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Union battles continue, this time beyond U.S. shores as Tesla and unions clash in Europe. What began as a few hundred Swedish Tesla employees pushing back has become a very big deal. Has Tesla met its match…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It’s hard to avoid the shock factor of the Tesla Cybertruck’s styling. The angular, ’80s dystopian sci-fi look is like no other production vehicle on the road. The decision to go in this stylistic direction may have been…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s been a week since the production-ready Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled in a darkened room, and since then, we’ve learned a lot — but even still, many mysteries linger. We dive into the Cybertruck’s unveiling and…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Over the last few months, public and investor sentiment in EVs and their prospects has cooled considerably. Major automakers have scaled back ambitions, and others are smugly leaning back in their executive chairs…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The Cybertruck is about to be revealed — we’ll have more about that next week. This week, let’s talk about something else that should have no problem selling units: the Scout. Turns out, Scout’s new owner Volkswagen…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, we’re “live” from the 2023 LA Auto Show. Was it the blockbuster gathering it’s been in the past? Hardly. But there were numerous hidden diamonds in the rough. Lucid had a presence for the first time…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Canoo unveiled its EV pickup — again! Supposedly called the American Bulldog, we think it looks more like a VW Doka…and that’s not a slam. But before we get to that topic on this week’s podcast, we discuss how…
BY PHIL ROYLE
While reception has been generally positive for the Ram 1500 Ramcharger (except for the use of “unlimited” to describe the range), truck guys have a more mixed reaction to news that the Hemi is going the way of…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Stellantis is in the news this week with several significant announcements, and we can’t wait to jump in because with Ram, Dodge, and Jeep, nothing is ever quite what it seems. For instance, Ram’s latest electric…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Many pixels and words have been spent on The Watt Car on both the blog and podcast about the insufficiency of current BEV trucks for most users’ needs. Up until now, there has not been a…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In a recent episode of The Watt Car Podcast, I commented on the news that the next-generation Dodge Charger/Challenger would not necessarily spell the end of internal combustion for Stellantis’ bad-boy…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In episode 143 of The Watt Car EV Podcast, I made the comment that I thought the HD truck segment would probably be the last to fully electrify. I truly believe that. Simply put, there are specific constraints, limitations…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Is the shine gone from EVs? From Ford and Chevy cutting EV truck production, to Tesla’s disappointing third quarter profits and tempering Cybertruck expectations, Hertz suffering from its electric investment, and…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Australian automotive news outlet drive.com.au recently posted a story confirming that the next-generation Nissan Armada (now that the Titan has been officially discontinued) will go from a naturally aspirated V8 to a…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On this week’s podcast, we dive into the Big Three (Stellantis, General Motors, and Ford) and their most recent clash with the UAW (United Automobile Workers). We rewind the clock to 2008, then fast forward to…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Kia adds three to its now-quintuplet of EVs, and we can’t help but toss in our $0.02. We also revisit a topic from last week by comparing the Corvette E-Ray to something Aston Martin’s leadership recently said, then…
BY PHIL ROYLE
On this week’s podcast, we have a few words for car dealerships and their place in the future — and none of those words are good. We also talk about the Hyundai Group adopting NACS in the U.S., EV rebates…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Battles heat up in the EV world. In the SUV market, Tesla raises (or perhaps lowers) the bar with a less expensive RWD Model Y, while Honda unveils its competitively equipped Prologue. In the pickup arena…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Everyone will remember the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” with Goldilocks trying the three bowls of porridge, and then the three beds. For a while, it seemed the F-150 Lightning was stuck in the category…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
For EVs to succeed, there needs to be ambition, commitment, and consistency — so says a European Ford exec. Could a lack of consistency by the British (and American) government cause an early undoing…
BY PHIL ROYLE
