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Over the last few weeks, several OEMs, both legacy and startup, have made claims or boasts about how much revenue they expect to make from connected services. Just last week, in an investor’s report, Rivian said…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Last weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that pledges to ban small off-road engines (S.O.R.E.) by 2024 of all types. The text of the bill is broad…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Picking up from last week, we cover a family member’s continuing adventure in purchasing a used electrified vehicle before discussing LG absorbing much of GM’s $1.8 billion Bolt recall…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last five years, it’s no great secret that Toyota has been touting the virtues of its hybrid and fuel cell technology, casting doubt on the purported environmental benefits…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
At Tesla’s quarterly investor’s meeting this week, held at the still under-construction Gigafactory Texas near Austin, Tesla boss Elon Musk confirmed what many had speculated…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Is Tesla moving it headquarters to Texas? Did BEVs outsell diesels in Germany in September? Does Rivian have enough orders to make a business of it? Is the Mazda MX-30 the world’s best looking compliance car…
BY PHIL ROYLE
I have long thought that if any legacy brand would be the perfect fit to have an EV, it would be Rolls-Royce – at least, in the modern context. With modern battery technology, and electric motors being naturally silent…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, The Watt Car’s Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez welcome Dr. Joanne Leach to the podcast. A Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham in the U.K., Dr. Leach is a researcher of sustainable and livable cities…
BY PHIL ROYLE
How do you wind down car windows? Is it with a thrilling four-button claw motion or a more lackadaisical two windows at a time? This week, co-host Edward A. Sanchez test drives the VW ID.4 RWD and discovers…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It’s no secret that Tesla and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and its state-level organizations have been at odds over the legality of selling cars factory-direct…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
While Tesla retains the distinction of being near top-of-class for efficiency, it must cede the crown in the premium sedan space, at least for now, to Lucid…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, podcast co-host Phil Royle tests a 2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid and ponders whether Ford should produce a plug-in version in addition to the Lightning EV. Meanwhile…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Ever wonder how The Watt Car came to be? Co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez relive the old days talking about their car histories, work entanglements…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Concurrent with the IAA 2021 Show in Munich, Hyundai Motor Group announced its Hydrogen Vision 2040 initiative, with a significant emphasis on commercial vehicles and applications…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Audi has always held an interesting position among the German premium brands, being generally perceived of as sportier than Mercedes-Benz…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss a Nürburgring Model S Plaid crash, the Citroën Ami and Opel Rocks-e, Genesis EV news and rumors…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The 2023 Subaru Solterra EV SUV, Subaru’s first EV, is due to hit showrooms in about a year. Yet while other companies are teasing battery pack sizes, range, charging speed, and various other notables…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Nearly every other day, a press release or story comes out about the latest “green” initiative or carbon-neutrality goal announced by a major automaker…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Before diving into the explosive issue of the Chevy Bolt, The Watt Car Podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss McDonalds at Superchargers, the new Genesis GV60, the disappointing Mazda MX-30…
BY PHIL ROYLE
I will preface this post by saying that this is not an engineering or technical analysis of what was revealed at Tesla’s AI Day…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
