Have We Reached Peak EV (Part Two)?

Last week we were discussing electric vehicles with BJ Birtwell, who likely would consider himself and EV evangelist, and Alex Knizek from Consumer Reports, who noted that seven of this year's top 10 vehicles were electrified.

This week we dig deeper into what is happening with the EV market.

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Have We Reached Peak EV? (Part 1)

Electric vehicles are dominating the industry conversation, so we had a chat with someone who is a bit of an EV evangelist...as well as with a journalist who noted that his outlet elected seven electrified vehicles to its latest Top 10 list.

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Are Plug-In Hybrids the Future?

On today's podcast, we ponder if plug-in hybrids are the future, talk Tesla and Ram, and ruminate on our first races attended as fans.

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TTAC Podcast: We're Back!

We promised you a podcast last week, and we're back!

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TTAC Podcast Episode 8 Has Dropped

In our final podcast episode of the year, I chat about the new Toyota Prius and Kia EV6 GT with automotive industry analyst Robby DeGraff, who works for AutoPacific.

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TTAC Podcast Number Six Has Dropped

Hey there! Need something to listen to this weekend? I have got JUST the thing for you!

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Lightning Strikes the TTAC Podcast

The TTAC podcast is back! In our fourth episode, we talk Ford Lightning, Kia Sportage, Formula One in Miami, and the best cars from 2007.

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TTAC Podcast Episode 3: New York Auto Show, State of the Industry, and More

The next episode of the TTAC podcast is here!

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Housekeeping: We Have a Podcast Now

One of my hopes as editor of this august site has been to get a podcast off the ground. It was a back-burner idea for years, then Matt and Steph and I recorded a trial run in 2020.

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Bark M. On The Smoking Tire, This Time With Added Soberness

“Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta.”

Our own Bark M. found himself in Los Angeles, so why not crash The Smoking Tire Podcast and praise the Fiesta ST a bit?

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Who Let These Guys On The Microphone?

Over at The Smoking Tire‘s Facebook page, they’re already calling it “the funniest podcast in TST history”. Near the end of my absurdly self-indulgent five-day West Coast birthday bash, noted TTAC contributor Bark M, Autoweek‘s Blake Z. Rong, and I sat down in front of the microphones at Matt Farah’s place to test the limits of the idea that “there’s no such thing as bad publicity”.

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  • Slavuta "Users’ awareness of Chinese EV brands is surprising, given that none of the companies sell vehicles here." --- Globalism is a coin with 2 sides"American automakers like Tesla have long been aware of the threat from Chinese auto companies." --- Does "threat" means 'competition'?
  • Jeff S Not having a marketing department or marketing a product in the long run is not a good strategy for Tesla. Eventually we will have BYD and other Chinese EV companies in the US. Tesla is now a car company and less of a tech company and they will have to act more like a car company if they are to compete with BYD and other EV manufacturers. Tesla is no longer the only EV company.
  • Jmo2 “The only problem is that fatal accidents have generally trended upward the more of the above safety systems came online.”Obviously you’ve accounted for the advent of smartphones in your analysis? Walk me through it…
  • JMII For what is worth (not much)... I was just in Sao Paulo Brazil for a week and saw several BYD vehicles - they were pretty decent looking. I asked my Brazilian co-workers about them and he said they have good reputation as being a nice, high-tech type of car. In Brazil I am sure the price point is the main draw but apparently the tech of these cars makes them desirable too.
  • SCE to AUX Since the house is in better condition than the car company, I'd take the house.