TWC Podcast #140: The First Step in the “When”
By The Watt Car — Oct. 12, 2023
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 becoming a point-of-sale benefit, Porsche teasing the Macan EV, McLaren talking electric supercars, Lucid taking its first public step in producing a $50,000 midsize EV, and more!
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SHOW NOTES
Hyundai Group to adopt NACS by 2025:
https://www.hyundainews.com/en-us/releases/3952
https://www.kiamedia.com/us/en/media/pressreleases/21261/kia-to-adopt-north-american-charging-standard-in-the-fourth-quarter-of-2024
https://www.genesisnewsusa.com/en-us/releases/323
EV rebates to be applied at point-of-sale starting in 2024: https://www.teslarati.com/u-s-expands-ev-tax-credit-access-to-help-dealers-consumers/
Porsche Macan EV preview:
https://insideevs.com/reviews/690617/2025-porsche-macan-ev-review/
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/10/porsches-macan-ev-comes-out-in-2024-we-drive-the-prototype/
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2025-porsche-macan-ev-prototype-first-drive-review/
McLaren president says EV tech not ready for “real” supercars: https://www.thedrive.com/news/ev-technology-not-ready-for-real-supercars-before-end-of-decade-mclaren-ceo
Estimate says Lucid loses $338k per car: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ev-maker-lucid-338-000-113355345.html
Lucid releases RWD Air Pure for $77,400 (least experience model yet) and hires Cory Steuben, who was the president of Munro and Associates: https://www.theautopian.com/ev-startup-lucid-hires-manufacturing-genius-from-munro-offers-cheapest-model-yet-is-clearly-making-move/
Mazda teases Miata concept believed to show direction of future electrified MX-5: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45497426/mazda-miata-concept-2023/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover courtesy Lucid Motors
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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