TWC Podcast #131: Houdini for Everybody
By Phil Royle — Aug. 10, 2023
On this week’s The Watt Car EV Podcast, Cadillac unveils the Escalade IQ, Fisker takes the wraps off the Pear, Alaska, and Ronin (two of which feature “Houdini” mode), GM says exciting V2H features are on the horizon, Car and Driver gets smacked in the face with Lucid power, the Cyberfrunk is smaller than expected, VW EV sales in Germany outpace Tesla, and more!
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SHOW NOTES
ChargePoint going for near 100% reliability: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824069/chargepoint-electric-car-charger-reliability-network-operations-center
Cadillac unveils Escalade IQ: https://insideevs.com/news/680922/cadillac-escalade-iq-debut/
GM says all of their EVs will be able to power your house (V2H) by model year 2026: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23823166/gm-ev-bidirectional-charging-vehicle-to-home
Fisker shows off Pear, Alaska pickup, Ronin supercar: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44718142/fisker-ronin-pear-alaska-revealed/
Car and Driver’s Elana Scherr drives Lucid Air Sapphire, gets whacked in the face with her phone from fierce acceleration: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a44755999/2024-lucid-air-sapphire-preview-drive/
Lucid reduces pricing of the Air: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-maker-lucid-slashes-prices-air-sedan-part-offer-amid-heating-competition-2023-08-05/
Cybertruck frunk: https://insideevs.com/news/680561/tesla-cybertruck-new-frunk-video-liner/
VW narrowly edges out Tesla in EV registrations in Germany for July: https://electrek.co/2023/08/08/volkswagen-edges-past-tesla-tight-german-ev-race/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover courtesy Fisker
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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