Our Electrified Future with Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan Americas | The InEVitable

Опубликовано 30 октября 2024, 22:42

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with Nissan Americas' Regional SVP & Chief Planning Officer, Ponz Pandikuthira, to talk about the future of the industry, EVs, Software Defined Vehicles, autonomy, Formula E, as well as Nissan's current & future product lineup, including EVs & hybrids!

0:48 - About today's guest.
6:14 - Why electrification is InEVitable.
9:41 - Selling the skeptics.
12:36 - ANNOUNCEMENT - Nissan's Plug-In Hybrids are coming to America!
18:46 - Educating the customer on the EREV (Plug-In Hybrid).
22:09 - Transition to full electrification.
26:34 - Timeline for Solid State Battery (SSB) tech.
29:44 - Building EV tech in the US.
33:33 - Advantages of the Software Defined Vehicle.
36:57 - Software development.
40:08 - China's unprecedented EV growth.
47:05 - Voyah's voice control technology.
52:39 - Future product lineup.
53:05 - Nissan Chill-Out concept.
58:14 - Nissan EREV Truck?
01:00:49 - Autonomous vehicles - Tesla Robo Taxi, Waymo.
01:07:29 - Ponz' early career.
01:14:32 - Formula E.

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