Patrick George
@patrickgeorge.bsky.social
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
Welcome to Route Zero
And why I picked right now to launch a newsletter about the electric vehicle transition.
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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...
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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.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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/news/778429/...
insideevs.com/news/778429/...
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
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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"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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insideevs.com/features/778...
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
"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."
insideevs.com/features/778...
insideevs.com/features/778...
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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.
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
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
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.
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
insideevs.com/news/777935/...
insideevs.com/news/777935/...
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
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
insideevs.com/news/777935/...
insideevs.com/news/777935/...
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?
www.routezeromedia.com/p/ford-s-nex...
More on this week's Route Zero! Are you in?
www.routezeromedia.com/p/ford-s-nex...
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
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?
www.routezeromedia.com/p/ford-s-nex...
More on this week's Route Zero! Are you in?
www.routezeromedia.com/p/ford-s-nex...
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...
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
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...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
"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...
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
"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...
insideevs.com/features/777...
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.
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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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October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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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“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...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“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...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Ugh dammit
What could have been Kia's Tesla Model 3 fighter is no longer coming to America—at least for now. And tariffs may be to blame.
insideevs.com/news/777491/...
insideevs.com/news/777491/...
Kia's Affordable EV4 Sedan 'Delayed Until Further Notice' In The U.S.
What could have been Kia's Tesla Model 3 fighter is no longer coming to America—at least for now. And tariffs may be to blame.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ugh dammit
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
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.
insideevs.com/news/777128/...
insideevs.com/news/777128/...
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
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
“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.”
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October 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“You know, I’m something of a ‘run the car company into the ground’ guy myself” fortune.com/2025/10/24/e...
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.
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!
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--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!
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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
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.
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”.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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 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."
Coming in 2028: LIDAR for Super Cruise, and "eyes-off" highway driving from General Motors. It's a huge step in the carmaker's race to full autonomy:
insideevs.com/news/776525/...
insideevs.com/news/776525/...
GM's Super Cruise Aims To Go Beyond Tesla In 2028 With LIDAR, Eyes-Off Driving
Super Cruise lets you take your hands off the wheel. Next: LIDAR lets you take your eyes off the road. That's coming to the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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."
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/...
So if BYD can make a big impact there, well...
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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.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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/...
So if BYD can make a big impact there, well...
insideevs.com/news/776342/...
Me and @tlevin.bsky.social had a fantastic chat with General Motors President Mark Reuss on the podcast this week. Among other things: I asked if GM's preparing for a day when it has to compete with Chinese car brands in America.
"Absolutely."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YWp...
"Absolutely."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YWp...
GM President Mark Reuss On 2027 Chevy Bolt, Cheaper Future EVs & China | InsideEVs Podcast Ep46
YouTube video by InsideEVs
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October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Me and @tlevin.bsky.social had a fantastic chat with General Motors President Mark Reuss on the podcast this week. Among other things: I asked if GM's preparing for a day when it has to compete with Chinese car brands in America.
"Absolutely."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YWp...
"Absolutely."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YWp...
Whiplash is expensive, it turns out insideevs.com/news/775762/...
GM Is Selling More EVs Than Ever. Here's Why It's Out $1.6 Billion
Here's why General Motors announced a $1.6 billion adjustment, even after selling a record number of electric vehicles in Q3 2025.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Whiplash is expensive, it turns out insideevs.com/news/775762/...
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When Hangzhou charges faster than Beijing (31%) 🇨🇳
(based on @patrickgeorge.bsky.social's recording fast charge back in April in Beijing with BYDs back then just released #megawatt chargers)
meet #ZEEKR: 1321kW peak (1477A)
~3 min 10-50% SoC
and within 7 minutes to 80%
#alwaysbecharging
⚡️⚡️⚡️
(based on @patrickgeorge.bsky.social's recording fast charge back in April in Beijing with BYDs back then just released #megawatt chargers)
meet #ZEEKR: 1321kW peak (1477A)
~3 min 10-50% SoC
and within 7 minutes to 80%
#alwaysbecharging
⚡️⚡️⚡️
October 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
When Hangzhou charges faster than Beijing (31%) 🇨🇳
(based on @patrickgeorge.bsky.social's recording fast charge back in April in Beijing with BYDs back then just released #megawatt chargers)
meet #ZEEKR: 1321kW peak (1477A)
~3 min 10-50% SoC
and within 7 minutes to 80%
#alwaysbecharging
⚡️⚡️⚡️
(based on @patrickgeorge.bsky.social's recording fast charge back in April in Beijing with BYDs back then just released #megawatt chargers)
meet #ZEEKR: 1321kW peak (1477A)
~3 min 10-50% SoC
and within 7 minutes to 80%
#alwaysbecharging
⚡️⚡️⚡️
Tesla's new Temu-grade EVs might have been a better deal with the $7,500 EV tax credit. But Trump's budget bill nuked that. Now it's worth asking: What did Elon Musk's failed bromance with Trump really get him, in the end? Back in @theatlantic.com with a new one:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Tesla
Elon Musk’s embrace of Donald Trump continues to haunt his car company.
www.theatlantic.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Tesla's new Temu-grade EVs might have been a better deal with the $7,500 EV tax credit. But Trump's budget bill nuked that. Now it's worth asking: What did Elon Musk's failed bromance with Trump really get him, in the end? Back in @theatlantic.com with a new one:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
This week on Route Zero: So maybe the Tesla Standard models didn't land. It was still a surprisingly good week for affordable EVs in America, and most people don't even realize it yet.
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America's Affordable EV Race Is Just Getting Started
Even as tax credits end, carmakers like Chevrolet, Nissan and Tesla are dropping prices fast. Here's what car shoppers and mobility industry pros should know.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This week on Route Zero: So maybe the Tesla Standard models didn't land. It was still a surprisingly good week for affordable EVs in America, and most people don't even realize it yet.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
No more listening to the public radio station that Elon helped defund during your commute!
The new Model Y Standard gets 321 miles of range—but no FM or AM radio tuner. How's that for cost-cutting?
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Tesla's Model 3 And Model Y Standard Lose The AM And FM Radio
The new Model Y Standard gets 321 miles of range—but no FM or AM radio tuner. How's that for cost-cutting?
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October 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
No more listening to the public radio station that Elon helped defund during your commute!