AIR DATE 1/31
DIGITAL LINK: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/semiconductor-chip-shortageaffecting-vehicle-production-82565293
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THE *WASHINGTON* AUTO SHOW IS GIVING ATTENDEES A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE WITH A LOOK AT SOME OF THE HOTTEST NEW WHEELS AROUND — AND THIS YEAR IT’S ALL ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
EVERYTHING FROM THE NEW FORD F-150 LIGHTNING TRUCK COMING WITH A NEW 300 MILE EXTENDED RANGE BATTERY OPTION, A FULLY ELECTRIC DC METRO BUS, AND A FUTURISTIC
LOOKING TOYOTA RHOMBUS WITH A SINGLE SWIVEL SEAT.
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QUICK BITE FROM ATTENDEE MOS C: “So they’re pushing the electrics, and I think that’s great”)[show cars from EV pavilion over first part and automaker facility for second half ]
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THESE CARS POWERED BY SEMI-CONDUCTOR CHIPS WHICH ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY GLOBALLY, FORCING AUTOMAKERS — ALREADY SLAMMED BY COVID — TO EITHER SLOW OR HALT
PRODUCTION.
SOT ODONNELL WASH AUTO SHOW [00:03:40]
So all vehicles are going to be consuming a lot of chips. They’re all around the vehicle, 360 degrees. They’re inside the vehicle. We need more chips, clearly.
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THE CHIP SHORTAGE ALSO LEADING TO A RISE IN USED CAR PRICES, INCLUDING EVs, BY MORE THAN THREE PERCENT.
THOSE SOARING PRICES MAKING AFFORDABILITY A CHALLENGE FOR U.S. CONSUMERS … AND POSING A THREAT TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S GOAL OF INCREASING ELECTRIC
VEHICLE SALES TO FIFTY PERCENT BY 2030.
THE PRESIDENT, EARLIER THIS WEEK, praising tech company Intel’s PLANS TO BUILD A NEW 20 BILLION DOLLAR SEMI CONDUCTOR FACILITY IN OHIO TO ADDRESS THE CHIP SHORTAGE.
SOT BIDEN ON 1/21:
“Twenty percent by 2030 // that’s what the car is made of — 20 percent of it — it’s going to be these computer chips.
DIGITAL LINK: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/semiconductor-chip-shortageaffecting-vehicle-production-82565293
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