EV Watch for Monday

You can put a charging station just about anywhere there’s power to be had. Gas stations on the other hand need much more space.

Andy Abramson

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Oct 3, 2022

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EV Watch for Monday

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More Charging Points than Pumps

Bloomberg tells us that in New York City there are now more electric vehicle charging points than gas stations.

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THE ANDY ANALYSIS-Gas stations have been harder and harder to find in major cities. Rent costs are just too high. You can put a charging station just about anywhere there’s power to be had. Gas stations on the other hand need much more space.

Google And Apple Face Off For Your Car

THE ANDY ANALYSIS-As a CarPlay user, but someone who has an Android tablet behind it, the idea of Android Auto is non starter, but Android Automotive—well that’s a nice idea. Very nice.

The Next Big Battle Between Google and Apple Is for the Soul of Your Car

A few years from now, in addition to deciding your next vehicle's make and model, you may have another tough choice: the Google model or the Apple one? Other options may include "car maker generic" and even, I'm spitballing the name here: Amazon Prime Edition.

The Next Big Battle Between Google and Apple Is for the Soul of Your Car

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-next-big-battle-between-google-and-apple-is-for-the-soul-of-your-car-11664596817

The Next Big Battle Between Google and Apple Is for the Soul of Your Car

New EV ChargeUp with Microsoft Roots

Why this Microsoft vet quit and launched an EV charging startup

In 2014, Brian Grunkemeyer was a Microsoft principal software engineer with a passion for fighting climate change. That year he bought a Tesla Model S and drove it from his home in Redmond, Wash. to San Jose, Calif. "On a road trip like that, you have a lot of time to think deeply about EV charging," Grunkemeyer said.

Why this Microsoft vet quit and launched an EV charging startup

https://www.geekwire.com/2022/why-this-microsoft-vet-quit-and-launched-an-ev-charging-startup/

Why this Microsoft vet quit and launched an EV charging startup

Where The EV Chargers Aren’t

There are more electric vehicles on the road than ever. See where charging gaps are on US highways. | CNN

Long stretches of highways and many communities across the US are lacking the charging infrastructure necessary for electric cars to thrive - and data analyzed by CNN shows that metro areas are further ahead than states with smaller populations in the central and western US, like Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas.

There are more electric vehicles on the road than ever. See where charging gaps are on US highways. | CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/30/us/electric-vehicle-charging-gaps-dg/index.html

There are more electric vehicles on the road than ever. See where charging gaps are on US highways. | CNN

New York Rolling Out EV Chargers Faster

State accelerating rollout of faster electric vehicle chargers

A fter years of slow, steady growth, higher-level electric vehicle chargers are set for a faster-paced rollout across Long Island as the state and PSEG/LIPA respond to an upsurge in EV sales. Last month, the New York Power Authority, which has been criticized for a too-slow charger rollout, announced its 100th superfast charger station in the state, with a new four-charger location in downtown Riverhead.

State accelerating rollout of faster electric vehicle chargers

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/fast-chargers-electric-vehicles-pseg-lipa-nypa-sxl1haxg

State accelerating rollout of faster electric vehicle chargers

The USA Auto Workforce is Changing

Auto companies are racing to meet an electric future, and transforming the workforce

The work weeks are long and exhausting for 28-year-old assembly line worker Jaylin Jones. For eleven hours a day, sometimes six days a week, Jones and a couple hundred other workers race to assemble Ford's slick new pick-up truck known as the Lightning.

Auto companies are racing to meet an electric future, and transforming the workforce

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/01/1126079120/auto-companies-are-racing-to-meet-an-electric-future-and-transforming-the-workfo

Auto companies are racing to meet an electric future, and transforming the workforce

Toyota CEO is Not All In

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda talks about why he isn't all-in on EVs - and what made him do a 'happy dance'

Akio Toyoda said last week he would like his legacy to be "I love cars." But how he will be remembered for all-electric vehicles is still being determined.

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda talks about why he isn't all-in on EVs - and what made him do a 'happy dance'

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/02/toyota-ceo-akio-toyoda-electric-vehicles-happy-dance.html

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda talks about why he isn't all-in on EVs - and what made him do a 'happy dance'

The Road Ahead Looks Bumpy

Morale 'sucks' at EV startups like Lucid and Rivian. That could be a death blow for the Tesla wannabes.

Happy Monday, readers. Writing to you from a drizzly New York, I'm your host, Jordan Parker Erb. Today, I want to highlight an enlightening piece from my colleague, Alexa St. John. Over the course of several months, she spoke with dozens of workers at electric-vehicle startups like Lucid and Rivian, and found that amid a storm of issues, employees are losing faith in the mission.

Morale 'sucks' at EV startups like Lucid and Rivian. That could be a death blow for the Tesla wannabes.

https://www.businessinsider.com/morale-sucks-ev-startups-lucid-and-rivian-tesla-competitors-2022-10?r=US&IR=T

Morale 'sucks' at EV startups like Lucid and Rivian. That could be a death blow for the Tesla wannabes.

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