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Every EV On Display At Electrify Expo Denver! Full Walking Tour w/ Francie & Jordan Jul 16, 2024

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Episode 421: Join Francie and Jordan as they walk around Electrify Expo Denver & show you everything electric on display at this EV event! From major automakers to EV conversions to electric bikes & surprise Redbull gifts from Ford - you'll love walking along with us! Let us know what you'd want to take home with you.

https://www.electrifyexpo.com/

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#electrifyexpo #electricvehicle #evtalks

CHAPTERS

0:00 Welcome To Full Tour Of Electrify Expo!

01:56 Toyota

03:38 Volvo

5:37 Ford

8:04 BMW

9:24 Tesla

11:18 Lexus

12:48 Lucid

14:37 Rivian

16:29 Hyundai

17:54 Amazon Is Here?

20:00 GreenCars

20:53 Pickman

21:35 EV Conversions Are Cool!

23:13 1982 Unique Mobility Electrek

25:00 Lighship

26:00 Polydrops

29:00 Surprise Delivery Thanks To Jake From Ford!

31:21 E-Bike Talk

33:10 Final Thoughts!

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Electrify Expo Founder On Capturing The New Wave Of EV Enthusiasts Jul 15, 2024

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Episode 420: Join Francie, Jordan & BJ Birtwell CEO & Founder of @ElectrifyTV / Electrify Expo to talk about this huge electric vehicle event. They dive into the details of the first and latest expos, lessons learned along the way, moving from early adopters to today's EV curious folks, and how BJ thinks automakers can sell more EVs.

Electrify Expo: https://www.electrifyexpo.com/

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400kW EV Chargers Are On Their Way! Alpitronic Hypercharges Mercedes Charing Network Jul 14, 2024

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Episode 419: Join Francie and CEO of Alpitronic Americas, Mike Doucleff, to talk about fast charging in the US. Mercedes has decided to partner with Alpitronic for their charging network expansion. Why did they decide to partner with Mercedes Benz? Let's talk reliability, and building chargers in America!

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Buy More Range for Your Tesla Model Y RWD! Software Locked Features Jul 13, 2024

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Episode 418: Join William to talk about software locked features in the auto industry and the news that you can now unlock more range in the Tesla Model Y. What are the implications of locking down hardware with software updates? Are there benefits with this approach for consumers, or is it only for automaker profit?

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Driving From the Netherlands To Capetown - Fully Electric 4x4 Adventure Jul 13, 2024

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Episode 417: Join Maarten and Renske from @4x4electric to talk about an adventure of a life time. Driving all the way from the Netherlands, to South Africa (and back), in an electric vehicle. An insane adventure with ups and downs. Mostly powered by solar energy!

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Battery Prices Keep Plummeting - The Road to Affordable EVs Jul 12, 2024

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Episode 416: Francie deep dives into the world of batteries. What kind of battery prices do we need to see to get affordable electric cars? What is the status of the battery market?

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Bloomberg, Reuters, Tesla

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The Best Model 3 Variant Is Back On Sale! Tesla Reintroduces Long Range RWD Jul 12, 2024

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Episode 415: The best Model 3 variant is back on sale. Join Francie, Coleton and Andreas to talk about why this is a good spec, price and incentives. Andreas just bought a new Model 3, does he have buyers remorse now that this new Model 3 available?

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Toyota Finally Invests In EV Charging! IONNA Gains Notoriously EV Resistant Automaker as Founder Jul 11, 2024

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Episode 414: Francie sits down today to tell you all about Toyota Motors North America joining IONNA, the EV charging LLC formed by an original 7 automakers, to support the effort of building out 30,000 EV charge points by 2030.

Sources used to support today's show:

Press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/toyota-invests-in-ev-charging-network-ionna-to-enhance-charging-access-for-customers-302192820.html

@evgonetwork & Toyota: https://www.evgo.com/toyota-ev-charging/

Toyota US EV plants: https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-bringing-battery-electric-vehicle-production-to-kentucky/

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Tesla & GM Partner In Mexico To Build 1000 Charge Points Throughout The Country! Jul 10, 2024

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Episode 413: Join Francie as she covers what we know about GM Mexico and Tesla's partnership to build out 1000 charge points in the country. How many EVs are on the road in Mexico? Why GM and Tesla? Let's ask those questions and dive into the details.

Sources used to support today's show:

Drive Tesla Canada: https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/gm-partners-with-tesla-to-build-1000-charging-points-in-mexico/

GlobalFleet: https://www.globalfleet.com/en/manufacturers/latin-america/features/mexicos-electric-vehicle-performance-2023?t%5B0%5D=Mexico&t%5B1%5D=BEVs&t%5B2%5D=Tesla&curl=1

GM MX: https://www.gm.com.mx/es/home.html

CleanTechnica: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/19/evs-grow-94-yoy-in-mexico-tesla-model-y-leads-the-market/

Mexico News Daily: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/electric-vehicle-sales-in-mexico/

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Proper Charging Etiquette at Fast Chargers: EV80Quette with Brian and Adam Jul 10, 2024

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Episode 412: Join @EV_OG and @Aslash304 to talk about how to behave at DC fast chargers. Our regular host Francie is joining in on the discussion about what to do if you encounter different challenges on road trips and how we can make EV charging better for everyone.

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