Timeline:
00:00 Intros
04:00 Boring Tunnel update
09:00 Siemen’s Energy is is looking at hydrogen energy investments
21:50 This Week In Tesla
31:15 VW ID-4 “free fuel” offer then charging using Electrify America
43:45 The war over public spaces
52:40 Shout-outs and Go Home!
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In this week’s show:
1) The current NTSB requirements for black box data is woefully short of all the data required to determine the actual situation of a modern-day crash. Manufacturers are not required to hand over additional data. Should owners be able to pull the data themselves to turn over to the police? Should they be able to pull data from a used car prior to purchasing it?
2) Tesla’s stock has soared recently to the point that the company is now valuated higher than GM and Ford, combined! It doesn’t help that Ford and GM have seen their own valuations dropping in the recent months.
3) The Boring Company’s 0.8 mile tunnel is completed under Las Vegas between convention centers. It’s likely not going to reach 140mph like previously advertised, it might use skates to move cars or not. Details are few and far between.
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This week:
1) States face roadblocks on path to lower tailpipe emissions.
2) BMW remains committed to ICE cars for at least 30 more years.
3) The Prius is no longer Toyota’s top-selling hybrid.
4) Sony shocks CES by unveiling a car.
5) The Fisker Ocean might actually be areal thing.
6) Tesla’s Gigafactory 4 has to tread lightly in the forest.
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audio only,What Drives Us episode
1) Tony reviewed the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. Be sure to check out his two separate reviews:
Ride-along review: https://youtu.be/ed4CUB73QWE
Walk-around review: https://youtu.be/hty_KFkWZMY
2) At the beginning of the 2010s, Lithium-Ion batteries were projected to herald in the era of the electric vehicle. We discuss accessibility of battery components and the drop in prices.
3) Volkswagen has released conceptual animations of very cute little battery charging robots. You park your car anywhere in a parking garage and the robots will not only bring a mobile battery pack, the pack will plug itself into your car.
4) December saw a flurry of Tesla software updates. We pick them apart.
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1) VW ID.3 would not sell enough in the US, or would it sell too much?
https://insideevs.com/news/371779/vw-canada-considering-sales-id3/
2) Amazon orders 100K delivery vans from Rivian
https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/19/amazon-orders-100k-electric-delivery-trucks-from-rivian-as-part-of-going-carbon-neutral-by-2040/
3) Lime shuts down car rental service, Limepod
http://mail01.tinyletterappcom/transportation/trucks-fot-wunder-farmwise-oslo/15282170-techcrunch.com/2019/09/19/lime-is-shutting-down-car-rental-service-limepod/
4) Waiting for Godot
https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-boring-company-las-vegas-loop-tunnel-update-pictures/
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audio and video,One On One,What Drives Us episode
Debuting a brand new show, One On One, where two people wrestle over a recent issue for an in-depth discussion. Today, Danny Cooper and Russell Frost talk about the real future of hydrogen, Toyota, Fuel Cell vehicles and also a little on factory automation and the future of jobs making things.
We cite these links during today’s One On One:
Toyota part of consortium spending 10.7B Euros on hydrogen
Another take on the press release above
Toyota chairman says hydrogen needs more time
Turns out, the rumors of hydrogen’s death may have been premature
Toyota claims to have an EV on the market by 2020
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audio and video,Featured,Features,What Drives Us episode
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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audio and video,Featured,Features,What Drives Us episode
Danny and Russell take on the show as a duo this week. Here’s what they talked about:
MB says fuck pedestrians, we’re protecting our customers
From Tony
From Mark
Bolt begins oozing out
Chevy Bolt Allocations are given to some California and Oregon dealers.
And yet…
http://insideevs.com/dealer-reveals-additional-chevrolet-bolt-pricing-details/
“The next step in the process is to begin taking orders for the 2017 Bolt. Rumors suggest that could happen as early as this week, but only in the states of California and Oregon for now.
There are plans to go nationwide, but that’s not expected to happen until 2017.”
From Paul
Does Tesla even have the legal ability to make all the cars it’s promised to?
And yet…
The Force is strong with this one
“Clearly, it is kinda ridiculous now to say that an automaker with 1,000-plus workers is working on nothing at all. So, let’s drop that vaporware status and ready ourselves for some big reveals coming from Faraday soon –“
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audio and video,audio only,Featured,What Drives Us episode
WE’RE BACK!
After a brief hiatus we return to talk about EVs for almost the entire show.
Tony
VW might not sell diesels in US anymore.
http://fortune.com/2016/09/14/volkswagen-diesel-vehicles-sales/
VW says 300-mile range EV will charge in 15 minutes and cost less than gas version
Mark
Big Chevy BOLT News-238 mile (383km) Range
My Chevy Bolt Preview and Drive
https://www.facebook.com/WRVoltec/videos/924565281006167/
https://www.facebook.com/WRVoltec/videos/924429237686438/
https://www.facebook.com/WRVoltec/videos/924173741045321/
Evan
Tesla Radar update and firmware v8
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