With the price of crude oil approaching $100/bbl, you would think that the shale oil industry would be in a rush to bring production online to benefit from the run up in prices.  However, those companies that are publicly held are noticeably absent.  Find out why. 

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Although supplies of computer chips remain tight for the global automotive industry, shortages are not uniform for the many types of chips used by various industries throughout the world.  Computer chip makers are spending billions of dollars for increased capacity, little of which will benefit the automakers.  Learn why. 

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After almost fifty years of use in gasoline powered cars, the rise in the value of the rare earth metals used in the average catalytic converter has prompted a dramatic upswing  in thefts.  A certain hybrid car is particularly vulnerable.   Is your vehicle at risk? 

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Panasonic's sprawling manufacturing plant in Wuxi, China would hardly be the place you would think where the company would work to develop a plan to reduce the emissions to zero.  As its highest emitting plant in the country, it wasn't easy or complete.  It took six years and is on-going.  Learn how they did it. 

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When it comes to the most efficient and most "green" forms of transportation, which do you think is more effective - trains or buses?  There are actually computations for this sort of thing, as well as actual facts.  We discuss. 

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Honda believes that there is a market for a well-made compact sedan.  For your consideration, the all-new 11th generation Honda Civic sedan.  I take one for an extended road trip.  Find out how it did. 

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Calling it the worst drought since the year 800, climate scientists say that climate change is largely responsible.  The ground is so dry and the air is so warm, that even full and above average snowpacks in the mountains will not be able to erase the water deficit, particularly runoff into the Colorado River.  Find out how this weather situation is already impacting your diet. 

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It produces upto 335 horsepower and a bone-jarring 443 lb-ft of torque.  It weighs just 63 pounds and is just a bit larger than an energy drink can.  Meet the Quark electric motor. 

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Vehicle to Everything connectivity, better known as V2X is the future of transportation.   Using 5G networks, V2X applications will deliver new capabilities using better connectivity and lower latency (load and response times) than current vehicular dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) systems.  We explore. 

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For those who don't know, this is the opening of our full radio show. We dip into a few topics in a more casual setting. This week: Ford stops taking new orders for the Maverick, Cadillac's vision for the future is you guessed it: electric and autonomous. 

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