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0:00 Cybertruck Called a Flop
1:18 GM Banned from Selling Customer Data For 5 Years
2:19 NHTSA Says 877,000 GM Engines Potentially Defective
2:43 China Burns Record Level of Coal
3:22 EVs Are 9% Of China’s Car Fleet
4:06 Battery Storage Is Soaring
5:11 Virtual Power Plants Expand to Texas
6:36 EU Suppliers Ax 54,000 Jobs
7:26 Porsche Uses AI for Better Paint Jobs
8:10 BYD Adds Another Cargo Ship
8:29 BYD Enters South Korean Market
9:13 EV Charger Sharing Gains Popularity
Story Links:
– Cybertruck Discount & Production Adjustments: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/15/tesla-discounts-cybertruck-in-crowded-ev-market.html
– FTC Bans GM From Selling Customer Data: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-takes-action-against-general-motors-sharing-drivers-precise-location-driving-behavior-data
– NHTSA Opens GM Engine Investigation: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/nhtsa-opens-preliminary-probe-into-more-than-870000-gm-vehicles-2025-01-17/
– China Burns Record Amount of Coal: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-01-17/what-s-behind-china-s-coal-boom
– NEVs are 9% of China’s Total Fleet: https://carnewschina.com/2025/01/17/electrified-cars-make-up-nearly-9-of-chinas-total-car-fleet/
– Battery Storage Soaring: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-17/large-batteries-from-tesla-esvolta-fluence-bolster-global-energy-grids
– VPPs Expand in Texas: https://electrek.co/2025/01/16/texans-can-now-join-a-vpp-and-get-2-sonnen-batteries-at-no-upfront-cost/
– EU Suppliers Ax Lots of Jobs: https://clepa.eu/mediaroom/clepa-data-digest-18-job-losses-escalate-as-demand-stays-below-expectation/
– Porsche Using AI in Paint: https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2025/company/porsche-paint-shop-automatic-defect-detection-leipzig-38411.html
– New BYD Cargo Ship: https://carnewschina.com/2025/01/17/byd-shenzhen-worlds-largest-9200-car-vessel-undocked-in-china/
– BYD Enters South Korea: https://carnewschina.com/2025/01/17/byd-officially-enters-the-south-korean-market-with-the-byd-atto-3-suv/
– At-Home EV Charger Sharing Growing: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-01-17/ev-charging-deserts-are-gone-but-plug-sharing-is-more-popular
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-3972-cybertruck-called-a-flop-china-burns-record-level-of-coal-eu-suppliers-ax-54000-jobs/
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