#333 Turbo S
1) Volkswagon unveils the ID.3
https://www.motor1.com/news/369662/vw-id-3-unveiled-frankfurt/amp/
2) And a little information about the ID.4
https://insideevs.com/news/369758/vw-id3-electric-car-debuts-range-342-miles/
3) Speaking of VW, someone says they are below $100 per kWh battery price
https://insideevs.com/news/369923/rumor-mill-vw-cheap-battery/
4) COX Automotive makes a $350M investment in Rivian
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124989_electric-truck-hopeful-rivian-gets-350m-investment-from-cox
5) Russell wants to talk about the Porsche Taycan debut
https://www.porsche.com/usa/models/taycan/taycan-models/taycan-turbo/
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#329 – Safer Cars Make Less Safe Drivers
1) Dockless scooters are being ticketed, towed, and impounded.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/24/20696405/dockless-scooters-share-repo-men-repossessor-lawsuit-tow-yard-lime-bird-lyft-uber-razor
2) Uber’s CEO predicted self-driving cars and flying cars by now. Why’s my flaying car?
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/uber-ceo-expects-self-driving-cars-start-picking-passengers-18-months-flying-cars-5-7-years/
3) Carlos Ghosn is suing Nissan-Mitsubishi because they fired him wrong
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-idUSKCN1UF063
4) Safety Technology makes people less safe
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847818302559
5) 50 Solar charging stations have been installed in New York City
https://solarchargeddriving.com/2019/07/16/solar-ev-charging-stations-go-up-in-new-york-city
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#228 Carma
Huge thanks to Tony who did almost all the news this week…
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#218 Drowning Flowers
With thanks to 0101Zero for this week’s title. Here’s the links to this week’s stories…
Russell’s rant
Breathing gets more difficult
Repeat after me, there is no such thing as clean diesel
Car companies insist on being evil, all of them
Mark
Tony
Toyota recalls all 1100 US Mirais for software defect
Paul
Tesla market cap rises to 2/3 of Ford’s value, but does it mean anything?
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#214 A Darker Possible Future
This week’s news…
russell
Finally some sense…which, probably won’t last past the 20th
russell
Tonight we lose viewers in Oklahoma
Tony
China halts over 100 coal power projects
russell
The joke that continues to be called faraday future
Mark
Is a Lithium-Ion battery shortage coming?
Paul
Prius Prime Being Dumped On By Some Toyota Dealers
Mark
Chevy’s month by moth rollout plan for the Bolt
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#213 In Colorado You Get $5000 Back And A Car Filled With Weed
This week’s news and links…
Mark
NAIAS wrap up and slideshow (You can watch or listen to the entire 2017 Detroit Auto Show review here)
Tony
Indiana wants to charge EV owners
russell
AND
russell
Evan
VW’s Oliver Schmidt gets nabbed by the FBI
russell
The looming battle, owners say; I have a right to fuck up my car; one manufacturer says, not so much
Evan
New high power charging stations
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One View Of The Faraday Future Reveal
I wanted to write this while my impressions were still fresh because the one thing I felt that I never explicitly said during our special episode was…anger. It made me mad. I felt used. Faraday Future, from here on, FF, used me for a sucker and I had to sit there and take it. Why? Well, let’s talk about it.
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#210 Stripped Volkswagens
This week’s news…
Paul
Expanding the charging network
Mark
Montreal installs first all electric bus route in North America
Russell
Uber needs to be slapped, again and always
Tony
VW owners are (talking about) stripping their cars for parts before returning them to VW for buyback
Russell
Tesla to start charging for charging
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#206 Sabotage!
Russell
The Drive loves and hates the Bolt
Tony
Mark
Supercharger sabotaged in Barstow CA
Russell
Paul
hmmm, haven’t we all been saying this for years??
Russell
It’s new but because it’s VW, I won’t believe anything they say about it
Russell
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