#404 Pineapple Pizza Not Found
Timeline: 00:00 Show Start
05:53 Membership Tier(s)
07:00 We Won’t Car Our Way Out of This
09:00 GM’s Norway commercial was Tone Deaf and Misleading
16:55 AirStream to Make Electric Assist Campers for EVs
23:00 This Week in Tesla
32:55 Looking at the Texas power situation
1:01:30 Shout-outs and Go Home
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#392 It’s Parade Season Bitches!
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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audio only,What Drives Us episode
#390 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Tiny Costly Red Machinie
Expanding Equity In Electric Mobility
The Kandi is ready to sell.
This Week In Tesla
Chicago’s MetraRail introduces dedicated Bike Cars
Convert an original Mini to EV
Mustang Falls short with EPA Ratings Allegedly
Ford Invests in Kansas City Plant
They can’t ditch the proprietary InfoTainment systems fast enough
The doesn’t have a battery. The car _is_ the battery
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battery, Car, chicago, electric, epa, EV, Ford, infotainment, LE, mobility, Tesla
#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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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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Transport Treehouse #5
Guest: John Voelcker
John returns.
We spend an hour with one of our favorite journos, John Voelcker and discuss GM’s recent EV day, charging, the Chevy Volt and much more. John’s article mentioned on the show: https://www.thedrive.com/tech/32580/why-gm-has-to-prove-its-serious-about-electric-vehicles-this-time
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Charging, Chevy, chevy volt, electric, EV, gm, LE, Vehicles, Volt
Transport Treehouse #3
Infrastructure Week, part 2: David Patterson
As infrastructure continues, this episode features a great conversation with David Patterson who was deeply involved in the Mitsubishi I-Miev program, worked with Nissan and Chademo. A long time advocate for electric charging clears up a lot of the confusion surrounding charging systems and what each has to offer.
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Transport Treehouse #2
Infrastructure Week, part 1: Kitty Adams
Our first guest for Infrastructure week is Kitty Adams, She is the Executive Director and Founder of AdoptACharger.org. Ms. Adams has facilitated the installation of hundreds of EV chargers in 10 states, and has participated in a number of CEC and CARB workshops regarding alternative fuel vehicles and EV charging infrastructure. She was successfully awarded CEC grant funding to install EV charging at the California State Parks, and most recently a GFO as part of a team to design a micro grid in a disadvantaged community. She has presented at the Electric Power Research Institute Symposium, and has consulted on EV charging projects and policies nationwide.
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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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#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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bus, California, Charging, commercial, electric, EV, first, Hyundai, LE, prime, RAV4, solar, tax, Toyota, truck