-rival-to-tesla
Roughly 63% of U.S. EV registrations in the first eight months of 2021 are Teslas: https://www.kbb.com/car-news/more-than-half-of-all-new-evs-registered-in-2021-are-teslas/
Tesla’s Kettleman City Supercharger location reportedly expanding to 96 stalls: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-kettleman-city-supercharger-expansion-96-stalls-v3/
Tesla switching to LFP chemistry for standard-range models: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/tesla-switching-to-lfp-batteries-in-all-standard-range-cars.html
Honda unveils three BEV concepts: https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2021/10/honda-reveals-trio-of-bev-concepts-shifts-long-term-strategy/
Toyota to invest $3.4 billion in battery development in U.S. by 2031: https://insideevs.com/news/541411/toyota-battery-related-investment-us/
Gruber Motors fire: https://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/19/dozens-of-original-tesla-roadsters-lost-in-gruber-motors-fire/
Episode 37 cover art by Dorothea Oldani
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay.
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