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#176 Explosive Diarrhea Gummi Bears
This week the triumvirate of Tony Schaefer, Paul Guzyk and Russell Frost dive deep into…
Feb 2016 Plugin Electric Sales
http://insideevs.com/february-2016-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/
russell
LA opens a little thing called the Expo line
http://laist.com/2016/02/25/the_expo_line_will_open_in_santa_mo.php
Our good friends at Faraday Future may be even worse off than we thought
http://jalopnik.com/mysterious-faraday-future-bleeding-cash-blasted-by-for-1761636432?utm_content=buffer1792a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
More on VW
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/03/02/volkswagen-emissions-scandal/81214726/
new battery
http://gas2.org/2016/03/01/oakridge-batteries-power-electric-truck-with-400-mile-range/
russell
Honda says new Insight…wait for it…in 20 fucking 18
http://wardsauto.com/technology/new-honda-ev-plug-due-2018
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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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#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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#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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#156 – The Slow Road to Hell
This week Paul joins Tony, Russell & Danny on the slow road to hell that is the 2016 Prius reveal. It’s so slow that we might have an autonomous Google car in production first. Or a Porsche Tesla Model S competitor. Or an Audi e-tron Tesla Model S competitor. Or a Hyundai Prius-fighter.
Or maybe not. Listen in for thoughts on those cars announced at Frankfurt and more from the 2016 Prius reveal in this week’s What Drives Us.
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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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#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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#143 Is He Still Alive?
Danny calls in sick but Russell bravely soldiers on with Evan Fusco, Patrick Connor and Paul Guzyk at his side. The topics? Oh we got topics…
Another nail in the coffin for franchise dealers, well, not really but we wish…
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/06/costco-grows-to-become-a-leading-car-seller/index.htm
ADJUNCT story, Chevy dealer learns that by actually not pissing off everyone who asks, you can sell a lot of Volts…
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098599_high-volume-chevy-volt-dealer-how-to-sell-successfully-lessons-learned
A follow up or continuation of a topic from last week, how branded telematics shove the manufacturer to the side…
http://www.businessinsider.com/raymond-james-apple-google-enemies-auto-industry-carplay-android-2015-6?utm_source=googleplaynewsstand&utm_medium=referral
EVs and resale value
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098663_used-electric-cars-which-hold-their-value-best-which-is-worst
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#141 A Different Kind of Sausage Fest
In which we learn that Evan’s favorite place to charge has a lot to do with pork sausage.
Danny is taking week off so Paul Guzyk, Evan Fusco and Patrick Connor keep Russell from getting in too much trouble this week.
Field of dreams…
http://www.autonews.com/article/20150525/OEM05/305259973/kansas-city-bids-to-become-ev-mecca
Tennessee to offer EV rebate
http://www.wcyb.com/news/Tenn-about-to-offer-electric-vehicle-rebates/33205286
Tesla traveling road show OR Elon in a box
http://www.treehugger.com/cars/tesla-has-mobile-foldable-container-store-will-tour-us-and-europe.html
Oxymoron, fuel cell park
http://rep-am.com/news/local/883630.txt
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#136 Surmounting Taxes
In celebration of tax week, Danny Cooper, Russell Frost, Evan Fusco, Patrick Connor and Paul Guzyk discuss…
Unicorns not being deployed fast enough in Japan
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/14/japan-hydrogen-idUSL4N0XB25F20150414
Battery swap scooter proposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE6N8t-0OGg&feature=youtu.be
So are you a supporter of clean cars or of clean transportation? And if so, does spending money on cars versus trains make sense? While much of this op-ed makes little sense, there is a point here worth discussing.
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/04/07/funding-train-service-more-beneficial-than-vehicle-subsidies/25422253/
Let’s talk about the SparkEV
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097768_2016-chevrolet-spark-ev-to-be-sold-at-retail-in-canada
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