Tesla's Model 3: The iPhone or Blackberry of the Auto Sector?

Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

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🗓️ 7 April 2016

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Many are billing Tesla's Model 3 launch as an iPhone moment. If the hype and pre-orders are any indication, the boutique electric vehicle manufacturer has indeed taken another step toward transforming the auto industry. But could the Model 3 also be a Blackberry moment? If sales don't live up to expectations and Tesla faces any sort of quality control issue, it could take a big hit. And there are plenty of incumbents looking to fill Tesla's role. In this week's show, we'll talk about the meaning of the Model 3 with Dana Hull, a Bloomberg business reporter covering Tesla and SpaceX. In the second segment, we'll ask how consumers can better protect themselves from fraud or poor investments in home solar systems. And we'll finish with a conversation about James Hansen's latest dire (and controversial) warning on climate change. Make sure to come to our live show in New York City on May 4. We'll be joined by Yuliya Chernova of the Wall Street Journal and Chris Martin of Bloomberg for a discussion of the hottest topics in energy and cleantech. Our last show sold out, so make sure to get your tickets today! Get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-energy-gang-live-a-candid-take-on-the-clean-energy-transition-tickets-24231943395 The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussions between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	For the week of April 7th, 2016 electric cars and for the auto industry broadly,
0:22.0	is the Model 3 an iPhone moment for Elon Musk?
0:25.0	Then we'll talk about how to better protect solar consumers
0:28.0	from misleading marketing and shoddy installations,
0:30.0	and we'll end with a look at James Hanson's latest dire warning about climate
0:34.4	change. spoiler, it's really bad, but it's also really controversial. I'm Stephen
0:40.0	Lacey in Boston, managing editor with Green Tech Media. Catherine Hamilton, a partner
0:45.1	with 38 North Solutions, is in Washington, D.C. as usual. You were at the
0:49.9	Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit this week? How was that?
0:53.1	I was.
0:53.9	It was great as always, so full of super interesting
0:57.7	and smart people.
0:58.5	So I always enjoy going.
0:59.8	I heard that David Crane was kind of a stand-up comedian.
1:03.0	Yeah, he's hilarious and now he feels like he can say a lot more than he used to be able to,
1:08.0	even though before he didn't have a lot of filters, he really has no filters now.
1:11.0	Jigger is in New York City. He is the president of
1:15.3	Generate Capital. Were you at the BNEF summit this week? I was there on Monday
1:20.3	but then I had to be out in San Francisco, Tuesday and Wednesday.
1:23.3	How was the premiere of catching the sun?
1:25.4	Amazing, amazing.
1:26.9	We filled up the theater on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, which I guess doesn't happen very often for documentaries so it was really good really good and I saw that it got on the New York Times critics pick list last Friday
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