Directly Current

Directly Current brings you candid conversations with policymakers, industry leaders, and everyday drivers about how EVs are reshaping America.

October 28, 2025

Directly Current Episode 31: The Utility Side of EVs with Dawn Neville (PSE&G)

PSE&G is New Jersey’s largest utility and is over a century old, but under Dawn Neville’s team they’re doing an agile and decent job of adapting to EVs with programs that subsidize home charging and forecast load for necessary grid uprades. Max speaks with Dawn to learn more about the…

October 7, 2025

Directly Current Episode 30: John Voelcker on the State of the EV Industry

John Voelcker has been reporting on EVs and hybrids for longer than almost anyone. The editor in chief of Green Car Reports for almost a decade, and now a frequent freelancer for magazines like Car and Driver and websites like InsideEVs, John is an engineer by training who has reported…

September 22, 2025

Directly Current Episode 29: Mike Murphy on Hyundai ICE Raid in Georgia, Chatting with Gov. Newsom + News Roundup

It’s time for a news roundup on Directly Current, and Max is joined by Republican strategist and EVs for All America boss Mike Murphy to discuss the positive market developments in German and American EV manufacturing, as well as some bad news with an ICE raid at Hyundai and LG…

September 3, 2025

Directly Current Episode 28: Electric for Everyone with Josh Boone (Veloz)

Directly Current is back from the August holiday, and we’ve got a new episode with a relevant guest and some urgent news on federal EV tax credits, which expire on September 30th, courtesy of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Veloz is a nonprofit leading the charge with a…

July 23, 2025

Directly Current Episode 27: Building a Better Battery (in America) with Deeana Ijaz, Our Next Energy

Listen on AudioboomWatch on YouTube Our Next Energy (ONE) is building LFP battery cells in Michigan. If you’re an EV nerd, you know that’s a big deal. LFP chemistry is the key to affordable, long-lasting EVs. China currently dominates this space, controlling not just the…

July 8, 2025

Directly Current Episode 26: Making EVs An Electric Grid Asset, with WeaveGrid CEO Apoorv Bhargava

???? Listen on Audioboom???? Watch on YouTube You’ve probably heard the grid is under strain, and some claim EVs only make it worse. That is partly true, but it doesn’t have to be. Electric vehicles can actually strengthen the grid and help ratepayers save money if managed…

June 24, 2025

Directly Current Episode 25: EV Fleets with Libby Bittman, Wex

???? Listen on Audioboom???? Watch on YouTube EV adoption isn’t just about your driveway anymore. It’s about commercial fleets. In this episode of Directly Current, we dive into the growing EV shift in business vehicles with Libby Bittman, Electric Vehicle (EV) & Mobility Business Development…

June 11, 2025

Directly Current Episode 24: Charging Ahead with Electric Era CEO Quincy Lee

Reliable DC Fast Charging is still hit-or-miss in 2025. While Tesla has opened its Supercharger network to other automakers, many EV drivers — especially those with newer, high-voltage vehicles — struggle to find stations that deliver full power where they need it most, like outside a Costco or on the…

May 27, 2025

Directly Current Episode 23: Improving EV Towing and Camping with Lightship CEO, Toby Kraus

Electric towing is hard, particularly when you’re hauling a big family-sized camper that can halve a Rivian’s range. Lightship is a startup that’s laser-focused on solving that pickle by engineering a smart trailer that not only makes itself more aerodynamic in motion, but also pulls its own weight with an…

May 19, 2025

Directly Current Episode 22: The Long, Messy Road To Desirable EVs with Declan Kavanaugh

Long before the Tesla Roadster or GM EV.1 were a twinkle in engineers’ eyes, there were people hard at work making whacky electric cars in their garages. Declan Kavanaugh, a college student and budding engineer interning at startup Telo Trucks, is one such enthusiast, taking pride in buying cheap EV…