EV charging is a hot topic, and no matter how you slice it, haters gonna hate. Maybe that’s why Rivian announced it’ll be switching the side of the charging port for its upcoming R2. But this isn’t the only charging news this week — Zeeker claims it has developed an LFP car battery that will charge from 10-80% in less than 11 minutes while TXU Energy offers (limited) free charging. Plus, CATL opens a showroom, Rimac gets radical, and more!Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify, Stitcher, PocketCasts, iHeartRadio, Podbean, and more! Or heck, use your favorite podcast application.SHOW NOTESThe Watt Car now has a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWattCar/ChargePoint announces dual CCS1/NACS charger: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/08/this-new-charger-lets-all-evs-plug-in-without-an-adapter/Rivian caves to pressure to put the R2’s charging port on the left-rear side: https://insideevs.com/news/729686/rivian-r2-charge-port-location/Initial reports that the Lucid Gravity will have two charge ports is wrong: https://insideevs.com/news/729893/lucid-gravity-two-charger-ports/Geely’s Zeekr claims new LFP batteries can charge from 10-80% in 10.5 minutes: https://electrek.co/2024/08/13/zeekr-announces-new-lfp-batteries-recharge-ev-10-80-minutes/TXU Energy incentivizing Ford EV customers with free charging in exchange for access to vehicle’s charging data: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218702/ford-free-ev-charging-txu-energy-texasCATL opens a showroom in Chengdu, China: https://electrek.co/2024/08/12/catl-opens-first-ev-experience-site-tesla-vw-100-car-display/Peace Vans ID. Buzz conversion: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1144084_vw-id-buzz-conversion-vans-brings-good-vibes-into-electric-eraRimac ready to unveil something soon: https://www.rimac-automobili.com/RimacReveal/This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. SanchezEpisode art courtesy RivianMusic courtesy Twisterium at PixabayEmail comments and questions to [email protected]: https://www.thewattcar.comBuy merch: https://www.thewattcar.com/store

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