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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