#44 - Podcast Hangout with Danny Thai, Zecar and Shaun Garrard, EV Industry Expert
OCT 10, 202246 MIN
#44 - Podcast Hangout with Danny Thai, Zecar and Shaun Garrard, EV Industry Expert
OCT 10, 202246 MIN
Description
<p>Three EV-focused friends sit down at a table and discuss zero emissions transport on World EV Day.</p>
<p>Danny Thai is the founder of zecar.com, a one-stop-shop for electric car news, comparisons, data and clean energy.</p>
<p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannythai123/</p>
<p>Shaun Garrard has extensive experience across the automotive and electric vehicle sectors in the Asia Pacific region, including with Tesla Australia and WM Motor in Shanghai.</p>
<p>Timecodes:</p>
<p>00:00 - Introduction</p>
<p>01:25 - What's happening this week in EVs</p>
<p>02:50 - Shaun's background</p>
<p>06:20 - Do western countries see China as a serious automotive player?</p>
<p>08:35 - Wan Gan - the man behind China's EV dominance</p>
<p>13:30 - Talking NIO</p>
<p>18:07 - Battery swapping; will it work in Australia?</p>
<p>22:00 - The cost of charging infrastructure</p>
<p>26:40 - Tackling residential charging issues</p>
<p>29:20 - EV Uptake in Australia</p>
<p>30:15 - Are there benefits from not being first; will it pay off to watch other countries makes the switch to EVs from fossil fuel</p>
<p>30:50 - Carrot + stick - how to drive people into EVs, and what should Australia's national strategy be?</p>
<p>37:20 - Which future products are we looking forward to?</p>
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