From Florida to Texas, contractions abound in the law this week, and it seems some politicians are playing mental gymnastics to square their EV circles. Maybe we’re wrong or maybe we’re right — give a listen and let us know. Also on the podcast this week is more NACS news as Rivian adopts Tesla’s charging plug, car dealers party like it’s 1999, and Musk invites Toyota to join the party. 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 NOTESFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill into law seemingly giving advantage to Tesla: https://insideevs.com/news/672329/desantis-blocks-direct-consumer-car-sales-most-brands-not-tesla/ Car dealers party in Florida: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/rich-republicans-party-car-dealers-2024-desantis.html Rivian adopts NACS: https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/20/rivian-to-adopt-teslas-nacs-charging-standard/ Texas to require publicly funded charging stations to have NACS plug: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/texas-require-state-backed-charging-stations-include-tesla-plug-2023-06-20/How NACS could be fair for all: https://www.thewattcar.com/home/how-the-tesla-nacs-standard-could-be-fair-for-everyone Musk invites Toyota to join the NACS coalition: https://twitter.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1668835905417740288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1668865466712969216%7Ctwgr%5Ed4718efc94d88c51dfe957fba88c8e2aff5bfc9b%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teslarati.com%2Ftesla-ceo-elon-musk-toyota-nacs-coalition%2F Toyota bZ4X charging limitations: https://www.bzforums.com/threads/dc-fast-charging-with-a-limit-of-twice-a-day-is-this-true.339/) This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. SanchezEpisode cover image by Markus SpiskeMusic courtesy Twisterium at PixabayEmail comments and questions to [email protected]: https://www.thewattcar.com- Store - Podcast - Facebook - Google News - Twitter -

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