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What’s most noteworthy about the A6 e-tron Concept is how close its specifications are to what most consider the unspoken standard in the premium EV space: The Tesla Model S…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With the announcement this week of an electric version of the G80 sedan, Genesis is now poised to join other premium brands with a full electric model…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Here at The Watt Car, we’ve typed out plenty of pixels commenting on, criticizing, and armchair-quarterbacking Toyota’s reluctance, token effort, and sandbagging on the future of battery electric vehicles…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Over the weekend, Volkswagen unveiled its largest member of the ID family yet, the ID.6 crossover, at Auto Shanghai in China. The seven-passenger crossover…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With the introduction of the 2022 Q4 e-tron, Audi is making it clear that it is looking to become a more serious contender in the mid-premium EV crossover space…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
For a period, the premium EV segment was a class of one: The Tesla Model S. As the years have progressed, there have been a few contenders, and a few interesting, but niche and peripheral models…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In an effort to grow autonomous tech through university student involvement, General Motors and SAE International are partnering for the AutoDrive Challenge II…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It’s back to the racetrack for Phil Royle as he questions a number of Tesla Model 3 enthusiasts about their track-side charging habits and then reports his findings to co-host Edward A. Sanchez…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Polestar has announced the impending expansion of its Polestar 2 lineup, adding a single-motor variant to its dual-motor stable. The move isn’t quite that straightforward, though…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Mazda North American Operations officially announced the availability of the company’s first production EV, the MX-30, for the North American market starting in fall 2021…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The automotive aftermarket is slowly starting to embrace electrification, with Holley announcing its EVI initiative at SEMA 2019, and teaming up with Don Garlits…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Electrified RV and boondocking discussions persist, albeit briefly this week. From there, co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle talk trucks with the reveal of the GMC Hummer EV SUV…
BY PHIL ROYLE
It seems like every other day, another automaker is proclaiming their goal of carbon neutrality by “X” year. But the dirty little secret, and one that’s been going on for quite some time…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Just a day after the unveiling of the Hummer EV SUV, General Motors has announced another product coming out of its “Factory Zero” plant in Hamtramck, Mich…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Official video footage and photos of the SUV variant of the GMC Hummer EV were released over the course of the March Madness NCAA collegiate basketball playoffs…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Despite our doubts a year ago when we introduced the electric off-road racing series to you, Extreme E is set to kick off this weekend in Saudi Arabia, and it could be a humdinger…
BY BRIAN STARK
In Episode Number 8 of The Watt Car Podcast, Phil and myself went down the rabbit hole of the feasibility of battery electric RVs and powersports vehicles…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s a bit of a rabbit hole on this week’s The Watt Car Podcast. Phil Royle takes a trip in an RV...and a podcast is born. Co-host Edward A. Sanchez helps Phil get back on topic…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, Hyundai’s premium Genesis brand unveiled the Genesis X concept, a svelte two-door coupe in the vein of the late Mercedes S-Class coupe, BMW 8 Series, and other large, luxury coupes…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Kia teased us with some handsome photos of its forthcoming EV6 electric crossover two weeks ago, with a promise that more detailed specifications would be coming soon…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
