Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that canvases issues related to cars and transport.

I’m David Brown

News

1. Gum tree and second-hand vehicles (1:39)

2. Triton (2:30)

3. This breakthrough electric vehicle never needs to be plugged in (3:29)

4. Green numberplates launched, research predicts a boost in EV sales (4:29)

5. Bentley’s first EV kicks off the brand’s bold reinvention (5:31)

Interview

• We talk a lot about new car sales but how is the market for second-hand cars going. We talk to David Lowe from Gumtree Cars (6:35)

Motoring Minute

• Audi S4 (12:31)

Interview

• One of Overdrive's desired transport Policies is to “Make Buses Sexy”. Brian Smith is doing a big project in Canberra to achieve just that. He tells us why it is a rewarding but tough task. (13:42)

Motoring Minute

• Audi SQ5 (21:52)

Quirky News

• And we continue with Brian Smith in a lighter chat on a report that tries to understand why children like to look at garbage trucks. (23:00)

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Originally broadcast 12 December 2020