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Nikola CEO Trevor Milton famously attempted to throw shade at Musk in a Tweet from November 2019 saying “Hey @elonmusk we don’t build cars or trucks but I’m happy to donate this truck design…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Today’s vehicular energy debate always boils down to electric vs. gasoline. It’s the classic Ford vs. Chevy, Coke vs. Pepsi, or Monty Python vs. Mel Brooks death match we revel in. But what about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Now that everyone has gotten over their collective shock of the styling of the Tesla Cybertruck, the industry is starting to come to terms with it in one form or another…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
As you can probably gather from the posts done by the different contributing authors at The Watt Car, we are not of the same opinion on all subjects…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Developing and engineering new products is hard. That may seem like an inane truism, but it's especially true in the context of EVs…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
An advance copy of a book due out later this month entitled “Nissan Z: 50 Years of Exhilarating Performance” recently crossed my desk, and it made me think: Could an EV, PHEV, or hybrid equal the legendary status of the Nissan 240Z?
BY PHIL ROYLE
Looking over the posts I’ve written over the last six months for this site, I’ve noticed a lot of my posts have question marks in the title and in the text of the post itself. Why do I do this?
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Reports have popped up within the last few weeks claiming GM is going to mount a major offensive in the light commercial vehicle space with a new line of EV vans…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On June 4, 2020, Nikola Motor Company, the much-hyped Class 8 hydrogen truck maker, had its shares listed on the NASDAQ exchange, even before they’ve delivered a single truck to a commercial customer…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Although electric cars have some political overtones to some, The Watt Car strives to present balanced analysis and observation of the electrified transportation universe separate from the shifting political currents surrounding EVs…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, Toyota unveiled the 2021 Sienna minivan and showed the revival of its stylish midsize two-row Venza crossover. A new model of a minivan and crossover in itself isn’t particularly newsworthy, except for when it shows a major change in powertrain strategy…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In January, EVs were an unadulterated certainty in the automotive marketplace. It wasn’t a question of if, but when electrification would dominate. Four months later and the transportation industry has been upended…
BY PHIL ROYLE
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you have at least a passing interest in electric cars. With a lot of individuals and outlets that advocate for certain policies, there tends to be an optimistic hyping of the benefits, and a downplaying of the drawbacks…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
If you want a sure-fire way to start an argument among friends or family of differing political persuasions, there’s few quicker ways of tossing a grenade out of the bunker than mentioning the name Michael Moore….
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
McLaren is one of the most authentic sports car manufacturers in the world. For decades, the company has constructed breathtaking icons and wowed with unthinkable race cars, yet most recently, McLaren has also avoided electrification…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The coronavirus has affected pretty much every business, motorsports included. But racers are gonna race…
BY BRIAN STARK
If you’re like most of the U.S. and a lot of the world right now, you’re under a strong recommendation – if not a civil order – to “shelter in place” or otherwise limit your interactions...
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Since the world came to a COVID-19 halt, all motorsports has turned green, in that all sanctioning bodies are hosting virtual racing, usually utilizing the iRacing platform…
BY BRIAN STARK
If you haven’t seen a lot of new posts on TheWattCar recently, we’ve had other things on our mind, likely as you and the rest of the world has…
BY THE WATT CAR STAFF
Those who put in reservations for a Tesla Model Y crossover are reportedly already receiving final deposit and delivery notifications…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
