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Electrification is starting to seep into all transportation segments, and commercial vehicles are no exception. Fuel savings is one of the biggest attractions to fleets. Soon, there will be a new, and compelling option…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Ford’s in the news with a confirmed Platinum Black edition of its F-150 Lightning, along with rumors of a Tremor EV variant. Pricing — well, lets just say they’re not for the weak of heart. Mercedes unveils pricing for…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Everyone knew Lamborghini was unveiling its first EV at the 2023 edition of Monterey Car Week – what no one knew was how far of a missed opportunity this vehicle would be. Prior to the announcement…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Between Monterey Car Week and other unveilings, there’s a lot to talk about on this week’s The Watt Car EV podcast. We begin with Acura ZDX specs and pricing before moving on to the Lamborghini Lanzador…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Why does the year 2025 keep popping up in the EV world? Once again, “2025” is in the news, this time “connected” to Fisker (pun totally intended). On this week’s podcast, we also discuss Lotus reaping the benefits…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Cadillac has released photos and specs on its Celestiq EV flagship sedan. It is being positioned as the brand’s “flagship.” But its $300,000+ price and very limited volume make it more myth than machine…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
On this week’s The Watt Car EV Podcast, Cadillac unveils the Escalade IQ, Fisker takes the wraps off the Pear, Alaska, and Ronin (two of which feature “Houdini” mode), GM says exciting V2H features are on the horizon…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Who killed the Mazda MX-30 EV? One theory is Tesla. Another theory is that the MX-30 simply wasn’t enough of an EV to fight the good fight. Who’s right? In better news, Chevy unveils Blazer EV pricing (and it’s not for the…
BY PHIL ROYLE
When is a motor an engine? It depends on where you get your definitions — and like Pokemon, we attempt to catch them all on this week’s podcast before moving on to actual news. The news convo begins with the…
BY PHIL ROYLE
The Watt Car blog and podcast are not typical. If you’re one of the followers, readers, or subscribers of said outlets, you probably know this already. If we were more sensationalistic or click-baity, we’d probably be…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Hyundai was busy at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, debuting the Ioniq 5 N and running the RN22e. The 5 N sports more power than we thought, along with fake gear shifting; the RN22e, meanwhile, apparently…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Sick of talk about NACS? Us too, so this week we’ve moved on to megawatt charging connectors! Nxu exits CharIN and announces the NxuOne, its CharIN MCS competitor capable of 1.5 MW of continuous power…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Something funny happened on the way to fireworks this Independence Day — and it involved a conversation with the owner of an ElectraMeccanica Solo. Speaking of which, here’s an update on the company…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Many in the automotive industry, myself included, have been surprised by the rapid uptake and announced adoption of the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS). Initial resistance to the protocol…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Chevy Silverado EV first drive reviews are out, and so is the price — and this ain’t no $40,000 EV pickup anymore. In other news, Ford pockets $9.2 billion in DOE loans for battery facilities, Washington state joins…
BY PHIL ROYLE
From Florida to Texas, contractions abound in the law this week, and it seems some politicians are playing mental gymnastics to square their EV circles. Maybe we’re wrong or maybe we’re right — give a listen…
BY PHIL ROYLE
This week, the third major (relatively speaking) automaker pledged support for Tesla’s NACS protocol. EV startup manufacturer Rivian said it would begin equipping its 2025 models with the NACS port as standard…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With General Motors now on board with NACS (in addition to Ford), are we entering a whole new world for EVs? Many of the charging networks seem to think so, as does the U.S. government. CharIN even appears to…
BY PHIL ROYLE
For the past several years, Toyota has earned itself a reputation of being a noted skeptic of the “all-in” trend toward battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that much of the rest of the automotive industry has enthusiastically…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
CharIN, the international EV charging consortium that has collaboratively created, and is the guardian of, the Combined Charging Standard (CCS), has finally acknowledged what has become clear over the last few…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
