In this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan breaks from the usual technical episodes we just had to bring you an update on some of the major EV industry newsflashes from the past few weeks. In this episode learn more about BP's acquisition of UK company Chargemaster, major tier 1 company Dana's purchase of TM4, Volkswagen setting a new lap time record at Pikes Peak with an EV and Porsche's EV the 919 setting a new record at Nurburgring, TESLA's breaking production news, and Cummins acquisition of Efficient Drivetrains (EDI). So much packed into one short episode!

For regular EV industry news we recommend you sure to listen to the EV News Daily Podcast by Martyn Lee.

To read more about the news discussed in this episode check out the links below:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/20/porsche-just-took-a-10-stake-in-electric-hypercar-maker-rimac/

https://www.tm4.com/news-events/tm4-is-now-a-part-of-dana-inc-with-hydro-quebec-remaining-as-a-key-partner/

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/101402/vw-to-attack-pikes-peak-with-new-electric-racer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44640647

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/06/porsche-shatters-the-nurburgring-record-we-thought-was-unbreakable/

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-stock-soars-after-hitting-5000-model-3-production-target-and-shooting-for-6000-2018-07-02

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180702005572/en/Cummins-Announces-Acquisition-Electric-Hybrid-Powertrain-Provider

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For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan discusses the Dieselgate scandal based on his recent white paper on the topic (link below) and covers the recent arrest of the AUDI CEO, how vehicles were designed to cheat the emissions tests, the technology behind this and why it happened and more importantly just how does a software update fix diesel emissions?

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For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan discusses in detail the "battle" between fuel cell and electric vehicle technology. Answering questions such as, are there actually any differences between the two? If so what? How does each technology work? Which one is "better"? What applications work best for each of them? Are the mainstream press wrong about how they are discussing these technologies? And more!

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This interactive session brings you several 48V experts from FORD, Johnson Controls International, and Ryan Maughan of eTech 49, answering your questions on the technical challenges and developments. It is a chance to hear from the teams behind the technology on what the challenges are now, and what their thoughts are in answer to your key 48V questions.

Including:
What do the current array of 48V systems look like – what are their specific 48V storage features?
How do the systems differ between platforms?
Which cars are coming down the track with second-generation 48V systems?

Recorded at the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Conference Europe: 16th May 2019, in Stuttgart, Germany

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