The Watt Car EV Podcast

Arguably the most expensive episode of The Watt Car Podcast ever, co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discuss Rimac Nevera acceleration, how the Tesla Model S Plaid’s performance holds up against a car $2.3 million more expensive, and Lamborghini Countach hybrid sales have seemingly outpaced the Nevera. Also, Rivian eyes a new Texas production facility, Elon Musk trolls Rivian’s decision, an...

What a week! From U.S. President Joe Biden’s electrification executive order to new EPA standards to a possible Elon Musk biography, there was plenty to discuss on The Watt Car’s automotive electrification podcast. But wait, there’s more! Like VW CEO Herbert Diess having a big (and apparently disappointing) EV charging adventure, Qualcomm nosing in on Magna’s business, an 80 kWh, dual-motor travel...

On this week’s The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast, co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discuss average car consumers, un-average billionaire CEOs, a new EV lap record at Laguna Seca, Magna continuing what seems like plans for EV domination, Mercedes-Benz gearing up to unveil more EVs, a potential EV Camaro, and more! Subscribe the the podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts...

It’s all yoke all the time on this week’s episode of The Watt Car podcast, although to their credit, neither co-host Edward A. Sanchez or Phil Royle are happy to talk about it – yet they still do. Moving on from Tesla news, Toyota doubles down (once again) on PHEVs, Mercedes-Benz goes all in on EVs, Bank of America predicts an EV battery shortage in the next five years, Tesla makes money in Q2 (th...

It’s stories galore on this week’s The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast, and none of them tie together. Still, that won’t stop co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle as they tackle this week’s electrification news. From a TWC exclusive regarding the Tesla Cybertruck to "bring your own cable” charging to Superchargers for all, CARB aggressively tackling ICE ECU tunes, the end of the l...

Co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez meet up in person between podcast recordings, and Model 3 charging shenanigans ensue. Which leads to the question: How efficient of a driver is Ed? Apparently not as efficient as the drivers of a Ford Mustang Mach-E or Lightyear One, both of which recently bested 6 miles/kW under very specific circumstances. Beyond that, Ed and Phil discuss Stellantis EV D...

On this week’s episode of The Watt Car automotive electrification podcast, co-host Edward A. Sanchez has his dreams come true with the news that EV supercar maker Rimac now owns Bugatti. Meanwhile, the podcast’s other host, Phil Royle, drools over the retro E-Legend EL1 EV. In other news, Canoo might be about to tease a new car, VW could be preparing its Electrify America exit strategy, Volvo host...

This week on The Watt Car podcast, co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle welcome Jeff Holland, Director of Public Relations at Karma Automotive, to discuss the Karma GS-6 series hybrid and the soon-to-be released GSe-6 EV version of the grand touring sedan. From new pricing to the hybrid system functionality to front suspension design and Karma’s California manufacturing capacity, this week fe...

When it comes to EVs, charging is kind of important, so this week, The Watt Car podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss that very topic in regard to road trips as well as home charging. The conversation then accelerates to the topic of Tesla Model S Plaid real-world 0-60 mph times, plus equally real-world realities of the Tesla yoke steering wheel. Moving on, the show eventually...

This week, co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez bag on and praise Tesla for its latest release, the Model S Plaid. But there are other things to celebrate this week, too, like Kia selling out its EV6 First Editions in the U.S., rumors of Dodge electrifying in order to make fast cars, Apple hiring a seasoned automotive CEO, and a slew of new EV announcements from Polestar, Lincoln, and Maserat...

Podcast co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discuss Ed’s latest Tesla mobile service call for an issue he figured would fix itself. Spoiler alert: it didn’t. Then it’s more RV talk, but with a strange Model S twist. Oh, and Ford unveils its Maverick pickup truck that comes standard as a hybrid, the Associated Press misses the point about EVs, Nissan delays the Ariya, and Ferrari might be mak...

This week, The Watt Car podcast co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A.Sanchez kick off the conversation with a survey that was obvious to anyone who has ever charged an EV: electric vehicle owners with a home Level 2 charger are happier. From there, the conversation hits the road with a 1,000 mile EV road trip, 7-Eleven gets into the EV charging biz, Ford is possibly sandbagging on the range of its F-1...

Lightning strikes again on this week’s podcast, with co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discussing the Ford F-150 Lightning once more. The elephant in the room, however, is charging while connected to a trailer. Therein, Ed makes a shocking admission. The conversation then meanders to Ioniq 5 U.S. release information, Level 1 vs. Level 2 home charging, battery recycling, and more. Subscribe...

The Watt Car Podcast hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle stay up late to chat about the F-150 Lightning debut, speculating about the unspoken portions of Ford’s presentation. From there, they discuss Kia’s U.S. debut of the EV6, Lamborghini’s electrification leading to the potential end to an automotive enthusiast era, a new SEC investigation of an EV company, and more! Subscribe the the podcas...

Promises, promises, promises – that’s the recurring theme on this week’s The Watt Car Podcast. Teasing new EV products is Harley-Davidson with its pending LiveWire lineup, Ford reveals the name of its Ford F-150 electric pickup as well as hints at an EV Bronco, and Porsche promises an EV version of the Macan. Rivian, meanwhile, adds meat to the conversation with actual specs on its forthcoming R1T...

Electrification news flies freely this week with hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez discussing GM’s solution to what has become a bit of an EV charging mess, some early adopters abandon EVs, Uber and Arrival don’t mention autonomy, BMW and Ford invest in solid state batteries in the hopes of reducing dendrites, mining the Rhine, and much, much more. Subscribe the the podcast on Apple Podcasts...

Hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez jump in this week with Honda’s surprising EV revelation, which Phil then ties into Hino Motors, REE, and Toyota in some obscure way. From there, it’s hypercar talk with Rimac performance testing before the conversation moves on to the latest from Byton, ABB, the proposed U.S. infrastructure bill, and late breaking news. Subscribe the the podcast on Apple Podc...

It’s raining EVs on this week’s episode of The Watt Car’s automotive electrification podcast, with hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle firing through as many as they can in one hour. From the Audi Q4 e-tron and A6 e-tron Concept to the Genesis Electrified G80, Toyota bZ4X, VW ID.6, and Cadillac Lyric specs, this week’s podcast is overflowing with EV unveiling goodness. Subscribe the the podcast...

It’s back to the racetrack for Phil Royle as he questions a number of Tesla Model 3 enthusiasts about their track-side charging habits and then reports his findings to co-host Edward A. Sanchez. From there, the conversation turns to the unveiling of the U.S.-spec Mazda MX-30, Polestar’s surprise front-wheel-drive offering, Magna’s shocking partnership rumors, Yamaha’s powerful EV motor, Elon Musk’...

Electrified RV and boondocking discussions persist, albeit briefly this week. From there, co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle talk trucks with the reveal of the GMC Hummer EV SUV and subsequent Chevrolet Silverado Electric announcement. Then, is the Mercedes-Benz EQS the Tesla killer we’ve all been waiting for? And Polestar fires a shot at pretty much every auto manufacturer with its “0 Proj...

It’s a bit of a rabbit hole on this week’s The Watt Car Podcast. Phil Royle takes a trip in an RV...and a podcast is born. Co-host Edward A. Sanchez helps Phil get back on topic, where the two discuss details about the Kia EV6 and two new concept cars, the Lexus LF-Z Electrified and Genesis X. Also, VW’s ID.Buzz finally has an on-sale target date for Europe and the U.S., Jeep announces a charging...

This week’s The Watt Car Podcast sees Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez chat about EV tire wear, tree pollution problems, Jeep 4xe fuel economy, an EV Wrangler, Rivian’s Adventure Network, Bill and Ted’s Taycan adventure, China’s Tesla security concerns, and more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Amazon Music , Audible , Spotify , Stitcher , PocketCasts , iHeartRadio , and more – or...

On this week’s very special episode of The Watt Car Podcast, Edward A. Sanchez geeks out in his interview with Chelsea Sexton, who rocketed to EV fame through the movie Who Killed The Electric Car? , and has continued in her quest to electrify all things. But first, Ed and Phil Royle discuss Tesla insurance, Mini’s EV move, Hindenburg Research eyes Lordstown, Kia’s latest EV offering, Canoo’s unli...

ZSW reports on EV registrations and adoption around the world: https://www.zsw-bw.de/en/newsroom/news/news-detail/news/detail/News/electric-cars-on-the-rise-global-count-climbs-to-109-million.html  Swiss bank UBS says the EV race it between two players: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/forget-nio-and-xpeng-this-company-and-tesla-will-be-the-top-2-electric-vehicle-plays-by-2025-says-ubs-11615...

SHOW NOTES The Ioniq 5 has been spied at charging stations in South Korea and Germany: https://insideevs.com/news/491172/watch-hyundai-ioniq-5-spotted-charging/ CleanTechnica defends having some ICE mail trucks in fleet: https://cleantechnica.com/2021/02/24/why-it-makes-sense-for-usps-to-have-some-gas-vehicles/ Postmaster General says only 10 percent of new mail trucks will be EV: https://www.thev...