AD #4116 - Monterey Car Week Concepts; Tesla, Rivian, Lucid Lose Big Source of Revenue; Ram in Hot Water with The Police
About this episode
The episode covers major impacts on EV startups like Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid due to halted EV credit paperwork from NHTSA, causing significant revenue losses and legal action. Cadillac introduces a new global design head, while Ram faces backlash over a false theft report of a mechanical bull. Volkswagen expands its partnership with Japung to unify software across EVs and hybrids. Highlights from Monterey Car Week include Cadillac’s futuristic Elevated Velocity EV concept, Lucid’s rugged Gravity X, Mercedes’ flashy Vision V limo, Acura’s new in-house EV platform prototype, and Ford’s lightweight Mustang GTD trim.
Lucid Gravity
"...nuing with the off road theme, Lucid unveiled the Gravity X. Speaker 1: Lucid says it shows rugged refineme..."
Ford Mustang GTD
"...ts three hundred and twenty five thousand dollars Mustang GTD. They call it Liquid Carbon and it gets an unpain..."
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