TWC Podcast #152: Cumminsgate

By The Watt Car Staff — Jan. 4, 2024

Did Cummins just step into the same mess that got Volkswagen in hot water nine years ago, and could this inadvertently lead to Ram leading the EV truck revolution with HD electric pickups? We discuss. We also discuss Xiaomi’s first car, Porsche letting the Taycan rip on the Nürburgring, BYD EV sales surpassing those of Tesla, the Chevy Bolt now being a sub-$20,000 car, and more.

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SHOW NOTES
Cummins hit with $1.67 billion EPA fine: https://www.thedrive.com/news/cummins-fined-1-67-billion-for-diesel-defeat-devices-in-630000-ram-pickups

Xiaomi SU7: https://jalopnik.com/you-thought-taycan-turbo-was-bad-smartphone-maker-xiao-1851129056

Porsche laps the Nurburgring in 7:07.55: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a46265765/porsche-taycan-nurburgring-record/

BYD surpasses Tesla in global Q4 2023 BEV deliveries: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/02/byd-ev-tesla-sales-electric-vehicles

Chevy Bolt now starts at under $20,000 with tax credits: https://insideevs.com/news/702789/chevrolet-bolt-ev-19995-dollars/

VinFast turns to a dealership model: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-maker-vinfast-launches-first-dealership-us-2023-12-28/

This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover courtesy Ram
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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