Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that takes an expansive look at the world of cars and transport.

I’m David Brown

The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss)

News

1. Hyundai launches Santa Fe Hybrid (1:21)

2. Hot Fiat 500 all electric model launched in Europe (2:55)

3. Ford sounds off about the new Raptor (4:28)

4. Sebastian Vettel Retires from Formula 1 (6:05)

Feature (7:45)

We have been to the launch of two new versions of the Nissan vehicles: the X-Trail and Pathfinder. Our driving impressions are embargoed at this stage and we will bring full reports in the coming weeks.

But we did speak to two executives about electric vehicles, market trends and government policies especially the aggressive approaches being shown in New Zealand