Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this episode:
• Rivian R2 prototype first drive analysis
• Toyota Highlander debuts as a 3-row EV
• The Ferrari Luce interior revealed
• Much, much more!
Special guest: John Voelcker caranddriver.com/author/227183/john-voelcker
*In this episode, a short phrase doesn't exist on the recorded version that was on the live show. At 1:16:15 John was attempting to quote Sam Abuelsamid, vice president of market research at Telemetry, from his mentioned article in The Verge. From that article: "For all the risks cited, he suggested Americans should be far more concerned about the “data being gathered by Flock and Palantir than anything Chinese cars might send to Beijing.”"



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Tom Moloughney from State of Charge and EVchargingstations.com
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Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Studios
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Martyn Lee from EV News Daily
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Domenick Yoney from Drive Electric with Domenick
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