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After years of rumors, Chevrolet may be ready to spin off Corvette as a separate sub-brand, featuring an all-new pure electric SUV.  Chevy may be ready, but are you?  We discuss. 

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While it's a fact that public transportation is a lifeline for many who have limited or very often no other dependable transportation option for school, work or medical appointments, the growing fleet of electric buses many in fact benefit these communities in other ways.  Imagine each electric bus as a large energy storage facility.  Add in an ability for bi-directional charging and you have a new resource to power community centers, hospitals and other "mission critical" facilities in the event of extreme weather events that may knock out the traditional power grid for hours or days at a time. 

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Babcock Ranch, Florida.  Designed for sustainability - engineered to withstand extreme climate events.  This town was ten years in the making - with resilience and sustainability built in long before the first residents moved in.  We take a look at how the town survived Hurricane Ian, as other towns around this community didn't fair so well. 

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The 5th generation Kia Sportage is all-new, and now manufactured at the automaker's sprawling complex in West Point, Georgia.   With aggressively handsome good looks inside and out, the all-new Sportage offers something for just about everyone - from gasoline to hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrain choices to the aggressive X-Mode models and luxury focused SX-Prestige.  What's not to like? 

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For the last twenty years, the American automotive industry has been waiting with  baited breath for the arrival of the Chinese automakers.  While names like BYD, Great Wall and Chery Motors are not household names in America just yet, it might surprise you that Americans have purchased some $300 Million of Chinese-built vehicles during the past year.  While some are still looking for their "official" arrival, the truth is that Chinese built vehicles are already offered for sale in the American auto marketplace. 

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In recent years, most of the media attention has been focused on the evolution and improvement of EV batteries.  However, its the EV motor that drives the need and performance of the batteries.  The more efficient and economical the EV motor, the smaller and lighter the battery pack can be, resulting in a slew of performance and range advantages.  We take a look at what's going and why. 

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The coming wave of electric vehicles will impact how insurance companies price their automotive insurance policies in the near future.  The challenges are many - for example - should a car line that offers traditional gasoline engine, hybrid  and  pure electric powered models across its model line, be priced the same when it comes to insuring them?  Also, while the level of safety equipment is typically greater in the new EVs, so is the complexities when it comes to accidents and repairs.  Which should receive more weight when considering pricing an automotive insurance policy? 

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Guest Host Vance Hawthorne asks Ken about what may be coming down the pike relative to the future of transportation.  In some cases, it may be life imitating fiction. 

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What should be of concern for a driver of a 60-ton Class 8 big rig, should be of concern for you too.  We review several of the common causes of truck accidents - its a cautionary tale. 

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Between 2011 and 2020, over 350,000 souls died in US traffic accidents.   In 2020 alone, 38,680 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes, of which an estimated 6,200 were people walking.  What's going on here?  We discuss. 

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