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Episode Synopsis
Is Tesla moving its headquarters to Texas? Did BEVs recently outsell diesels in Germany? Does Rivian have enough orders to make a business of it? Will Foxconn make the new Apple car in Lordstown’s factory? Did Mazda do the bare minimum when it comes to its MX-30 EV? Find rampant speculation on these questions and more in this week’s The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast. Subscribe the the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify, Stitcher, PocketCasts, iHeartRadio, and more – or use your favorite podcast application.SHOW NOTESTesla reportedly moving its corporate HQ to Texas: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tsla-new-tx-headquarters-report/ BEVs outsell diesels in Germany in September: https://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/06/full-electrics-overtake-diesel-in-germany-record-plugin-ev-share-nears-30/ Rivian R1T weight: https://insideevs.com/news/536753/rivian-r1t-gvwr-heavy-duty/ Rivian preorders: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-10-01/in-ipo-filing-rivian-reveals-it-has-48-390-pre-orders-and-is-spending-lots-of-money Mazda MX-30 negative reviews: https://electrek.co/2021/10/04/first-drive-the-2022-mazda-mx-30-misses-the-market-but-does-it-matter/ Foxconn and Lordstown Motors announce “Agreement-in-Principle”: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lordstown-motors-talks-sell-ohio-plant-foxconn-bloomberg-2021-09-30/ Lucid announces start of production on Air sedan: https://www.lucidmotors.com/media-room/lucid-starts-production-deliveries-begin-october Rolls-Royce announces the Spectre EV: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/at-last-rolls-royce-spectre-to-be-brands-first-production-ev BMW iX reviews: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a37724622/2022-bmw-ix-xdrive50-drive/ Citroën Ami announced for UK sales: https://uk-media.citroen.com/en-gb/node/90090355 Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay.Email comments and questions to [email protected]: https://www.thewattcar.com- Podcast - Facebook - Google News - Twitter -
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