Cadillac Debuts The Three-Row Vistiq, Tesla V4 Superchargers To Serve 500 kW

[@ecarfun]

Thank you for consistently delivering compelling EV commentary!

[@accountability2000]

Really appreciate the change up for this discussion with some new faces. Thank you Andrew and Isaiah.

[@rbarcal1]

I just followed Andrew and Isaiah. Great guests! Bring more interesting guests like these guys, well done!

[@godofdun]

I think losing the tax credit will maybe hurt tesla more than Musk might think. The model 3 starts in the low 40s, a hybrid camry starts in the low 30s, if a shopper just wants to save money on gas and doesn't care about the extra features that price difference looks pretty big. However, with the tax credit at point of sale the price is really comparable making the model 3 the no brainer in that 2 car comparison.

[@beautyofgrace3915]

I like the tax credit, bought 2018 Chevy Volt in April and I used the $4500 tax credit as a down payment, it does help people

[@brucejankowitz4501]

hope the oil subsites go along with the ev rebates,

[@darinbrazil5496]

Im not so sure about Tesla not needing the Tax Credit, If you take the credit away how many of their buyers don't buy a Tesla and instead buy a gas car? Tesla absolutely has the most buyers using that tax credit than any other manufacture.

[@markrichards9792]

Losing the tax credit doesn't really benefit Tesla, it just hurts then less. May allow them to gain more market share

[@robertstillmaker5193]

Hello from Maple Valley, WA

[@justinschultz4325]

I love my Chinese made MY24 Polestar 2 RWD. It's such a great car. Protectionism by tariffs will hurt the consumer in the end.

[@zachkane7378]

Rivan had a pop-up in my downtown, and I got to check out the Rt and Rs. It's great to see them expanding their reach.

[@lewisinmadrid]

Love the show and the News Daily which have taught me so much about EVs and charging over the years. I have a smelly old Ford Galaxy but one day, when finances permit, I'll be the proud owner of a non-polluting vehicle (sorry, no Tesla). Although most of the journeys are around the city in Madrid, Spain, a few times a year I do long journeys and with limited charging infrastructure, a long range vehicle is required. What I don't want is a car that fits the 97% of my journeys but doesn't work well for the other 3% as that would mean a less convenient solution than I currently have. This rules out pretty much all current small EVs. Battery swap could be a good solution, popping in a big one for when needed, but it doesn't look to be coming this way any time soon. Maybe by the time I can afford it, range/charging will no longer be an issue, or I'll have to go for a PHEV.

[@jwardell]

Great to hear from Isaiah, hope you have him come back again

[@finspin4984]

Wild seeing Kyle’s personal politics debated in the r/evcharging subreddit this week 👀

[@accountability2000]

I would not call it wild, it just contradicts Kyle's statements in the past that he stays out of politics. The one time he steps into it, it's a doozy.

[@Molishious]

@@accountability2000 Somebody made a comment this morning that he was a big fan of Elon and I asked where they were getting that from. He's obviously been a Tesla fan, but I've found them all to get pretty careful with politics. I'd say Martyn has been the only one to get into it a little. Seems like my question has been deleted.

[@accountability2000]

​@@Molishious I actually tried to answer your question earlier today but whoever manages this feed deleted it. Not cool, Dominic or whoever runs this. It's not like we are lying about something. In any case, Kyle recently gave a give thumbs (100%) to a Musk Tweet bargaining about getting appointed to Trump's DOGE department. This turned into a debate on Reddit (you can Google it), and some other aspects of Kyle's actions were brought to light. Personally, I decided to unsubscribe from all of his channels. Kyle's content and style was getting old, and all of his more talented staff, such as Max and Francie, had left. For someone who keeps saying on this channel and his own he doesn't get into politics, and then showing public support for a billionaire man-child with fascist tendencies for the stupidest and most abused idea of Trump's presidency to date was the last straw for me.

[@Molishious]

@@accountability2000Thanks for answering my question. I feel the same about Elon. I stopped watching the KZbin EV news channel called The Current because their producer Tim was such an Elon fan that he would argue with you and then delete you if proved him wrong. I’ll see if I can find the Reddit discussion. It makes me sad that things are getting deleted here as well. It’s amazing the power that Elon has that gets distributed through others. The irony is that you get deleted from criticizing someone who purports to advocate for free speech.

[@godofdun]

@@accountability2000 Same here, unsubbing from his channels. If I feel the need I'll skip to the results with ads blocked or look at the out of spec website (results of charging/range tests are posted there). Might still watch the detailing channel.

[@Longsnowsm]

I think if you look around there are A LOT of V2 chargers out there. Don't hold your breath V4 is going to be on some mass deployment across the entire network. We can only hope it does.

[@JonasDavidsson]

Sorry but my Kia EV6 charges at max peak of 95 kW at a Supercharger. It's slow but not 50 kW slow.

[@brucejankowitz4501]

i have always believed in SS batteries, I'd love an episode where solid state batteries are discussed

[@stephenbateman7254]

A lot of Americans also say that they'll only buy "American made cars" but when you present them the list of most "American made" vehicles (Tesla, Toyota, Honda, etc.) they all say "not those cars." We Americans, as a general rule, have a very skewed idea of what's made in America and really just mean the perceived American vehicle brands, even though the next week these same people will complain about these same brands they pledge to patronize closing plants and shipping jobs to Mexico.

[@brucejankowitz4501]

when will Plugshre show the ionna network?

[@brucejankowitz4501]

wish all evs would charge @over 200KW like the taycan's, hyundais etc. V2L is huge too

[@frankcoffey]

The sound at the start of the video sounds bad, what up with that? Sounds like 8bit audio.

[@DriveElectricWithDomenick]

Seems normal on my desktop computer.

[@kevin13c]

Will the replaced chargers get sold for deployment elsewhere?

[@2pdlpwr]

I want gm to get off their butt's and J3400 NACS the cars already. Good way for us to get 220 bucks squeaze out of me for GM being late, changing their port...

[@frankcoffey]

If legacy auto was just $7,500 short of making a profit on EVs I would say it would hurt. But they are losing a LOT more than that on each EV so they will have to fix that with or without the credit.

[@nevco8774]

Isn't there another joint venture concerning EVs between VW and Ford? I would be interested to learn how it develops considering Ford used to be one of the main early investors in Rivian.

[@M-rk8he]

Idk if this is partnership you’re referencing. But on sale in Europe is Ford Explorer(smaller than US car with that name) and it’s made on the MEB platform.

[@inlinesix1187]

Don’t forget Tesla is claiming the cybertruck will reach 500kw speed on new v4 cabinets.

[@gregpochet4812]

Dom, Martyn, Tom and Kyle make this podcast great. Without one or more of you, the podcast takes a huge hit. Its like when you go to a sports game and 4 starters are out. Its just not the same product. Jordan was a good fill in, but when he left, I left too. It was just a Meh podcast.

[@accountability2000]

Disagree. Nice to change things up, and I really appreciate the input from Isaiah.

[@user-ns7ip8qy9l]

@@gregpochet4812 could not be more wrong. Loved hearing the rivian facts. Not everyone can just listen to the Tesla loving rants from Kyle.

[@johnpoldo8817]

Cadillac Vistiq big miss is no NACS connector. In 2025, we don’t want any more charging adapters.

[@gregpochet4812]

If you get a car with NACS in 2025, you will need an adapter to charge at CCS chargers. Those are not going away any time soon... or being upgraded to NACS anytime soon.

[@johnpoldo8817]

@@gregpochet4812 True, but there are more Tesla charger locations and more dispensers than other brands. Tesla is also more reliable. Agree, CCS isn't going away soon