The InEVitable

Sam Abuelsamid of Guidehouse Insights on Electrification, Cybertruck’s Viral Fail, & OEM Survival


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MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Principal Analyst for Guidehouse Insights, Sam Abeulsamid! The guys discuss misconceptions about battery life, charging infrastructure issues, cheap EVs, lessons learned from the early adoption phase, the viral WhistlinDiesel Tesla Cybertruck durability test fail video, why Tesla abandoned their $25k model, whether NACS is a good idea, Ionna charging network, what "Software Defined Vehicle" actually means, Akio Toyoda's comments about hybrids, licensing tech, Chinese EVs, and more!


0:46 - Question of the Day!
2:30 - About today's guest.
5:09 - What is Guidehouse Insights?
8:03 - Misconceptions about battery life.
11:00 - Charging infrastructure issues.
19:08 - Why aren't there more EVs under $35k?
21:44 - Challenges with the Chevy Bolt.
25:15 - YouTuber Whistin Diesel and the Cybertruck "fail".
27:31 - Why Tesla abandoned their $25K model.
30:43 - Initial reaction to Tesla Cybertruck.
33:46 - Who's more to blame for increasing pedestrian deaths - bigger vehicles or cell phones?
36:05 - Is NACS a good idea?
41:06 - Ionna CHarging Network.
45:21 - Software-Defined Vehicles(SDV) vs. Hardware Defined Vehicles (the cars we know and love).
53:13 - Architectural change.
55:34 - Why are they called Software Defined Vehicles?
57:59 - Akio Toyoda's comments on hybrids.
01:01:17 - Which OEMs aren't going to make it?
01:06:50 - Licensing tech.
01:09:15 - Chinese EVs. If, when, & will Americans buy them?
01:16:21 - Visit Guidehouseinsights.com to learn more!

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