Directly Current

December 11, 2024

Directly Current Episode 13: Holiday EV Shopper’s Guide With Tax Credits In Jeopardy

To round out the end of 2024, Max does a solo episode to break down all the nerdy goodness of the existing Inflation Reduction Act’s 30d Clean Vehicle Credit for new and used vehicles. Translation: how you might get an EV with $7,500 for the holidays before Trump potentially axes…

December 3, 2024

Directly Current Episode 12: Batteries, America, and Asian Dominance with Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO

This week, to follow up Thanksgiving break and during lame duck season in the US, Max speaks to an expert across the pond to learn all about high-end battery production. Doron Myersdorf is the CEO of Israeli battery startup StoreDot, who promises to make an EV battery capable of charging…

November 19, 2024

Directly Current Episode 11: The State of US EV Policy with Former Tesla Exec. Rohan Patel

This week we spoke with former Obama White House climate advisor and Tesla business dev and policy guru, Rohan Patel. Rohan is a rare breed who represents both substantial public and private sector experience. In the episode he provides a lot of behind the scenes insight into pivotal moments at…

November 15, 2024

Press Release: American EV Jobs Alliance Reaction to Proposed “Killing” of EV Tax Credit

Find our press release below reacting to the reports that the incoming Trump administration would kill the EV consumer credits.

November 12, 2024

Directly Current Episode 10: What Trump’s Win Means For EVs with Jamie Butters of Automotive News

It’s been one crazy week. For the wonks at the EV Politics Project, we were wondering what Trump’s return to Washington and Republican congressional majorities could mean for future for electric cars. Luckily for Max Patten and Mike Murphy, they had the privilege of chatting with Executive Editor of Automotive…

November 5, 2024

Directly Current Episode 9: Election Night Eve and EVs with John Heilemann

For election eve Max sits down with fellow Hack on Tap, Puck News writer and podcaster, and NBC analyst John Heilemann. The two talk politics, how EVs might move the needle—or not—in the closing sprint of the presidential race, and what to make of Elon Musk’s fierce campaigning for Donald…

October 29, 2024

Directly Current Episode 8: Tesla’s Continued Dominance & Robotaxi Shenanigans with Corey Cantor (BloombergNEF)

There’s no question that when it comes to selling EVs in the US, and making a profit on them, Tesla is still king. But between an erratic CEO, public scrutiny over delay after delay on self driving promises, and signs of flagging demand in key markets like California, there’s some…

October 22, 2024

Directly Current Episode 7: Building Chargers & Promoting Jobs With DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg

Welcome back to Directly Current. This week, we’ve got a special guest: Secretary of the Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg! The Secretary talks about the economic boost the EV industry is giving communities across the country, including his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. The Secretary and Max cover a…

October 15, 2024

Directly Current Episode 6: Battery Nationalism and Geopolitics with The Information’s Steve LeVine

Has the US lost its manufacturing nerve? EVs and China has become intertwined, mostly because China has developed an unassailable lead in making the most important and most expensive component of any electric car. They aren’t just a political target just of Donald Trump, who led the charge on…

October 8, 2024

Directly Current Episode 5: We Learn About Dealers and EV Myths with Elena Ciccotelli!

Max speaks to Elena Ciccotelli of the “EVs 4 Everyone” Podcast to get some insights on the industry, the dealership perspective, as well as break down some common social media EV misconceptions that are unfortunately going viral. There’s a lot of good stuff here, down to the end where…

October 1, 2024

Directly Current Episode 4: We Pick An EV For David Axelrod!

Political correspondent and campaign legend David Axelrod joins Directly Current to sit down with Max and find a new EV to drive after not liking his first one! Yes, political junkies need to drive too. We may not get to a conclusion right away but boy does David have some…

September 25, 2024

Directly Current Episode 3: America’s Surprisingly Bright EV Future ft. Andrew Lambrecht

Directly Current is back with its third episode and guest Andrew Lambrecht — a young go getter who hasn’t even finished his engineering degree at Clemson University and has already reported on (Business Insider + InsideEVs), worked in, and been a part of the EV…