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November 11, 2020 Peter Rawlinson, CEO, Lucid, On Creating A World-Class Luxury Electric Car to Steal Mercedes-Benz S Class Buyers
Lucid Motors, a startup luxury EV maker based in Newark, California has ambitions to win luxury car buyers away from Mercedes. Lucid's first product, the Air, delivers best-in-class in terms of efficiency, performance and range, including 500+ miles of range and 1,000 horsepower. The first Lucid Airs will be built in Q1 2021 at a brand new plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO at Lucid, was previously Chief Engineer at Tesla for 7 years and, before that, Chief Engineer at Lotus. Building a world-class, high performance car seems to be his destiny.

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43 min
November 04, 2020 Bettina Weiss, SEMI, on why semiconductors are the crucial backbone of the cars of the future.
Semiconductors are tiny, hidden powerful machines that power our smart phones and computers. Now, chips are playing a defining role as cars become more autonomous, connected and electrified. Who are the industry's chip leaders? Which agencies are in charge of semiconductor industry standards. And what about China's ambitions to build its own semiconductor industry? Bettina Weiss, Chief of Staff at SEMI, the global semiconductor industry association, delivers a picture of the future.

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42 min
October 28, 2020 Olaf Sakkers, Co-Founder Maniv Mobility, on Venture Capital Investing in Mobility Start-Ups
Olaf Sakkers, who attended the same high school as Elon Musk in South Africa, shares his views on the key emerging trends in mobility and mobility investing, from e-bikes to autonomous vehicles. Maniv Mobility, a venture capital firm, is based in Israel, one of the premier global hubs for mobility technologies and investments.

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48 min
October 21, 2020 Scott Kennedy on How US-China Relations Will Change After the US Election
Relations between the United States and China have not been this tense in 50 years. Some are calling it a new cold war, centered on tech. The US feels that China has taken advantage of the relationship on many fronts, from intellectual property to trade to cyberspace. China, for its part, says that the US is simply trying to stop its rise. Scott Kennedy presents a candid picture of where the relationship is headed and what that means for American businesses and business people in China.

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53 min
October 14, 2020 Kurt Kelty, VP, Automotive at Sila Nanotechnologies on coming breakthroughs in EV batteries.
Batteries are the new sexy. Companies like Tesla, Lucid and Sila Nanotechnologies are working on innovations that will lead to 50% reduction in battery costs and huge increases in range during the next 5-10 years. A $25,000 Tesla is on the horizon. Kurt Kelty of Sila Nanotechnologies, a Silicon- Valley-based company now valued at more than $1 billion, will soon supply Daimler and BMW with innovative materials that make breakthroughs on battery range and costs a reality.

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45 min
September 30, 2020 Dexter Roberts, Author, The Myth of Chinese Capitalism on the China's Risky Future
China built its miraculous economic ascendancy largely on the backs of hundreds of million of migrant workers. Now, as labor rates in China climb higher than those in Malaysia and Mexico, what will happen to China's economy? The leadership in Beijing eyes a great leap forward to advanced tech - electric and autonomous vehicles, 5G and advanced manufacturing. But what about the "other China" - the 500 million day laborers beset with dimming prospects for employment?

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1 hr 1 min
September 23, 2020 Kevin Whitcraft, Founder and CEO of the RMA Group, On Opportunities in Asia's Frontier Markets
The next time you look up the definition of an entrepreneur in the dictionary, do not be surprised to see Kevin Whitcraft's name. This American, fluent in Thai and Chinese, has built a formidable global business from scratch. He did so by seizing opportunities in frontier Asian markets. Kevin shares how he discovered his first early break in civil-war torn Cambodia, then expanded his lines of business throughout Indochina. Today the RMA Group operates in 16 countries worldwide and has developed a deep global partnership with Ford Motor Company.

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32 min
September 16, 2020 John Voelcker on the European Electric Car Offensive
Europe edged ahead of China to become the world's leading market for electric cars in the first half of 2020. Mercedes, BMW, JLR, Audi, Porsche, VW, Polestar and Volvo are bringing a small army of new electric models to market. How do the E-tron, i-Pace, Taycan, EQC and Recharge rate in terms of looks, handling, range, charging convenience and connectivity. And when will they catch up to Tesla? This week's guest, the inimitable electric car expert John Voelcker, takes us on a tour.
43 min
September 09, 2020 Simon Kahn, CMO of Google Asia Pacific on How Asia Tech is Moving "From Catch Up to Catch Us" Description:
Asia is home to a fast-moving and massive tech scene. Google is quietly investing from Japan to India and from China to Thailand to capture future growth. Major initiatives include Next Billion Users and the India Digitalization Fund, a promise by Google to invest $10 billion in India over the next 5-7 years. In this episode learn how Google is innovating its products and services to fit the income levels of Asia's emerging middle class consumers and small businesses.
32 min
September 02, 2020 Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar on the Game Plan for Challenging Tesla.
Polestar is an all-electric startup founded in 2017 that belongs to China's Geely Group. Products are designed in Sweden and built in China. The Polestar 2 sport sedan is being launched into Europe and the United States this autumn. We talk about the company's strategic direction as Polestar pursues global EV champion, Tesla. And, yes, how Polestar differentiates itself from stablemate, Volvo.

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31 min

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