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0:00 VW Faces Crippling Labor Strikes
0:54 VW May Move ID Buzz Out of Germany
1:29 EV Raw Material Costs Plummet
2:21 BYD Blade Battery = NMC Performance at LFP Cost
3:42 Most U.S. Onshoring Due to EV Battery Production
5:32 Truck Fleet Doesn’t Like Nikola FCEVs
6:55 Toyota Delays Next Gen EVs
7:30 Toyota bZ3X EV Debuts in China
8:05 Stellantis Rejoins ACEA
8:44 Trump Wants to Cancel USPS Electric Trucks
9:35 Mercedes-AMG Reveals New Sports Car
Story Links:
– VW Faces More Strikes: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/vw-workers-clash-latest-round-talks-over-factory-shutdowns-2024-12-09/
– VW May Move ID Buzz Production: https://www.electrive.com/2024/12/06/volkswagen-looks-towards-poland-for-id-buzz-production/
– EV Materials Prices Drop: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-12-09/five-things-to-watch-in-battery-metals-next-year-hyperdrive
– BYD Improving LFP Batteries: https://carnewschina.com/2024/12/09/exlusive-byd-targets-15-cost-reduction-with-blade-battery-2-0/
– Most US Onshoring for Battery Production: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-08/trump-ev-skepticism-threatens-54-billion-in-korean-investments
– Issues with Nikola Fuel Cell: https://electrek.co/2024/12/06/hydrogen-early-adopter-faces-big-problems-amid-nikola-challenges/
– Toyota Delays Next-Gen EVs: https://electrek.co/2024/12/06/toyota-delaying-launch-next-wave-evs-again/
– Toyota bZ3X Pre-Orders Open in China: https://carnewschina.com/2024/12/08/gac-toyota-bz3x-electric-suv-opens-pre-sales-in-china/
– Stellantis Rejoins ACEA: https://www.acea.auto/press-release/acea-welcomes-stellantis-membership-application/
– Trump Admin Wants to Kill EV Mail Trucks: https://www.autonews.com/ev/an-trump-usps-ev/
– Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/ac40be73-d617-48ce-a00e-efbf51816ea8
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-3951-vw-may-move-id-buzz-out-of-germany-ev-raw-material-costs-plummet-toyota-delays-next-gen-evs/
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