{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"CHARGER EV CANCELED? , SLATE EV, Toyota GR RAV4","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/charger-ev-canceled-slate-ev-toyota-gr-rav4","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/b319574/podcast/play/103242270/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-26%2F401049090-44100-2-2797e90a6db19.mp3","description":"EP277Dodge / Stellantis has pulled the plug on at least one version of the Dodge Charger EV with over 3,500 still sitting on dealership lots. Slate auto has an EV truck you can design for under $20,000 USD after incentives, but with a release set for 2027 , will it be worth the wait?We visit Puerto Vallarta , Mexico for the first time. Do you have friend groups or family you take trips with?   Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.motor1.com/features/758994/states-with-80-mph-speed-limits-2025/#:~:text=Texas%3A%2085%20MPH&text=Texas%20has%20the%20highest%20posted,any%20state%20in%20the%20US.  https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/slate-truck-maverick-telo-santa-cruz-comparison.html https://www.thedrive.com/news/dodge-confirms-electric-charger-daytona-r-t-is-dead-because-nobody-wants-it  https://www.slate.auto/enMy Slate configuration: https://www.slate.auto/en/slatemaker?shortcode=V8PJB7  https://www.motortrend.com/features/2026-toyota-rav4-must-see-features-design  https://pressroom.toyota.com/vehicle/2026-toyota-rav4/⁠ Main Show Sponsors:Right Honda:⁠ ⁠⁠https://righthonda.com/⁠⁠ ⁠Right Toyota: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.righttoyota.com/⁠⁠⁠Arcus Foundry: ⁠⁠⁠https://arcusfoundry.com/⁠⁠⁠ Autocannon Official Gear: ⁠⁠⁠https://shop.autocannon.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: HardParkingPodcast@gmail.com Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparking.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":378.88,"endTime":380.84,"type":"car","title":"Ford Maverick","url":"/cars/ford/maverick","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/1972_Ford_Maverick_Sprint_%28616806978%29.jpg","quote":"...Slate's new truck is 2 feet shorter than the Ford Maverick. 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