Out of Spec Podcast

Another episode touching on this week's theme: the Tesla Cybertruck. Today, Francie and Kyle go over the newest EPA documents that have been floating around the internet to breakdown what is (and note what isn't) on these documents, reason what we know from the numbers we see here, speak to the battery size, comment on potential charging curves, and more. US EPA Search Page: https://dis.epa.gov/ot...

Welcome back to another Cybertruck episode where we cover the unique steer-by-wire set up on this electric truck. Kyle and Francie discuss what the benefits are to this system, why someone may be wary of a vehicle with this technology, the rear steering capabilities of the truck, and more. Link to Kyle's Cybertruck Delivery Event Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6n4QRoKWhg Tesla's Cybertruck...

Kyle calls into the Podcast from the road to join Francie in talking all things Cybertruck Powertrain. Kyle attended the delivery event and everyone has learned more about the specs since then. Kyle describes the powertrain differences between the RWD, AWD, and Cyberbeast options, the pros and cons of Tesla's work here, what's new and different from other Teslas and EVs, and even suffers a public...

On this episode, Francie sits down with Marc Mültin, Founder & CEO Switch and co-author ISO 15118, at this year's Testival sponsored by CharIN in Cleveland, Ohio. They speak in detail about Switch, its offering Josev, where the EV industry stands today, what it will take to reach comprehensive standardization in the US, and more. Switch's website: https://www.switch-ev.com/ Find us on all of t...

Join us today on the Out of Spec Podcast as Francie invites Jose Castillo, founder of RivianTrackr, onto the podcast to assure us that it is safe to update your Rivian software into your electric vehicle. They recap the initial snafu with Rivian's over the air or OTA software update a few weeks ago, how Rivian bounced back from the issue, what drivers can hope to expect in the future, and what les...

Kyle and Coleton hop on the podcast to tell Francie and Jordan all about their day at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, TX for the Cybertruck delivery event. They walk us through their entire in-person experience with the guests at the event and the teams there who made the Cybertruck happen, what the major highlights and lowlights were for them, how they disagreed with the general feelings of folk...

Join Francie and Jordan as they recap Tesla's Cybertruck delivery event that happened on November 30th, 2023. They outline the information Tesla provided (and what they did not tell us), the general impression of the EV and the presentation, what we think is the future of electric trucks, and more. Cybertruck website: https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck Thumbnail credit: Tesla Find us on all of these...

On today's episode Francie talks everything FSD with Chris, aka  @DirtyTesla  ! Chris has lived with Tesla's Full Self Driving beta software (and many iterations of it) for years and tells Francie all about his experience with it over the years, the biggest pros and cons, what we might expect next, and the general technology and logistics behind this interesting piece of technology. Find...

Join Francie today as she dives into the details of EVgo and Hertz's new partnership for discounted pricing for Hertz EV renters and new EVgo customers. She dives into the details of the partnership, how it could (or could not) create a seamless experience, and the state of rental EVs in general. EVgo Press Release: https://www.evgo.com/press-release/hertz-and-evgo-partner-to-offer-ev-renters-one-...

Kyle sits down to talk with Dave (  @outofspecdave1554  ) about his day in the city checking out all the EVs he could find. He discusses how he saw the Cybertruck at the Tesla showroom, ventured over to check out the Fisker Ocean, Polestar 3, Lucid Air, and more. Listen to see what he thought about all the EVs he was able to see in the Big Apple. Find us on all of these places: YouTube:...

Kyle comes onto the podcast to tell Francie all about his day visiting the Cybertruck showroom in Littleton, CO. He describes what the crowd had to say, what the employees could (and could not) share, and his general impressions of the Cybertruck so far. Showroom locations: https://abettertheater.com/cybertruck.html Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast...

Kyle hops on the podcast today to dive into all the details about his newest purchase - the cheapest EV he could find! He discusses his new Mercedes B-Class that he recently picked up in California, the major issues, what we know about its problems so far, and what he expects next. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.ap...

Francie hops on the podcast today to discuss congestion and idle fees. Specifically, Tesla has introduced new congestion fees to their Supercharger stations across the US which will be felt by anyone charging at the sites. She discusses the differences between idle fees and congestion fees, what other networks do with their fees, and whether or not this is a good idea. Tesla's idle and congestion...

Join us for a special podcast today where Francie sits down at the LA Auto Show with Senior EVSE Engineer Jeremy Whaling and Director of Communications Katie Wallace from EVgo (  @evgonetwork  ) and talk all things public charging. They discuss EVgo's ReNew and One & Done retrofitting and resiliency efforts, their consideration of hardware on the market from Tesla Superchargers to De...

Join Kyle, Jordan, Coleton, and Francie on today's podcast discussing their driving review of the Audi SQ8 e-tron. They discuss the iterations from the first version to today's offering, the pros and cons of the EV, who should be the folks to buy it, and more. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out...

Join Francie as she sits down with Dr. Bryan Willson to speak about his background and learnings in energy, engineering, and entrepreneurship. They discuss his work at the Energy Institute at Colorado State University, his EV adventures and entrepreneurial work in Africa, his research on resources in Chile, and the major takeaways from all of his work. CSU Energy Institute: https://energy.colostat...

Join Francie, Jordan, Coleton, and Kyle from Out of Spec as they sit down to share their candid thoughts on the LA Auto Show 2023. They call in from Interstate 10 in Los Angeles, California to discuss what they think of this year's show, what was most exciting, some let downs, and our general consensus on what folks can be looking forward to seeing this year. Find us on all of these places: YouTub...

Francie, Jordan, and Kyle sit down to speak about where exactly the Polestar 4 fits into the market lineup. Jordan had a chance to travel to Polestar Day and get a good look at the product, the other Polestar models on the line, speak to other journalists, and now give us an idea of what he thinks is the point of Polestar 4. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspe...

Today Mercedes-Benz opens their first public charging hub in Sandy Springs, GA at their headquarters. On today's podcast, Francie sits down with Andrew Cornelia, CEO of Mercedes-Benz HPC NA, to speak about this step into public charging infrastructure for the company, the site itself, their plans for the future, and more. Out of Spec Reviews Full Site Tour: https://youtu.be/1XoqXEln8vY Find us on...

Kyle jumps on the podcast with Jose Castillo from RivianTrackr to talk about Rivian's latest nightmarish issue from Rivian with a software update (Data 2023.42 OTA update) where the update failed and left cars un-drivable. Jose walks us through the sequence of events of this update and issue, Rivian's communications about this event, and how potentially thousands of Rivians are left bricked across...

Join us on today's podcast where Francie speaks to Adam Langton, Energy Services Manager at BMW North America with their Connect eMobility and Energy Services team about the recent announcements on BMW's smart EV technology as well as their V2G initiatives. They discuss a lot in this episode including Adam's main focus of EV charging at home, details and technicals of the ChargeForward program off...

Francie, Kyle, and Dave from Out of Spec Dave hop on to discuss Lucid's long-awaited announcement to go with the North American Charging Standard. As a former Lucid owner, Dave shares his impression of the company's decision and announcement, Kyle questions what this means for high voltage EVs on the open Tesla network, and they discuss what we might expect next from these two major OEMs. Lucid NA...

On today's episode, Francie and Jordan sit down to discuss his recent trip to the Honda HQ to check out a micro-mobility scooter from the OEM: the electric Motocompacto. Jordan describes his experience traveling to the event and covering the Motocompacto, what he thought about the practicality of the tool, and discusses how it fits (or doesn't fit) into Honda's strategy moving into the EV space. J...

Today's episode features a special presentation from Juergen Guldner, the General Program Manager of Hydrogen Technology at BMW in Munich, at this year's BMW Test Fest event which Kyle and Francie attended this November. Listen in as Juergen discusses BMW's strategy moving forward with hydrogen powered EVs, their current iX5 hydrogen powered prototype, testing and research development, and answers...

Hallo everyone today Francie hops on the podcast to cover smart's latest EV offering launched on the market and that is the smart #1 Pro. She gives an overview of the LFP battery powered EV recently launched in Germany, which EVs will likely compete against this offering, questions how LFP may bring down EV prices, and more. Press release from smart: https://media.smart.com/eu/smart-expands-1-line...