WDU Special -Tesla Earnings Call with Montana Skeptic
A fantastic special show. We spend ninety minutes dissecting the Tesla earnings call with Kacey Green, Patrick Connor, Matthew Klippenstein and special guest Montana Skeptic. Details and arguments abound. It’s a contentious but very fascinating look at the most talked about car company on the planet.
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#227 Elon, Get Your Thumb Out Of Trump’s Ass
Patrick Connor’s feature; Russell’s Rant:
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2017, apple, articles, Chevrolet, Chevy, china, concept, electric, EV, feature, featured, features, gm, LE, Model S, Patrick Connor, rv, semi, Tesla, truck, trump, van
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#174 Nevada Hates The Sun
This week we speculate how the Nevada legislature can so stupid, visit the Chicago Auto Show *and* the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto and much more. Patrick Connor, Mark Coughlan, Paul Guzyk, Tony Schaefer and Russell Frost dive deep into world of crazy lawmakers and cars.
And funny enough, as I was posting this show this morning, this tweet from actor, Mark Ruffalo showed up…
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2016, auto show, berkshire hathaway, Bolt, Canada, Chevy, chicago, EV, featured, Ford, Hyundai, law, LE, legislator, mark coughlan, nevada, nv energy, Patrick Connor, paul guzyk, russell frost, solar, tax, Tesla, tony schaefer, toronto
audio and video,Review,What Drives Us episode
#164 I Just Got A Woman Pregnant
This week it’s all about the fourth generation Prius and it call comes from Danny Cooper. Paul Guzyk, Tony Schaefer, Patrick Conor and Russell Frost break down the new Prius, a car which Danny just drove. See Prius Chat for the video reviews (link below)
http://priuschat.com/threads/priuschats-2016-toyota-prius-first-drive-video-review.159651/
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2016, 4g, danny cooper, EV, featured, first, fourth generation, hsd, hybrid, Patrick Connor, paul guzyk, Prius, priuschat, review, russell frost, tony schaefer, Toyota
audio and video,What Drives Us episode
#158 Tesla Model X reveal
Yes, we talk the inside, the outside and everything in between on the Tesla Model X this week, as well dissect some new Volt ads and briefly mention hydrogen.
Featuring:
Russell Frost
Tony Schaefer
Patrick Connor
Mark Coughlan
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danny cooper, Eco, EV, featured, fuel cell, german, hydrogen, LE, model X, Patrick Connor, russell frost, Tesla, tony schaefer, volkswagen, Volt, VW
#157 – VW Goes Up In Smoke
This week Russell & Danny are joined by Paul, Tony, & Pat for a look inside how Volkswagen got busted for cheating on emissions tests, the repercussions that are coming for them and their owners, and how it might boost plug-in/EV sales. Also, the Apple Titan electric vehicle might be a real car come 2019, and pricing information is out on the Tesla Model X SUV. Plus, will the Tesla Model X qualify for the $25,000 “Hummer” Tax Credit? Should it? We discuss.
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apple, cheating, danny cooper, Diesel, emissions, EV, featured, Hummer, LE, model X, Patrick Connor, paul guzyk, Plug-in, russell frost, Tesla, Titan, tony schaefer, volkswagen, VW
audio and video,What Drives Us episode
#149 Observing Korea
This week Evan, Tony, Patrick and Russell discuss…
Next gen PiP to have 30-35 miles of EV range, according to an anonymous source
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099222_next-toyota-prius-plug-in-hybrid-to-have-30-to-35-miles-of-range-source
Toyota starts taking Mirai orders, unicorns everywhere cower in fear
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mirai-hydrogen-car-arrive-october-809923
Craig Scott, national alternative fuel vehicle manager at Toyota, “With batteries there is a fundamental science problem that we don’t know how to solve.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2015/07/20/toyota-on-mirai-vs-tesla-battery-electric-vehicles-have-fundamental-physics-problem/
Toyota recalls 625,000 Priuses globally (109,000 in the US)
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/toyota-recalls-625000-hybrids-vehicles-worldwide/1/452126.html
Apple hires Doug Betts formerly of Chrysler
http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/20/9007149/apple-hires-car-executive-doug-betts-chrysler
This week’s Tesla killer
http://www.manufacturingglobal.com/lean/502/Should-Tesla-be-running-scared-Faraday-Future-is-the-new-kid-on-the-block
Depends on how you define “hybrid”
http://www.koreaobserver.com/hyundai-kia-rank-3rd-in-2014-global-hybrid-car-sales-39306/
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apple, batteries, Chrysler, EV, evan fusco, featured, fuel cell, future, hybrid, hydrogen, Hyundai, Kia, LE, mirai, Model S, Patrick Connor, Plug-in, Prius, Prius Plug-In, russell frost, Tesla, tony schaefer, Toyota
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#148 Super Mega Hyper Hybrid
This week Russell works the topics below with Patrick Connor, Paul Guzyk and Tony Schaefer…
Subaru sport hybrid comes to Japan
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/subaru/2016-subaru-impreza-sport-hybrid-ar170047.html
Bugatti Chiron will be a hybrid
http://blog.caranddriver.com/electric-bug-bugatti-chiron-hypercar-to-get-hybrid-powertrain/
Chevy Bolt
http://boingboing.net/2015/06/29/chevys-200-mile-electric-car.html
4th Gen Prius debut
http://priuschat.com/threads/4th-generation-coming-2015.117745/page-246#post-2202352
Terrible reporting, stupid people or both?
https://thenewswheel.com/indianapolis-orders-employees-not-to-charge-hybrid-vehicles-at-home/
The LATimes says the Prius is DeadBeforeArrival, more or less
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-new-prius-20150626-story.html
Duh
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/07/10/washington-state-limit-ev-incentives-expensive-cars/
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Bolt, bugatti, Chevy, chiron, EV, featured, hybrid, LE, Patrick Connor, paul guzyk, Prius, priuschat, subaru, tony schaefer, Toyota, veyron
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#147 Special Episode with Ryan Tabrah of Intel
Patrick Connor, Paul Guzyk and Russell Frost spend the entire talking to Intel’s Senior Product Manager, Transportation Solutions, Ryan Tabrah. It’s an incredible show with lots of great talk about the future of cars from infotainment systems to autonomous driving.
Here’s Ryan’s page at Intel. You can follow Ryan on Twitter, @red_stapler.
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atom, autonomous, computer, EV, featured, future, infotainment, intel, LE, Patrick Connor, paul guzyk, russell frost
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#144 Pop Culture Invasion
This week, Danny Cooper, Russell Frost and Patrick Connor talks about stocks, movies and, oh, yeah, some car stuff too…AND a special and very brief appearance by a vacationing Tony Schaefer
The Tesla model 3 will be a platform for a variety of vehicles
http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/15/8784205/teslas-critical-model-3-will-be-a-family-of-vehicles-not-just-a-car
Journalist type guy predicts 4G Prius will get better MPG and be sportier
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098719_2016-toyota-prius-coming-soon-55-mpg-hybrid-to-be-sportier
Honda decides to bury the dead horse
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-honda-civic-hybrid-and-cng-20150615-story.html
Hyundai doesn’t understand why no one wants H2 cars?
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098721_hyundai-tucson-fuel-cell-global-sales-below-target-company-admits
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/korean-cars-surge-quality-says-j-d-power-n377101
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batteries, Chevy, danny cooper, Eco, EV, featured, h2, Honda, hybrid, LE, nissan, Patrick Connor, Prius, russell frost, Tesla, tony schaefer, Toyota