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This was announced at this year's CES in Las Vegas:  That VW will integrate ChatGPT into its electric vehicles.  While the initial roll-out targets Europe, the feature is being considered for the United States.  What could possibly go wrong?  

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In the commercial trucking world, its either EV batteries or hydrogen powered fuel cells - depending on work cycle, distance and load.  A new joint venture is building out an infrastructure to support both. 

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The fact that EV battery chemistries continue to evolve should be no shock to our regular listeners - we have cataloged the changes and breakthroughs for a number of years now.  The latest comes from a company called Ionblox and features a lithium-silicon chemistry that is designed to dramatically reduce charging times while increasing range. 

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Not content with its nationwide network of Superchargers, Tesla is connecting with a number of hotel properties across the United States to offer EV charging.  We take a look at this latest venture. 

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Jeep wades into the deep end of the SUV marketplace with its introduction of its large 3-row Grand Cherokee L.  Built in a brand new manufacturing facility in Detroit, the Grand Cherokee L is poised to compete with the likes of the Chevrolet Tahoe and Ford Expedition. 

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While GM continues to ramp up its Ultium battery infrastructure and EV powered platforms for a broad range of passenger car and light truck applications, it is also very quietly developing a parallel market for its hydrogen fuel cell technology - without planning for any passenger car or light truck applications.  Its major and we review. 

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Remember the flood of electric scooters that overcame a number of US cities about five or six years ago?  Question is, where are they now?  We take a look at the rise and fall of the American scooter epidemic. 

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Is it over?  Have EVs fallen out of favor?  Is the current lull in demand a bump in the road or the sign that the market has rejected EV?  We attempt to answer these questions and more during this segment. 

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Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston will be ground zero for the launch of a fleet of commercial autonomous trucks.  Aurora Innovation is preparing the industry's first "lane" for autonomous trucks supported by terminals in Dallas and Houston.  We explore the implications of this action. 

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The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has recently ordered Tesla to recall approximately 2 million vehicles - pretty much every vehicle the automaker has manufactured in the last 20 years - for shortcomings in its much-touted Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system. 

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