Plugged In

Plugged In connects you to the ever-expanding Canadian electric vehicle network, featuring in-depth interviews with experts, engineers and everyday EV owners from across the country and from around the world. Hosted by Postmedia Driving senior editor Andrew McCredie, Plugged In updates once a week.

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S09EP02 – Some good news about battery degradation
As the EV revolution continues, we’re starting to get more data about battery degradation, and Geotab is leading the way
29 min
2
S09EP01 – Meeting Federal EV sales targets is u...
Canadian auto industry expert David Adams weighs in on Parliamentary Budget Office findings, Chinese EVs and Canada’s EV future
34 min
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S08EP06 – Celebrating Everything Electric
Andrew wraps Season 8 with a chat with Dan Caesar about the EV revolution and the sustainability show formerly known as Fully Charged
31 min
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S08EP05 – Charging up on sun power
GoSun’s Patrick Sherwin talks with Andrew about his company’s innovative Solar EV Charger
29 min
5
S08EP04 – The wheels of the EV school bus go ro...
Pilot project puts all-electric school bus through the daily grind for eight months on Calgary roads, including plenty of winter work
26 min
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S08EP03 – Converting classics to all-electric
The sister and brother team behind Peterborough-based ARC Motors are meeting a growing demand for swapping out internal combustion engines for EV powertrains.
30 min
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S08EP02 – Tesla talk, myth busting and new EVs
Canadian EV expert Ken Bokor talks Tesla, busts myths about EV sales and tells us which new EVs he’s looking forward to driving
38 min
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S08EP01 – Going with the Flo
We check in with Flo, a Canadian company and a major player in North America’s charging infrastructure
36 min
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S07EP07 – The electrification of fleets is a thing
Geotab Senior Manager, Sustainable Mobility Charlotte Anger dives deep in to the data driving delivery EVs
37 min
10
S07EP06 – In the market for a new EV? Don’t mis...
Host Andrew McCredie chats with pre-eminent EV expert Ken Bokor about EV sales, production and which new EV's he's excited about.
33 min
11
S07EP05 – The Airbnb of electric vehicle chargers
Blossom EV CEO Kevin Brett discusses his new service for EV road trippers and garage orphans.
22 min
12
S07EP04 – Why aren’t there more EV taxis?
Host Andrew McCredie talks with Calgary sustainability consultant Matt Grace and EV cab owner Darryl Kolewaski.
37 min
13
S07EP03 – EV tires, where the rubber meets the ...
Host Andrew McCredie talks with tire expert Steve Bourassa about why you should install EV tires on your EV, and what you should look for in an EV tire.
27 min
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S07EP02 – A young bright mind plugged into EVs
Host Andrew McCredie chats with Andrew Genovese, a university student who played a key role in the development of Canada’s first EV prototype.
20 min
15
S07EP01 – Fully Charged’s Robert Lewellyn is an...
Host Andrew McCredie is joined by Robert Lewellyn whose resume includes stand-up comic, playwright, actor, author and an electric vehicle advocate on the YouTube channel 'Fully Charged'.
38 min
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S06EP04 – Wireless charging: What it is and ho...
InductEV chief product officer Tony Calabro discusses the Pennsylvania-based company's electric vehicle wireless charging partnership with Volvo.
21 min
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S06EP03 – Is your mechanic ready for the EV rev...
How the hundred of thousands of independent repair shops across North America are preparing for the EV Revolution.
25 min
18
S06EP02 - Why buy an electric vehicle?
As EV adoption charges along, we revisit the benefits of going electric
31 min
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S06EP01 – Vancouver company teams with racing c...
Host Andrew McCredite talks Extreme E racing, carbon credits and the reality of electric vehicle adoption rates with Vida Carbon co-founder Jamie Keech
28 min
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S05EP05 – Reimagining the fuel station
A competition-winning EV charging station designed for people as much as vehicles
26 min
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S05E04 - Bad news for Canada’s nascent battery ...
An investigation of America's Inflation Reduction Act could derail Canada’s EV battery building segment
28 min
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S05E03 - Canadian media company is an EV treasu...
Nino Di Cara, founder and president of Electric Autonomy Canada
31 min
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S05E02 - A strong model year for EV's
The 2023 model year for EVs is a strong one according to EV expert Ken Bokor
36 min
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S05E01 - If you build it, they will charge
Guest Jeff Turner discusses the much-needed escalation of EV charging infrastructure in Canada.
31 min
25
EV opportunity staring Canada in the face
Host Andrew McCredie gives key takeaways from past interview on Canada's expanding role in electric vehicle development and manufacturing. He also recaps Season 4 of his podcast. 
21 min