Doug Betts, President, Automotive, J.D. Power
J.D. Power found that EV customers are warming up to the electrics coming from legacy automakers. In July it says the top EVs that consumers were interested in were the F-150 Lightning, the Toyota bZ4x and the Mach E. Is this a blip in the data, or does it spell bad news for the EV startups? Doug Betts, president of Automotive for J.D. Power tells us what’s going on.
TOPICS:
0:00 J.D. Power EV Outlook
28:28 EV Depreciation/Battery Longevity
32:00 EV Affordability
36:45 BEVs as % of Total Sales
40:12 Do EVs work for Uber Drivers
41:30 Jeep EV Plans
48:00 Commercial EVs
54:55 Autonomous Vehicles
1:01:20 Does VW Need Porsche IPO $$$ for EV Investments?
1:03:20 Tesla Cuts Battery Price in Half
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Pete Bigelow, Automotive News
Gary Vasilash, on Automotive
John McElroy, Autoline.tv
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John McElroy is an influential thought leader in the automotive industry. He is a journalist, lecturer, commentator and entrepreneur. He created “Autoline Daily,” the first industry webcast of industry news and analysis.
