PODCAST: The $25K Slate Truck Is Here. What's Next? On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we discuss all the biggest news about America's new cheapest EV—and whether it can succeed. By Tim Levin Jun 26 -
Who's Winning The Robotaxi Race? It's... Complicated Every time we think we understand the robotaxi market, another bit of news shakes things up. This week, we got updates from Tesla, Uber, Waymo, Wayve, and Lucid. By InsideEVs Sponsored Content Team Jun 19 -
'Really Impressed': Engineering Explained's Jason Fenske On Rivian R2 On today's Plugged-In Podcast, we talk Rivian R2 driving impressions with Jason Fenske, of the YouTube channel Engineering Explained. By Tim Levin Jun 12 -
Tesla Employees Leaked Their Thoughts About FSD. They Weren't Pretty On today's episode of the Plugged-In Podcast, we break down Tesla's (troubled) FSD plans and Tim's in-person experience with the Ferrari Luce. By Mack Hogan Jun 5 -
Is A $130 Fee For EV Drivers Really Fair? Plus, We Review The Volvo EX60 EV drivers will have to pay the feds more than the average driver pays in gas taxes. And while this fee will increase, the gas tax hasn't gone up in decades. By Mack Hogan May 23 -
CEO Interview: How Ionna Is Taking On The Tesla Supercharger Network Ionna CEO Seth Cutler joins the Plugged-In Podcast to discuss how things are going and where the charging network is headed next. By Tim Levin May 16 -
Unpacking The Beijing Auto Show, From The Xiaomi SU7 To The Ford Bronco EREV Both Chinese and non-Chinese car companies brought their best to what's become the world's most important auto show. By Tim Levin May 9 -
Everything You Need To Know About Used EV Battery Health In 2026 Is a used EV worth it in 2026? EV battery degradation isn't nearly as big a problem as you might think. By Tim Levin May 1 -
Do Or Die: How EV Startups Rivian, Lucid, And Slate Are Navigating Their Most Important Year Yet It was always going to be hard for these brands to launch their first high-volume products. Then things got a lot, lot harder. By Mack Hogan Apr 18 -
This Is Why So Many EVs Are Getting Canceled On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we dive into the EV apocalypse, the BMW i3, and high gas prices. By Tim Levin Mar 20 -
Everything You Need To Know About The Rivian R2, Plus We Drive The 2027 Chevy Bolt On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: Rivian's make-or-break moment arrives, and Mack drives the reworked 2027 Chevy Bolt EV. By Mack Hogan Mar 13 -
PODCAST: Is The Subaru Trailseeker The Electric Outback We Wanted? On this week's show: Mack drove the electric Subaru Outback, we evaluate Donut Lab's battery claims, and Eclipse's Jiten Behl joins. By Tim Levin Mar 6 -
Why Lamborghini Canceling Its EV Actually Makes Sense On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: electric supercars, Uber's big autonomous bet, and Lucid needs the midsize EV more than ever. By Tim Levin Feb 27 -
Ford's $30,000 EV Pickup Uses LFP Batteries For An Unexpected Reason Ford's skunkworks head Alan Clarke joined the InsideEVs podcast to discuss how the company is reinventing its EVs. By Tim Levin Feb 21 -
Rivian R2 And Toyota Highlander: Could These SUVs Become the EV Hits America Needs? Toyota and Rivian, two very different companies, just launched crucial new EVs at a daunting time. Will they succeed? By Patrick George Feb 13 -
Tesla's Door Handles Went Global. Now China Is Cracking Down We're talking door handles on this week's podcast. Plus: Is Ford about to team up with a Chinese automaker? By Patrick George Feb 7 -
The Tesla Model S Is Dead. Here's Why It Mattered On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: We eulogize Tesla's O.G. electric sedan. Plus, more on Slate Auto and Scout Motors' latest plans. By Patrick George Jan 30 -
Cheap Chinese Electric Cars Are Coming To Canada. What Happens Now? Plus, we preview the Volvo EX60, and have a fascinating chat about car insurance (yes, really.) By Patrick George Jan 23 -
Can BMW's Quad-Motor M Sport Sedan Win Over The Biggest EV Skeptics? On this episode of the Plugged-In Podcast: We recap CES, preview a gnarly performance EV from BMW, and game out the year in electric sales. By Patrick George Jan 16 -
The EVs We're Most Excited For In 2026 And Why From the Slate truck to the Rivian R2 to the Toyota C-HR, we discussed our favorite new EVs coming out in 2026. By Tim Levin Jan 9 -
Tesla, Waymo, Slate's Affordable Truck And Beyond: The 10 Biggest EV Stories Of 2025 On the final Plugged-In Podcast of 2025: We recap the biggest stories in a wild year in the EV space, and why you should be optimistic. By Patrick George Dec 26 2025 -
The Best EVs We Drove In 2025: How We Picked The Winners On this week's podcast: We recap the 2026 Breakthrough Awards and chat about our favorite cars of the year. By Patrick George Dec 19 2025 -
Rivian’s New Autonomy Tech Arrives: Is This the Breakthrough It Needs? On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we recap Rivian's Autonomy and AI Day event, and interview its AI chief, James Philbin. By Patrick George Dec 12 2025 -
Why The BMW iX3 Is Exactly The Kind Of EV We've Been Waiting For Plus, we talk about Trump's war on fuel economy, and Harbinger Motors wants to rewrite the book on EV trucks. By Patrick George Dec 5 2025 -