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The March 2020 Geneva Auto Show was one of the first automotive victims of the coronavirus. Slated for early March, the show’s vehicle unveilings were canceled in short order, leaving auto manufacturers in a pickle…
BY PHIL ROYLE
California has a long history of social activism and progressive politics. These have cumulatively resulted in one of the highest-cost, highest-tax states in the U.S…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, the near-production-intent version of the Cadillac Lyriq EV was virtually unveiled to media and journalists worldwide. The basic concept is not earth shattering…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On July 22, 2020, Tesla finally put an end to the mystery of where the next U.S.-based Gigafactory would be built…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
GM recently released its 2019 Sustainability Report, and within it, gives greater detail on its electrified future and the models that will comprise it…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It seems like EVs have lately become somewhat of a motoring culture touchstone. Much like wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately become politicized…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Electric vehicles are by no means new to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. In fact, an EV currently holds the overall record for the race to the clouds…
BY BRIAN STARK
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
