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All by Edward A. Sanchez
Recently, in my interactions on LinkedIn, or with friends or family skeptical about EVs, I’ve noticed a recurring pattern. When sharing my ownership experience with an EV, or touting…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Just last week, Maserati announced it was pulling the plug on the “Folgore” EV version of its MC20 supercar. Bugatti is slow-walking into the EV space, despite…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
President Donald Trump has said tariffs are a “beautiful word,” and appears to be going through with his promise of imposing 25% tariffs on two of the U.S.’s largest trading partners…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
If you’ve followed me on The Watt Car for any length of time, you’ll know I’m not a huge fan of hydrogen fuel cells, and consider it folly that BMW, Honda and, perhaps most…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The second Trump administration is moving with a surprising ferocity (or recklessness, depending on your perspective) barely one month in. One of the likely casualties…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s hard to avoid the headlines of Elon Musk’s antics, whether as head of D.O.G.E., making controversial hand gestures, or his inscrutable endorsement of “drill, baby, drill”…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
President Donald Trump announced that he would stop the so-called “EV Mandate” on day one of his administration. The nebulous “mandate” in fact increased fuel economy standards…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In the last election cycle, EVs became a political punching bag, the symbol of an overzealous progressive agenda determined to have everyone bow to their vision of environmental…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
November 5 has come and gone, and Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States, only the second president in more than 120 years to serve two non-consecutive terms…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On the eve of this election, electric vehicles have become unfortunately politicized. There are a number of reasons, some of which admittedly have a kernel of truth. But most of the FUD…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Much like over the years where the Toyota Prius became synonymous with the term “hybrid,” in the minds of some, “Tesla” has become synonymous with the term “EV,” further complicated by…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
I really need to address something, folks. Just when it seemed like general knowledge of EVs was improving, and people were getting over the FUD narrative, it comes roaring back with...
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In early August 2024, Volvo CEO Jim Rowan announced that the company was adjusting its previous pledge to go full battery electric (or “electrified”) by 2030, instead aiming for 90-100% of its fleet...
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
I can’t tell you how many times in the last few years I’ve seen the headline “[Brand] Out-Sells Tesla in Total EVs” only to read the fine print and realize that total includes either hybrids or...
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Ford CEO Jim Farley’s wish for Americans to “fall in love with small cars” again reflects the Catch-22 scenario that many automakers are feeling right now with EVs. To try to recoup the significant costs of…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The automotive industry often moves in a herd-like scrum, chasing trends and copying each other. This can be seen in a number of areas over the last several decades, from the exponential growth of…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The top-level, partisan view of Ford’s announcement that it would be changing strategy with regard to its plant in Oakville, Ontario, from EV manufacturing to a second plant producing Ford Super Duty pickups…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The automotive and investment worlds were surprised earlier this week when news that the Volkswagen Group had committed to a $5 billion investment into EV startup Rivian. Although Rivian has made great…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
As Phil Royle and I discussed in Episode 176 of The Watt Car Podcast, Fisker Inc.’s bankruptcy is now official. Although it is nominally Chapter 11 (reorganization) rather than Chapter 7 (liquidation)…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Traditionally, creating new vehicle variants was an intensive process of engineering that sometimes required a ground-up redesign to address packaging issues such as structural integrity, powertrain, or component…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
