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.
