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The Amped EV Podcast

Electric vehicles are causing a shift in the market, so we’ve created The Amped EV Podcast to try to understand and navigate today’s ever-evolving EV automotive landscape. Host and editor of The Buzz, David Sickels, studies the latest trends and innovations surrounding EVs to keep our audience informed on where we see this market heading, as well what can be done to take advantage of its emerging opportunities.

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5:36

Chevy BrightDrop 400 Walkaround Review

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2025/09/25

The Chevy BrightDrop 400 is a compact, all-electric delivery van built for last-mile fleets. It’s smaller than the BrightDrop 600 but still delivers strong cargo capacity, flexible charging, and driver-friendly features. In this walkaround, we cover driving impressions, cargo space, and charging capability to show how it performs in daily fleet use.BrightDrop 400 Features and Specs:Size: 238.6 inches long, a width of 89.4 inches (without mirrors), and a height of 109.2 inches. (About nine feet tall,

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19:00

Inside Redline Detection’s Rise in EV Service Innovation

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2025/07/31

Redline Detection has become a name that no one in the EV service world can ignore. Perhaps best known for its Battery and Coolant Leak Detector (BCLD), the company now supports EV battery leak detection and diagnostics throughout the EV lifecycle, from battery R&D to collision repair and end-of-life handling. In this episode of the Amped EV Podcast, Redline Detection President Alex Parker talks about the company’s explosive growth, how it developed the BCLD using patented nano leak

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19:25

Switch Vehicles on Building an EV Training Program...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2025/06/09

What if students could learn about EVs by building and driving one themselves? Switch Vehicles, a company that combines hands-on education with industry-relevant training, provides that service. Its EV training program enables students and teachers to assemble fully functional electric vehicles.In this episode, Brandon Watt, Marketing Director at Switch Vehicles, and Dan Vincent, lead instructor and retired professor, explain the Switch Lab program. Instead of using emulators or theory alone,

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9:46

How Bosch Mobility Re-Thought EV Technician Training...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2025/04/14

How do you train today’s technicians to work on powertrains that barely existed a decade ago—and keep evolving each year? Bosch Mobility took on that challenge with its nationwide EV technician training tour, a hands-on program designed to meet technicians on-site.Brittany Kearns, Project Manager for EV Service Concept at Bosch Mobility, joins The Amped EV Podcast to discuss this mobile training initiative. Bosch launched the tour in 2024 to address the growing demand for EV technician training

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14:26

The Effect of ABB E-mobility's C50 Charger on...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2025/03/17

As more drivers switch to EVs, businesses must expand reliable, convenient charging in shopping centers, public parking, and other high-traffic areas. Brant Hastings, North American President of ABB E-mobility, joins The Amped EV Podcast to discuss the ABB E-mobility C50 charger. This 50-kilowatt DC fast charger serves retailers, urban areas, and public charging locations. Hastings explains how the ABB C50 charger meets the rising demand for EV destination charging. It offers dual-port functionality

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22:16

Electric Vehicle Battery Life Holds Up Better Than...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2025/01/31

When you think of electric vehicle battery life, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Anxiety? Degradation? With EV adoption being a fairly recent concept, it's fair if you set your expectations low. However, real-world data shows EV batteries degrade by just 1.8% per year, according to Charlotte Argue, Senior Manager of Sustainable Mobility at Geotab. In fact, after 10 years, an EV battery should retain over 80% of its original capacity.Geotab analyzed 5,000 EVs in fleet applications and

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21:04

Why battery testing is the hidden hero of EV evolution

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2024/08/28

The complexities of EV battery technology are getting more and more... well... complex. But, while attributes like range, longevity, durability and chemistry tend to get much of the limelight, there's one aspect of EV battery R&D that sits in the background without getting the fanfare it rightly deserves: Testing."As the battery is becoming more and more important as the propulsion energy storage system, there's a lot of testing and a lot of validation that needs to be done," says Don Wright,

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24:54

Hyzon CEO explains why hydrogen-powered refuse trucks...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2024/07/23

Imagine the difference an additional 40% payload per trip could make to a refuse fleet. That's what Parker Meeks, CEO of Hyzon, is hoping to give haulers in the North American market looking to move away from diesel via Hyzon's hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse trucks, which are now being tested in the U.S. in partnership with New Way, a refuse truck body manufacturer, and Recology, a San Fransisco-based hauler."While [all-electric refuse trucks] can do the work on a micro level going job

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13:29

How GKN Automotive ekes out big EV powertrain gains...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2024/06/04

Efficiency is a critical pillar in EV powertrain design. Ideally, EV components manufacturers want to convert every single available kilowatt stored within the battery into energy capable of driving the vehicle, and getting as close to perfect as possible is one of the holy grails of design. That's why engineers spend endless hours finding ways to mitigate the effects of heat and friction, because even seemingly tiny saves in these areas can make a huge difference when it comes to an EV's

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16:18

Paired Power's pop-up microgrid aims to solve...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2024/05/13

Fleet electrification is tricky. Many fleet locations never planned to one day convert their vehicles to run using electric powertrains, and therefore lack the adequate electrical infrastructure to easily make the switch. The good news is that upgrade solutions are typically available, and today there are lots of partners out there who can help fleets get started. The bad news is that the upgrade process can involve lengthy wait times – sometimes up to two years – due to factors like utility

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16:12

First Student's blueprint for electrifying 30,000...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2024/04/15

First Student isn't messing around when it comes to its ambitions for school bus electrification – 30,000 school buses by 2035. At first glance, it may seem a bit pie-in-the-sky, but Kevin Matthews, head of electrification at First Student, assures that school buses may be the area that makes the most sense when it comes to fleet electrification opportunities in the U.S."That number was not a 'throw darts at a dart board approach.' We also believe this [growth will be] a little bit shallower than a

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13:40

Grid management at the intersection of hardware and...

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2024/02/26

Electric vehicle charging and grid management are both critical factors when it comes to handling the increased adoption rates of EVs. The fragmented nature of the electric utility industry mixed with the necessity for the intelligent management of EV charging on a hyperlocal level isn't an easy hurdle to cross – and it's hard to do it alone.The good news is that the industry is intimately aware of this, and partnerships are cropping up to intersect well-designed hardware with advanced grid

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18:25

Are EVs really more expensive to maintain?

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2024/01/30

Electric vehicles have been steadily rising in popularity in the US for around a decade now, so surely consumers have had plenty of time to research and understand the differences in aspects like maintenance costs, range and government incentives, right?...Right?The truth is, there are plenty of misconceptions about the current state of EVs, a topic that has recently been researched in-depth by CDK Global in the company's recently published whitepaper "EV Confusion Carries On.""When we talk about

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17:38

How microgrid mastery empowers fleets to go electric

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2023/10/23

The U.S. energy grid is a complicated, dynamic system involving a vast infrastructure, power generation, transmission, distribution, substations, and so much more. Thus, it would be easy to assume that creating your own, personal microgrid – something that fleets across the country are beginning to experiment with – would be a hair-pulling, blood-boiling process.The truth is that establishing a microgrid can be an intimidating experience, but doing so can be well worth it for fleets making the

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25:27

How these autonomous EVs operate outside road lanes

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2023/10/02

Autonomous vehicles tend to be electrified using powerful batteries because they are covered in sensors and require the latest computer hardware to interpret the onboard data in near-real time. This draws a ton of electric power, and an all-electric battery pack can not only provide this power, but keep the stream much more steady and stable when compared to an ICE engine.These sensors work together to provide a comprehensive view of the vehicle's surroundings, enabling it to detect and respond to

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28:15

World record driver shows off what's possible in an EV

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2023/09/18

Think back to the year you first received your driver's license. What did you do? Maybe driving to school or across town to a friend's house was your idea of excitement. Maybe you even braved the highway, holding your breath on the onramp until safely merged into traffic.When multiple-time Guinness World Record holder Rainer Zietlow first received his license in 1988, one of his first missions was to conquer the Sahara Desert via a six-week trek."My friend told me about his father doing a tour

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15:21

Look behind the EV collision repair curtain

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2023/08/21

Collisions happen, and even when no one is hurt, they're a pain. Working with insurance, getting your car worked on, potentially being without a car for a while... none of it is fun. With an EV, this entire process can be even more problematic."I think [drivers] need to know that if they're involved in an accident in their EV, they need to have a whole different set of expectations around what's going to go on as it relates to repairing that vehicle and bringing it back to pre-loss condition," says

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21:19

How many more miles of EV range can your tires give you?

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2023/08/07

If we're talking about electric vehicles, I'll give it about five minutes before we hit the ol' "range" topic. Typically, the conversation swings into range anxiety territory, and this makes talking about easy ways to extend the driver's range so much fun. Instead of focusing on "range anxiety," we can shift our focus to "range serenity."To this end, many drivers may be surprised at the effect their choice of tires has on their maximum expected range. The good news is that tire manufacturers have

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19:09

Mining CEO explains tungsten's role in EVs

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2023/07/20

EV manufacturers depend on a variety of resources to maximize the range, performance and charging capabilities of an all-electric powertrain. Among these is tungsten, a rare metal that, even in tiny doses, is essential to meet the expectations of today's electric vehicle."In relation to EVs, you use [tungsten] in the looms. Tungsten gas is pumped into every semiconductor and you have about 2,000 semiconductors in each EV," says Lewis Black, president and CEO of Almonty Industries, a global mining

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8:23

Champtires guides EV drivers toward used tires

The Amped EV Podcast ·

2023/07/10

The words "tires" and "sustainable" aren't typically muttered in the same breath, but this reputation is slowly shifting for the better. New materials and recycling processes being implemented by many tire manufacturers are helping to make a tire's life more environmentally friendly, but Champtires, a seller of used tires, says we can do better, as the company says many tires with decent tread remaining are still ending up in landfills."Anyone who is making purchase decisions with an environmentally

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