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On this week’s The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast, co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discuss average car consumers, un-average billionaire CEOs, a new EV lap record at Laguna Seca…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Although arguably a completely apples-to-oranges analog, we’re seeing a similar format war play out today with EV plug standards between CCS1 and Tesla in the U.S…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s all yoke all the time on this week’s episode of The Watt Car podcast, although to their credit, neither co-host Edward A. Sanchez or Phil Royle are happy to talk about it – yet they still do…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It’s stories galore on this week’s The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast, and none of them tie together. Still, that won’t stop co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This past week, various blog posts and news outlets have proclaimed “Tesla Opening Supercharger Network to All EVs,” with reactions ranging from “About time” to “Elon is my hero”…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
One of the most interesting developments in the last decade with the increase in popularity with EVs is what different strategies various regions and countries have taken in terms of infrastructure and code…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s no mystery which brand currently sells the highest number of EVs in the U.S. That would be Tesla, since it only sells EVs. Until Rivian and Lucid start sales, it will maintain that distinction…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez meet up in person between podcast recordings, and Model 3 charging shenanigans ensue…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The enthusiast community has reacted to the rise of EVs with a combination of curiosity and existential rage and dread.…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On this week’s episode of The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast, co-host Edward A. Sanchez has his dreams come true with the news that EV supercar maker Rimac now owns Bugatti…
BY PHIL ROYLE
We’ve posed the question many times on our podcast: When it comes to capturing the imagination of true automotive enthusiasts, can any EV match the “soul” of an ICE performance vehicle?
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week on The Watt Car podcast, co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle welcome Jeff Holland, Director of Public Relations at Karma Automotive…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Being a capitalist at heart, I believe it is in the long-term interest of any business operating within the realm of EVs or related services to have standalone profitability or at least (economic) sustainability…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Cars.com just released its 2021 American-Made Index Report, and for the first time in the report’s history, an EV made the top spot, the 2021 Tesla Model 3. The term “Most American” is fraught with peril…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
When it comes to EVs, charging is kind of important, so this week, The Watt Car podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss that very topic in regard to road trips as well as home charging…
BY PHIL ROYLE
After shopping for a Hyundai Kona Electric and realizing that it was slightly smaller than the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, we opted to purchase a 2020 Hyundai Ioniq…
BY LINDA BECKEMEYER
Tesla and Elon Musk, never the pair to shy away from controversy, has the industry abuzz with their stubborn insistence on pushing the “yoke” style steering wheel to market…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez bag on and praise Tesla for its latest release, the Model S Plaid. But there are other things to celebrate this week…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Podcast co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discuss Ed’s latest Tesla mobile service call for an issue he figured would fix itself. Spoiler alert: it didn’t…
BY PHIL ROYLE
There is perhaps no other name as synonymous with automotive performance and passion as Ferrari. Since its inception, the brand has been known for its race cars and pavement-dominating road cars…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
