<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;This week, we speak to someone who has lived the fuel cell lifestyle for 10 years and is now at a crossroads. From gen 1 to today, Andrew Fisher has parked three Toyota Mirais in his driveway. Revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly, Andrew recounts his ownership experience and offers his advice as to whether YOU should consider owning a fuel cell vehicle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to the podcast on &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-watt-car-podcast/id1553386511"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7fee3ed5-98b3-4f53-afe6-bd258087972e/The-Watt-Car-Podcast"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amazon Music&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K561FHY?pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=7W3RD3V7RE6TQCFXK22V&amp;amp;qid=1616447208&amp;amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;amp;sr=1-1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Audible&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1RKwDVRVd0nn9fPxjPvODD"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://pca.st/kqxactjs"&gt;&lt;em&gt;PocketCasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iheart.com/podcast/78467409/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;iHeartRadio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/92fja-1da7ed/The-Watt-Car-EV-Podcast"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Podbean&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and more! Or heck, use your favorite podcast application.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Perhaps you prefer to watch as well as listen. If so, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;we’ve got you covered&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Follow Andrew Fisher on Instagram: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/afish197"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/afish197&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez&lt;br&gt;Episode art courtesy Toyota&lt;br&gt;Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay&lt;br&gt;Website: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.thewattcar.com"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy merch: &lt;a href="https://www.thewattcar.com/store"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com/store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

EV, plug-in, and hybrid (and fuel cell!) news wrapped fun-sized podcast form.

This week, we speak to someone who has lived the fuel cell lifestyle for 10 years and is now at a crossroads. From gen 1 to today, Andrew Fisher has parked three Toyota Mirais in his driveway. Revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly, Andrew recounts his ownership experience and offers his advice as to whether YOU should consider owning a fuel cell vehicle.

264: 10 Years of Fuel Cell Ownership

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;With the world’s energy sources being uncertain thanks to the war, let’s talk EVs. For starters, Jay Leno recently drove the Tesla Semi (which has already undergone a redesign) and the Slate (we reveal Slate’s real competitor). Also, Lexus unveils a luxury EV sedan, Mercedes is working on a Maybach minivan, Bentley kills (most of) its future EV lineup, and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to the podcast on &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-watt-car-podcast/id1553386511"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7fee3ed5-98b3-4f53-afe6-bd258087972e/The-Watt-Car-Podcast"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amazon Music&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K561FHY?pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=7W3RD3V7RE6TQCFXK22V&amp;amp;qid=1616447208&amp;amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;amp;sr=1-1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Audible&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1RKwDVRVd0nn9fPxjPvODD"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://pca.st/kqxactjs"&gt;&lt;em&gt;PocketCasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iheart.com/podcast/78467409/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;iHeartRadio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/92fja-1da7ed/The-Watt-Car-EV-Podcast"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Podbean&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and more! Or heck, use your favorite podcast application.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Perhaps you prefer to watch as well as listen. If so, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;we’ve got you covered&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;EVs have already displaced 70% of the oil coming out of the Persian Gulf: &lt;a href="https://thedriven.io/2026/03/19/global-ev-fleet-avoided-oil-consumption-equivalent-to-70-pct-of-irans-exports-in-2025/"&gt;https://thedriven.io/2026/03/19/global-ev-fleet-avoided-oil-consumption-equivalent-to-70-pct-of-irans-exports-in-2025/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Jay Leno drives the refreshed Semi: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCXSq1dmEB8"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCXSq1dmEB8&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Lexus announces ES EV prices: &lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/19/lexus-launches-es-ev-with-300-mi-range-undercuts-rival-prices/"&gt;https://electrek.co/2026/03/19/lexus-launches-es-ev-with-300-mi-range-undercuts-rival-prices/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Bentley reportedly stops development on four out of five planned EVs: &lt;a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bentley/369182/bentley-kills-almost-all-its-future-ev-models-hybrids-taking-centre-stage"&gt;https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bentley/369182/bentley-kills-almost-all-its-future-ev-models-hybrids-taking-centre-stage&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Mercedes reportedly working on a Maybach ultra-luxury EV minivan: &lt;a href="https://insideevs.com/news/790984/mercedes-maybach-vls-teaser-image/"&gt;https://insideevs.com/news/790984/mercedes-maybach-vls-teaser-image/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;BMW, Mini, Mercedes-Benz outperform EPA range estimates in Consumer Reports testing, Ford, Lucid, Rivian and Tesla at bottom: &lt;a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/real-world-ev-range-tests-models-that-beat-epa-estimates-a1103288135/"&gt;https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/real-world-ev-range-tests-models-that-beat-epa-estimates-a1103288135/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Patent applications reveals concept for trailer-mounted auxiliary battery for Cybertruck: &lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/tesla-patent-dual-battery-range-extender-trailer/"&gt;https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/tesla-patent-dual-battery-range-extender-trailer/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez&lt;br&gt;Episode art courtesy Slate&lt;br&gt;Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay&lt;br&gt;Website: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.thewattcar.com"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy merch: &lt;a href="https://www.thewattcar.com/store"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com/store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

With the world’s energy sources being uncertain thanks to the war, let’s talk EVs. For starters, Jay Leno recently drove the Tesla Semi (which has already undergone a redesign) and the Slate (we reveal Slate’s real competitor). Also, Lexus unveils a luxury EV sedan, Mercedes is working on a Maybach minivan, Bentley kills (most of) its future EV lineup, and more!

263: Slate's Biggest Competitor

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;With war raging and oil becoming scarce, what does this mean for EV adoption in the short and long term? Is this a tipping point for the EV industry? We ponder several possible outcomes. We also contrast Honda’s EV strategy with Toyota’s, and consider whether Lucid and Rivian matter in a world gone mad. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to the podcast on &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-watt-car-podcast/id1553386511"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7fee3ed5-98b3-4f53-afe6-bd258087972e/The-Watt-Car-Podcast"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amazon Music&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K561FHY?pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=7W3RD3V7RE6TQCFXK22V&amp;amp;qid=1616447208&amp;amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;amp;sr=1-1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Audible&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1RKwDVRVd0nn9fPxjPvODD"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://pca.st/kqxactjs"&gt;&lt;em&gt;PocketCasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iheart.com/podcast/78467409/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;iHeartRadio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/92fja-1da7ed/The-Watt-Car-EV-Podcast"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Podbean&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and more! Or heck, use your favorite podcast application.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Perhaps you prefer to watch as well as listen. If so, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;we’ve got you covered&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;National average for diesel tops $5: &lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/diesel-gas-oil-price-iran-war-hormuz.html"&gt;https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/diesel-gas-oil-price-iran-war-hormuz.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Car shoppers are paying more attention to EVs as gas prices rise: &lt;a href="https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/electrified-vehicle-research-gas-prices-data.html"&gt;https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/electrified-vehicle-research-gas-prices-data.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Honda cancels its three EVs, the 0 SUV, 0 sedan, and Acura RSX EV: &lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03/facing-heavy-losses-honda-cancels-its-three-us-made-electric-vehicles/"&gt;https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03/facing-heavy-losses-honda-cancels-its-three-us-made-electric-vehicles/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Volvo drops EX30 for the U.S. market: &lt;a href="https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-volvo-ex30-is-dead-in-the-us-exclusive"&gt;https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-volvo-ex30-is-dead-in-the-us-exclusive&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Lucid announces Earth, Cosmos, un-named midsize SUV: &lt;a href="https://insideevs.com/news/789809/lucid-cosmos-earth-ev-suv-official/"&gt;https://insideevs.com/news/789809/lucid-cosmos-earth-ev-suv-official/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Rivian announces R2 pricing: &lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/12/rivian-reveals-full-r2-lineup-pricing-rwd-model/"&gt;https://electrek.co/2026/03/12/rivian-reveals-full-r2-lineup-pricing-rwd-model/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Trump orders restart of Santa Barbara oil pipeline off coast: &lt;a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/03/trump-emergency-sable-santa-barbara/"&gt;https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/03/trump-emergency-sable-santa-barbara/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez&lt;br&gt;Episode art courtesy Lucid Motors&lt;br&gt;Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay&lt;br&gt;Website: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.thewattcar.com"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy merch: &lt;a href="https://www.thewattcar.com/store"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com/store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

EV, plug-in, and hybrid news wrapped fun-sized podcast form.

With war raging and oil becoming scarce, what does this mean for EV adoption in the short and long term? Is this a tipping point for the EV industry? We ponder several possible outcomes. We also contrast Honda’s EV strategy with Toyota’s, and consider whether Lucid and Rivian matter in a world gone mad. 

262: Preamble to the Preamble

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;This week, itselectric co-founders Tiya Gordon and Nathan King join us on the podcast for an update on their innovative bring-your-own-cable curbside charging company. Over the years, Nathan and Tiya have brought itselectric from concept to reality, with curbside chargers in six cities, with a seventh on the way. And that’s only the beginning. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to the podcast on &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-watt-car-podcast/id1553386511"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7fee3ed5-98b3-4f53-afe6-bd258087972e/The-Watt-Car-Podcast"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amazon Music&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K561FHY?pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;amp;pf_rd_r=7W3RD3V7RE6TQCFXK22V&amp;amp;qid=1616447208&amp;amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;amp;sr=1-1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Audible&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1RKwDVRVd0nn9fPxjPvODD"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://pca.st/kqxactjs"&gt;&lt;em&gt;PocketCasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://iheart.com/podcast/78467409/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;iHeartRadio&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/92fja-1da7ed/The-Watt-Car-EV-Podcast"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Podbean&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and more! Or heck, use your favorite podcast application.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Perhaps you prefer to watch as well as listen. If so, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;we’ve got you covered&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;itselectric&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://itselectric.us/"&gt;https://itselectric.us/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="hello@itselectric.com "&gt;hello@itselectric.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Previous episodes and articles:&lt;br&gt;Episode 117, May 2023: &lt;a href="https://www.thewattcar.com/home/twc-podcast-117-curbside-ev-charging-with-itselectrics-nathan-king"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com/home/twc-podcast-117-curbside-ev-charging-with-itselectrics-nathan-king&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;May 2023 article: &lt;a href="https://www.thewattcar.com/home/byoc-finally-comes-to-america-with-itselectric"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com/home/byoc-finally-comes-to-america-with-itselectric&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;Episode 182, Aug. 2024: &lt;a href="https://www.thewattcar.com/home/twc-podcast-182-its-been-a-year-catching-up-with-itselectric"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com/home/twc-podcast-182-its-been-a-year-catching-up-with-itselectric&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez&lt;br&gt;Episode art courtesy itselectric.us&lt;br&gt;Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay&lt;br&gt;Website: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.thewattcar.com"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy merch: &lt;a href="https://www.thewattcar.com/store"&gt;https://www.thewattcar.com/store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

EV, plug-in, and hybrid news in fun podcast form.

This week, itselectric co-founders Tiya Gordon and Nathan King join us on the podcast for an update on their innovative bring-your-own-cable curbside charging company. Over the years, Nathan and Tiya have brought itselectric from concept to reality, with curbside chargers in six cities, with a seventh on the way. And that’s only the beginning. 

261: itselectric, Three Years Later

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Rivian launches RAD, its Rivian Adventure Department. On this week’s podcast, we try to determine whether we’ve gone crazy, because we thought Rivian &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; an adventure brand this whole time. 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If so, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar"&gt;we’ve got you covered&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;BYD brand Denza claims longest-range EV: &lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/27/byds-new-luxury-ev-has-worlds-longest-range-at-1036-km/"&gt;https://electrek.co/2026/02/27/byds-new-luxury-ev-has-worlds-longest-range-at-1036-km/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;VinFast launches Lac Hong upscale brand: &lt;a href="https://www.electrive.com/2026/03/03/vinfast-formalises-lac-hong-ultra-luxury-car-brand-reveals-two-new-models/"&gt;https://www.electrive.com/2026/03/03/vinfast-formalises-lac-hong-ultra-luxury-car-brand-reveals-two-new-models/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Rivian launches Rivian Adventure Department (RAD): &lt;a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a70540244/rivian-rad-division-revealed/"&gt;https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a70540244/rivian-rad-division-revealed/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Bill in Washington State would give Rivian and Lucid same status as Tesla: &lt;a href="https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/02/for-rivian-and-lucid-path-finally-emerges-for-direct-to-consumer-car-sales/"&gt;https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/02/for-rivian-and-lucid-path-finally-emerges-for-direct-to-consumer-car-sales/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Tesla announces major expansion of Megacharger network: &lt;a href="https://insideevs.com/news/788598/tesla-megawatt-charger-rollout-us/"&gt;https://insideevs.com/news/788598/tesla-megawatt-charger-rollout-us/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Tesla regains market share in Europe in February, still below historical benchmarks: &lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-gains-market-france-norway-february-2026-03-02/"&gt;https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-gains-market-france-norway-february-2026-03-02/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;BGR rounds up top 5 EVs sold in U.S. with lowest costs of maintenance: &lt;a href="https://www.bgr.com/2109932/electric-vehicles-cheapest-maintenance/"&gt;https://www.bgr.com/2109932/electric-vehicles-cheapest-maintenance/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. 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Rivian launches RAD, its Rivian Adventure Department. On this week’s podcast, we try to determine whether we’ve gone crazy, because we thought Rivian was an adventure brand this whole time. Other topics on this week’s episode include whether BYD’s efficiency is catching Lucid, if VinFast’s next brand is too good for itself, whether Tesla’s megawatt charging is a game changer, plus more!

260: That's RAD

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