00:00 Start the Show!
06:15 Using Artificial Intelligence to Boost Mass Transit
13:05 15 States Join California to Electrify Heavy Vehicles
18:30 Boring Company Las Vegas Terminal Renderings
36:10 German High Court Disallows Tesla’s Use of Term “AutoPilot”
45:20 Ford Creates 1,400hp Mach-e Monster
54:10 EV-related Stocks are Hot Right Now
1:01:05 Shout-outs and Go Home!
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It all started so calmly. Russell just finished filming his review of the Lexus ES300h and promised to have that posted within a week or so. That transitioned to his and Tony’s very different opinions of the Lexus UX250h (spoiler, Tony’s right). From there, it went South: Mark mentioned the Tesla Earning Call. Paul questioned their profitability. Tony got hung up on the term Autopilot and the phrase “Full Self Drive”. Patrick insists that not enough people have read the official FAA definition of Autopilot and we try to figure where Tesla is in Autonomous Driving (Levels 1 – 5).
Fortunately, we ran out of time and had to call it a night before any punches were thrown.
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This week’s news…
patrick
Top EV News of 2016 list better
tony
Drivers in the US complain about a few MPG but in EU ratings are as much as 50% too high.
mark (wearing his evan mask)
Autopilot predicts and avoids crash 2 cars ahead
russell
More charging stations for socal
russell
mark
Solar power continues to drop in price, $0.01 kWh possible in 2025
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2016, autopilot, Charging, Eco, electric, EV, feature, featured, future, LE, MPG, reveal, solar, Tesla, van
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Mark
Russell
Lots of caveats and backpedaling but yes, someday, car ownership will not be as it is now
Speaking of which, Yuko car sharing
Tony
Paul
Ward’s ten best powertrains for 2016 (it’s a “2017” list)
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Daily Kanban co-founder and noted car author, Edward Niedermeyer joins us for a spirited hour of discussion on Tesla. In addition to the regular panel you see every week, our friend, Chelsea Sexton graces us with a visit to add her voice. Do not miss this show.
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WE’RE BACK!
After a brief hiatus we return to talk about EVs for almost the entire show.
Tony
VW might not sell diesels in US anymore.
http://fortune.com/2016/09/14/volkswagen-diesel-vehicles-sales/
VW says 300-mile range EV will charge in 15 minutes and cost less than gas version
Mark
Big Chevy BOLT News-238 mile (383km) Range
My Chevy Bolt Preview and Drive
https://www.facebook.com/WRVoltec/videos/924565281006167/
https://www.facebook.com/WRVoltec/videos/924429237686438/
https://www.facebook.com/WRVoltec/videos/924173741045321/
Evan
Tesla Radar update and firmware v8
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audio and video,Featured,What Drives Us episode
Tony
My topic compliments of Philip Barclay
Mark
Bolt EV production confirmed for October
Spark EV to remain & Volt upgrades and face lift for 2019
Russell
Even if we had autopilot, who really wants it?
Unintended consequences and static law in an evolving world
CR calls for Tesla to disable autopilot
The failure of FCA, dumping Dart to make more Jeeps
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audio and video,What Drives Us episode
Or “CRZya-Later”
With special thanks to Tepperman’s
Russell
Tesla driver dies while using “autopilot”. Maybe this is the end of cute Tesla names.
“Autopilot” stunts
Paul
All time EV Sales record for June 2016
Russell
VW “buyback” varies
Tony
Tonight, we’ll see if I can fill in to revive “Danny’s Honda Rant”. RIP
Mark
New GM autonomous driving research center
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audio and video,What Drives Us episode
This week our panel take on:
You Say Autonomous Cars Will Encourage More People to have sex in cars Like that’s a bad thing
Volvo pisses on Tesla’s autopilot functionality
H/T Cooper: RAV4 Hybrid has made the Prius V irrelevant and redundant…already
Salient numbers:
RAV4 Hybrid sales for April 2016-3,807. YTD 2015-8,741 2016-4,970
Prius v sales for April 2015-1,322 and for April 2015-2,462
Bye bye Prius v
Mark Coughlan talks about how Awesome the new 2G Chevy Volt is (and how awesome In-N-Out is).
The Chevy Jolt may be a dumb name but it’s a great idea, even if it is bogus
Japan has more charging spots than gas stations?
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audio and video,What Drives Us episode
This week, Patrick, Mark, Tony and Russell dissect…
Your car is not impressed by your right to not self-incriminate
http://www.zdnet.com/article/car-calls-911-after-alleged-hit-and-run-driver-arrested/
The blockage is legislative
http://plugincars.com/dealers-remain-obstacle-growth-electric-vehicle-market-131222.html
World’s biggest market almost world’s biggest EV consumer
https://cleantechnica.com/2015/12/15/china-track-lead-global-ev-sales-2015/
Local governor thinks legislators need to work harder for semi-mythical company
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada-legislature/sandoval-calls-two-day-special-session-faraday-future-incentives
Tesla calls Model S owners insane
http://www.ibtimes.com/tesla-motors-reining-autopilot-because-people-doing-crazy-things-2226662
Eight US States And Four European Countries To Ban Petrol And Diesel Car Sales From 2050 http://goo.gl/8oyDTG
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/10/ford-electric-vehicle-investment/
Ford to invest $4.5B in Electrification
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