On today's episode Francie talks everything FSD with Chris, aka  @DirtyTesla ! Chris has lived with Tesla's Full Self Driving beta software (and many iterations of it) for years and tells Francie all about his experience with it over the years, the biggest pros and cons, what we might expect next, and the general technology and logistics behind this interesting piece of technology. Find Chris on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DirtyTesla Find Chris on X: https://x.com/DirtyTesLa?s=20 Out of Spec's FSD Video with DirtyTesla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s259XAkiG3I Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #fsd #tesla #teslafsdbeta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Francie today as she dives into the details of EVgo and Hertz's new partnership for discounted pricing for Hertz EV renters and new EVgo customers. She dives into the details of the partnership, how it could (or could not) create a seamless experience, and the state of rental EVs in general. EVgo Press Release: https://www.evgo.com/press-release/hertz-and-evgo-partner-to-offer-ev-renters-one-year-of-special-charging-rates/ EVgo rewards: https://rewards.evgo.com/ Hertz EV fleet options: https://www.hertz.com/rentacar/reservation/?id=48169&refererUrl=https://www.hertz.com&LinkType=HZLK#vehicles SIXT EV rentals: https://www.sixt.com/electric-car-rental/#/ AVIS EV rentals: https://www.avis.com/en/cars/electric-car-rentals Enterprise EV rentals: https://www.enterprise.com/en/car-rental/vehicles/us/cars.html Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #hertz #electricvehicle #evgo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyle sits down to talk with Dave ( @outofspecdave1554 ) about his day in the city checking out all the EVs he could find. He discusses how he saw the Cybertruck at the Tesla showroom, ventured over to check out the Fisker Ocean, Polestar 3, Lucid Air, and more. Listen to see what he thought about all the EVs he was able to see in the Big Apple. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #cybertruck #fisker #lucid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyle comes onto the podcast to tell Francie all about his day visiting the Cybertruck showroom in Littleton, CO. He describes what the crowd had to say, what the employees could (and could not) share, and his general impressions of the Cybertruck so far. Showroom locations: https://abettertheater.com/cybertruck.html Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #cybertruck #tesla #electrictruck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyle hops on the podcast today to dive into all the details about his newest purchase - the cheapest EV he could find! He discusses his new Mercedes B-Class that he recently picked up in California, the major issues, what we know about its problems so far, and what he expects next. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #mercedes #ev #cheap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francie hops on the podcast today to discuss congestion and idle fees. Specifically, Tesla has introduced new congestion fees to their Supercharger stations across the US which will be felt by anyone charging at the sites. She discusses the differences between idle fees and congestion fees, what other networks do with their fees, and whether or not this is a good idea. Tesla's idle and congestion fee webpage: https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/supercharger/fees Thumbnail credit: Tesla Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #tesla #supercharger #idle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a special podcast today where Francie sits down at the LA Auto Show with Senior EVSE Engineer Jeremy Whaling and Director of Communications Katie Wallace from EVgo and talks all things charging. They discuss EVgo's ReNew and One & Done retrofitting and resiliency efforts, their consideration of hardware on the market from Tesla to Delta, NEVI, upcoming testing events like CharIn, NACs and other standards, and even more. Image and video credits: EVgo Services, LLC EVgo's website: https://www.evgo.com/ Delta EV Charging Products: https://www.deltaww.com/en-US/products/EV-Charging/ALL/ SAE J3400: https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3400/ CharIn NA 2023 Testival: https://www.charin.global/events/charin-testival-na-2023/ EVgo Funding Press Release: https://www.evgo.com/press-release/from-coast-to-coast-evgo-and-extend-partners-receive-more-than-12-7m-in-funding-to-expand-fast-charging-infrastructure/ Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #evcharging #evgo #electricvehicle #autoshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Kyle, Jordan, Coleton, and Francie on today's podcast discussing their driving review of the Audi SQ8 e-tron. They discuss the iterations from the first version to today's offering, the pros and cons of the EV, who should be the folks to buy it, and more. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #audi #etron #sq8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Francie as she sits down with Dr. Bryan Willson to speak about his background and learnings in energy, engineering, and entrepreneurship. They discuss his work at the Energy Institute at Colorado State University, his EV adventures and entrepreneurial work in Africa, his research on resources in Chile, and the major takeaways from all of his work. CSU Energy Institute: https://energy.colostate.edu/ Africa Climate Summit: https://africaclimatesummit.org/ Envirofit clean cooking: https://envirofit.org/ Factor[e] Ventures: https://www.factore.com/ Ampersand Moto: https://www.ampersand.solar/ Autopax: https://www.autopax.net/ WuLing: https://wuling.id/en Statista report for copper production: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264626/copper-production-by-country/#:~:text=Chile%2C%20the%20world's%20leading%20copper,The%20world's Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #cleanenergy #greenenergy #entrepreneurship Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Francie, Jordan, Coleton, and Kyle from Out of Spec as they sit down to share their candid thoughts on the LA Auto Show 2023. They call in from Interstate 10 in Los Angeles, California to discuss what they think of this year's show, what was most exciting, some let downs, and our general consensus on what folks can be looking forward to seeing this year. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #laautoshow #evcharging #ev Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francie, Jordan, and Kyle sit down to speak about where exactly the Polestar 4 fits into the market lineup. Jordan had a chance to travel to Polestar Day and get a good look at the product, the other Polestar models on the line, speak to other journalists, and now give us an idea of what he thinks is the point of Polestar 4. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #polestar #ev #polestar3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Mercedes-Benz opens their first public charging hub in Sandy Springs, GA at their headquarters. On today's podcast, Francie sits down with Andrew Cornelia, CEO of Mercedes-Benz HPC NA, to speak about this step into public charging infrastructure for the company, the site itself, their plans for the future, and more. Out of Spec Reviews Full Site Tour: https://youtu.be/1XoqXEln8vY Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #mercedeseqs #evcharging #mercedesbenz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyle jumps on the podcast with Jose Castillo from RivianTrackr to talk about Rivian's latest nightmarish issue from Rivian with a software update (Data 2023.42 OTA update) where the update failed and left cars un-drivable. Jose walks us through the sequence of events of this update and issue, Rivian's communications about this event, and how potentially thousands of Rivians are left bricked across the world. We'll be waiting to see what Rivian's response is to this issue. RivianTrackr Website: https://rivian.software/about/ Jose's X post on Rivian's communications: https://twitter.com/RivianSoftware/status/1724260632105513440 Wassym's Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/17usikn/202342_ota_update_issue/ Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #rivian #ota #softwareupdate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us on today's podcast where Francie speaks to Adam Langton, Energy Services Manager at BMW North America with their Connect eMobility and Energy Services team about the recent announcements on BMW's smart EV technology as well as their V2G initiatives. They discuss a lot in this episode including Adam's main focus of EV charging at home, details and technicals of the ChargeForward program offerings, how the solution leap frogs utilities, and much more. BMW ChargeForward website: https://www.bmwchargeforward.com/ Stanford Study on EV Charge Times: https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2022/09/22/charging-cars-honight-not-way-go/ Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #bmw #v2g #evcharging Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francie, Kyle, and Dave from Out of Spec Dave hop on to discuss Lucid's long-awaited announcement to go with the North American Charging Standard. As a former Lucid owner, Dave shares his impression of the company's decision and announcement, Kyle questions what this means for high voltage EVs on the open Tesla network, and they discuss what we might expect next from these two major OEMs. Lucid NACS Press Release: https://lucidmotors.com/media-room/lucid-adopt-nacs Lucid COO: https://lucidmotors.com/media-room/lucid-welcomes-marc-winterhoff-coo Lucid V2V Announcement: https://lucidmotors.com/media-room/introducing-rangexchange V4 Charger Podcast: https://youtu.be/shg6PPnu1bQ Tesla and 1000V Architecture: https://youtu.be/UfCUSi8-qI8 Visualizing US EV Sales: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-u-s-ev-sales-in-h1-2023/ Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #lucid #tesla #evcharging Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode, Francie and Jordan sit down to discuss his recent trip to the Honda HQ to check out a micro-mobility scooter from the OEM: the electric Motocompacto. Jordan describes his experience traveling to the event and covering the Motocompacto, what he thought about the practicality of the tool, and discusses how it fits (or doesn't fit) into Honda's strategy moving into the EV space. Jordan's Motocompacto video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVuGBkfL6g Honda's website: https://motocompacto.honda.com/ Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #moto #honda #micromobility Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode features a special presentation from Juergen Guldner, the General Program Manager of Hydrogen Technology at BMW in Munich, at this year's BMW Test Fest event which Kyle and Francie attended this November. Listen in as Juergen discusses BMW's strategy moving forward with hydrogen powered EVs, their current iX5 hydrogen powered prototype, testing and research development, and answers the attendees questions. Please let us know in the comments what you think about this presentation and the topic at hand! Hydrogen Council: https://hydrogencouncil.com/en/ German Comparative Infrastructure Analysis: https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/842477/files/Energie_Umwelt_408_NEU.pdf Roadmap Towards Zero Emissions by Hydrogen Council: https://hydrogencouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Transport-Study-Full-Report-Hydrogen-Council-1.pdf Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #hydrogen #hydrogencar #bmw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hallo everyone today Francie hops on the podcast to cover smart's latest EV offering launched on the market and that is the smart #1 Pro. She gives an overview of the LFP battery powered EV recently launched in Germany, which EVs will likely compete against this offering, questions how LFP may bring down EV prices, and more. Press release from smart: https://media.smart.com/eu/smart-expands-1-line-choices-the-attractive-entry-line-pro-starts-at--37490-in-germany/ InsideEVs articles referenced: https://insideevs.com/news/391799/mercedes-benz-geely-jv-smart/?utm_source=msn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msn-feed Thumbnail credit: smart Automobile Co., Ltd. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #smartcar #smartev #electricvehicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us on today's podcast where Francie invites Martyn Lee from  @EVNewsDaily  and  @BatteriesIncludedPodcast  on to chat about Tesla hitting 1 million sales in Europe and the broader EV market, how Europe Tesla tweets referenced in today's episode: https://x.com/teslaeurope/status/1715352875650457777?s=20 https://x.com/Tesla/status/1703184740457603407?s=20 Thumbnail credit: Tesla Video image credits belong to each OEM referenced. Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #tesla #europe #electricvehicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francie hops on the podcast today to answer a question many of you have been asking in the comments - where do things stand with NEVI funding in the US today? Links from today's episodes: https://driveelectric.gov/news/nevi-progress-update https://driveelectric.gov/state-plans/ Find us on all of these places: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbd Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCAST For further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com #biden #electricvehicle #evcharging Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.