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Tuesday is for inviting Michael Cirillo to the pod! We are covering a counter-narrative to the EV decline rhetoric, Alex Vetter getting cheeky on X, and crypto currencies experiencing a surge.
Show Notes with links:
BloombergNEF's latest zero-emission vehicle report, unveiled at COP28 in Dubai, challenges the narrative of an EV slowdown, highlighting significant growth and future potential in the EV market.
- EV sales are defying slowdown rumors, with worldwide projections to reach 14 million in 2023, a 36% increase from 2022. EV-only sellers such as Tesla and BYD are on pace to capture 7% of global sales in 2023.
- The U.S. market is showing remarkable growth with a projected 50% increase in EV sales this year.
- Emerging economies like India, Thailand, and Indonesia are rapidly adopting EVs, driven by affordable models in the US$10,000 range, and changing market dynamics.
- In the US, the Inflation Reduction Act has sparked $100B of investment in EV and battery manufacturing.
- One thing that has stalled are global commitments to phasing out ICE vehicles. Only 19% of countries have ICE phase out target dates, and the automakers committed to it only represent 32% of the market.
Starting with a cheeky tweet, Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars Commerce, casts a skeptical eye on Hyundai's Amazon deal, emphasizing his company's superior capabilities in facilitating vehicle sales. In a candid interview, he critiques the pilot project's scope and its implications for the auto industry.
- Vetter's cheeky take on the deal: “@Hyundai — please dm me, we can enable ALL of your retailers vs 18 and do it with people actually buying cars, not dog food.”
- He stressed that car buying is a multichannel experience, doubting Amazon's ability to match the depth of research and advice provided by dedicated auto platforms.
- Vetter points out the PR benefits for Hyundai but is skeptical about Amazon's impact on actual car sales, highlighting the need for targeted digital platforms.
- He suggests that digital platforms like Cars Commerce are more efficient in reaching active car buyers, reducing the waste seen in mass-market advertising.
It has been a while since we have talked about crypto, but the major currencies are seeing quite the rebound as Bitcoin jumps over $41k and Eth gets back about $2200.
- Experts believe the potential drop in interest rates by the Fed are impacting the crypto outlook as well.
- Bitcoin is close to its next ‘halving’, a process in reducing Bitcoin miners every 4 years, which historically has led to record high values.
- But perhaps a bigger impact on Bitcoin’s rise is increasing confidence within the sector that additional cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as soon as next month.
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