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Gas Prices Are Up. EV Sales Aren't. Why?
Gas has stayed above $4 a gallon nationally for five months since the Iran conflict shut down the Strait of Hormuz — historically the kind of price shock that spikes EV sales, and it still is in Europe, Southeast Asia, and China. 
In the US, EV sales have basically stayed collapsed since the $7,500 federal tax credit expired last September. We dig into why: the actual sales numbers, the affordability paradox (cheap EVs exist and still aren't selling), and the real — and more complicated than you'd think — political split in EV adoption.
Guests:
🔋 Laycee ("Miss GoElectric") — product expert and educator 
https://www.youtube.com/@MissGoElectric
🔋 Matthew Hunsinger — Social psychologist at Pacific University 
🔋 Nikki Stern — Chief Analyst at Escalent and author of their EVForward reports
https://escalent.co/industries/automotive-and-mobility/
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In this episode:
• Hyundai's plans to launch 100 new and refreshed models by 2030
• BYD celebrates 10,000 Flash Chargers installed - nine-minute charge to full!
• EVGo CEO speaks out on charger reliability & the future
• Much much more
Cohosts:
Tom Moloughney from State of Charge and EVchargingstations.com
https://evchargingstations.com/ |  https://www.youtube.com/StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney
Martyn Lee from EV News Daily
https://www.evnewsdaily.com/
Domenick Yoney from Drive Electric with Domenick
https://www.youtube.com/@DriveElectricWithDomenick

In this episode:
• Genesis GV90 makes a grand entrance
• Driving the Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback EV
• Raaaaange testing and charging the Mercedes CLA
• Much much more
Special guest this week: Jordan Schiefer from Kelly Blue Book https://www.youtube.com/@kbb
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Cohosts:
Tom Moloughney from State of Charge and EVchargingstations.com
https://evchargingstations.com/ |  https://www.youtube.com/StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney
Martyn Lee from EV News Daily
https://www.evnewsdaily.com/
Domenick Yoney from Drive Electric with Domenick
https://www.youtube.com/@DriveElectricWithDomenick

In this episode:
• Kia EV3 surprises with low price, big range 
• Lucid launches 1,076 HP Gravity GT-S
• Ionna gets JD Power kudos
• Much, much more!

In this episode:
• Home charger recommendation for cold weather 
• Replacing a Toyota RAV4 hybrid with a Volvo EX40
• When it makes sense to swap out a Rivian R1T for an Audi Q6 e-tron
• Choosing between a Honda Prologue, Audi Q4 e-tron, and a Volkswagen ID.4