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The Watt Car EV Podcast
Not your average EV, plug-in, and hybrid (and fuel cell!) automotive podcast.
Episodes
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #172: Sharks in the Seine
Last week’s announcement of a U.S. tariff hike on Chinese EVs is followed by this week’s news of a potent plug-in pickup from China called the Shark, showing…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #171: That’s a Bold Move Cotton
Yeah, we know this episode’s podcast title is a misquote, but the sentiment remains true: With the unveiling of a hydrogen-powered 5500 Ram truck, it’s a bold…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #170: HenrikCo
We have two big EV topics to chew on this week, and both involve the heads of organizations. First, let’s discuss Elon. Is Tesla’s success tied to its…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #169: Mazda’s Errata
Is Mazda trying to correct past mistakes with its Errata…err…we mean Arata? That’s just one of the topics we discuss on this week’s podcast. Other…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #168: We’re Coming for You, Mercedes
With a win at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant, the UAW is on a tear — and now its setting sights on Mercedes manufacturing in Alabama. We delve into how this…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #167: Move Fast and Fix Things
Rivian’s hoping to move fast and fix things — like charging experiences for its owners. Thanks to a creative grading system, Rivian could have a winning idea…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #166: Rimac Inside
Turns out, supercar producer Rimac might be getting into other EVs via its increasingly efficient battery technology. We jump into that topic on this week’s…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #165: The Sweet Spot of the Market
From fantastic EV lease deals to manufacturer profit (and loss), on this week’s podcast we look at the realities of the EV market and what it means for the…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #164: The Magma of SEAT
Genesis heats things up with Magma edition cars, but is the color too hot to handle? We discuss on this week’s podcast. We also talk about Cupra (which we dub…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #163: I Want To Quit You
The Volkswagen Group is the company you can’t help but root for, as VW is once again swinging for the EV fences with the Audi Q6 e-tron, VW ID.3 GTX and ID.7…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #162: One More Thing
Rivian pulls a rabbit out of a hat at its R2 reveal with a “one more thing” moment for the R3 and R3X. But…is the charging port on the wrong side? Plus, power…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #161: Going Full Dodge
Stellantis is coming out of the gate strong with its future Charger EV that is pure, unadulterated, and unapologetically Dodge. On this week’s podcast, we sort…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #160: The Car’s Dead…Again
Is the Apple Car dead? Did it ever really exist? We discuss the past, present, and future of the vehicle that never was. We also chat about Cybertruck…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #159: Fixing the Toothless Tiger, Diving into Infrastructure Law with Jason Goldfarb
Building EV charging infrastructure is far from simple. From EV charging companies to real estate, there’s a lot to consider. This week, we welcome real estate…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #158: Long Story Short, We’ve Run out of Names
Is Chrysler’s latest EV concept tapping into awesomeness, or does its strangely named Halcyon concept fall short of the company’s sedan design from two decades…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #157: Marked Safe From the Tesla Recall
Tesla’s recall strikes our very own show, but now the icons are bigger on our Model 3 and we’ve marked ourselves safe from the potential ensuing madness. In…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #156: Never Say Grassy Knoll
Rivian has accidentally announced the date and location of its R2 chassis unveiling — and that location is a grassy knoll. We chat about that on this week’s…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #155: Flooded with Oceans
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…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #154: CES 2024, The AI of Transportation
The CES Show is back, baby! EVs galore spread across Las Vegas and one of our correspondents at ground zero gave us plenty to talk about this week. From wild…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #153: Death, Taxes, and EVs
Since the only thing certain in life is death and taxes, EV owners should expect to eventually be charged a road tax — similar to the one already paid by ICE…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #152: Cumminsgate
Did Cummins just step into the same mess that got Volkswagen in hot water nine years ago, and could this inadvertently lead to Ram leading the EV truck…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #151: A Friend Walks into a Dealership…
This week, we dive into a real-world dealership experience when a friend of the podcast heads to a Lexus dealership for an oil change on their ICE vehicle and…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #150: A Class-Leading Mushball
The Cybertruck is the gift that keeps on giving, with more news coming in the form of production rumors and a Jay Leno walk-around of the uniquely angular…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #149: No. But I Mean Yes
Union battles continue, this time beyond U.S. shores as Tesla and unions clash in Europe. What began as a few hundred Swedish Tesla employees pushing back has…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #148: Under a Shroud of Darkness Comes the Cybertruck
It’s been a week since the production-ready Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled in a darkened room, and since then, we’ve learned a lot — but even still, many…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #147: Shut Up and Take My Money
The Cybertruck is about to be revealed — we’ll have more about that next week. This week, let’s talk about something else that should have no problem selling…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #146: The Ghost of LA Auto Show
This week, we’re “live” from the 2023 LA Auto Show. Was it the blockbuster gathering it’s been in the past? Hardly. But there were numerous hidden diamonds in…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #145: Canoo’s Doka
Canoo unveiled its EV pickup — again! Supposedly called the American Bulldog, we think it looks more like a VW Doka…and that’s not a slam. But before we get to…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #144: Tradition, Heritage, and Stuff
Stellantis is in the news this week with several significant announcements, and we can’t wait to jump in because with Ram, Dodge, and Jeep, nothing is ever…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #143: The Shine is Gone?
Is the shine gone from EVs? From Ford and Chevy cutting EV truck production, to Tesla’s disappointing third quarter profits and tempering Cybertruck…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #142: Death Hug
On this week’s podcast, we dive into the Big Three (Stellantis, General Motors, and Ford) and their most recent clash with the UAW (United Automobile Workers)…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #141: Elephant in a Tutu
Kia adds three to its now-quintuplet of EVs, and we can’t help but toss in our $0.02. We also revisit a topic from last week by comparing the Corvette E-Ray to…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #140: The First Step in the “When”
On this week’s podcast, we have a few words for car dealerships and their place in the future — and none of those words are good. We also talk about the…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #139: The Situation’s Improving
Battles heat up in the EV world. In the SUV market, Tesla raises (or perhaps lowers) the bar with a less expensive RWD Model Y, while Honda unveils its…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #138: Ambition, Commitment, and (oh yeah) Consistency
For EVs to succeed, there needs to be ambition, commitment, and consistency — so says a European Ford exec. Could a lack of consistency by the British (and…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #137: An Interview with Nxu’s Victor Atlasman
This week, we speak to Victor Atlasman, Director of Strategy and Product at Nxu, an Arizona-based company looking to build the next generation of…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #136: No Longer the Pinocchio of EVs
Chinese cars are hiding in plain sight through the likes of Lotus, which recently unveiled its Emeya “Hyper-GT.” With more than 900 hp on tap, this Lotus will…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #135: Driving a Wurlitzer at 100 mph
EVs generate more power than ICE, but are EVs capable of generating as much emotion? Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann seems to think so. But what do WE…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #134: What Else Can We Pull out of This Hat?
Ford’s in the news with a confirmed Platinum Black edition of its F-150 Lightning, along with rumors of a Tremor EV variant. Pricing — well, lets just say…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #133: Whoa!
Between Monterey Car Week and other unveilings, there’s a lot to talk about on this week’s The Watt Car EV podcast. We begin with Acura ZDX specs and pricing…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #132: The 2025 Conspiracy Theory
Why does the year 2025 keep popping up in the EV world? Once again, “2025” is in the news, this time “connected” to Fisker (pun totally intended). On this…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #131: Houdini for Everybody
On this week’s The Watt Car EV Podcast, Cadillac unveils the Escalade IQ, Fisker takes the wraps off the Pear, Alaska, and Ronin (two of which feature…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #130: Bringing a Compliance Car to a Gun Fight
Who killed the Mazda MX-30 EV? One theory is Tesla. Another theory is that the MX-30 simply wasn’t enough of an EV to fight the good fight. Who’s right? In…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #129: Vague Definitions
When is a motor an engine? It depends on where you get your definitions — and like Pokemon, we attempt to catch them all on this week’s podcast before moving…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #128: Next Level Fakery
Hyundai was busy at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, debuting the Ioniq 5 N and running the RN22e. The 5 N sports more power than we thought, along with fake…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #127: We Can Create a Better Standard
Sick of talk about NACS? Us too, so this week we’ve moved on to megawatt charging connectors! Nxu exits CharIN and announces the NxuOne, its CharIN MCS…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #126: Bad Photoshop, but in Person
Something funny happened on the way to fireworks this Independence Day — and it involved a conversation with the owner of an ElectraMeccanica Solo. Speaking of…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #125: J1773?
Chevy Silverado EV first drive reviews are out, and so is the price — and this ain’t no $40,000 EV pickup anymore. In other news, Ford pockets $9.2 billion in…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #124: Doublespeak
From Florida to Texas, contractions abound in the law this week, and it seems some politicians are playing mental gymnastics to square their EV circles. Maybe…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #123: A Whole New World
With General Motors now on board with NACS (in addition to Ford), are we entering a whole new world for EVs? Many of the charging networks seem to think so, as…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #122: All the Feels
What has all the feels? Volkswagen’s new ID. Buzz, which recently had its U.S. LWB iteration revealed. What are the specs and will the U.S. market eat it up?…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #121: The NACS-CCS Teeter-totter
Ford’s dumping CCS for its new love — and with it, the delicate charging standard teeter-totter appears to tilt toward NACS. Is this the death knell for CCS…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #120: I Like Big Batteries and I Cannot Lie
It’s all about big batteries this week, with talks of the 100+ kWh VW ID.Buzz debuting in the U.S. in the coming weeks. We also chat about Chevrolet’s recent…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #119: Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Just when you thought we were done covering VinFast, the company pops into the news once more, this time with a slew of first-drive reviews that look…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #118: Coffee is for Customers
A trip to a VinFast showroom sparked thoughts and revelations — one of which surprised us. Listen all about it in the podcast, then head to thewattcar.com to…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #117: Curbside EV Charging with itselectric’s Nathan King
This week we chat with itselectric co-founder Nathan King, whose New York-based company is putting a different spin on Level 2 charging in the States. With…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #116: The Bolt Will Rise Again
The Chevy Bolt will meet its final demise at the end of the year, so we take a look at just how important the model was to General Motor, the public, and…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #115: Make Sedans Great Again
Are sedans making a comeback? With the unveiling of the VW ID.7’s specs, Volkswagen seems to hope so. In other news, MG reveals its Cyberster heavyweight…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #114: Tinfoil Hats and Big Batteries
How will EVs fare in an EMP attack? Nobody would start a podcast with that question — but we did. Getting back on track, the conversation jumped to the new…
The Watt Car EV PodcastTWC Podcast #113: Law of Negative Returns
Faulty windows, massive batteries, manual transmission EVs — this week, we discover how to reset the windows on a Tesla Model 3, we learn that there’s about to…