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Pebble Beach now brings EV debuts, including not only the Kia EV6 GT but also the car that’s plaider than Plaid: the Lucid Air Sapphire. The Sapphire holds no bargain-basement sticker price, putting it…
BY PHIL ROYLE
There’s not much we didn’t already know about the 2023 Kia EV6 GT – and its “official” reveal at the 2022 Monterey Car Week didn’t really give us much more info than what has been previously shared. We knew…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Dodge unveiled its unapologetic EV Charger Daytona SRT concept, and we couldn’t be happier. It’s loud (literally), in your face, and fabulous from front to back. What’s the battery size? Nobody knows…
BY PHIL ROYLE
There are some companies that have a masterful awareness of their own self-image and leverage it to the max. Among those is Dodge. And in the press release for the new Charger Daytona SRT EV Concept…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The news that Stellantis North America was discontinuing the internal-combustion variants of the Dodge Charger and Challenger perhaps isn’t the most shocking development to come out of the automotive…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With the Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T on the market, and soon to be joined by the Chevy Silverado EV and Tesla Cybertruck, the era of modern EV trucks is upon us in earnest. However…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Are the specs for the EV Meyers Manx concept stretch goals or overtly ambitious? Opinions differ on this episode of The Watt Car podcast, although everyone agrees a future with an electric Meyers Manx…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Will they or won’t they? Will Dodge’s next Charger and Challenger be EVs? According to one news outlet, no. According to another, probably. According to a Dodge PR rep, yes. The question then becomes: when…
BY PHIL ROYLE
From an electrician’s bill to a random encounter with a Telsa owner, this episode kicks off with a trip down a rabbit hole. Onto the news, Herbert Diess might have lost his VW gig over a software boondoggle…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Last week’s news is this week’s news, as the tail end of last week saw multiple notable EV unveiling. We seamlessly transition from that to the latest electrification happenings, including the Chevy Blazer EV…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Hyundai wasn’t done with its announcement, dropping the veil on the N Vision 74. Yes, it’s powered by a hydrogen fuel cell (hence the asterisk in this story’s title), but it’s still awesome…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, one of The Watt Car Podcast’s co-hosts gets home Level 2 charging while the other one’s mother orders an EV. Onto the news, Rivian cuts jobs, Canoo catches a break…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Technical problems send one of The Watt Car Podcast’s hosts to a Starbucks for this week’s episode, but that doesn’t stop the fun, as we discuss Ford Lightening and Rivian/Amazon van sightings in the wild…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Should you expect your friends to pay to charge your EV? EV charging etiquette is the eternal question. Or, it’s the question we tackle this week. What’s the answer? We don’t know…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, we look at EV charging speeds, towing, road trips, battery recycling, autonomous driving safety, fast Kias, EV hot rods, and whether the EV charger Quickening has begun…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The MCS charging standard is officially revealed, so it’s time to geek out over 1,250 volt, 3,000 amp EV charging — that’s enough to blow your mind! That was big news, but it didn’t stop us from also chatting about…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It’s a thought-provoking episode this week as we head back two years to a TEDx talk that needs a little unpacking. Along the way, we discuss EV efficiency compared to raw ICE and hybrid powertrains…
BY PHIL ROYLE
I have said in many blog posts and podcasts that EVs aren’t for everyone. The technology is still in its relatively nascent stages, as is the charging infrastructure. Also, from a total lifecycle standpoint…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, we dive into the return of the DeLorean, this time as a four-seater EV with massive gullwing doors. The Alpha 5 isn’t the only wild EV concept to debut, though, as Bentley’s 1,341 hp steampunk cruiser…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Nostalgia is a powerful thing. For some, it evokes all sorts of warm-fuzzies. But for some, it can also be a straightjacket that stifles creativity and originality. And when much of that nostalgia is wrapped around…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
