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There are nearly as many different opinions about EVs as there are people, even among their advocates. Among very well-informed electric vehicle advocates and “experts” there are many different perspectives…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The Watt Car Podcast hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle stay up late to chat about the F-150 Lightning debut, speculating about the unspoken portions of Ford’s presentation…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The North American automotive market, where full-size trucks dominate the sales charts, watched the introduction of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV with keen interest…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week was the official debut of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup, which may prove to be the most monumental EV model to date. That statement might sound hyperbolic…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This month, the Hyundai Group announced a $7.4 billion investment in its U.S. manufacturing footprint to build electric cars. The exact details of the plan were not revealed, but…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Canoo, some might say, is adrift – and things could get worse. The company began its existence by teasing an ambiguously intriguing people pod that boasted “membership, not ownership”…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Today, Canoo announced actual pricing for its three models, a rounded people-hauler model, a pickup, and a slab-sided commercial cargo van. To be fair, it’s a price range, from $34,750 to $49,950…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Promises, promises, promises – that’s the recurring theme on this week’s The Watt Car Podcast. Teasing new EV products is Harley-Davidson with its pending LiveWire lineup, Ford reveals…
BY PHIL ROYLE
A BloombergNEF (new energy finance) forecast reported by The Guardian, claims that EVs will reach price-parity with ICE vehicles by 2027. Among many of the forecasts out there…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Following in the footsteps of the Toyota bZ4X, Subaru has announced its first entry into the EV space, the Solterra. The company says it will be based on the e-Subaru platform…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Electrification news flies freely this week with hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discussing GM’s solution to what has become a bit of an EV charging mess…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, electric vehicle startup Arrival announced its collaboration with ride hailing giant Uber on the collaboration of the two companies in the development of a purpose-built electric vehicle…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Williams Advanced Engineering has just announced its EVX electric vehicle platform developed in conjunction with Italdesign…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
A study conducted by UC Davis and published on the ecologically focused website nature.com has been making the rounds in the EV blogosphere. Although I typically skip over these…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez jump in this week with Honda’s surprising EV revelation, which Phil then ties into Hino Motors, REE, and Toyota in some obscure way…
BY PHIL ROYLE
One of my first posts for The Watt Car was one advocating for universal interoperability with EV charging. This concept has been long talked about by EV advocates and charging providers…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Hino Motors, it was announced today, is partnering with REE to provide “new value to society through next-generation commercial mobility”…
BY PHIL ROYLE
I came across an interesting article on the enthusiast website The Drive the other day, with a short story and a couple of videos on 1930s British steam trucks…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s raining EVs on this week’s episode of The Watt Car’s automotive electrification podcast, with hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle firing through as many as they can in one hour…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Cadillac released detailed specifications this week on its upcoming Lyriq crossover EV, but the bigger surprise came with the announcement by Cadillac brand vice president Rory Harvey…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
