MotorTrend's Ed oh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Electrify Expo Founder & CEO - BJ Birtwell! Want to test drive an EV? Want to learn more about EVs? The guys discuss the mission of Electrify Expo, the EV learning curve, the politicization of EVs, fighting FUD, rapid advancement by the Chinese market, and more!Learn more at ElectrifyExpo.com!0:37 - Question of the Day!8:35 - 3 years of Electrify Expo!11:56 - First tour Tesla signed onto.15:55 - How Tesla joined Electrify Expo16:29 - Ah-ha moments in first year?18:19 - Early EV advocate crowd, & new skeptics.21:54 - EV learning curve.23:37 - 8 city tour!25:11 - Regional differences in consumer knowledge about EVs.25:57 - Not just cars! E-Bikes, Scooters, Electric boats, RVs and more!28:55 - Demos courses!32:20 - Prices?35:33 - Former EV Skeptic - His lightbulb moment about EVs.42:15 - Politicization of EVs.46:07 - While the U.S. argues, China advances.49:48 - Election year, where is the dust going to settle?52:28 - Fighting FUD for EV adoption.57:55 - Power at the Expo?01:02:07 - What is the mission of Electrify Expo?

High performance EV tuning! MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with RyWire Founder/Owner, Ryan Basseri! Ryan discusses his EV S2k - a Honda S2000 with a Tesla Motor & batteries, his first EV conversion with Bisimoto, his Honda Civic EG & EK conversion kits, and more!0:45 - Question of the Day - EV Trolls.6:50 - Honda guy.9:00 - Honda tuning.10:31 - The EV S2k - Tesla-Powered Honda S2000!13:38 - AEM.16:40 - First EV conversion with Bisimoto - Porsche 911.22:44 - Final specs on EV S2k.27:02 - Honda Civic conversions.29:17 - Honda Civic EG kit.35:55 - Quick charging?39:17 - Cooling & heating.42:13 - Cost.42:57 - Smog exempt!45:23 - Engine simulation.49:17 - Thoughts on Regen?50:23 - Honda Civic Ek.53:10 - Lucid, Model 3 or Model Y?55:39 - How it all started!01:02:50 - SEMA.01:04:21 - RyWire.com, RyWire on YouTube, @RyWire_MotorSport on IG!

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with The Mobility House's CEO North America, Greg Hintler, and Head of Business Development & Growth North America, Zoheb Davar! The mission of The Mobility House to create Zero Emission, Zero Cost charging through the use of their smart charging technology - ChargePilot!0:39 - Question of the Day - Range Anxiety.4:53 - What is The Mobility House?5:42 - Zero emission, Zero cost charging.7:27 - Unidirectional vs bidirectional charging.9:04 - What's holding up bidirectional charging?11:40 - What is the product?14:35 - Grid limitations?16:54 - Charge Management - Three Phase Approach.18:05 - Value in the battery. UNUSED energy storage!19:47 - The Duck Curve.23:20 - Fleet management.25:18 - Commercial use.29:19 - Bidirectional charge software.31:48 - New energy reserve could prevent brownouts!34:30 - Implementation.37:54 - "The grid can't handle it!"40:39 - Commercial grid vs residential grid.43:17 - "EV sales are slowing."45:50 - Fast chargers?47:57 - Partners.55:09 - How do I sign up?57:19 - Final thoughts.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with GM Energy's VP, Wade Sheffer, and Head of Product & Revenue, Aseem Kapur! GM Energy joins the InEVitable to discuss their revolutionary new way to power the home with the GM Energy Home System! The guys discuss home energy storage, bi-directional charging, load shifting, smart charging, educating consumers, GM Energy PowerBank, Energy Genie Tool, and more!0:43 - Tesla lays off entire Supercharging team.6:27 - What is the GM Energy Home System?09:57 - Power Shift Charger - Bi-directional charging.12:08 - Load Shifting, Charge Management.16:53 - Sell energy back to the grid, helping grid stabilization.18:50 - Pricing.22:20 - Will I need a panel upgrade?25:00 - Charge any GM vehicle, discharging available on select models.28:10 - Educating customers.28:55 - Power Bank.32:15 - Power Bank price/IRA credit.33:17 - Energy Genie Tool.36:13 - Why do I need a storage battery?40:25 - How's our nation's grid?43:02 - EVs assisting the grid to prevent brownouts.45:00 - Savings calculator?50:00 - Monetization.54:05 - Ed's Hummer EV example.01:00:28 - GM moving to NACS.01:04:37 - All through the app.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman continue their conversation with Out Of Spec Review Founder, Kyle Conner! PART 2 includes Kyle's thoughts on towing with EVs, tow racing over the Rocky Mountains, Silverado EV, cold weather, charging in freezing weather, plug-in hybrids, BMW XM, charging infrastructure, Electricity America, NACS, Rivian, EV testing, and the most important factor about an EV!0:37 - Question of the Week - The future of car keys.3:28 - "You can't tow with EVs."4:33 - EV Tow Race over the Rocky Mountains!6:42 - Silverado EV. 9:32 - "EVs don't work in the cold."10:52 - What happens to EVs in cold weather?13:39 - Cold Soaking Tesla Model 3 in (-14) degrees.15:04 - Why Kyle charges his Rivian to only 50%.17:53 - What happens when EVs run out of charge?20:11 - Anti-EV comments.25:40 - Kyle's most recommended EVs.26:30 - Plug-in Hybrids.27:44 - BMW XM.28:23 - Thoughts on Hyundai IONIC 5N fake gears.29:31 - Charging infrastructure improvements.35:26 - Jonny's Lucid charging story.37:26 - Why isn't Electrify America adding more chargers?39:28 - Rate Your Charge.43:09 - Is NACS the gold standard of charging networks?48:13 - Non-Teslas at Tesla Supercharger networks.50:12 - Why the Rivian R1T is Kyle's favorite vehicle.52:40 - How to improve the Rivian R1 platform.58:02 - Who's in trouble?01:00:30 - Reviewing American EVs.01:05:53 - EV Testing.01:09:11 - Most important factor about an EV? "The 10% challenge".

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Out of Spec Review Founder, Kyle Conner! PART 1 includes Tesla Model 3 Performance vs Hyundai IONIC 5 N, Tesla Cyberbeast, cars in the Out of Spec fleet, Porsche Macan Electric, One-Pedal driving, breaking the Cannonball Run record in EV, automotive influences, about his review process, his interest in EVs, and misinformation around EVs! Hear more about Kyle's TESTING process in PART 2!0:40 - Question of the Week. 4:14 - About Kyle.6:37 - Tesla Model 3 Performance reaction.7:55 - When is a car ready for sale?10:50 - IONIC 5 N vs Tesla Model 3 Performance.17:10 - Tesla Cyberbeast review.22:27 - What's in the Out Of Spec Review fleet?26:50 - Porsche Macan Electric review(in France).30:03 - Kyle can drive!32:25 - Macan software review.34:23 - One-Pedal driving.38:45 - Who the hell are you!?40:56 - Breaking the Cannonball Run record in EV.42:38 - Automotive influences.46:24 - About Out Of Spec Review.50:07 - Why EVs?51:00 - Misinformation around EVs.55:22 - Stay tuned for PART 2!

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Hagerty CEO, McKeel Hagerty! McKeel discusses the wide reach of Hagerty, the All-Porsche Broad Arrow x Air|Water Auction, the early years of Hagerty, the National Historic Vehicle Registry, the impact of Autonomous driving on car insurance, his passions to fight for our right to drive, preserving car culture, Tesla, the EV Holy War, his first EV experiences/purchase, the future of restoration, car culture of future generations, and more!0:53 - Question of the Week.6:23 - About Hagerty.9:02 - Broad Arrow x Air|Water Auction - 78 Porsches!14:04 - Motorlux.15:53 - Early years of Hagerty.23:53 - Studied Russian Orthodox Theology.27:21 - National Historic Vehicle Register - DriversFoundation.org/register32:57 - FIVA.36:17 - Autonomous impact on insurance.41:13 - Could be the last insurance company left.43:42 - Fighting for the right of humans to drive!46:04 - Amelia, 40 years from today - will EVs be on the lawn47:00 - Early anti-Prius bias.51:31 - Cybertruck?52:50 - Thoughts on Tesla currently.54:23 - Driver's on their phones.56:54 - Favorite EVs.01:00:00 - EV Holy War.01:01:50 - First EV experience/purchase. Early Tesla Roadster.01:05:03 - The future of restoration. MacLauren F1.01:10:47 - McKeel's legacy - Saving car culture.01:12:07 - What's missing in the car world?01:14:00 - Gaming & car culture.01:15:37 - Car Culture of the future.

MotorTrend's Ed Loh sits down with Sonatus Co-Founder/CEO Jeff Chou, and ARM's Director of Automotive Partnerships Robert Day! The group discusses the partnership between Sonatus & ARM, and how they're assisting the automotive industry's transformation into the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) era.0:55 - Question of the Day.6:36 - About today's guests.9:42 - What is Sonatus?12:25 - What is ARM?15:17 - "Data Center on wheels".17:25 - Edge computing meets automotive.18:15 - Where does Sonatus & ARM fit in?20:21 - What is ARM bringing to SDVs?23:03 - What defines a SDV?27:52 - Consolidating hardware.30:50 - Diagnosing problems in a SDV.33:30 - Major paradigm shift for OEMs.40:55 - Autonomy.42:52 - Duality of philosophy - Analog vs Digital.47:40 - Safety & security.51:26 - Are some safety features actually making drivers worse?52:44 - Driver monitoring systems (DMS).54:02 - OTA updates.57:54 - SOAFEE - Developing and deploying software in the SDV.01:01:25 - GM & Red Hat collaboration.01:02:53 - Near future tech.01:07:50 - InEVitability?

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman welcome back Actor/Director/Producer - Daniel Wu! Daniel discusses racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, his recent trip to Shanghai & Hong Kong, the Chinese EV adoption boom, his experience at Jidu headquarters exploring the Ji Yue 01 "Robocar", American Born Chinese, Asian representation in Hollywood, his future racing goals, Software Defined Toilets, and more. 1:53 - SUV of the Year.8:20 - Daniel's experience racing at the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (Daytona!).12:33 - GT Show China.14:25 - EV adoption boom in China.16:15 - Jidu headquarters; exploring the Ji Yue 01 "Robocar".18:46 - SIMO voice commands.20:42 - Sedan, SUV & Supercar models.22:34 - Jidu - Geely & Baidu partnership.24:28 - Chinese tuning brands?28:34 - Hong Kong vs Shanghai car markets.29:42 - Traveling to China.31:22 - Chinese New Year story.32:57 - Japan.35:00 - Youth unemployment in China.38:31 - Macau Grand Prix. Hong Kong car culture.42:14 - Filming in China vs America.44:31 - Experience working on American Born Chinese.45:37 - Chinese mythology - Monkey King.46:53 - Asian representation in Hollywood.48:22 - Porsche GT3-RS vs. GT3 Touring comparison.58:11 - Racing goals.01:00:53 - Software Defined Toilets!01:04:20 - Cynical about where the movie industry is going.01:05:55 - Upcoming projects.01:07:02 - John Cusack.01:09:06 - Hong Kong car scene. GT Show China.01:12:22 - Hypercars in China?

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Gensler's Mobility & Transportation Practice Area Leader, Dylan Jones, about Gensler's new book, "Design for a Radically Changing World". What will our future cities look like in a world of Software Defined Vehicles? 0:58 - Question of the Day: InEVitable. 7:30 - What is Gensler? 10:18 - How the automobile has shaped our cities. 14:26 - The Autonomous age of mobility. 19:25 - Planning cities of the future. 21:02 - The Electric Revolution. 25:34 - Our Autonomous future. 28:52 - "Design for a Radically Changing World". 30:36 - Parking garages of the future. 36:12 - Charging infrastructure. 38:14 - Tesla supercharging network opened up to Ford owners. GM to follow. 41:54 - From eBikes to eVTOLs! 47:39 - Micro mobility & multi mobility. 50:42 - Creating a healthy & efficient environment for multi mobility. 57:19 - Virtual mobility & the fragmentation of cities. 58:43 - Multi-unit dwelling EV charging. 01:00:50 - Working with BMW to rethink gas stations. 01:03:34 - Lightning Round. 01:06:27 - Ah-ha moment. 01:08:25 - No more stop lights!