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If you look at the market pre-corna, you couldn't say that car manufacturers were doing particularly well. The switch to e-mobility was expensive, the diesel scandal and digitalisation have put companies under pressure for a few years now. [...]
Bosch announced a plan for the future of automotive whose green solutions are accompanied by combustion engines and diesel. Don and Nicole sit down with Dr Stefan Hartung CEO of Bosch Mobility and a member of the board to learn about how Bosch [...]
When Sony launched the Vision S at CES it got us thinking about the potential of Tier 1 automotive manufactures. As car sales decrease and the automotive industry opens up to new types of industries, it is becoming clear that Tier 1's have a [...]
Nicole took a little time before the Christmas holidays - and embarked on a bold experiment. She drove an Audio E Tron long distance between Berlin and Denmark. How does an EV handle a 700km road trip in Europe?
We're not saying we love the Tesla Cybertruck, but we do have to recognize that there are some lessons for the German car industry in the launch of this electric pick up truck. Don & Nicole dive into what exactly Elon did that worked and debate [...]
Audi showed off the A1 Citycarver in Hamburg and instead of just bringing us on a traditional drive they took us to visit 4 different start ups to learn about the different features of the car. Learning about the B&O sound system took place at a [...]
ZF & other Tier 1 automotive suppliers have to adapt to the rapid changes in mobility. They face the struggle of becoming a hardware supplier to a company that has to embrace AI & Software. Don interviews Dr Walliser, head of R&D of ZF Group to [...]
Don Dahlmann talks to Jörg Grotendorst Head of E-Mobility at ZF Group. The two dive into changing usage patterns, evolving current technology to electric and tackling urban mobility.
Welcome back after the summer break - Nicole and Don talk about the VW T6.1 today. An icon in its latest version
Tesla showed the world that electric cars can provide long range, luxury, and incredible performance. Its vehicles upended the notion that EVs were cramped and compromised city cars. The whole industry followed Tesla by increasing the size of [...]