"I'm in direct talks with manufacturers like Tesla to get existing infrastructure for example Tesla Superchargers opened up to other manufacturers as well. There are some technical issues to work out but I expect we will come to a solution"
While Tesla for many years offered to share Superchargers with other manufacturers either pride stood in the way or for technical or financial reasons they didn't want to
With many BEVs on Germanys roads open them up to everybody would be a competitive disadvantage
Scheuer wants to have easy customer access over a smartphone like Tesla has and makes pressure on existing charging providers
"Then you can relax and get a real or vegan currywurst while you're charging, and you're on your way"
"The new BMW i4 is currently competing in retail primarily against the Tesla Model 3 as its most important competitor, while the Polestar 2 from the Chinese Geely Group is a competitor in only a few markets"
BMW continued to with their competitive anaysis
"Audi and Mercedes currently have no offerings in this class of vehicle"
"The Tesla Model 3's driving performance has been praised by the media, as has its handling"
"The cumbersome operation & build quality earn clear criticism"
BMW informs in the internal document that the consumption of the Top Model i4 M50 is 19-24 KWh/100km while the Model 3 Performance has 14kwh/100km
An up to 70% consumption difference, that's huge🙄
The i4 is heavier, slower, less acceleration, and has less range & higher price
When the next Porsche BEV Model will come to market?
"We are targeting the first half of 2023"😳
"Then the all-electric Macan will be ready for the road. The well-camouflaged prototypes are now leaving the factory premises for the 1st time"
2 years 🤭
Steiner continued about the next 2023 BEV
"The Macan will indeed be built and developed on the Premium Platform Electric shared with Audi"
Nevertheless, he adds, it will be clearly different from future Audi vehicles. "The Macan will have the soul of a Porsche."
Planned delivery of the next Porsche BEV in 2 years tells us that they either have problems developing a competitive BEV SUV or feel good about continuing selling ICE & making profits with it
In any case, these lazy timelines prove that the pressure is still not high enough
VW initiated a task force to fight against the semiconductor shortage
Head of task force
The situation remains critical in the second quarter and could even worsen. "We are fighting for every vehicle"
VW Head of Chip task force
"The situation will remain tense in the second quarter. Further production adjustments cannot be ruled out"
Hundreds of parts are affected at all car & truck brands
"There are always supply shortages but we've never had a situation like this before"
The chip shortage results in issues much more severe than the market anticipates
The task force involved in purchase chips for their suppliers now and has done 10,000 broker requests to solve bottlenecks but only half of it could be solved