244: That’s a Heck of a Front End, Buddy

By The Watt Car Staff — Oct. 16, 2025

What a Vision! The Mercedes-Benz Vision Icon concept is unveiled, and it’s a bold move — but is it also the right move? We talk about that…but not until the end of the podcast. First, there’s news about the second coming of the Chevy Bolt, Ferrari’s Elettrica specs, Polestar’s floundering Chinese-market sales, and more!

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SHOW NOTES
Chevy Bolt gets low-key unveil: https://insideevs.com/news/775172/2027-chevrolet-bolt-range-price-revealed/

Ferrari unveils specs of its first electric vehicle, the Elettrica: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/everything-we-know-about-ferraris-first-electric-vehicle/

The Ferrari Elettrica will have amplified “natural” sound: https://www.thedrive.com/news/heres-how-ferrari-plans-to-give-evs-a-cool-natural-sound

Polestar reportedly exiting the China market: https://www.electrive.com/2025/10/13/polestar-global-sales-up-13-in-q3-as-it-exits-china-retail-network/

GM cancels its fuel cell development program: https://fuelcellsworks.com/2025/10/13/energy-development/gm-ends-next-generation-hydrogen-fuel-cell-development-program

Mercedes unveils swoopy, bold Vision Iconic concept: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69021391/mercedes-vision-iconic-concept-revealed/

This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode art courtesy Mercedes-Benz
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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