There’s a lot of buzz about a slowdown in the electric vehicle market. EV sales, while still growing, are not accelerating at the pace of just a few years ago. At the same time, EV makers from Tesla to General Motors and Ford are pushing back EV plans. So, what gives? On the show today, Robinson Meyer of Heatmap explains what’s really happening with the U.S. EV market, what it’s going to take to rev it back up, competition from China and whether moves by the Biden administration will be enough to help domestic EV producers pull ahead.
Then, can robots make the meatpacking industry safer? Plus, in celebration of Monday’s solar eclipse, a planetary scientist answers the Make Me Smart question.
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The dirty side of the fast-fashion business
Behind the scenes: Kai’s trip to China with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
The Twitter vs. Meta drama continues
A blueprint for AI regulation in hiring?
Has Twitter Meta its match?
The welfare-to-work industrial complex part 2
The economic ripple effects of the Supreme Court’s big decisions
“Bidenomics” and the tricky art of selling an idea
Recession? What recession?
The origins of the Fed’s 2% inflation target
The welfare-to-work industrial complex
The U.S. is graying. What does that mean for the economy?
A medical brain drain out of Texas
The Titanic sub and the migrant shipwreck
The economic status of Black Americans
What it really takes to live in New York City
The fringe medical group pushing anti-LGBTQ laws
Reddit’s pricing protest
Live from Seattle Part 2: We talk to Lindy West
EV batteries, industrial policy and you
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