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Episode 1368,   Feb 08, 2022, 05:00 PM

On the podcast today:
• BMW I3 And I3s No Longer For Sale In Us | Insideevs
• BMW Ceo Warns About Premature End Of Internal Combustion Engine Cars | Observer
• GM's EV Truck Production Plans Will Increase Sixfold, Report Says | Automotive News
• Biden Touts Australian Company's New Electric Vehicle Charging Plant In Tennessee - Cnnpolitics
• Tesla Giga Shanghai's Capacity Expected To Exceed 1 Million - Cnevpost
• Tesla Battery Supplier Lges Confirms 4680 Cell Development | Teslarati
• Ram Revoluton Electric Pickup Teased, Name Confirmed
• Alfa Romeo Locked Into Going All-Electric And Stellantis Will Catch Up | Motortrend
• Volvo Cars Moving To Cast Parts With ‘Gigapress’ Machines
• Volvo Plans New Mega-Casting Technique For Next-Generation Electric Cars | Auto Express
• Orders For Vws Id Buzz Could Start In May This Year | Next Green Car
• VW ID. Buzz Rumoured To Release Under €60,000 | Electrive.Com
• Ford In Talks With China’s CATL To Supply EV Batteries | Financial Post
• How Dr Evi

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BMW I3 AND I3S NO LONGER FOR SALE IN US | INSIDEEVS

- BMW has refreshed its plug-in electric car lineup in the U.S. with the introduction of the new all-electric models, adjustment to prices of plug-in hybrids, and removal of some of the plug-ins from the offer.

- The all-electric list currently includes three models - two BMW i4 versions, and one BMW iX version. Customer deliveries are expected to start in March. BMW confirmed to InsideEVs that the BMW i3 and more sporty i3s version are no longer available in the 2022 model year. The i3 was sold since 2014 and over 45,000 were sold in the U.S. In the recent two years, the volume decreased to around 1,500 per year.


BMW CEO WARNS ABOUT PREMATURE END OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CARS | OBSERVER

- During a closed-door meeting inside the German federal parliament (The Bundestag) last week, the auto giant’s CEO Oliver Zipse warned that it would be unwise to phase out internal combustion engine (ICE) technologies too soon when there is still a huge demand for gasoline cars.

- “Combustion engine is the largest [automobile] market segment in absolute terms by far in Germany, also in Europe and worldwide. Before you simply switch off something like this within eight or ten years, you have to know what you are doing,” Zipse said in the meeting

- “If you try to ban this technology in Germany and Europe, but the world market is not even that far, you will lose this technology in the world market as well,” Zipse argued. “That’s why we also warn against doing this too early and not giving the transformation a chance to develop with the markets.”

- “It would be harmful to simply give up a technology in which you have a global market position without need. I don’t think that would help the climate or anyone else,” he added.


GM'S EV TRUCK PRODUCTION PLANS WILL INCREASE SIXFOLD, REPORT SAYS | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

- General Motors plans to increase production of electric trucks and Cadillac SUVs this year by more than six times the previously planned output, according to information shared with suppliers.

- New details shared with suppliers indicate GM intends to increase production of its electric trucks and a new battery-powered Cadillac SUV to a total of 46,000 vehicles this year, up from a previous plan to build just 7,000 this year, according to information shared with suppliers.

- GM said in a statement on Tuesday: "As we have said, we have announced battery cell and assembly capacity investments that will give us more than 1 million units of EV capacity in North America by the end of 2025.  We now have teams working to accelerate all of our upcoming EV launches, and our target is to deliver 400,000 EVs in North America over the course of 2022 and 2023."

- GM told suppliers to its electric Hummer and Chevrolet Silverado trucks to plan for production of 21,000 of those vehicles this year at the automaker's Factory Zero in Detroit

- GM told suppliers for its Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV to gear up to produce 25,000 of those vehicles this year, up from the previous 3,200 planned


BIDEN TOUTS AUSTRALIAN COMPANY'S NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PLANT IN TENNESSEE - CNNPOLITICS

- President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised an Australian company that makes chargers for electric vehicles for agreeing to build a manufacturing facility in Tennessee, saying the plant will "have a ripple effect" far beyond the state.

- Tritium, and the White House say the new plant will produce up to 30,000 electric vehicle chargers per year and create 500 local jobs.

- He also made a point to thank Tennessee's Republican Gov. Bill Lee for his involvement in getting the facility to his state.

- He noted that later this week, the Biden administration will announce its state-by-state allocation for $5 billion in funding for electric vehicle chargers.


TESLA GIGA SHANGHAI'S CAPACITY EXPECTED TO EXCEED 1 MILLION - CNEVPOST

- Tesla Giga Shanghai's capacity was 450,000 units last year and will see a huge increase after April, local media said.

- After the latest expansion project is completed, Giga Shanghai's annual production capacity is expected to top 1 million units in the next few years, the person said.

- An environmental assessment report made public on November 23 last year revealed Tesla's plans for the plant expansion

- Tesla will invest up to 1.2 billion yuan ($188 million) to "optimize" the production line for Giga Shanghai.

- Tesla estimated that the line optimization project will add 4,000 employees upon completion, bringing the total number of employees at the plant to 19,000.

- On February 7, the first business day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Tesla posted a job ad on its WeChat account

- Tesla offered positions in 11 categories including sales and delivery, service, R&D, manufacturing, infrastructure, and supply chain, offering a total of 1,523 positions.

- Positions involving manufacturing and supply chain management provide 400 vacancies.


TESLA BATTERY SUPPLIER LGES CONFIRMS 4680 CELL DEVELOPMENT | TESLARATI

- LGES told Teslarati that it is working to diversify its cylindrical battery lineup and is developing 4680 batteries. The battery manufacturer did not disclose any client-related matters, specifically regarding 4680 batteries. However, the Korean battery supplier is a confirmed Tesla partner.

- At the TSLA Q4 and Full Year 2021 earnings call, Tesla stated that all its partners and suppliers were working on its 4680 form factor.

- Tesla believes the first vehicles with 4680 battery cells could be delivered this quarter. Giga Texas is already building Model Ys with Tesla’s structural battery packs and 4680 cells.


RAM REVOLUTON ELECTRIC PICKUP TEASED, NAME CONFIRMED

- We’ve known for about week that Ram had trademarked the Revolution name, which was believed to be used to designate its upcoming electric pickup truck. Well, now the manufacturer has confirmed the pickup’s name, Ram Revolution, and also provided us with a couple of teaser shots that give some clues about the upcoming model.

- Regarding its specs, it has been speculated that it will get battery packs with capacities ranging from 159 kWh to 200 kWh, with up to 500 miles of range and charge at a rate of 20 miles per minute.

- Finally, it has been speculated that the Revolution could ride on a different body-on-frame platform from Stellantis, called STLA Frame


ALFA ROMEO LOCKED INTO GOING ALL-ELECTRIC AND STELLANTIS WILL CATCH UP | MOTORTREND


VOLVO CARS MOVING TO CAST PARTS WITH ‘GIGAPRESS’ MACHINES
 

VOLVO PLANS NEW MEGA-CASTING TECHNIQUE FOR NEXT-GENERATION ELECTRIC CARS | AUTO EXPRESS


ORDERS FOR VWS ID BUZZ COULD START IN MAY THIS YEAR | NEXT GREEN CAR
 

VW ID. BUZZ RUMOURED TO RELEASE UNDER €60,000 | ELECTRIVE.COM


FORD IN TALKS WITH CHINA’S CATL TO SUPPLY EV BATTERIES | FINANCIAL POST
 

HOW DR EVIL AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE POWERING SUPER BOWL LVI | THE DRUM


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