Send us a text Coming up this week! Kia EV9 Unveiled, VW ID.2 Concept Debut, Mississippi bans EV direct sales, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome - Rapid-Fire Segment 1:50 - Porsche Talks PPE Platform 2:21 - Driving a Tesla Model 3 on 10ft wagon wheels, upside down… 2:57 - EV Weight A Concern 3:23 - Maserati’s first EV to be 1,200 Tri-Motor 3:56 - Extreme E Desert X Prix, Season 3 Opener 6:0...
Mar 26, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Send us a text Coming up this week! Tesla’s upcoming $25,000 car, Toyota Engineers Praise Tesla Model Y Teardown as a "Work of Art", The Importance of Aerodynamics with EVs, And more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome - Catching up on the headlines 1:26 -NHTSA no longer requires self-driving cars to have steering wheel and pedals 1:53 -Ford set to resume production on the F-150 Lightning 2:16 -VinFas...
Mar 14, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Send us a text Are you aware of the risks associated with traditional brake pads? In this conversation between Montu Khokhar, Blake Fuller, and myself, we explore the potential dangers of traditional brake pads, how they can deteriorate without owners knowing, and the causes of brake pad failure. Don't wait until it's too late to discover these critical issues with your vehicle's braking system. For all vehicles, but electric vehicles especially, brake pads are one of the most important componen...
Mar 05, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Send us a text Coming up this week! A major announcement from Tesla and the White House, Hyundai starts an EV subscription, Ford increases their investment in EVs, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 2:02 - Tesla Announces Plans to Open Supercharger Network 7:51 - Hyundai’s Subscription Service 13:23 - Mercedes-Benz eSprinter 20:42 - California $2,000 conversion credit 23:39 - Ford Pauses Pro...
Feb 22, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Send us a text Coming up this week! Subaru Solterra is recalled again, the Ram 1500 REV debuts, Rivian confirms bi-directional charging is coming, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 2:25 - Subaru Solterra Recall https://www.ev-resource.com/articles/subaru-solterra-recalled-urgent-do-not-drive 4:45 - Polestar 4 Spied https://www.ev-resource.com/articles/polestar-4-spotted-heres-what-we-know-s...
Feb 14, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Send us a text Coming up this week! Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 has some serious range, the US Treasury Updates Vehicle Classification Standard for Clean Vehicle Tax Credits, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maint. and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:55 - New York City will require Uber and Lyft to go 100 percent electric by 2030 https://www.ev-resource.com/articles/new-york-city-to-require-uber-lyft-drivers-go-electric-by-2030 4:05 - Treasury ...
Feb 05, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Send us a text Coming up this week! Tesla might be close to opening up their Supercharger Network here in North America, Polestar and Volvo vehicles get a range bump, Toyota’s CEO steps down, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maint. and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:32 - Experian adds Recurrent Battery Reports 4:54 - Supercharger Network CCS Access soon? 7:29 - Cybertruck production 8:46 - Volvo EVs get more range and faster charging...
Jan 30, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Send us a text Coming up this week! Corvette E-Ray, Aptera Launch Edition, Tesla Cybertruck, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maint. and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:01 - 2024 Corvette E-Ray 3:24 - Shell Gets Serious about EV Charging 4:40 - Aptera debuts Launch Edition 9:04 - Arcimoto halts production, bankruptcy likely 11:25 - GM Considers smaller EV Truck 13:27 - Tesla Cybertruck ready for production 15:55 - Request for Partners...
Jan 22, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Send us a text Coming up this week! Wyoming wants to phase out EVs, Tesla cuts pricing across the board, Mazda brings back their rotary engine for the MX30, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maint. and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 2:00 - Mazda MX30 Uses Rotary Engine for Range Extender 7:18 - Toyota AE86… EV?? Nope. 11:36 - Wyoming wants to phase out EVs 15:39 - Tesla cuts pricing on all vehicles 23:41 - 2024 Chevy Corvette E-Ray Debu...
Jan 17, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Send us a text Coming up this week! EVs make a big splash at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and much more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maint. and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:15 - Lightyear 2 2:34 - Vinfast VF6 and VF7 4:03 - Volvo to use Google HD maps and more… 6:24 - Chrysler’s Synthesis Cockpit Demonstrator 8:07 - RAM Revolution EV Truck 17:45 - BMW DEE Concept 22:12 - Mercedes Benz Charging Network 24:26 - VW I...
Jan 08, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Send us a text Coming up this week! What will 2023 look like for EVs? EV Tax Credit and General Predictions… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maint. and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:00 - Thank YOU! 1:36 - A Look Back 3:52 - Happy New Year! 4:04 - The EV Tax Credit Intro 4:32 - A Short Tax Credit History 5:38 - Who Qualifies For The New-Vehicle Credit? 7:50 - New Vehicle Qualification Requirements 11:15 - What Vehicle Information Do You Need ...
Jan 01, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Send us a text I am so excited to share this conversation with Dr. Sam Rabinowitz, Co-Founder of Drivyn and Drivyn Performance! Drivyn, a high-tech education company, assists Tesla owners in closing the gap between purchasing a Tesla and learning how to get the most of their high-tech vehicle. Drivyn educates new and existing Tesla owners to utilize Tesla features and software effectively. This training empowers them to become true masters of their Tesla and provides a genuinely exhilarating and...
Dec 26, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Send us a text Coming up this week! Ford Steps Up Their EV Efforts, Biden Announces Financial Help for GM, Rivians Get More Range, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 1:44 - Ford F-150 Lightning Wins M/T 2023 Truck of the Year 4:45 - Ford Steps Up Their EV Efforts 6:26 - Panasonic to Supply Batteries for Lucid Motors 8:00 - Is Toyota Getting Serious About BEVs? 12:20 - Biden Announces Financial Help for GM and LG 16:27 - Chevy Malibu Replacement? 17:40 - Rivians Get More Range 19:31 - Foxconn...
Dec 20, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Send us a text Coming up this week! GM to launch Corvette as its own brand, BYD looks to sell EVs in Mexico, a ton of Tesla news, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 3:07 - Ford is #2 EV maker 5:04 - Corvette to Launch as a Brand 7:04 - BYD to sell EVs in Mexico 9:45 - CharIN responds to Tesla’s NACS Claim 13:24 - Tesla to revamp Model 3 18:45 - Takeaways from the Tesla Semi Delivery Event 20:59 - Sono Motors May Scrap Sion Solar EV 23:46 - Question of the Week 27:07 - Ending Announcements Qu...
Dec 13, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Send us a text Coming up this week! Tesla confirms the 500 Mile range for the Semi, Domino's Buys Bolt EVs, Extreme E Recap, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 4:16 - Tesla Semi 7:44 - Pininfarina Battista 10:58 - Domino’s Pizza Adds Chevy Bolt EVs to Fleet 13:10 - VinFast First North American Deliveries Imminent 15:48 - Mercedes-Benz Subscriptions for Speed 21:25 - Extreme E Recap 28:18 - Question of the Week 30:43 - Ending Announcements Question of the week: https://www.patreon.com/posts/q...
Nov 30, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Send us a text Coming up this week! Hyundai Ioniq 6 sells out, VW’s Trinity in trouble, Tesla and the NACS, Rimac sets EV Top Speed Record, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 1:06 - Hyundai Ioniq 6 sells out 4:12 - GM expects EV profits 7:25 - VW’s Trinity program is in trouble 10:48 - Redwood Materials and Panasonic 17:24 - Tesla and the NACS 21:52 - Rimac Nevera sets EV Top Speed record 24:58 - Brightdrop to hit $1B in revenue 27:15 - Question of the Week 29:46 - Ending Announcements Quest...
Nov 21, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Send us a text Coming up this episode I have an informal chat with Greg from the Take It EV Podcast about our experiences in the EV world and compare and contrast life in the UK vs. the US. with our electric vehicles. Take It EV Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgCNp8fSMRQtNESGJYHSkcw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/take-it-ev/id1406531012 Twitter: https://twitter.com/takeitev Website: https://takeitev.transistor.fm/ ----------------------------------------...
Nov 20, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Send us a text Coming up this week! Tesla loses EV market share in CA, Aptera secures body supplier, BMW’s i7 EV is a hit, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Tesla Loses EV Market Share 3:24 - Tesla cuts prices of vehicles in China 5:42 - Ford Dealers push back 8:08 - Aptera secures body supplier 11:28 - Canoo’s battery module manufacturing 13:18 - Is This the End for Arrival? 15:14 - Arcimoto… light at the end of the tunnel? 16:23 - BMW i7 22:04 - Question of the Week 25:38 - Ending ...
Nov 18, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Send us a text Coming up this week! Honda wants to make ‘edgy EVs’, Foreign Allies not happy with the EV Tax credit, GMC’s stole and photoshopped a photo from Rivian, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 1:24 - Honda wants to make ‘edgy’ EVs 6:02 - 2023 Abarth 500 EV 7:31 - Japan and South Korea unhappy with EV tax credit 10:21 - Subaru slows EV investment 13:14 - GMC steals and photoshops Rivian photo 15:45 - Saudi Arabia launches EV brand 18:10 - Ending Announcements GMC/Rivian Photo Compari...
Nov 06, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Send us a text Coming up this episode! I have a conversation with Chris Rogers, host of the Apt EVs podcast, all about Aptera, the company, the vehicle, and we dive into some awesome details. This is one you don't want to miss! 0:00 - Introduction 0:57 - Conversation Start 1:20 - What Is An Aptera? 1:46 - What Makes Aptera So Special? 4:44 - Aptera History 8:50 - Investment And/Or Purchase 9:26 - Aptera is Niche Vehicle and Very Unique 11:39 - A Paradigm Shift 13:06 - How Much Range Do You Need?...
Oct 30, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Send us a text Coming up this week! Solar EVs, is this the future? Tritium and DC-America team up on a coast-to-coast charging network, GM sees delays in EV production, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 1:49 - Sono Motors, Affordable Solar EV 8:28 - Aptera Gamma Prototype 11:32 - Toyota bZ3 14:14 - Bosch to supply Rivian 15:38 - Tritium and DC-America team up 19:39 - GM Delays EV production target 21:28 - GM’s EVs to be eligible for tax credit in 2-3 years 26:25 - Ending Announcements Octob...
Oct 29, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Send us a text Coming up this week! Arcimoto opens sales in new states, Tesla shares about a future vehicle platform, GM unveils two new EVs, and more... Content: 0:00 - Introduction 0:57 - Arcimoto Opens Sales In Six New States 3:56 - Tesla’s Next Vehicle Platform 5:18 - GMC Sierra EV Denali 6:32 - Cadillac Celestiq 10:10 - New Porsche Taycan: Is it a “Plaid Killer”? 11:03 - ERCOT Approves Tesla Virtual Power Plant 12:20 - Virginia Clean Energy Summit 14:29 - Ending Announcements Patreon Suppor...
Oct 24, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Send us a text Coming up this week! Polestar reveals the Polestar 3 SUV, Arcimoto’s Deliverator wins a prestigious award, Tesla announces first delivery of the Tesla Semi, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 0:54 - Polestar 3 Revealed 4:43 - GMC Sierra EV Denali teased 6:31 - Aptera Gamma Prototype (Video Walkaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_1tyHS0Dy8) 12:29 - Arcimoto Deliverator Wins Award 14:25 - Toyota Doubles Down on Hybrids 19:51 - New 0-100 kph record (Video: https://www.youtu...
Oct 16, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Send us a text Coming up this week!Ford starts construction of their BlueOval City, Tesla Launches its CCS adapter for North America, Sondors starts deliveries of the Metacycle, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 0:54 - Ford Breaks Ground on BlueOval City 2:04 - Lordstown Motors Starts Commercial Production 2:54 - Hertz and BP collaborate on EV Charging 4:59 - Toyota and Kenworth Team Up on Hydrogen 7:38 - Tesla Recall 9:14 - Tesla Launches CCS Adapter 12:43 - SONDORS Metacycle Deliveries St...
Oct 01, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Send us a text Coming up this week! A special recording LIVE from the Electric Vehicle Fall Festival this past Sunday featuring Kate Staples of Dominion Energy and Louis O’Berry of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. We’re talking about the electric grid, Time of use incentives, Vehicle to grid, and even electric school buses. Content: 0:00 - Introduction 1:21 - Meet Kate Staples and Louis O’Berry 2:55 - Can the electrical grid handle EVs? 6:25 - Off-Peak Charging and Time Of Use Programs 9:05 - ...
Sep 24, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Send us a text Content: 0:00 - Introduction 2:20 - Aptera Gamma Prototype 5:34 - Equinox EV 8:56 - Rivian and Mercedes JV 10:25 - Hyundai RN22e 11:57 -Williams selling 2,200 HP EV Starter Kit 15:29 - Jeep announces big EV plans 17:30 - Ending Announcements If you’re interested in an Aptera, use this Referral Link: https://lz953.isrefer.com/go/preorder/a39375 MotorTrend Review: Hyundai RN22e https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/hyundai-rn22e-electric-sedan-first-drive-review/?sm_id=organic%3Asm_id%...
Sep 12, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Send us a text Coming up this week! VW looks to accelerate EV efforts, Rivian starts deliveries of the R1S, California will ban ICE vehicles from 2035, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction - VW looks to accelerate EV efforts - Toyota to invest 5.6 Billion - Rivian begins deliveries of the R1S - California will ban ICE vehicles in 2035 - Ford EV sales soar 307% - Buick offers dealers a buyout - Ending Announcements Patreon Supporters: Executive Producer Tier - Rajeev Narayan, Christopher Lawren...
Sep 05, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Send us a text Coming up this week! We’re going to put on our tin-foil hats and talk about some conspiracy behind the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, Lucid debuts the Air Sapphire, Dodge wants to make loud EVs, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 3:25 - Inflation Reduction Act, Revisited 16:16 - Dodge Wants Loud EVs 26:23 - Kia EV6 GT 31:34 - Polestar O2 to become Polestar 6 32:16 - Ending Announcements Patreon Supporters: Executive Producer Tier - Rajeev Narayan, Christopher Lawrence...
Aug 29, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Send us a text Charging an electric vehicle is easy for most owners. When you get home, you plug your EV in and walk away. The vehicle will charge overnight while you are sleeping and in the morning, you awake to a "full tank" to start your commute. Charging, with the exception of road trips, is almost an afterthought. Which, if you think about it, seems crazy and maybe too good to be true. For 75 million of Americans who live in an apartment or condo, however, the experience of filling up isn't...
Aug 21, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Send us a text Coming up this week! The next generation of Dodge muscle cars will be electric, LG battery cells are still catching on fire, Herbert Diess is leaving VW group, and more… Content: 0:00 - Introduction 1:56 - VinFast opens CA showrooms 5:22 - Hertz gives updates on Tesla and Polestar rentals 10:43 - Next-Gen Dodge will be BEV 12:59 - EV Tax Credits coming back? 20:25 - LG Battery Cell Fires 22:31 - Herbert Diess leaves VW 27:14 - Happy EV Resource Driveway 30:58 - Ending Announcement...
Aug 07, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 116
