Genesis heats things up with Magma edition cars, but is the color too hot to handle? We discuss on this week’s podcast. We also talk about Cupra (which we dub the Magma of VW’s SEAT brand) coming to the U.S., the problems with renting an EV, the ID.Buzz GTX, a Cybertruck teardown, whether Rimac’s next big reveal will be super awesome or a super downer, and more!
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Genesis launches “Magma” performance sub-brand, shows Neolun large SUV concept:
https://www.autoblog.com/2024/03/25/genesis-magma-performance-vehicles-gv60-g80-new-york-reveal/
https://www.autoblog.com/2024/03/25/genesis-neolun-concept-new-york-reveal-suv-flagship/
Plug & Charge for all EV rentals needs to happen: https://www.thewattcar.com/integration-of-plug-amp-charge-for-ev-rentals-is-the-revolution-that-needs-to-happen
VW Group’s Cupra brand is coming to the America https://insideevs.com/news/713290/volkswagen-seat-cupra-usa/
VW unveils ID.Buzz GTX in Europe: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a60269515/volkswagen-id-buzz-gtx-awd/
Rimac teases a hatchback: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4xzPX_Ml72/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading
…But is it really a robotaxi?: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/technology/rimac-robotaxi
Tesla claims majority of Gigafactory Berlin workers vote against unionizing: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-says-most-german-plant-employees-vote-against-ig-metall-union-2024-03-20/
Cybertruck teardown: https://youtu.be/khPMITqp91I
Fisker/Nissan deal falls through, de-listed from NYSE:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/25/fisker-nissan-deal-dead-funding-bankruptcy/
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-startup-fiskers-deal-talks-with-large-automaker-ends-2024-03-25/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover by courtesy Cupra
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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