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Ever wonder how The Watt Car came to be? Co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez relive the old days talking about their car histories, work entanglements…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Concurrent with the IAA 2021 Show in Munich, Hyundai Motor Group announced its Hydrogen Vision 2040 initiative, with a significant emphasis on commercial vehicles and applications…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Every now and then, there are developments in the automotive industry that ultimately have tectonic implications that are only fully seen in retrospect…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With the ID.3 and ID.4 now in full production, and the ID.Buzz (or whatever it is ultimately called) right around the corner, it was a fairly safe bet that Volkswagen would debut some other electrified concept…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
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
