The BMW iX3 Is Made Of 1/3 Recycled Materials. Here's How BMW Did It BMW is betting that using more recycled parts will help with its sustainability goals. It's good for business too. By Tim Levin Oct 22 2025 -
'Absolutely': GM President Says It's Preparing For Chinese Competition In America On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: General Motors President Mark Reuss explains what's next for the Chevy Bolt, affordable EVs, and competing with China. By Patrick George Oct 17 2025 -
Why The BMW iX3's Kidney Grille Is Such A Big Deal No, it's not the design. It goes deeper than that. We speak to BMW executives about why the new iX3 grille is a sea change for the carmaker. By Patrick George Oct 15 2025 -
Tesla’s New ‘Standard’ Model Y And Model 3: Bargain, Or Bare-Bones? But are they solid deals? We discuss on this week's Plugged-In Podcast. Plus, ZETA's Albert Gore III on the future of the EV market. By Patrick George Oct 10 2025 -
Why BMW Is Still Betting Big On Hydrogen BMW's first hydrogen EV is coming soon. We sit down with the executive responsible to learn why BMW is still bullish on fuel-cell tech. By Tim Levin Oct 8 2025 -
The Surprising Limits Of America’s EV Tax Credits America's EV tax credits helped millions of people to break up with gas. But on this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we discuss how they fell short. By Patrick George Oct 3 2025 -
Is America In Its 'Back To Gas' Era? On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we discuss the automakers' hasty retreat from big EV promises. Where does the space go next? By Patrick George Sep 26 2025 -
Tesla's Door-Handle Disaster, Explained The electric automaker tried to reimagine how door handles work. Years later, it's facing investigations and a potential industry shift. By Patrick George Sep 19 2025 -
BMW, Mercedes And Volkswagen EVs Have Leveled Up. Will They Be Enough? At IAA Munich, Europe's biggest auto show, the home team car companies had a showcase of impressive EVs. But BYD and the Chinese have bigger plans. By Patrick George Sep 12 2025 -
Tesla's 'Master Plan IV': A Path To 'Abundance', Or AI Slop? We examine Elon Musk's latest plan for Tesla, such as it is. Plus: hear from an InsideEVs reporter how the Slate Truck is progressing. By Patrick George Sep 5 2025 -
How To Score A Great Deal On EV Before Time Runs Out On Tax Credits We speak to the head of consumer insights at CarGurus, who has a ton of interesting insights on how to get a great deal on an EV. By Patrick George Aug 29 2025 -
Rivian R4 And R5 Will Be Lower-Cost ‘Siblings’ Than R2 And R3, CEO Says The Rivian R2, R3 and R3X are the brand’s biggest moves yet. Now, CEO RJ Scaringe gives some thoughts on what could come next. By Patrick George Aug 22 2025 -
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe On Why The R2 Launch 'Must Go Well' We chat with Rivian's founder about what the startup is cooking up next, the China threat and why America needs more EV competition. By Tim Levin Aug 22 2025 -
How Ford's $30,000 Electric Truck Hits Reset On How Cars Are Made On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, our reporter on the ground recaps Ford's most ambitious EV plan ever. Can it succeed? By Patrick George Aug 15 2025 -
For Rivian And Lucid, The 'Valley Of Death' Just Got Even Steeper Tariffs, the death of EV tax credits, no more regulatory credits, supply chain crunches... what's an EV startup to do? By Patrick George Aug 8 2025 -
EV Chargers Keep Spreading Across America. These Numbers Prove It On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: More good news for EV charging. Plus, more and more drivers want to go hands-free. By Patrick George Aug 1 2025 -
Tesla's Cheaper EV Coming Soon: Here's What We Know On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: Elon Musk admits what Tesla's new "affordable" EV really is. Plus, is Cadillac having an electric renaissance? By Patrick George Jul 25 2025 -
Affordability Remains Crucial For EV Adoption, Experts Say On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we dive into Lucid's robotaxi deal, tons of battery news and how EV sales are faring this year. By Tim Levin Jul 18 2025 -
Do Higher Miles Even Matter For Electric Vehicles? On this week's episode of The Plugged-In Podcast, we debate the merits of 100,000-plus-mile EVs. Also, the Slate Truck may get more expensive. By Patrick George Jul 11 2025 -
How We Got To This Shaky Moment For EVs On this week's episode of The Plugged-In Podcast, we speak with Ben Prochazka, Executive Director of the Electrification Coalition. By Tim Levin Jul 4 2025 -
Is The Tesla Robotaxi A Revolution, Or Another Debacle? Tesla badly needs a win right now. The Robotaxi doesn't seem to be it, yet. Plus: we discuss Ford's LFP battery plant and the controversy around it. By Patrick George Jun 27 2025 -
Will The New Nissan Leaf Be An Affordable EV Hit, Or Too Rare To Matter? We're amped for the launch of Nissan's new entry-level EV, but the rollout may be limited. Plus: Now is the time to go electric if you can. By Patrick George Jun 20 2025 -
The Trump-Musk Feud Comes Right At Tesla's Big 'What's Next' Moment Tesla CEO Elon Musk picks a very big fight ahead of a very big moment for the company. Plus: Why we're impressed by the Hyundai Ioniq 9. By Patrick George Jun 13 2025 -
We Drove The $8,000 BYD Seagull. When Do We Get Cheap EVs This Good? Kevin Williams joins the Plugged-In Podcast to share more stories from China's electric space. Plus, what car isn't an EV that should be? By Patrick George Jun 6 2025 -
