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Patrick George
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Mobility, tech, future of cars, etc. EIC at @insideevs.com. Contributor @theatlantic.com. Past: Jalopnik, The Drive, words in The Verge, Heatmap, more. The bastards haven't gotten me yet. Get my newsletter, Route Zero: https://routezero.beehiiv.com/
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Patrick George @patrickgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 10
Item! The world of electrification and mobility moves fast. That's why I'm starting a weekly newsletter to round up all of the most crucial news in this space, with the right context. Sign up for Route Zero here (and yes, it's free): routezero.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Route Zero
And why I picked right now to launch a newsletter about the electric vehicle transition.
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What even is the point of Stellantis?
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Learned a lot about theoretical AI from this @gaytonausa.bsky.social story. Now, as ever, we see if the Chinese automaker running the Tesla playbook can actually pull it off:

insideevs.com/news/779701/...
Xpeng Is Running Tesla’s Playbook For World Domination. It May Just Work
Robots. Self-made chips. Self-driving cars. Xpeng’s plan sounds familiar, with just as much to prove. But it may beat Tesla at its own game.
insideevs.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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New from me on Route Zero: if you're only following EVs, or AVs, or charging, or batteries, you're missing the bigger picture about what's coming next in automotive. I call it The Convergence—but is it what drivers want?

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The Quiet 'Convergence' That's Transforming the Auto Industry
How EVs, autonomous cars, AI and robotics are forming the next phase of the car industry. But is this what drivers really want?
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November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Reposted by Patrick George
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New research shows that it's extremely uncommon to have to replace a modern electric car's battery.

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The Facts Are In: You Shouldn't Worry About EV Battery Replacements
New research shows that it's extremely uncommon to have to replace a modern electric car's battery.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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"The Recon will come with a 100-kilowatt-hour battery pack delivering up to 250 miles of Jeep-estimated range" bwuhhhh???
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Wrote a thing about why the car industry is crazy about robots, all of a sudden! And not just Tesla, either.
theatlantic.com The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5d
Elon Musk is steering Tesla toward robot production, and the plan isn't as absurd as it may initially seem, Patrick George writes.
Tesla Wants to Build a Robot Army
And so does the rest of the auto industry
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November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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How long before GM caves, too www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tesla Is Working to Add Apple CarPlay in Bid to Boost Vehicle Sales
Tesla Inc. is developing support for Apple Inc.’s CarPlay system in its vehicles, according to people with knowledge of the matter, working to add one of the most highly requested features by customer...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reposted by Patrick George
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Willson was a co-host on the famed BBC motoring program between 1991 and 2001, and a big believer in the potential of EVs.

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Quentin Willson, Top Gear Presenter And Electric-Vehicle Advocate, Dies At 68
Willson was a co-host on the famed BBC motoring program between 1991 and 2001, and a big believer in the potential of EVs.
insideevs.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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AI and increased automation have been displacing jobs all year. But rideshare drivers are on the front lines as Waymo and other AV taxi companies keep growing. Fascinating chat with a guy who knows this topic well on this week's Route Zero! Subscribe for free:

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The Robotaxi Revolution Is Here—So What About The Humans?
Harry Campbell, aka The Rideshare Guy, weighs in on what the autonomous vehicle revolution means for Uber, Lyft and other for-hire drivers.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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"If you think Chinese cars still can’t match what Europe is making, driving something like a BYD Seal is going to rock your world."

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Western Journalists Still Don’t Understand BYD
There's a reason people all across Western Europe are buying cars like the BYD Seal. They're really good, and in certain ways better than local cars.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Reposted by Patrick George
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This is just a passing fad. What auto consumers around the world really want are 10 ft tall pickup trucks that get 15 mpg and cost $50,000.
gaytonausa.bsky.social Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 19d
Every time I come to China I get more and more annoyed with how many interesting, well resolved choices in budget EVs they have that we don’t.

This is the GAC Aion UT, a small hatchback about the size of a Chevy bolt that stickers for about $10,000 USD. @insideevs.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Super interesting @gaytonausa.bsky.social story about why you see big changes very quickly in the world of EVs, and how AI testing means skipping entire prototype stages now

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Here's Why The Cadillac Optiq Switched To Rear-Wheel-Drive—And Did It Faster With AI
GM’s engineers only needed one model year to transform the Cadillac Optiq into a better car dynamically. Here's their secret.
insideevs.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Want some optimism in the EV space? There's plenty out there! My favorite recent example: Ford's breakthroughs in home charging, like storing up cheaper electricity to power your home during peak demand hours.

More on this week's Route Zero! Are you in?

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Ford’s Next Big Innovation Isn’t a Truck—It’s Your Power Bill
The Ford Home Power Management feature shows where EV charging needs to go. Literally.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
patrickgeorge.bsky.social
Back in @theatlantic.com to explain the most pressing issue of our time: why everyone's mad about Apple CarPlay

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Enjoy CarPlay While You Still Can
The auto industry is at war with Apple.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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"A flashy, $200,000 supercar is just about the last thing Tesla's struggling car business needs right now," writes @tlevin.bsky.social, accurately

insideevs.com/features/777...
Enough, Already. It's Time To Give Up On The '2020' Tesla Roadster
Sam Altman doesn't want his Tesla Roadster anymore. Elon Musk should probably forget about the electric supercar too.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Today on Route Zero: Electric bills got you down? Ford just showed off one solution that could help with America's soaring power demands—but a lot has to happen for it to scale.

Subscribe for free to read more! Hundreds of mobility pros get it every week:

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Ford’s Next Big Innovation Isn’t a Truck—It’s Your Power Bill
The Ford Home Power Management feature shows where EV charging needs to go. Literally.
www.routezeromedia.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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“When all the data centers in New Carlisle (Indiana) are built, they will demand more power than two Atlantas,” @cwarzel.bsky.social reports in the best AI-crash story I've read yet. And that's before you get to how this is all just a shell game of capital:

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Ugh dammit
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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HOT TAKE, DEEP ANALYSIS:

This looks dope and I'm excited about it

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The Toyota Corolla Goes Electric—And Then Some
The Corolla Concept debuting at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show is a futuristic remake for the world's best-selling car with electric, hybrid or gasoline power.
insideevs.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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It's going to take a considerable amount of doing, but this should be the paradigm for the home + EV charging combo for better power use and backing up the electric grid
insideevs.com InsideEVs @insideevs.com · 26d
Ford has a way to store lower-cost electricity in the F-150 Lightning, and it could save some customers up to $500 per year—while powering a home and supporting the grid.

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Ford's Answer To Higher Electric Rates: A Much Smarter Way To Charge
Ford has a way to store lower-cost electricity in the F-150 Lightning, and it could save some customers up to $500 per year.
insideevs.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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“You know, I’m something of a ‘run the car company into the ground’ guy myself” fortune.com/2025/10/24/e...
Ex–Stellantis CEO says Tesla may exit the car industry and may not exist in 10 years: ‘Tesla’s stock market value loss will be colossal’ | Fortune
“We can’t rule out that at some point, he’ll decide to leave the automotive industry to refocus on humanoid robots, SpaceX, or artificial intelligence.”
fortune.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Lots to cover from a busy week! But the highlight for me is an interview with Matias Giannini. He heads up Horse Powertrain, a Renault/Geely JV that says if gas engines are sticking around, they need to be a lot cleaner. Super interesting company.
insideevs.com InsideEVs @insideevs.com · Oct 24
On this week's Plugged-In Podcast!

--We test Rivian's Also e-bike
--Loads of next-gen tech news from GM
--We interview the CEO of a company who wants to make better gas engines for hybrids and EREVs

Tune in!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW9W...
Rivian Breaks Into The E-Bike Game, GM’s Tech Glow-Up And Horse Powertrain | InsideEVs Podcast Ep46
YouTube video by InsideEVs
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October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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I stand by my most hated, yet most correct, opinion: Apple CarPlay is now comically outdated, and is only really effective if the car you're in is ancient too. Like a Subaru or something insideevs.com/news/776704/...
GM Will Remove Apple CarPlay And Android Auto From All Its Cars, Not Just EVs
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said switching from the car’s native interface to CarPlay and back can be “clunky”.
insideevs.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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GM software VP Baris Cetinok: "We will not count on a human to take over to be safe. That’s a false expectation. It's not a viable product."
October 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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One storyline I'm low-key obsessed with: BYD's entry into Japan. Buyers there overwhelmingly favor Japanese brands, and "foreign" ones like Mercedes make up only ~5% of the market.

So if BYD can make a big impact there, well...

insideevs.com/news/776342/...
The Affordable 2027 Chevy Bolt Is A Heavy Update To The Old One. That Wasn't Easy
GM's reboot of an affordable EV icon was no easy task. Plus: Waymo may have a school-bus problem, and more details about BYD's plans for Japan.
insideevs.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM