Briefly | 11 Sep 2023
EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs
Martyn Lee
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🗓️ 11 September 2023
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BMW's £600M Boost for Oxford's Mini EV Production https://evne.ws/3r5ElNz
Tesla's Model 3 Highland Gears Up for European Market https://evne.ws/3RgFTz1
Tesla Showcases Right-Hand 2024 Model 3 https://evne.ws/45CR6OB
Tesla Hits 50,000 Superchargers Globally in Just Over 10 Years https://evne.ws/3RgFUmz
Rivian Announces Major Updates for R1T and R1S in 2024 https://evne.ws/3PzoPTB
Fisker Ocean Boosts Production and Speeds Up U.S. Deliveries https://evne.ws/3RgFVa7
Cadillac's 2024 Lyriq Gets OTA Performance Boost Option https://evne.ws/3PzoQH9
Hyundai and LGES Boost Investment in Georgia Battery Venture https://evne.ws/3PzoQXF
Alpine Revives A310 as a Four-Seater Electric Sports Car https://evne.ws/45X4mNQ
VW Introduces Rebates for Londoners Post-ULEZ Expansion https://evne.ws/467QLmK
California Shifts EV Rebate Focus to Benefit Low-Income Drivers https://evne.ws/3PzoRLd
Illinois Secures $2 Billion Gigafactory from Chinese Battery Manufacturer https://evne.ws/463gkW8
Nio's EC6 to Hit Roads Day After Launch https://evne.ws/45QFBmL
2023 EV Tax Credit: Key Details and Qualifications https://evne.ws/4687PJm
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| 0:00.0 | TV news briefly for Monday 11th of September. I'll be back at 5pm UK. That's Midday Eastern for the full podcast. |
| 0:06.3 | But Patreon supporters get these episodes as soon as they're ready, often much earlier in the day, |
| 0:10.6 | and they get them ad-free. Be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes. We'll start with a |
| 0:16.3 | great bit of breaking news from this morning, and that is confirmation that BMW's mini brand will stay in |
| 0:22.6 | the UK. We thought it was leaving for China, but spending 600 million pounds to the next generation |
| 0:27.3 | Mini Cooper and Mini Aceman EVs to be made in their Oxford plant. Of course, Mini is a British |
| 0:33.3 | name. They lean very much heavily into that heritage union jack headlights, etc. And then |
| 0:39.1 | we're looking to leave China. Government's kicked some money in. Looks like they're staying. |
| 0:43.0 | Tester Model 3, Highland Refresh Edition. They're piling up at the minute in Shanghai with EU |
| 0:48.8 | logos on. So that could be that the first Model 3 refreshes we see on the road are going to be in Europe, |
| 0:55.4 | or maybe because they've got to be on a boat for a while. |
| 0:57.4 | The first ones will actually be locally in China. |
| 0:59.5 | Also, the right-hand drive versions have been shown off to journalists in Japan, |
| 1:02.8 | with the configurator now going to December 23 for Japanese vehicles. |
| 1:06.5 | So good news for right-hand drive models, Australia, UK, etc. |
| 1:09.6 | And congratulations, Tesla hitting 50,000 superchargers globally over the weekend, |
| 1:14.6 | 5,500 locations. |
| 1:17.5 | 50,000 superchargers worldwide, big concentration in North America, Europe and China. |
| 1:22.2 | Of course, Rivian confirming big changes to their R1T and R1S overcoming months, |
| 1:27.3 | and they are still targeting |
| 1:29.3 | 52,000 vehicles for this year. They're praising their locally developed enduro in-house motors |
| 1:36.3 | because they've got far fewer semiconductors and chips. That gets their supply chain away from |
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