{"podcast":{"title":"InsideEVs Plugged-In Podcast","slug":"insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146","podcast_index_feed_id":491146,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5048390.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5048390","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43516454/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.jpg","author":"InsideEVs - Electric Vehicle News","episode_count":299,"summary":"Every Friday, InsideEVs journalists Tim Levin, Mack Hogan, and a rotating cast of experts and friends cover the latest news in electric vehicles, autonomous cars, and the high-tech transformation of the auto industry. From InsideEVs and the Motorsport Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T20:17:39.559922+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146"},"episode":{"title":"Rivian R2 Lands At $58k & We Drive The New Chevy Bolt","slug":"rivian-r2-lands-at-58k-we-drive-the-new-chevy-bolt","published_at":"2026-03-13T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146/rivian-r2-lands-at-58k-we-drive-the-new-chevy-bolt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8873348","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8873348.mp3?modified=1773355072&sid=5048390&source=rss","summary":"After years of hype, the 2026 Rivian R2 has arrived. We discuss its final pricing and specs. Is the $45,000 R2 a good buy? How does the R2 Performance stack up to a Tesla Model Y? Plus, Mack drove the 2027 Chevy Bolt and tells us why he liked the rebooted $28,995 EV. Chevy fixed a lot of the issues with the old model, but there’s one big catch: The new Bolt won’t be around for long. In Plus/Minus, we cover Slate Auto’s surprise CEO change and debate whether Mercedes can bring back the minivan with the new VLE. The Rivian R2 Launches At $57,990 With 330 Miles Of Range https://insideevs.com/news/789597/rivian-r2-launch-pricing-specs-2026/ Slate Names New CEO Months Before Launching Its Cheap EV Truck https://insideevs.com/news/789424/slate-new-ceo-peter-faricy-2026/ Can This Luxurious Mercedes Electric Van Take On The American SUV? https://insideevs.com/news/789508/mercedes-vle-electric-mpv/ Watch Mack’s 2027 Chevy Bolt review: https://youtu.be/IXt8wlwKAgo Check out InsideEVs for the latest future of transportation news and find us online: Instagram Threads YouTube BlueSky X","meta_description":"After years of hype, the 2026 Rivian R2 has arrived. We discuss its final pricing and specs. Is the $45,000 R2 a good buy? How does the R2 Performance sta…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2617,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146/episodes/rivian-r2-lands-at-58k-we-drive-the-new-chevy-bolt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146/rivian-r2-lands-at-58k-we-drive-the-new-chevy-bolt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}