#394 The Rumors Of Russell’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
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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2020, Aptera, boring company, Cybertruck, EV, fuel cell, Hummer, hydrogen, las vegas, LE, rv, tax, Tesla, truck, tunnel, uber
#393 Cow Farts And Zambonis
Kacey’s Story
Paul’s Story
The history of a vehicle we can all believe in
This Week In Tesla
Especially this dumbass
Russell’s Story
Let’s talk briefly about survivability
Mumbai taxi ceilings
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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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BMW, boring company, cadillac, California, Car, debut, electric, epa, EV, gm, LE, nissan, Tesla, Titan, truck, trump, tunnel
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#391 A Big Wallet And A Smile
00:00 Intro 02:45 Amazon Eyeing Rural Postal Service 13:15 Virgin Hyperloop Completes First Test 24:50 Meet the Tata Nexon EV 32:00 This Week in Tesla 38:00 Xcel Utility Increases EV Spend (and bills consumers for the tab) 44:55 Quebec to Ban New ICE Cars in 2035 50:15 Shout Outs and Go Home
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#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
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#389 The Mourning After
00:00 Show Start
05:30 New Recycling Factory in NE Indiana
22:00 Ford to Make all-EV e-Transit
30:25 This Week in Tesla
40:00 Massachusetts Votes for Right to Repair
45:25 Shout Outs and Go Home
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#387 Hummers for Humanity
This week we do a deep dive on the debut of the GMC Hummer EV. We go through all the editions and talk about features and pricing. Also, we discuss disposable packing, cover This Week In Tesla and GM’s new battery plant.
00:00 Show Start
05:10 Hummer EV
30:20 This Week in Tesla
37:36 GM Converts old Saturn Factory to EV
1:12:28 We have Convenienced Ourselves to Death
1:03:00 Shout Outs and Go Home
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battery, Convenience, debut, EV, Feat, feature, features, gm, Hummer, LE, Tesla
WDU Special: “Happy 20th Birthday, Prius”
We spent almost two hours talking about the history and impact of Prius on the world. Current and former members of the Prius Team from Toyota join us for the first hour. It’s a great look back at one of the biggest impacts in cleaner vehicles. We’re all current and previous Prius owners and Prius enthusiasts. But when asking about previous decisions and future plans, that doesn’t mean we went easy on them.
Supercar article referenced by Tony: https://whatdrives.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SuperCar.pdf
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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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batteries, battery, bus, china, EV, LE, nikola motors, solid-state, Tesla, Toyota
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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