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Land of the Giants

The Global Race for EV Adoption

Land of the Giants

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Society & Culture, Business

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Tesla has spurred the EV revolution around the world, most notably in China. So why is the US so far behind on EV adoption, when it's the birthplace of Tesla? What went wrong here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Earlier this year, Patrick and I went down to the auto show in New York City.

0:12.8

We do this every year.

0:14.4

But this year, there was something different.

0:16.9

From where it started to where it is now, I'm seeing electric everywhere, I'm seeing

0:19.9

EVs everywhere.

0:21.4

Ford's stall was all about its EVs, complete with an educational video.

0:25.4

And as Andrew starts her Saturday morning, she knows exactly how much charge her must-have

0:30.0

monkey has.

0:31.8

And a test track.

0:36.7

Whole families were spilling out of the mocky after taking a spin.

0:39.8

They looked sort of days like they were getting off a roller coaster ride.

0:43.4

I was looking at a video like this.

0:45.9

That was so fun.

0:46.9

You want to go 0 to 16 feet like this?

0:48.5

I want to do that.

0:49.5

That was so fun.

0:51.5

Ford, GM, Hyundai, Volkswagen, all were showing their latest, coolest, most exciting EVs.

0:56.3

I used to come just to look at the cars, now I only look at the electrical cars.

1:01.0

That's all.

1:02.0

10 years ago, it did not look like this.

1:05.0

The hype and sizzle around EVs was practically nonexistent.

1:08.8

But more than that, EV sales made up a tiny percentage of the market, so there would have

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