The Watt Car EV Podcast
The Watt Car editors and guests discuss the latest automotive electrification news, covering EVs, hybrids, plug-ins, fuel cells, and beyond. Check out thewattcar.com for our take on what’s happening in the industry.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 239
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
TWC Podcast #39: Megawatt Charging with CharIN
Every EV owner knows of CCS, but did you know that you have the non-profit organization CharIN to thank for the Combined Charging System? And now CharIN is at it again with MCS. We speak to CharIN re…
00:59:59 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
TWC Podcast #38: There is no Dacia Sandero in this group
Did you know that the Tesla Model 3 outsold the Dacia Sandero in Europe in September? Big news, we know ! Actually, it is big news, and we’ll tell you why. In other automotive electrification news th…
01:07:26 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
TWC Podcast #37: Snacking vs. Gorging
This week’s The Watt Car Podcast begins with a vacation, where co-host Edward A. Sanchez snacks rather than gorges at EV chargers. From there, Ed and Phil Royle dive into the news, with Tesla reporti…
01:01:09 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
TWC Podcast #36: Teslas Growing Like Weeds
Picking up from last week, we cover a family member’s continuing adventure in purchasing a used electrified vehicle before discussing LG absorbing much of GM’s $1.8 billion Bolt recall, GM announcing…
01:04:47 |
Thu 14 Oct 2021
TWC Podcast #35: Doing the Bare Minimum
Is Tesla moving its headquarters to Texas? Did BEVs recently outsell diesels in Germany? Does Rivian have enough orders to make a business of it? Will Foxconn make the new Apple car in Lordstown’s fa…
01:04:03 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
TWC Podcast #34: An Interview with Research Fellow Dr. Joanne Leach
This week, The Watt Car’s Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez welcome Dr. Joanne Leach to the podcast. A Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham in the U.K., Dr. Leach is a researcher of sustain…
01:24:49 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
TWC Podcast #33: A Claw Motion
How do you wind down car windows? Is it with a thrilling four-button claw motion or a more lackadaisical two windows at a time? This week, co-host Edward A. Sanchez test drives the VW ID.4 RWD and di…
01:03:15 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
TWC Podcast #32: EV Chargers in a Batman Alley
This week, podcast co-host Phil Royle tests a 2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid and ponders whether Ford should produce a plug-in version in addition to the Lightning EV. Meanwhile, The Watt Car Podc…
01:06:08 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
TWC Podcast #31: An Interview with Us
Ever wonder how The Watt Car came to be? Co-hosts Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez relive the old days talking about their car histories, work entanglements, how Ed came to own a Model 3, why Phil wo…
00:56:50 |
Thu 09 Sep 2021
TWC Podcast #30: Ironing Out the Problems
This week, podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss a Nürburgring Model S Plaid crash, the Citroën Ami and Opel Rocks-e, Genesis EV news and rumors, Audi and Nissan virtue signaling,…
01:06:33 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
TWC Podcast #29: B as in Boom
Before diving into the explosive issue of the Chevy Bolt, The Watt Car Podcast co-hosts Edward A. Sanchez and Phil Royle discuss McDonald's at Superchargers, the new Genesis GV60, the disappointing M…
01:05:20 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
TWC Podcast #28: Like a Deftly Thrown Bowling Ball
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 again…
01:02:01 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
TWC Podcast, Episode 27: Herbert’s Big Adventure
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 electrifi…
01:01:06 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
TWC Podcast, Episode 26: Adventures in car washing
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 Sec…
00:59:20 |
Thu 05 Aug 2021
TWC Podcast, Episode 25: The Slinky Effect
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. Mo…
01:03:02 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
TWC Podcast, Episode 24: A spider's web of charging cables
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…
00:54:49 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
TWC Podcast, Episode 23: The buzzword meter is off the charts
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? Apparentl…
00:59:26 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
TWC Podcast, Episode 22: Not Soulless, Just Sterile
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, t…
00:50:18 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Episode 21: An interview with Karma Automotive’s Jeff Holland
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 so…
00:51:14 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
TWC Podcast, Episode 20: The Tesla yoke of minivans
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 charg…
01:03:06 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
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