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#387 Hummers for Humanity

28 Oct , 2020 Video

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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#386 We Do Not Condone Shocking Wildlife

15 Oct , 2020 Video

00:00 Show Start

03:50 Turning Interstates into Solar Farms

13:55 Municipal Microgrids

22:45 This Week in Tesla

28:55 Rivian Releasing R1T and R1S Early 2021

36:00 Can the US be a Green Hydrogen Powerhouse?

44:05 Rivian Delivers 1st Amazon Delivery Van

51:00 Shout Outs and Go Home

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#385 Tail Gating on the Moon

2 Oct , 2020 Video

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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#384 It’s All Downhill From Here

25 Sep , 2020 Video

00:00 Show Start

06:10 Nikola investigated for Fraud

18:00 Cadillac Forces Dealers to Install Chargers

27:45 This Life in Tesla

40:40 California to End ICE New Car Sales

50:35 Ford Announces EV F-150

56:00 Lordstown Shows Interior

1:00:45 VW Reveals ID.4

1:11:50 – Shout Outs and Go Home

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#383 A Big Weight And A Long Shaft

19 Sep , 2020 Video

00:00 Show Start

03:58 Heavy Weights and Gravity as Energy Storage

13:30 The $10,000 USD Kandi EV

20:55 Guy Gets Rightfully Scammed

25:10 This Week in Tesla

32:35 Uber Lyft going all-EV?

39:00 The Gig Economy Basically Sucks

49:10 Shoutouts and Go Home

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#381 with special guest Rich Benoit (aka Rich Rebuilds)

27 Aug , 2020 Video

Rich Benoit of Rich Rebuilds spend more than two hours talking about how he got started, his passions, his relationship with Tesla and YouTube commenters and his projects. Do not miss this episode!