25 Aug 2025 01:00
The Benefit of Listening
This week, Robbie drives the new Kia Sportage Hybrid and Sam has the Acura ADX and Hyundai Ioniq 9.
Nicole is traveling but she and Sam got together to discuss the 2026 Subaru Solterra and Sam has a conversation with Subaru carline planning manager Garrick Goh. We also have the low down on the 2026 Jeep Cherokee which is launching as a hybrid only and Ford Maverick prices continue to creep upward. The new Nissan Leaf will be the first EV in America with 300 miles of range for under $30,000 and Chargepoint now has Omniport retrofit kits available for its chargers. The US and EU will recognize each others automotive standards and Infiniti is bringing back the Q50 sedan with a manual gearbox and twin-turbo V6.Tensor Auto has come out of stealth with plans to sell a robocar to consumers but it's going to be real expensive and we answer a question about charging adapters for a reader.
Links
Mavericks are getting expensive and cheaper
Nissan Prices new Leaf from $30k!
Chargepoint Omniport conversion kits available
US and EU to recognize each others standards
Infiniti to revive Q50 with Twin turbo V6 and and 6MT
Tensor wants to sell AVs to consumers
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
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