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Plugged In
Plugged In connects you to the ever-expanding Canadian electric vehicle network, featuring in-depth interviews with experts, engineers and everyday EV owners from across the country and from around the world. Hosted by Postmedia Driving senior editor Andrew McCredie, Plugged In updates once a week.
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S09EP11 – B.C axes EV rebate program BONUS EPISODE
We all knew and expected government EV rebate and incentive programs would end, but is now a good time to expect electric vehicles to stand on their o...
S09EP07 – View from the C-Suite: Ford of Canada’s Paul Roy
Ford of Canada sells three all-electric vehicles, the F-150 Lightning pickup truck, the E-Transit cargo van and the Mustang March-E, the latter of whi...
S09EP05 – View from the C-Suite: Volvo Canada’s Matt Girgis
Way back in 2019, Volvo committed to building nothing but ‘electrified’ vehicles by 2022, and hit that mark with a mix of mild-hybrids, hybrids, plug-...
S09EP08 – View from the C-Suite: Audi/VW’s Vito Paladino
On this episode of our special View from the C-Suite podcast series, Audi Canada President and VW Groups Canada and CEO Vito Paladino joins the podcas...
S09EP10 – View from the C-Suite: Kia Canada’s Elias El-Achhab
If you haven’t been paying attention, here’s a newsflash: Kia is making some of the most stylish and most technologically advanced all-electric vehicl...
S09EP09 – View from the C-Suite: Toyota Canada’s Cyril Dimitris
One couldn’t fault Toyota for feeling a little smug these days, as they are reaping the benefits — or at least not suffering as other automakers — of...
S09EP06 – View from the C-Suite: Hyundai Canada’s Steve Flamand
Steve Flamand of Hyundai Canada sits down with Andrew McCredie to talk about his company’s strong presence in the EV sector in Canada and what the fut...
S09EP04 – The zero-emission job site
You’ve heard about the electric vehicle revolution, but what about the electric landscaping revolution? Since 2000 a New Westminster, BC company calle...
S09EP03 – Jaguar - Can this Cat come back?
Facing the very real prospect of tumbling into outright irrelevance, storied marque Jaguar is rolling the dice on a complete transformation. The plan,...
S09EP02 – Some good news about battery degradation
Battery degradation. Like range anxiety, charging infrastructure and cold-weather running, how long a new electric vehicle’s battery will last is one...
S09EP01 – Meeting Federal EV sales targets is unlikely
One of the more contentious issues surrounding electric vehicles in Canada are so-called ZEV mandates, which sets target dates for EV sales. Several p...
S08EP06 – Celebrating Everything Electric
Misinformation. Add that to hunger, thirst and war as existential threats to our survival. In this age of dubious news sources, weaponized artificial...
S08EP05 – Charging up on sun power
Just as electric vehicles are seen as a sustainable solution to the world’s transportation needs, solar energy is considered essential to achieving ou...
S08EP04 – The wheels of the EV school bus go round and round
User-case is a term often associated with electric vehicles, as while some people’s needs and requirements of a vehicle can be perfectly suited to an...
S08EP03 – Converting classics to all-electric
It all started in the depths of Covid, when Sloane Paul wanted to make her classic Bronco more ‘driver-friendly,’ and not so loud. But when she search...
S08EP02 – Tesla talk, myth busting and new EVs
Ken Bokor is the host of the EV Revolution Show on YouTube, and for years has done some of the most in-depth sales tracking of electric vehicles in Ca...
S08EP01 – Going with the Flo
We’re kicking off Season 8 of the Plugged In podcast with guest Nathan Yang, the Vice-President and Chief Product Officer for Flo, a Quebec-based comp...
S07EP07 – The electrification of fleets is a thing
Increasingly we’re seeing fully electric cargo vans and trucks zipping around our neighbourhoods as an increasing number of businesses are discovering...
S07EP06 – In the market for a new EV? Don’t miss this episode!
On today’s episode of the Plugged In podcast we welcome back long-time friend of the show Ken Bokor, one of the country’s pre-eminent EV experts. Not...
S07EP05 – The Airbnb of electric vehicle chargers
Road tripping and garage orphans represent two of the more pressing EV charging infrastructure issues that are holding back some from purchasing an el...
S07EP04 – Why aren’t there more EV taxis?
Ever ride in an all-electric taxi cab? Didn’t think so. While it’s true more and more Uber drivers are understanding the benefits of picking people up...
S07EP03 – EV tires, where the rubber meets the road
One of the most important piece of equipment on a vehicle is the tire. It’s why tire strategy plays such a critical role in Formula 1. Safety and perf...
S07EP02 – A young bright mind plugged into EVs
An integral part of Canada’s ongoing role in the electric vehicle revolution is education, and this week we hear from a university student who played...
S07EP01 – Fully Charged’s Robert Lewellyn is an EV revolutionary
We’re back after the summer break with a bang. Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Robert Lewellyn, whose resume includes stand-up comic, playwright, ac...
S06EP04 – Wireless charging: What it is and how it works
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Tony Calabro, the chief product officer of InductEV. The Pennsylvania-based company is at the forefront of electric...
S06EP03 – Is your mechanic ready for the EV revolution?
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by auto shop expert Kevin Fitzpatrick to find out how the hundred of thousands of independent repair shops across North...
S06EP02 - Why buy an electric vehicle?
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by automotive journalist Ken Bokor to take a step back from the steady drum beat of new EV reveals and refocus the conv...
S06EP01 – Vancouver company teams with racing champion Sir Lewis Hamilton
Host Andrew McCredie talks Extreme E racing, carbon credits, and how realistic electric vehicle adoption rates are with Jamie Keech, co-founder of Van...
S05EP05 – Reimagining the fuel station
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by architect James Silvester, who has designed a competition-winning EV charging station designed for people as much as...
S05E04 - Bad news for Canada’s nascent battery industry
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Postmedia Driving’s senior writer David Booth, whose in-depth investigating of the President Joe Biden’s Inflation R...
S05E03 - Canadian media company is an EV treasure trove
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Nino Di Cara, founder and president of Electric Autonomy Canada, the country’s go-to resource for all things electri...
S05E02 - A strong model year for EV's
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Canadian EV expert Ken Bokor to discuss what consumers looking for a new EV can expect to find in showrooms in the c...
S05E01 - If you build it, they will charge
Host Andrew McCredie kicks off Season 5 with guest Jeff Turner, Director, Clean Mobility at Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, discussing the much-need...
EV opportunity staring Canada in the face
Host Andrew McCredie gives key takeaways from past interview on Canada's expanding role in electric vehicle development and manufacturing. He also rec...
Made in China crossover coming to Canada ticks budget-friendly box
President of Imperium Motors Canada Christian Dubois joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about how his company is pushing to crack Canada's electric ve...
Formula E ready to roll into Vancouver
Formula E promoter and OSS Group executive vice president Anne Roy joins host Andrew McCredie to preview the 2022 Vancouver E-Prix. The weekend will m...
Tesla Model S comes up short in long-range test
Driving.ca senior writer David Booth joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about his new column, Range Finder. He shares results for tests of the Tesla M...
Hydrogen fuel cells power Alberta pilot project
Alberta Motor Transport Association president Chris Nash joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about the Alberta Zero Emissions Truck Electrification Col...
The rise of Formula E
Jaguar Racing team director James Barclay joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about the rise of Formula E.
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Autonomous vehicles around the corner?
California-based consultant Mark Concannon joins host Andrew McCredie to talk about the future of autonomous vehicles.
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