About this episode
The episode discusses the reaction to Ferrari's new EV, the relevance of GDP, and the resistance to air conditioning in the UK and Europe amidst heatwaves.
This week: Ferrari revealed its new EV designed by Jony Ive and it looked so bad it became a meme. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck , discuss the reaction to the $640,000 Ferrari Luce and how this story fits into the overall state of the electric vehicle market. Then, the hosts dig into the stat dashboard the U.N. wants to replace GDP as the main prosperity metric and debate whether GDP is even relevant enough for it to matter. And finally, they’ll examine why the UK and Europe are still so resistant to air conditioning despite being plagued by deadly heatwaves . In the Slate Plus episode: The lawsuit loophole used to report on the JP Morgan sex scandal. Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck
Topics covered
- electric vehicles
- Ferrari Luce
- GDP
- prosperity metrics
- air conditioning
- heatwaves
- UK and Europe
Keywords
- Ferrari
- electric vehicle
- GDP
- U.N.
- air conditioning
- heatwaves
- JP Morgan
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ferrari, U.N., JP Morgan
Products: Ferrari Luce
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