The EVs for Everyone Podcast

We are back this week with not one but two friends from AVILOO today, Brett Lippel (CEO North America) and Raisu Williams (North America Field Marketing Manager) to talk used EVs and why buying one without checking the battery is a bit like grocery shopping hungry: you may leave with something you didn’t bargain for. With off-lease EV volume expected to approach 800,000 vehicles in 2028, dealers a...

China’s automakers are moving fast—and the global auto industry is feeling the pressure. Hans Greimel, Asia editor at Automotive News is on the show today to talk about how China moved from learning alongside international automakers to becoming a formidable competitor in its own right. We explore the advantages behind that rise, including deep battery and supply-chain capabilities, intense domest...

Tim Levin, Senior Editor at InsideEVs and co-host of the Plugged In Podcast is on the show today to talk about the longest-range EVs you can buy in 2026 and what “enough range” really looks like. We kick things off with a wild demand: 1,000 miles of range and five-minute charging. (Um what?) Tim explains why that’s unrealistic today, even as many shoppers still want 450 to 500 miles in an affordab...

Your car can change long after it leaves the showroom, but who controls those updates, and how far should automakers go? Steve Bell, Chief Analyst of Automotive Connectivity at Omdia Automotive is back on the show today to explore the promise and pitfalls of SDV (software-defined vehicles), from in-car ads to the race to reinvent how cars are built, updated, and paid for. We talk about Tesla’s fir...

Who’s Really Buying EVs? The Data and the Marketing Moves That Matter. BEV sales are down YoY, hybrids are gaining ground, and a new wave of affordable models could bring different buyers into the market. Today, Kirsten von Busch, Director of Product Marketing at Experian Automotive, is back on the show to explore who those buyers are and how marketers can reach them effectively. In Q2 of this yea...

Before you hit play, I’m gonna need you to buckle up for the emotional roller coaster that is America’s EV whiplash. Reuters auto correspondent Nora Eckert is back on the show today to talk about her special report on how Trump’s EV retreat collided with Biden’s push, derailing billions in promised investment and turning the “Battery Belt” from big dreams into delayed plants, retooled factories, a...

If you’ve tried to buy a cheap used car lately and ended up wondering if you’d accidentally clicked “private jet...” this one's for you. Today I’m joined by DriveItAway’s CEO John Possumato and Voyager Global Mobility’s Director of Remarketing, Ray Maldonado, to talk about how shrinking used car inventory is squeezing both dealers and consumers and what’s actually being done about it. We get into...

I thought I was seeing a UFO on a random street right outside of Haddonfield, New Jersey a few weeks ago… turns out it was a brand new Tesla Cybercab, thousands of miles away from Austin. That wild moment sent me straight down the robo-taxi rabbit hole, so I brought on someone who knows way more about it than I do: Sean O’Kane, Senior Reporter at TechCrunch. In this episode, Sean and I talked abou...

The Tesla Model S didn’t just make EVs cool, it rewrote the entire rulebook and proved what an electric car could be. In today’s episode, fellow EV nerd, YouTuber, and Ever project engineer Andrew Lambrecht joins me to give the Model S a proper Viking send-off and break down what its evolution means for your EV strategy right now. We talked about why Andrew calls the Model S “the most consequentia...

Chinese EVs are about to give Canadian car buyers something they haven’t seen in years: real price pressure and brand new choices. In today’s episode, David Kennedy, Toronto Bureau Chief at Automotive News is here to talk about the latest developments surrounding Canada’s Chinese EV quota, why Tesla grabbed so much of the first wave, and how BYD, Chery, and Geely are all positioning themselves to...

For years, everyone obsessed over range anxiety. But here in 2026, the real story (and the real money) is in battery health. In today’s episode, Brett Lippel, CEO North America at AVILOO, joins me to talk about the first truly independent Certified EV Battery Report (brand new this month) and what it means for dealers, auctions, and EV shoppers. We get into how AVILOO became the “Carfax of EVs” in...

Auto financing trends just changed (again) and if you’re still selling based on last year’s playbook, you’re behind. In today’s episode, Melinda Zabritski, Head of Automotive Financial Insights at Experian Automotive is back on the show to unpack the Q2 2026 State of the Automotive Finance Market Report and translate it into moves you can make on the showroom floor and in your used car lot. We get...

Polestar’s U.S. exit just got messier. In today’s episode, Wall Street Journal autos reporter Chris Otts is here to explain why Volvo got the green light from the Trump administration while Polestar was denied, despite sharing ownership, platforms, and even a factory line in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Chris breaks down the national security rules for connected vehicles, the Commerce Department’s...

You heard it here first! Back in January of this year, Mike Murphy, founder and CEO of EVs for All America, said he was cooking up a California incentive for first time EV buyers. Back then, I only half believed him. Fast forward to today: the “MyFirstEV” program is now live in California, with up to $3,500 for new EVs and $1,750 for used, backed by 13 automakers and a coalition that actually got...

Humanoid robots are having a moment but the real disruption in automotive right now is a bit more… human. In today’s episode, Jan Griffiths, host of the Automotive Leaders Podcast, is here to talk about obliterating all the early 20th century management thinking, getting rid of all the “approval theater,” and building automotive organizations with real velocity. Jan went from being a CPO at a glob...

If you’ve got room in your heart for one more take on the Ford Fathom, make it this one. Nora Eckert, auto correspondent at Reuters joins the show today to help unpack Ford’s big swing at a sub-$30K electric pickup, the Fathom. We get into who this truck is for, what the “Fathom” name says about Ford’s EV reset, and how it stacks up against Slate’s build-it-your-way platform. We talk shifting rule...

“Data-driven summer” is officially here and in today’s episode, Experian Automotive’s Director of Product Marketing, Kirsten Von Busch is back to talk about the Electric Vehicle 2025 Year in Review Report with a sneak peek into 2026. Press play to hear how we really get into the weeds: new EV registrations dropped more than 35% year over year while used EVs jumped over 25% in the same window, tax...

Lucid is burning more than a billion dollars a quarter, the Saudi PIF just wrote them another massive check, and bankruptcy rumors are flying. So…is this Lucid’s last real shot? Bloomberg’s Detroit Bureau Chief, David Welch, joins the show today to unpack Lucid’s high-stakes bet on “cheaper” midsize EVs, the Cosmos SUV, and a new CPO play that’s meant to move metal and buy time. David also takes a...

If you think EVs are too expensive, too complex, or too niche, Kia’s all-new 2027 EV3 is here to prove you wrong. James Bell, Head of Corporate Communications and PR at Kia America, is back on the show to talk about how Kia used its FIFA partnership to turn EV9s and Tellurides into rolling World Cup brand activations—and to dig into the all-new EV3. James talks about why Kia is doubling down on EV...

Molly Boigon, Technology and Innovation Reporter at Automotive News is back on the show today to talk about how AI companies are hoarding DRAM memory chips, leaving automakers paying 450% markups and rethinking what “standard” even means on software defined vehicles (SDVs). Then we swerve into Polestar’s mess in the U.S., where 32 dealers face being downgraded to service points thanks to a Commerc...

John Voelcker, Contributing Editor at Car and Driver Magazine says today’s auto industry feels like “juggling chainsaws,” and that’s exactly the energy we’re bringing to this episode. We talked about why a “much smaller” U.S. auto market by 2040 might be overhyped, how $25-30K EVs could blow the doors open on adoption, and why used cars are becoming the real power center of the market. John also *...

Kirsten Von Busch, Director of Product Marketing at Experian Automotive brings the receipts from Experian's Automotive Consumer Trends Report (Q1 2026) on what’s really happening in the SUV market. Spoiler alert: your gut and the data are not on the same page. We reveal why electrified SUVs now command 27.68% of new retail share, how the Tesla Model Y is absolutely steamrolling the BEV SUV competi...

In this final episode of "Live from AutoTech Detroit," Gulnaaz Afzal, Senior Autonomy Systems Integration Engineer at Rivian, joined me to talk about what it really takes to get from cool AV demos to safe, scalable, production-ready autonomy. While playing Pong on the world’s smallest Atari (yes, really), Gulnaaz explains why reliability beats raw capability, why “production ready” is usually misu...

Jason Marks, CEO of Telo Trucks, joins the show to unpack why the MT1 is essentially a Toyota Tacoma in a Mini Cooper footprint and why that matters for cities, fleets, and the future of EV pickups. We get into the real pain points of driving and parking trucks in dense urban cores, how Japanese Kei trucks inspired Telo’s size, and why half of their paid reservations are from commercial customers...

We accidentally got our schedules crossed… and ended up with one of the spiciest short episodes of the season. Recorded live on the expo floor at AutoTech Detroit, this rapid-fire convo with Steve Bell, Chief Analyst Automotive Connectivity at Omdia is basically a masterclass crammed into a coffee break. In roughly 8 minutes, Steve explains why working in the auto industry in 2026 feels a lot like...