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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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#224 Chevrolet Bolt Review And This Week’s News
This week’s news and reviews…
Mark –
Mark goes into detail on his week driving the Chevy Bolt EV
Paul –
Russell –
Uber news round-up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Android Auto whips ass on Apple Car Play
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#220 Exploding Puppies
Russell’s rant
Silicon Valley is full of assholes.
Tony
Honda’s 80 mile Laughing Stock.
http://jalopnik.com/hondas-new-all-electric-car-kind-of-sucks-1792781223
But dealers protect us. From what we have no idea.
https://www.oakbrooktoyota.com/new-toyota-prius-prime-westmont-il
Autonomous racing. Or: if a race car bursts into flames and no one is inside does anyone care?
https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/19/self-driving-car-race-ends-with-crash/
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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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#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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#194 Tony Takeover
Tony
My topic compliments of Philip Barclay
Mark
Bolt EV production confirmed for October
Spark EV to remain & Volt upgrades and face lift for 2019
Russell
Even if we had autopilot, who really wants it?
Unintended consequences and static law in an evolving world
CR calls for Tesla to disable autopilot
The failure of FCA, dumping Dart to make more Jeeps
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#190 Introducing The Rolls Royce Ipecac
This week Russell, Paul, Mark and Patrick discuss…
The first electric touring motorcycle.
What has to be the ugliest concept vehicle ever unveiled, a self driving Rolls Royce.
Why Nissan Leaf sales have slowed so much.
Nissan confirms 200 mile range Leaf coming.
Tesla talking about acquiring Solar City.
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#182 Those Are Some Big Tanks
This week Evan, Paul and Russell go over…
A new autonomous driving coalition begins operations
Hybrid and EV owners are buying switching to gas cars more than they used to says Edmunds
Mitsubishi has been cheating the EPA MPG tests for 25 years
VW and the EPA finally at a settlement but it’s not complete…yet
Honda to expand Clarity line to include EV and PHEV
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#160 You’re Number One
This week, Russell, Tony, Evan and Mark work over Tesla’s new 7.0 operating system, Toyota’s love for all things hydrogen and much more.
Yes, we do think you’re number one.
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