EVs, charging,
and the view from
the cockpit.

Ownership reality, DC fast charging reviewed from inside the industry, and dispatches from the air. One channel, three lanes, no sponsorship strings.

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01   About Who is doing this, and why.

Zak Winnick builds charging infrastructure for a living, and watches the wrong sites quietly burn a million dollars apiece. He's also been charging EVs for a decade across most of the major networks, and just started taking flight lessons. The channel is what happens when one person can't stop noticing things and decides to point a camera at them.

Zak Winnick at Vasquez Rocks, R1T behind

Most charging YouTubers test plugs. I test the parking lot, the lighting, the sign placement, the host's attitude. The plug is the easy part.

02   The Channel youtube.com/@currentheading

Latest from the road and the runway.

All videos on YouTube
25:18
Mar 21, 2026 ·3.3K views

I Found an Off-Grid DC Fast Charger in the Desert - PowerStation Baker, CA
14:06
Jun 24, 2025 ·172 views

I Charged My Rivian at BP's New EV Hub — Here's What I Found
20:16
Jun 6, 2025 ·129 views

I Drove to Williams for This Charger - Was It Worth It?
17:23
May 14, 2025 ·308 views

Electrify America at Costco? | New Napa Station Review
1:31
Jan 27, 2025 ·145 views

First Look at Rivian's Stunning New San Francisco Space
3:34
Jan 27, 2025 ·221 views

Rivian Takeover on San Francisco's Craziest Road
03   On Instagram @currentheading

More from the road, the lot, and the air.

04   The Podcast Wyld Wramblings
Wyld Wramblings podcast cover
The audio companion

Voice memos
from the trailhead.

The podcast we make when there's too much to say for a 12-minute video. Hotel rants after a bad plug, three-hour deep-dives on bid documents, and the occasional guest who actually knows what they're talking about.

Coming soon
First episode drops once the studio's wired up.
TBA
05   Community members.currentheading.com

Be excellent
to each other.
Then go test
something.

Patreon keeps the channel honest. No sponsorships from networks I review, no advertorial site visits, no manufacturer-paid content of any kind. Three tiers, one Discord (still called The Charging Booth), and a small group of people who care about this stuff as much as I do.

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Be Excellent!
$10/ month

Welcome, friend. You're here to support the journey, and that rules.

This tier gets you early access to new videos, exclusive content, a seat in The Charging Booth (the patron-only Discord), and the general good karma that comes from helping an independent creator keep making honest, opinionated, occasionally chaotic content about EV charging and the road that runs through it.

Thanks for being excellent to me, to each other, and to the road ahead.

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Station!
$20/ month

Welcome to Station! Things get a little stranger here, in the best way.

Station! members get everything in Be Excellent, plus behind-the-scenes content, bonus episodes that don't make the main channel, and a Wyld Wattage sticker mailed straight to your door.

It's messy. It's fun. Station!

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Most Triumphant!
$40/ month

This tier is for the truly Most Triumphant. The people keeping the amps powered, the miles rolling, and the ridiculous ideas possible.

You get everything from Station!, plus monthly AMAs where you can ask me anything (charging questions, site critiques, industry stuff, or whatever else is on your mind), the chance to request topics or sites I should cover, and a member shout-out on the channel. This tier is a big deal, and your support means a lot.

Party on! You're the most non-heinous!

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