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January 22, 2025

Directly Current Episode 14: Gasoline Superusers and State Policy with Matthew Metz (Coltura)

Directly Current returns for the new year in the wake of a new inauguration. Matthew Metz is a former trial lawyer and environmental advocate who’s discovered a dirty secret at Coltura: the people who drive the most in the country, often Republican, stand to save a lot of cash at…

December 11, 2024

Directly Current Episode 13: Holiday EV Shopper’s Guide With Tax Credits In Jeopardy

To round out the end of 2024, Max does a solo episode to break down all the nerdy goodness of the existing Inflation Reduction Act’s 30d Clean Vehicle Credit for new and used vehicles. Translation: how you might get an EV with $7,500 for the holidays before Trump potentially axes…

December 3, 2024

Directly Current Episode 12: Batteries, America, and Asian Dominance with Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO

This week, to follow up Thanksgiving break and during lame duck season in the US, Max speaks to an expert across the pond to learn all about high-end battery production. Doron Myersdorf is the CEO of Israeli battery startup StoreDot, who promises to make an EV battery capable of charging…

November 19, 2024

Directly Current Episode 11: The State of US EV Policy with Former Tesla Exec. Rohan Patel

This week we spoke with former Obama White House climate advisor and Tesla business dev and policy guru, Rohan Patel. Rohan is a rare breed who represents both substantial public and private sector experience. In the episode he provides a lot of behind the scenes insight into pivotal moments at…

November 12, 2024

Directly Current Episode 10: What Trump’s Win Means For EVs with Jamie Butters of Automotive News

It’s been one crazy week. For the wonks at the EV Politics Project, we were wondering what Trump’s return to Washington and Republican congressional majorities could mean for future for electric cars. Luckily for Max Patten and Mike Murphy, they had the privilege of chatting with Executive Editor of Automotive…

November 11, 2024

Post-Election Michigan Analysis

As you might have noticed, we’ve been focused on Michigan this election cycle. This presidential swing state was also the home to a hotly contested Senate race. We knew this political context would put Michigan, the historic home the American automotive industry, in the EV-crosshairs. Please find the report below…

November 5, 2024

Directly Current Episode 9: Election Night Eve and EVs with John Heilemann

For election eve Max sits down with fellow Hack on Tap, Puck News writer and podcaster, and NBC analyst John Heilemann. The two talk politics, how EVs might move the needle—or not—in the closing sprint of the presidential race, and what to make of Elon Musk’s fierce campaigning for Donald…

October 30, 2024

Murphy talks 2024 and EVs on State of Charge

Mike recently appeared on Tom Moloughney’s State of Charge. Be sure to catch this great conversation where Mike talks through our recent Michigan poll, the millions of dollars spent on EV-related political ads this month, and the work we’re doing at the American EV Jobs Alliance to…

October 29, 2024

Directly Current Episode 8: Tesla’s Continued Dominance & Robotaxi Shenanigans with Corey Cantor (BloombergNEF)

There’s no question that when it comes to selling EVs in the US, and making a profit on them, Tesla is still king. But between an erratic CEO, public scrutiny over delay after delay on self driving promises, and signs of flagging demand in key markets like California, there’s some…

October 22, 2024

Directly Current Episode 7: Building Chargers & Promoting Jobs With DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg

Welcome back to Directly Current. This week, we’ve got a special guest: Secretary of the Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg! The Secretary talks about the economic boost the EV industry is giving communities across the country, including his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. The Secretary and Max cover a…

October 10, 2024

Mike Murphy talking Michigan and Metal Bending on Morning Joe

Our fearless leader, Mike Murphy, made the case on Morning Joe that Michigan is mission critical for both presidential campaigns and that EVs have become a central issue in the fight for the Wolverine state. Luckily, there’s way to play offense on EVs. We hope this playbook is deployed…

October 8, 2024

Directly Current Episode 5: We Learn About Dealers and EV Myths with Elena Ciccotelli!

Max speaks to Elena Ciccotelli of the “EVs 4 Everyone” Podcast to get some insights on the industry, the dealership perspective, as well as break down some common social media EV misconceptions that are unfortunately going viral. There’s a lot of good stuff here, down to the end where…