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On this week’s episode of The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast, co-host Edward A. Sanchez has his dreams come true with the news that EV supercar maker Rimac now owns Bugatti…
BY PHIL ROYLE
In an inescapable indication of how the automotive landscape is changing, and relatively young companies are taking the lead in innovation and technological development, comes the announcement…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On June 30, Volvo gave a detailed look at its future product roadmap, and its commitment to electrification. In addition to its future powertrain strategy, it also outlined…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
We’ve posed the question many times on our podcast: When it comes to capturing the imagination of true automotive enthusiasts, can any EV match the “soul” of an ICE performance vehicle?
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week on The Watt Car podcast, co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle welcome Jeff Holland, Director of Public Relations at Karma Automotive…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Being a capitalist at heart, I believe it is in the long-term interest of any business operating within the realm of EVs or related services to have standalone profitability or at least (economic) sustainability…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Cars.com just released its 2021 American-Made Index Report, and for the first time in the report’s history, an EV made the top spot, the 2021 Tesla Model 3. The term “Most American” is fraught with peril…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
When it comes to EVs, charging is kind of important, so this week, The Watt Car podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss that very topic in regard to road trips as well as home charging…
BY PHIL ROYLE
After shopping for a Hyundai Kona Electric and realizing that it was slightly smaller than the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, we opted to purchase a 2020 Hyundai Ioniq…
BY LINDA BECKEMEYER
Tesla and Elon Musk, never the pair to shy away from controversy, has the industry abuzz with their stubborn insistence on pushing the “yoke” style steering wheel to market…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez bag on and praise Tesla for its latest release, the Model S Plaid. But there are other things to celebrate this week…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Extreme E, an electric off-road racing series that launched this year, garnering ample attention on the world motorsports stage, has a fundamental problem: getting power…
BY BRIAN STARK
With the introduction of the 2022 Lexus NX 450h+, Toyota is inching forward in its steps toward electrification. We’ve published many a post here at The Watt Car analyzing, criticizing, and puzzling over…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With last week’s introduction of the Tesla Model S Plaid, some may wonder why a new version of a model that’s been out for nearly a decade is receiving so much attention…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Podcast co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discuss Ed’s latest Tesla mobile service call for an issue he figured would fix itself. Spoiler alert: it didn’t…
BY PHIL ROYLE
There is perhaps no other name as synonymous with automotive performance and passion as Ferrari. Since its inception, the brand has been known for its race cars and pavement-dominating road cars…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, the Associated Press posted a story noting how slow charging (or the public perception thereof) is hampering the adoption of electric cars by consumers…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, The Watt Car podcast co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A.Sanchez kick off the conversation with a survey that was obvious to anyone who has ever charged an EV…
BY PHIL ROYLE
When the BMW i3 came out in 2013, it seemed Munich was on its way to being a legitimate head-to-head competitor with Tesla. Whether prodded by its California rival, EU regulations…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The revolution that needs to happen in EV charging is massive, nationwide proliferation of pull-through Level 3 DC fast chargers…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
