TWC Podcast #125: J1773?
By Phil Royle — June 29, 2023
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 Texas requiring NACS plugs at fast chargers, Volvo joins Ford, GM, and Rivian on the NACS bandwagon, Aston Martin partners with Lucid, plus much more!
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SHOW NOTES
First drives for Chevy Silverado EV:
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/in-depth-review/a44325529/2024-chevrolet-silverado-ev-work-truck-drive/
https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/2024-chevrolet-silverado-ev-wt-review-specs-price-options-impressions
https://insideevs.com/reviews/673675/2024-chevrolet-silverado-ev-first-drive-review/
Ford gets $9.2 billion DOE loan: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23769966/ford-doe-loan-ev-battery-factory-sk-avtm
Washington State joins Texas in mandating NACS plugs: https://insideevs.com/news/673586/washington-state-mandate-tesla-plug-charging-companies-fed-funds/
Volvo latest OEM to officially adopt NACS: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a44371150/volvo-adopts-tesla-nacs-charging-standard/
NACS could also ultimately kill off J1772: https://insideevs.com/news/673651/switch-ccs1-nacs-kill-j1772-plug/
SAE says it is “expediting” standardization process for NACS: https://www.sae.org/news/press-room/2023/06/sae-international-announces-standard-for-nacs-connector
ChargePoint announces support for NACS: https://www.chargepoint.com/about/news/chargepoint-announces-availability-nacs-solutions-new-and-existing-ev-charging
Aston Martin to use Lucid motors: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/lucid-will-supply-aston-martin-with-leading-edge-electric-powertrains/
Battery research legend Dr. John Goodenough passes away at 100: https://news.utexas.edu/2023/06/26/ut-mourns-lithium-ion-battery-inventor-and-nobel-prize-recipient-john-goodenough/
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover image by Tumisu
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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