When considering the oceans, many people think that they are more the victims of climate change, than a solution.  Covering approximately 70 percent of the earth, oceans are actually already a major carbon sink, absorbing and trapping carbon from the atmosphere.  Researchers wonder if the oceans can do more.  We discuss a few of their proposed projects. 

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Mercedes-Benz is taking its Marco Polo camper van family to the next level with the introduction of the eCamper; Ford has introduced its eTransit full-size cargo van - both with an eye toward supplying the RV industry.  Do you think the RV community is ready for this?

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It seems that Lucid Motors had done everything right - groundbreaking elegant vehicle design, industry leading vehicle range and recharge times, slow build up.  But as EVERY manufacturer knows, what can go wrong, will go wrong.  Find out how the automaker is responding to its "growing pains". 

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Definitely as one that is "late" to the EV "party" so to speak, Stellantis is racing to play catch up in the EV space.  They are doing the obvious first - with EV and EV hybrid models for their market-leading money machine brands - Jeep and Ram.  For the rest of the brands that they offer in the United States - Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat and Alfa Romeo, the path is less clear. 

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A number of major American metropolitan areas are considering the unthinkable:  taking our major Interstate highways that provide access to the city core and restoring a number of neighborhoods that has been damaged as a result of being invaded by a major highway.   Seem far fetched?  Some thirty American cities have simply shut down major stretches of poorly-planned, badly-aging highways.

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During this episode, I review the all new Volkswagen Taos compact crossover SUV.  Named after a small community in New Mexico as homage to John Muir, a long time author of a funky VW Beetle repair manual that first debuted in the late 1960's, the Taos is the smallest SUV in the company's American vehicle line-up. 

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The Ford Motor Company is separating its EV and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) businesses into two completely separate business units.  One will highlight the growth in EVs, while the other will manage the "long goodbye" of ICE based vehicles.  Ford Pro, the company's commercial vehicle business, will be the third business in this reformulation.  Will it work?  Is it executive folly?  We discuss. 

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Traditional and non-traditional aircraft makers are flocking to Miami to be some of the first to launch an Urban Air Service, using Virtual Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft - some of which are being designed to be fully autonomous.  Will this concept actually take off?  We investigate. 

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Ken and Chase dig into the history of the manual transmission, the current market offerings, and what the future looks for the "stick shift." 

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Despite the lack of federal regulations, several automakers are moving forward with plans to introduce unsupervised autonomous vehicles in the United States. 

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