Out of Spec Podcast

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Wrapping The First Cybertrucks! TesBros Ditch Stubborn Fingerprints For Custom Colors Jan 12, 2024

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Join Francie and Ji, the amazing small business owner of TesBros, to talk about how they're some of the first to wrap the Tesla Cybertrucks! Ji and Francie saw each other last week in Austin and Ji dives into what he thinks after driving and seeing the Cybertrucks up close and personal, the products and services offered by TesBros, the colorful wraps they completed on 3 Cybetrucks so far, how they have their own truck on order, and more!

Find TesBros on YouTube, X (Twitter), and their website at the links below:

https://www.youtube.com/@tesbros

https://twitter.com/teslabros

https://tesbros.com/

Tesla Model 3 video credit to Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/model3

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#cybertruck #carwrap #tesla

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Kia Introduces Modular EV Design Concept At CES In Las Vegas - Big Dreams For PBV Jan 11, 2024

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Welcome back to the Out of Spec Podcast and today's episode where Francie, later joined by Jordan, cover Kia's modular EV concept unveiling at the CES show in Las Vegas, Nevada. They discuss Kia's role in the EV market at this point, what this kind of modular approach to building EVs for commercial and passenger use could mean in the future, why we'd cover this concept in general, and Jordan's experience walking around the CES show and the oh so colorful Kia booth!

Kia Press Release: https://www.kiamedia.com/us/en/media/pressreleases/21668/kia-announces-platform-beyond-vehicle-business-at-ces-2024-to-go-beyond-mobility

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#kiaev9 #kia #modular

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Model 3 Refresh Arrives In North America! The Best Value EV Just Got Better Jan 10, 2024

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Join Francie, Kyle, Jordan & Coleton as they cover the most recent news from Tesla North America and that is the introduction of the Model 3 "Refresh" or "Highland" into this market. They discuss the differences from the older Model 3 version to this refreshed version, what the significant value is for this EV, tax incentives for this Tesla, and a bit of Jordan and Kyle's time at the CES event in Las Vegas.

Tesla Model 3: https://www.tesla.com/model3

Subaru Solterra: https://www.subaru.com/vehicles/solterra/specs-trim.html

Tesla Model Y: https://www.tesla.com/modely

Kyle's First Drive of Refreshed Model 3 in Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XOHcC-T1pE

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The Craziness Of Our Cybertruck Reviews! Broken Trucks, Nervous Employees, & Tons Of Videos Jan 09, 2024

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Join us on today's podcast where Francie, Kyle, Coleton, & Brandon talk about their time in Austin Texas with the infamous Tesla Cybertruck! They talk about how we wrangled together 5 Cybertrucks, starting out with broken screens, nervous and secretive but also talkative Tesla employees, wrapping Cybertrucks, Kyle's nerdy EV testing, Coleton's stainless steel detailing, our driving impressions, and much much more! Thank you to everyone who made the whole thing possible - you all are the MVPs!

Find Brandon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeslaFlex

Find Brandon on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@tesla.flex

Find Coleton here: https://www.youtube.com/@OutofSpecDetailing

Find all of Kyle's Cybertruck tours and testing here: https://www.youtube.com/@OutofSpecReviews

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https://kempower.com/america/charging-solutions/

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#cybertruck #teslacybertruck #tesla

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How To Hire And Be Hired In The Growing Electric Vehicle Industry! Jan 08, 2024

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Join Francie on today's episode as she speaks with Raymond McSpirit, CEO and Founder of McSpirit Search and EVRecruitment, and Ray Delfing, their EV sales director. They speak to the ironic paradigm of job descriptions that call for 10 years of experience in a sector that has existed for 5 years, the best advice for those seeking to join this dynamic industry, how companies in the space can build the best teams, the parts of the market that their company works with directly, and more on their insights, lessons, and challenges working in the EV recruitment industry.

Raymond and the team have generously created a discount code for our audience for EV merch - use "EVRECRUITMENT20" for a 20% discount at https://voltstyles.com.

Their website: https://www.mcspiritsearch.com/industries/ev

Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter by Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2016/11/why-diverse-teams-are-smarter

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- Star Charge:

https://www.starcharge.com/charging?id=20

- Kempower:

https://kempower.com/america/charging-solutions/

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#ev

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Here’s What It’s Like Owning A Fisker! Purchase, Delivery, & Ownership Experience Jan 08, 2024

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Welcome back to the Out of Spec Podcast! On today's episode, Francie and Kyle speak with a new Fisker Ocean One owner - also a long time listener, first time caller - Brian! Brian talks all about his hefty EV lineup at home, why he chose to invest into the Fisker Ocean One, the delivery process, their (rough) family road trip, and his high- and low-lights regarding this all new electric SUV.

Fisker Inc: https://www.fiskerinc.com/

History of Fisker Automotive & Fisker Karma image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisker_Automotive

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- Star Charge:

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- Kempower:

https://kempower.com/america/charging-solutions/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast

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#fisker #fiskerocean #electricsuv

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We Designed Our Own Electric Vehicle Range Test! Let's See How It Compares Jan 05, 2024

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Join Francie and Ryan on today's episode as they discuss the electric vehicle range test's that Out of Spec is known for and how our results and methods compare to major outlet's testing - including Consumer Reports. Ryan, our major data guy, walks Francie through the similarities and differences between how Consumer Reports and Out of Spec tests, how the EV range test results compare, what the major variables and factors are in the testing, which major automaker trends we see in terms of over and under performing, what he found most surprising about the data, and more.

Consumer Reports testing article: https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/real-world-ev-range-tests-models-that-beat-epa-estimates-a1103288135/

S&P Global EV consumer report referenced: https://press.spglobal.com/2023-11-08-S-P-Global-Mobility-Survey-Finds-EV-Affordability-tops-Charging-and-Range-Concerns-in-Slowing-EV-Demand

Bjorn's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bjornnyland

Edmunds: https://www.edmunds.com/

Car & Driver: https://www.caranddriver.com/

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- Star Charge:

https://www.starcharge.com/charging?id=20

- Kempower:

https://kempower.com/america/charging-solutions/

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#rangetest #electricvehicle #evrange

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2 Battery Replacements In 1 Model Y! Bad Luck Or Bad Engineering? Jan 03, 2024

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Join us on today's episode where Francie is joined by Tollak ( @chargepozitive ) to go over his not 1 but 2 EV battery replacements in his Tesla Model Y. Tollak tells Francie all about his situation, what lead to the first electric vehicle battery replacement, what happened with the second incident, the importance of warranties, and his biggest takeaways from his unlucky chapter in EV ownership.

Find Tollak on X: https://x.com/ChargePozitive?s=20

Link to Tollak's Out of Spec Guide video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3E2bIbek-M

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#modely #tesla #evbattery

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Free Charging Costs You 2X More In Time! The Tolls Of Topping Off Your EV Jan 02, 2024

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Join Francie as she discusses this staggering stat that folks spend 2X as long charging their EV for free compared to paid charging! She discusses the report that studied public electric vehicle charging from 2020 to 2023, the amount of time people spend at chargers whether their paying or not, what we can do to alter charging behavior, and more.

Links used to support today's episode:

Report: https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1319-december-4-2023-ev-charging-paid-dc-fast-charging-stations-average

Dashboard: https://www.energetics.com/evwatts-station-dashboard

@EVPulse helpful visual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzfKTq7sT84

Podcast on Tesla Congestion Fees: https://youtu.be/kY-b7ZCDQ6Q

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#evcharging #dcfc #electricvehicle

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The Out of Spec Team Wraps Up 2023! A Year Of Electric Firsts, Lasts, & Plenty OMG Moments Dec 31, 2023

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Hello everyone! Please join Francie, Kyle, Max, Ryan, Jordan, Coleton, and Dave as they wrap up the electric year that was 2023. They cover what the big electric vehicle headlines were from the year, funny EV stories, exciting next steps for the Out of Spec team, what they're most looking forward to in 2024, and much much more! Sit back, relax, and see what the team thinks of the last 365 days in the EV world!

Shoutout to our sponsors for more information find their links below:

- Star Charge:

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- Kempower:

https://kempower.com/america/charging-solutions/

Links to check out -

Cybertruck tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6n4QRoKWhg

Jordan in France w/ VW ID7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lo3OCdUN1M

Audi SQ8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAVt9Cu6BOs

@OutofSpecReviews , @OutofSpecMotoring , @outofspecdave1554 , @outofspecguide , @OutofSpecMotoring

[ CHAPTERS ]

00:00 Hello & Welcome

01:45 Out of Spec Dave Highlights

04:30 Out of Spec Dave’s Plans for 2024

08:30 Biggest 2023 EV Headlines

09:55 CCS vs Future of Public Charging

13:05 Cybertruck Launch Hype

13:55 Out of Spec Detailing / Coleton’s Clear Detailing

15:49 Shout Out To Diane

16:40 Affordable EVs in 2023, Depreciation, and Out of Spec Guide

18:30 GM Bummers of the year

21:10 Jordan’s 2023 Highlights

28:25 OoS 2024 Plans - Content, Branding, & Merch

35:55 Kyle Struggles to choose his favorite 2023 EV review

42:18 Coleton’s Weirdest Detail of 2023 (Koda)

44:30 Ryan’s Model 3 LFP

47:25 Max’s Favorite 2023 EV Lesson - L2 Charging

50:47 Ryan’s Favorite 2023 Data

53:50 OoS 2023 Testing

55:30 Jordan’s Take On Future EV Comfort

1:02:00 What Are We Looking Forward To In 2024

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For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com

#electricvehicle #newyear #wrapup

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