Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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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 & Tom's Annual F-150 Barbecue Announcement
[01:07:08] - European Heatwave Discussion & Outro

Regular cohosts:
Tom Moloughney from State of Charge and EVchargingstations.com
evchargingstations.com | youtube.com/StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney
Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Studios
outofspecstudios.com
Martyn Lee from EV News Daily
evnewsdaily.com
Domenick Yoney from Drive Electric with Domenick
youtube.com/@DriveElectricWithDomenick

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