TWC Podcast #38: There is no Dacia Sandero in this group
By Phil Royle – Oct. 28, 2021
Did you know that the Tesla Model 3 outsold the Dacia Sandero in Europe in September? Big news, we know </sarcasm>! Actually, it is big news, and we’ll tell you why. In other automotive electrification news this week, an analyst report claims ICE vehicles are less expensive to fuel than BEVs. We unpack that one, then move on to Level 2 charger news from GM, Hertz ordering 100,000 Model 3s and what that means for Tesla and Uber, the Elio returns as a BEV, and more!
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SHOW NOTES
Tesla Model 3 best-selling car (of any type) in Europe for September 2021: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22744481/tesla-model-3-tops-sales-charts-europe-electric-vehicles
Elon Musk’s personal net worth now estimated to be more than ExxonMobil: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tsla-elon-musk-beats-oil-giant-exxon/
Lucid Air starts shipping: https://twitter.com/LucidMotors/status/1452273676016144400
Consulting firm Anderson Economic Group claims ICE vehicles cheaper to fuel than EVs: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/anderson-economic-group-ev-charging-study-makes-flawed-assumptions and https://www.thewattcar.com/home/a-talk-with-patrick-anderson-ceo-of-anderson-economic-group-on-ev-charging-study
GM to have dealers build a network of 40,000 destination chargers: https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2021/10/gm-to-build-community-based-network-of-40000-ev-chargers/
Mary Barra says GM can match or surpass Tesla in EV sales by 2025: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/27/gm-can-absolutely-top-tesla-in-ev-sales-by-2025-says-ceo-mary-barra.html
Hertz commits to ordering 100,000 Tesla Model 3s by end of 2022: https://newsroom.hertz.com/2021-10-25-Hertz-Invests-in-Largest-Electric-Vehicle-Rental-Fleet-and-Partners-with-Seven-Time-Super-Bowl-Champion-Tom-Brady-to-Headline-New-Campaign
Hertz to make up to 50,000 Model 3s available for rent by Uber drivers: https://electrek.co/2021/10/27/uber-drivers-access-50000-tesla-vehicles-rent-hertz/
Rumor: NE Miata to go hybrid: https://www.motor1.com/news/542860/2024-mazda-mx5-specs-details/
Elio is back, this time with an EV: https://www.eliomotors.com/ and https://www.motortrend.com/news/elio-motors-e-electric-vehicle/
Episode 38 cover art courtesy Dacia.
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay.
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