Is it CAKE!? Yes... If by CAKE you mean e-Bikes or Electric Motorcycles. MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with CAKE's Chief Growth Officer - Eric Asmussen! Eric dives into the many advantages & use cases of e-Bikes & Electric Motorcycles, CAKE's mission to grow the brand & e-Bike space, their various models, and more! Learn more at RideCAKE.com! 2:22 - "Light, Quiet, & Clean". 5:40 - Kalk - CAKE's off-road electric motorcycle. 6:32 - Sustainability = re:CAKE. 7:09 - Less parts, lighter weight. 15:01 - Advantages of Electric Motorcycles over Gas Motorcycles. 18:37 - "Friendlier than a motorcycle." 21:16 - Osa - CAKE's workbench on wheels. 22:49 - Range, Speed, & Charging. 25:19 - Pricing. 26:02 - Adjustable speed & regen. 27:17 - Comparing CAKES - Makka, Osa, & Aik models. 31:42 - Security = App locks, battery locks, & 3 kill switches. 33:23 - Operation. 34:34 - CAKE's Anti-Poaching Initiative in Africa. 37:50 - Cold weather considerations. 40:41 - Charging infrastructure for eBikes? 42:46 - Battery swapping? 46:21 - Riding from New York to Los Angeles! 48:42 - Accessories! 51:48 - Reliability & Delivery use cases. 55:21 - Jonny's 0 MPH crash. 01:03:08 - New generation. 01:06:13 - Green spaces & urbanization. 01:07:55 - Saving space & time. 01:10:27 - Growth. 01:14:40 - Military applications? 01:18:01 - More use cases. 01:22:27 - Available for purchase online at RideCAKE.com 01:24:10 - Osa = Carpenter. 01:26:51 - Behind the name, "CAKE". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman are back with more from Rennsport Reunion 7 with Porsche's Senior Project Lead for eFuels, Karl Dums! The guys chat with Karl about Porsche's mission to create synthetic fuels! What are eFuels? And why should we pursue eFuels as an option? 0:12 - Today's topic - eFuels! 3:06 - Welcome Karl Dums! 4:58 - What are eFuels? How does it compare to gasoline? 7:15 - Carbon Neutral! 9:31 - Harnessing the winds of Patagonia. 15:50 - What about the CO2 footprint? 18:32 - Do eFuels work for all current fossil fuel applications? 21:01 - eFuels provide a decarbonizing solution for ALL existing vehicles - all 1.4 BILLION of them. 25:58 - Genesis of Porsche's eFuel mission. 27:31 - Timeline for eFuel rollout. 30:01 - Rapid timeline of development. 31:30 - Roadmap to reducing overall CO2 footprint. 35:45 - Vehicles running on eFuels at Rennsport. 37:05 - Want to learn more? Visit http://HIFGlobal.com 38:01 - Karl's involvement with the Carrera GT. 39:03 - Favorite cars at Rennsport. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman take the show on the road to Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca - celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Porsche! FIRST, the guys chat with Porsche's GT4 e-Performance Tour Project Manager - Oliver Schwab - AND Michelin's North American Director of Motorsports - Jason Anzalone - about their mission to develop the electric future of customer racing! NEXT, the guys chat with Michelin's Original Equipment Product Category Manager - Ed Gliss - about what it takes to be a test driver, and how Michelin is staying ahead of the EV curve. 0:12 - Guest introductions 5:15 - Oliver's reaction to Rennsport Reunion 7. 8:17 - Focus of the event for Michelin. 9:32 - Porsche e-Performance. 12:41 - Porsche Mission R. 15:25 - Comparing Mission R & GT4 e. 18:16 - Test lab for electric customer racing. 21:01 - 63% sustainable tires. 22:07 - Race tires vs street tires. 23:52 - Low rolling resistance tires. 25:46 - How interested are customers in EV racing? 29:08 - Fast Charging for EV racing. 36:06 - How does Michelin approach the EV customer? 37:49 - Process of developing a tire for a specific car. 40:39 - Kids in a candy factory! 43:17 - Porsche & California. 46:27 - Looking into the future. 52:04 - Michelin's Ed Gliss! 52:18 - Ed's thoughts on Rennsport Reunion 7. 55:22 - What does the general consumer NEED to know about tires? 56:59 - Mission for Laguna Seca. 58:23 - Ed's Test Driver background. 59:52 - Tire sidewall markings. 01:03:43 - Competitive analysis of tires. 01:04:21 - The biggest issue with cheap tires. 01:05:44 - Reference vehicles for testing. 01:07:33 - Developing tires for a specific car. 01:08:15 - Over 100 tunable components in a tire. 01:14:11 - Life of a Test Driver. 01:21:57 - How to become a Test Driver. 01:32:06 - His role in Product Marketing. 01:33:20 - EV tires. 01:35:57 - How tires affect range/gas mileage. 01:38:19 - What are you excited to see at Rennsport Reunion? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kia's Long Range Strategy & Planning Manager, Steve Kosowski, discusses the Charging Alliance, EV6 GT, EV9 SUV, Solid State Batteries, hydrogen power, Kia's Carbon Neutral mission, current challenges, and the future outlook for the EV Market. Topics include: Charging Alliance's plan for 30,000 Ultra High Speed DC Chargers by 2030, Kia's EV6 and EV6 GT design and features, benchmarks for EV6 GT, exploring the Kia EV9 SUV, future of batteries in EVs, advantages of Solid State Batteries, impact of gas prices on car buying, and the mission to go Carbon Neutral.

Oliver Walker-Jones from Joby Aviation talks about the future of air taxis and electric aerial ridesharing. They discuss the concept of eVTOLs, weight capacity, flying speed, safety features, partnerships with Uber and Delta, pricing, pilot controls, and the hurdles to mass adoption. They also touch on Toyota's partnership, the founder of Joby Aviation, and the potential of the air taxi industry. Joby Aviation plans to launch their services in 2025.

Ford's Chief Advanced Product Development & Technology Officer, Doug Field, discusses Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), over-the-air updates, the impact of software in automotive manufacturing, the roadmap to full autonomy, the importance of recruiting tech talent, and the future capabilities of Ford vehicles.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Ford CEO Jim Farley! The guys discuss the all-new Ford Mustang GTD supercar, Ford adopting Tesla's Charging Standard, the decision behind splitting into "Ford Blue" & "Ford Model e", making EVs vs ICE vehicles, what he learned on his road trip in a Ford Lightning, battery production, the future of SDVs, autonomy with BlueCruise, the EV price war with China, and more! 0:42 - Guest introduction & more about the day of recording. 4:49 - Ford Mustang GTD! 10:35 - Prototype Inboard Suspension & DRS System. 15:00 - The wing! 17:54 - Decision behind the name "Mustang GTD". 19:40 - Adopting Tesla's Charging Standard. 26:58 - Decision behind the split into "Ford Blue" & "Ford Model e". 29:20 - Making EVs vs ICE vehicles. 34:19 - Jim's road trip in the Ford Lightning. 35:37 - Tripling Ford Lightning Production. 38:00 - Other lessons he learned on the road trip. 43:15 - The future of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). 44:19 - Predictive Failure Components using AI. 44:52 - Autonomy with BlueCruise. 45:28 - Subscription vs Usage cost for BlueCruise. 47:48 - Software subscriptions. 49:48 - Selling the customer on SDVs. 55:20 - How is mass adoption of EVs going? 01:03:01 - EV price war with China. 01:04:27 - Predictable cycle in technology change. 01:05:48 - Predicting the Gas-powered car ban in 2035. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with Aston Martin's Director of Design - Miles Nurnberger! Miles tells the inception tale of the Aston Martin Valkyrie, aka The Manhattan Project of Automobiles! The guys discuss behind the scenes stories from the creation of the Valkyrie, the reveal of the Aston Martin DB12 Volante, Aston Martin's partnership with Lucid, Pebble Beach 2100, and why all EVs of the future won't look the same. 3:38 - Aston Martin Valkyrie inception - The Manhattan Project of Automobiles. 5:45 - Valkyrie Designer Adrian Newey. 12:56 - What is the Aston Martin Valkyrie? 14:44 - "The toilet seat". 20:24 - The Valkyrie Experience. 27:00 - Seating design. 30:18 - Crash testing the Valkyrie. 33:24 - Aston Martin DNA. 37:24 - The badge. 43:08 - How do you get in!? 46:59 - Designing the interior. 53:01 - Will there ever be another car like the Valkyrie? 54:01 - Thoughts on McMurtry & Gordon Murray Automotive. 01:03:21 - Have we passed peak interval combustion, is the future ONLY electric? 01:05:54 - Was the Valkyrie project a success? "It wasn't a normal project." 01:10:19 - When was the darkest moment in the project? 01:12:02 - Where does the project stand now with recent changes to Aston Martin? 01:14:00 - Valhalla - the son of the Valkyrie! 01:18:33 - Aston Martin Cygnet. 01:19:28 - Aston Martin's partnership with Lucid! 01:21:47 - Anything new coming? 01:27:18 - Miles' history & love for cars. 01:34:52 - Who designed the Vantage??? 01:38:08 - Aston Martin One-77. 01:41:38 - Who came up with the front intake vents on the One-77? 01:46:12 - Aston Martin DB12 & DB12 Volante! 01:53:52 - Pebble Beach 2100! 01:55:42 - "Piss off" factors in the design process. 01:59:02 - How does Aston Martin approach the EV space? 02:02:00 - Why all EVs won't be the same. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with BisiMoto himself - Bisimoto Engineering's CEO & Chief Engineer - Bisi Ezerioha! Bisi talks about his big EV revelation, personal collection, Bisimoto's new project car - the Moby X, his chemical engineering background, his drag racing history, the wild west of EV tuning, and working on Teslas! 2:54 - Bisi's big revelation about EVs in 2018, at CES. 6:40 - "EVs have No Soul". 9:05 - First time driving an EV? His own Porsche 935 project car for SEMA! 16:13 - "The first time I drove this thing in my shop, I almost urinated on myself... I'm an enthusiast first, and I love speed, I love acceleration... It is intoxicating." - Bisi. 18:16 - "There's a weird connection to the tarmac that I didn't experience with my other cars that are petrol. Almost like my petrol engines dampened that feedback." - Bisi. 21:12 - 935 K3V. Model unboxing, & build. 28:45 - How did petrol friends react to his EV conversion? 30:52 - When did EV conversion happen personally? 35:42 - Bisi's personal fleet. 38:25 - Tesla Model S Plaid Launches - "Wow, it reminds me of my drag car... It's shocking for a sedan. It shouldn't be that fast." - Bisi. 44:41 - More Bisi cars. 56:12 - State of EV aftermarket space. 59:42 - Batteries & Battery improvement. 01:05:21 - Bisi's personal & educational background. Chemical Engineering! 01:17:51 - Where his love for cars came from. 01:23:01 - When did Bisi start drag racing? Compton street racing scene. 01:25:57 - The moment that sparked his interest in performance modification. 01:30:14 - Lightbulb moment at his first drag race. 01:34:20 - Behind the nickname "Bisimoto". 01:36:57 - Cultural soup that led to the Fast & Furious. Tom Young, "Let's race for $5,000." 01:40:44 - Street Racing tricks - dome light distractions & hiding nitrous. 01:44:34 - Career arch, stopped racing in 2014. 01:45:20 - How much are you actually able to tune EVs? Wild Wild West. 01:58:26 - Working on Teslas - "I want to keep learning." - Bisi. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Gran Turismo Director Neill Blomkamp, and Professional Driver Jann Mardenborough - whose life the story is based on! The guys discuss the making of the film, Jann's path to racing through the GT Academy, BTS stories from filming, their love of cars, and thoughts on EVs! 2:10 - Gran Turismo - Releasing August 25th! 5:11 - How Neill became involved with the film. 8:17 - Jann's introduction to Gran Turismo the game & early interest in cars. 16:39 - Making video game movies. 20:00 - Jann on his GT Academy trials - from video gamer to race car driver! In 2011, Jann (19) participated in the GT Academy where he beat out 90,000 others to win the competition. The prize for his victory was a chance to drive with Nissan at the Dubai 24 Hour! 24:17 - Jann built his own rig! 28:10 - Smack talk? Brutal! 30:39 - When did Jann know he had a shot to win? Won his first race at Silverstone. 36:08 - Jann's UK Driver's License Test - Hyundai Coupe(Tiburon), manual. 38:01 - "Just a gamer" comments & dirty drivers! 45:11 - How authentic is the story? 50:42 - Jann's rebound after a horrific accident. 57:30 - Orlando Bloom's accident. 01:03:14 - Realism Consultant. 01:06:45 - Cars featured in the movie. 01:14:11 - David Harbour. 01:18:02 - Sound Design & Kazunori Yamauchi stories. 01:24:19 - Jann on the hardest parts of shooting. 01:26:52 - Kazunori/Polyphony's involvement in the film. 01:30:31 - Jann on having a movie about his life, at 31! 01:33:01 - GT Academy & ESports. 01:38:20 - Jann's first splurge car? 01:41:57 - Neill's first splurge car? 01:45:49 - The best race scenes in other movies. 01:47:57 - Neill's LFA and other past cars. 01:54:07 - InEVitable - Neill on Tesla Model S Plaid, "It's like driving a nuclear missile." 01:58:32 - Jann's experience with EVs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.