Max Patten
@maxpatten.bsky.social
Amateur triathlete, EV nerd.
Law student keeping it somewhat together in an age of ??
Law student keeping it somewhat together in an age of ??
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Christopher Borroni-Bird envisioned the skateboard chassis back at the turn of the millennium. Today he envisions a world where everybody has access to safe, affordable transportation.
GM R&D Veteran's Book Calls for Affordable, Safe Cars for the World
Christopher Borroni-Bird envisioned the skateboard chassis back at the turn of the millennium. Today he envisions a world where everybody has access to safe, affordable transportation.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Christopher Borroni-Bird envisioned the skateboard chassis back at the turn of the millennium. Today he envisions a world where everybody has access to safe, affordable transportation.
Directly Current episode out with @johnvoelcker.bsky.social on hybrids, cheap EVs, and the American Auto’s predicament.
overcast.fm/+ABKo-TQG0A0
overcast.fm/+ABKo-TQG0A0
30: John Voelcker on Hybrids, Cheap EVs, and Detroit’s Problems — Directly Current: The EV Politics Podcast
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October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Directly Current episode out with @johnvoelcker.bsky.social on hybrids, cheap EVs, and the American Auto’s predicament.
overcast.fm/+ABKo-TQG0A0
overcast.fm/+ABKo-TQG0A0
The Porsche Taycan has to be one of the most unfluential designs in the modern automotive world. You see its DNA everywhere, from Shanghai to Stuttgart
May 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Porsche Taycan has to be one of the most unfluential designs in the modern automotive world. You see its DNA everywhere, from Shanghai to Stuttgart
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Lithium iron-phosphate battery tech was developed in the U.S.
We then ignored it.
"Now, U.S. manufacturers rely on foreign entities of concern, resulting in GOP backlash in Washington, DC, and have to play catch-up as affordable EVs become a key to unlocking greater #EV adoption."
Read it + weep.
We then ignored it.
"Now, U.S. manufacturers rely on foreign entities of concern, resulting in GOP backlash in Washington, DC, and have to play catch-up as affordable EVs become a key to unlocking greater #EV adoption."
Read it + weep.
How a U.S. electric vehicle battery technology became Chinese
'The intellectual concept was done by the great people in the great country of the United States of America — not in China,' Texas professor says.
www.detroitnews.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Lithium iron-phosphate battery tech was developed in the U.S.
We then ignored it.
"Now, U.S. manufacturers rely on foreign entities of concern, resulting in GOP backlash in Washington, DC, and have to play catch-up as affordable EVs become a key to unlocking greater #EV adoption."
Read it + weep.
We then ignored it.
"Now, U.S. manufacturers rely on foreign entities of concern, resulting in GOP backlash in Washington, DC, and have to play catch-up as affordable EVs become a key to unlocking greater #EV adoption."
Read it + weep.
“Instead of doing their job, we have watched the Trump CFPB fire its enforcement attorneys, shut down the agency, [and] take the name off the building. So of course, that’s a giant ‘open for business’ sign for every two-bit fraudster in America.”
www.theverge.com/news/640674/...
www.theverge.com/news/640674/...
A shady, shuttered tech bootcamp may be sneaking back online
A judge said CFPB workers could finally get back to work on Friday.
www.theverge.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Instead of doing their job, we have watched the Trump CFPB fire its enforcement attorneys, shut down the agency, [and] take the name off the building. So of course, that’s a giant ‘open for business’ sign for every two-bit fraudster in America.”
www.theverge.com/news/640674/...
www.theverge.com/news/640674/...
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The exposure table on the US new 25% car tariffs. Friends, allies, and neighbours top the list.
March 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The exposure table on the US new 25% car tariffs. Friends, allies, and neighbours top the list.
The bz4X is now technically competitive with my (model year 2021) Polestar 2. Way to go Toyota!
Toyota made a big splash with new and updated EVs.
Yet across the lineup, the real story lies beneath the surface: massive hardware upgrades, bigger batteries, upgraded motors and smarter tech:
insideevs.com/news/753364/...
Yet across the lineup, the real story lies beneath the surface: massive hardware upgrades, bigger batteries, upgraded motors and smarter tech:
insideevs.com/news/753364/...
Toyota’s New EVs Get Big Battery Upgrades. Here’s Why They Matter
Toyota’s EV party has started. Much of it is linked to improvements under the skin.
insideevs.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The bz4X is now technically competitive with my (model year 2021) Polestar 2. Way to go Toyota!
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@blogaap.bsky.social:
"This is the crux of how renewable energy is viewed differently: in China, they see the revenue model and are therefore willing to invest. In the West, we see it purely as a cost."
#alwaysbecharging
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
"This is the crux of how renewable energy is viewed differently: in China, they see the revenue model and are therefore willing to invest. In the West, we see it purely as a cost."
#alwaysbecharging
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
February 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
@blogaap.bsky.social:
"This is the crux of how renewable energy is viewed differently: in China, they see the revenue model and are therefore willing to invest. In the West, we see it purely as a cost."
#alwaysbecharging
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
"This is the crux of how renewable energy is viewed differently: in China, they see the revenue model and are therefore willing to invest. In the West, we see it purely as a cost."
#alwaysbecharging
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Thanks to @tommolog.bsky.social for joining me on Directly Current to lend his charging expertise! We discuss NEVI funds being frozen and much more
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overcast.fm/+ABKo-SmLQdw
16: EV Charging’s Rapid Improvement with Tom Moloughney (State of Charge) — Directly Current: The EV Politics Podcast
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February 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thanks to @tommolog.bsky.social for joining me on Directly Current to lend his charging expertise! We discuss NEVI funds being frozen and much more
overcast.fm/+ABKo-SmLQdw
overcast.fm/+ABKo-SmLQdw
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Much supposition about a line item for "armored Teslas," but few facts. Now @mjgault.bsky.social breaks it down.
The line item predates Trump taking office; the solicitation seems to have been installing vehicle armor onto State’s existing #Tesla fleet.
The @gizmodo.com hed nails it rather nicely.
The line item predates Trump taking office; the solicitation seems to have been installing vehicle armor onto State’s existing #Tesla fleet.
The @gizmodo.com hed nails it rather nicely.
The $400 Million Armored Tesla Story Is a Fake Scandal In a Sea of Real Graft and Horror
The State Department does a lot of business with a lot of different companies and has bought Tesla's before. But freaking out and editing a spreadsheet when it’s pointed out is weird.
gizmodo.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Much supposition about a line item for "armored Teslas," but few facts. Now @mjgault.bsky.social breaks it down.
The line item predates Trump taking office; the solicitation seems to have been installing vehicle armor onto State’s existing #Tesla fleet.
The @gizmodo.com hed nails it rather nicely.
The line item predates Trump taking office; the solicitation seems to have been installing vehicle armor onto State’s existing #Tesla fleet.
The @gizmodo.com hed nails it rather nicely.
I love how Buick’s place in the culture is now
1) the last American brand that was relevant in China
2) muscle car setpiece for Kendrick Lamar album and halftime show
1) the last American brand that was relevant in China
2) muscle car setpiece for Kendrick Lamar album and halftime show
February 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I love how Buick’s place in the culture is now
1) the last American brand that was relevant in China
2) muscle car setpiece for Kendrick Lamar album and halftime show
1) the last American brand that was relevant in China
2) muscle car setpiece for Kendrick Lamar album and halftime show
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Folks, I'm curious what your car and EV ad experience is tonight. From what I've been reading car commercials on the whole will be limited to Stellantis.
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I love Super Bowl car commercials -- especially some of the creative EV ones in recent years.
www.adweek.com/brand-market...
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I love Super Bowl car commercials -- especially some of the creative EV ones in recent years.
www.adweek.com/brand-market...
Car Brands Have Been Pumping the Brakes on Super Bowl Ads
With less than two weeks until the Super Bowl, only Jeep and Ram have announced plans to run an ad in the Big Game.
www.adweek.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Folks, I'm curious what your car and EV ad experience is tonight. From what I've been reading car commercials on the whole will be limited to Stellantis.
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I love Super Bowl car commercials -- especially some of the creative EV ones in recent years.
www.adweek.com/brand-market...
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I love Super Bowl car commercials -- especially some of the creative EV ones in recent years.
www.adweek.com/brand-market...
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Great conversation with @maxpatten.bsky.social on his Directly Current podcast about leveraging EV savings for building support for pro-EV policies.https://open.spotify.com/episode/7y3xL8tEoI5mxuWoMgEC9Y?si=rejmFJKwTGqf5O3HaYZkBg
January 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Great conversation with @maxpatten.bsky.social on his Directly Current podcast about leveraging EV savings for building support for pro-EV policies.https://open.spotify.com/episode/7y3xL8tEoI5mxuWoMgEC9Y?si=rejmFJKwTGqf5O3HaYZkBg
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LMAO. Rivian caused this by having efficient LED’s recessed in the vehicle. It has not been an issue on any other vehicle I’m aware of (besides maybe Cybertruck)
The electric vehicle manufacturer has applied for a heated headlight lens patent, which sounds like a great idea.
Rivian’s Heated Headlights Could Be A Winter Driving Game-Changer
The electric vehicle manufacturer has applied for a heated headlight lens patent, which sounds like a great idea.
insideevs.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
LMAO. Rivian caused this by having efficient LED’s recessed in the vehicle. It has not been an issue on any other vehicle I’m aware of (besides maybe Cybertruck)
Trump: “The Foxconn Wisconsin factory will be the 8th wonder of the world!” *it doesn’t happen and turns into essentially nothing*
Biden: “we’re going to rehabilitate Intel and get TSMC into America” they did 1/2! With considerably less hype.
youtu.be/WHat_LYrpQE?...
Biden: “we’re going to rehabilitate Intel and get TSMC into America” they did 1/2! With considerably less hype.
youtu.be/WHat_LYrpQE?...
TSMC’s New Arizona Fab! Apple Will Finally Make Advanced Chips In The U.S.
YouTube video by CNBC
youtu.be
December 13, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Trump: “The Foxconn Wisconsin factory will be the 8th wonder of the world!” *it doesn’t happen and turns into essentially nothing*
Biden: “we’re going to rehabilitate Intel and get TSMC into America” they did 1/2! With considerably less hype.
youtu.be/WHat_LYrpQE?...
Biden: “we’re going to rehabilitate Intel and get TSMC into America” they did 1/2! With considerably less hype.
youtu.be/WHat_LYrpQE?...
The Polestar app is delightfully charming, nerdy, and still not 100% reliable. I love being able to remotely adjust amp limit, and now the charge limit as well (this was four years in the making!)
December 5, 2024 at 3:54 PM
The Polestar app is delightfully charming, nerdy, and still not 100% reliable. I love being able to remotely adjust amp limit, and now the charge limit as well (this was four years in the making!)
Great interview with a battery startup CEO on the US’ place in the EV war—he’s more bullish/optimistic on Trump making an EV deal with China than me but it makes for some interesting debate!
audioboom.com/posts/861839...
audioboom.com/posts/861839...
Batteries, America, and Asian Dominance with Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO
Happy post-Thanksgiving season! Max sits down with Doron Myersdorf, CEO of Israeli battery startup StoreDot, to talk battery technology and what the US can learn from the rest of the world when it com...
audioboom.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Great interview with a battery startup CEO on the US’ place in the EV war—he’s more bullish/optimistic on Trump making an EV deal with China than me but it makes for some interesting debate!
audioboom.com/posts/861839...
audioboom.com/posts/861839...
Not everyday you have the opportunity to speak to someone who’s worked with both Obama and Elon! Listen to the full conversation we had on US EV industrial policy in this odd moment: audioboom.com/posts/860972...
November 19, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Not everyday you have the opportunity to speak to someone who’s worked with both Obama and Elon! Listen to the full conversation we had on US EV industrial policy in this odd moment: audioboom.com/posts/860972...
Big takeaway from my former colleagues’ mad dash cross-country in 9 EVs and one gas car? A 2012 leading edge EV was 19 hrs slower to road trip—the bleeding edge newest 2024 EV is only 2 hours slower. A decade makes a difference! It’s infrastructure+vehicles together.
youtu.be/7-CHiEdfODg?...
youtu.be/7-CHiEdfODg?...
I-90 Surge Race To The Finish Line! This Is The Fastest Electric Car To Drive Across USA - Pt. 4/4
YouTube video by Out of Spec Motoring
youtu.be
November 17, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Big takeaway from my former colleagues’ mad dash cross-country in 9 EVs and one gas car? A 2012 leading edge EV was 19 hrs slower to road trip—the bleeding edge newest 2024 EV is only 2 hours slower. A decade makes a difference! It’s infrastructure+vehicles together.
youtu.be/7-CHiEdfODg?...
youtu.be/7-CHiEdfODg?...