John Voelcker

Grid Connections

Summary

John Volcker, Contributing Editor to Car & Driver (and one of the co-hosts of Tempting Fate Tours), discusses his background in EV journalism and the auto industry's transition to electric vehicles. He shares his insights on the perception of EVs and the factors that have contributed to their acceptance. Along with discussing some of the current trends in the industry.

Takeaways

• The EV transition is unstoppable, but still face hurdles in the short term and it will take time to reach widespread adoption.
• John recaps his recent experience with Lucid Motors' new SUV shows lots of promise and John is excited to see it on the roads after a recent ride in a prototype.
• The introduction of the Ionna charging network, a collaboration of several automakers (check out John's own article about it).
• Hydrogen fueling stations have struggled due to infrastructure limitations... and only seems to be worsening.
• Seamless and convenient charging experiences are essential for EV adoption.
• Concerns exist about Tesla controlling the charging infrastructure, along with the associated data, and automakers are frustrated with the performance of Electrify America's charging network (John's great multi-piece article on the state of charging tackles this in part 1).
• Education is crucial for EV buyers and especially salespeople at dealerships.

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