What's the Alternative?
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -In this weekly-ish podcast I will go over recent news in the electric vehicle (and alternative fuel) industry that piqued my interest and provide my thoughts, insightful or otherwise, on said news.
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Hot Takes!
February 07, 2023 05:27 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! Topics Discussed: No one cares about panel gaps We need to shut up about deepl...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 47 (February 6, 2023)
February 07, 2023 05:22 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! Vehicles: Toyota is apparently planning on rolling out their first dedicated EV...
Return of the Archduke (End of Hiatus, Norway Thoughts, Tesla Charging Standard, and more)
December 14, 2022 06:20 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose (though payments are halted until I come back)! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Progr...
NEVI Draft Federal Minimum Standards
August 26, 2022 00:35 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! My guest appearance on Talk on the Wild Side! Document Notes: Quarterly dat...
Taking a Break!
August 26, 2022 00:34 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBYep, I'm taking September and October off, but I'll be back afterwards! If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose (though payments are halted until I come back)! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 46 (July 10, 2022)
July 10, 2022 22:23 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! Interchange Podcast episode about Power Purchase Agreements. Vehicles: The ...
Guest Episode - Amogy's CEO, Seonghoon Woo
June 30, 2022 03:01 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBHuge thanks to Seonghoon Woo, CEO of Amogy, who took a lot of time out of his schedule to have this conversation with me! If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! F...
EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program - June 2022 Update
June 06, 2022 01:45 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! The Environmental Protection Agency's page for the program. The program guideli...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 45 (June 5, 2022)
June 06, 2022 01:16 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! Vehicles: Electric vehicles had record sales in Q1 of 2022 by a significant mar...
Act Expo 2022 - Day 4
May 13, 2022 03:07 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! Stats from the upcoming warehouse build by Prologis Ventures: Power Output: 2.5...
Expo 2022 - Day 3
May 12, 2022 07:30 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser!
Act Expo 2022 - Day 2
May 11, 2022 07:26 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser!
Act Expo 2022 - Day 1
May 10, 2022 05:11 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! NOTES: Industry-wide: Daimler: 300,000,000,000 miles (482b km) of trucking an...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 44 (May 4, 2022)
May 05, 2022 13:13 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Find and review this podcast on Podchaser! Electric Vehicles: Tesla will no longer allow for the purchase of their vehicle...
Discussion: How Should We Prioritize Public Funding for Alternative Fuel Projects?
April 21, 2022 02:17 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Sources, Figures, and Calculations: Hydrogen Station Cost Estimates - A study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ab...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 43 (April 10, 2022)
April 11, 2022 00:47 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Vehicles: Tesla had record sales in Q1 2022, selling over 300k vehicles, a 70% increase over Q1 2021. Tesla has officially so...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 42 (March 20, 2022)
March 21, 2022 04:08 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Vehicles: The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has a year-end report for 2021 about the EV industry in the Southeast U.S. an...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 41 (March 7, 2022)
March 08, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB**During this episode I used the word "OEMs" a lot, that means "Original Equipment Manufacturers", which is a general term we use to refer to the companies who actually manufacture the equipment we're discussing. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and fami...
Infrastructure Bill Round-Up (2/18/2022)
February 19, 2022 05:29 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBHUGE DISCLAIMER: As always, I do not represent any organizations I work for in my professional life, these are my thoughts and my thoughts alone. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by list...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 40 (February 18, 2022)
February 19, 2022 04:20 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Vehicles: GM is planning to restart production of the Chevy Bolt vehicles in the beginning of April. Ford is planning on maki...
Climate Change, Plants, and Ecology with Planthropology's Vikram Baliga
February 10, 2022 04:36 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBNOTE: At about 1hr into the show, Vikram discusses the nutritional content of fresh foods vs foods picked long before consumption. He discusses this topic in a bit more detail around 6min into Episode 53 of Planthropology, which deals with how we grow fruit. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patre...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 39 (February 7, 2022)
February 08, 2022 04:06 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Vehicles: Global EV sales doubled in volume from 2019 to 2020, but nearly quadrupled in their share of light-duty vehicle sale...
First-Year Retrospective and the Future of the Show!
January 25, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBLet's look at the last year of the podcast and think about the future of the show and of the industry! You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler
Weekly-ish News - Episode 38 (January 23, 2022)
January 23, 2022 21:36 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler You can now support me on Patreon, if you so choose! Thank you so much for support in any way you provide it, whether that's via Patreon, sharing the podcast with friends and family, reviewing on your podcast platform of choice, or simply by listening to the show! Vehicles: Green Car Reports compiled a list of all EVs we expect to debut in 2022. They have info about each EV in the articl...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 37 (January 17, 2022)
January 17, 2022 22:56 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: Yet another study shows that communities of color are disproportionately exposed to air pollution from transportation. Volkswagen doubled EV deliveries in 2021, delivering 263k EVs worldwide. The most important thing in the article is a chart with their annual EV sales since 2019, showing a pretty solid trend. A comparison between the electric Chevy Silverado and the F-15...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 36 (January 6, 2022)
January 07, 2022 03:49 - 36 minutes - 32.4 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: There was a really interesting study released recently that looks at winter range loss for many EV models and compares them. There's a fantastic chart in there you should absolutely look at. Tesla had an incredible year in 2021, selling over 930k vehicles. Tesla is recalling around 475k Model S and Model 3 vehicles. 356k Model 3; 120k Model S The Model 3 recall is for t...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 35 (January 2, 2022)
January 02, 2022 23:50 - 27 minutes - 24.6 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: GM is extending the production halt of the Chevy Bolt until February. Green Car Reports now has a first drive article for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and it looks pretty great. Both the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Ford F-150 can charge other EVs, and this is pretty cool. Ford is actually using this as a big marketing point, which is smart. Ford's MachE is getting a range bump to 314...
The Steel Industry with Zane Voss - Part 2
December 20, 2021 01:23 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBIf you have any feedback about this episode, you can find me @archduketyler on Twitter. A HUGE thanks to Zane Voss for appearing on the show! I absolutely loved making this episode and I'm very grateful for all of his time. Links: Car Shredding Machine Video with dramatic music and awesome footage of an electric arc furnace. Megawatt-Scale Electric Vehicle Charging Webinar Interchange Podcast about Load Following with Renewables. Some Definitions: A Heat - A batch of liquid ...
The Steel Industry with Zane Voss - Part 1
December 20, 2021 01:23 - 2 hours - 98.7 MBIf you have any feedback about this episode, you can find me @archduketyler on Twitter. A HUGE thanks to Zane Voss for appearing on the show! I absolutely loved making this episode and I'm very grateful for all of his time. Links: Car Shredding Machine Video with dramatic music and awesome footage of an electric arc furnace. Megawatt-Scale Electric Vehicle Charging Webinar Interchange Podcast about Load Following with Renewables. Some Definitions: A Heat - A batch of liquid ...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 34 (November 28, 2021)
November 29, 2021 03:29 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: Tesla has continued its price increases, with the Model Y now starting just over $60k. A study found that adding wireless charging to EVs increased interest in EVs by nearly double. The study was performed by an interested party and should be taken with some skepticism. MIT's Carbon Counter tool has been updated for 2021. This tool is a dynamic chart that allows you to l...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 33 (November 10, 2021)
November 11, 2021 06:31 - 37 minutes - 33.3 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: The U.S. Department of Energy released a report with some CO2/mi figures for different vehicle types, and they're mostly unsurprising. 402 g/mi - Gasoline 206 g/mi - Electric (battery) 250 g/mi - Plug-in Hybrid Electric 237 g/mi - Hydrogen (natural gas) Link to the report itself. Tesla will soon begin selling level 2 chargers that use the J1772 plug type. This is smal...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 32 (October 29, 2021)
October 30, 2021 03:26 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles (and other fuels): Apple is apparently struggling to find a battery manufacturer for its electric car. As I've said a billion times, any company serious about electric vehicles needs to get into the battery game. GM is going to install 40k Level 2 charging stations in North America starting in 2022. Not clear when they will have these installed by. This program will provi...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 31 (October 20, 2021)
October 21, 2021 02:49 - 25 minutes - 22.8 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: Waymo vehicles have decided to use a single street as a turnaround point and it's hilarious. Nikola has landed a Letter of Intent from PGT Trucking to lease 100 fuel-cell trucks in 2023. This also includes fueling infrastructure. VW's CEO Herbert Diess invited Elon Musk to speak at a VW executive crisis meeting. Diess praised Tesla's ability to be nimble and adjust to th...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 30 (October 12, 2021)
October 13, 2021 03:35 - 35 minutes - 31.3 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: Tesla has accused Rivian of stealing trade secrets related to battery technology. Tesla has increased the prices of the Model 3 and Y by $2,000, which means the cheapest Tesla is now over $40k. Tesla is releasing a CCS adapter in Korea, with people suspecting this will come to the U.S. at some point. They've also removed the CHAdeMO adapter from their website. National Hi...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 29 (October 3, 2021)
October 04, 2021 01:16 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: The Lucid Dream is going into proper production with deliveries beginning in October! Madrid has purchased 30 more fully electric buses for a total of 85 electric transit buses in their fleet. EVOLVE KY has installed 82 Level 2 EV chargers in Louisville, Kentucky that are free to use. Tennessee's governor announced a new technical college to support the workforce at the n...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 28 (September 28, 2021)
September 29, 2021 03:18 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: Ford is considering producing Mach-E's as dedicated police vehicles. Ford is investing in battery recycling, specifically targeting closed-loop recycling. Part of this is through a $50m (USD) investment in Redwood Materials, which is a battery recycling company founded by J.B. Straubel of Tesla fame Ford and SK Innovations are investing $11.4b for electric F-150 manufactu...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 27 (September 19, 2021)
September 20, 2021 00:02 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: GM is allegedly asking owners of Chevy Bolts not to park within 50ft (15m) of other vehicles. I didn't see this recommendation on GM's website, but it was originally reported by Bloomberg and has been widely reported since. Lucid Air Dream Edition achieves a 520mi (840km) EPA range. Rivian is officially rolling production vehicles off the line, but we don't know when deli...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 26 (September 14, 2021)
September 15, 2021 05:52 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: If Chevy ends up needing to replace all the battery packs in Bolts due to the recall, owners may end up with a range increase due to newer, better batteries. This may mean 8% more range, and the new batteries would have a separate, new warranty. They've paused production until the issues are resolved, unsurprisingly. The Lucid Air Dream Edition (read: Expensiver Edition) ...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 25 (August 22, 2021)
August 22, 2021 20:41 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: Chevy has recalled all Bolts made for battery issues. Around 140k Bolts were recalled for battery replacement. If they manage to find another solution, they can implement that, but the current plan is replacing the batteries. Chevy is seeking reimbursement from LG Chem, their battery supplier. Nissan has joined the ranks of automotive companies stating their EV sales goa...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 24 (August 15, 2021)
August 18, 2021 06:35 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Important videos about the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report: Simon Clark (a proper climate physicist) talks about the IPCC report. Hank Green talks about possible approaches for governments to tackle climate change. Hank Green's call to arms for Americans regarding climate change. I want to note here that I often disagree with Hank Green on many political topics and t...
Guest Conversation - Petroleum Pat Talks About the Petroleum Industry!
August 06, 2021 17:43 - 2 hours - 132 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler This is the first episode of its type, so I would love feedback on whether I hit a good balance of technical and comprehensible. Is this episode too long? Is it too unstructured? Any feedback would be appreciated! Please forgive the slightly worse audio quality of this episode. It was recorded on the road at the tail end of my Chicago vacation and Petroleum Pat was gracious enough to allow ...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 23 (July 21, 2021)
July 22, 2021 03:39 - 20 minutes - 11.9 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler **I apologize for the audio quality of this episode, I had a weird mic issue this week and was not able to get it fixed before this episode.** Electric Vehicles: Ford patents a method for charging EVs while they're being towed. Focus is on RVs, so it's not quite as bonkers as it sounds. The article also mention the idea of using the EV to provide extra power when needed, essentially maki...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 22 (July 12, 2021)
July 13, 2021 01:45 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: Rivian patented a new maneuver enabled by their four-motor design. Atlanta will purchase 10 new electric transit buses! Virginia has updated its "Virginia 511" app and website to show electric vehicle charging stations. The site shows traffic data and all sorts of great data for motorists, and now it supports EV charging locations. The website itself. Energy: Maine ...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 21 (July 7, 2021)
July 08, 2021 05:31 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Sandy Munro talks about the Mach-E door. Electric Vehicles: Lordstown Motors' CEO and CFO have both resigned. So that's promising. Unsurprisingly, stocks immediately dropped by about 20% and has not recovered. Audi will only sell electric vehicles starting in 2033, will launch only electric models after 2026. I said Audi is pretty small, this isn't strictly true, but they're like 10th in glob...
Deep Dive: Renewable Natural Gas
June 22, 2021 03:31 - 41 minutes - 36.9 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler This is the first episode of its type, so I would love feedback on whether I hit a good balance of technical and comprehensible. Is this episode too long? Is it too unstructured? Any feedback would be appreciated! I mistakenly said that Volatile Organic Compounds are a Criteria Pollutant under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). It is not a Criteria Pollutant itself, but it ...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 20 (June 21, 2021)
June 22, 2021 02:13 - 14 minutes - 13 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Electric Vehicles: Lordstown Motors: President of Lordstown Motors states that there are enough "binding orders" to stay afloat until May 2022. SEC filing states that Lordstown Motors does *not* have binding orders. Tesla Plaid: 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid First Test: 0–60 MPH in 1.98 Seconds*! (motortrend.com) Tesla Plaid release event. General Plaid overview. Lincoln will sell its first ful...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 19 (June 13, 2021)
June 14, 2021 00:15 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler **I didn't discuss the Tesla Plaid Model S announcement in this episode because there isn't much new to say about it. It may come up in a later episode, but if you want to learn more about it in the meantime, you can check out these links: Full Release Event. The Verge short video on the event. Headlines from this episode: Electric Vehicles: Nissan Ariya deliveries will be delayed until ear...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 18 (June 6, 2021)
June 07, 2021 03:26 - 18 minutes - 16.4 MBEpisode Notes If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler Headlines from this episode: Electric Vehicles: BMW announced two new EVs for sale in Q1 2022: BMW i4 Sedan: BMW iX SUV: Both shooting for 200kW charging A comparison of the BMW i4 to the Tesla Model 3. Around 6k Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles were recalled due to a potential brake issue. "The loose bolts could allow the brake caliper to separate and contact the inner surfa...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 17 (May 31, 2021)
June 01, 2021 04:59 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler CORRECTION: In the section about the federal EV tax credit, the quoted article was incorrect. The sunset period is triggered (as I suggested would be better) by the percentage of EVs sold in the nation, not per automaker. I initially read that in an Elektrek article, but other articles (including the CNET article linked) apparently got the sunset incorrect. The bill will not pass, but I wanted to ...
Weekly-ish News - Episode 16 (May 21, 2021)
May 22, 2021 05:07 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIf you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to find me on Twitter @archduketyler **While editing this episode, I noticed that my claim about the average home generator size may be slightly off from the actual average. The numbers I gave were in line with my experience, but may not be representative of the average. This is inconsequential to the point I was making, but I figured I'd mention it here just as an aside. Our generator produces a max of 5.5kW, so at the high range of...