Transmission Podcast

Government impact on the electric vehicle landscape — Transmission

Earlier this year, Boston Consulting Group released a report called “Why Electric Cars Can’t Come Fast Enough.”

Now that the COP26 climate change conference is in the rearview mirror and the Build Back Better bill is potentially about to pass, Sebastian Blanco welcomes BCG’s Nathan Niese to the Transmission stage. 

They chat about what the conference and the pending legislation might do to the electric vehicle market across the world and about how government intervention, including regulation,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/government-impact-on-the-electric-vehicle-landscape-transmission

Protecting components means protecting production — Transmission

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America has been using a packaging technology called RP System to protect its products like auto parts and electronics in Japan for many years. 

On this episode of Transmission, Sebastian Blanco talks to Sean Hael, sales and marketing general manager at Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America, about this technology and its uses.

The company is working on introducing RP System to production facilities in the U.S., and Hael says there’s no time like a pandemic to make sure limited...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/protecting-components-means-protecting-production-transmission

BMW’s investment in startups — Transmission

On this episode of Transmission, Sebastian Blanco welcomes Kasper Sage and Marcus Behrendt, managing partners at BMW iVentures.

BMW iVentures invests in startups that will help the automaker build better, cleaner vehicles, but it also wants to invest in companies that will help all automakers build better, cleaner vehicles. Sage and Behrendt talk about how this program works and why it is crucial to the future of the automotive technology space. 

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bmws-investment-in-startups-transmission

The economics of electrification — Transmission

With the passage of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, more emphasis than ever will be put on the future of electric vehicles. On this episode of Transmission, Ellen Hughes-Cromwick from Third Way returns to discuss the impact of the bill on electric vehicle production and adoption in the U.S.

Cromwick joins Grace Sharkey and Sebastian Blanco to talk about changes Third Way has seen in the EV landscape in the past six months, before the bill was passed and what she expects to become the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-economics-of-electrification-transmission

Building a simpler automotive supply chain — Transmission

Sebastian Blanco is getting a look at automaker Valens on this episode of Transmission. 

Valens, fresh off of being listed on the New York Stock Exchange and hosting its inaugural analyst day, is ready to deliver better semiconductors to automakers in the coming years. These high-data chips will simplify the wiring harnesses required in tomorrow’s vehicles, which in turn simplifies the amount of components the automakers need per car.

Blanco talks to Gideon Kedem, Valens’ head of automotive...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/building-a-simpler-automotive-supply-chain-transmission

Aluminum can make better electric vehicles — Transmission

Sebastian Blanco and Grace Sharkey welcome Craig Lewis, senior director of automotive sales for North America at Constellium, to this episode of Transmission. 

Constellium makes aluminum components for everything from the beverage industry to the military and automakers. For the new Ford F-150 Lightning, Constellium’s value-added aluminum can be found in the windshield header, rocker and other places.

Lewis runs through the details of production, and why aluminum is better for EVs than...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aluminum-can-make-better-electric-vehicles-transmission

The rise of home vehicle delivery — Transmission

E-commerce trends are beginning to merge into the automotive buying experience, leading to a growing need for vehicle delivery straight to customers’ homes. 

On this episode of Transmission, Grace Sharkey and Sebastian Blanco speak to Trent Broberg, CEO of Acertus, about how his company is digitizing the delivery experience for automotive manufacturers so customers can purchase vehicles at home and have them delivered there as well.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-rise-of-home-vehicle-delivery-transmission

Getting charging infrastructure for electric vehicles — Transmission

One of the biggest challenges facing mass electric vehicle adoption is charging infrastructure. Electric chargers have popped up at many retail locations as more people buy electric cars, but owners still need charging capabilities at other places. 

FreightWaves’ Sebastian Blanco and Grace Sharkey look at how Wallbox is helping solve the charger problem on this episode of Transmission. They welcome Enric Asunción, co-founder and CEO of Wallbox, to the show to talk business expansion and EV...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/getting-charging-infrastructure-for-electric-vehicles-transmission

Auto industry short on more than just chips — Transmission

Most automakers rely on “just-in-time” manufacturing to optimize production. That model requires precise coordination throughout every link in the global supply chain. And that’s where AIT Worldwide Logistics comes in. AIT’s automotive logistics professionals are the experts at developing resilient, scalable solutions for OEM and Tier 1 supply chains across Asia, Europe, and North America. AIT has the expertise, technology, and carrier connections to achieve your production goals —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/auto-industry-short-on-more-than-just-chips-transmission

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