Future Engineering Bets

By Fred Warner

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Episodes: 19

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Future Engineering Bets is for CEOs, board members, and private equity investors, making high-stakes decisions in electrification, energy transition, and advanced engineering strategy.

Get a boardroom-level view of engineering decisions that shape billions in capital investment and define the future of automotive and mobility.

Hosted by Fred Warner, partner & adviser, with a career spanning F1, hydrogen fuel cell, aerospace, and rail, the series explores the real trade-offs behind major product and technology bets across automotive, aerospace, and advanced propulsion.

Each episode breaks down the engineering, commercial, and strategic realities behind topics such as:

• Electric vehicles and the global EV transition

• Hybrid powertrains and the future of internal combustion

• Hydrogen, sustainable fuels, and emerging propulsion systems

• Product strategy and R&D investment decisions at OEM and Tier 1 level

• Market differences across Europe, the US, and China

• The impact of regulation versus real consumer demand

If you are responsible for product direction, capital allocation, or technology strategy, this podcast is designed to help you think more clearly about where to place your next bet.


Episode Date
Scrapping EV Batteries - Stop! with Michael Hague-Morgan | Future Engineering Bets
Oct 23, 2026
EV Only vs Technology Neutral with John Goodwin | Future Engineering Bets
Oct 13, 2026
The ZEV Mandate Is Putting Automotive at Risk | Future Engineering Bets
Sep 22, 2026
Volkswagen’s Job Cuts: What’s Happening to Europe’s Car Industry? | Future Engineering Bets
Sep 10, 2026
Can Formula One Thinking Fix Innovation? with Richard Hopkins | Future Engineering Bets
Aug 31, 2026
Honda: The Future Is Bigger Than EVs with Patrick Keating | Future Engineering Bets
Aug 25, 2026
Where Automotive Is Getting It Wrong | Future Engineering Bets
Aug 17, 2026
Can Motorsport Prove Hydrogen’s Future? with Mark Grain | Future Engineering Bets
Jul 28, 2026
Can EVs Be Lightweight, Fast and Exciting? with Iain Wight | Future Engineering Bets
Jul 21, 2026
Have Automotive OEMs Lost Control Of Their Own Market? | Future Engineering Bets
Jul 07, 2026
The Cost of Getting EV Policy Wrong | Future Engineering Bets
Jun 25, 2026
Are European Car Makers in Trouble? | Future Engineering Bets
Jun 17, 2026
The Shock Impact of the Iran War on EVs | Future Engineering Bets
Jun 08, 2026
Industrial Risk or Strategy? With Daniel Fung | Future Engineering Bets
May 28, 2026
Why Hydrogen Still Hasn’t Delivered | Future Engineering Bets
May 18, 2026
The EV Reset: Automotive Strategy Is Being Rewritten | Future Engineering Bets
May 11, 2026
Why Energy Management Decides Performance with Mark Preston | Future Engineering Bets
Apr 29, 2026
The EV Bet That Could Break OEMs | Future Engineering Bets
Apr 19, 2026
Aston Martin, Honda and the Cost of Engineering Misalignment | Future Engineering Bets
Apr 08, 2026