230: Under Optimal Conditions

03/07/2025 36 min Temporada 1 Episodio 230

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Under optimal conditions, anything can happen. The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype can smash a Nürburgring record, the Escalade IQ can go more than 600 miles on a charge, and Tesla can deliver a car autonomously. This week’s podcast covers those, plus Toyota knocking Tesla down a rung, and more!Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify, PocketCasts, iHeartRadio, Podbean, and more! Or heck, use your favorite podcast application.Perhaps you prefer to watch as well as listen. If so, we’ve got you covered.SHOW NOTESToyota RAV4 knocks Model Y off the global sales leader board: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/toyota-rav4-topples-tesla-model-y-as-worlds-best-selling-car Xiaomi SU7 Ultra tops its own Nürburgring record: https://insideevs.com/news/763959/xiaomi-su7-prototype-ring-record-broken/ Mercedes unveils AMG GT XX prototype, said to preview production EV model aimed at Porsche Taycan: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a65182945/mercedes-amg-gt-xx-concept-revealed/ Xiaomi YU7 receives 240,000 orders in first 18 hours on sale: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/shares-chinas-xiaomi-surge-after-launch-electric-vehicle-yu7-2025-06-27/ Tesla claims first autonomous customer delivery: https://www.engadget.com/transportation/tesla-shows-off-its-first-fully-autonomous-delivery-to-convince-us-its-self-driving-cars-work-163805707.html Cadillac delivers Celestiq VIN 001: https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-340000-cadillac-celestiq-is-officially-out-in-the-wild Tom Molougney range test on the Escalade IQ at 60 mph: https://youtu.be/HTOB_AwzpxI?si=fz39nenf7TSjliAE This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. SanchezEpisode art courtesy XiaomiMusic courtesy Twisterium at PixabayWebsite: https://www.thewattcar.comBuy merch: https://www.thewattcar.com/storeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar