From Lexus to Lifelines: EV Truths, Smart Power, and Tech That Cares

While a luxury sedan bids farewell, the bigger story is how mobility continues to evolve.  The departure of the Lexus LS Heritage Edition marks the end of the original model line that set new standards for quality and service.  Next, we ask a key question: can legacy brands still craft designs that inspire, while new competitors raise the bar? From impressive Genesis cabins to standout models like the Lincoln Nautilus, we explore where luxury is headed—and what Lexus needs to do to regain its edge going forward.

Next, we cut through the noise about EV demand now that the federal EV credits have ended. The data reveals five key factors that truly drive sales: satisfied owners, more models at lower prices, visibility that normalizes adoption, ongoing manufacturer incentives, and a growing charging network. This context matters more than headlines, especially in an industry that invests heavily in plants and new products long in advance. We also highlight the Sony Honda Mobility partnership and ask critical questions about the Sony tech—infotainment, AI, and user experience—that will shape the car as much as the chassis.

Power resilience becomes practical with a straightforward guide to portable solar generators. We explain how panels, charge controllers, batteries, and inverters work together, then match top options to real needs: Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus for balanced, modular use; EcoFlow Delta Pro for home backup; and Anker 767 for heavy cycling. We discuss chemistry trade-offs, fast charging, and what really matters when the power goes out or you’re off-grid.

Finally, we examine Care Stations—secure, sensor-equipped “clinics in a box” that bring credible telehealth to healthcare deserts. Featuring privacy features, UV sanitation, and licensed clinicians on-screen, these stations handle primary, urgent, and post-acute care while costs are managed through institutions, not patients. It’s technology designed to meet people where they are and address genuine needs.

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Chapters

• 1:09 The Last Lexus LS Sedan
• 7:34 Sony-Honda EV Progress Questions
• 13:49 Why EV Demand Ain't Dead
• 22:23 Why Portable Solar Generators are a Thing!
• 33:22 Care Station: Clinic In A Box

Transcript

SPEAKER_03: 0:07

Welcome to the Tech Mobility Podcast. Brought to you by Playbook Investors Network, your strategic partner for unstoppable growth.

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Visit pincommunity.org to get started. I'm Ken Chester. On the Docket, why EV Demand is not tanking, the truth about solar generators, and a clinic in a box. To join the conversation, be it to ask a question, share an opinion, or even suggest a topic for future discussion, call or text the Tech Mobility Hotline, that number, 872-222-9793, or you can email the show directly. Talk at Techmobility dot show. For those of you who enjoy Substack, you can find me there too, at Ken C Iowa. That's K-E-N, the letter C I O W A. I'm a proud member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. Check it out. From the Tech Mobility News Desk. I have mixed emotions. Lexus has announced that the 2026 Lexus LS 500 will be the last one they ever make. Called the Heritage Edition. It is the end for a vehicle that built an entire brand. It honestly changed a lot about how luxury vehicles in the United States, if not the world, are looked at. It was Lexus who came up with certified pre-owned. It was Lexus who came in after the Europeans and challenged their very dominance in building a luxury cartel up to that time was exclusively in the territory of the Germans and the Italians. In 1989, the Lexus LS-400 was introduced to American roadways. And I remember the first one I saw. I chased the guy. Can you imagine? Bulletproof Japanese reliability with opulence and luxury and at a level that you have not seen come from Japan before. At a level that actually rivaled, honestly rivaled what BMW Mercedes was building there. Now make no mistake, the LS 400 was not a performance car, but it was every bit a luxury car. Every bit. And while the Germans did hold an edge in performance for a while, Lexus went toe-to-toe with them on quality and on luxury. Lexus is only gonna build 250. 250 2026 all will be identified as the Heritage Edition. And like I said, I have mixed emotions because this car started everything. This is the car that launched the brand successfully. This is the car that people aspired to own. This is the car that rewrote the rules in the early 1990s on so many levels. Customer service, pre-owned vehicles, what expectations and what luxury, if you allow me to borrow a term from another automaker, what a luxury car should be and was and is. And priced at$100,730. They say it's$19,000 more than last year's base price. And trust me, every single one of those 250 will be fully loaded. And I guarantee you, those cars, if they don't double in price, may quadruple in price. Now, I have talked to my local Toyota people uh that have Presspool cars about getting one. I want to drive one, I want to have the last word, and I absolutely promise you if we are fortunate to get behind the wheel of a 2026 Lexus LS 500 Heritage Edition, you will be the first to know. We'll do pictures, we might even do something live. It's the end of an era. It's the end of an era. And the challenge for Lexus is can they remain relevant in this era? As I said before, I'm concerned about their design. It doesn't wow anymore. It is every bit the reliable and awesome car it's been, but styling I think has gotten kind of stale in recent years. It just doesn't have that wow factor anymore. As other automakers and even mass market brands have upped their game, had a produced some amazing styling. If you've ever sat in a Genesis, any of them, from the G V60 and the cars all the way up to the G V80, I guarantee you, you sit in that thing, you will be wow. And here's a sleeper that blew my mind the Lincoln Nautilus. I fell in love with it the minute I opened the door. It it it said luxury. There was no question it was a luxury vehicle. Lexus, on the other hand, says we're solid, we're here, we're reliable, we're a little stodgy, we've gotten a little older. Yeah. But it will be missed. It will be missed. One more story for your consideration. Honda has announced at their East Liberty plant, which was their first assembly plant, that their pre-production vehicle, their joint venture with Sony, uh known as Sony Honda Mobility, are building their pre first pre-production vehicles. Now, the press release I read, and I read this in the EV report, talked extensively about what Honda is doing quality-wise, an additional quality gateway to check things, and the Honda side, bringing everything to bear from the Honda side. Where this is light is the Sony side. I'm not reading and I'm not seeing a whole lot of information about the Sony side where they're bringing in the entertainment, they're bringing in the electronics, they're bringing in that aspect of the vehicle. Nothing here about where they're at with that development. A lot here about the history and the craftsmanship and the reliability and the investment. They chose East Liberty for a reason of all the Honda plants that they could have chosen. East Liberty was the first and has the most history. Over 35 years of automotive experience is in that plant and with those workers. Those folks understand the Honda brand. And this piece talks a great deal about that and the rigor of standards. What concerns me though is you're only talking about half the car. The other half, which is as equally important, and this was notably silent about, was the Sony half. What Sony's bringing to the party, how far along are they developing all of that, the interactivity and IAI, I imagine, and the autonomous parts. I haven't heard anything from the Sony side. So I'm wondering really how far is the Aphila one actually, actually, they expect to start selling this next year, and I believe it'll be a 2027 model. But I'm curious to find out everything that makes it work, everything the consumer interacts with is going to be Sony. The underlying quality assembly and structure is going to be Honda. Something to think about. With the end of EV credits, the pundits predicted EV sales would drop off a cliff. Ha ha. Not so fast. You are listening to the Tech Mobility Show.

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There's only one that makes you want to take the trip. Presenting the BMW 5 series.

SPEAKER_04: 12:54

The BMW 5 Series. That is one seriously amazing car. It's about the same size as an Audi A6 or a Mercedes E-Class. And I can tell you, driving that vehicle put a smile on your face. It's just an amazing car. It was an amazing car 30 years ago when that commercial ran. That was 1995. And I can literally tell you, amazing car. One variant of that car was called the M5, which was actually a 10-cylinder gasoline-powered vehicle, a V10. Yeah, you will run out of road before you run out of engine in that car. Amazing car. Just an amazing car. If you ever get the chance, you owe yourself, put that on your bucket list. Take it for a spin. Even now. Even now. Doesn't matter. Still an amazing car. Despite the end of the$7,500 EV tax credit, the end of September, five other factors are supporting demand for battery electric vehicle sales. Imagine EV demand without government assistance. Go figure. This is topic A. Let's put this in perspective. Yes, when they announced the end of these credits at the end of September, there was a bump. That is to be expected. There was a big bump in sales in anticipation of that. And even after it, for about a month, a little bit, some of the automakers did carry some sort of extension or financial assistance in lieu of. But they expect all that to go away. Now, I get a lot of response from folk that tell me, oh, you know, the government, they're making you buy them. They're making you buy them. They're for rich people. They're making you buy them. Nobody wants them, but they're making you buy them. Hold on, people. Not true. And this is from what Ward's Auto. This is not some left-wing um liberal magazine. This is an industry trade magazine that I'm quoting from. Industry Trade, the Automotive Industry Trade Magazine, the magazine that people in the auto industry read. Let me give you something. Several pillars of support for the EV market are not going away. And this is according to Tom Condrat, global lead for advanced analytics at urban science. Here are the five pillars. Number one, current battery electric vehicle owners like their vehicles and will comp continue to buy electric vehicles. Ooh, they actually like them. They bought them and they like them. Think about that. More market entries at lower price points. Let me give you a number. This is according to experience. Right now, at this minute, there are 4.69 million battery-electric vehicles on the road in the United States, not hybrids, not extended range, pure electrics on the road in the United States of America. Now, fairness, that pales to the 250 million that are on the road in gasoline and others. But still kind of major. There are more models in the market now than ever before. If you go back five years, six years, it was mainly Tesla. And of course, Nissan had the leaf, and that was pretty much it. And if you think of the Chevy Vault with a V, it was a range extender, it wasn't really a pure EV. Since then, the new Leafs coming out, Volkswagen has models out, Chevy has models out, Hyundai and Kia has models out, Ford has models out, and that's just counting them. There's Rivion, uh, the Tesla Model 3 has come out since then, and others getting ready to come to the market. What do they have in common? Most everything I quoted, these automakers are selling below$50,000, some below$40,000, and some right at$30,000. And these are pure EVs. So number two is more affordable choices. Number three, rise in consideration of battery electric because consumers see more on the road. You get a chance to talk to your neighbor about it. That's how I bought an Nissan Sentra in the mid-1980s. Fellow I work with owned an Nissan stanza. He loved it. It was well equipped. I had never considered a foreign car before. But I bought my Sentra because I of his experience with his stanza. And that was back in the 80s, just as a matter of fact, that's my personal experience. So I know as people start seeing them and starting to talk to their neighbors and their uh worker, co-workers, and others about them, it tends to demystify stuff, particularly when they say them day in and day out. They'll ask the obvious questions. Do you have range anxiety? How is it on the road? How is it in the winter? What happens in the cold? What happens in the heat? What do you like about it? What do you don't like about it? As consumers see more, they will buy more. Number four, continued manufacture purchase incentives. Folks, I've told you time and time and time again that the auto industry, the American, well, the global industry, I say American, but really the global automotive industry is a capital-intensive, long lead time industry. Just because sales ain't here and now, and just because you've read in the press about certain programs being deferred or canceled, they still have hard investment, they still have factories online, they still are committed to building a certain amount of them. The Chevy Equinox EV, the Kia EV6, the Kia EV9, the Hyundai Ionic 5, the Hyundai Ionic 6, the Hyundai Ionic 9 are not going away. And by the way, the Hyundai Ionic 9 was just a new their newest model, pure EV, built in a Smack brand new assembly plant that just opened their meta plant down in Georgia, brand spanking new this year. The automakers are not thrown in the towel. Their plans will change. This has been the industry for over 120 years. It will continue to be. But they're going to still be here. Number five, expanding public charging infrastructure. I told you that would happen. Even though the current administration has clawed a lot of that back, there's still enough of it in process and coming online now that's already committed that will change the atmosphere. And we haven't even talked about even more vehicles coming. The timing may have changed, but the commitment has not changed. All these things will come together where they expect it to drop off for a little bit, but to stabilize in the next year to 18 months. All in all, folks, EVs are here to stay. They may grow a little slower, but they're not going anywhere. They're going to be part of the mix for quite a while. Portable solar generators are a thing. But should you consider one? Our research is next. This is the Tech Mobility Show.

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SPEAKER_04: 21:53

Did you know that Tech Mobility has a YouTube channel? Hi, I'm Ken Chester, host of the Tech Mobility Show. Each week, I upload a few short videos of some of the hot topics that I cover during my weekly radio program. I've designed these videos to be informative and entertaining. It's another way to keep up on current mobility and technology news and information. Be sure to watch, like, and subscribe to my channel. That's the Tech Mobility Show on YouTube. Check it out. I start this segment with an apology. The idea for this segment came from a listener at one of our stations, KXEL, in Waterloo Cedar Falls. And the reason why I owe Jim Webb an apology is it took me a while to come around and actually do the research for this. Jim reached out to me back early this summer, and he was curious about solar generators. And he wasn't sure. He talked about Jackery and Blue Eddy and Delta series from EcoFlow. He wasn't sure what was good, what wasn't good, what's the deal, what's all about it. Now, I had a passing knowledge about solar generators, and I really didn't know much about them until now. And as usual, you're going to benefit from my research on the topic. So this one's for you, Jim. Please accept my apology for taking so long to get back to you. This is topic B. Now, while Jim is in the know, I'm going to assume the rest of you are not. So before I get into the recommendations that Jim is looking for and where I got them and why, let me explain what we're talking about here. Because these are really a thing. And a solar generator is a portable power station that uses solar panels to charge a battery, which then uses an inverter to provide AC power for devices. Now, what's an inverter? An inverter turns DC power into AC power that can be used in a home because your electrical appliances are designed to run on alternating current, not direct current. And that the way these things work are on direct current, so there needs to be a change. That's what the inverter does. It is an eco-friendly, quiet alternative to traditional fuel-powered generators suitable for camping, emergency backup, and off-grid use. The system's components include, obviously, the solar panels to capture sunlight, a charge controller to regulate the battery's charge, a battery to store the energy, and an inverter to convert the stored DC power to usable AC power. Those things. You can get into a whole bunch of things, but let me just kind of harp on the benefits a little bit more. We talked about portability. And unlike large home solar systems, solar generators are portable and do not require a professional electrician for installation. Which means if you're off the grid or you like to camp or roll in your RV, they're perfect for you. In this day and time of whatever side you're on on clean energy, they're clean. They're environmentally friendly alternative to gas generators, producing no harmful fumes and significantly reducing your carbon footprint. Put a finger on that, we're coming back to it. Quiet operation. When no moving parts, solar generators operate quietly, avoiding noise pollution. They can be used for a wide range of application from powering small devices and laptops to running larger appliances like refrigerators during a power outage. Depending on how much you want to spend, and depending on your need for power, these can be different based on one, the number of uh solar cells that you have, which allows it to capture more energy, the type of batteries used in your system, everything from the traditional uh lead batteries that you found in car in cars of back in the day, all the way up to very sophisticated battery chemistries. And they have their advantages and disadvantages, cost, weight, cycles, all of that, which I'm not going to get into. And then here's something that in my research I found that's got me a little bit torn because it tends to go against common sense. The documentation I said, well, you know, these solar batteries, you can plug them in if you need to to charge them. And I'm going, well, what's the point in that? Doesn't that kind of defeat the whole purpose? But you can. The advantage I found was how quickly they charge. And obviously, the more solar cells you have, the quicker you charge. And typically, even for the big ones, you're only looking at two, two and a half hours, which is not really bad. And that's with the sun. So let me get to the question that Jim Webb asked. He was wondering, he was looking at all of these. And I have more information than I have time to share with you. So, Jim, if you forgive me, I'm gonna just give the highlights. And I got this information predominantly from popular mechanics, I'm sorry, popular science. And there was another one that I was looking at, and I'm looking because there were two sources. I actually went to a number of sources to see because everybody rates a little differently. I wanted to see what name kept coming up. So, Jim, the name that kept coming up number one all around best is the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus. Now they did give honorable mention to the EcoFlow Delta Pro, because you mentioned both, and one that you didn't mention, the Anchor 767, which is ideal for frequent use. So Explorer 2000 Plus, best overall, EcoFlow Data Pro, best for homes, and the Anchor 677, ideal for frequent use. Why does that matter? Drawing cycles, charging cycles, and the amount of draw over a period of time. All of that matters, and these have certain strengths and weaknesses. You will notice if you are a follower of solar generators, we did not mention the larger Jackery 3000 and they even make a 5000. They didn't do that. They said the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus and the Jackery Explorer 2000 Pro. And they make there are a few differences between them, but in my research, it finds that they speak both very highly. Often recommended for its versatility and power, especially when sold as a package with expansion batteries and solar panels, meaning that it's modular. You can add according to your needs. Overall, high capacity, Jack Rexplorer 3000 Pro. Best for frequent use, the Anchor 767 Portable Power Station Cycles. It has to do with the ability of the charge, uh, discharge, charge, discharge cycles. If you use it a lot, not all of these batteries are capable of that constant charge and discharge because they degrade over time. The Anchor 6767 is best for that. If you're going to live off the grid, and this is going to be your thing, they said the Blue Eddie, AC200 max. If none of this matters to you and you said, I want something that is climate friendly and sustainable for my home, hands down, eco. Flow Delta Pro. If you said, forget that, I'm just dealing with camping. I want something I can count on for camping. Goal Zero Yeti 1,000. If your money's tight, because these run anywhere from about$2,000 to about$3,000, is it where you're kind of where you're at? If you're on a budget, Jackary Explorer 300. And if you just care about fast charging, if that is all you care about, I want a sustainable, I want a fast turnaround, EcoFlow Delta II Max. There are others that are notable mentions. I'm only going to pick one, and it's the Blue Eddy Pioneer NA. It's a newer option that uses sodium ion chemistry, which means the price is going to be lower. And sodium as opposed to lithium, if you caught that drift. And we've talked about sodium before. So it means it's going to cost less, but it's going to be heavier. It may not be as energy dense, but they said it's fast. A high-tech clinic in a box brings doctors to healthcare deserts. We are the Tech Mobility Show.

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To learn more about the Tech Mobility Show, start by visiting our website. Hi, I'm Ken Chester, host of the Tech Mobility Show. The website is a treasure trove of information about me and the show, as well as where to find it on the radio across the country. Keep up with the happenings at the Tech Mobility Show by visiting Techmobility.show. That's Techmobility.show. You can also drop us a line at talk at Techmobility.show.

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SPEAKER_04: 32:54

Did you know that Tech Mobility has a YouTube channel? Hi, I'm Ken Chester, host of the Tech Mobility Show. Each week, I upload a few short videos of some of the hot topics that I cover during my weekly radio program. I've designed these videos to be informative and entertaining. It's another way to keep up on current mobility and technology news and information. Be sure to watch, like, and subscribe to my channel. That's the Tech Mobility Show on YouTube. Check it out. It's a high-tech 8-foot by 11-foot clinic in a box. Called a care station. This box is outfitted with sensors, medical equipment, and a large screen where patients can talk with a remote medical professional. A telehealth version of a doctor's office. This could very well be the next big thing in healthcare. This is topic C. Think back to the pandemic. People weren't going anywhere. Yet, health was still an issue. Telehealth exploded. But as people quickly found out, telehealth as it was then had limitations. There was only so much they could do, there was a lot that they weren't doing, which gave it, okay, some people could benefit, but folks with any kind of chronic issues or immediate issues weren't gonna get help. Fast forward. We still have what they call health care deserts. And if you live in the upper Midwest, which is mostly rural up here, we got a lot of them. Finding capable general practitioners and nurse practitioners to go into rural communities and sparse populations has been problematic for years. Telehealth has been part of the answer, but again, limitations. So what does this do that what I would call traditional telehealth cures do not do? Well, first of all, is bringing the equivalent of a doctor's office to you. Now, fully, the care professional is not there. The booths are equipped with sensors, medical equipment, and a large screen. The booth is designed one for your privacy. It meets hippoprivacy cape you know requirements. It's cleaned between patients with ultraviolet light, which nails 99.9% of any lingering germs, bacteria, or pathogens. So it is virtually clean, which would be something else you would have a concern. If somebody comes in there, they're coughing hacking, sick, whatever, and I'm coming in after them. How do I know I'm not gonna catch some of that stuff? Well, they've taken care of that. Ultraviolet light knocks out 99.9%. Their care stations now operate in seven states. Believe it or not, in locations that range from airports and universities to prisons and even homeless shelters. They say that a third of Americans lack access to primary care. There is a need for this. They reasoned, the company reasoned, that since we're in a world where people are comfortable ordering mattresses in a box, I'm not, but okay. Not not marketing towards me. The company applied the same concept to healthcare. With this clinic in a box is what they call it. In designing it, they felt that the technology must be intuitive, that it must serve as an enabler, not the destination. And they knew that the last mile had to be delivered by a human because cred credibility, confidence, and comfort come from the human connection. So they actually refer to it as tech with a human wrapper. Because at its core, receiving health care is as much psychological as it is medical or financial. To a point. The care station system covers nearly all aspects of primary, urgent, and post-acute care. Think about that. We're not we're talking about more than just a normal checkup with your doctor or your annual physical. They're talking about it can even deal with urgent and post-acute care. You step inside and without even realizing it stand on a large scale facing a 65-inch screen. When you press the start button, a a medical professional appears, life size on the screen, making the interaction feel immediate. When you're ready, the door locks and the glass fogs to ensure your privacy and maintain HIPAA compliance. Inside, the clean, secure space is equipped with the essential diagnostic tools, a blood pressure monitor, pulse um oxymeter? Oxymeter, I guess is how you pronounce that. Oxymeter, I'm sorry, stethoscope, and high definition camera for your ears, throat, and nose. Your only task is pressing start. Every scan, from thermal to vitals, is automated or guided. Who would benefit? Poor communities in rural areas, older folks who can't get around too well, folks who may be diminished either in mobility or sight or hearing. This would be a help. My question though, knowing my interactions with medical professionals, my wife's interactions, is just how flexible and how capable is this in every single situation. My wife is petite, her big challenge is getting the right kind of blood pressure collar for her arm. So, and usually they have to modify it somewhat to do that or change it or whatever. And let's be clear, to my knowledge, this is not dispensing any sort of shots or anything like that. Which means for something physical like that, I would assume you're still going to have to travel. But they are going to get a better idea of your situation and in a lot of cases be able to resolve the issue. They have 30 of these out in these seven states. And in case you're wondering, what states Texas, Nevada, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, and Connecticut. Puerto Rico will launch next month. So who pays for this? Well, they operate on a subscription model with costs covered by the insurers, providers, hospitals, governmental agencies, major community partners, and universities. Basically, if you are using a care station, it is costing you nothing. From the moment a client comes on board, they handle everything building, installation, maintenance, clinical care, and care management. And they designed it that way to keep the consumer out of the payment equation and make it simple. They've partnered with Provisions Health, a female-owned direct pay medical provider based in Wisconsin, to tap into its network of fully credentialed and state licensed uh clinicians rather than OnMed, the company, employing its own. And yes, they have the ability for sensitive, culture-aware, bilingual representatives so that you don't have to worry if you don't speak English. You should be okay. And it should be a help.

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SPEAKER_04: 42:20

To learn more about the Tech Mobility Show, start by visiting our website. I'm Ken Chester, host of the Tech Mobility Show. The website is a treasure trove of information about me and the show, as well as where to find it on the radio across the country. Keep up with the happenings at the Tech Mobility Show by visiting Techmobility.show. You can also drop us a line at talk at Techmobility.show.

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