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Business Wars

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History, Business, David Brown, Management

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🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The electric vehicle market is experiencing massive growth, but more players means more competition for the vanguard. On this episode, we're joined by Insider editor Alex Davies and TV writer Josh Gondelman to look back at some of our "green" automotive industry stories from our sister show, Business Wars Daily.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to Business Wars Add Free on Amazon Music.
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0:11.9	and add free.
0:13.3	You've probably felt the pinch of the pop.
0:20.9	Gas prices have been going up, fueled by global unrest, the pandemic, and inflation.
0:26.1	Add to that, growing concerns about climate, and car makers are seeing a spike in interest
0:31.4	in electric vehicles.
0:33.6	Tesla has long led the pack, but now the big name traditional automakers are angling
0:37.9	for a piece of the pie too.
0:40.0	Granted that pie is, at least for now, rather slim.
0:43.2	It's expected to rise to 5% of the total marketplace in 2022 by the end of this year.
0:49.6	Traditional automakers like Ford, VW, Volvo, and BMW are all rolling out electric sedans.
0:55.8	We'll see them on the road soon.
0:57.4	Got vans and trucks and buses.
0:59.4	There are going to be all electric versions of some iconic and beloved lines.
1:04.7	But as more players enter the game, well, the variety of offerings from the trusted makers
1:09.9	of gas gusslers really expand the market or is the hype overblown and will Tesla maintain
1:15.4	its lead or get out-innovated.
1:17.6	Well, this week we're joined by insider editor Alex Davies and comedian Josh Gondelman
1:22.8	to look back at some of our best stories about the electric vehicle market from our sister
1:27.2	program, Business Wars Daily.
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