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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on the 2021 Tesla Model S and Model X yoke steering wheel. If you haven’t read it, you can find it here. After some research and digging…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week was packed with yummy EV and hybrid reveals, some as vehicle refreshes and others boasting completely new form factors…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The Watt Car contributors Philip Royle and Edward A. Sanchez tackle Episode 2 of The Watt Car Podcast in triumphant fashion…
BY THE WATT CAR STAFF
On this President’s Day 2021, The Watt Car is going to look back over some past presidential administrations, and their influence on transportation policy and law…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Chevrolet finally revealed the updates to the 2022 Bolt and new Bolt EUV models, which were previewed at an invitation-only, no-cameras event in March 2020…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
If you’ve followed me for a while on The Watt Car, you’ll know I’m one of the biggest cheerleaders for EVs out there. But I’m not so delusional as to think there will not be some speed bumps to large-scale EV adoption…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Join The Watt Car contributors Edward A. Sanchez and Philip Royle in the inaugural The Watt Car Podcast as they discuss this week’s automotive electrification news…
BY THE WATT CAR STAFF
As soon as we published last week’s electrification roundup, Ford CEO Jim Farley took to the airwaves to proclaim that Ford will not be left behind when it comes to electrification…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
While racetracks are nothing new, the forthcoming 2.5-mile circuit just yards to the east of Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Southern California is extremely new. In fact, it’s not even open yet…
BY BRIAN STARK
The fear or resistance to EVs is usually based in one of three things: nostalgia, ignorance, or resistance to change. I’d like to address the second of those…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week featured big EV news, although this particular item was more about a lack of electrification. Cadillac unveiled its CT5-V and CT4-V Blackwings…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
If General Motors leadership is still scratching their heads as to why everyone isn’t hailing their pledge to go all-electric by 2035 with unquestioning adulation and affirmation…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
You don’t have much time, so let’s dive in... Tesla unveiled its revamped Model S and X, which largely included interior tweaks like a horizontal center screen, no gear selector…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
Tesla and Elon Musk have never been shy to eschew convention and make bold steps to go where none – or few – have gone before…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s been a year since we discussed EVs in SCCA autocross, and for the most part that’s because all EV street cars in Sports Car Club of America autocross competition have remained classed the same way for a while…
BY BRIAN STARK
The shift to electrification has indisputably accelerated within the last few years and shows no signs of slowing down. This has effectively bifurcated the enthusiast community…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The Watt Car offers analysis of automotive electrification. As you know, we cover everything from full EVs to hybrids, plug-in hybrids, hydrogen, and other fuel sources that ultimately culminate in electric drive…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
In a statement this week, the U.S. Department of Energy released its listing of the 50 states in order of EV charging stations per 100,000 population…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Kia put forth a trendy new corporate logo earlier this year, and now the company has presented an equally hip corporate mission with electrification standing front and center…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Since General Motors’ CES 2021 presentation and accompanying video, the automotive interwebs have been lit up about the possibility of a Corvette-branded performance SUV, most likely also an EV…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
