Out of Spec Podcast

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Chasing Down A Fisker Ocean One - EV Enthusiast Tells Us His First Impressions Dec 30, 2023

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Join Francie and Kyle as they sit down with fellow car enthusiast, and EV admirer, TJ AKA "Suburban"! They discuss TJ's day chasing down a Fisker Ocean One he saw drive by, his first impressions sitting in the EV, what he noticed about the good and the bad of the interface, and what they all think about the electric vehicle company in general.

Image credits: Fisker Inc. & TJ "Suburban"

Link to Kyle's Out of Spec Reviews Fisker Ocean video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4C9p6C7st8

Link to Out of Spec Dave's Fisker Ocean video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U97uHisZvTU

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Energizing The Nation's First NEVI Site! Ohio's Electric Journey & Secrets To Success Dec 29, 2023

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Join Francie on today's episode as she sits down with Preeti Choudhary the Executive Director of Drive Ohio and Breanna Badanes the Managing Director of Communications and Policy at DriveOhio to speak to their strategy, accomplishments, goals, and lessons learned after getting the nation's first NEVI funded EV charging site live outside of Columbus OH at a Pilot Travel Center! Francie, Preeti, and Breanna discuss their framework for getting Ohio's NEVI plan written and approved, how they chose their charging and hardware partners, what they'd like to see different with the program, what they think has worked best for their team, and what's coming next down the line for their state and electric vehicle charging!

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00:00 Hello and Welcome Back

00:30 Guest Introduction Preeti Choudary and Breanna Badanes

02:00 What Is DriveOhio

04:00 DriveOhio Priorities

07:00 DriveOhio's NEVI Framework For Success

09:10 Building Ohio's NEVI Plan

13:15 Keys To NEVI Plan Approval

15:10 Community and Communication

17:20 Reliability For Ohio's EV Charging

20:15 Hardware and Charging Partner Choices

22:10 L2, Workplace, and DCFC

23:40 NEVI 4 Stall Site Minimum

26:00 How Did They Get The Site Live So Fast?

29:00 Lessons Learned

33:30 Interstate Collaboration

35:55 Future Plans For Ohio EV Charging

37:50 Motivations

39:30 Conclusions

#evcharging #electricvehiclecharging #ohio

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Is There An Issue With Our Rivian Max Pack Test Vehicle? Kyle Digs Into All Of The Details Dec 28, 2023

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On today's special episode, the Out of Spec Reviews channel is doing a bit of cross-pollination to bring you an audio-only version of the podcast to go over Kyle's deep dive into Rivian's EPA ratings and reports. In this episode, Kyle tells Francie all about his recent testing on the Rivian R1T Dual Motor Max Pack vs. R1T Dual Motor Large Pack testing. He talks about the call he got from Rivian right before testing started, the serious research and work done to control all the variable factors, some "slimy" information he discovered while digging into Rivian's EPA findings, and his final conclusions about it all. Tune in to see what Kyle thinks about what Rivian's done with their Max Pack range ratings.

Link to the reviews video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2N1LHCUiOs

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Every Automaker's NACS Plan - Everything We Know About Tesla Supercharger Access Dec 28, 2023

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Join Francie as she goes in depth with each automaker's plans for adopting the North American Charging Standard AKA J3400 and their future access to the Tesla Supercharger network, according to their own press releases. She goes over the importance of public charging and the value add for CCS EVs being able to charge on Superchargers, Ford & GM's access in February 2024, and each automaker's plans including date of announcement, adapters for both CCS and NACS electric vehicles, and other fun facts she found while researching this topic. Hope you enjoy!

All data was taken from each automaker's press release. Please inquire if you'd like to have the whole list of links (it's a long one!).

Image credits to the respective automakers: Tesla, Honda, Ford, etc.

0:09 Welcome

2:44 Rate Your Charge

3:05 CCS Public Network Charging

4:32 Ford & GM / Farr West, UT City Planning Meeting w/ Tesla Rep

7:41 BMW

8:07 Fisker

8:29 Ford

9:04 Genesis

9:31 GM

10:08 Honda

10:22 Hyundai Kia

10:44 Jaguar

11:10 Mercedes

11:32 Nissan

11:52 Polestar

12:17 Rivian

12:43 Subaru

13:35 Toyota Group

14:01 Volvo

14:31 Lucid

14:56 VW

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#teslasupercharger #evcharging #electricvehicle

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Microgrids, EV Charging, & Going Green - Navigating The Energy Landscape w/ Xendee's CEO Dec 27, 2023

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Join us on today's podcast as Francie speaks to Adib Naslé, the Chief Executive Officer of Xendee. Adib is the inventor of real-time power analytics for mission critical electrical power distribution networks and has come onto the podcast to discusses the many valuable products and services Xendee offers, the origination of the company and its mission, the topics of microgrids and green energy, EV fleets and home charging, military grade energy solutions, the importance of information in electric and green decision making, and much more!

Check out Xendee's website: https://xendee.com/

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#microgrid #evcharging #solarpower

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Lithium Prices At All Time Low - Dramatic Recent Shifts In Battery Pack Value Dec 26, 2023

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Join Francie as she discusses all things lithium battery packs for electric vehicles. She covers the recent ups and down of lithium prices, the economic influences on the prices of electric vehicle batteries, the major players in EV battery manufacturing, what we might see next in this industry, and more.

Sources used in today's episode:

BNEF Record Low Report: https://about.bnef.com/blog/lithium-ion-battery-pack-prices-hit-record-low-of-139-kwh/

BNEF Record High Report: https://about.bnef.com/blog/lithium-ion-battery-pack-prices-rise-for-first-time-to-an-average-of-151-kwh/

Reuter's report on the Chinese market: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-lithium-price-poised-further-decline-2024-analysts-2023-12-01/

Institute for Energy Resources Report: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/china-expected-to-increase-control-over-global-lithium-and-cobalt-supply/#:~:text=China%20has%20over%20half%20of,an%20igneous%20rock%20called%20spodumene

Reuter's report on Chinese EV sales dropping: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-car-sales-plunge-38-january-subsidies-tax-cut-end-2023-02-08/

China's $72B EV investment to come: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-announces-extension-purchase-tax-break-nevs-until-2027-2023-06-21/

Our podcast on Ford's battery manufacturing divesting/delaying: https://youtu.be/YDaip_S8-SE

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#lithiumbattery #lithium #evbattery

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GM Cuts Apple CarPlay For "Safety" - But We Have Doubts Dec 23, 2023

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Join Francie and Ryan as they address GM's latest reasoning for dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for all EVs going forward - and that's due to "safety concerns" for their drivers. We discuss the evidence behind their reasoning, GM's history with this software interface, InsideEVs recent Chevy Blazer EV bricking story, and what we really think GM's motivation is for dropping this from future electric vehicles.

We're aware that the Chevy Blazer EV has been called for a stop-sale: https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/chevy-blazer-ev-sales-halted-fix-software-quality-issue

Sources used to support today's show:

InsideEV's story: https://insideevs.com/reviews/701169/2024-blazer-ev-stranded-broken/

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/technology/gm-plans-phase-out-apple-carplay-evs-with-googles-help-2023-03-31/

Jim Farley's tweet about Ford and Apple Carplay/Android Auto: https://twitter.com/jimfarley98/status/1735016894996840758

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#chevyblazer #generalmotors #applecarplay #androidauto

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Ford Halves F150 Lightning Production Volumes in 2024! Electric Trucks Are A Risky Business Dec 22, 2023

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Join Francie as she goes over the recent 50% decrease in production for Ford's F150 Lightning EV trucks. She goes over Ford's reasoning for the ramp down, the current numbers for electric trucks on the market, similar trends in the space, and more.

Source links from today's show:

Automotive News Article on Ford's internal memo about Lightning production ramp down: https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/ford-cutting-f-150-lightning-ev-production-half-memo-says

Ford's Q3 2023 Earnings Report Transcript: https://s201.q4cdn.com/693218008/files/doc_events/2023/Oct/26/ford-q3-earnings-transcript.pdf

Volvo AutoNews Article: https://www.autonews.com/talk-top/evs-could-help-volvo-climb-new-sales-record

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#fordlightning #electrictruck #r1t

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Farewell Chevy Bolt EV - Production Of Most Affordable Electric Vehicle Has Ended Dec 21, 2023

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On today's podcast, Francie tackles the topic of the end of the production of new Chevy Bolt EVs. She discusses the past of the once popular and very affordable EV, what Chevy's next steps are in electrifying their fleets, and her thoughts of the lack of affordable EVs on the market.

Sources used in today's show:

GM's production extension to December: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/08/2023-chevy-bolt-ev-bolt-euv-production-extended-into-december/

Electrek article Equinox replaces Bolt: https://electrek.co/2023/04/25/gm-announces-chevy-bolt-is-over-long-live-the-equinox/

Recall information: https://experience.gm.com/recalls/bolt-ev

GM Layoffs information: https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/wd/data-public-notices/warn-notices#q=general%20motors&e=0

Podcast on Chevy Equinox EV price change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDFR23JkOKM

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First Kia EV9 Delivery In New England! And They Love It Dec 20, 2023

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Join Kyle and Francie as they sit down with Matt, who is quite possibly the first to take delivery of a Kia EV9 in all of New England! They discuss Matt and his wife's reasoning for picking the EV9, their first impressions of the three-row EV, his favorite parts about the electric vehicle, and what he's excited to do with it next (hint hint - EV fast charging!).

2024 Kia EV9 Website: https://www.kia.com/us/en/ev9

Link to Dave and Matt's video about his Tesla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=divbHakIDZk

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#kiaev9 #electricvehicle #kia

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