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Toyota Announces 2 New EV's
Toyota Announces Two New Electric Vehicles After Years of Relying on Hybrids
2022 ...
Better late than never
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What Drives Us Podcast - #401 Attack of the Raccoon Sand Worms
Timeline: 00:00 Intros 03:20 NHTSA to take on battery safety 08:15 AQMD suspends guidelines to accommodate COVID cremations 13:35 You can buy Hasselhoff’s personal K.I.T.T. car 16:10 This Week in Tesla 25:50 Standardize Autonomy Terminology 34:45 SpaceX is now a natural gas drilling company 38:15 SPACs Everywhere! 44:20 Biden to convert federal fleet to made-in-America […]
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Virginia goes to psuedo-Miles Driven Gaso Tax
Who knew? Not me.
Apparently our last year's Virginia GA changed our state gasoline tax to a de facto "Miles Driven" basis.
If you renew your Virginia vehicle registration, and your car exceeds 25 MPG EPA rating, you will be politely advised that you are underpaying pump taxes, and to be fair, you will be assessed an extra fee. In my case owe an extra $35 taxes because my new RAV4 Hybrid gets 40 MPG.
Because my wife and I do not put on too many miles in retirement, and with COVID, that means I probably now pay a little more combined Va. pump tax with my RAV4 Hybrid than I would with a non hybrid RAV4. Not to mention significantly more annual car tax in Northern Virginia .
I have mixed emotions though, I am pleased that we are not singling out Hybrids for punishment like many Red states are doing. In Virginia's case, apparently, anyone with a car over 25 MPG owes a new fee out of fairness (fairness to who? The people who feel conservation of natural resources is a bad... -
What Drives Us Podcast - #400 20 Times Twenty
Timeline:00:00 Show Start01:30 Michael Manring09:15 Teslaquilla14:20 Intros24:00 It’s Been 400 Shows!35:05 An Apple Car?55:10 This Week in Tesla (and GM?)1:07:20 Will Tesla Wreckognize E-Mode1:13:25 Biden’s Transportation Stimulus Package1:20:23 Shout-outs and Go Home
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4-wheel killer?
So this Russian company is coming out with a flying car that runs on hydrogen fuel cells.
https://scienex.tech/
Founded in February 2019, Scienex is a Russian startup in the business of designing and manufacturing safe, small and clean hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for Urban Air Mobility (UAM). In December 2020, it has been reported that Scienex has been working on the Flyter project for two years. The goal for the aircraft design is to fit in an urban environment as an air taxi without having to change any urban infrastructure.
The Flyter air taxi concept design has been specifically made without any external propellers, so the aircraft can safely fly in a dense urban environment without its propellers hitting buildings, other urban structures, trees or people. The aircraft also has no wings. Flyter can land or take off from any parking space whether it is street parking or from a... -
What Drives Us Podcast - #399 Hostile Takeover
Georgia hosts the show and there’s a range of topics discussed. What are the topics? You’ll have to listen to find out.
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Starting My Son's Credit 2006 Prius
So I co-signed for a used Prius for my son who has a wife 2 kids and a baby on the way. We live in Michigan and he has to drive a lot. I suggested a used Prius, it has 204000 miles on it and the mechanic we bought it from told us he but in a new battery. Well, now the car does work after two months, drives slow, engine light on, and the dealer says it needs a new battery. We paid 3500 for the car, a new battery cost 2500-3100 from the dealer. He has to pay loan monthly payments. Should we just chuck the Prius, I feel bad that I suggested a vehicle that he can't afford to repair? Will someone purchase a Prius that does not work and need a battery? It is no way he can afford to fix this, anything over 500 dollars is out of his budget and I need my car back!
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What Drives Us Podcast - #398 Stumbling
Online ad spending is (and always has been) mostly a scamKacey’s StoryThis Week in TeslaNew GE wind turbine kicks assGeorgia’s Story
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Article about EV's from Oilprice.com
This is a website that generally promotes the burning of coal, natural gas, gasoline or diesel. This article is a more balanced discussion of the reality that EV's are coming.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #397 We Don’t All Wipe The Same
A year in review show where the panel a variety of things that happened and make some predictions for the future.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #396 Tesla Too High For You
Tesla’s market valuationthe republican death march continuesThis Week In Teslaapple car on again?we’re essentialTesla taxi experienced
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What Drives Us Podcast - #395 Robots Displace Humans
5:15 Toyota Mirai 10:30 Rivian Amazon van undercover 18:05 Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics 24:20 Tesla News – Giga Berlin – China superchargers – Tesla Parade 30:20 Bollinger strangely still rendering 33:33 EV West crate motor 37:00 Zoox autonomous shuttle vehicles 44:30 Personal deliveries are an environmental nightmare and so is packaging / recycling 58:40 Kandi […]
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What Drives Us Podcast - #394 The Rumors Of Russell’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
2:00 Consumer Report study EVs maintenance 9:10 Hydrogen fuel cell thermal improvements 14:30 Boring Company new Las Vegas station/tunnels 16:15 Starship SN8 test 18:20 TSLA Short sellers have banner 2020 / capital raise 20:00 Taxi company suing Tesla 23:05 Aptera (I also added a reservation to my Cybertruck order, why not‽) 27:20 Start Engine investment/kickstarter […]
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President wants to replace government fleet with EV's.
President Biden announced that he would like to replace the government fleet of over 600,000 vehicles with EV's.
The Post Office has over 200,000 vehicles that travel 1.3 billion miles per year. Of those, 140,000 are the LLV (long life vehicle) that you see on the street every day. They were designed with a service life of 24 years. The oldest LLV's have been operating for 32 years with the newest being just 24 years. In 2009, the cash strapped Post Office extended the LLV service life to 30 years.
These LLV's are powered by a 2.5L GM "Iron Duke" engine, automatic transmission, two wheel drive and no air conditioning. They get 16 mpg city, 18 mpg highway and 17 mpg average. On the typical delivery route with 400 stops they average about 10 mpg.
The shortest delivery route is Parker Colorado, 2.3 miles with 837 boxes. The longest is Sidney Montana, 190 miles with 272 boxes. The lowest is Death Valley at 282 feet below sea level and the highest is Alma Colorado at 10,578 feet.... -
What Drives Us Podcast - #393 Cow Farts And Zambonis
Kacey’s StoryPaul’s StoryThe history of a vehicle we can all believe inThis Week In TeslaEspecially this dumbassRussell’s StoryLet’s talk briefly about survivabilityMumbai taxi ceilings
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What Drives Us Podcast - #392 It’s Parade Season Bitches!
GM dumps Trump, joins CaliforniaDon’t let a moose lick your carThis Week In TeslaNissan debuts an electric Titan truckWind powered cargo ship could make shipping much cleanerBMW blows it with a pointless redesignBoring company Vegas tunnel simulationCadillac dealers offered cash to just go dieRivian sells out launch editions of both new EVsMustang meets it’s EPA […]
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