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TWC Podcast #155: Flooded with Oceans

TWC Podcast #155: Flooded with Oceans

By Phil Royle — Jan. 25, 2024

With ice storms a-brewin’ and the media (once again) closing in on the realities of cold-weather EV charging, there’s a lot to talk about this week. But first, there’s a tale about the Chevy Bolt battery recall that must be told, as well as a dealer’s run-in with L2 cable thieves and EV investments. After all of this, we discuss Edmunds and its ability to instantly claim a Fisker Ocean (are there more fish in that sea?), Lordstown’s re-rebirth, and more!

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SHOW NOTES
Teslas in Chicago suburb iced-out (weather, not internal-combustion) due to extreme cold, wouldn’t charge: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dead-teslas-oak-brook

The EV blogosphere goes on counter-offensive:
https://electrek.co/2024/01/17/electric-vehicles-fail-lower-rate-than-gas-cars-extreme-cold/
https://electrek.co/2024/01/17/6-ways-to-get-the-best-range-from-your-electric-car-in-winter/
https://insideevs.com/news/705057/chicago-tesla-stranded-ev-charging/
https://qz.com/chicago-evs-tesla-cold-weather-battery-performance-1851172536
https://insideevs.com/news/705254/tesla-charging-canada-negative-31-degrees/

EV’s work fine in the cold, if you know what you’re doing: https://www.fastcompany.com/91011373/evs-work-fine-in-the-cold-in-norway-heres-how-they-do-it

Buying into the narrative “nobody’s buying EVs”? BMW isn’t: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/bmw-cfo-sales-growth-is-mostly-electric-combustion-engine-tipping-point-passes-2024-01-15/

Edmunds buys a Fisker Ocean: https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/long-term-road-test-2023-fisker-ocean-extreme-grow.html

Lordstown Motors is back! This time as LandX Motors: https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/19/lordstown-motors-steve-burns-landx-motors-endurance-pickup/

The Watt Car drives the Lordstown Endurance: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/lordstown-endurance-first-drive-back-to-the-basics

This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover courtesy Fisker
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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