Electrek

Used to love it. Now it feels like listening to someone complain about their ex every week. So if you like to listen to a guy gripe about a grudge for an hour once a week, this is for you. Truly disappointing. I like them but can’t stand how they suck the excitement out of everything that is good with their grudge. He just said that “musk would dribble down money to everyone and we know that does not work from Reagan”. Really? Have you seen the 1980s economy? Seen a president people actually liked even years later? What is your expertise on economics? Are you threatening us with the longest sustained economic growth in history? Does the host realize Canada’s (where he is) economy has been falling vs the United States to the point where the Canada economy is the same as Mississippi. For this show, musk has darkened everything and so show feels it must darken everything for us. So, I am out after a long time.

I am a longtime EV enthusiast, and a few years ago was subscribing to three different EV podcasts. Although the Elektrek podcast was glitchy and inconsistent at that time, I decided to stick with it, and unfollow the other two. I am glad I did. Fred and Seth have really stepped it up over the last year or two, and I don’t feel that I need to listen to anything else on the EV front. Elektrek coverage is pretty complete. The hosts come across as honest, engaging, and very knowledgeable on all things EV. One thing I especially like about Fred and Seth is that they are so unpretentious, and make you feel like you could easily sit down with them over a coffee or beer, and talk for hours about anything going on the EV world. Although their show wasn’t worthy of a five-star review a few years ago, it certainly is now. They’ve earned it, and they keep getting better.

Great website, dreadful podcast. I’ve listened to a number of podcasts talking about EVs. This one is unlistenable. Boring, droning, pompous host. The website is one of the better EV news sites around.

This used to be an interesting podcast but has become increasingly difficult to listen to. Fred has become increasingly negative most of the time and really fancies himself an expert on all things EV. Combine this with his constant butchering of the English language and it’s laughable at times. Then add in Seth who rarely has anything intelligent to add and I wonder why he’s even on the podcast. He often makes incorrect statements and adds zero value to the show. A rethink to your combined approach is long overdue.