Showing posts with label autonomous vehicles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autonomous vehicles. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Plug In This Automotive Podcast to Hear Some of Our Favorite Worthless Features

Drivers who are renting cars are choosing not to try electric cars. While the industry has added many electric vehicles to rental fleets, the belief is that range anxiety is limiting demand.


While short range may be an issue for electric vehicles, loan ranges appear to be increasing for many buyers, which might be a bad thing for the economy and auto sales.

GM is experimenting with online sales, but dealers are wary of it hurting their sales.

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Some cars are zipping off of lots, while others languish. Here is a list of 10 vehicles that are sitting for a long time on dealer lots.

Toyota hopes it's new systems will bring nearly autonomous vehicles to the market much sooner than most other auto makers plan.

There are still some car technologies that aren't really worthwhile. Here is another list.

Finally, Alfred Morris got his car back and it's really better than new.

Friday, May 31, 2013

Like Tesla, This Podcast Brand Is Practically Fully Charged

In this episode of the GTSOTR podcast:

Fiat is rounding up finding to buy the rest of Chrysler it doesn't own, but we think they will keep all the brand names intact.


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Rear-facing seats in a Tesla

Subaru is doing such a great job designing and selling cars which Americans want that it's running out of them.

We look at three automotive brands that could disappear in the very near future.

Tesla is brand on the rise and with its new supercharging stations, it's getting more practical. But we didn't realize just how practical the Model S it is.

The NHTSA is publishing some new regulations with the hopes of bringing some order to the autonomous vehicle development.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

This Podcast Hopes 'Autodrive' Comes With Wireless Electric Cars

We continue our focus on electric cars and autonomous vehicles.

With the tax breaks and fuel savings, some electric car owners are finding their costs going down to zero.


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Tesla paid back its loan as it's stock soars and is started to battle state legislators -- and dealer lobbyists -- as it seeks to expand its network of retail outlets.

Wireless charging could help expand demand for electric vehicles.

A global study found that a majority of drivers are ready for vehicles that can drive themselves. Surprisingly, so are we as well as a group of legislators, but the benefits have to be explained better.