We’re Back! State of the EV Industry + Deep Dive with Kyle Conner
1 hour 20 minutes Posted Oct 3, 2025 at 6:00 am.
Teaser
Introduction - We’re Back! Where have we been?
Welcome back Out of Spec Kyle Connor, what’s this about a new Rivian?
What’s new in EV land? Are EVs still inevitable?
$7500 EV credit is going away, Ram electric truck was just killed, Dodge Charger launch; what’s the state of American EV makers? Who is in the worst shape?
New EV startup brands: Slate and Telo
Ford Universal EV platform
Kia! PV5 electric van
Dodge Charger EV launch
How hard can it to tune one pedal driving?
State of charging in America
State of Tesla Supercharger network
What’s up with the IONNA charging network?
Problems charging around the US
Should you use off brand EV charging adapters?
Lucid Gravity Grand Touring in car conversation, in the pouring rain.
For American consumers, who is building fastest-charging, best-road tripping EVs?
What is the Lucid Gravity + hydroplaning?
Jonny’s first impressions of the Gravity
Lucid Gravity vs Rivian R1S vs Tesla Model X?
Who is doing the mobile app experience the best?
Lucid Gravity vs Cadillac Escalade IQ?
Kyle’s EV “deal breakers”
Kyle’s thoughts on AI? Is he using it for his content creation?
Why do car massages turn off?
Kyle’s big Ford Super Duty.
Cars that we’re interested that are coming soon.
We start driving on the wet VDA and Ed drives the grab handle.
0:00
1:20:29
Show notes
WE’RE BACK! The InEVitable is unstoppable and back to ask and answer all sorts of questions about the future of the car, with one of the sharpest minds in the automotive scene, Out of Spec founder and man of the world, Kyle Connor.
This podcast uses Podbean for stats, and dynamic audio. Learn more on this podcast's About tab. Dynamic Audio may cause this episode's timestamps to be slightly off.
