#406 Texas has Gas
Timeline: 00:00 Intros
05:15 Monster Trucks Suck
13:10 Nimbus 3-wheeler
23:20 Gas Companies Fighting Progressive Initiatives
34:25 This Week in Tesla
42:35 Maybe We Should Have Fewer Cars
52:30 Polestar Opening 14 “Spaces” in the US
56:25 Michelin EV Tires
1:00:25 Shout-outs and Go Home
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#388 Listen to Her
We learn to listen to Georgia and, we discuss vanadium flow batteries, electric buses, Tesla FSD and more.
00:00 Show Start
04:10 Solar has Become the Cheapest Energy Source
13:55 Vanadium Flow Batteries
21:50 This Week in Tesla
29:40 Electric School Buses
45:20 Vote Because your Rights Depend on It
58:00 Shout Outs and Go Home
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#385 Tail Gating on the Moon
This week, we talk about the ongoing Nikola saga, solid state batteries in Mercedes buses, This Week in Tesla with new catchy theme music, Plastic eating enzymes, a cheap EV in China, and Toyota’s Lunar Cruiser.
00:00 Show Start 05:15 New Allegations with Nikola Motors
13:00 Mercedes Introduces Solid State Battery Buses
20:05 This Week in Tesla
28:55 Plastic Eating Enzymes
40:30 A $5,000 EV in China 49:25 Toyota’s Mars Rover
54:10 Shout Outs and Go Home
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Transport Treehouse #7
Dean Taylor has over three decades in the electric transportation area with a focus on regulatory and legislative affairs, external engagement and business and strategy development. After retiring from Southern California Edison he’s become an independent consultant for many EV organizations.
Newsom’s Executive Order: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/9.23.20-EO-N-79-20-Climate.pdf
Dean’s LCFS webinar presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eRrZAqaOHk&feature=youtu.be&t=1040
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#377 Tonka Toy Van Down By The River
00:00 Intros
07:40 Hybrid Fleets Would Reduce Emissions Now
15:55 Electric Brands Introduces Module EV Bus
22:00 Tesla Willing to License Software and Technology
26:00 Hyundai Ramps up EV Production Plans
37:40 The Real Cost of “Public” Parking
43:15 Community Solar for Those Who Can’t Solar
49: 30 Fossil Fuel Companies Funding the Police
1:01:15 Shout-outs and Go Home
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#374 The Fast and the Dead
00:00 Intros 04:10 Ford Mach-e Battery Reporting
12:45 Dodge Hellcat SUV
17:50 Pandemic Brings Fewer Crashes but More Fatalities
25:25 Suzuki Across PHEV is the RAV4 Prime
31:10 Moving Forward Act moves to the Senate
38:00 Solar-Powered Level-2 Charging Station
42:45 Muni Cutting Bus Routes
55:55 Let’s Go Home
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#373 Body Bags are Extra
- American Airlines has started filling their planes to capacity during a pandemic.
- Toyota is severely limiting the supply of the RAV4 Prime for some reason.
- California is mandating that all commercial trucks be fully-electric by 2045.
- 2-sided solar panels that track the sun can increase energy production up to 30%.
- Minnesota is suing ExxonMobile and Koch Brothers for damages caused by their disregard of their own research.
- All Americans need to support the “Moving Forward” act.
- Hyundai has introduced an all-electric shuttle bus.
- Oslo is testing inductive charging for taxis.
- Electrify American has completed their first cross-country charging network.
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#370 AutoStupid
- As though Sequester in Place wasn’t harming locally owned business enough, riots across the globe have indiscriminately crippled or fully shuttered small businesses. Please support your local businesses.
- A study (with a very small sample size using self-reporting) found that drivers with autonomous features tend to be less attentive and perform actions unrelated to driving.
- The Ford Escape Plug-in is expected to get 37 miles per charge before the ICE kicks in. It is expected to have a base MSRP of $5,000USD lower than the RAV4 Prime but, due to its smaller battery, will not qualify for higher incentived.
- Hyundai has reached a point where they are making great strides in market share for their EVs. Could this be their tipping point? Will we see even more Hyundai/Kia EVs and perhaps even a Genesis EV?
- Even with the drop in carbon emissions as a result of Sequester in Place, all major car manufacturers are expected to miss the Paris Agreement targets for emissions. As the targets and deadlines slip by, maintaining a habitable environment gets harder and harder.
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#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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#349 Whose Data is it, Anyway?
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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