Directly Current: The EV Politics Podcast

EVs for All America

EV journalist and law student Max Patten speaks to experts in government and the auto business to de-polarize electric cars and learn about how they’re key for a renewal of American manufacturing and the survival of our auto industry.

  1. Positive Signs Ahead for EVs (yes, really!) with Corey Cantor, ZETA

    FEB 10

    Positive Signs Ahead for EVs (yes, really!) with Corey Cantor, ZETA

    Corey Cantor from the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) joins Max to discuss some positive trends for EVs going into the new year. 2025 was a rough year for EVs with the axing of federal support after Republican-led legislation dropped the $7,500 credit on new vehicles, and sales have shown it. However, automakers are bringing new compelling products out in mainsteam market segments, the used market has never been better for EV-curious shoppers on a budget, and fast chargers are expanding rapidly.  Max and Corey go over How providers like IONNA and Mercedes are racing ahead in charging The market effects of used EVs, plug-in hybrids, and range-extended EVs Advancing state and federal policies like surface transport reauthorization What this moment of recalibration means for the long term Western EV market ▶️ Watch the episode: YouTube🎙️ Listen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:Check out ZETA's work and Corey's research⚡ Stay Plugged In Support EVs for All AmericaSubscribe to Directly Current

    33 min

  2. FEB 3

    The State of Chinese Cars with Kevin Williams (InsideEVs)

    Staff writer for InsideEVs and auto journalist Kevin Williams joins Max to discuss his experiences reporting on and driving Chinese EVs. How compelling are they in 2026 and how do they stack up to Western automakers? What does he make of Canada's new policy to lift tariffs on them and allow Chinese cars into their market? Max and Kevin go over The tech going into new EVs from Xiaomi, XPENG, Geely, and others How it compares to what Western OEMs have done Why China's EV market may not be as bulletproof as it looks Canada's warming to Chinese imports The feasibility of joint ventures with US and European companies ▶️ Watch the episode: YouTube🎙️ Listen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:Follow Kevin's workView our new batch of polling at EVs for All America⚡ Stay Plugged In Subscribe to Directly Current Support EVs for All America Visit the EV Politics merch store

    27 min

  3. JAN 27

    Polling on Chinese EVs; Partisan Gap Shrinking; New CA Tax Credit with Mike Murphy

    Veteran political guru and pollster behind EVs for All America, Mike Murphy, joins Max to chat about his scheming with Governor Newsom for a new California EV tax credit that could fit into the state budget. He also shares a new batch of polling we've conducted at EVs for All America, highlighting several interesting demographic shifts for EVs going into 2026; including a shrinking partisan gap (Republicans dislike EVs much less than they used to!). Join the two for a fun chat and a return to form for Directly Current in the New Year. The new season is on! ▶️ Watch the episode: YouTubeListen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:View our new batch of polling at EVs for All America ⚡ Stay Plugged In Subscribe to Directly Current Support EVs for All America Visit the EV Politics merch store

    34 min

  4. 11/11/2025

    The Multifamily Charging Problem In California with Dan Krassner

    Executive director of EVs for All America, Dan Krassner, joins Max to discuss the work that our team has been doing on local advocacy in California to make installing charging in apartments and multifamily units a lot easier. Californian apartment dwellers make up more than the population of at least 30 US states, and they'd be a huge get for EV ownership if the lower costs and home charging convenience worked out for them. With some polling and research, Dan and Max go over what might work and why the tide's on the side of more charging in apartments.▶️ Watch the episode: YouTubeListen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:https://www.evsforallamerica.org/news/category/multifamily-charging/⚡ Stay Plugged In Subscribe to Directly Current Support EVs for All America Visit the EV Politics merch store

    28 min

  5. 10/28/2025

    Electric Era's Bet on Retail EV Charging, with Quincy Lee

    Ex-SpaceX engineer and founder Quincy joins Max once more to talk EV charging with his company Electric Era's new launch, RetailEdge. It's a sleek unit that uses AI and a friendly interface to make charging easier while allowing retailers who host charging sites to get customers in the door of their establishment and spending money.▶️ Watch the episode: YouTubeListen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:https://electricera.tech/products/retailedge⚡ Stay Plugged In Subscribe to Directly Current Support EVs for All America Visit the EV Politics merch store

    33 min

  6. 10/14/2025

    The Utility Side of EVs with Dawn Neville (PSE&G)

    PSE&G is New Jersey's largest utility and is over a century old, but under Dawn Neville's team they're doing an agile and decent job of adapting to EVs with programs that subsidize home charging and forecast load for necessary grid uprades. Max speaks with Dawn to learn more about the challenges a utility faces with EVs, as well as some of the opportunities that come about from peak shaving and distributed energy storage from EV batteries.▶️ Watch the episode: YouTubeListen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:PSE&G's EV Programs⚡ Stay Plugged In Subscribe to Directly Current Support EVs for All America Visit the EV Politics merch store

    29 min

  7. 09/30/2025

    John Voelcker on Hybrids, Cheap EVs, and Detroit's Problems

    John Voelcker has been reporting on EVs and hybrids for longer than almost anyone. The editor in chief of Green Car Reports for almost a decade, and now a frequent freelancer for magazines like Car and Driver and websites like InsideEVs, John is an engineer by training who has reported on major developments like General Motor's turnaround on producing batteries as well as the formation of the IONNA national charging network.Max and John go over The history of hybrids from the Prius to today and the complexities and problems with "plug-in" models The state of the US auto market, including the fortunes of the big three and their success in investing in EVs Cheap EVs finally within reach including the new Nissan LEAF and Slate Pickup Truck The Chinese market and the untested promise of the software defined vehicle ▶️ Watch the episode: YouTubeListen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:John's Side Project: Tempting Fate Tours⚡ Stay Plugged In Subscribe to Directly Current Support EVs for All America Visit the EV Politics merch store

    38 min

  8. 09/16/2025

    Mike Murphy on Hyundai ICE Raid in Georgia, Chatting with Gov. Newsom + News Roundup

    It's time for a news roundup on Directly Current, and Max is joined by Republican strategist and EVs for All America boss Mike Murphy to discuss the positive market developments in German and American EV manufacturing, as well as some bad news with an ICE raid at Hyundai and LG Energy Solutions' battery plant in Georgia which went about as well as an episode of Keystone Cops.Max and Mike go over BMW's Awesome Neue Klasse Platform debuted at the IAA in Germany with 400 miles of range and very rapid charging (15 minute 10–80%) Mike's sitdown with Gavin Newsom on apartment and multifamily charging for over 7 million citizens in California Ford's American plan to reinvent the Assembly of Cars and Build a $30,000 EV Pickup Truck The Hyundai ICE immigration raid, the South Korean government's response, and the implications for US manufacturing Mike's summer EV road trips in his BMW iX and the good news of fast charging deployment ▶️ Watch the episode: YouTubeListen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:Electric for All at the MAGNET ConferenceIRS Guidance on EV tax credits phaseout (Act before September 30th!)⚡ Stay Plugged In Subscribe to Directly Current Support EVs for All America Visit the EV Politics merch store

    35 min
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EV journalist and law student Max Patten speaks to experts in government and the auto business to de-polarize electric cars and learn about how they’re key for a renewal of American manufacturing and the survival of our auto industry.

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