Plugged In: Recent Episodes
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Plugged In connects you to the ever-expanding Canadian electric vehicle network, featuring in-depth interviews with experts, engineers and everyday EV owners from across the country and from around the world. Hosted by Postmedia Driving senior editor Andrew McCredie, Plugged In updates once a week.
We’re back after the summer break with a bang. Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Robert Lewellyn, whose resume includes stand-up comic, playwright, actor (he starred in the iconic 'Red Dwarf' series for 22 years) and is the author of 15 published books. He is also an electric vehicle advocate whose YouTube channel 'Fully Charged' boasts more than a million subscribers, and whose Fully Charged Live event touches down in Canada for the first time Sept. 8-10 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Tony Calabro, the chief product officer of InductEV. The Pennsylvania-based company is at the forefront of electric vehicle wireless charging, and has teamed with Volvo on a real-world proof of product test program in Sweden. For the past year, 20 Volvo XC40 Recharge taxicabs have been using four wireless charge pads embedded in the ground at taxi stands in the Gothenburg green city zone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by architect James Silvester, who has designed a competition-winning EV charging station designed for people as much as vehicles.
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Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Postmedia Driving’s senior writer David Booth, whose in-depth investigating of the President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act reveals a funding model that could derail Canada’s EV battery building segment before it even starts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Nino Di Cara, founder and president of Electric Autonomy Canada, the country’s go-to resource for all things electric vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Canadian EV expert Ken Bokor to discuss what consumers looking for a new EV can expect to find in showrooms in the coming months. Hint: lots of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie kicks off Season 5 with guest Jeff Turner, Director, Clean Mobility at Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, discussing the much-needed escalation of EV charging infrastructure in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie gives key takeaways from past interview on Canada's expanding role in electric vehicle development and manufacturing. He also recaps Season 4 of his podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
President of Imperium Motors Canada Christian Dubois joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about how his company is pushing to crack Canada's electric vehicle market with its competitively priced made-in-China crossover SUV, the Imperium ET5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Formula E promoter and OSS Group executive vice president Anne Roy joins host Andrew McCredie to preview the 2022 Vancouver E-Prix. The weekend will mark just the second time the all-electric open-wheel series has come to Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Driving.ca senior writer David Booth joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about his new column, Range Finder. He shares results for tests of the Tesla Model S, Porsche Taycan, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and other vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta Motor Transport Association president Chris Nash joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about the Alberta Zero Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration, a project that will see design, integration, and trialing of two class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks between Edmonton and Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jaguar Racing team director James Barclay joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about the rise of Formula E. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
California-based consultant Mark Concannon joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about the future of autonomous vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association president Flavio Volpe joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about how Project Arrow — an original, full-build zero-emission concept vehicle — is Canadian suppliers’ one big chance to reshape the electric-vehicle supply chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Magna Powertrain president Tom Rucker joins host Andrew McCredie to discuss supply parts to electric automakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All About Imports owner Lou Trottier joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about how the right-to-repair issues are impacting car owners and the corner mechanic shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BCIT Associate Dean of Automotive Mubasher Faruki join host Andrew McCredie to talk about training the next generation of automotive technicians and the potential for right-to-repair issues entering the electric vehicle market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest Andrew McCredie joins Plugged In host Andrew McCredie for an unconventional interview about electric vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gearhead and driving.ca expert Matthew Guy joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about the appeal of electric pickup trucks and potential for the electric Ford F-150 to change the way people work and play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mobility futurist James Cater, principal consultant at Vision Mobility, joins host Andrew McCredie to weigh the likelihood of certain electric vehicle technologies being adopted by the mainstream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
British adventurer and Guinness World Record holder Chris Ramsey will become the first person to drive from Pole to Pole in a bid to raise awareness of climate change and the role that electric cars can play in reducing our carbon footprint. He speaks to host Andrew McCredie about his upcoming expedition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mountain Pass Performance founder Sasha Anis joins host Andrew McCredie to discuss aftermarket upgrades that can tune electric vehicles into performance cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All EV vice president Jérémie Bernardin talks to host Andrew McCredie about the demand for used electric vehicles and the details buyers need to know before making a purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Auto Motive Power CEO Anil Paryani joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about evolving battery technology. Paryani has worked as senior engineer at Honda R&D before becoming the battery management algorithm lead at Tesla for its Model S and Roadster. Today, his latest venture, a California-based company, provides mobility charging solutions for vehicles ranging from scooters to airplanes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fraser Basin Council's Michael Stanyer talks to host Andrew McCredie about how outreach, education, and the conversation about electric vehicles has substantially changed over the years as more EV ownership moves further mainstream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UNIFOR National President Jerry Dias talks to host Andrew McCredie about how negotiating labour contracts that mandate electric vehicle production in Canada has been a national manufacturing solution that reaches beyond the auto industry and into green infrastructure and domestic natural resource development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kenneth Bokor, host of the EV Revolution Show on YouTube, joins Andrew McCredie to discuss which new electric vehicles coming to the Canadian market have them excited for a test drive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sun Country Highway visionary Kent Rathwell has paved the way for Canada's Electric Vehicle Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unlike passenger vehicles, the supply of new electrified heavy duty vehicles exceeds demand. For the time being at least. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sun Country Highway visionary Kent Rathwell has paved the way for the country's electric vehicle revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada’s foremost e-mobility expert tells us why his home province punches about its weight in electric vehicle adoption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EV expert Ken Bokor joins the podcast this week for a discussion on coming-very-soon electric pickups and what this burgeoning segment means for Canada’s EV landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week’s episode we chat with Gregor Hembrough, the man in charge of guiding the new performance electric vehicle company’s rollout in North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week’s episode we explore how hydrogen, long called the ‘fuel of the future,’ can help power the EV Revolution and how Canada can be a global player in its production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For EV technologists there was plenty to unpack from a number of announcements made by the Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Battery Day. It was all about making smaller, more efficient, more powerful, less expensive and environmentally friendlier battery packs. We find out how and why from Nano One founder and CEO Dan Blondal.
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Chief Operating Officer of Electrify Canada Robert Barrosa joins host Andrew McCredie to discuss plans for growing Canada's electric-vehicle charging network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Call2Recyle President and General Manager Jeff Haltrecht speaks with host Andrew McCredie to discuss a future where electric vehicle batteries are broken down and recycled for new uses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EV Revolution host Ken Bokor joins Andrew McCredie to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on electric vehicle manufacturers and consumer demand during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Plugged In podcast will pause for the next few weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie speaks with Plugn' Drive founder and CEO Cara Clairman about her organization's education, outreach, and financial assitance programs to help new and used car buyers switch to electric. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie speaks to officials from the District of North Vancouver about the decision to turn the municipality's vehicle fleet electric and its plans for the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Nissan Canada Senior Manager Francois Lefevre to talk about electric vehicle adoption across the country, Canada's contribution to the Leaf becoming the world's best selling electric vehicle, and more on Nissan's new fully electric crossover, Ariya. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by LeadingAhead Energy Inc. Founder Maxime Charron to talk about gaps in EV infrastructure and ways municipalities and strata councils can aid in EV adoption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Driving.ca editor Andrew McCredie talks to writer David Booth about how new electric vehicles on display in Toronto at the Canadian International Autoshow stack up against one another in a growing market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plugged In host Andrew McCredie previews Season 2, which will open from inside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre at the 2020 Canadian International Autoshow and conclude with a live recording at the Vancouver International Auto Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Andrew McCredie wraps Season 1 with a special thanks to listeners. Plus, a preview of what's to come in Season 2, which is scheduled to launch in early 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harvey Soicher embarked on a two-month adventure that saw him drive his brand new Audi e-tron 55 quattro Technik across Canada and then back home through the States. The logistics were daunting, particularly with the northern route Harvey had chosen, where electric charging infrastructure is by no means established. But with the helpful assistance of plugshare.com, he mapped out a route that kept him charging forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From backyard tinkerers to Tesla owners, Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association director Bruce Stout joins Andrew McCredie to talk about electric vehicle adoption over the past decade and what's needed to spur widespread acceptance of EVs across Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plugged In host Andrew McCredie is joined Driving.ca journalist David Booth to break down the big news coming out of Los Angles and annual Auto Show. Topics include the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Toyota RAV-4 Prime, the Karma SC2 concept car, and Tesla's headline stealing Cybertruck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What do car dealers think about electric vehicles? Are they keen to have them in their showrooms? We talk to Vancouver GM dealer Blair Upton about this and much more during this week’s episode of Plugged In. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Toyota Canada Inc. Stephen Beatty speaks with Plugged In host Andrew McCredie about the need for alternatives to lithium-ion battery-powered cars to promote electric vehicle adoption and meet targets designed to combat climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EV Revolution host Kenneth Bokor joins Andrew McCredie to discuss the rise of electric vehicle coverage and the decisions drivers must make when switching from gasoline to electric or plug-in hybrid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steve Miloshev is the founder of Motorino, a Vancouver-based electric bicycle, scooter and small motorcycle company that is a pioneer in two-wheeled electric mobility in Canada.
We talk to Steve about how far the battery technology has come since he founded Motorino in 2003, beginning with bulky and unreliable metal-hydride batteries through to today’s lightweight lithium-ion technology, and he sheds some light on where two-wheeled electrification is going in the coming years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Opinionated. Knowledgable. Irascible. Unflappable.
Veteran Canadian automotive journalist David Booth is all that and more.
In this wide-ranging interview, we ask him about the future of EVs, how plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells fit into that landscape, and, of course, his favourite subject to rant about, Tesla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the premiere episode of Plugged In, we speak with Jerry Kroll, the founder of Vancouver-based EV manufacturer Meccanica.
You might be familiar with the company’s three-wheeled, single-seat Solo, which has been a sensation on social media platforms.
Jerry epitomizes the passion that people working in the electric vehicle segment have for the bigger picture of how the technology can impact the future of our planet.
Plugged In is hosted by Postmedia Driving senior editor Andrew McCredie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plugged In connects you to the ever-expanding Canadian electric vehicle network, featuring in-depth interviews with experts, engineers and everyday EV owners from across the country and from around the world. Hosted by Postmedia Driving senior editor Andrew McCredie, Plugged In updates once a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices