TWC Podcast #183: We Can, But Should We?
By Phil Royle — Aug. 8, 2024
There’s a whole lot of experimentation going on this week. From podcast co-host Ed Sanchez recording his first EV video to Fiat revealing a car-based BYOC solution, the question isn’t can we, it’s should we? In a similar vein, Dodge is back with its Charger Daytona EV exhaust, Toyota reveals an EV delivery van that’s not a Toyota, Lucid gets another cash infusion, and more!
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SHOW NOTES
Ed’s first (unofficial) The Watt Car video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OUsZZpXLUk
Dodge shares clip on Instagram of the Charger Daytona EV’s Fratzonic “exhaust”: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-S5b4uuOVf/
Toyota’s latest EV van is a rebadged Fiat (or Ram ProMaster): https://insideevs.com/news/728700/toyota-proace-max-ev/
Fiat Grande Panda EV goes BYOC, but not how you think: https://insideevs.com/news/729217/fiat-ev-retractable-charging-cable/
Lucid gets another $1.5 billion cash infusion from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lucid-gets-15-billion-cash-infusion-saudi-shareholder-quarterly-revenue-beats-2024-08-05/
Lucid’s Peter Rawlinson says, “It is not possible [with today’s technology] to make an affordable pickup without an internal combustion engine”: https://www.theautopian.com/lucid-ceo-it-is-not-possible-to-make-an-affordable-pickup-truck-without-an-internal-combustion-engine/
Lotus puts EV sports car model on hold because car would be too tall/heavy with current battery technology: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/electric-lotus-elise-not-possible-current-battery-technology
Solution for EV fires? A big blanket: https://www.theautopian.com/these-firefighters-have-a-great-solution-to-electric-car-fires-a-giant-blanket/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode art courtesy Fiat
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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