17 Apr 2022 | Tesla Supercharger Installation Costs Revealed

Episode 1438,   Apr 17, 2022, 11:05 AM

On the podcast today:
• Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess on 60 Minutes - CBS News
• Rivian CEO Warns Chip Snag 'Appetizer' for Battery Shortage
• Audi A6 E-Tron Spy Shots Show EV Being Pushed Hard At Nurburgring
• Porsche Slightly Increased Sales Of Electric Cars In Q1 2022
• Tesla will no longer include mobile connectors with every car
• Tesla denied grant applications in Texas for Superchargers despite fractional costs
• Tesla now doesn't let anyone buy their car after lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing
• Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals details of Tesla Shanghai plant's resumption plan
• Electrify America Now Offers Kilowatt-Hour Pricing for Electric Vehicles in 30 States
• GreenFlux gains UK rapid charging network through Osprey
• GM's New EV Platform Is Not Unibody Or Body-On-Frame

Show #1438

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VOLKSWAGEN CEO HERBERT DIESS ON 60 MINUTES - CBS NEWS

- Lesley Stahl: Volkswagen pulled out of Russia very early. I wonder how hard a decision that was for you.

Herbert Diess: It is quite a hard decision for us because we have about 7,000 people -- loyal people working for us in Russia. We have three plants there. We have customers since many years, so it's very difficult decision. But strong sanctions are probably the only measures we have currently, because what we see in Europe is really an appalling war.

- Lesley Stahl: You know, in the United States, the best-selling vehicles are trucks. As far as I know, you do not have plans to make an electric truck for the American market.
    
Herbert Diess: Not yet

Lesley Stahl: Not yet?

- Herbert Diess: Yeah. It is a big challenge. And historically there haven't been too many cases where the successful companies in the old world could demonstrate that they are still successful in the new world.

Lesley Stahl: And you have so many competitors in the electrification area.

Herbert Diess: Yeah. It's really the new competitors which are especially challenging for us, no, coming from software background, battery background, Apple being said to entering at some stage, no? Those are probably the competitors we have to take most seriously.


RIVIAN CEO WARNS CHIP SNAG 'APPETIZER' FOR BATTERY SHORTAGE

- Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe warned that a shortage of electric-car batteries could soon eclipse the issues that the automotive industry has faced from the computer chip shortage.

- "Semiconductors are a small appetizer to what we are about to feel on battery cells over the next two decades," Scaringe said, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The Rivian CEO made the comment while giving reporters a tour of the company's plant in Normal, Illinois.

- "Put very simply, all the world's cell production combined represents well under 10% of what we will need in 10 years," Scaringe said, according to The Journal. "Meaning, 90% to 95% of the supply chain does not exist," he added.

- Last year, the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) released a report that found that battery cell production will not be able to meet demand until 2030, causing an estimated shortage of over 18.7 million electric cars between 2022 and 2029.

- "I'm on the phone with semiconductor supplier CEOs every day," Scaringe said, according to report from Axios. "It's a day-in, day-out battle for allocation and the number we get is precisely equal to the number of vehicles we build," he added.


AUDI A6 E-TRON SPY SHOTS SHOW EV BEING PUSHED HARD AT NURBURGRING

- Audi's lineup of electric vehicles will grow later this year with the addition of the Audi A6 E-Tron. Audi previewed the EV's sleek design with a concept, and it appears as if the production version will retain the majority of the styling. Our second batch of A6 E-Tron spy shots captures the electric sedan testing at the famous Nurburgring race track.

- The new photos continue to show the Audi covered in a full-body camouflage wrap.

- The new electric sedan will ride on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture jointly developed between Porsche and Audi. While we know the car's platform, we don't have any powertrain details. Audi previewed the A6 E-Tron with a concept that packed a dual-motor setup making 470 horsepower (350 kilowatts) that could send it to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in less than four seconds. The PPE architecture will also underpin the upcoming electric Porsche Macan and the Audi Q6 E-Tron crossover.


PORSCHE SLIGHTLY INCREASED SALES OF ELECTRIC CARS IN Q1 2022

- Porsche reports that its global car sales decreased during the first quarter of 2022 by 5% year-over-year to 68,426.

- In the case of all-electric car sales, Porsche has managed to slightly increase sales of the Porsche Taycan/Taycan Cross Turismo/Taycan GTS family. In Q1, 9,470 units of all types were delivered, which is 4% more than a year ago.

- The Taycan family accounts for 13.8% of the total Porsche global volume and its sales exceed the 911: The Porsche Taycan is the third most popular model in the lineup:  Cayenne: 19,029 Macan: 18,329 Taycan (all versions): 9,470 (up 4%)


TESLA WILL NO LONGER INCLUDE MOBILE CONNECTORS WITH EVERY CAR

- Tesla has stopped including its mobile connector with new car purchases and will instead sell its Gen 2 (Level 1) bundle separately for a lower $200 price, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed in a series of tweets. The mobile connector bundle comes with an adapter that allows drivers to charge their cars from a standard 110v household outlet, with other adapters available for purchase separately.

- In a reply to a user’s reaction to the situation, Musk confirmed that the company will no longer include the Gen 2 mobile connector with new car purchases. “Usage statistics were super low, so seemed wasteful,” Musk explained, adding that Tesla “will be including more plug adapters with the mobile connector kit” in the future. It’s unclear which adapters Tesla will start including with the kit.

- The Gen 2 mobile connector is still listed as costing $275 on Tesla’s site, and you couldn’t purchase one even if you wanted to; the mobile connector is currently out of stock, and the same goes for the Gen 1 connector. That said, it’s unclear how long either accessory has been out of stock or whether a supply chain shortage is contributing to Tesla’s decision.


TESLA DENIED GRANT APPLICATIONS IN TEXAS FOR SUPERCHARGERS DESPITE FRACTIONAL COSTS

- Tesla recently applied for a series of grants through a program in the State of Texas that would cover up to 70 percent of an electric vehicle charging stall installation.

- According to a report from Forbes, which examined the rejected applications and what would instead be installed, Texas is doing itself a disservice, selecting “the most expensive stations in the worst locations for their money.”

- The $21 million in grants, which are awarded on a first-come-first-serve basis, provided enough funding for 170 chargers at 41 stations.

- Tesla’s Superchargers would not have only benefitted drivers of the all-electric automaker’s products. The Forbes report indicates Tesla had only applied for a “small portion” of the money to build its first four stations, which would also accept non-Tesla EVs, much like a “pilot” program the company has started to test in Europe.




TESLA NOW DOESN'T LET ANYONE BUY THEIR CAR AFTER LEASE IS OVER AS USED CAR PRICES ARE SKYROCKETING


RENOWNED APPLE ANALYST MING-CHI KUO REVEALS DETAILS OF TESLA SHANGHAI PLANT'S RESUMPTION PLAN


ELECTRIFY AMERICA NOW OFFERS KILOWATT-HOUR PRICING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN 30 STATES


GREENFLUX GAINS UK RAPID CHARGING NETWORK THROUGH OSPREY


GM'S NEW EV PLATFORM IS NOT UNIBODY OR BODY-ON-FRAME


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With the Tesla Cybertruck coming sometime in 2023, will the current crop like Rivian, F-150 and Hummer steal the market? Or is the Tesla truck worth waiting for?

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