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All in electric
When former Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson stated in 2017 that he believed “the future is electric” and vowed that all Volvo models from 2019 onward would be electrified in some form, there was still a great deal of…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With Cadillac jumping into the ultra luxury segment through the pending release of its $300,000-plus Celestiq electric sedan, the question pundits have been posing is who the market for this…
BY PHIL ROYLE
I don’t want this to come off as a “woe is me” post. I have it far better than many when it comes to EV charging. I have a 240V outlet in my home garage, I own a Tesla, which means I have automatic access…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
EV enthusiasts are used to having ICE loyalists lobbing insults their way via social media. EV lovers simply don’t get it, they say – electric vehicles are the obvious real gross polluters. It’s just another day…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Until now, GM’s Ultium truck lineup consisted of two models, the Chevrolet Silverado EV and the GMC Hummer EV. Although the Silverado EV could be optioned up to over $100,000, they were essentially…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The existence and development of the Rolls-Royce Spectre has not been a great secret, with the brand itself teasing camo-wrapped prototypes roaming the streets of the UK and Europe. Today, we finally have…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Those in the electronics industry have undoubtedly heard of Foxconn, but you ask most people on the street, and chances are you’ll be greeted with a blank stare. Well, the iPhone manufacturer has signaled…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, Cadillac finally did the data dump on the highly anticipated 2024 Celestiq ultra-luxury sedan. While the newly-released specs are reasonably impressive, considering the price Cadillac is asking for it…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, researchers from Stanford University released a study in which the authors sound the potential alarm that continued “off-peak” (predominantly nighttime) charging could stress the grid…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Ever the showman, Elon Musk reveled in the Model S Plaid’s status as the world’s fastest sedan. For a period, the 1,000-hp, tri-motor large liftback was effectively unchallenged in that status. The closest equivalent…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
There’s not much we didn’t already know about the 2023 Kia EV6 GT – and its “official” reveal at the 2022 Monterey Car Week didn’t really give us much more info than what has been previously shared. We knew…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
There are some companies that have a masterful awareness of their own self-image and leverage it to the max. Among those is Dodge. And in the press release for the new Charger Daytona SRT EV Concept…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The news that Stellantis North America was discontinuing the internal-combustion variants of the Dodge Charger and Challenger perhaps isn’t the most shocking development to come out of the automotive…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
With the Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T on the market, and soon to be joined by the Chevy Silverado EV and Tesla Cybertruck, the era of modern EV trucks is upon us in earnest. However…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
General Motors CEO Mary Barra has gotten a lot of headlines lately for proclaiming that GM intends on beating Tesla on a unit volume basis for EVs by 2025. While many are incredulous at this boast…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Hyundai wasn’t done with its announcement, dropping the veil on the N Vision 74. Yes, it’s powered by a hydrogen fuel cell (hence the asterisk in this story’s title), but it’s still awesome…
BY PHIL ROYLE
Charging infrastructure is a frequent topic here on The Watt Car, and for good reason. You could have the most amazing EV technology on the planet, but if you don’t have a practical means of charging…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
We saw photos of the stunning Hyundai Ioniq 6 last week. This week, we finally have some official specifications on the car. Being as it’s based on the same E-GMP platform as the Ioniq 5 crossover/hatch…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
For a period, it seemed that the crossover body style was becoming the de facto definition of “car” globally. The traditional “three-box” sedan was being unceremoniously shoved aside in favor of the utilitarian form factor…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
