By Russell Frost & Tony Schaefer
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Russell Making carz iz hard Mark The Workhorse Group of Ohio show and drive the W-15 Electric Pickup Truck russell Opinions are like…6 things about hybrids On again, off again, make up your fucking mind russell UPS deploying fuel cell delivery trucks in Sacramento
This week we spend the entire show discussing EV marketing and what works and what doesn’t. We look at Matthew Teske’s Project Loveday video, a commercial for Tesla. Learn more about Matthew at http://www.teskedesign.com
Huge thanks to Tony who did almost all the news this week… russell’s rant, there is no apple car Mark The 3500 Chevy Bolt EVs in the US travel past 4.5M miles Here’s a preview of the upcoming 2018 Leaf Tony Heavy Hype from Fisker And an...
Patrick Connor’s feature; Russell’s Rant: Build it and they will park Russell (via patrick) Model S driver survives epic crash Even the obvious, sensible stuff must die EVs can go fast Tesla loves trucks Tony Electricity is cheaper than gas throughout the US Evan (via mark) Chevy unveils a new...
Thanks to Lee Moon for the title this week. Russell Autonomy is not the right goal Mark US surpasses 1% share of market in EVs for first time! Paul Hybrid cop car Russell Elio Tony EVs are the future We touch on the Farmers hacking their tractors as an indicator of...
Russell’s rant Why do all car dealers suck so bad? Why is buying a car so painful? Why print mags are dead Mark March EV sales go up Tony Charging the Bolt
This week’s news and reviews… Mark – Mark goes into detail on his week driving the Chevy Bolt EV Paul – Tesla finds some new funding Russell – Uber news round-up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Android Auto whips ass on Apple Car Play
Not really. Russell rants about linkbait featuring Tesla and cites more than a dozen examples of stories that exist simply for a click. He also talks about the Prius Prime door. Patrick talked about why the Tesla Model 3 probably isn’t shipping in...
A very special episode with three fantastic guests. We started out digging into how fans and enthusiasts affect cars and car companies and went everywhere along the way. Special guests, Alex Roy, Edward Niedermeyer and Matthew Teske.
Russell’s rant I still hate the financial press, a lot. Tony If we just avoid going political Mark Workhorse W-15 with 80 EV miles of range gets an order for 500 units. Tony Panasonic has a new solar roof for the Prime Paul Hyundai has gone stupid Russell’s happy news Storage...
Russell’s rant Silicon Valley is full of assholes. Tony Honda’s 80 mile Laughing Stock. http://jalopnik.com/hondas-new-all-electric-car-kind-of-sucks-1792781223 But dealers protect us. From what we have no idea. https://www.oakbrooktoyota.com/new-toyota-prius-prime-westmont-il Autonomous racing. Or: if a race car bursts into flames and no one is inside does anyone care? https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/19/self-driving-car-race-ends-with-crash/
This week’s news… State legislatures hell bent on being oil industry supported whores Tesla on track for 5,000 Model 3’s PER WEEK by end of the year Maybe the telegraph was having a bad day Dealers are very influential, which should scare the shit...
Danny Cooper, Mark Coughlan and Russell Frost have a conversation with Kathy Beslic, National Advertising and Marketing Manager for GM’s Electric Vehicles.
With thanks to 0101Zero for this week’s title. Here’s the links to this week’s stories… Russell’s rant Breathing gets more difficult Repeat after me, there is no such thing as clean diesel Car companies insist on being evil, all of them and the original story Mark Bolt...
This week’s show starts with a fiery debate between Evan and Russell over Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Come for the excitement and stick around for the excellent news coverage this week. Russell Rant/s… You can’t have it both ways, Elon Musk...
This week’s news… Russell’s Rant: Toyota is losing prius prime sales, already Mark The FIRST Chevy Bolt arrives in Canada January EV sales numbers, Bolt races but Volt is KING Paul Kia Niro Tesla parts Tony Not so clean diesel
This week Danny Cooper and Russell Frost take apart claims that the Toyota Prius is on its last legs and why that might be happening. In the process we dig into Tesla, Chevy’s Bolt and Volt as well as other...
This week’s news and links… Russell G4 Prius fading Paul It’s hard to believe anything Mitsubishi says Tony Because your EV is only as green as the grid that charges it. Russell Elon loves trump’s secretary of state Mark Elon Musk says he will ‘seriously’ start digging a tunnel...
Debuting a brand new show, One On One, where two people wrestle over a recent issue for an in-depth discussion. Today, Danny Cooper and Russell Frost talk about the real future of hydrogen, Toyota, Fuel Cell vehicles and also a...
This week’s news… russell Finally some sense…which, probably won’t last past the 20th russell Tonight we lose viewers in Oklahoma Tony China halts over 100 coal power projects russell The joke that continues to be called faraday future Mark Is a Lithium-Ion battery shortage coming? Paul Prius Prime Being Dumped On By...
This week’s news and links… Mark NAIAS wrap up and slideshow (You can watch or listen to the entire 2017 Detroit Auto Show review here) Tony Indiana wants to charge EV owners and this russell I call bullshit on autonomy...
A great hour on this year’s Detroit Auto Show with Mark Coughlan, our man on the scene.
This week’s news stories… russell postmortem for faraday future tony 2016 plug-in sales figures Mark Chevy Bolt 579 – Chevy Volt 3691 Dec Sales russell I honestly don’t give a shit about ford’s pr, it’s time for them to put...
Dr. Evan Fusco, Tony Schaefer, Mark Coughlan and Russell Frost get taken for a ride waiting for the reveal of the FF91, Faraday Future’s “first production” vehicle. Spend two hours with us being disgusted at how silly this presentation and...
This week’s news… Paul Expanding the charging network Mark Montreal installs first all electric bus route in North America Russell Uber needs to be slapped, again and always and this one Tony VW owners are (talking about) stripping their cars...
This week’s news… patrick Top EV News of 2016 list better tony Drivers in the US complain about a few MPG but in EU ratings are as much as 50% too high. mark (wearing his evan mask) Autopilot predicts and...
Mark First Bolt deliveries Russell Why the Verge is useless Lots of caveats and backpedaling but yes, someday, car ownership will not be as it is now Speaking of which, Yuko car sharing I’m sick to fucking death of teaser...
Russell Honoring Chelsea Sexton on the anniversary of the EV1 release, for her amazing work in promoting EVs. And, she’s going to be featured on a new Nat Geo special on TV. Bolt battery Mark EPA pushes to accelerate EV...
Mark Bolt to lose $8-9k per car before ZEV Credits, to make $8-9k per car after credits Audi, BMW, Daimler and Ford team up to deploy fast chargers in Europe, 400 to start Tony Tesla doesn’t mind the GAAP Super-Cap-Battery...
Russell The Drive loves and hates the Bolt Tony Tesla hack Mark Supercharger sabotaged in Barstow CA Russell Vast right wing conspiracy Paul hmmm, haven’t we all been saying this for years?? Russell It’s new but because it’s VW, I...
Mark Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid shown in SoCal Tony Schaefer’s New York Auto Show look at the Pacifica Minivan Russell Yeah, I’m going there Russell A stupid law Evan http://www.thedrive.com/news/6007/tesla-model-s-declared-the-most-loved-car-in-america-again Russell The Bolt wins two awards even though it’s not for...
Paul Tired of waiting for your auto mfg to link with Android Auto? You will soon be able to get it free of charge, without having to change anything in your present car! Mark Toyota is planning long-range battery-powered electric...
Daily Kanban co-founder and noted car author, Edward Niedermeyer joins us for a spirited hour of discussion on Tesla. In addition to the regular panel you see every week, our friend, Chelsea Sexton graces us with a visit to add...
Electric motorcyclist, Ben Rich joins us to follow up on his earlier visit detailing his plan to drive around the US. The trip totaled 8,640 miles and Ben is now the first person on an electric motorcycle to make that...
Danny and Russell take on the show as a duo this week. Here’s what they talked about: MB says fuck pedestrians, we’re protecting our customers From Tony Leaf upgrade From Mark Bolt begins oozing out Chevy Bolt Allocations are given...
Alternate Title, “Oregon Schools Are Not Being Attacked By Clowns” Thanks Patrick. Thank you to Tony Schaefer for the timeline we did at the beginning of the show. Thank you for watching or listening. Thank you for 200 episodes. Thank...
This week’s news… Tony Looks like Tesla is not actually going to be manufacturing 500,000 cars as previously promised Paul Magical new VW EV promises to be magical, sometime between 2020 and 2025 Mark Flush, then fill up Russell Shills...
Russell One excellent point, “Prius has always poached above its weight class, winning customers who would ordinarily spend much more” -additionally, is this the beginning of the end for hybrid cars? Russell a mistake tesla (hopefully) won’t make again Tony...
WE’RE BACK! After a brief hiatus we return to talk about EVs for almost the entire show. Tony VW might not sell diesels in US anymore. http://fortune.com/2016/09/14/volkswagen-diesel-vehicles-sales/ VW says 300-mile range EV will charge in 15 minutes and cost less...
Tony gets a feel for the big chair at What Drives Us and… Tony RAV4 hybrid drive review Mark EV Charging Corridors Proposed for National Highways Pencils down for Tesla Model 3, Chevy Bolt readies for production Tony Carbon footprint...
Tony My topic compliments of Philip Barclay Mark Bolt EV production confirmed for October Spark EV to remain & Volt upgrades and face lift for 2019 Russell Even if we had autopilot, who really wants it? Unintended consequences and static...
This week Tony, Russell and Mark grill Danny Cooper. Hey, did we mention Danny is back? Danny’s back! And yeah, we take him apart on his trip to Japan to drive the upcoming Prius Prime.
Or “CRZya-Later” With special thanks to Tepperman’s Russell Tesla driver dies while using “autopilot”. Maybe this is the end of cute Tesla names. “Autopilot” stunts Paul All time EV Sales record for June 2016 Russell VW “buyback” varies Tony Tonight,...