What Drives Us episode

#402 Roll That Beautiful (Mini) Bean Footage

12 Feb , 2021   Video

Timeline:
00:00 Intros
02:50 Why good reporting is so important
06:15 ALEXA uber alles
10:25 Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges
15:35 Tesla is forced to finally recall defective screens
21:20 This Week in Tesla
29:00 Where can you go in an EV with 1,000 miles of Range?
32:40 Iceland after a decade of investing in Green Tech
41:45 MiniCooper Motor Mojo – the 2022 MiniCooper EV
48:45 California Wins Emissions Fight
52:40 The Boring Company gets approval for LVCC Loop extension to Resorts World
56:10 SHout-outs and Go Home

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What Drives Us episode

#394 The Rumors Of Russell’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

27 Jan , 2021   Video

2:00 Consumer Report study EVs maintenance
9:10 Hydrogen fuel cell thermal improvements
14:30 Boring Company new Las Vegas station/tunnels
16:15 Starship SN8 test
18:20 TSLA Short sellers have banner 2020 / capital raise
20:00 Taxi company suing Tesla
23:05 Aptera (I also added a reservation to my Cybertruck order, why not‽)
27:20 Start Engine investment/kickstarter site (I wanted to invest /\ in Solectrac but couldn’t as a Canadian)
32:25 Hummer EV prototype
40:20 Uber self driving development SOLD
45:50 Covid and public transit cuts
54:50 A decade of EVs and Shoutouts!

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What Drives Us episode

#392 It’s Parade Season Bitches!

23 Jan , 2021   Video

GM dumps Trump, joins California
Don’t let a moose lick your car
This Week In Tesla
Nissan debuts an electric Titan truck
Wind powered cargo ship could make shipping much cleaner
BMW blows it with a pointless redesign
Boring company Vegas tunnel simulation
Cadillac dealers offered cash to just go die
Rivian sells out launch editions of both new EVs
Mustang meets it’s EPA range goals

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What Drives Us episode

# 378 EV RV IDK LOL

7 Aug , 2020   Video

00:00 Intros

05:30 – Rivian to Ship R1T and R1S in 2021

17:20 – Upcycling Old Tires to Improve our Roads

23:00 – This Week in Tesla

34:10 – Boring Company Connecting LA and Vegas?

43:20 – Ready.Set.Van has New Tesla-Powered Van

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What Drives Us episode

#376 Highly Automated Tunnel of Love

23 Jul , 2020   Video

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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What Drives Us episode

#349 Whose Data is it, Anyway?

16 Jan , 2020   Video

In this week’s show:

1) The current NTSB requirements for black box data is woefully short of all the data required to determine the actual situation of a modern-day crash. Manufacturers are not required to hand over additional data. Should owners be able to pull the data themselves to turn over to the police? Should they be able to pull data from a used car prior to purchasing it?

2) Tesla’s stock has soared recently to the point that the company is now valuated higher than GM and Ford, combined! It doesn’t help that Ford and GM have seen their own valuations dropping in the recent months.

3) The Boring Company’s 0.8 mile tunnel is completed under Las Vegas between convention centers. It’s likely not going to reach 140mph like previously advertised, it might use skates to move cars or not. Details are few and far between.

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