Tesla vs Detroit | Tales From the Tipping Point | 5

Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Electric vehicles have come a long way over the past century, and now, with gas prices at record highs, more and more drivers are thinking about taking the plunge (if they can get their hands on one).

Today, we’re road-tripping through the electric vehicle landscape of today and tomorrow with Aarian Marshall, a Staff Writer for Wired. Her piece, It’s a Perfect Time for EVs. It’s a Terrible Time for EVs, explores the tipping point we’ve reached in the EV world. Next up, Dana Hull, a reporter for Bloomberg covering Tesla, walks us through her coverage of the racial discrimination lawsuit Tesla faces, and what it means for the company’s future.

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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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0:12.3	Wendry!
0:15.3	Wendry!
0:18.3	Hey, I'm David Brown and this is Business Wars.
0:24.8	With gas prices soaring to record highs, everyone seems to have EVs on the brain.
0:49.9	There are an alternative to gasoline fuel cars, and they're really gaining steam.
0:55.0	Much of that is thanks to Tesla, the startup that marketed EVs as the cool, exclusive
1:00.1	choice before going on to produce more affordable options.
1:03.2	But behind the scenes, Tesla's mission to deliver clean vehicles to the masses has been
1:07.6	bruised by contentious conduct in the workplace.
1:10.4	Later on, we're going to be joined by Bloomberg's Dana Ho, who's been closely covering reports
1:14.9	of racism at one California factory, and the lawsuit Tesla faces as a result.
1:20.8	More on that in just a bit, but first we're going to road trip through the EV landscape
1:24.4	of today and tomorrow, and take a look at what life on the road is like for drivers who
1:29.4	give a gas guzzlers once and for all.
1:32.2	Riding along with us is Ariane Marshall.
1:34.4	She is a staff writer at Wired, covering transportation.
1:37.4	Ariane, welcome to Business Wars.
1:39.2	Thanks for having me.
1:40.5	I want to start by asking, what first drew you to reporting on the EV beat for Wired in
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