TWC Podcast #127: We Can Create a Better Standard
By The Watt Car Staff — July 13, 2023
Sick of talk about NACS? Us too, so this week we’ve moved on to megawatt charging connectors! Nxu exits CharIN and announces the NxuOne, its CharIN MCS competitor capable of 1.5 MW of continuous power. We also chat about a future Caterham EV that sports all the specs we’d like to see from an EV Mazda Miata (except for the price) before moving on to a discussion about EV sales — from new to used, there’s a lot going on in the electric market. There’s more, so give a listen!
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SHOW NOTES
Caterham shows Project V EV concept: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/caterham-shows-lightweight-electric-sports-car-2026
EV Miata wish list: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/my-wish-list-for-a-mazda-miata-ev
Non-Tesla EVs starting to pile up on dealer lots: https://www.axios.com/2023/07/10/unsold-electric-cars-are-piling-up-on-dealer-lots
Mercedes-Benz EVs sales up 608%: https://electrek.co/2023/07/11/mercedes-benz-ev-sales-grew-over-600-last-quarter-us/
Hyundai Group tops GM, Ford in EV sales in first half of 2023: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/07/ev-sales-hyundai-overtakes-gm-but-teslas-us-dominance-continues.html
Used values on Tesla Model 3 plummet 30%: https://www.iseecars.com/used-car-prices-study#v=2023-06
Nxu leaves CharIN, creates new megawatt charging plug: https://chargedevs.com/newswire/nxu-exits-charin-tests-a-proprietary-megawatt-ev-charging-system/
Tesla Semi plug: https://www.teslarati.com/an-up-close-look-at-teslas-liquid-cooled-megachargers-at-frito-lay/
NACS could get “J3400” designation from SAE: https://electrek.co/2023/07/12/sae-wants-to-certify-nacs-by-end-of-year-and-fix-plug-charge-too/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover by “the internet”
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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