08 Apr 2022 | GM Promotes Bolt, Back In Production
Episode 1429, Apr 07, 2022, 04:00 PM
On the podcast today:
• Tesla debuts new Model Y Standard Range with 4680 structural battery
• Tesla now expects Gigafactory Shanghai shutdown to extend to at least Friday
• Elon Musk discussed electric cars with GM CEO, White House
• GM, Honda will build new series of 'affordable' electric vehicles
• GM to launch ad campaign for Chevy Bolt in wake of recall
• VW gets to ground ID electric cars for an over-the-air update
• Chase Bank, EVgo to add EV charging stations at 50 US bank branches
• The Smart #1 Is an Adorable New Electric SUV That Won't Come to America
• New 2025 Volvo XC60 to gain estate styling and EV option
• Gogoro’s public debut could supercharge EV battery swapping across the globe
• Fiat Aims To Be People's Tesla, Confirms Four New Models For Europe
• McDonald's Canada introduces first-ever electric vehicle to distribution fleet
• Mercedes-Benz sales of battery electric vehicles triple in Q1
• BMW Group More Than Doubled Electric Vehicle Sales In Q1 2022
• Posten Norge
Show #1429
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TESLA DEBUTS NEW MODEL Y STANDARD RANGE WITH 4680 STRUCTURAL BATTERY
- Tesla’s new Standard Range All-Wheel-Drive Model Y all-electric crossover with 4680 battery cells is present at the Cyber Rodeo event the automaker is holding at its new production facility in Austin, Texas.
- In mid-March, Tesla hacker green indicated the new Model Y configuration, which was listed as an SR+, or Standard Range Plus, trim level, was added to a software update the automaker was rolling out.
Now, Tesla Raj, who is in attendance at the Cyber Rodeo in Texas, is indicating a Model Y at the factory fits the description of the one added to the EPA’s FuelEconomy website last month.
- An online Tesla VIN Decoder shows the vehicle was manufactured at the new plant in Austin and is, in fact, a Standard Range version of the Model Y.
Original Source : https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-standard-range-awd-model-y-with-4680-cells-spotted-at-cyber-rodeo/
TESLA NOW EXPECTS GIGAFACTORY SHANGHAI SHUTDOWN TO EXTEND TO AT LEAST FRIDAY
- Tesla says that it now doesn’t expect to be able to restart production at Gigafactory Shanghai until at least Friday, and even that could be difficult amid a citywide lockdown that is extending longer than planned.
- On Wednesday, the second phase of the two-phase city lockdown was supposed to end, but the authorities have extended it indefinitely amid continued spread despite the measures in place.
- This is creating a difficult situation for Tesla, and it informed employees and suppliers that it now doesn’t expect to restart production until at least Friday, April 8.
- It will make it 12 days of Gigafactory Shanghai not being operational – the longest shutdown since it started operations in 2019.
Original Source : https://electrek.co/2022/04/06/tesla-gigafactory-shanghai-shutdown-extend-friday-city-lockdown/
ELON MUSK DISCUSSED ELECTRIC CARS WITH GM CEO, WHITE HOUSE
- The Biden administration said senior officials held a meeting Wednesday with major automotive leaders including Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra to discuss electric vehicles and charging.
- The administration said in a statement “there was broad consensus that charging stations and vehicles need to be interoperable and provide a seamless user experience, no matter what car you drive or where you charge your EV.”
- Ford Motor Chief Executive Jim Farley, Chrysler-parent Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson and Nissan Americas chair Jeremie Papin were among other auto leaders who took part in Wednesday’s meeting, which discussed US funding to “create a national network of 500,000 chargers.”
Original Source : https://nypost.com/2022/04/07/elon-musk-discussed-electric-cars-with-gm-ceo-white-house/
GM, HONDA WILL BUILD NEW SERIES OF 'AFFORDABLE' ELECTRIC VEHICLES
- General Motors and America Honda Motor Co. will codevelop a new series of "affordable" electric vehicles that will go on sale starting in 2027.
- The automakers announced Tuesday they are expanding their existing partnership started in 2013 to develop EVs based on a new global architecture that uses GM's Ultium battery technology.
- EV development is costly, so collaboration helps, "spread the costs, speed development and hopefully accelerate electric vehicle adoption," said Michelle Krebs, executive analyst for Cox Automotive.
- GM spokesman Jim Cain said the company will announce where the new EVs will be built at a future time.
Original Source : https://eu.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2022/04/05/gm-honda-prologue-ultium-electric-vehicles-affordable/9463491002/
GM TO LAUNCH AD CAMPAIGN FOR CHEVY BOLT IN WAKE OF RECALL
Original Source : https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/gm-to-launch-ad-campaign-for-chevy-bolt-in-wake-of-recall
VW GETS TO GROUND ID ELECTRIC CARS FOR AN OVER-THE-AIR UPDATE
Original Source : https://www.electrive.com/2022/04/07/vw-to-voluntary-recall-id-electric-cars-to-ready-them-for-ota-update-3-0/
CHASE BANK, EVGO TO ADD EV CHARGING STATIONS AT 50 US BANK BRANCHES
Original Source : https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/07/chase-bank-evgo-to-add-ev-charging-stations-at-50-us-bank-branches.html
THE SMART #1 IS AN ADORABLE NEW ELECTRIC SUV THAT WON'T COME TO AMERICA
Original Source : https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/smart-no-1-suv-ev-design-specs-debut/
NEW 2025 VOLVO XC60 TO GAIN ESTATE STYLING AND EV OPTION
Original Source : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-2025-volvo-xc60-gain-estate-styling-and-ev-option
GOGORO’S PUBLIC DEBUT COULD SUPERCHARGE EV BATTERY SWAPPING ACROSS THE GLOBE
Original Source : https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/05/gogoros-public-debut-could-supercharge-ev-battery-swapping-across-the-globe/
FIAT AIMS TO BE PEOPLE'S TESLA, CONFIRMS FOUR NEW MODELS FOR EUROPE
Original Source : https://www.motor1.com/news/578423/fiat-four-new-models-europe/
MCDONALD'S CANADA INTRODUCES FIRST-EVER ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO DISTRIBUTION FLEET
Original Source : https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonalds-canada-introduces-first-ever-154600888.html
MERCEDES-BENZ SALES OF BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES TRIPLE IN Q1
Original Source : https://electriccarsreport.com/2022/04/mercedes-benz-sales-of-battery-electric-vehicles-triple-in-q1/
BMW GROUP MORE THAN DOUBLED ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES IN Q1 2022
POSTEN NORGE TO REPLACE 177 DIESEL VANS WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Original Source : https://www.parcelandpostaltechnologyinternational.com/news/delivery/posten-norge-to-replace-177-diesel-vans-with-electric-vehicles.html
QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM
Mirror.co.uk: “An electric car owner has warned other EV drivers they can be fined for charging their vehicle in supermarket car parks. Electric vehicle owner Max Wilkinson - who is also a Cheltenham Councillor - recently bought a four-year-old hybrid Mini Countryman. He went home - but returned two hours later by which time the hybrid Mini was about half-charged. A week later Max received a penalty notice saying he'd been fined £90. Mr Wilkinson has paid the fine and doesn’t dispute it. But he does think it doesn’t quite make sense to restrict car charging to 90 minutes as well.
- He said: “It seems illogical that quite a lot of EV and hybrid owners won’t be allowed to spend enough time in the car park to get a full charge.”
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