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#173 Do NOT Burn VW Dealerships
This week, Mark, Tony and Russell wrestle to the ground…
Volt powertrain uber alles
Bye bye ELR
VW plays the villain card
Maybe an electric Bentley
http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/bentleys-electric-car-plans-revealed-20160207-gmnzhd.html
Prius Superb Owl Commercials
http://www.priusownersgroup.com/2016/02/where-i-show-you-what-twenty-million.html
Autonomous driving gets better
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/uoc–nai020516.php
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#172 Amputations
Prius: “Well kids, your mother and I need to talk to you…”
http://www.autonews.com/article/20160201/OEM05/302019971/toyotas-fuel-thrifty-prius-family-may-decrease-as-the-automaker More…
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2016, EV, featured, german, Hummer, hybrid, LE, Prius, solar, Tesla, Toyota
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#171 Heated Debate
Douchebag is douchey
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/25/first-used-tesla-model-x-offered-with-an-80k-markup/
This just reeks of pump and dump to me
http://www.autoremarketing.com/retail/ev-automaker-mullen-tech-makes-2-new-hires
and their main site:
http://www.mullenusa.com
Why does every FCV cost $500 a month?
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/21/honda-clarity-hydrogen-costs-500-month/
Trouble in Apple car paradise
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/25/apple-car-project-titan-faces-team-hiring-freeze.html
Chief of Titan leaving Apple
https://chargedevs.com/newswire/apple-ev-chief-leaving-the-company/
WeFuel, personal fuel delivery, no, seriously
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/26/wefuels-gas-delivery-app-is-both-awesome-and-just-plain-stupid/
VW says the evil of silicon valley must be contained and they are just the evil organization to do the containing
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1102074_vw-ceo-mller-automotive-future-must-not-be-left-to-silicon-valley
Tesla’s very self-serving argument for their business model
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/21/this-is-why-tesla-is-so-insistent-on-selling-direct-to-customers/
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#170 We Answer The Unanswerable
The VW saga continues…
California rejects proposed “solution”
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101854_california-rejects-vw-diesel-fix-plan-gaps-lacks-detail?fbfanpage
Honda and GM to fuel cell plants
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101933_honda-gm-to-build-factory-for-fuel-cell-production-by-2025
An unanswerable but very important question, why is oil so cheap?
http://ourfiniteworld.com/2016/01/19/why-oil-under-30-per-barrel-is-a-major-problem/
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#168 Faraday Future is the New Fisker
This week we eviscerate the silly Faraday Future batmobile, we talk about Danny’s new BMW i3, we discuss Toyota’s continued desire to have their own infotainment to frustrate owners and much more. Big panel, great show.
Insurances rates only go up
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/04/the-big-data-of-bad-driving-and-how-insurers-plan-to-track-your-every-turn/
Faraday Future is making a race car
http://faradayfuture.com/cespresskit/
and (no, it’s not)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2016/01/05/faraday-future-were-going-to-move-a-lot-faster-than-tesla/
Toyota continues to fight for your right for a tepid ownership experience
https://www.autonews.com/article/20160104/OEM06/160109983/toyota-joins-ford-in-bid-to-resist-apple-google-car-screen-dominance
This time, it is a Tesla
https://www.facebook.com/Not-a-Tesla-185125388344010/
Dumb comparisons
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/18/nissan-leaf-outsells-tesla-model-s-2-to-1/
Chevy Bolt debut
http://insideevs.com/general-motors-confirms-chevrolet-bolt-will-available-late-2016/
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#165 Scofflaws
VW still doing the one thing it’s best at, screwing it’s customers, a proposed “solution”
http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1101130_volkswagens-fix-for-european-diesels-gets-the-green-light-but-will-owners-get-the-shaft
Kia announces Niro hybrid crossover
https://www.autonews.com/article/20151116/OEM04/151119908/kia-greenlights-niro-in-green-car-rush
“Cuz ‘plastic’ parts are made for toys”
http://insideevs.com/kia-soul-ev-recalled-for-possible-fault-with-steering-gear/
Tesla says Model S issues have been cut in half
https://chargedevs.com/newswire/tesla-says-model-s-reliability-issues-have-been-cut-in-half/
Wherein the police negate their main function
http://www.streetsblog.net/2015/11/16/speeding-is-a-big-problem-where-police-stopped-google-car-for-slow-driving/#more-165973
Faraday Future still only good at generating press releases, but wait, in January…
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101151_faraday-future-electric-car-concept-coming-to-2016-ces
And, in the “heinous parlance of our time”, they’re still full of shit…
https://www.facebook.com/faradayfuture/posts/975454742521152
Audi e3 etron has 17 mile range
http://insideevs.com/audi-a3-e-tron-gets-up-to-17-miles-of-electric-range-according-to-epa-ultra-version-emerges/
Fall back and spring forward, tips for driving during the season change
https://www.metromile.com/blog/fall-driving-tips-2/
Two minute news topics…
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/57871-Production-X-Configuration-Has-Begun!
http://www.businessinsider.com/vws-us-sales-got-destroyed-in-november-2015-12
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101216_2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-production-car-spied-before-2016-ces-reveal
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#164 I Just Got A Woman Pregnant
This week it’s all about the fourth generation Prius and it call comes from Danny Cooper. Paul Guzyk, Tony Schaefer, Patrick Conor and Russell Frost break down the new Prius, a car which Danny just drove. See Prius Chat for the video reviews (link below)
http://priuschat.com/threads/priuschats-2016-toyota-prius-first-drive-video-review.159651/
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2016, 4g, danny cooper, EV, featured, first, fourth generation, hsd, hybrid, Patrick Connor, paul guzyk, Prius, priuschat, review, russell frost, tony schaefer, Toyota