InsideEVs Plugged-In Podcast - Electric Vehicle News
Every Friday, InsideEVs journalists Patrick George, Tim Levin and a rotating cast of experts and friends cover the latest in electric vehicles, autonomous cars, and the high-tech transformation of the auto industry. From InsideEVs and the Motorsport Network.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 254
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Mercedes GLC EQ & BMW iX3 + Chinese EVs Steamroll Europe
Patrick just got back from IAA Mobility, Europe’s biggest auto show. We run through the expo’s biggest EV reveals, including the BMW iX3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ technology. Both are next-gen ef…
00:49:53 |
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Is Elon Musk's Tesla Master Plan IV Just AI Slop? + Inside Slate's EV Factory
Tesla's latest "Master Plan", the August EV "surge", and we get our first look at Slate's new factory.
01:00:27 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Porsche Scraps Battery Plans, Stellantis Pulls Back + How To Get The Best EV Deal
Another day, another car company scaling back plans for the future. But is that the right move? On today’s show, Patrick and Tim discuss the news that Stellantis is shelving its hands-off, eyes-off d…
01:10:36 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe On Future EVs, Tesla, China & More
This week, we sit down for a fascinating conversation with Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe. RJ takes us back to the startup's origins in 2009 and talks about what he’s working on next, like the R2…
01:36:32 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Ford's $30k EV Bet + Trump Unfreezes EV Charger Money
This week, Ford announced its next "Model T moment"—a whole new assembly process and "universal EV platform" that it promises will revolutionize the industry. Staff Writer Suvrat Kothari traveled to …
00:55:42 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Rivian And Lucid’s Growing Pains + Elon Musk’s $30 Billion Payday
Summer is hot, and so are the tariffs and supply chain hang-ups, baby! Patrick and Tim discuss how the unique challenges facing EV upstarts Lucid, Rivian and Slate in the Trumpian era of tariffs. The…
00:46:52 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
EV Charging Keeps Booming, EPA Attacks Its Own Pollution Regs & Hands-Free Driving Takes Off
Patrick and Tim cover the ongoing boom in EV charging infrastructure and unpack the EPA's controversial proposal to stop regulating CO2 emissions. They talk about the best hands-free driving systems …
00:50:02 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Tesla’s Cheaper EV Coming Soon: What We Know + GM's EV Strategy Takes Off
EV sales are up but profits are down thanks to Trump's tariffs. Tesla finally announces their "new" cheaper EV (which is just another Model Y). And solid-state batteries are coming to cheap Chinese E…
00:42:33 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Lucid And Uber Team Up On Robotaxis + A Rocky Quarter For EV Sales
Lucid joins the robotaxi space, GM is investing big into lower-cost batteries, and Tim sits down with Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Director of Industry Insights at Cox Automotive, to talk EV sales.
01:06:08 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Do High Miles Matter For Used EVs? + Slate Truck Slammed By Trump
What does the end of the EV Tax Credit mean for Bezos' Slate startup? What does Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe think is holding back the EV industry? And does high mileage even matter with EVs?
00:47:24 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
The State of EVs in America w/ Electrification Coalition
Our guest this week is Ben Prochazka, the Executive Director of the Electrification Coalition, a nonprofit organization working to accelerate transportation decarbonization in the United States. Ben …
00:34:53 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Tesla's Robotaxi Problems + Ford's LFP Battery Controversy
Tesla FINALLY launches Robotaxi service in Austin ... sort of. Ford launches a new Chinese partnership to produce cheaper batteries in Detroit. And the boys discuss the cheapest EVs currently on the …
00:55:29 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
New Nissan Leaf + Why You Should Buy An EV Right Now
The new Nissan Leaf, the potential end of the EV Tax Credit (again) and Ferrari is postponing their second EV.
00:45:23 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Tesla Robotaxi Gets A Launch Date + The Trump/Musk Feud
Musk feuds with Trump in the lead up to the Austin Robo-taxi launch, which is finally happening on June 22nd. Maybe.
00:49:52 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
BYD Seagull Driven + The Future Of Plug-In Hybrids
Patrick and guest Kevin Williams discuss the BYD Seagull and his driving impressions, as well as the future of plug-in hybrids.
00:55:31 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Will The Tesla Robotaxi Flop? + Driving The Volvo EX30
Patrick drives the Volvo EX30 and is disappointed, Tesla is finally launching its RoboTaxi service in Austin and people are already disappointed, and GM is going back to making V8s, to everyone's dis…
00:52:37 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Congress Sledgehammers EVs, Tesla’s Brand Destruction & New Toyota RAV4
Toyota ends the EV game for real, and Elon Musk is returning to Tesla, but is it too late? Plus, how will the Trump tax bill slow down the US EV industry?
00:49:09 |
Fri 23 May 2025
The Plan To Kill The EV Tax Credit, GM's Cheaper Batteries & Toyota's EV Push
Tim and colleague Suvrat Kothari explain why GM's new LMR batteries could be the key to cheaper electric trucks. Then the guys recap the House's latest move to end the $7,500 tax credit, Toyota's ons…
00:55:22 |
Fri 16 May 2025
We Drove Chinese EVs From BYD & Nio! + Goodbye EV Tax Credit
Patrick and Tim start the show by discussing the potential end of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. Then the guys talk more about Patrick's mind-blowing trip to China. They're joined by InsideEVs Sta…
00:58:20 |
Fri 09 May 2025
How China Got So Good At EVs + Tesla Without Elon Musk?
Patrick just got back from the Shanghai auto show, and he tells Tim all about experiencing China's futuristic electric vehicles for the first time. The guys discuss Tesla's reported search for a CEO …
01:07:24 |
Fri 02 May 2025
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