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Episode #333 w/ Ron Zaras: Breaking Pikes Peak Record

Electrify Podcast - July 17, 2024 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Joining Jarod today is Ron Zaras. Ron broke the Pikes Peak Hill Climb Record in 2024, has worked with Hyundai testing new EVs, and has tons of experience in racing. Jarod and Ron talk about Ron's automotive journey, experiences and his different builds, Pikes Peak as an emerging battleground to ...

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Jaguar Gives Up, Driving the New Acura MDX, Cars.com's American Made Index

Car Stuff Podcast - July 15, 2024 22:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill and Tom are both in studio this week. The conversation opened with a summary of cars being dropped by Jaguar and Nissan in the near future. Effective almost immediately, Jaguar is dropping all but one model from its lineup. Listen in for the full list. Likewise, Nissan is dropping two of it...

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Episode #332 w/ Laurance Yap: Electrifying Dealerships

Electrify Podcast - July 10, 2024 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Joining Jarod on the podcast is Laurance Yap, the Senior Manager of Sustainability at Lithia & Driveway. LAD is the largest auto retailer in the nation and has been ramping up its educational online marketplace called GreenCars. They talk about the future of car dealership selling EVs and how th...

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EV Sales Improve, All about the Toyota Crown Signia, Driving the Lexus UX

Car Stuff Podcast - July 08, 2024 21:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill and Tom opened the episode discussing the “Velocity Package” available for the Cadillac Lyriq. Available as an over-the-air software update (no dealer visit required), the package increases power and performance for $1200. Is it worth the money? Listen in.  The hosts discussed the new, low...

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Quincy Lee of Electric Era

Grid Connections - July 03, 2024 15:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Quincy Lee, the CEO and founder of Electric Era, discusses the company's mission to build EV fast charging stations and improve the charging experience for EV drivers. They focus on reliability and aim to achieve a 99.9% success rate. Electric Era uses a battery-backed system, edge comp...

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Episode 331 w/ Matt Jaskol: Racing To The Future

Electrify Podcast - July 03, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Joining Jarod today is professional race car driver Matt Jaskol. Matt is a part-time driver who competes  in NASCAR. They discuss the future of EVs when it comes to everyday life, but also when it comes to professional racing. Matt offers some great insights on how EVs will impact racing in the ...

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Live from Amazon Recharge Zone: Hankook iON EV Tire Delivers 25% Longer Lifespan

Electrify Podcast - July 02, 2024 15:10 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Live from the Amazon Recharge Zone at Electrify Expo in Long Beach, California, KC Jensen, VP of Sales at Hankook Tire, joins Matt Teske to unveil the Hankook iON tire, specially designed for EVs. These tires promise 25% longer tread life and a 25% reduction in road noise. With a substantial $1....

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Volvo XC60 Recharge, Tesla Sales Still Falling, Chinese Car Companies to Watch

Car Stuff Podcast - July 01, 2024 23:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill and Tom are in-studio this week for a far-reaching number of topics. Tom quickly updated everyone on the CDk Global/dealership-hacking crisis, which will reportedly be resolved later this week. The hosts briefly discussed Tesla’s second quarter of disappointing sales, this while overall EV ...

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Jonny Lieberman

Grid Connections - June 26, 2024 15:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Summary In this episode of the Grid Connections podcast, Chase sits down with Jonny Lieberman, Co-Host of the InEVitable Podcast and Senior Features Editor at MotorTrend. Dive into an engaging discussion on the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and the current state of EV charging i...

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Episode 330 w/ Dakota Schuetz: Greatest Scooter Rider of All Time

Electrify Podcast - June 26, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Jarod DeAnda is joined by Dakota Schuetz, the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) in scooter riding. They talk about a wide range of topics like how Dakota got started, his current ventures in Dubai and China, and his outlook on the scooter and electric scooter landscape. ---- FOLLOW: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Insta...

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Dealer Hacking Nightmare, New Camry, Off-Roading in Luxury

Car Stuff Podcast - June 25, 2024 01:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill and Tom are both in studio today. The hosts began the program discussing the week’s big news, a malicious attack on the network of CDK Global, a dealership-services company which provides critical software support for roughly half of the nation’s 30,000 new-car dealers. Down since last week...

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Eric Way of News Coulomb

Grid Connections - June 19, 2024 15:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Summary Eric Way, host of the YouTube channel News Coulomb, shares his experience with electric vehicles (EVs) and his journey from driving plug-in hybrids to fully electric cars. He discusses his decision to choose the Chevy Bolt EV and the factors that influenced his choice. Eric also...

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Chevy Equinox EV, History of American Motors, New Discontinued-Models List

Car Stuff Podcast - June 17, 2024 22:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill is back in studio this week, and recounted for Tom her recent travels and product evaluations. Tom went on to share what he has learned from a series of brief conversations with Amazon delivery drivers who have spent time with the Rivian EDV electric van; the feedback is interesting.  Stil...

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2024 EV Industry Mid-Year Check Up with John McElroy, Loren McDonald & Matt Teske

Grid Connections - June 12, 2024 15:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Summary Today's panel featuring John McElroy of Autoline Network, Loren McDonald of EVAdoption and Matt Teske of Chargeway follows back up on our previous predictions (Episodes 23 & 24) for the electric vehicle industry in 2024! We discuss the progress and challenges of the electric veh...

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Episode 329 w/ Bakari Howard: Falken Tires

Electrify Podcast - June 12, 2024 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Jarod DeAnda is joined by Bakari Howard, who serves as the Passenger, Light Truck and Motorcycle Events Manager at Falken Tires, the presenting sponsor of Electrify Expo Outdoor Recreational. We delve into the evolution of tires, highlighting their significance as one of the most underestimated ...

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Renting an EV, Virginia Backs Down, Why the Charging Infrastructure Program is Moving so Slowly

Car Stuff Podcast - June 10, 2024 22:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Larry Nutson of The Auto Channel sits in for Jill this week. Larry and Tom opened the show discussing one of Tom’s random X/Twitter polls, which included the option of owning a Fisker ocean. Listen in for details.  Among the many first-segment topics covered by the hosts, Larry talked about ren...

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Steve Birkett & Walter Schulze

Grid Connections - June 05, 2024 15:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Summary In this episode of the Grid Connections podcast, Chase, Steve Birkett, and Walter Schulze discuss the latest perceptions around EV sales numbers and the challenges dealerships face in selling electric vehicles. They also explore the ongoing rollout of EV charging infrastructure ...

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Episode 328 w/ Kirk Miller: Hypercraft

Electrify Podcast - June 05, 2024 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Joining Jarod today is Kirk Miller. Kirk is the VP of Direct Sales for Hypercraft. Hypercraft is a EV drivetrain company who creates motors, batteries, wiring, software and anything you need to power an EV.

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Welcome Kia EV9, Long-Term Tesla Model Y, Why Dealers Haven't Embraced Electric Vehicles

Car Stuff Podcast - June 03, 2024 22:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In for Jill this week is long-time friend of the Show Damon Bell of Cars.com. Damon and Tom opened the show talking about Car.com's long-term Tesla Model Y, and its replacement in the Cars fleet, the all-new 3-row Kia EV9 electric crossover. While the Model Y was generally reliable, small glitch...

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Episode 327 w/ Dani Horwitz: VMAX Mobility

Electrify Podcast - May 29, 2024 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Joining Jarod today is Dani Horwitz. Dani is the Chief Executive Officer for VMAX Mobility, a electric scooter company founded in Switzerland and now based out of Los Angeles, CA. In this episode they discuss the future of VMAX Mobility and the e-scooter industry as a whole.

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$10,000 Electric Vehicles, Genesis GV80, American Readiness to Buy Chinese Cars

Car Stuff Podcast - May 27, 2024 19:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill and Tom are both in studio this week. The conversation started with a brief acknowledgment of the IRS-approved federal mileage reimbursement rate. Is it still the same as the cost of a first-class stamp?  The hosts went on to discuss the hyper-affordable Chinese-built BYD Seagull, a $10,00...

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Episode 326 w/ David Borla: Borla Performance

Electrify Podcast - May 22, 2024 11:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Joining Jarod today is David Borla. David is the Chief Marketing Officer for Borla Performance. Borla is the originator of aftermarket performance exhaust systems. In today's episode, they discuss the future of Borla and how they are entering into the EV space, and how they plan to make driving ...

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Volvo S90 Recharge, Defining A Super Car, Tesla Sales Slump

Car Stuff Podcast - May 20, 2024 23:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill is out this week driving electric Chevys. In her place are both Sons of Speed, Paul Herrold and Brendan Appel. The conversation opened with Tom noting Jill’s dismay regarding Chevy’s decision to drop Apple CarPlay connectivity from coming EV products. Brendan echoed Jill's sentiment, noting...

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Lew Cox

Grid Connections - May 16, 2024 15:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Summary In this conversation, Lew Cox, Senior Director of Business Development for X-Charge, discusses the benefits and implementation of microgrids and battery-integrated EV charging solutions. He explains that microgrids are localized communities of generation, storage, and distribut...

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Episode 325 w/ Kevin Dunn: Steady Garage

Electrify Podcast - May 15, 2024 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Joining Jarod today is Kevin Dunn from Steady Garage. In this episode they discuss the e-bike evolution, Kevin's passion for modifying e-bikes, who leads the e-bike market, and the e-bike community as a whole.

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New Subaru Forester, So Long Malibu, All About Nikola and Zero-Emissions Trucking

Car Stuff Podcast - May 13, 2024 22:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill and Tom opened this week’s show by bidding farewell to the Chevrolet Malibu. The long-running midsize model, available only as a sedan in recent years, is being discontinued by General Motors to make production space for an all-new Chevrolet Bolt EV.  The hosts also expressed their confusi...

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Episode 324 w/ Toby Henderson: Syndyt

Electrify Podcast - May 08, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Joining Jarod today is the one and only Toby Henderson along with guest co-host Tony Donaldson. In this episode they discuss electric bikes, eMTB parts, drivetrains, ect. They also talk about the company that Toby founded called Syndyt, which is a new BMX and eBMX company.

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Stellantis Chinese Hookup, $10,000 Electric Cars, Electric Police Vehicles

Car Stuff Podcast - May 06, 2024 22:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Paul Herrold of the Sons of Speed sits in for Jill this week. The hosts opened the show talking about the Genesis G70 small sedan which Paul is currently evaluating. He is generally pleased with the vehicle, which is popularly considered an alternative to the BMW 3-Series.  The hosts went on to...

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Test Driving Tesla's FSD (Bonus Episode)

Car Stuff Podcast - May 02, 2024 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this special crossover episode of the Car Stuff Podcast, Tom rides along with Robert Colangelo of the Green Sense Show to experience Tesla's much-discussed and controversially marketed Full Self Driving (FSD) hands-free driving system.  Robert and Tom drive through occasionally heavy traffic...

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Nissan Versa Reivew, Twitter EV Range Poll, Best Family and Electrified Vehicles

Car Stuff Podcast - April 30, 2024 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jill and Tom are in studio together this week. The hosts opened the show discussing a couple of polls Tom conducted on “X.” One poll asked folks to pick their favorite album for a long evening drive, while the other tested respondent’s willingness to pay for extra EV range. Still in the first se...