Watts & Wheels S1E7: 'Ferrari's EV breaks the internet'
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The episode discusses Ferrari's first EV, the South African Car of the Year results, and features an interview with Stellantis South Africa's CEO Mike Whitfield.
Episode 7 of Watts & Wheels – TechCentral's electric motoring show – opens with mock outrage: the South African Car of the Year results are in, and the Alfa Romeo Junior didn't take the overall title. Hosts William Kelly and Duncan McLeod demand a recount – though they concede the Junior's best design win takes some of the sting out of a competition in which Chinese brands claimed half the categories, with the Jetour T2 named overall winner. In episode 7, William and Duncan get stuck into: Ferrari's first EV – and the meme storm that greeted it. Is the departure from Maranello DNA brave or bewildering? And with Jony Ive involved in the design, are we looking at a glimpse of the Apple car that never was? How to build a car, part 2 – continuing last episode's deep dive, William unpacks how "local content value" really works, why local plants no longer build the sub-R400 000 cars that make up 64% of South African sales – and why the tariff question is becoming impossible to ignore as India signs a trade deal with Europe and Morocco builds EV factories. An interview with Mike Whitfield, CEO of Stellantis South Africa, on the group's plans for the local market – including a possible…
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