What Drives Us

Prius: "Well kids, your mother and I need to talk to you…"

http://www.autonews.com/article/20160201/OEM05/302019971/toyotas-fuel-thrifty-prius-family-may-decrease-as-the-automaker

Toyota axes Scion

http://www.motortrend.com/news/breaking-toyota-gives-scion-brand-the-axe/

2MTs:

http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/france-pave-1000km-roads-solar-panels.html

http://evobsession.com/after-years-of-passive-aggressive-contempt-german-companies-now-trying-to-take-credit-for-teslas-success/

Douchebag is douchey

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/25/first-used-tesla-model-x-offered-with-an-80k-markup/

This just reeks of pump and dump to me

http://www.autoremarketing.com/retail/ev-automaker-mullen-tech-makes-2-new-hires

and their main site:

http://www.mullenusa.com

Why does every FCV cost $500 a month?

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/21/honda-clarity-hydrogen-costs-500-month/

Trouble in Apple car paradise

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/25/apple-car-project-titan-faces-team-hiring-freeze.html

Chief of Titan leaving Apple

https://chargedevs.com/newswire/apple-ev-chief-leaving-the-company/

WeFuel, personal fuel delivery, no, seriously

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/26/wefuels-gas-delivery-app-is-both-awesome-and-just-plain-stupid/

VW says the evil of silicon valley must be contained and they are just the evil organization to do the containing

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1102074_vw-ceo-mller-automotive-future-must-not-be-left-to-silicon-valley

Tesla’s very self-serving argument for their business model

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/21/this-is-why-tesla-is-so-insistent-on-selling-direct-to-customers/

The VW saga continues…

California rejects proposed “solution”

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101854_california-rejects-vw-diesel-fix-plan-gaps-lacks-detail?fbfanpage

Honda and GM to fuel cell plants

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101933_honda-gm-to-build-factory-for-fuel-cell-production-by-2025

An unanswerable but very important question, why is oil so cheap?

http://ourfiniteworld.com/2016/01/19/why-oil-under-30-per-barrel-is-a-major-problem/

Our man, Mark, talks to Chevy about the Bolt battery.

This week we dedicate the entire show to a discussion about the Detroit Auto Show, more formally known as the North American International Auto Show or NAIAS. Detroit is the big one and that’s why we were very happy when one of our own, Mark Coughlan, could attend and give us a view from inside the first press day.

 

We talk about the Chevy Bolt, Tesla, the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivan, and much more. Join us for a solid hour of new cars, concept cars, things that make sense and things that don’t.

This week we eviscerate the silly Faraday Future batmobile, we talk about Danny’s new BMW i3, we discuss Toyota’s continued desire to have their own infotainment to frustrate owners and much more. Big panel, great show.

Insurances rates only go up

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/04/the-big-data-of-bad-driving-and-how-insurers-plan-to-track-your-every-turn/

Faraday Future is making a race car

http://faradayfuture.com/cespresskit/

and (no, it’s not)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2016/01/05/faraday-future-were-going-to-move-a-lot-faster-than-tesla/

Toyota continues to fight for your right for a tepid ownership experience

https://www.autonews.com/article/20160104/OEM06/160109983/toyota-joins-ford-in-bid-to-resist-apple-google-car-screen-dominance

This time, it is a Tesla

https://www.facebook.com/Not-a-Tesla-185125388344010/

Dumb comparisons

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/18/nissan-leaf-outsells-tesla-model-s-2-to-1/

Chevy Bolt debut

http://insideevs.com/general-motors-confirms-chevrolet-bolt-will-available-late-2016/

This week, Patrick, Mark, Tony and Russell dissect...

Your car is not impressed by your right to not self-incriminate

http://www.zdnet.com/article/car-calls-911-after-alleged-hit-and-run-driver-arrested/

The blockage is legislative

http://plugincars.com/dealers-remain-obstacle-growth-electric-vehicle-market-131222.html

World’s biggest market almost world’s biggest EV consumer

https://cleantechnica.com/2015/12/15/china-track-lead-global-ev-sales-2015/

Local governor thinks legislators need to work harder for semi-mythical company

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada-legislature/sandoval-calls-two-day-special-session-faraday-future-incentives

Tesla calls Model S owners insane

http://www.ibtimes.com/tesla-motors-reining-autopilot-because-people-doing-crazy-things-2226662

Eight US States And Four European Countries To Ban Petrol And Diesel Car Sales From 2050  http://goo.gl/8oyDTG

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/10/ford-electric-vehicle-investment/

Ford to invest $4.5B in Electrification

Tesla powertrain failure rates

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101153_two-thirds-of-earliest-tesla-drive-trains-to-fail-in-60000-miles-owner-data-suggests 

Green Mountain Power first to sell Tesla 7KwH Powerwalls for $6500

http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/12/vermont-utility-says-it-will-be-the-first-to-install-tesla-powerwalls-in-the-us/

A discussion of model years, patience, and the value of keeping a schedule

http://priuschat.com/threads/midwest-deliveries-in-februrary.159983/#post-2274213

Fuel cell vehicle goes fast

http://voiceherald.com/2015/12/07/hyundai-tucson-fuel-cell-sets-land-speed-record.html

Safety in the digital age

http://bigthink.com/connected/texting-driving?utm_campaign=Echobox

Ontario charging stations

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-to-spend-20-million-on-electric-vehicle-charging-stations/article27641719/?service=mobile

VW still doing the one thing it’s best at, screwing it’s customers, a proposed “solution”

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1101130_volkswagens-fix-for-european-diesels-gets-the-green-light-but-will-owners-get-the-shaft

Kia announces Niro hybrid crossover

https://www.autonews.com/article/20151116/OEM04/151119908/kia-greenlights-niro-in-green-car-rush

“Cuz ‘plastic' parts are made for toys”

http://insideevs.com/kia-soul-ev-recalled-for-possible-fault-with-steering-gear/

Tesla says Model S issues have been cut in half

https://chargedevs.com/newswire/tesla-says-model-s-reliability-issues-have-been-cut-in-half/

Wherein the police negate their main function

http://www.streetsblog.net/2015/11/16/speeding-is-a-big-problem-where-police-stopped-google-car-for-slow-driving/#more-165973

Faraday Future still only good at generating press releases, but wait, in January…

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101151_faraday-future-electric-car-concept-coming-to-2016-ces

And, in the “heinous parlance of our time”, they’re still full of shit…

https://www.facebook.com/faradayfuture/posts/975454742521152

Audi e3 etron has 17 mile range

http://insideevs.com/audi-a3-e-tron-gets-up-to-17-miles-of-electric-range-according-to-epa-ultra-version-emerges/

Fall back and spring forward, tips for driving during the season change

https://www.metromile.com/blog/fall-driving-tips-2/

Two minute news topics...

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/57871-Production-X-Configuration-Has-Begun!

http://www.businessinsider.com/vws-us-sales-got-destroyed-in-november-2015-12

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101216_2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-production-car-spied-before-2016-ces-reveal

This week it's all about the fourth generation Prius and it call comes from Danny Cooper. Paul Guzyk, Tony Schaefer, Patrick Conor and Russell Frost break down the new Prius, a car which Danny just drove. See Prius Chat for the video reviews (link below)

http://priuschat.com/threads/priuschats-2016-toyota-prius-first-drive-video-review.159651/