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0:00 BYD, Geely IC Engines Hit 46% Thermal Efficiency
1:34 ICE Is Very Inefficient
1:56 VinFast To Delay U.S. Plant Longer
2:46 EU & China Negotiate to Avoid Trade War
3:56 Cadillac Optiq Targets Global Market
5:06 BMW 3 Series Goes Hybrid-Only
6:31 China Invests in Solid-State Batteries
7:08 ZF Appoints Holdmann To Run Americas
7:40 Kenworth’s Super-Slick Class-8 Semi
9:11 Ford Teases Lightning-Based Super Truck
Story Links:
– BYD Engine: https://autonews.gasgoo.com/new_energy/70033250.html
– Geely Engine: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinas-geely-launch-hybrids-with-more-fuel-efficient-engines-2024-05-29/
– VinFast Could Delay U.S. Plant Again: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/vietnamese-ev-maker-vinfast-considers-delaying-4-bln-us-plant-source-says-2024-05-29/
– China & EU Negotiate to Avoid Trade War: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-gears-up-make-deal-with-europe-ev-tariffs-loom-2024-05-29/
– Refreshed BMW 3 Series: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0442333EN/the-new-bmw-3-series-sedan-the-new-bmw-3-series-touring
– China Invests in SSBs: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-29/china-to-spend-828-million-on-all-solid-state-ev-batteries-china-daily-says
– ZF Hires New North American Leader: https://press.zf.com/press/en/releases/release_69825.html
– Kenworth SuperTruck 2: https://www.kenworth.com/innovation/st2/
– Ford Lightning Super Truck: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/05/28/f-150-lightning-based-supertruck-to-scale-pikes-peak.html
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-3821-byd-geely-ic-engines-hit-46-thermal-efficiency-bmw-3-series-goes-hybrid-only-kenworths-super-slick-class-8-semi/
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