TWC Podcast #67: Approved as Submitted
By Phil Royle — May 19, 2022
The reviews are in, and it looks like the Ford F-150 Lightning is a hit! But still, there’s an elephant in the room that needs addressing — so that’s what we do. Beyond that, Ford is considering using LFP batteries, but for which EVs? Then we discuss EVs at the racetrack, chargers down and out in San Francisco, a 1,000 hp Porsche 718 EV, and much more!
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SHOW NOTES
F-150 Lightning first-drive reviews:
https://www.theverge.com/23065908/ford-f150-lightning-electric-truck-first-drive-specs-road-bluecruise
https://www.autoblog.com/2022/05/11/2022-ford-lightning-review/
https://electrek.co/2022/05/11/ford-f-150-lightning-big/
https://insideevs.com/reviews/585014/ford-f150lightning-first-drive-review/
Ford looking at use of LFP batteries: https://electrek.co/2022/05/12/ford-hints-lfp-batteries-mustang-mach-e-f-150-lightning/
EVs at the racetrack: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/evs-and-racetracks-does-it-work
Approximately 25% of EV charging stations in the San Francisco Bay Area are broken or non-functional: https://www.businessinsider.com/electric-car-charging-reliability-broken-stations-ev-2022-5
Porsche builds 1,000+ hp 718 Cayman EV prototype: https://www.thedrive.com/news/porsche-built-a-1073-hp-cayman-gt4-clubsport-and-its-electric
Canoo might not make it another 12 months: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/canoo-tumbles-ev-maker-issues-214954610.html
California briefly had nearly 100% of power supplied by renewable sources: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/05/02/for-the-first-time-in-history-california-was-100-powered-by-renewable-energy/
Heavier weight of EVs could result in tire emissions worse than exhaust emissions: https://www.greencarcongress.com/2022/05/20220513-ea.html
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover art by Dark Athena
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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