web02.fireside.fm Sat, 23 May 2026 20:57:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Lightning” https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/lightning Sun, 14 May 2023 08:00:00 -0400 Every week automotive journalists Benjamin and Sami review cars and get weird, and funny, and honest, about the automotive industry. en-us episodic Cars, trucks, and a weird sense of humor. Unnamed Automotive Podcast Every week automotive journalists Benjamin and Sami review cars and get weird, and funny, and honest, about the automotive industry. no cars, trucks, automotive, comedy, driving, EV, car reviews, truck reviews, EV reviews, electric vehicles, automobiles, journalism Unnamed Automotive Podcast benjamin@benjaminhunting.com Episode 317: 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning EV Pickup, 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, 2023 Kia Sportage PHEV https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/317 ae4d43eb-6bb2-4b75-a4b8-e4387588be1a Sun, 14 May 2023 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast You see that truck? The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning? It has a plug! Those crossovers? The 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and the 2023 Kia Sportage PHEV? They have plugs too! It's 2023 and everything has a plug! You reach around your head and touch your ears: they're plugs, feeding you new Unnamed Automotive Podcast content every week! Enjoy? 46:58 no <p>What's in a plug? First up Benjamin describes his time with the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning EV, a fully electric pickup truck with a number of handy features than he had to test out. Can the Lightning power up a stranded EV? Sami begs Benjamin to tell us if the future of electric trucks bleak or promising.</p> <p>Then Sami talks about a pair of plug-in hybrid crossovers. The 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has been a face in this segment for a long long long time, and has been renewed with Nissan bones. The 2023 Kia Sportage PHEV is a bit less familiar, but has a few interesting changes compared to the similar Hyundai Tucson PHEV. Weight, seating, and other charging gimmicks help differentiate these two, but Sami comes down with an interesting verdict when it comes to summing these rides up. </p> <p>Thanks for listening, don't forget to subscribe or get in touch with the guys on our website or through social! </p> Ford, F-150, Lightning, EV, Mitsubishi, Outlander, PHEV, Kia, Sportage, car talk, truck talk, SUV talk, EV talk, car, trucks, EVs, SUVs, car podcast, truck podcast, SUV podcast, EV podcast, electric cars, electric car, electric vehicles, electric vehicle What's in a plug? First up Benjamin describes his time with the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning EV, a fully electric pickup truck with a number of handy features than he had to test out. Can the Lightning power up a stranded EV? Sami begs Benjamin to tell us if the future of electric trucks bleak or promising.

Then Sami talks about a pair of plug-in hybrid crossovers. The 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has been a face in this segment for a long long long time, and has been renewed with Nissan bones. The 2023 Kia Sportage PHEV is a bit less familiar, but has a few interesting changes compared to the similar Hyundai Tucson PHEV. Weight, seating, and other charging gimmicks help differentiate these two, but Sami comes down with an interesting verdict when it comes to summing these rides up.

Thanks for listening, don't forget to subscribe or get in touch with the guys on our website or through social!

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]]> What's in a plug? First up Benjamin describes his time with the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning EV, a fully electric pickup truck with a number of handy features than he had to test out. Can the Lightning power up a stranded EV? Sami begs Benjamin to tell us if the future of electric trucks bleak or promising.

Then Sami talks about a pair of plug-in hybrid crossovers. The 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has been a face in this segment for a long long long time, and has been renewed with Nissan bones. The 2023 Kia Sportage PHEV is a bit less familiar, but has a few interesting changes compared to the similar Hyundai Tucson PHEV. Weight, seating, and other charging gimmicks help differentiate these two, but Sami comes down with an interesting verdict when it comes to summing these rides up.

Thanks for listening, don't forget to subscribe or get in touch with the guys on our website or through social!

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]]> Episode 282: 2022 BMW i4 M50, Ford Lightning Towing Tragedy, Toyota GR 86 Engine Explosion, 2023 Chevrolet Colorado, 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/282 90cb56f1-1fee-46b5-894e-15a1fdd62f14 Sun, 07 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Can you endure one more week of Benjamin talking about EVs? We start with his experience in the wild new BMW i4 M50, which boasts over 500 horsepower and even more torque. Benjamin calls it insanely fast, but do all of the changes to this electrified 4 Series work cohesively? Then Sami jumps in to talk about the recent happenings throughout the automotive industry, including EV towing ranges, Toyota warranty denials, and two new pickups from Ford and Chevy. 38:49 no <p>Benjamin discusses his time in the 2022 BMW i4, and not just any ole i4, but the M50 version with incredible performance metrics. You'll want to hear all the details about how this EV-converted 4 Series feels on the road, and whether it follows the same mantra as BMWs other electric vehicle, the iX.</p> <p>From there the duo dive into a variety of topics including the shockingly bad range of electric pickups when they're towing, according to some tests done over at MotorTrend with the new F-150 Lightning. The pair then discuss a racing-related Toyota GR86 warranty denial, before getting to a pair of all new pickups from Ford and Chevy. </p> <p>You'll want to hear all the news, information and inside jokes this week and beyond, so don't forget to subscribe to get more. </p> BMW, i4, M50, iX, Ford, Lightning, F-150, Maverick Tremor, Colorado, Chevrolet, Toyota, GR86, car talk, truck talk, EV talk, SUV talk, car podcast, truck podcast, SUV podcast, EV podcast Benjamin discusses his time in the 2022 BMW i4, and not just any ole i4, but the M50 version with incredible performance metrics. You'll want to hear all the details about how this EV-converted 4 Series feels on the road, and whether it follows the same mantra as BMWs other electric vehicle, the iX.

From there the duo dive into a variety of topics including the shockingly bad range of electric pickups when they're towing, according to some tests done over at MotorTrend with the new F-150 Lightning. The pair then discuss a racing-related Toyota GR86 warranty denial, before getting to a pair of all new pickups from Ford and Chevy.

You'll want to hear all the news, information and inside jokes this week and beyond, so don't forget to subscribe to get more.

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]]> Benjamin discusses his time in the 2022 BMW i4, and not just any ole i4, but the M50 version with incredible performance metrics. You'll want to hear all the details about how this EV-converted 4 Series feels on the road, and whether it follows the same mantra as BMWs other electric vehicle, the iX.

From there the duo dive into a variety of topics including the shockingly bad range of electric pickups when they're towing, according to some tests done over at MotorTrend with the new F-150 Lightning. The pair then discuss a racing-related Toyota GR86 warranty denial, before getting to a pair of all new pickups from Ford and Chevy.

You'll want to hear all the news, information and inside jokes this week and beyond, so don't forget to subscribe to get more.

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]]> Episode 225: Guest Chad Kirchner, 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe, Learn EV, Ford F-150 Lightning EV Pickup https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/225 33ec7a50-cf30-4087-a1f8-ce3d0c8fff5a Sun, 23 May 2021 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Friend of the podcast Chad Kirchner stops by to talk about his new Learn EV feature at EV Pulse before we get ridiculous with the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe and the Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Pickup. 59:52 no <p>Sami and Benjamin welcome back friend of the show Chad Kirchner from EV Pulse to talk about the site's new Learn EV feature, and then the trio rip into the over-the-top details of the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe and the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup—two ridiculously powerful vehicles from very different sides of the tracks. </p> Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, GLE 63 S Coupe, GLE, Ford, Lightning, F-150, EV, EV Pulse, car podcast, truck podcast, SUV podcast, car talk, truck talk, electric car, electric vehicle Sami and Benjamin welcome back friend of the show Chad Kirchner from EV Pulse to talk about the site's new Learn EV feature, and then the trio rip into the over-the-top details of the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe and the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup—two ridiculously powerful vehicles from very different sides of the tracks.

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]]> Sami and Benjamin welcome back friend of the show Chad Kirchner from EV Pulse to talk about the site's new Learn EV feature, and then the trio rip into the over-the-top details of the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe and the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup—two ridiculously powerful vehicles from very different sides of the tracks.

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