#368 Let’s Return to Better
- Russell spent some time with a Tesla Model Y and a Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Both reviews are available in our “Car Reviews” playlist. Make sure to check out “The Tesla Life” to get Russell’s full Model Y review.
- Toyota recently introduced the PROACE van, offering a warranty of 15 years or 1,000,000 miles, whichever comes first. After that time, they promise the battery will still have 75% or more capacity remaining.
- People will only return to riding the bus when they feel safe doing so. We spend some time discussing how buslines can maintain ridership by helping people feel safe.
- BloombergNEF predicts that by 2040 new car sales will favor EVs over ICEs. Interesting side topic, they also predict that ICE vehicles peaked in 2017.
- Volvo has taken the bold step of limiting the top speed of all new vehicles starting next year. This will be done in the name of safety, referencing the amount of vehicular fatalities attributed to high speeds.
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#364 The Exciting New Kia Labradoodle
- Mark celebrates his 3rd Voltiversary and tells us how reliable and amazingly efficient his 2017 Chevy Volt has been.
- Chicago recently voted to implement more stringent regulations requiring new construction to be ready for EV charging.
- With ridership down and reduced routes, how will the US mass transit system rebound once/if the pandemic is over?
- Kia has surprised a lot of people with the unveiling of the HabaNiro, which they say will be due out by the end of 2021. This will be their first dedicated EV model.
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#228 Carma
Huge thanks to Tony who did almost all the news this week…
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#227 Elon, Get Your Thumb Out Of Trump’s Ass
Patrick Connor’s feature; Russell’s Rant:
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#226 The Farm And The Furious
Thanks to Lee Moon for the title this week.
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#225
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#224 Chevrolet Bolt Review And This Week’s News
This week’s news and reviews…
Mark –
Mark goes into detail on his week driving the Chevy Bolt EV
Paul –
Russell –
Uber news round-up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Android Auto whips ass on Apple Car Play
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#221 Hydrogen Kool-Aid
Russell’s rant
I still hate the financial press, a lot.
Tony
If we just avoid going political
Mark
Workhorse W-15 with 80 EV miles of range gets an order for 500 units.
Tony
Panasonic has a new solar roof for the Prime
Paul
Russell’s happy news
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#220 Exploding Puppies
Russell’s rant
Silicon Valley is full of assholes.
Tony
Honda’s 80 mile Laughing Stock.
http://jalopnik.com/hondas-new-all-electric-car-kind-of-sucks-1792781223
But dealers protect us. From what we have no idea.
https://www.oakbrooktoyota.com/new-toyota-prius-prime-westmont-il
Autonomous racing. Or: if a race car bursts into flames and no one is inside does anyone care?
https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/19/self-driving-car-race-ends-with-crash/
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#219 Ejected By VW
This week’s news…
State legislatures hell bent on being oil industry supported whores
Tesla on track for 5,000 Model 3’s PER WEEK by end of the year
Maybe the telegraph was having a bad day
Dealers are very influential, which should scare the shit out of us
Phillip Barclay shared this one with us, Audi busted for cheating in Hong Kong
Car ban fails to curb air pollution in Mexico City
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