The Genesis G90 is a fancy car made by a brand called Genesis, which is part of Hyundai. It's known for being very comfortable and full of nice features, making it a good choice if you want a luxury car without paying the highest prices. People talk about it because it offers a lot of luxury for the money.
Pillarless coach doors are special car doors that don't have a middle support, making it easier to get in and out of the car. They look very fancy and are often found on luxury cars.
The MEB Plus platform is a special base that car companies use to build electric cars. It helps them make different types of electric cars more easily.
SAE stands for the Society of Automotive Engineers, which is a group that creates rules and standards for car and airplane parts to ensure they work safely and effectively.
Regulations are rules that car manufacturers must follow to ensure their vehicles are safe and meet environmental standards, and these rules can be different in each country.
Mercedes-Benz is a famous car brand from Germany that makes luxury cars and trucks. They are known for their high-quality vehicles and advanced technology.
The GM EV1 was an early electric car made by General Motors in the 1990s. It was special because it was one of the first cars designed to run only on electricity, and it helped start the conversation about electric vehicles. Many people find it interesting because there are very few of them left today.
The GM EV1 was an early electric car made by General Motors in the 1990s. It was special because it was one of the first electric cars available to the public, but it didn't last long because not many people wanted to buy it.
LIVE
The number one resolution for people last year was to save more money, but nearly half gave up by February.
Don't let that be you. Download RocketMoney to reach your financial goals this year, track your spending, cut waste, and automate savings in one simple app.
RocketMoney shows you all your expenses and categorizes them, so you know exactly where your money is going and where you're overspending.
From there, the app cuts waste by canceling your unused subscriptions and lowering your bills.
No customer service needed. With that money freed up, the app will automatically set some cash aside for your goals.
Whether it's an emergency fund, paying off debt, or saving for vacation, RocketMoney's got you covered.
Users love the app, with over 186,000 five-star ratings.
And, on average, users can save up to $740 a year when using all the app's premium features.
Make saving money a priority this year.
RocketMoney.com slash cancel to get started. That's RocketMoney.com slash cancel.
RocketMoney.com slash cancel.
Here that. That's me in Tokyo learning to make sushi from a master.
How did I get here? I invested wisely. Now the only thing I worry about is using too much wasabi.
Get where you're going with SPY, the world's most traded ETF. Getting there starts here with State Street Investment Management.
Before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses.
Visit statestreet.com slash im for prospectus containing this and other information.
Read it carefully. SPY is subject to risks similar to those of stocks.
All ETFs are subject to risk, including possible loss of principal. Alps distributors ink distributor.
Let's do the 60-second savings challenge.
Step one, download RocketMoney. Step two, link your accounts and see every subscription you're paying for.
Tap one you don't use and cancel it. That's money back every month.
Step three, create a financial goal. $50 every paycheck or let the app automatically move small amounts of cash when you can afford it.
In a week, you'll forget you set it up. In a month, you'll see real dollars piling up.
In a year, you'll be shocked at how much money you've saved.
Bonus challenge, upload an internet or phone bill and let RocketMoney try to lower it.
You only pay if they find you savings.
On average, RocketMoney members can save up to $740 a year when using all the app's premium features.
Users love the app with over 186,000 five-star ratings.
Make saving money the resolution you actually keep.
Start the 60-second savings challenge at RocketMoney.com slash cancel.
Hear that? That's me with a lemonade in a rocker on my front porch.
How did I get here? I invested to make my dream home, home.
Get where you're going with MDY, the original mid-cap ETF from State Street Investment Management.
Getting there starts here.
Before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses.
Visit StateStreet.com slash IM for a prospectus containing this and other information.
Read it carefully.
MDY is subject to risks similar to those of stocks.
All ETFs are subject to risk, including possible loss of principal, Alps Distributors, Inc. Distributor.
It's EV News Briefly for the weekend, Saturday, November 29th, everything EV, in less than five minutes.
If you haven't got time for the full podcast.
New leaks have laid bare the Genesis GV90 flagship luxury SUV.
And slides from a closed presentation do show indeed a road-going model with the Rolls-Royce style pillarless coach doors.
These coach doors look incredible.
The engineering must be amazing behind it.
And it looks like there's going to be two versions for sale for this lavish SUV.
Coupre's Reval has been previewed.
It's a compact electric hashback.
It's going to be the first car on the MEB Plus platform as part of the electric urban car family.
Things like the upcoming ID Polo and the Polo GTI, the Škoda Epic all coming.
But the Reval comes first and it's going to be around 26,000 euros, about 23,000 pounds.
North America's fast-charging landscape is shifting.
At the beginning of the year, there are about 500 plugs in the United States that had a NAX plug.
North American charging standard, J3400.
Now it's an open standard and certified by SAE.
About 500 of them were on non-Tesla networks.
Now there's 1,500 by pure numbers though.
Tesla is still installing more than third-party networks.
Hyundai say they've overtaken Volkswagen to become the number two most profitable car maker in the world
behind Toyota.
They say it's all part of their strategy for using the power of the Hyundai Motor Group to make EVs and reduce costs.
Tesla is going to show off full self-driving in Europe and you can book a demonstration if you're a Tesla potential customer.
But you can only observe it from the passenger seat because of course it's not certified over here.
A Tesla employee will have to seat in the driver's seat.
They will have to be driving the vehicle.
They'll have to have their hands floating just off the steering wheel.
Regulators will clearly be watching this very carefully.
Regulations differ between the United States and Europe.
European regulators are very different, requiring sign off at different levels before wider deployment.
And Tesla will have to prove this system is safe over many hundreds of thousands and maybe millions of miles of testing.
Showing some potential customers how it works will happen in Italy, Germany and France.
But certainly won't be part of the official regulatory sign-off process.
Amoda and J.Coo selling their electric vehicles here in Great Britain are getting ahead of the road user charge.
That'll be coming in three years time and EV drivers will pay three pence per mile following other countries that have done a similar thing
to try and replace some of the lost fuel duty from petrol and diesel pumps not being used.
Amoda and J.Coo saying that they'll give you £600 off the vehicles to pay for your road user charge.
Except it doesn't come in for three years.
But a good bit of PR gathered off the back of this nice little discount scheme they're running.
The European Union is stepping up its battery factory build-out.
This latest funding round targets 56 gigawatt hours of planned capacity in Europe.
By 2035 clean technologies will attract 5 trillion euros of investment every year according to a new McKinsey study.
Almost half of that 2.5 trillion in total every year will go into e-mobility.
Cyprus is a small car market but they're offering 9,000 euros off a brand new electric car.
Okay, so it's not big deal for global car makers Cyprus but that's gotta be one of the most generous schemes in Europe.
Mercedes-Benz won a small victory in the diesel gate saga that rumbles on.
Not exonerating them but just there was a flaw in the legal process and so one bit of that has been thrown out.
And GM's EV1, there is one of them in the world in private hands and it's currently being restored.
The holidays are expensive. You're paying for gifts, travel, decorations, food and before you know it you've blown way past what you were planning to spend.
Don't start the new year off with bad money vibes. Download rocket money to stay on top of your finances.
The app pulls your income, expenses and upcoming charges into one place so you can get the clearest picture of your money.
It shows how much to set aside for bills and how much is safe to spend for the month so you can spend with confidence.
No guesswork needed. Get alerts before bills hit, track budgets and see every subscription you're paying for.
Rocket money also finds extra ways to save you money by canceling subscriptions you're not using and negotiating lower bills for you.
On average, rocket money users can save up to $740 a year when using all the app's premium features.
Start the year off right by taking control of your finances. Go to rocketmoney.com slash cancel to get started.
When you think about businesses that are selling through the roof, all birds or skims, sure, you think about a great product, a cool brand and brilliant marketing.
But an often overlooked secret is actually the businesses behind the business making selling, and for the shoppers buying, simple.
For millions of businesses, that business is Shopify.
Nobody does selling better than Shopify, home of the number one checkout on the planet.
And the not-so-secret secret, with shop pay, that boosts conversions up to 50%, meaning way less carts going abandoned and way more sales going...
So if you're into growing your business, your commerce platform better be ready to sell wherever your customers are scrolling or strolling on the web, in your store, in their feed, and everywhere in between.
Businesses that sell more sell on Shopify.
Upgrade your business and get the same checkout skims uses.
Sign up for your $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com slash audio boom.
All lowercase.
Go to Shopify.com slash audio boom to upgrade your selling today.
Shopify.com slash audio boom.
When you think about businesses that are selling through the roof, all birds or skims, sure, you think about a great product, a cool brand and brilliant marketing.
But an often overlooked secret is actually the businesses behind the business making selling, and for the shoppers buying, simple.
For millions of businesses, that business is Shopify.
Nobody does selling better than Shopify, home of the number one checkout on the planet.
And the not so secret secret, with shop pay, that boosts conversions up to 50%, meaning way less carts going abandoned and way more sales going...
So if you're into growing your business, your commerce platform better be ready to sell wherever your customers are scrolling or strolling on the web, in your store, in their feed, and everywhere in between.
Businesses that sell more sell on Shopify.
Upgrade your business and get the same checkout skims uses.
Sign up for your $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com slash audio boom.
All lowercase.
Go to Shopify.com slash audio boom to upgrade your selling today.
Shopify.com slash audio boom.
SpinQuest Social Casino.
The presents are open and you're over the in-laws.
It's a perfect time to grab your phone and play SpinQuest.com with live dealer Blackjack crafts and a ton of slots.
And here's a great deal for the holiday.
A $30 coin pack for $10.
And if you're hearing this ad, you can play right now on SpinQuest.com.
SpinQuest is a free to play social casino.
Voidware prohibited.
Visit SpinQuest.com for more details.
When you think about businesses that are selling through the roof, all birds or skims,
sure, you think about a great product, a cool brand, and brilliant marketing.
But an often overlooked secret is actually the businesses behind the business making selling and for the shoppers buying simple.
For millions of businesses, that business is Shopify.
Nobody does selling better than Shopify.
Home of the number one checkout on the planet.
And the not so secret secret with Shoppay, that boosts conversions up to 50%,
meaning way less carts going abandoned and way more sales going.
So if you're into growing your business, your commerce platform better be ready to sell wherever your customers are scrolling
or strolling on the web in your store, in their feed, and everywhere in between.
Businesses that sell more sell on Shopify.
Upgrade your business and get the same checkout skims uses.
Sign up for your $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com slash audio boom.
All lower case.
Go to Shopify.com slash audio boom to upgrade your selling today.
Shopify.com slash audio boom.
About this episode
Exciting developments in the EV world are highlighted, including the unveiling of the Genesis GV90 luxury SUV featuring stunning coach doors and the introduction of Cupra's Reval electric hatchback. The episode also discusses the rapid expansion of North America's fast-charging infrastructure, with a significant increase in NACS plugs. Hyundai's rise to the second most profitable car maker is noted, alongside Tesla's plans for full self-driving demonstrations in Europe. Additionally, the European Union's push for battery factory growth and various incentives for electric vehicles are covered.
