E13: "Back to the Fisker"

Inside Transportation

This is episode 13 of the Inside Transportation Podcast. This podcast was made possible by Ford Motor Company (www.ford.com) and Fenwick (www.fenwick.com). Access the full show notes here: https://www.notion.so/EP-13-Back-To-The-Fisker-1fe18d72acc34291a4d91196a9c91e96 Featuring Jason Calacanis (Angel investor, LAUNCH, Inside.com)and Johan Moreno (inside.com). Subscribe to Inside Transportation newsletter: inside.com/transportation Subscribe to Inside Electric Vehicles newsletter: inside.com/evs Recorded on July 15, 2020. 1:47 - TO KICK THINGS OFF Johan and Jason talk burgers and COVID-19 vaccines 8:45 - TOPIC 1: Fisker Inc. is going public The deal, which would raised $2b and be completed via a reverse acquisition, would be modeled after recent public listings from Nikola and Velodyne Lidar. 22:37 - TOPIC 2: How can the U.S. become the leader in electric vehicles? Michael Stumo, CEO of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, believes the U.S. is losing the EV arms race to China. 47:05 - TOPIC 3: Uber will allow drivers in California to set their own rates The pricing experiment was first launched in Palm Springs, Santa Barbara and Sacramento in January, as the company battles initiatives to classify its fleet of independent contractors as employees. 1:01:12 - TOPIC 4: DOPE OR NOPE - The Model V One Twitter user, @blue_bnd, mocked up this potential Tesla eVTOL that would be called the "Model V." 1:05:53 - TOPIC 5: DOPE OR NOPE - Ford Bronco This week, Ford unveiled the "Bronco," a revamped version of its SUV that was discontinued in 1996, to make way for the Ford Explorer and the Ford Expedition.