1It's been a busy week. Sam had both the Dodge Hornet GT+ and the Hyundai Santa Fe plug-in hybrid. Robbie finally gets to talk about the driving the Kia EV9 and also the Seltos. He also discusses an unfortunate crash while going to pickup guitar picks. Nicole drove to Accord to drive the Accord.

In the news, Nicole and Sam both drove the refreshed 2024 Jeep Wrangler. Volvo and Polestar announced that both brands would switch to the NACS charging connector and SAE will integrate the connector into its industry standard. Lordstown Motors finally goes bankrupt and sues Foxconn. Ford defeated Lordstown in the electric pickup race, but is losing customer orders due to price hikes. GM is matching and exceeding Ford's bidirectional charging offerings with Ultium Home. Italian lawmakers are wisely trying to ban inexperienced drivers from overpowered cars.

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2024 Jeep Wrangler first drive

SAE to adopt NACS standard

Lordstown chapter 11

Ford losing Lightning customers with price hikes

GM Ultium Home products

Italian Lawmakers want to ban young drivers from cars with more than 95 hp

Malibu vs Bel Air

Roman's Hummer breaks down in Moab

Volvo goes NACS

Polestar NACS

Robbie's first drive in the Kia EV9

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