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Welcome to another week in the world’s best industry. Today we’re talking about the Chinese version of the NADA show, a new report which is raising the question on structural capacity for EV parking garages, as well as the potentially historic Starship launch today. 

• If you thought the NADA Show was big, think again. The Shanghai Auto Show 2023 is set to showcase the intense competition in the electric vehicle (EV) market, with global and Chinese automakers unveiling more than a dozen new electric models. And the tradeshow floor is a small continent of 1.5 million square meters (16 million square feet)

  • In Comparison the Las Vegas convention center is only 3.2 m sq ft
  • China purchased 5.4 million pure-electric vehicles of their 23.6 million cars in 2022, about two-thirds of the global total of 8 million and EV sales are forecast to increase by another 30% this year
  • The Chinese government is winding down subsidies and shifting the burden to automakers by requiring them to earn credits for EV sales, prompting manufacturers to develop competitive models without subsidies and form partnerships to share cost
  • China's BYD Auto, who wants to overtake Tesla for the title of world’s biggest-selling electric automaker, will reveal its U9 supercar from its luxury Yangwang brand. 
    • 1 million yuan ($145,000) sticker price, accelerates from zero to 100 kph (60 mph) in two neck-straining seconds.

An article from Automotive News is highlighting a report from the British Parking Association that raises the caution flag on whether or not older parking garages can hold up the weight of new, heavier EVs

• • Chris Whapples, a structural engineer, told The Telegraph, "I don't want to be too alarmist, but there definitely is the potential for some of the early car parks in poor condition to collapse. Operators need to be aware of electric vehicle weights, and get their car parks assessed from a strength point of view, and decide if they need to limit weight."
  • A Tesla model S weighs 5000 lbs…more than most F150s. A new EV hummer can get close to 10,000 lbs
    
    
• SpaceX will be attempting to launch the first test flight of their fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from their HQ, Starbase, in southern Texas near Boca Chica Beach today
  • Over the weekend, Elon Musk tweeted, “Success maybe, excitement guaranteed.”
  • This is the  biggest rocket ever built which stands at 40 stories tall,  potentially capable of carrying 250 tons of payload and 100 people to outer space
  • It is a primary component of founder, Elon Musk’s desire to send people to Mars to allow humans to be an interplanetary species to “preserve the light of consciousness”

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