Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Special guest John Voelcker shares GM's battery strategy and tells us only two models are expected to carry the bulk of its EV sales volume over the next few years.
Tune in to the complete episode to find out which two.
Special guest John Voelcker shares GM's battery strategy and tells us only two models are expected to carry the bulk of its EV sales volume over the next few years.
Tune in to the complete episode to find out which two.


![Slate Is Americas Cheapest EV Truck: No One Will Buy the Base
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In this episode:
Slate reveals official truck price, opens orders
Lucid cuts large chunk of employees. Again.
Rivian kills cheapest R1 trims
Much, much more!
[00:00] - Episode Intro & Host Introductions
[01:17] - Post Bag: Reader Mail & Redundant Charging Route Planning
[13:17] - Slate Truck Official Pricing ($24,950) & Configurator Deep Dive
[40:06] - Lucid Job Cuts (18% Workforce Reduction under Sylvio Napoli)
[47:15] - Rivian Discontinues Entry-Level R1 Powertrain & Martyn’s RJ Scaringe Interview
[01:00:26] - Genesis GV90 Launch & the Next-Gen EM EV Platform
[01:05:19] - Used Lightning Market & Toms Annual F-150 Barbecue Announcement
[01:07:08] - European Heatwave Discussion & Outro
Regular cohosts:
Tom Moloughney from State of Charge and EVchargingstations.com
https://evchargingstations.com/ | https://www.youtube.com/StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney
Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Studios
https://outofspecstudios.com/
Martyn Lee from EV News Daily
https://www.evnewsdaily.com/
Domenick Yoney from Drive Electric with Domenick
https://www.youtube.com/@DriveElectricWithDomenick
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