China EVs & More
Episodes
Episode #130 - PHEVs Galore, WeRide US IPO and What to Expect from IAA Mobility Munich
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start this podcast out with a brief discussion about the Chengdu Motor show. Both comment on the trend towards plug-in hybrids and MPVs whi...
Episode 129 - XPeng earnings, Lei's trip to NEO Park, Our Next Energy Tech update
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast starts with Lei being a bit nostalgic about leaving Beijing after visiting for the last 2 months. It quickly moves to a discussion about ...
CEM MAX #18 - Philipp Sayler von Amende, CEO & Co-Founder carwow Germany
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei had such a great response from their MAX episode with Founder of carwow James Hind it ONLY made sense to sit down and chat with Philipp w...
CEM MAX #19 - Wu Gansha, Founder & CEO, UISEE
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei sits down with autonomous vehicle pioneer, Gansha Wu who's autonomous driving startup is competing against heavyweights in the robotaxi space...
Episode 128 - Bumping in to Frank Wu, BYD gets to 5 Million, Doubling Down on Hydrogen
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei kicks off the podcast with how he randomly bumped into Frank Wu at the Jidu, now JiYue Experience Center in Beijing. Tu believes that after seein...
Episode 127 - Behind the Wheel: XPeng G6, Pony & Toyota Get More Serious, Jetta to use LeapMotor's Tech
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei starts this pod out with a brief history lesson about Vitesco which was spun off from Continental’s powertrain business that had some roots at S...
Episode 126 - VW's Blockbuster Investment, Indian govt says 'Not Interested' to BYD
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei take the bulk of the pod talking about Volkswagen Group's investment in XPeng. They go over the why's, how's and what's...
Episode 125 - Bigger Stimulus for EV purchase on the way, BYD wants to build in India, Unpacking NIO Power Day
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei gets right to it with his update that 13 ministries have combined to initiate measures to boost auto consumption as the economic growth is China h...
Episode 124 - 25K Downloads for CEM, Li Bin Wants an Open US market, Lei's Trip so far to Beijing
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pod begins with the announcement that China EVs & More (CEM) had gotten it's 25K download - Congratulations to us!Tu moves the discussion...
Episode 123 - June sales, Fairplay Pledge, China NEV manufacturing credits get recalc'd
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pod starts with a review of June sales with Tesla and BYD dominating the market while many other brands breaking sales records including Tesla and...
Episode 122 - Delicate Chinese economy, XPeng G6 Importance, So much news to cover
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei kicks off this episode with his experience going to a Beijing Guoan game - Beijing’s professional soccer team. Tu then talks about the pollutio...
Episode 121 - China extends NEV purchase tax exemption, Unpacking VW Capital Markets Day, NIO recruits another investor
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lei broadcasts for the first time in Beijing and Lei talks about his immediate thoughts about being back while Tu reflects on some of...
Episode #120 - Revisiting the NIO price cuts, Li Auto wants to outsell ABB, NIO Q & A
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei starts the podcast a deeper dive into the NIO price cuts and a bit of commentary on the quick after effects.Tu poses a few questions to Lei about ...
Episode #119 - China Policy Updates, NIO's ET5 Touring Launch and Ford's Situation in China
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei discuss the recent policy announcements in China to encourage the purchase of an NEV in the lower tier cities. This includes forecasts for ...
MAX Episode #17 - James Hind, Founder & CEO carwow
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei have a chat with James Hind, Founder and CEO of carwow.carwow is an online marketplace for buying and selling new and used cars and start...
Episode #118 - May Sales, Elon in China and Lei in California for VW
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei talk May EV sales and Lei calls the top group BATL BYD, GAC AION, Tesla, Li Auto are clearly the front runners consistently outperforming t...
Episode #115 - More Cariad Drama, Li Auto spotlight and Geely & Changan talk collaboration
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu starts this podcast off with his thoughts on the latest reorg of Volkwagen Group's Cariad software group wondering why they installed another ...
Episode #116 - VW & Huawei, What's Next for Tesla, China - Global Export King
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei recap all of the big, 'watershed' moments of the last few weeks with the latest being VW rumored to be in talks with Huawei about...
Episode #114 - April Sales, Ford’s New China Strategy, Tu's Adventures Returning to the US
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start the pod with a brief discussion about April sales the surprises and the disappointments. Lei then moves the conversation to Jim Farl...
Episode #113 - Special AutoShanghai2023 Edition
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a complete download from Tu & Lei re: 2023 Shanghai Auto show. It's also Lei unpacking his experience returning to China afte...
Episode #110 - AutoShanghai Buildup, BYD Earnings, Faraday Job #1
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pod begins with Tu recalling the ordering process for OEMs to suppliers and Lei and Tu discussing the impact of the emissions standard update in J...
Episode #111 - Tu & Lei Going Back to China, Reflections on the NY Auto Show, GM Kicks Apple Out
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei kicks off the pod with his feelings on heading back to China after more than 3 years away. Tu then talks a bit about how much China has changed in...
MAX Episode #16 - Tom Fennimore, CFO Luminar
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this MAX episode, Lei has a sit down with Tom Fennimore, CFO of Luminar Technologies. Luminar is a US technology company that specializes in devel...
Episode #109 - XPeng Earnings, Geely Explained, Updates on the Price War
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast begins with a brief discussion on Ford's accounting of EVs for China and China operations in general. They move their discussion to ...
Episode #108 - More Price Cuts, VW Group's Long Game, the EU's Answer to the IRA
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start out the pod with a discussion on the latest price cuts that take the current price war deeper into the hole. They then talk about th...
MAX #15 - Marco Kollmeier, Managing Director, Holon
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this MAX episode, Lei sits down with Marco Kollmeier, former Executive at Benteler, an Austrian tier 1 supplier that makes it’s bones providing c...
Episode #107 - China Price War, February Sales, CATL - The Good and the Bad
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei begin the discussion about the brutal price war that's currently going on in the China automotive sector including where the foreign a...
Episode #106 - Unpacking Tesla Investor Day, Luminar's Big Ambitions, China - February Sales
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast starts with Tu and Lei having a long discussion about their takeaways from Tesla's Investor Day. For Tu it was all about the ambitiou...
Episode #105 - Ford China, A Brief History, Merc's Digital Update, Geely Galaxy
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei talk about the recently announced Leadership change at Ford China and Tu takes a few minutes to give a brief history of Ford China, where h...
MAX #14 - Silvio Angori, CEO & MD Pininfarina
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Lei catches up with Silvio Angori, CEO & MD Pininfarina SPA who took over at Pininfarina in 2016.For many in the autom...
Episode #104 - Ford & CATL Collab, Tesla's refreshed MIC M3, Charlie Munger Praises BYD
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei gets right to it by starting the pod out talking about the HUGE Ford + CATL deal, first giving some background and then unpacking what it all mean...
Episode #103 - Hesai’s IPO, Introducing the Li Auto L7, Tesla #1 in CA
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei begin this week’s pod with a discussion and what led up to Hesai’s recent IPO and capital raise of $190M. Tu speculates that there are ...
Episode #102 - Catching up after CNY, January Sales, Charging in the US - to Swap or Not to Swap
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast starts with Lei’s headlines but because of the break, there was ALOT to update. Tu then moves the convo over to January sales and they...
Max Episode #13 - Bao Junwei, Innovusion Co-Founder & CEO
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Lei catches up with Junwei Bao, Co-founder & CEO of Chinese LiDAR startup Innovusion while they both attended CES. Ju...
Episode 101 - More help from Chinese Govt (?), Who's Next to Cut Prices, Export Growth from China
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start out this pod with a brief discussion on China's economy and what the govt may do after Chinese New Year (CNY) to stimulate the e...
Episode #100 - Reflecting on 2022 China Sales, Tesla price-cuts in China, IRA Implications
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei and Tu start the podcast out with a brief celebration of hosting their 100th episode. They then move to reflecting on 2022's final China sale...
Episode #99 - Lei at CES, Software-Defined isn't accurate, Final 2022 sales numbers
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lei begins the episode with his experience so far at CES including updates on the BMW & Volkswagen unveils and the media events he attended.Tu and...
Episode #98 - 100th Episode - GZ Auto Show, Unpacking NIO Day & the 2022 Year in Review
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei begin their 100th episode with a discussion on the muted Guanzhou auto show and how it was affected by COVID. After a long discussion abou...
China EVs & More MAX Episode #12 (ME) - Zack Anderson, Co-founder & CTO of ClearMotion
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Tu & Lei chat with Zack Anderson, Co-founder & CTO of ClearMotion. ClearMotion's mission is to transform the...
Episode 97 - Tesla's long year, NIO Day surprises, ECarX IPO
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start the chat with a discussion on Tesla's major fall in 2022 and give their opinions on whether or not Tesla should've ever bee...
Episode 96 - Ford & CATL vs. IRA, Ranking ABB for 2023, XPeng Products for 2023
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start out the podcast with a discussion on rumors of Ford building a battery factory that CATL would use to fab cells for Ford vehicles. Th...
Episode 95 - COVID Update - Opening up(?), More Details on November sales, Tesla NOW
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The pod starts out with the latest news on the ground in China re: COVID and how it's ripping through the country since the Zero COVID strategy w...
Episode 94 - Zero COVID > ALL COVID, Unpacking November sales, the latest on the Global AV sector
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei begin the podcast with a discussion on the complete turnaround by the Chinese govt. on COVID policy, how it's completely changed every...
Episode 93 - Thanksgiving Edition: Covid in China, the Latest, Apollo & Pony - backseat safety drivers (?)
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast starts with a brief update on the COVID situation in China and how its affected production this time around. Tu and Lei then move onto a ...
Episode 92 - LA Auto show edition: Cruise Automation ride, Bumping into People, Motor Trend's Coding the Car
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The pod begins with Lei having just returned from LA while Tu was still there after they'd spent the last few days doing a NorCal & SoCal t...
Episode 91 - NIO Q3 Earnings, Geely's BIG week, October Sales by Pricepoint
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start the podcast out with a discussion on NIO's Q3 earnings and bullish Q4 outlook, specifically what it'll take for NIO to hit ...
Episode 90 - BeyonCa launches, TuSimple & Faraday Future Challenges, Operational Consistency
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu chews on the latest EV startup to throw its hat in the ring - BeyonCa. Lei and Tu take the first several minutes of the show discussing in detail h...
MAX Episode #11 - Henry Sanderson, Author - Volt Rush, Executive Editor - Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Tu & Lei catch up with former journalist and current author Henry Sanderson whose recently launched book, Volt Rush: T...
Episode #89 - Jidu Auto ROBO-01 Unveil, Lotus Eletre or Polestar 3, Tesla slashes pricing on the MIC Model 3/Y
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei begin the podcast with their thoughts on the Jidu Auto ROBO-01 production model unveil. They both seemed pretty impressed and detailed that...
Episode #88 - Lei Goes to Paris, Tu Goes to San Francisco, The Lower Segments Drive the Sales Volume in China
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The pod starts with Tu and Lei talking about Tavares' comments about doing business in China and how Europe should place import tariffs on Chines...
MAX Episode #10 - John Voelcker, Contributing Editor - Car and Driver
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Tu & Lei chat with John Voelcker, one of the most well-known & respected US journos and one of the first to cover ...
Episode 87 - Volkswagen Invests in Horizon Robotics, US Chip Restrictions tighten, Polestar 3 Unveiled
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei immediately get to the biggest news of the week - the Volkswagen Group investment in Chinese chip design startup Horizon Robotics. They b...
Episode #86 - NIO Berlin Launch, BYD European Pricing, Gotion, ONE: Michigan Battery Bets
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast starts with Lei asking Tu about his thoughts on the NIO event in Berlin launching its products into 4 European countries. Lei and Tu discu...
MAX Episode #9 - Dr. Jun Pei, Cepton Co-founder/CEO
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Tu & Lei welcome Dr. Jun Pei, Co-founder/CEO of Cepton, one of the world's leading LiDAR companies. Jun talks abo...
Episode 84 - Detroit Auto show recap, Gotion heading to the U.S., XPeng G9 & NGP update
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tu and Lei start the pod out with a brief recap of their time at the Detroit Auto show with a quick pivot to reports that Chinese bat...
Episode 85 - MOVE America Recap, NIO/Bin Li's European Tour, China NEV Market Keeps Rolling
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lei starts this pod out by talking about the MOVE America Conference in Austin, TX that he and Tu attended the previous week and move that onto their ...
Episode #83 - Tu and Lei finally meet, the Detroit Auto show
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode recorded at TechTown Detroit, Lei heads to Detroit to meet Tu in person for the first time!They spend the busy week participating in b...
Episode #82 - Auto sales summary, NIO earnings and Lei's trip to Detroit for the show
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start out the podcast with a final recap of August sales and the 16 EV makers that made up a large percentage of total sales. The broader l...
Episode #81 - August China sales, US restricts chips to China, Porsche and Apple CarPlay
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei start off the podcast with a review of August sales numbers, the pleasant surprises along with the disappointments. Tu and Lei then ta...
Episode #80 - Tax Exemptions Extended for China NEVs, XPeng's earnings call, China's Other Surging EV segments
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei start this podcast out confirming their prediction that the State Council would extend the NEV purchase tax exemption was correct. They t...
Episode #79 - Tu's back in the US, Li Auto earnings, Li Keqiang's visit to BYD
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lei starts the pod out with the announcement that China EVs & More reached its 10,000th download so both Tu and Lei took a moment to reflect, than...
Episode #78 - Unpacking July sales, Thoughts on the XPeng G9 & AVATR 11, the IRA act
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu starts the pod out by talking about the last time he was in the US and his plans to head back to visit next week. The conversation then moves on t...
Episode #76 - VW Group Dismisses Diess, Driving a few cars from 🇨🇳 EV Inc
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode Tu and Lei unpack the dismissal of Herbert Diess, former VW Group Global CEO and the promotion of Oliver Blume, current head o...
Episode #77 - July sales, Tu's Apollo robotaxi ride, China EVs & More at the Detroit auto show
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start out the podcast talking July sales and deep dive into a few EV startups that are having challenges ramping and consistently increasin...
Episode #75 - Thoughts on Baidu/Apollo RT6, battery cell suppliers looking to US, unpacking latest news on Didi
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei begin the pod with a discussion about the unveiling of the RT6 - an Baidu Apollo branded, Level 4 capable robotaxi that will be hitting t...
Episode #74 - Tu's Sneak Peek of the Robo-1, Projecting 2022 Full-Year and 2023 Sales, Geely's Radar
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu starts the episode with an update on the ground and then quickly moves to his visit to Baidu headquarters to get a sneak peek at the Jidu Auto Robo...
MAX Episode #8 - Frank Wu, Head of Design: Jidu Auto (Part 2 of 2)
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Tu & Lei welcome Frank Wu, Head of Design at JIDU. Frank leads the award winning JIDU Design team who recently won two...
MAX Episode #8 - Frank Wu, Head of Design: Jidu Auto (Part 1 of 2)
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Tu & Lei welcome Frank Wu, Head of Design at JIDU. Frank leads the award winning JIDU Design team who recently won two...
Episode #73 - BYD outsells Tesla in NEVs, NIO Power Day, VW's SalzGiga
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start out the pod with a brief review of June sales numbers and both agreed the market seemed to recover well with the major automakers all...
Episode #72 - NIO's tough couple of weeks, the VW ID.Aero unveil and thoughts on the Chongqing Auto show
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu starts this week’s pod with a quick update on what’s going on on the ground in Beijing. Lei then moves on to NIO’s challenging last few weeks...
Episode #71 - Reax of the Li Auto L9 unveil, VW & Merc moves, CATL's Qilin battery
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start the pod with their thoughts on Li Auto’s big unveil for this year, the L9. The conversation evolves into a broader discussion about...
Episode #70 - Unpacking the NIO ES7 unveil, Geely's new brand Radar, BYD at CES 2023
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start out the conversation with a brief summary of May’s sales and agree that things are looking better but that its still a fluid and de...
Episode #69 - Unpacking the Jidu Robo-1 Unveil, NIO earnings takeaways, BYD out there #GSD
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The pod starts out with Tu and Lei unpacking what Lei calls the biggest China smart EV reveal this year, the unveil of the Jidu Robo-1.Tu gives an upd...
Episode #68 - Better May sales, WM Motor's IPO, More Deets on the NIO ES7
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lei starts the pod talking May sales. Overall better numbers across the board but Lei was disappointed a bit in BYD’s sales. Lei then moves to expla...
Episode #67 - Jumpstarting the Chinese Economy, Bosch & WeRide collab, and XPeng's earnings
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start out with a discussion about the challenges of China’s overall economy and some of the stimulus that the Chinese govt. has announced...
MAX Episode #7 (ME) - Omer Keilaf, Co-founder & CEO of Innoviz
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Tu & Lei welcome Omer Keilaf, Co-founder and CEO of Innoviz, which designs and develops. LiDAR and perception software...
Episode #66 - CEM turns 1 year old, BYD + Merc = Denza, and QCraft's ¥10K L2 HW/SW stack
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lei and Tu take a few minutes to reflect on a year of hosting the China EVs & More (first) Clubhouse room before moving to Twitter Spaces and fina...
Episode #64 - Covid China production update, NIO Singapore & Qiantu US listing
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu starts this episode out with a quick Covid update on his situation in Beijing. Tu & Lei have a discussion on the production challenges and sal...
Episode #65 - BYD's Changsha troubles, Tesla's production hiccup, VW's Scout Revival
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu starts off episode 65 with an update on his status in Beijing and the latest news about auto manufacturing in Beijing and Shanghai including the sh...
China EVs & More MAX Episode #6 (ME) - Steve Levine, The Electric newsletter Part #2
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part #2 of this MAX episode, Tu & Lei welcome Steve Levine, global citizen, adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and editor at The Elect...
Episode #63 - April sales ..so far, China Autonomous Vehicle update, VW's Cariad China
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei start out the pod with a discussion on how the current April sales numbers look to be shaping out. It doesn't look good for most of ...
China EVs & More MAX Episode #6 (ME) - Steve Levine, The Electric newsletter - Part #1
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part #1 of this MAX episode, Tu & Lei welcome Steve Levine, global citizen, adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and editor at The Elect...
Episode #62 - Lockdown Update, Tesla Earnings, Legacy Concept EVs
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start the pod out with an update on which manufacturers have been affected by the lockdowns and Covid outbreaks throughout China - Which ar...
Episode #60 - March sales, BYD's Evolution, How the Lockdowns will affect the auto sector
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei go over March sales and BYD’s continued strength despite all the prevailing headwinds and challenges that the other EV makers seem to b...
Episode #61 - March/Q1'22 China sales numbers, Q2'22 Challenges, Lei goes to New York (auto show)
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start this podcast by highlighting a WeChat moment post by He Xiaopeng, founder of XPeng warning that if issues can’t be contained and re...
Episode #59 - EV100, XPeng earnings, Talking about Lotus & Vinfast
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei start this show out by paying homage and giving a big shout-out to their friends that live in Shanghai that are currently on lockdown. Aft...
Episode #57 - Record Profits for OEMs, Didi Motor Company, and EV Pricing Increases
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lei begins this podcast with announcements from the OEMs of record profits in these tough times and the cognitive dissonance of profiting the most dur...
Episode #58 - Li One on loan, Long Talk about NIO, Merc's Tech Day
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The episode starts with a discussion about Li Auto loaning a Li One out to Tu for a week in order to get his feedback on the SUV. The conversation mov...
China EVs & More MAX Episode #5 (ME) - Elliot Richards, Fully Charged East Asia Correspondent
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest MAX episode, Tu & Lei invite Elliot Richards, the East Asia Correspondent from Fully Charged, a YouTube channel dedicated to promot...
Episode #56 - The Two Sessions, the Chinese Brands Have 'Made it,' and NIO ET7 Launch Buzz
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast starts with Lei giving us an overview of the annual, and critically important 两会 or Two Sessions conference that sets the agenda for t...
Episode #54 - Faraday Future's future, NIO mobile phone's and Lei's Hertz Tesla Experience
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lei heads to California for a family vacation so Tu takes over for this week’s headlines.Tu and Lei kick off this week’s pod by talking Faraday Fu...
Episode #55 - Ford's Big Split, Stellantis Global / China Strategy & Lei Drives a Tesla Model 3
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu starts out the pod talking about Rivian’s marketing and pricing missteps with Lei reminding everyone that the EV startups will run into these typ...
China EVs & More MAX Episode #4 (ME) - Dr Stephan Wöllenstein, Volkswagen Group China CEO
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this MAX episode, Lei gets the chance to ask Dr. Wöllenstein for his take on the challenging 2021 VW Group had in China and what his outlook for t...
Episode #53 - Recap on Week #1 MOBILIT/E Conference, Discussion with Porsche China CEO
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
China EVs & More turns 1 year old! Tu starts the podcast out by summarizing the first week of the MOBILIT/E Conference and Tu & Lei discuss so...
Episode #52 - January Sales, Tesla 2022 Outlook, MOBILIT/E Conference Launches
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei start out this week's pod going over January sales numbers which have been slow to trickle in. They move on to a discussion about BY...
China EVs & More MAX Episode #3 (ME) - Maxwell Zhou - DeepRoute CEO/Cofounder
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei speak with Dr. Maxwell Zhou, CEO of DeepRoute.ai, a 3-year-old 2nd wave autonomous vehicle (AV) startup.They ask Maxwell the recent $10K AV...
Episode #51 - Great Wall Brazilian Investment, Stellantis' Premature Announcement, GM's BIG US Investment
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu & Lei kick off the pod with a brief overview of their chat with Aiways EVP - Alex Klose, Head of Overseas Operations, for Episode #2 of China E...
Episode #50 - CATL Gets into Battery Swapping
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei discuss the significance of CATL's launch of it EVOGO battery swap solution, the first major blockbuster news in China's EV, AV a...
China EVs & More MAX Episode #(ME)2 - Dr. Alex Klose, EVP Overseas Operations - AIWAYS
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tu and Lei speak with Dr. Alex Klose who led Aiways into 10 European markets over the last couple of years ...during a pandemic! They ask Alex abou...
Episode #49 - China EVs: By The Numbers, the Wollenstein Interview, BYD Nuro & UPower
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lei starts off with a hammer, throwing all of the mindblowing numbers from China EV market from 2021. Tu & Lei marvel at how it really was an amaz...