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Is Rivian on the prowl with its Camp Mode and a potential partnership with Mercedes-Benz? We dig in, while also chatting about Hyundai’s N Vision 74 concept being an ICE car in disguise, a suspiciously familiar…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, we get political. Spurred by a five-minute, time-limited debate between Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg…
BY PHIL ROYLE
As the inevitability of the electrification of transportation draws ever-nearer, the opponents and skeptics of the technology seem to be ramping their FUD campaigns into hyperdrive…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
We’ve been busy autocrossing a Mustang EV conversion and buying Tesla beanies. But once we get to the news, we have more questions than answers when it comes to California’s newly-passed 2035 EV mandate…
BY PHIL ROYLE
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
Ever the showman, Elon Musk reveled in the Model S Plaid’s status as the world’s fastest sedan. For a period, the 1,000-hp, tri-motor large liftback was effectively unchallenged in that status. The closest equivalent…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
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
General Motors CEO Mary Barra has gotten a lot of headlines lately for proclaiming that GM intends on beating Tesla on a unit volume basis for EVs by 2025. While many are incredulous at this boast…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
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
Charging infrastructure is a frequent topic here on The Watt Car, and for good reason. You could have the most amazing EV technology on the planet, but if you don’t have a practical means of charging…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
We saw photos of the stunning Hyundai Ioniq 6 last week. This week, we finally have some official specifications on the car. Being as it’s based on the same E-GMP platform as the Ioniq 5 crossover/hatch…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
