Changing Gears: The Future of EVs | Energy Tech Summit

Transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) is a critical step forward in tackling climate change, with governments and policymakers worldwide encouraging their widespread adoption. But sales of EVs in Europe are slowing down. What continued incentives and government support is needed to make affordable EVs a reality? This panel brings together OEMs, EV natives and leaders in EV infrastructure development to discuss the full lifecycle of the EV boom and the future direction for the industry.
Moderator:
Fiona Howarth, Octopus Electric Vehicles
Speakers:
Sundeep Jain, Chief Product Officer and SVP Engineering, Uber
Stella Li, Executive Vice President of BYD Company Limited and the President of BYD Americas
Fredrika Klarén, Head of Sustainability, Polestar

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Stella Li is amazing and mind blowing. A truly inspirational leader

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Astounding. This is a highly informative, bang up to date conference. Positive, can do message. Thanks to Octopus and brilliant guests.

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What is really clear from watching this chat is that Uber, BYD and Octopus are "all in" on the energy transition, and it's not surprising that partnerships are forming between them because that's what happens when the vision is bigger than the fear of competition or of a market change.
It's a stark contrast to Tesla in my view where, yes they are building cars at a low cost, but there is risky ivory tower thinking going on when they do things like reject V2G (or L or H) for vehicles like the Model Y or the new Model 3. The customers have been asking and asking, and Tesla have the capacity to add it to the cars and integrate the cars into the grid.