09 Feb | President Biden Acknowledges Tesla
Episode 1369, Feb 09, 2022, 05:00 PM
On the podcast today:
• President Biden Acknowledges Tesla | Reuters
• VW considers EV quotas for dealerships - electrive.com
• Ford CEO: We would rival Tesla right now if we were producing enough electric vehicles - Electrek
• Ford (F) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript | The Motley Fool
• Tesla cut a steering component to deal with chip shortage | CNBC
• 2022 Tesla Model Y: Rear-wheel-drive model updated in China - Drive
• Franz von Holzhausen provides update on Tesla Roadster development - Drive Tesla
• Alibaba-backed AutoX's Robotaxi fleet reaches 1,000 vehicles - CnEVPost
• Europe’s grid can support over 100 million electric vehicles, study says | E&T Magazine
• Volkswagen Beetle hinted at by company boss| Whichcar.com.au
• BMW i4 Is The First Model To Get Software Update For iDrive 8 | BMW Blog
• British electric van maker Arrival prepares for unconventional US debut| CityAM
• M180 'eHighway' trial: Jobs boost hope over electrified m-way scheme - BBC News
• US Electric Car Prices:
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PRESIDENT BIDEN ACKNOWLEDGES TESLA | REUTERS
- U.S. President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged the role of Tesla (TSLA.O) in U.S. electric vehicle manufacturing on Tuesday, after Chief Executive Elon Musk repeatedly complained about being ignored.
- Last month, Biden met with General Motors (GM.N) Chief Executive Mary Barra, and the White House has repeatedly praised the Detroit automaker's electric vehicle efforts, even though it is selling far fewer EVs than Tesla.
- After Biden's met with Barra in January and tweeted a video of the two talking, Musk replied "Starts with a T/Ends with an A/ESL in the middle" and then compared Biden to a "damp sock puppet.
- Asked in August whether the White House did not invite Musk because workers at Tesla are not unionized, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said: "I'll let you draw your own conclusion."
Original Source : https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/after-months-complaint-by-elon-musk-biden-acknowledges-tesla-2022-02-08/
VW CONSIDERS EV QUOTAS FOR DEALERSHIPS - ELECTRIVE.COM
- VW Group is reportedly reducing the ordering possibilities of its dealers and introducing a quota system for sales partners. Accordingly, larger dealers will be able to order more vehicles than smaller ones.
- According to dealers, customers are currently waiting around twelve months for an ID.3, while Volkswagen itself speaks of a delivery period of “more than nine months”. The situation is similar for the Audi Q4 e-tron, also built in Zwickau: those who order now will not receive the vehicle until mid-2023, and according to the manufacturer they will wait “around twelve months”.
- In other words, large dealers can order more ID.3 and ID.4 than smaller ones. With an annual target of the distributor of up to 999 vehicles, 15 ID.3 and 25 ID.4 can be ordered, the letter says.
FORD (F) Q4 2021 EARNINGS CALL TRANSCRIPT | THE MOTLEY FOOL
- . We are well on our way to achieve at least a 40% mix of BEVs by 2030, with strong margins and equal to our higher market share in the key high-profit, high-volume segments we compete. For example, the F-150 Lightning, if we had full production today to meet our current demand, we would rival the Model Y as the leading BEV nameplate in the U.S. market.
Original Source : https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2022/02/04/ford-f-q4-2021-earnings-call-transcript/
FORD CEO: WE WOULD RIVAL TESLA RIGHT NOW IF WE WERE PRODUCING ENOUGH ELECTRIC VEHICLES - ELECTREK
- This is kind of wild for people who have been following closely for a long time. Here Ford is basically saying “we would be selling as many EVs as Tesla if we were producing as many”. I would also be a billionaire if I had a billion dollars. But I think he is probably right. Ford could sell as many F-150 Lightning pickups as Tesla sells Model Ys in the US right now. And we are not talking about competing vehicles here since one is a small SUV and the other a pickup truck, but we are talking about popular BEVs.
Original Source : https://electrek.co/2022/02/08/ford-ceo-rival-tesla-producing-enough-electric-vehicles/
TESLA CUT A STEERING COMPONENT TO DEAL WITH CHIP SHORTAGE | CNBC
- Under pressure to hit fourth-quarter sales goals while coping with widespread semiconductor shortages, Tesla decided to remove one of the two electronic control units that are normally included in the steering racks of some made-in-China Model 3 and Model Y cars, according to two employees and internal correspondence seen by CNBC.
- Tesla did not disclose the exclusion, which has already affected tens of thousands of vehicles being shipped to customers in China, Australia, the U.K., Germany and other parts of Europe.
- It also means Tesla can’t turn all its existing cars into driverless vehicles with a mere software update, undercutting what CEO Elon Musk recently said on an earnings call:“My personal guess is that we’ll achieve Full Self-Driving this year at a safety level significantly greater than a person. So the cars in the fleet essentially becoming self-driving via software update, I think, might end up being the biggest increase in asset value of any asset class in history. We shall see.”
- Tesla employees said that adding “level 3” functionality, which would allow a driver to use their Tesla hands-free without steering in normal driving scenarios, would need the dual electronic control unit system and therefore require a retrofit at a service visit.
- The specific item omitted is an electronic control unit in the electric power assisted steering systems, which translate steering wheel movements into wheel turns on the street.
- Tesla removed the component because engineers deemed it redundant, primarily installed as a backup. Omitting the control unit will also save Tesla money near-term, as long as no problems arise as a result of the altered system.
- When Tesla made the decision to exclude an electronic control unit from its steering racks, there was an internal discussion about whether to notify customers, two employees told CNBC.
- Tesla vehicles can still use the current “level 2” versions of its driver assistance systems, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (or FSD), without the dual-control steering system.
- Most of the cars with the single electronic control unit were going to customers in China initially, where FSD is not seeing significant uptake. According to internal communications seen by CNBC, just over 1% of all Tesla customers in China opted for the premium driver assistance package
- Most automakers would spend 1,000 hours on testing or more to make any big changes, he estimated. That can take upwards of four months. It can also take years for quality or safety issues to become clear after changes are made.Tesla employees told CNBC that the company spent less than a few weeks discussing the change before moving ahead and didn’t view it as a big deal -- more of a chip-famine survival tactic.
Original Source : https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/07/tesla-cut-a-steering-component-to-deal-with-chip-shortage.html
2022 TESLA MODEL Y: REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE MODEL UPDATED IN CHINA - DRIVE
Original Source : https://www.drive.com.au/news/2022-tesla-model-y-rear-wheel-drive-model-updated-in-china/
FRANZ VON HOLZHAUSEN PROVIDES UPDATE ON TESLA ROADSTER DEVELOPMENT - DRIVE TESLA
Original Source : https://driveteslacanada.ca/roadster/franz-von-holzhausen-provides-update-on-tesla-roadster-development/
ALIBABA-BACKED AUTOX'S ROBOTAXI FLEET REACHES 1,000 VEHICLES - CNEVPOST
Original Source : https://cnevpost.com/2022/02/09/alibaba-backed-autoxs-robotaxi-fleet-reaches-1000-vehicles/
EUROPE’S GRID CAN SUPPORT OVER 100 MILLION ELECTRIC VEHICLES, STUDY SAYS | E&T MAGAZINE
Original Source : https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2022/02/europe-s-grid-can-support-100-million-electric-vehicles-with-proper-planning-study-finds/
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE HINTED AT BY COMPANY BOSS| WHICHCAR.COM.AU
Original Source : https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/electric-volkswagen-beetle-hinted
BMW I4 IS THE FIRST MODEL TO GET SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR IDRIVE 8 | BMW BLOG
Original Source : https://www.bmwblog.com/2022/02/07/bmw-i4-software-update-idrive-8/
BRITISH ELECTRIC VAN MAKER ARRIVAL PREPARES FOR UNCONVENTIONAL US DEBUT| CITYAM
M180 'EHIGHWAY' TRIAL: JOBS BOOST HOPE OVER ELECTRIFIED M-WAY SCHEME - BBC NEWS
Original Source : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-60286985
US ELECTRIC CAR PRICES: CHEAPEST TO MOST EXPENSIVE | INSIDEEVS
Original Source : https://insideevs.com/news/565883/electric-car-prices-us-20220207/
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