Russell, Patrick Connor and Chelsea Sexton discuss…
-Chelsea drives the Fisker Karma
-The Tesla “bricking” story
-Pike Research says hydrogen and fuel cells are making a comeback this year
-Refuting the Newt (it’s actually very easy)
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#208 It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
Russell
Honoring Chelsea Sexton on the anniversary of the EV1 release, for her amazing work in promoting EVs. And, she’s going to be featured on a new Nat Geo special on TV.
Mark
EPA pushes to accelerate EV adoption before Tump’s term begins
Tony
Toyota announces a more efficient powertrain
Russell
Send us your Russian Outlanders
Ford, please delete your account
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#203 Special Guest Edward Niedermeyer – Talking Tesla
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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Special LIVE What Drives Us – Tesla Model 3 debut
What a night! In a very special live, almost two hours long What Drives Us episode, Danny Cooper, Russell Frost, Tony Schaefer, Evan Fusco, Mark Coughlan and Chelsea Sexton witness and explain the Tesla Model 3 debut as it unfolded on 3/31/16.
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#138 Interviewing the Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle Team
A very special regular episode. We spend the entire show talking to Toyota’s Mirai team. Doug Coleman and Logan Grizzel, about the fuel cell vehicle and issues surrounding it. Danny and Russell are joined by Tony Schaefer, Patrick Connor, Evan Fusco and Chelsea Sexton.
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#127 14% ABV
Week two of the WDU comeback brings together a bigger panel and higher alcohol levels than ever before. This week hosts, Danny Cooper and Russell Frost share the small screen with Chelsea Sexton, Tony Schaefer, Linda Weidemann, Patrick Connor and Evan Fusco
- A discussion of tax credits or charging stations
- Return of the Mitsubishi i-Miev
- The Chevy Bolt
- Polaris buys Brammo
- The “Carvi” electronic back seat driver
- A Colibri concept EV
- Tesla’s first battery swap station
- Is Europe regretting its support of diesel?
And, as always, much more. Enjoy.
Check us out LIVE, weekly at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific.
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#126 We’re back, baby
We’re back and potentially better than ever. Hosts Danny Cooper & Russell Frost reunite with panelists Chelsea Sexton, Patrick Connor, Evan Fusco,and Tony Schaefer to discuss:
- Detroit Auto Show
- The Chevrolet Volt & Bolt (not to be confused with the Dodge Colt)
- Alt-Fuel Sales Numbers
- Charging standards
- Tesla marketing (and lack thereof)
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#98 Not A Parade Car
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#54 Chelsea Sexton and the Volt Redux
Chelsea Sexton talks about her six weeks with the Chevy Volt
GM’s strategy for fighting “stealth killer car syndrome”? Make the damn thing so loud you need active noise cancellation to drive it
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/gm-shows-off-terrain-suv-with-noise-c…
Drumroll please, Fisker to start making the $95K Karma on March 21st, will be making 15K Karmas annually by 2012 (That’s $1,425,000,000 annually, by the way)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/fisker-karma-enters-production-on-mar…
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#45 Volt Experience and 2010, the year in the review
Hosts: Danny Cooper & Russell Frost
Panelists: Tony Schaefer, Linda Weidemann, Jason Holder
Special Guest: Chelsea Sexton
A very special epsiode this week. During the first half of the show Chelsea Sexton talks about her experiences with a prototype Chevy Volt. During the second half the entire panel go over their favorite news stories of 2010.
Have a great holiday and we’ll see you again in 2011!
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#34 The Gift That Keeps On Giving
A very special show this week with our largest panel ever featuring Linda Weidemann, Tony Schaefer, Jason Holder and special guest, Chelsea Sexton (Who Killed The Electric Car). Topics covered include the Lotus Elite hybrid, Jim Farley quotes, SUVs, the future of gas prices, start/stop technology, rental Leafs and much, much more. Do not miss this episode.
This week’s show notes:
Lotus says hybrid is spelled e-l-i-t-e
http://www.automotto.org/entry/2010-paris-preview-lotus-unveils-hybrid-e…
Ford marketing veep says you can’t sell what Ford makes, uh, ok
http://green.autoblog.com/2010/09/14/ford-vp-you-cant-sell-a-hybrid-in-t…
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