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Audi has always held an interesting position among the German premium brands, being generally perceived of as sportier than Mercedes-Benz…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It was expected that the theme at the 2021 IAA Show in Munich would be electrification, but we’re just now getting a sense of how dominant the theme will be…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Range figures for the 2022 Rivian R1T and R1S were just posted on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s official fuel economy site, fueleconomy.gov. If you’ve followed this blog or the podcast for long…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss a Nürburgring Model S Plaid crash, the Citroën Ami and Opel Rocks-e, Genesis EV news and rumors…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The 2023 Subaru Solterra EV SUV, Subaru’s first EV, is due to hit showrooms in about a year. Yet while other companies are teasing battery pack sizes, range, charging speed, and various other notables…
BY PHIL ROYLE
For a while, it was a badge of honor for sports car brands to proudly boast that they didn’t have an SUV in their lineup, nor planned to. Yet one by one, each of them succumbed to the overwhelming market pressures…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Nearly every other day, a press release or story comes out about the latest “green” initiative or carbon-neutrality goal announced by a major automaker…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Although the press release on the Opel Rocks-e doesn’t mention the Ami once, just one look at it makes it clear where its origins lie…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Before diving into the explosive issue of the Chevy Bolt, The Watt Car Podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss McDonalds at Superchargers, the new Genesis GV60, the disappointing Mazda MX-30…
BY PHIL ROYLE
I will preface this post by saying that this is not an engineering or technical analysis of what was revealed at Tesla’s AI Day…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s no secret that Mazda has dragged its feet regarding electrification, first doubling down on diesel before the VW emissions scandal, and later touting the virtues of its Skyactiv technology…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With such exotic, high-horsepower cars as the Tesla Model S Plaid and Rimac Nevera, it’s easy to get caught up in the narrative that EVs are only for the wealthy. Even “mainstream” models…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
First came the retro-futuristic hot hatch Hyundai Ioniq 5, followed by the aggressive-futuristic Kia EV6. Now comes the upscale-futuristic Genesis GV60…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Arguably the most expensive episode of The Watt Car Podcast ever, co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discuss Rimac Nevera acceleration, how the Tesla Model S Plaid’s performance holds up…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Audi is turning its attention back to the original e-tron SUV, and its new stablemate, the e-tron Sportback, with the S variants…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
For decades, performance has been characterized by cubic inches, forced induction, close-ratio transmissions, and loud, boisterous exhaust notes. Then along came Tesla…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Recently, German motorhome and travel trailer company Dethleffs hitched a proof-of-concept of its E.Home Coco powered trailer to an Audi e-tron Sportback for a trip through the Alps…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
What a week! From U.S. President Joe Biden’s electrification executive order to new EPA standards to a possible Elon Musk biography, there was plenty to discuss on The Watt Car’s automotive electrification podcast…
BY PHIL ROYLE
On Aug. 5, 2021, President Joe Biden held a ceremonial event at the White House signing an executive order setting a target of half of all new vehicle sales being plug-in vehicles (BEV or PHEV) by 2030…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On this week’s The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast, co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discuss average car consumers, un-average billionaire CEOs, a new EV lap record at Laguna Seca…
BY PHIL ROYLE
