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Race cars have always been rolling laboratories, but the experiment has changed. Thomas Chevaucher, Technical Engineering Director at the FIA, and Pierre Villez, the federation's F1 and Sport Sustainability Lead, help write the rules for Formula 1, Formula E, and the World Endurance Championship, and today those rules are as much about efficiency and emissions as they are about speed. They explain what the sustainable fuels powering today's race cars are actually made of, how technology moves between the racetrack and the cars we drive every day, and why that relationship doesn't work quite the way most people assume. The conversation covers how far Formula E has come since its awkward early days, how much energy its newest cars recover on the move, and the biggest source of racing's carbon footprint, which has nothing to do with what happens on track. And yes, they explain exactly what a virtual fuel tank is. Join Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid as they dive deep with Thomas and Pierre to find out how the world of motorsport is getting greener, and what it means for the car in your driveway, in this episode of GreenCars, The Podcast. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 5:32 - What Is the FIA? 8:04 - Why Sustainability Matters in Motorsport 11:11 - Formula 1, Formula E & WEC Technology 14:09 - Racing's Impact on Passenger Cars 15:36 - Formula E's Decade of Progress 21:31 - Racing's Hidden Emissions 24:09 - What's in Sustainable Race Fuel? 30:11 - How a Virtual Fuel Tank Works 37:08 - Four for the Road 43:20 - Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chinese auto industry moved faster than almost anyone expected, and the numbers are hard to argue with. Legacy brands that once dominated the world's largest car market have watched their collective share collapse in a matter of years. Tu Le, founder and managing director of Sino Auto Insights, spent well over a decade living and working in Beijing and still travels there regularly, which makes him unusually well placed to explain what actually happened and what it means for Detroit. He gets into whether the aura around Chinese EVs is deserved or overblown, why the long-promised consolidation of China's crowded auto industry keeps failing to arrive, and how Chinese drivers now regard the foreign badges that used to be aspirational. He also makes an argument that runs against almost everything you hear from American executives: that catching up to China is neither realistic nor even desirable, and that the smarter play looks quite different. And he suggests the biggest long-term threat to Detroit may not be the East at all. Join Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid as they dive deep with Tu to find out what the West still doesn't understand about the world's most competitive car market, in this episode of GreenCars, The Podcast. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 5:06 - Meet Tu Le 9:33 - Are Chinese Automakers Really Innovators? 14:44 - Can the US Ever Catch Up? 23:38 - How China's EV Boom Actually Happened 27:35 - Why Consolidation Never Comes 33:42 - How China Views Foreign Brands 36:21 - Chips, Nvidia & the Silicon Valley Threat 46:10 - Chinese Car Culture & the EV Debate 52:59 - Charging in 12 Minutes 56:01 - Three for the Road 1:00:51 - Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To build the 2028 Fathom, Ford went off and started a car company inside its own car company. A small team in Southern California, deliberately kept at a distance from the Dearborn, MI HQ, spent four and a half years rethinking how an electric vehicle gets designed and manufactured, and the first result is an electric pickup that will start under $30,000. Alan Clarke, Vice President of Advanced Development Projects at Ford and a Tesla veteran before that, runs the skunk works that made it happen. He explains why the team is staffed largely with people from consumer electronics, EV startups, and Formula One rather than from inside the auto industry. Contrary to conventional rhetoric, he also explains why studying what Tesla and the Chinese automakers have already shipped is what he calls “rearview mirror analysis.” There’s also the question of the name. Fathom beat out hundreds of candidates, but why? And when Ford held an open call for mapping software to every provider in the business, Apple came out on top, which Alan walks through in detail. As for the truck’s range, he knows the number, and we grill him to try and get a clue. Join Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid as they dive deep with Alan to find out whether Ford has really found its Model T moment, in this episode of GreenCars, The Podcast. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 4:52 - From Tesla to Ford's Skunk Works 11:56 - Vertical Integration at Long Beach 20:01 - The Universal EV Platform Explained 27:19 - How Ford Hit a Sub-$30,000 Price 29:37 - Solving Ford's Software Problem 34:36 - Where the Name "Fathom" Came From 37:26 - Why Apple Maps Beat Google 40:08 - How Much Range Will Fathom Have? 42:18 - Batteries, Towing & Charging Trade-Offs 47:34 - Three for the Road 50:39 - Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everybody worries about the battery when they think about buying an EV. As it turns out, that worry is mostly misplaced, and the data proves it. Scott Case is the co-founder and CEO of Recurrent, a company that tracks the real-world health of tens of thousands of electric cars to give buyers and sellers a clearer picture than they have ever had. He explains why a used EV is a far safer purchase than most people assume, and why the batteries are holding up better than almost anyone predicted. The conversation also digs into why the range number on the window sticker is misleading in both directions, with some cars quietly overdelivering while others fall short of their promised mileage. Scott also makes the case for a smarter way to think about charging speed than the specs automakers advertise. And, he explains how the data your car is collecting as you drive can be harnessed for eye-opening insights for you and the broader EV-buying public. Join Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid as they dive deep with Scott into all this and much more in this episode of GreenCars, The Podcast. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 1:03 - Green Cars We're Driving 6:07 - What Is Recurrent? 13:29 - Should You Worry About a Used EV Battery? 14:38 - Why EPA Range Numbers Are Wrong 16:12 - What Data Your EV Is Sharing 23:19 - Best Used EVs to Buy 25:47 - A Smarter Way to Measure Charging Speed 32:35 - Does Fast Charging Hurt Your Battery? 37:58 - Three for the Road 44:46 - Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hands-off driving is one thing. Taking your eyes off the road entirely is something else. General Motors will allow you to do exactly that with the next generation of Super Cruise, its autonomous driving technology. Mandi Damman, Executive Chief Engineer at GM, oversees that effort along with the Chevy Bolt, the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq, and the company's entire battery electric truck lineup. She started as a co-op student working on body structures, a modest foundation that turned out to matter enormously for electric vehicles. The conversation gets into what actually changes in the next Super Cruise, how quickly the system will spread across GM's lineup, and what it feels like to ride in one of the development vehicles already on the road. Mandi is also strikingly candid about Chinese automakers. She spent time in China last December and came back with a clear picture of how they iterate so quickly. Join Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid as they dive deep with Mandi to find out how close self-driving really is and what GM’s strategy is to keep pace with international rivals in this episode of GreenCars, The Podcast. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 4:04 - Meet Mandi Damman & Her Path at GM 8:38 - GM's EV Strategy & the Hybrid Question 10:49 - Next-Gen Super Cruise Goes Eyes-Off 16:57 - New Hardware, LiDAR & Rollout Plans 28:11 - Chinese Automakers, Speed & EV Structures 34:05 - Three for the Road 38:30 - Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Magna is one of the most important automotive companies most drivers have never heard of. Supplying transfer cases, transmissions, e-drives, and hybrid systems to nearly every major automaker on the road, Diba Ilunga is the President of Magna Powertrain. He discusses the surprising shift toward software inside a division that started by building gears. That includes how digital twins let Magna perfect a part's design before it's ever physically built, and a clever software breakthrough that eliminates unwanted EV motor noise without changing the hardware. Diba also gets candid about how Western automakers are finally starting to adopt the off-the-shelf sourcing habits that have long given Chinese OEMs a cost advantage, and answers the question everyone wants to ask: with all the parts to build a complete vehicle, will Magna ever put its own badge on one? Join Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid as they dive deep with Diba to find out what's changed at the company over his 21 years there, and where it's headed next in this episode of GreenCars, The Podcast. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 4:02 - Magna's Powertrain Empire & the Software Shift 11:22 - Digital Twins & Solving EV Noise with Software 15:39 - Off-the-Shelf Parts: Learning from China 19:46 - The Future of ICE, Hybrids & EV Batteries 26:34 - Could Magna Build Its Own Car? 34:15 - Three for the Road 36:56 - Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens to your EV's battery when it's no longer powerful enough to drive? Is there more life left in it than you'd expect? Those are just two of the questions Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid put to Kurt Kelty, VP of Battery and Sustainability at General Motors, who spent over a decade leading battery engineering at Tesla before bringing that expertise to GM. The conversation covers second-life battery programs already operating at scale, GM's decision to leapfrog lithium iron phosphate and pursue sodium-ion chemistry for stationary energy storage, next-generation battery architectures designed to slash cost and complexity, and a candid take on where solid-state batteries actually stand today. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 6:13 - Kurt Kelty's Career & GM's Battery Strategy 14:46 - Sodium-Ion: The Chemistry GM Is Betting On 19:23 - Vehicle-to-Grid & China's EV Market 25:43 - Next-Gen Battery Architecture 35:01 - LMR, Silicon & Solid-State Batteries 39:12 - Three for the Road 43:05 - Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it actually take to build a software-defined vehicle, one that gets smarter over time and may eventually drive itself? Rivian has a specific answer to that question, and Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid put it to Vidya Rajagopalan, Senior VP of Electrical Hardware at Rivian, to find out what it actually looks like in practice. The conversation covers the company’s zonal architecture strategy that stripped 44 pounds of copper from Rivian's vehicles, why the company is designing its own chips the way Apple does, and whether UHF, Rivian's hands-free driving feature, is a genuine step beyond geo-fenced systems like GM's Super Cruise or Ford's BlueCruise. Plus: is a car that can do all of this actually too smart for its own good? Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 4:32 - Software-Defined Vehicles & Zonal Architecture 12:40 - How Much Tech Is Too Much Tech? 18:23 - Why Rivian Is Building Its Own Chip 25:57 - Autonomy Plus & Universal Hands-Free (UHF) 33:05 - Serviceability & Licensing Rivian's Tech 38:10 - Three for the Road 41:21 - Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scout Motors is building something genuinely unusual: an all-American electric truck brand, owned by Volkswagen Group but completely independent from it, with no dealerships, no franchise agreements, and a gas engine hiding in the back of the truck bed. Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid sit down with Ryan Decker, VP of Strategy and Brand at Scout, to get into the details behind the Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. The big questions are all here — will the rear-mounted Harvester range extender compromise towing capability? Where do you go when something breaks if there are no dealers? And how exactly do you buy a Scout? Ryan addresses the skeptics directly, and the answers are more interesting than you might expect. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 3:02 What Is Scout Motors? 6:26 Scout's Status Update 15:30 Servicing Scouts Without a Dealership 19:00 Scout & Volkswagen: What's the Relationship? 28:19 How to Buy: Direct Sales & Delivery 34:09 Reservations, Factory Capacity & Future Models 43:47 Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The car market is shifting fast and few people have a better view of it than Erin Keating, Executive Analyst at Cox Automotive. You may not know the name Cox, but you've almost certainly used their products: Kelley Blue Book, AutoTrader, and Manheim Auctions are all under their roof, along with a treasure trove of data that spans everything from dealer inventory to EV battery remanufacturing. Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid dig into what that data is actually showing right now. New EV sales are plateauing while used EVs are quietly surging. Roughly 30% of buyers who used to shop for new cars have disappeared from the market since 2018. And with the average transaction price hovering near $50,000, affordability is reshaping who buys what. Plus: do rising gas prices actually push hesitant buyers toward EVs, or is that assumption too simple? Chapters 0:00 Introduction 3:08 What Is Cox Automotive? 6:15 Inside EV Battery Remanufacturing 12:30 The Affordability Crisis in New Car Sales 14:43 New EVs vs. Used EVs: A Split Market 17:05 Which Automakers Are Winning & Losing 21:01 Do Gas Prices Actually Drive EV Sales? 25:20 Will Chinese Automakers Crack the US Market? 32:35 Will Americans Give Up Full-Size Trucks? 39:09 Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it actually mean to build a sustainable car? Not just one that sips electricity — but one whose steel, aluminum, and plastics are tracked from mine to scrapyard and back again. Craig Cole and co-host Sam Abuelsamid sit down with Vanessa Butani, Head of Global Sustainability at Volvo Cars, to explore the work happening long before a car reaches the showroom. Topics include Volvo's first-of-its-kind battery passport, closed-loop steel recycling, mega-casting, ocean plastics, and the surprisingly murky math around biofuels. Plus: with EVs approaching price parity with combustion vehicles, what's really holding buyers back? Chapters 0:00 Introduction 3:23 Volvo's Approach to Sustainability 6:55 The Battery Passport Explained 12:57 Climate-Neutral Manufacturing 16:43 Recycled Materials & Mega-Casting 21:42 EVs, PHEVs & the Case Against Biofuels 29:04 Interior Materials & Ocean Plastics 37:01 Conclusions Check out our Buyer’s Guide at https://apps.greencars.com/buyers-guide Visit GreenCars on YouTube for EV and hybrid reviews and much more: https://www.youtube.com/@greencarshq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ready to close out the year with EV insights and bold predictions for 2025? Join Trish and Dave as they sit down with Kevin Jennings, Senior Brand Marketing Manager for GreenCars, to discuss the evolution of electric and hybrid vehicles. From how cold weather impacts EV performance to game-changing trends like NACS compatibility and the surge of used EVs, this episode is packed with actionable insights. Plus, a look back at the podcast’s top moments of 2024 and what’s next for GreenCars! Key Topics: How cold weather affects EV range and performance (with practical tips!) The evolution of GreenCars: From concept to leading educational platformLeasing vs. buying EVs: Why 70% of sales in 2024 were leasesPredictions for 2025: Used EV surge, leasing trends, and infrastructure updatesThe Tesla NACS plug revolution and what it means for the future of charging 0:00 - Introduction: Looking Back at 2024 & EV Trends 2:15 - EVs in Cold Weather: Tips & Myths 8:40 - Meet Kevin Jennings: The Evolution of GreenCars 11:25 - 2024 EV Highlights: Incentives, Used EV Market Growth 15:45 - Tesla NACS Plug and Charging Network Expansion 23:30 - Predictions for 2025: Leasing Trends & Used EV Surge 31:50 - GreenCars at Electrify Expo: Expanding Impact 35:15 - Year-End Reflections: Podcast Highlights of 2024 Have Questions? Email us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Trish and Dave as they look back on 2024's biggest EV milestones and welcome special guest Matt Teske, founder of ChargeWay. From a groundbreaking U.S. milestone of 200,000 public charging ports to what the recent presidential election could mean for electric vehicles, this episode covers it all. Explore top EV trends, charging solutions, and predictions for the future of clean transportation. Stay informed and stay charged with GreenCars! #EVs #ElectricVehicles #GreenCarsPodcast #Sustainability #EVTaxCredits #EVCharging #ChargeWay #FutureOfEVs Key Moments: 00:00 - Welcome to GreenCars Podcast 01:30 - Reflecting on 2024's EV milestones 03:20 - The Range Wall: Top EVs with the most range 07:15 - Guest Matt Teske joins the conversation 09:00 - U.S. hits 200,000 public charging ports 12:00 - EV tax credits: What could change post-election? 17:00 - Audience comments: EVs vs. broccoli analogy 20:15 - Wrapping up with predictions for 2025 👉 Follow us at @GreenCarsHQ and visit GreenCars.com for more. Have Questions? Email us: [email protected] Connect with Us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenCarsHQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greencarshq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GreenCarsHQ X: https://twitter.com/GreenCarsHQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on GreenCars, The Podcast, we explore how vehicle safety features have evolved to save lives, including the history of seat belts, airbags, and cutting-edge driver-assist technologies. Our guest, Pieter Hogeveen, Director of Marketing at Lithia Motors, shares his insights on the future of hybrid and EV vehicles and the shift towards autonomous driving. Plus, Dave Nichols gives us a firsthand look at the futuristic NAXEON Electric Motorcycle, showcasing its impressive features, performance, and why it feels like a "smartphone on wheels." Is this the future of motorcycling? Join us to find out! Don’t miss this engaging episode packed with facts, expert opinions, and innovative tech insights. 📍 Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - History of Vehicle Safety 6:22 - Modern Safety Features & Driver-Assist Tech 12:44 - Guest Interview: Pieter Hogeveen 34:10 - Future of EVs, Hybrids & Autonomous Driving 41:30 - Electric Motorcycle Review: NAXEON 50:48 - Closing Thoughts 👉 Follow us at @GreenCarsHQ and visit GreenCars.com for more. Have Questions? Email us: [email protected] Connect with Us: YouTube:‪ @greencarshq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenCarsHQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greencarshq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GreenCarsHQ X: https://twitter.com/GreenCarsHQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on GreenCars, the Podcast, we’re diving into the top-selling cars of 2024, looking ahead at what’s in store for 2025, and exploring the best hybrid and EV options for families. Our guest, EV expert Chase Drum, joins us to share insights into the electric and hybrid market trends, top-selling models, and how these vehicles are changing the future of transportation. Plus, Trish Glose takes the wheel of a rare Polestar 2 BST 270 and shares his experience driving this high-performance EV. Don't miss this look back and forward on the latest in sustainable driving. 0:00 Intro to 2024 Highlights with Chase Strom 0:50 Fastest-Selling Cars of 2024 7:20 Chase’s 2024 EV Market Review 12:35 Top Trends in EVs for 2025 18:55 Keeping It Current – Viewer Comments 25:45 EV Hurricane Support Myths – Debunked! 33:10 Test Driving a Rare Polestar 2 BST 270 39:10 Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up #GreenCarsPodcast, #ElectricVehicles, #TopSellingCars, #EVTrends, #HybridCars, #PolestarReview, #SustainableDriving, #GreenCarsHQ, #ChaseDrum, #FutureOfEVs Learn more about greener driving options, or by visiting: https://www.greencars.com Have Questions? Email us: [email protected] Connect with Us: YouTube: ‪ @greencarshq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenCarsHQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greencarshq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GreenCarsHQ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GreenCarsHQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.