TWC Podcast #56: The Lorax of Teslas

This week’s podcast involves Ukrainian supply chain issues doubled with public EV chargers in Russia getting hacked. From there, podcast cohost Phil Royle speaks for the Tesla owners who cannot speak for themselves – specifically, his podcast cohost Edward A. Sanchez regarding his most recent Model 3 service. In other electrification news, Ford splits in two as well as announces pricing for its Power Station Pro, Rivian increases pricing, Bugatti plans to electrify the Chiron, Model S and X yoke developments, and more!

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SHOW NOTES
VW supply chain issue in Ukraine: https://insideevs.com/news/570472/ukraine-crisis-stops-vw-evproduction/

Russian EV chargers get hacked: https://www.vice.com/en/article/akvya5/russian-electric-vehicle-chargers-hacked-tell-users-putin-is-a-dickhead

Model 3 side repeater replacement: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/being-a-beta-tester-why-im-not-upset

Ford splits company into two pieces: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/ford-reorganizes-around-core-ice-ev-competencies

Ford Power Station Pro priced at $1,310: https://electrek.co/2022/03/01/ford-launches-bi-directional-home-charging-station-surprisingly-good-price/

Rivian increases pricing of its quad motor R1T and R1S by $12k: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1135198_rivian-raises-prices-for-r1t-and-r1s-electric-trucks-by-up-to-12-000-adds-dual-motor-versions

Mate Rimac says successor to Bugatti Chiron will be “Heavily Electrified”: https://www.motor1.com/news/570469/bugatti-chiron-sucessor-heavily-electrified-mate-rimac/

Tesla may be considering a regular steering wheel for the Model S: https://electrek.co/2022/02/24/tesla-cracking-yoke-steering-wheel-offer-option-regular-round-wheel/

Tesla yoke center horn may work one day: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-steering-yoke-push-center-horn-update-model-s-model-x/

WiTricity announces wireless charger in development for Model 3: https://witricity.com/newsroom/press-releases/witricity-unveils-plans-for-aftermarket-wireless-ev-charging-solution/

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