TWC Podcast #158: Long Story Short, We’ve Run out of Names
By Phil Royle — Feb. 15, 2024
Is Chrysler’s latest EV concept tapping into awesomeness, or does its strangely named Halcyon concept fall short of the company’s sedan design from two decades ago? In other weird name news, we discuss Nikola’s HYLA hydrogen fueling station opening (along with other hydrogen news, both good and bad), the Ionna EV charging consortium, Stellantis moving to J3400, problems with the Fisker Ocean, and so much more.
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SHOW NOTES
Chrysler Halcyon Concept: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/chrysler-halcyon-can-this-ev-concept-bring-back-the-300s-magic
Nikola opens first HYLA hydrogen fueling station: https://nikolamotor.com/press_releases/nikola-opens-first-hyla-hydrogen-refueling-station-in-southern-california/
Massive hydrogen reservoir discovered beneath an Albanian mine: https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/energy/massive-hydrogen-reservoir-discovered-beneath-an-albanian-mine-could-be-an-untapped-source-of-clean-energy
Shell permanently closes all of its hydrogen refueling stations for cars in California: https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/transport/shell-permanently-closes-all-of-its-hydrogen-refuelling-stations-for-cars-in-california/2-1-1596104
Stellantis adopts J3400: https://electrek.co/2024/02/12/stellantis-adopt-nacs-no-deal-with-tesla/
Car & Driver drives Lucid Gravity: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a46694299/2025-lucid-gravity-protoype-drive/
Long wheelbase Cadillac Escalade iQL EV: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a46687553/cadillac-escalade-iql-ev-confirmed/
Geely EV brand Zeekr plans sales in Mexico: https://electrek.co/2024/02/07/geely-auto-inks-deal-zeekr-sell-evs-mexico-hints-expansion-south-america/
Early Fisker Oceans reportedly plagued with quality/reliability issues: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/09/fisker-ocean-braking-power-loss-problems-investigation/
Tesla plans largest Supercharger location in the world: https://insideevs.com/news/708486/tesla-supercharger-largest-in-the-world-california/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover courtesy Chrysler
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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