• Our Electrified Future with Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan Americas

  • Oct 30 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
  • Podcast

Our Electrified Future with Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan Americas

  • Summary

  • 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!

    0:40 - About today's guest.
    6:06 - Why electrification is InEVitable.
    9:33 - Selling the skeptics.
    12:28 - ANNOUNCEMENT - Nissan's Plug-In Hybrids are coming to America!
    18:38 - Educating the customer on the EREV (Plug-In Hybrid).
    22:01 - Transition to full electrification.
    26:26 - Timeline for Solid State Battery (SSB) tech.
    29:36 - Building EV tech in the US.
    33:25 - Advantages of the Software Defined Vehicle.
    36:50 - Software development.
    40:00 - China's unprecedented EV growth.
    46:56 - Voyah's voice control technology.
    52:31 - Future product lineup.
    52:57 - Nissan Chill-Out concept.
    58:06 - Nissan EREV Truck?
    01:00:41 - Autonomous vehicles - Tesla Robo Taxi, Waymo.
    01:07:21 - Ponz' early career.
    01:14:23 - Formula E.

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