audio only,Special Guest,What Drives Us episode
#354 Ed Neidermeyer, Tesla, and Autonomy
1) Special Guest Edward Neidermeyer joins the panel to discuss his recent appearance on Bloomberg TV regarding Tesla. We also discuss autonomy (of course, in relation to Tesla).
2) Mark gives his report on attending the Toronto Auto Show.
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#353 AWD and the Chicago Auto Show
1) Russell has just returned from a Toyota event in which he was driving their brand new AWD systems they are introducing in their sedans.
2) Tony and Jon B spent two days at the Chicago Auto Show and provide their impressions of what they saw.
3) Jon B provides speculative insights as to what the upcoming RAV4 Prime might reveal about possible changes coming to the Prius Prime.
4) Jaguar is having to temporarily stop production of the I-Pace due to a battery shortage.
5) Why is it extremely possible that ICE vehicles are not going away anytime soon?
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auto show, battery, chicago, EV, LE, prime, Prius, prius prime, RAV4, reveal, Toyota, Vehicles
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#343: Selling Out of EVs that Nobody Wants
1) At the LA Auto Show, a Toyota spokesman told a roomful of reporters that there is no demand for EVs. This certainly clears things up in terms of Tesla, the Leaf, Volt/Bolt, Rivian, etc.
2) Ford has reported that the 2021 Mustang Mack E is already sold out.
3) It’s our turn to provide our impression of the Tesla Cybertruck.
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Aptera, auto show, autonomous, battery, Bolt, bus, Canada, CTT, Cybertruck, electric, elon, elon musk, EV, Ford, funding, future, General Motors, gigafactory, gm, Hummer, hybrid, Hyundai, id3, las vegas, LE, Leaf, Lexus, lyft, mobility, model 3, Model S, model X, nissan, Plug-in, Politics, porsche, Range Anxiety, reveal, Taycan, Technology, Tesla, the boring company, Tokyo, Toyota, truck, trump, tunnel, uber, Vancouver, Volt, VW, What Drives Us
#339 Inside the Tokyo Auto Show
- Jon B attended the Tokyo Auto Show and brought back photos and videos. A lot of interesting things going on.
- Harbour Air (Vancouver, CA) plans to be the world’s first fully-electric airline.
- According to Mary Barra, General Motors will spend more money in the next 5 years developing new EVs than in ICE development.
- The Toronto Transit Commission has added 60(!) new electric buses.
- Volkswagon is planning a massive switch from ICE vehicles to EVs that will see five plants around the world immediately change from ICE to EV manufacturing. Their goal is 1,000,000+ EVs per year in 2023.
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Aptera, auto show, autonomous, battery, bus, Canada, CTT, electric, elon, elon musk, EV, first, funding, future, General Motors, gigafactory, gm, Hummer, hybrid, Hyundai, id3, las vegas, LE, Lexus, lyft, mobility, model 3, Model S, model X, nissan, Plug-in, Politics, porsche, Range Anxiety, reveal, Taycan, Technology, Tesla, the boring company, Tokyo, toronto, Toyota, trump, tunnel, uber, van, Vancouver, VW, What Drives Us
audio and video,Featured,Features,What Drives Us episode
#213 In Colorado You Get $5000 Back And A Car Filled With Weed
This week’s news and links…
Mark
NAIAS wrap up and slideshow (You can watch or listen to the entire 2017 Detroit Auto Show review here)
Tony
Indiana wants to charge EV owners
russell
AND
russell
Evan
VW’s Oliver Schmidt gets nabbed by the FBI
russell
The looming battle, owners say; I have a right to fuck up my car; one manufacturer says, not so much
Evan
New high power charging stations
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2016, 2017, auto show, autonomous, bus, ceo, Charging, concept, detroit, electric, emissions, EV, featured, LE, LED, NAIAS, nissan, review, scandal, self-driving, tax, Tesla, update, van, volkswagen, VW
audio and video,Featured,Features,What Drives Us episode
Special Detroit Auto Show Episode NAIAS 2017 Review
A great hour on this year’s Detroit Auto Show with Mark Coughlan, our man on the scene.
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audio and video,Featured,Features,What Drives Us episode
What Drives Us #205 Bobcat Rodeo
Mark
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid shown in SoCal
Tony Schaefer’s New York Auto Show look at the Pacifica Minivan
Russell
Russell
Evan
http://www.thedrive.com/news/6007/tesla-model-s-declared-the-most-loved-car-in-america-again
Russell
The Bolt wins two awards even though it’s not for sale and only a (literal) handful of people have driven yet, GM’s PR reach once again exceeds its grasp
Russell
Hyundai just shot themselves in the face
Mark
Bobcat Rodeo over already? Faraday fails to pay contractors, work stops at North Las Vegas Site
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Review,Special Episode,video only
Special: Chrysler Pacifca Plug-In Hybrid Minivan Overview – New York International Auto Show 2016
Tony Schaefer talks to Chelsea from Chrysler about the Pacifca Plug-In Hybrid Minivan.
2016, 2017, auto show, Chrysler, featured, hybrid, LE, minivan, new york, nyias, Plug-in, tony schaefer
Review,Special Episode,video only
Special: Toyota C-HR Concept Introduction – 2016 New York International Auto Show
Tony Schaefer gets to talk about his favorite new concept car, the Toyota C-HR.
2016, auto show, c-hr, concept car, featured, new york, new york auto show, tony schaefer, Toyota
audio and video,What Drives Us episode
#179 New York Auto Show Review
This week we dig down deep on the 2016 New York Auto Show. We tackle and take apart the new Prius Prime, the Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivan, the Hyundai Ioniq in all its forms, the Chevy Bolt and talk about Tesla reservations for the Model 3 as well as their proposed valet supercharger system. All that and more, tonight…
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2016, auto show, Bolt, Chevy, Chrysler, EV, featured, hybrid, Hyundai, LE, minivan, new york auto show, nyias, pacifica, Plug-in, plug-in ioniq, prime, Prius, review, Tesla, Toyota, Volt