Out of Spec Podcast

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Cybertruck Is In Showrooms! Kyle’s First Impressions Nov 25, 2023

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Kyle comes onto the podcast to tell Francie all about his day visiting the Cybertruck showroom in Littleton, CO. He describes what the crowd had to say, what the employees could (and could not) share, and his general impressions of the Cybertruck so far.

Showroom locations: https://abettertheater.com/cybertruck.html

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#cybertruck #tesla #electrictruck

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Kyle's Risky Cheap Electric Mercedes B-Class Purchase Explained Nov 24, 2023

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Kyle hops on the podcast today to dive into all the details about his newest purchase - the cheapest EV he could find! He discusses his new Mercedes B-Class that he recently picked up in California, the major issues, what we know about its problems so far, and what he expects next.

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#mercedes #ev #cheap

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Tesla Charges Congestion Fees At US Superchargers! Pay More To Top Off Your EV Nov 23, 2023

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Francie hops on the podcast today to discuss congestion and idle fees. Specifically, Tesla has introduced new congestion fees to their Supercharger stations across the US which will be felt by anyone charging at the sites. She discusses the differences between idle fees and congestion fees, what other networks do with their fees, and whether or not this is a good idea.

Tesla's idle and congestion fee webpage: https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/supercharger/fees

Thumbnail credit: Tesla

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#tesla #supercharger #idle

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EVgo Talks Hardware Decisions, Introduces NACS, Retrofits, & Pushes Better Reliability Nov 22, 2023

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Join us for a special podcast today where Francie sits down at the LA Auto Show with Senior EVSE Engineer Jeremy Whaling and Director of Communications Katie Wallace from EVgo ( @evgonetwork ) and talk all things public charging. They discuss EVgo's ReNew and One & Done retrofitting and resiliency efforts, their consideration of hardware on the market from Tesla Superchargers to Delta high powered chargers, NEVI, upcoming testing events like CharIn, NACs and other standards, and even more.

As you'll notice, the video cuts towards the end of the video - apologies! We think you'll still enjoy this interview.

Image and video credits: EVgo Services, LLC

EVgo's website: https://www.evgo.com/

Delta EV Charging Products: https://www.deltaww.com/en-US/products/EV-Charging/ALL/

SAE J3400: https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3400/

CharIn NA 2023 Testival: https://www.charin.global/events/charin-testival-na-2023/

EVgo Funding Press Release: https://www.evgo.com/press-release/from-coast-to-coast-evgo-and-extend-partners-receive-more-than-12-7m-in-funding-to-expand-fast-charging-infrastructure/

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#evcharging #evgo #supercharger

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We Drove The New Audi SQ8 E-Tron! Our Thoughts After The Review Nov 22, 2023

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Join Kyle, Jordan, Coleton, and Francie on today's podcast discussing their driving review of the Audi SQ8 e-tron. They discuss the iterations from the first version to today's offering, the pros and cons of the EV, who should be the folks to buy it, and more.

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#audi #etron #sq8

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EVs In Africa And Hydrogen In Chile - Researching The World's Transition To Greener Technologies Nov 20, 2023

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Join Francie as she sits down with Dr. Bryan Willson to speak about his background and learnings in energy, engineering, and entrepreneurship. They discuss his work at the Energy Institute at Colorado State University, his EV adventures and entrepreneurial work in Africa, his research on resources in Chile, and the major takeaways from all of his work.

CSU Energy Institute: https://energy.colostate.edu/

Africa Climate Summit: https://africaclimatesummit.org/

Envirofit clean cooking: https://envirofit.org/

Factor[e] Ventures: https://www.factore.com/

Ampersand Moto: https://www.ampersand.solar/

Autopax: https://www.autopax.net/

WuLing: https://wuling.id/en

Statista report for copper production: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264626/copper-production-by-country/#:~:text=Chile%2C%20the%20world's%20leading%20copper,The%20world's

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#cleanenergy #greenenergy #entrepreneurship

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Out of Spec vs LA Auto Show! *Insert Catchy Title Here* Nov 19, 2023

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Join Francie, Jordan, Coleton, and Kyle from Out of Spec as they sit down to share their candid thoughts on the LA Auto Show 2023. They call in from Interstate 10 in Los Angeles, California to discuss what they think of this year's show, what was most exciting, some let downs, and our general consensus on what folks can be looking forward to seeing this year.

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#laautoshow #evcharging #ev

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The Polestar 4 Market Position Confuses Us Nov 16, 2023

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Francie, Jordan, and Kyle sit down to speak about where exactly the Polestar 4 fits into the market lineup. Jordan had a chance to travel to Polestar Day and get a good look at the product, the other Polestar models on the line, speak to other journalists, and now give us an idea of what he thinks is the point of Polestar 4.

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#polestar #ev #polestar3

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1 Billion Dollars To Start A Charging Network! This Is The Man Responsible - Mercedes-Benz Charging Nov 15, 2023

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Today Mercedes-Benz opens their first public charging hub in Sandy Springs, GA at their headquarters. On today's podcast, Francie sits down with Andrew Cornelia, CEO of Mercedes-Benz HPC NA, to speak about this step into public charging infrastructure for the company, the site itself, their plans for the future, and more.

Out of Spec Reviews Full Site Tour: https://youtu.be/1XoqXEln8vY

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#mercedeseqs #evcharging #mercedesbenz

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Rivian What Did You Do!? Major OTA Software Update Snafu Nov 14, 2023

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Kyle jumps on the podcast with Jose Castillo from RivianTrackr to talk about Rivian's latest nightmarish issue from Rivian with a software update (Data 2023.42 OTA update) where the update failed and left cars un-drivable. Jose walks us through the sequence of events of this update and issue, Rivian's communications about this event, and how potentially thousands of Rivians are left bricked across the world. We'll be waiting to see what Rivian's response is to this issue.

RivianTrackr Website: https://rivian.software/about/

Jose's X post on Rivian's communications: https://twitter.com/RivianSoftware/status/1724260632105513440

Wassym's Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/17usikn/202342_ota_update_issue/

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#rivian #ota #softwareupdate

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