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BMW Going Big Into Smart EV Charging! This Is ChargeForward Nov 14, 2023

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Join us on today's podcast where Francie speaks to Adam Langton, Energy Services Manager at BMW North America with their Connect eMobility and Energy Services team about the recent announcements on BMW's smart EV technology as well as their V2G initiatives. They discuss a lot in this episode including Adam's main focus of EV charging at home, details and technicals of the ChargeForward program offerings, how the solution leap frogs utilities, and much more.

BMW ChargeForward website: https://www.bmwchargeforward.com/

Stanford Study on EV Charge Times: https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2022/09/22/charging-cars-honight-not-way-go/

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#bmw #v2g #evcharging

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Lucid Goes NACS At Long Last! Could Be Good News For High Voltage EVs Nov 13, 2023

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Francie, Kyle, and Dave from Out of Spec Dave hop on to discuss Lucid's long-awaited announcement to go with the North American Charging Standard. As a former Lucid owner, Dave shares his impression of the company's decision and announcement, Kyle questions what this means for high voltage EVs on the open Tesla network, and they discuss what we might expect next from these two major OEMs.

Lucid NACS Press Release: https://lucidmotors.com/media-room/lucid-adopt-nacs

Lucid COO: https://lucidmotors.com/media-room/lucid-welcomes-marc-winterhoff-coo

Lucid V2V Announcement: https://lucidmotors.com/media-room/introducing-rangexchange

V4 Charger Podcast: https://youtu.be/shg6PPnu1bQ

Tesla and 1000V Architecture: https://youtu.be/UfCUSi8-qI8

Visualizing US EV Sales: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-u-s-ev-sales-in-h1-2023/

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#lucid #tesla #evcharging

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Honda Motocompacto First Ride Experience - Jordan's Review Nov 12, 2023

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On today's episode, Francie and Jordan sit down to discuss his recent trip to the Honda HQ to check out a micro-mobility scooter from the OEM: the electric Motocompacto. Jordan describes his experience traveling to the event and covering the Motocompacto, what he thought about the practicality of the tool, and discusses how it fits (or doesn't fit) into Honda's strategy moving into the EV space.

Jordan's Motocompacto video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVuGBkfL6g

Honda's website: https://motocompacto.honda.com/

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#moto #honda #micromobility

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BMW Thinks Hydrogen Is Necessary - Here's Their Full Presentation Nov 11, 2023

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Today's episode features a special presentation from Juergen Guldner, the General Program Manager of Hydrogen Technology at BMW in Munich, at this year's BMW Test Fest event which Kyle and Francie attended this November. Listen in as Juergen discusses BMW's strategy moving forward with hydrogen powered EVs, their current iX5 hydrogen powered prototype, testing and research development, and answers the attendees questions. Please let us know in the comments what you think about this presentation and the topic at hand!

Hydrogen Council: https://hydrogencouncil.com/en/

German Comparative Infrastructure Analysis: https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/842477/files/Energie_Umwelt_408_NEU.pdf

Roadmap Towards Zero Emissions by Hydrogen Council: https://hydrogencouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Transport-Study-Full-Report-Hydrogen-Council-1.pdf

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#hydrogen #hydrogencar #bmw

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Smart Launches New #1 Pro EV Version w/ LFP Battery In Germany Nov 09, 2023

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Hallo everyone today Francie hops on the podcast to cover smart's latest EV offering launched on the market and that is the smart #1 Pro. She gives an overview of the LFP battery powered EV recently launched in Germany, which EVs will likely compete against this offering, questions how LFP may bring down EV prices, and more.

Press release from smart: https://media.smart.com/eu/smart-expands-1-line-choices-the-attractive-entry-line-pro-starts-at--37490-in-germany/

InsideEVs articles referenced: https://insideevs.com/news/391799/mercedes-benz-geely-jv-smart/?utm_source=msn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msn-feed

Thumbnail credit: smart Automobile Co., Ltd.

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#smartcar #smartev #electricvehicle

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Tesla Hits 1 Million Sales In Europe! What It Means For The Broader Market Nov 08, 2023

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Join us on today's podcast where Francie invites Martyn Lee from @EVNewsDaily and @BatteriesIncludedPodcast on to chat about Tesla hitting 1 million sales in Europe and the broader EV market, how Europe

Tesla tweets referenced in today's episode:

https://x.com/teslaeurope/status/1715352875650457777?s=20

https://x.com/Tesla/status/1703184740457603407?s=20

Thumbnail credit: Tesla

Video image credits belong to each OEM referenced.

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#tesla #europe #electricvehicle

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November 2023 NEVI EV Charging Program Update Nov 07, 2023

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Francie hops on the podcast today to answer a question many of you have been asking in the comments - where do things stand with NEVI funding in the US today?

Links from today's episodes:

https://driveelectric.gov/news/nevi-progress-update https://driveelectric.gov/state-plans/

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#biden #electricvehicle #evcharging

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Leasing A Tesla Is Not The Move According To This Experience Nov 06, 2023

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On today's episode, Francie invites Max and Coleton from @OutofSpecDetailing to talk about Coleton's experience leasing a Model 3 from Tesla. Coleton speaks to the pros and mostly cons of leasing a Tesla, the costs associated with any changes to a lease, and gives his advice to anyone looking to lease an EV.

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Ford Delays Kentucky Battery Plant Investment - How The OEM Plans To Cut EV Costs Nov 06, 2023

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On today's podcast Francie dives into the recent Q3 earnings call wherein Ford announced their plans to delay EV battery production at their Kentucky BlueOval SK site, the motivations behind this delay, the OEM's plans for cutting costs, and more.

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

Fox13 News Story: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/fox13-investigates-the-price-of-progress-and-the-land-leading-to-fords-blueoval-city/article_5abd7d98-e831-11ed-9336-6f540c77d24d.html

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#fordlightning #ford #blueoval

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KIA Asks Dealers Not To Mark Up The EV9, But We Know They Will Anyway Nov 05, 2023

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Francie hops on the podcast to fill you in on the recent letter from Kia to their dealers asking them NOT to mark up the EV9 on the lots. Francie dives into the EV9 details, the reasoning behind markups, whether or not the dealers will comply with the request, and more.

CarDirect's article: https://www.carsdirect.com/deals-articles/kia-is-asking-ev9-dealers-not-to-add-markups

Kia EV9 press release: https://www.kiamedia.com/us/en/media/pressreleases/21339/all-new-2024-ev9-rated-at-an-epa-estimated-304-miles1-of-all-electric-driving-range-in-light-long-ra

BLS Report: https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/automotive-dealerships-markups.htm

Public markup map: https://lookerstudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/7a243d54-2a8d-44f3-a405-ce2a509c1c07/page/3KHiC

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