#30: Manufacturing News from Volvo, Mercedes, BMW & Hyundai, New York Gets 100MW Battery

In this week's episode: 0'00" - Introduction; 0'55" - Hyundai announces new E-GMP vehicle architecture for future EVs: https://evbrief.com/news-brief/2020/12/12/hyundais-new-e-gmp-platform-to-underpin-future-bevs 3'05": Volvo cars embraces full electrification of model range by 2030 5'00": BMW retools facilities, constructs electric production plants for electric drivetrain future 6'10': Mercedes-Benz shifts to electric production, expanding manufacturing and battery cell facilities around the world. The company plans 8 BEVs in production by 2022 8'29": Canberra, Australia orders 90 new electric buses, as government looks to move to zero emissions transport; 9'25": 434MW Bluewater power station in Western Australia has its asset value written down to zero by Japanese owners: https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2020/11/25/japanese-owner-of-was-bluewaters-coal-plant-reports-worst-ever-loss-in-face-of-energy-transition/ 11'35": A massive new 100MW battery is planned for Astoria, Queens, a partnership between ConEdison and 174 Power Global https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/con-edison--174-power-global-bringing-large-battery-project-to-queens-301194231.html 13'08": Wrap up -- Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments, and please subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's episode! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a review if you have time! It really helps the show's exposure. -- If you'd like to contribute to the running of the show, you can support the podcast on a monthly basis from as little as $1! Every cent will go into great EV content, and expanding the show to new audiences! Thank you for your support! www.patreon.com/evbriefpodcast Find EV Brief on your favourite platform! Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2vFV3CS Castbox: bit.ly/3kMCbd3 Google Podcasts: bit.ly/30x3Gxx Overcast: bit.ly/3jh4ZZQ Pocketcasts: bit.ly/2LUzutd Podbean: bit.ly/2JrEDbl Soundcloud: bit.ly/2QebZcV Spotify: spoti.fi/2wa1XR6 Stitcher: bit.ly/2VPVUQT TuneIn: bit.ly/2HEfupn YouTube: bit.ly/evbriefyoutube