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May 3, 2021 95 mins
Former Ford CEO, Jim Hackett & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about the history & future of electric cars, the automotive industry, and much more... Former Ford CEO, Jim Hackett & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about the history & future of electric cars. They cover Ford & Edison's first electric car, the current state of the electric cars, understanding scaling & natural systems, business change vs death, the evolution of car models & sizes, all-electric car plausibility, carbon taxes, electric range & charging time, electricity demand & smart grids, the history of Ford's Mustang Mach-e, the road to self-driving cars, safety & trust,  startup car companies, the importance of user experience design, Apple, Ford & IDEO, the future of Ford, and much more. Episode Transcript Mentions & Recommendations JRS: EP94 Shahin Farshchi on Self-Driving Tech JRS: EP44 Steve LeVine on EV Battery Tech Santa Fe Institute Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business Jim Hackett is an American businessman. He was the president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company from May 2017 to October 2020.
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