Chad Kirchner

Chad is the VP of Content for EV Pulse, and other Wrecked Media Group properties. He has years of experience covering the automotive industry and has been featured in Truck Trend, The Drive, Overland Journal, AutoGuide, Automotive Map, and other places.
Chad Kirchner
2023 Lexus RZ 450e first drive review: Range anxious luxury

Before we start talking about the experience driving the new Lexus RZ 450e, we’d like to address a question. Yes, the folks at Lexus learned from the failures of the Toyota bZ4X launch and have ensured that the wheels will, in fact, stay attached to the car. But one of the other shortcomings of the […]

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Tesla teases wireless home charging for its vehicles

The Tesla Investor Day is well underway, and while the presentation is focused mostly on investor-related information, there is some consumer-facing stuff that is interesting. At the end of the charging portion of the presentation, Tesla charging executive Rebecca Tinucci showed a slide titled “Can’t Forget To Do Cool S***.” As you can see, there […]

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Production Ram 1500 REV to appear in Super Bowl commercial, ship Q4 2024

It might not be as exciting as shooting down a Chinese spy balloon, but you are now looking at the production version of the 2025 Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck. Later today, during the Super Bowl, the Ram 1500 REV will appear in one of the commercials. During that commercial, people who are interested […]

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Lynk & Co CEO believes his company is best suited for an economic downturn

Lynk & Co, the subsidiary of Geely that offers a unique approach to car ownership in Europe and Asia, is a fast growing brand winning over young buyers. New cars can be expensive, but Lynk & Co’s subscription model is unlike anything else in the industry. Lynk & Co CEO Alain Visser sat down with […]

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Toyota might be best suited for the lithium shortages of the near future

Toyota receives a lot of criticism regarding its EV strategy. Mainly, people accuse Toyota of simply not having one. We’ve been critical of them, too. The rest of the automotive industry in Korea, Europe, China, and the United States are racing toward EV development, while Toyota is methodically slow. The company has its reasons. “We […]

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Amperage Capital is attempting to solve the 35% problem of apartment charging

One of the best parts of EV ownership is never having to go to a gas station. Starting the morning with a full battery is the best, and most rewarding, way to own an EV. But if you rent and don’t have access to workplace charging, your life becomes exponentially more difficult. As we get […]

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Next-generation Ram Heavy Duty likely powered by Symbio hydrogen technology

During a keynote from Carlos Tavares at this year’s CES show in Las Vegas, he discussed the latest strategic investment in a company called Symbio. The French company makes the technology needed to build hydrogen vehicles. Symbio’s CEO, Phillipe Rosier, sat down with EV Pulse along with the North American General Manager, Rob Del Core, […]

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Ram Revolution BEV Concept teases us the electric Ram future

Debuting at this year’s CES in Las Vegas, the Ram Revolution BEV Concept is our first official look at the upcoming all-electric Ram electric pickup. While it’s purely a concept at this point, we expect a lot of what you see here to make it to a production truck that Ram expects to show off […]

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Can you charge a Tesla with the Pro Power Onboard generator on the Ford F-150 hybrid?

Ever since Ford announced that its 2021 F-150 PowerBoost hybrid would offer a 7.2 kW onboard generator, we wondered if it would be able to charge an electric car. It’d be a boon to recovery companies if they could purchase an XLT with the generator to help stranded EVs alongside the road. Now we have […]

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2023 Kia EV6 GT first drive review: Rendezvous then I’m through with you

Kia’s EV6 is one of the best new electric cars you can buy. It offers both a rear-drive, single motor setup, and a dual-motor all-wheel drive option. It’s quick. It’s comfortable. It has incredible fast charging tech. But we always knew there would be more. That “more” comes in the form of the high-performance GT […]

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