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Jill was able to take short drives in a number of luxury electric Zeekr models (a division of Volvo’s parent company Geely) and came away very impressed. Her quick takes on these vehicles are worth a listen. Are these premium EVs coming to the U.S? here’s the scoop. In the second segment, Jill and Tom are joined by friend of show and sustainability expert Robert Collangelo. Robert addresses the fallacy that EVs are a threat to the U.S. electric grid, and details the real power-consumption challenges that lay ahead for the country. It’s a great conversation you don’t want to miss. In the last segment Jill is subjected to Tom’s “Is it a Dodge?” quiz. "},"annotations":[{"startTime":183.54,"endTime":188.96,"type":"car","title":"Hyundai Palisade","url":"/cars/hyundai/palisade","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Hyundai_Palisade_Calligraphy_in_White_%28rear_left%29.jpg","quote":"I just drove the Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy hybrid. Yes. A lot of words. 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