TWC Podcast #68: A Perfect Battery Storm
By Phil Royle — May 26, 2022
This week, we spot Lucids in the wild. We also discuss towing with EVs, including a recent claim that a Tesla Model X towed a flashy $285,000 travel trailer while retaining 71% of its range. In other news, the Chevy Silverado EV may receive twin charging ports, Supercharger cords might be too short, Tesla tops California Q1 new-car sales, EV batteries might be a long-term holdup when it comes to ICE cost parity, and more!
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SHOW NOTES
Tesla Model X tows a $285,000 Bowlus travel trailer: https://insideevs.com/news/586688/tesla-model-x-achieves-71percent-its-epa-range-while-towing-bowlus-rv/
Silverado EV rumored to get dual charge ports: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1135923_gm-patent-electric-trucks-evs-fast-charging-dual-charge-ports
Tesla tops the Q1 sales list for new cars sold in California: https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-model-y-model-3-california-q1-2022/
Elon says Tesla will have driverless cars in one year…again: https://electrek.co/2022/05/22/elon-musk-tesla-self-driving-cars-without-human-driver-next-year/
EVs reaching cost-parity with ICE? Maybe not: https://www.thedrive.com/news/rising-material-costs-could-make-evs-cost-more-not-less-by-2026
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode cover art courtesy Rivian
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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