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This week’s podcast involves a debate over EV charging connectors. Are we nerds or what? But with Tesla’s announcement of its North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector, there are real questions…
BY PHIL ROYLE
My colleague here at The Watt Car Phil Royle wrote a post “A Disingenuous Offer – Tesla’s NACS is Not What it Seems,” in which he asserted that Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) is yet another attempt…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s taking incredible self-restraint not to call Tesla’s NACS “standard” a sham – a hollow offering that merely benefits Tesla. Make no mistake, Tesla’s goals are not altruistic. Rather, its naming of, and encouraging others…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Was a story regarding a Nissan Leaf owner taking 15 hours to travel 178 miles right-wing FUD? Before we get to that, the conversation kicks off with an EV incentive proposition that was on California’s mid-term election ballot…
BY PHIL ROYLE
When former Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson stated in 2017 that he believed “the future is electric” and vowed that all Volvo models from 2019 onward would be electrified in some form, there was still a great deal of…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Did Cadillac go down the wrong path with the Celestiq, and is Ford caving to its dealers when it comes to EV sales? Probably and maybe. But the real question is whether the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept sounds cool…
BY PHIL ROYLE
With Cadillac jumping into the ultra luxury segment through the pending release of its $300,000-plus Celestiq electric sedan, the question pundits have been posing is who the market for this…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Podcast co-host Ed Sanchez experiences First World problems while charging his EV in Silicon Valley. Meanwhile, GMC reveals the Sierra Denali EV, a mid-size Hummer EV is possibly in the works…
BY PHIL ROYLE
I don’t want this to come off as a “woe is me” post. I have it far better than many when it comes to EV charging. I have a 240V outlet in my home garage, I own a Tesla, which means I have automatic access…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
EV enthusiasts are used to having ICE loyalists lobbing insults their way via social media. EV lovers simply don’t get it, they say – electric vehicles are the obvious real gross polluters. It’s just another day…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Until now, GM’s Ultium truck lineup consisted of two models, the Chevrolet Silverado EV and the GMC Hummer EV. Although the Silverado EV could be optioned up to over $100,000, they were essentially…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s snooty car talk on this week’s episode of The Watt Car EV Podcast, with a chat about the Rolls-Royce Spectre and Cadillac Celestiq. On the polar opposite side of that coin is Foxconn, although…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The existence and development of the Rolls-Royce Spectre has not been a great secret, with the brand itself teasing camo-wrapped prototypes roaming the streets of the UK and Europe. Today, we finally have…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Those in the electronics industry have undoubtedly heard of Foxconn, but you ask most people on the street, and chances are you’ll be greeted with a blank stare. Well, the iPhone manufacturer has signaled…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, Cadillac finally did the data dump on the highly anticipated 2024 Celestiq ultra-luxury sedan. While the newly-released specs are reasonably impressive, considering the price Cadillac is asking for it…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
A paper emerged from Stanford University in September that challenged the notion that the best time to charge an EV is at night. Many reported on the paper’s findings, but we…
BY PHIL ROYLE
What starts as another jovial episode of the podcast takes a turn when Info Wars enter the conversation. But before we get there, we discuss the Tesla Bot, hurricanes, Maserati’s first EV, global EV sales…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Good news! Good news! The Watt Car’s merch store is back up and running, with new irreverent EV T-shirts to boot! To celebrate, we spend this week’s episode of the podcast discussing the age old EV question…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, researchers from Stanford University released a study in which the authors sound the potential alarm that continued “off-peak” (predominantly nighttime) charging could stress the grid…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Tesla now offers a CCS adapter in the U.S., but is physically plugging in too tedious and fiddly for new EV owners? If so, wireless charging might be the answer. While wireless EV charging was a bit of a pipe dream…
BY PHIL ROYLE
