Shopper Information Automobile Stuff Podcast Episode 197: Volvo and Starbucks Charging Community, Most Dependable Automobiles of 2023 | The Every day Drive

Jill and Tom are each in studio in the present day for an additional topic-packed present. Tom opened the episode acknowledging the set up of the primary EV charging station underneath the provisions of the Nationwide Electrical Car Infrastructure (NEVI) Act, signed into legislation in 2021. The primary unit went reside at a Flying J fuel station in Ohio earlier this week.

Jill and Tom went on to debate Jill’s analysis of a Starbucks Espresso/Volvo joint effort. This previous week Jill drove electrical Volvo automobiles from Denver, Colorado to Seattle, Washington, charging the vehicles solely at Starbucks areas alongside the best way outfitted with high-speed Volvo-sponsored chargers. Pay attention in for extra on this distinctive cooperative train—and what Jill ordered to drink at every cease.

Within the second section Jill and Tom are joined by Shopper Report’s Steven Elek. Steven gave the hosts the lowdown on the group’s newest Auto Reliability Research. Steven shared insights into how and why electrical automobiles are proving problematic for some homeowners, and walked Jill and Tom by means of top-ten checklist of most-reliable automotive manufacturers. The checklist features a few surprises.

Within the remaining section, Jill is subjected to Tom’s “Automobile Gross sales in Europe” quiz, capped by a Kikkoman soy-sauce bonus query. As a result of Jill has not but listened to final week’s episode, Tom defined to her why he was trying to shoot a water buffalo.