{"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":"Subaru Trailseeker, Donut Battery Tests, & The Future Of Cars w/ Eclipse’s Jiten Behl","slug":"subaru-trailseeker-donut-battery-tests-the-future-of-cars-w-eclipse-s-jiten-behl","published_at":"2026-03-06T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146/subaru-trailseeker-donut-battery-tests-the-future-of-cars-w-eclipse-s-jiten-behl","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8870403","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8870403.mp3?modified=1772762790&sid=5048390&source=rss","summary":"Mack just drove the 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, which is basically an electric Outback, and he tells Tim what he thought. Does it solve the shortcomings of Subaru’s earlier EVs? Then the guys discuss Donut Lab’s latest battery tests, and what questions they still have about its solid-state claims. Finally, Mack and Tim speak with Jiten Behl, partner at the venture capital firm Eclipse and Rivian’s former chief growth officer. They ask Jiten about the future of the auto industry, who he thinks will win the autonomous race, and about his investment in Also, Rivian’s micromobility spin-off. During Plus/Minus, the guys discuss Volkswagen’s sneaky EV success story and the car companies with the cleanest supply chains. Want An Electric Outback? The Subaru Trailseeker Is Your Answer https://insideevs.com/reviews/788590/subaru-trailseeker-first-drive/ Which Automakers Build The Cleanest EVs? This Study Has Answers https://insideevs.com/news/788992/cleanest-evs-automakers-supply-chain-study/ Volkswagen Is A Sneaky EV Success Story https://insideevs.com/news/788767/vw-ev-sales-2-million-2026/ What Donut Lab’s Latest Solid-State EV Battery Test Actually Reveals https://insideevs.com/news/788870/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-excessive-swell/ Check out InsideEVs for the latest future of transportation news and find us online: Instagram Threads YouTube BlueSky X","meta_description":"Mack just drove the 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, which is basically an electric Outback, and he tells Tim what he thought. Does it solve the shortcomings of S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4065,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146/episodes/subaru-trailseeker-donut-battery-tests-the-future-of-cars-w-eclipse-s-jiten-behl/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/subaru-trailseeker-donut-battery-tests-the-future-of-cars-w-eclipse-s-jiten-behl.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}