Ford’s dumping CCS for its new love — and with it, the delicate charging standard teeter-totter appears to tilt toward NACS. Is this the death knell for CCS, or do more dominoes need to fall before the picture is clear? We chew on this topic for a while because, well, it’s something that could decide the future of EV charging in the United States. But there are other items to discuss, like more volatile organic compounds (VOCs) coming from windshield washer fluid than exhaust pipes, new EVs primed for U.S. debuts, and more! Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify, Stitcher, PocketCasts, iHeartRadio, and more – or use your favorite podcast application.SHOW NOTESFord adopts NACS: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/ford-adopts-tesla-nacs-standard-obvious-but-courageous https://www.thewattcar.com/home/how-fords-nacs-decision-means-more-ev-charging-confusion Munro Live says don’t expect future Fords to have NACS and CCS side-by-side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsNiupN1X7s Ford CEO Jim Farley says Ford has been working on this “for a few years”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd23850h9zc Most-driven EVs: https://www.iseecars.com/most-driven-evs-study Not all VOCs come from the exhaust: https://scitechdaily.com/hidden-in-plain-sight-windshield-washer-fluid-is-an-unexpected-source-of-vehicle-emissions/ Upcoming vehicle debuts live streams: June 2 at 9:25am PT, VW ID. Buzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z09MEIVK3Vs June 7 at 4am PT, Volvo EX30: https://ex30event.volvocars.com/ This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. SanchezEpisode cover image by RosZieMusic courtesy Twisterium at PixabayEmail comments and questions to [email protected]: https://www.thewattcar.com- Store - Podcast - Facebook - Google News - Twitter -

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