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We were joined by Hall of Fame Sports Writer Tom Gage to get his thoughts on this team. He and Huge talked about the ups and downs for the Tigers this season, talked about the great Baseball they've been playing, discussed Playoff potential, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We were joined by Hall of Fame Beat Writer Tom Gage to talk about the Tigers. He told us what he likes about this team currently, talked about Jim Leyland getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, and also talked about the book he wrote with Lance Parrish called "The Enchanted Season."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fred Heumann was in for Tim today. His guests included: Tom Gage, Grant Long, and Rob Zimmerman.

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Are the Lions Superbowl or bust, the NBA and NHL playoffs, and the Pistons set to hire Trajan Langdon. More on if it's Superbowl or bust for the Lions, Jameson Williams is the most improved player, and your thoughts on Jameson Williams and the Lions. Tee Higgins, the Lions, and Tom Gage on the Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tee Higgins, the Lions, and Tom Gage on the Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the Lions Superbowl or bust, the NBA and NHL playoffs, and the Pistons set to hire Trajan Langdon. More on if it's Superbowl or bust for the Lions, Jameson Williams is the most improved player, and your thoughts on Jameson Williams and the Lions. Tee Higgins, the Lions, and Tom Gage on the Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tee Higgins, the Lions, and Tom Gage on the Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We were joined by Hall of Fame Sports Writer Tom Gage to get his first impressions on the upcoming Tigers season. He and Huge talked about some of the players they're looking forward to watching, gave their thoughts on how the team does in the AL Central, and gave their predictions on a win total. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hall of Fame Beat Writer Tom Gage joined Huge to talk about the Winter Meetings happening today, Justin Verlander going to the Mets, and so much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hall of Fame Beat Writer Tom Gage joined Huge to talk about the Detroit Tigers and the MLB Trade Deadline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hall of Fame Beat Writer Tom Gage joined Huge to give his thoughts on why the Tigers are having so many issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our final hour we continued our conversation regarding the LPGA Tournament and US Open that wrapped up yesterday. PGA Rules Official Mark Wilson helped us start the hour as he gave his thoughts on both tournaments. We then moved on to talk a little more about the Tigers. Hall of Fame beat writer Tom Gage joined us to give his thoughts on the struggles that Detroit has been going through. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show, we're talking about what a great weekend in Golf that we had, discussed our Detroit Tigers, and much more. We kicked off the show with our friend Bill Hobson from Michigan Golf Live. He and Huge talked about the Meijer LPGA for Simply Give which donated $1.25 Million to food pantries around the state, and also talked about Jennifer Kupcho's win. They also gave their thoughts on the US Open and Matt Fitzpatrick's win yesterday. We talked about our Detroit Tigers in the second hour as former Tigers Front Office Executive Dan Elve joined us. He and Huge talked about the Tigers winning their last two games, how the team isn't doing too well, what Riley Greene brings to the team, and more. We were then joined by Rex Hoggard from the Golf Channel to talk about the US Open. He and Huge gave their thoughts on Fitzpatrick winning it all, discussed what's new between the LIV and PGA Tour, and more. In our final hour we continued our conversation regarding the LPGA Tournament and US Open that wrapped up yesterday. PGA Rules Official Mark Wilson helped us start the hour as he gave his thoughts on both tournaments. We then moved on to talk a little more about the Tigers. Hall of Fame beat writer Tom Gage joined us to give his thoughts on the struggles that Detroit has been going through. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hall of Fame Beat Writer Tom Gage joined Huge to give his thoughts on the current state of the Detroit Tigers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talked about today's Tiger win in our final hour as Hall of Fame Baseball writer Tom Gage joined us. He gave us his thoughts on this team 12 games in, discussed what he likes and dislikes from the team so far and more. We wrapped up the show with Anthony Bellino from X's and Bro's talking about Deebo Samuel and much more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hall of Fame Baseball writer Tom Gage joined Huge to talk about today's Tigers win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we talked some baseball as Miggy goes for 3000, Red Wings and Griffins Hockey as Mike Knuble joined us in studio, and much more. IN our first hour, we were joined by former Red Wing and current Grand Rapids Griffins Assistant Coach, Mike Knuble. Mike joined us in studio to talk about these current Red Wings and Griffins teams. Mike and Huge also talked about the Detroit Tigers and some baseball, and a variety of other topics. We continued our conversation with Mike Knuble through the first half of our second hour. He and Huge talked some more about Hockey, the NHL, and where the Wings/Griffins are going. We then moved on to talk some more baseball as our friend Scott Miller joined us. He and Huge talked about this Tigers team, which teams are surprisingly doing well, and which ones aren't. We talked about today's Tiger win in our final hour as Hall of Fame Baseball writer Tom Gage joined us. He gave us his thoughts on this team 12 games in, discussed what he likes and dislikes from the team so far and more. We wrapped up the show with Anthony Bellino from X's and Bro's talking about Deebo Samuel and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our final hour we were joined by the voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps, Dan Hasty. Dan joined Huge to talk about today's Tigers loss to Boston and to discuss what they liked and disliked out of that game. They also talked about the Whitecaps as they have their home opener tonight in Grand Rapids. We were then joined by Hall of Fame writer Tom Gage to get his thoughts on the past few Tigers games. We wrapped up the broadcast with our friend Tim McCullough from the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant. He filled us in on all of the great shows and promotions happening at Soaring Eagle.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hall of Fame Baseball writer, Tom Gage joined Huge to talk about the Tigers 5 games in.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show, we're talking about the Detroit Tigers, MSU's Spring game this weekend, and much more as we were joined by some of our great guests and listeners. In our first hour, Huge asked the audience who they think will be next Championship team out of Detroit. He then gave his thoughts on if the Tigers will be a contender this year or not. Huge also talked about the amount of people that will be at the Spartan football game, and also gave his opinion on which Detroit team will be a Championship team first. We talked about MSU's Spring football game this weekend in our second hour as Graham Couch from The Lansing State Journal joined us. He and Huge talked about Mel Tucker and the hype going into this game, which is out of the ordinary for Spring games. Graham and Huge also talked about what to expect out of this team this year, how things could be different from last year, and more. We were then joined by Tim Staudt from "Staudt on Sports" in Lansing to talk a little more Spartan football. Tim also answered Huge's question in regards to who the next Championship team out of Detroit will be. In our final hour we were joined by the voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps, Dan Hasty. Dan joined Huge to talk about today's Tigers loss to Boston and to discuss what they liked and disliked out of that game. They also talked about the Whitecaps as they have their home opener tonight in Grand Rapids. We were then joined by Hall of Fame writer Tom Gage to get his thoughts on the past few Tigers games. We wrapped up the broadcast with our friend Tim McCullough from the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant. He filled us in on all of the great shows and promotions happening at Soaring Eagle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our final hour, Bill Hobson from Michigan Golf Live joined us to talk some more about the Masters and Tiger Woods. Bill gave us his thoughts on how Tiger will handle Augusta, who he thinks could be wearing the green jacket on Sunday, and more. We were then joined by Whit Watson from the Golf Channel to get his insight on the Masters. He and Huge talked some more about Tiger and some of the other names in the tournament. We wrapped up the show with Hall of Fame Baseball writer Tom Gage to talk about opening day for the Tigers. He and Huge also talked about what this season could bring for the Tigers, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hall of Fame Baseball writer Tom Gage joined Huge to talk about the season for our Detroit Tigers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we're talking about Tiger Woods playing in the Masters, as well as some Detroit Tigers baseball as we were joined by some of our great guests throughout the show. Huge asked the audience and our insiders where they think Tiger will be on the leaderboard for the Masters on Sunday. He also asked the audience what their win total is for the Detroit Tigers. We kicked off the show with Rex Hoggard from the Golf Channel talking about Tiger's comeback. Rex gave us his thoughts on where Tiger could be at the end of the weekend, what other storylines to keep an eye out for. We wrapped up the hour taking your answers to the Huge question of the day. In our second hour we were joined by our good friend Dan Hasty - the voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps and "The Road to Detroit Podcast." Dan joined Huge to talk everything Baseball as the Detroit Tigers and Whitecaps start their seasons on Friday. Huge and Dan also talked about some of the roster moves with the Tigers, the recent acquisition of Austin Meadows, and so much more. In our final hour, Bill Hobson from Michigan Golf Live joined us to talk some more about the Masters and Tiger Woods. Bill gave us his thoughts on how Tiger will handle Augusta, who he thinks could be wearing the green jacket on Sunday, and more. We were then joined by Whit Watson from the Golf Channel to get his insight on the Masters. He and Huge talked some more about Tiger and some of the other names in the tournament. We wrapped up the show with Hall of Fame Baseball writer Tom Gage to talk about opening day for the Tigers. He and Huge also talked about what this season could bring for the Tigers, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today on the show we're looking ahead to the weekend in college football, the Detroit Tigers, and much more. Huge asked the audience and our guests: Who has a better chance of winning their next two football games - Michigan or Michigan State? We took your calls, texts, and comments throughout the entire show today. We continued our MSU football conversation in our final hour as we were joined by Matt Charboneau to get his thoughts on Saturday's game against OSU. He and Huge also talked a little Spartan basketball as their season just got started. We were then joined by Tom Gage to talk some more Detroit Tigers. He gave us his opinion on Rodriguez as well as Correa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we're looking ahead to the weekend in college football, the Detroit Tigers, and much more. Huge asked the audience and our guests: Who has a better chance of winning their next two football games - Michigan or Michigan State? We took your calls, texts, and comments throughout the entire show today. In our first hour we were joined by Doug Skene to get his thoughts on the Huge question of the day. Huge and Doug also looked further into Michigan's chances to get to the Big Ten title game. We kicked off the second hour with our friend Matt Shepard talking about the Tigers and their recent pick up. Matt joined us to talk about Eduardo Rodriguez and what he means to the future of this organization. They also discussed the possibility of picking up Correa. We then moved on to talk some Spartan football as we were joined by Tim Staudt. He and Huge looked ahead to this game against OSU. We continued our MSU football conversation in our final hour as we were joined by Matt Charboneau to get his thoughts on Saturday's game against OSU. He and Huge also talked a little Spartan basketball as their season just got started. We were then joined by Tom Gage to talk some more Detroit Tigers. He gave us his opinion on Rodriguez as well as Correa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In our first hour of the show today, Huge talked about some of the bigger things that came out of this weekend - mostly in regards to the Detroit Lions pre-season game last Friday nights. He also broke away from this briefly to talk about some of the things that are happening in Afghanistan, and how we can't forget what sacrifices Men and Women have made for this country. Anthony Bellino joined him to give his thoughts on what Bill said in reference to Gold Star Families. We were joined by Chris Balas in our second hour so he and Huge could talk about Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverine football team. Chris gave us some insight into what the team has been doing in prep for the College football season. We were then joined by Tom Gage to talk about these Detroit Tigers under AJ Hinch. He and Huge are pretty pleased with what this team's been able to pull off. We were joined by Anthony Bellino again in our final hour so we could talk further about the Detroit Lions after their first pre-season game. Anthony gave us his thoughts on what he liked, and what he may not have liked so much. We were then joined by Bill Hobson to talk a little Golf as MSU golfer James Piot just won the 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship. We wrapped up the show with Lee Sterling he could give us his early picks for this weeks NFL pre-season games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We were joined by Chris Balas in our second hour so he and Huge could talk about Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverine football team. Chris gave us some insight into what the team has been doing in prep for the College football season. We were then joined by Tom Gage to talk about these Detroit Tigers under AJ Hinch. He and Huge are pretty pleased with what this team's been able to pull off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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To kick off the show today, Huge talked about the golf outing we were at this morning to help bring attention to the Mary Free Bed Wheelchair & Adaptive Sports Program. The program helps people with limited mobility and other physical impairments get involved in sports. Throughout the show we were joined by Maria Besta, Jocelyn Dettloff, and Kyle Friar who are all involved with the program in different capacities. In our final hour we talked some Detroit Lions with our friend Mike O'Hara, and we also talked about the Tigers with Tom Gage.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To kick off the show today, Huge talked about the golf outing we were at this morning to help bring attention to the Mary Free Bed Wheelchair & Adaptive Sports Program. The program helps people with limited mobility and other physical impairments get involved in sports. Throughout the show we were joined by Maria Besta, Jocelyn Dettloff, and Kyle Friar who are all involved with the program in different capacities. Aside from this, we talked some soccer with our friend John Conlon , and we also talked about Izzo and the Spartans in our first hour. In our second hour, we were joined by Scoop Jackson to talk about the NBA Playoffs, and Bill Hobson also joined us to talk about Jon Rahm and all of the craziness surrounding that. In our final hour we talked some Detroit Lions with our friend Mike O'Hara, and we also talked about the Tigers with Tom Gage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kicked off the second hour today by discussing our Detroit Lions as they've been holding practices over the past few days or so. We were joined by Mike O'Hara so we could get an update on how things are going behind the scenes, and to discuss some hilarious comments made by Dan Campbell. We then moved on to talk about the Tigers with our friend Tom Gage. so we could get his thoughts on the team thus far.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Huge opened up the show by talking about the NBA news from the weekend that Chris Webber, Ben Wallace and a few other greats are going into the NBA Hall of Fame. We got your thoughts on whether you think these two deserve to be in it or not. We also got the thoughts on all of this from our friend Keith Langlois. Keith and Huge discussed how they were caught a little off guard by the announcement, but still believe these guys have earned it. We kicked off the second hour today by discussing our Detroit Lions as they've been holding practices over the past few days or so. We were joined by Mike O'Hara so we could get an update on how things are going behind the scenes, and to discuss some hilarious comments made by Dan Campbell. We then moved on to talk about the Tigers with our friend Tom Gage. so we could get his thoughts on the team thus far. In our final hour we were joined by Chris Balas to talk about Chris Webber making it into the Hall of Fame. He and Huge talked about the likelihood of a fab 5 reunion and even talked some Wolverine football to get a vibe on what Harbaugh has been up to. We wrapped up the show with a MSU football and basketball update from Matt Charboneau.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's opening day today and we're covering our Detroit Tigers today as we kept you up to speed on the Tigers/Cleveland game which was happening during the first half of our show today. We also spent some time discussing that game after the fact as we were joined by some of our great MLB insiders. We talked to them so we could get their initial feelings on this Tiger team under A.J. Hinch. In our final hour we were joined by Scott Miller to talk some more about the Tigers, and to also talk about some of the other teams from around the league. We wrapped up the show with our friend Tom Gage. Tom told us what he liked from this team, and what he thinks they need to work on.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's opening day today and we're covering our Detroit Tigers today as we kept you up to speed on the Tigers/Cleveland game which was happening during the first half of our show today. We also spent some time discussing that game after the fact as we were joined by some of our great MLB insiders. We talked to them so we could get their initial feelings on this Tiger team under A.J. Hinch. We played our interview with Tigers relieving pitcher, Derek Holland in our first hour. In our second hour we were joined by Dan Elve so he could give us his thoughts on this team, following an opening day W. In our final hour we were joined by Scott Miller to talk some more about the Tigers, and to also talk about some of the other teams from around the league. We wrapped up the show with our friend Tom Gage. Tom told us what he liked from this team, and what he thinks they need to work on.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tesla   Most early stage startups have, and so seemingly need, heroic efforts from brilliant innovators working long hours to accomplish impossible goals. Tesla certainly had plenty of these as an early stage startup and continues to - as do the other Elon Musk startups. He seems to truly understand and embrace that early stage startup world and those around him seem to as well.   As a company grows we have to trade those sprints of heroic output for steady streams of ideas and quality. We have to put development on an assembly line. Toyota famously put the ideas of Deming and other post-World War II process experts into their production lines and reaped big rewards - becoming the top car manufacturer in the process.    Not since the Ford Model T birthed the assembly line had auto makers seen as large an increase in productivity. And make no mistake, technology innovation is about productivity increases. We forget this sometimes when young, innovative startups come along claiming to disrupt industries. Many of those do, backed by seemingly endless amounts of cash to get them to the next level in growth. And the story of Tesla is as much about productivity in production as it is about innovative and disruptive ideas. And the story is as much about a cult of personality as it is about massive valuations and quality manufacturing.    The reason we're covering Tesla in a podcast about the history of computers is at the heart of it, it's a story about the startup culture clashing head-on with decades-old know-how in an established industry. This happens with nearly every new company: there are new ideas, an organization is formed to support the new ideas, and as the organization grows, the innovators are forced to come to terms with the fact that they have greatly oversimplified the world.  Tesla realized this. Just as Paypal had realized it before. But it took a long time to get there. The journey began much further back. Rather than start with the discovery of the battery or the electric motor, let's start with the GM Impact. It was initially shown off at the 1990 LA Auto Show. It's important because Alan Cocconi was able to help take some of what GM learned from the 1987 World Solar Challenge race using the Sunraycer and start putting it into a car that they could roll off the assembly lines in the thousands.  They needed to do this because the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, was about to require fleets to go 2% zero-emission, or powered by something other than fossil fuels, by 1998 with rates increasing every few years after that. And suddenly there was a rush to develop electric vehicles. GM may have decided that the Impact, later called the EV1, proved that the electric car just wasn't ready for prime time, but the R&D was accelerating faster than it ever had before then.  That was the same year that NuvoMedia was purchased by Gemstar-TVGuide International for $187 million. They'd made the Rocket eBook e-reader. That's important because the co-founders of that company were Martin Eberhard, a University of Illinois Champaign Urbana grad, and Marc Tarpenning. Alan Cocconi was able to take what he'd learned and form a new company, called AC Propulsion. He was able to put together a talented group and they built a couple of different cars, including the tZero. Many of the ideas that went into the first Tesla car came from the tZero, and Eberhard and Tarpenning tried to get Tom Gage and Cocconi to take their tZero into production. The tZero was a sleek sportscar that began life powered by lead-acid batteries that could get from zero to 60 in just over four seconds and run for 80-100 miles. They used similar regenerative braking that can be found in the Prius (to oversimplify it) and the car took about an hour to charge. The cars were made by hand and cost about $80,000 each. They had other projects so couldn't focus on trying to mass produce the car. As Tesla would learn later, that takes a long time, focus, and a quality manufacturing process.  While we think of Elon Musk as synonymous with Tesla Motors, it didn't start that way. Tesla Motors was started in 2003 by Eberhard, who would serve as Tesla's first chief executive officer (CEO) and Tarpenning, who would become the first chief financial officer (CFO), when AC Propulsion declined to take that tZero to market. Funding for the company was obtained from Elon Musk and others, but they weren't that involved at first. Other than the instigation and support. It was a small shop, with a mission - to develop an electric car that could be mass produced.  The good folks at AC Propulsion gave Eberhard and Tarpenning test drives in the tZero, and even agreed to license their EV Power System and reductive charging patents. And so Tesla would develop a motor and work on their own power train so as not to rely on the patents from AC Propulsion over time. But the opening Eberhard saw was in those batteries. The idea was to power a car with battery packs made of lithium ion cells, similar to those used in laptops and of course the Rocket eBooks that NuvoMedia had made before they sold the company. They would need funding though. So Gage was kind enough to put them in touch with a guy who'd just made a boatload of money and had also recommended commercializing the car - Elon Musk.  This guy Musk, he'd started a space company in 2002. Not many people do that. And they'd been trying to buy ICBMs in Russia and recruiting rocket scientists. Wild. But hey, everyone used PayPal, where he'd made his money. So cool. Especially since Eberhard and Tarpenning had their own successful exit. Musk signed on to provide $6.5 million in the Tesla Series A and they brought in another $1m to bring it to $7.5 million. Musk became the chairman of the board and they expanded to include Ian Wright during the fundraising and J.B. Straubel in 2004. Those five are considered the founding team of Tesla.  They got to work building up a team to build a high-end electric sports car. Why? Because that's one part of the Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan. That's the title of a blog post Musk wrote in 2006.  You see, they were going to build a high-end hundred thousand dollar plus car. But the goal was to develop mass market electric vehicles that anyone could afford. They unveiled the prototype in 2006, selling out the first hundred in three weeks. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's cousins, Peter and Lyndon Rive started a company called SolarCity in 2006, which Musk also funded. They merged with Tesla in 2016 to provide solar roofs and other solar options for Tesla cars and charging stations. SolarCity, as with Tesla, was able to capitalize on government subsidies and growing to become the third most solar installations in homes with just a little over 6 percent of the market share.  But we're still in 2006. You see, they won a bunch of awards, got a lot of attention - now it was time to switch to general production. They worked with Lotus, a maker of beautiful cars that make up for issues with quality production in status, beauty, and luxury. They started with the Lotus Elise, increased the wheelbase and bolstered the chassis so it could hold the weight of the batteries. And they used a carbon fiber composite for the body to bring the weight back down.  The process was slower than it seems anyone thought it would be. Everyone was working long hours, and they were burning through cash. By 2007, Eberhard stepped down as CEO. Michael Marks came in to run the company and later that year Ze'ev Drori was made CEO - he has been given the credit by many for tighting things up so they could get to the point that they could ship the Roadster. Tarpenning left in 2008. As did others, but the brain drain didn't seem all that bad as they were able to ship their first car in 2008, after ten engineering prototypes. The Roadster finally shipped in 2008, with the first car going to Musk. It could go for 245 miles a charge. 0 to 60 in less than 4 seconds. A sleek design language. But it was over $100,000. They were in inspiration and there was a buzz everywhere. The showmanship of Musk paired with the beautiful cars and the elites that bought them drew a lot of attention. As did the $1 million in revenue profit they earned in July of 2009, off 109 cars shipped.  But again, burning through cash. They sold 10% of the company to Daimler AG and took a $465 million loan from the US Department of Energy. They were now almost too big to fail.  They hit 1,000 cars sold in early 2010. They opened up to orders in Canada. They were growing. But they were still burning through cash. It was time to raise some serious capital. So Elon Musk took over as CEO, cut a quarter of the staff, and Tesla filed for an IPO in 2010, raising over $200 million. But there was something special in that S-1 (as there often is when a company opens the books to go public): They would cease production of the Roadster making way for the next big product. Tesla cancelled the Roadster in 2012. By then they'd sold just shy of 2,500 Roadsters and been thinking through and developing the next thing, which they'd shown a prototype of in 2011. The Model S started at $76,000 and went into production in 2012. It could go 300 miles, was a beautiful car, came with a flashy tablet-inspired 17 inch display screen on the inside to replace buttons. It was like driving an iPad. Every time I've seen another GPS since using the one in a Model S, I feel like I've gotten in a time machine and gone back a decade.  But it had been announced in 2007to ship in 2009. And then the ship date dropped back to 2011 and 2012. Let's call that optimism and scope creep. But Tesla has always eventually gotten there. Even if the price goes up. Such is the lifecycle of all technology. More features, more cost. There are multiple embedded Ubuntu operating systems controlling various parts of car, connected on a network in the car. It's a modern marvel and Tesla was rewarded with tons of awards and, well, sales. Charging a car that runs on batteries is a thing. So Tesla released the Superchargers in 2012, shipping 7 that year and growing slowly until now shipping over 2,500 per quarter. Musk took some hits because it took longer than anticipated to ship them, then to increase production, then to add solar. But at this point, many are solar and I keep seeing panels popping up above the cars to provide shade and offset other forms of powering the chargers. The more ubiquitous chargers become, the more accepting people will be of the cars. Tesla needed to produce products faster. The Nevada Gigafactory was begun in 2013, to mass produce battery packs and components. Here's one of the many reason for the high-flying valuation Tesla enjoys: it would take dozens if not a hundred factories like this to transition to sustanable energy sources. But it started with a co-investment between Tesla and Panasonic, with the two dumping billions into building a truly modern factory that's now pumping out close tot he goal set back in 2014. As need increased, Gigafactories started to crop up with Gigafactory 5 being built to supposedly go into production in 2021 to build the Semi, Cybertruck (which should begin production in 2021) and Model Y. Musk first mentioned the truck in 2012 and projected a 2018 or 2019 start time for production. Close enough.  Another aspect of all that software is that they can get updates over the air. Tesla released Autopilot in 2014. Similar to other attempts to slowly push towards self-driving cars, Autopilot requires the driver to stay alert, but can take on a lot of the driving - staying within the lines on the freeway, parking itself, traffic-aware cruise control, and navigation. But it's still the early days for self-driving cars and while we make think that because the number of integrated circuits doubles every year that it paves the way to pretty much anything, no machine learning project I've ever seen has gone as fast as we want because it takes years to build the appropriate algorithms and then rethink industries based on the impact of those. But Tesla, Google through Waymo, and  many others have been working on it for a long time (hundreds of years in startup-land) and it continues to evolve. By 2015, Tesla had sold over 100,000 cars in the life of the company. They released the Model X that year, also in 2015. This was their first chance to harness the power of the platform - which in the auto industry is when there are multiple cars of similar size and build. Franz von Holzhausen designed it and it is a beautiful car, with falcon-wing doors, up to a 370 mile range on the battery and again with the Autopilot. But harnessing the power of the platform was a challenge. You see, with a platform of cars you want most of the parts to be shared - the differences are often mostly cosmetic. But the Model X only shared a little less than a third of the parts of the Model S.  But it's yet another technological marvel, with All Wheel Drive as an option, that beautiful screen, and check this out - a towing capacity of 5,000 pounds - for an electric automobile! By the end of 2016, they'd sold over 25,000. To a larger automaker that might seem like nothing, but they'd sell over 10,000 in every quarter after that. And it would also become the platform for a mini-bus. Because why not. So they'd gone lateral in the secret plan but it was time to get back at it. This is where the Model 3 comes in.  The Model 3 was released in 2017 and is now the best-selling electric car in the history of the electric car. The Model 3 was first shown off in 2016 and within a week, Tesla had taken over 300,000 reservations. Everyone I talked to seemed to want in on an electric car that came in at $35,000. This was the secret plan. That $35,000 model wouldn't be available until 2019 but they started cranking them out. Production was a challenge with Musk famously claiming Tesla was in “Production Hell” and sleeping on an air mattress at the factory to oversee the many bottlenecks that came. Musk thought they could introduce more robotics than they could and so they' slowly increased production to first a few hundred per week then a few thousand until finally almost hitting that half a million mark in 2020. This required buying Grohmann Engineering in 2017, now called Tesla Advanced Automation Germany - pumping billions into production. But Tesla added the Model Y in 2020, launching a crossover on the Model 3 platform, producing over 450,000 of them. And then of course they decided to the Tesla Semi, selling for between $150,000 and $200,000. And what's better than a Supercharger to charge those things? A Megacharger. As is often the case with ambitious projects at Tesla, it didn't ship in 2020 as projected but is now supposed to ship, um, later. Tesla also changed their name from Tesla Motors to Tesla, Inc. And if you check out their website today, solar roofs and solar panels share the top bar with the Models S, 3, X, and Y. SolarCity and batteries, right? Big money brings big attention. Some good. Some bad. Some warranted. Some not. Musk's online and sometimes nerd-rockstar persona was one of the most valuable assets at Tesla - at least in the fundraising, stock pumping popularity contest that is the startup world. But on August 7, 2018, he tweeted “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.” The SEC would sue him for that, causing him to step down as chairman for a time and limit his Twitter account. But hey, the stock jumped up for a bit.  But Tesla kept keeping on, slowly improving things and finally hit about the half million cars per year mark in 2020. Producing cars has been about quality for a long time. And it needs to be with people zipping around as fast as we drive - especially on modern freeways. Small batches of cars are fairly straight-forward. Although I could never build one.  The electric car is good for the environment, but the cost to offset carbon for Tesla is still far greater than, I don't know, making a home more energy efficient. But the improvements in the technology continue to increase rapidly with all this money and focus being put on them. And the innovative designs that Tesla has deployed has inspired others, which often coincides with the rethinking of entire industries.  But there are tons of other reasons to want electric cars. The average automobile manufactured these days has about 30,000 parts. Teslas have less than a third of that. One hopes that will some day be seen in faster and higher quality production.  They managed to go from producing just over 18,000 cars in 2015 to over 26,000 in 2016 to over 50,000 in 2017 to the 190,000s in 2018 and 2019 to a whopping 293,000 in 2020. But they sold nearly 500,000 cars in 2020 and seem to be growing at a fantastic clip. Here's the thing, though. Ford exceeded half a million cars in 1916. It took Henry Ford from 1901 to 1911 to get to producing 34,000 cars a year but only 5 more years to hit half a million. I read a lot of good and a lot of bad things about Tesla. Ford currently has a little over a 46 and a half billion dollar market cap. Tesla's crested at nearly $850 billion and has since dropped to just shy of 600. Around 64 million cars are sold each year. Volkswagen is the top, followed by Toyota. Combined, they are worth less than Tesla on paper despite selling over 20 times the number of cars. If Tesla was moving faster, that might make more sense. But here's the thing. Tesla is about to get besieged by competitors at every side. Nearly every category of car has an electric alternative with Audi, BMW, Volvo, and Mercedes releasing cars at the higher ends and on multiple platforms. Other manufacturers are releasing cars to compete with the upper and lower tiers of each model Tesla has made available. And miniature cars, scooters, bikes, air taxis, and other modes of transportation are causing us to rethink the car. And multi-tenancy of automobiles using ride sharing apps and the potential that self driving cars can have on that are causing us to rethink automobile ownership.  All of this will lead some to rethink that valuation Tesla enjoyed. But watching the moves Tesla makes and scratching my head over some certainly makes me think to never under, or over-estimate Tesla or Musk. I don't want anything to do with Tesla Stock. Far too weird for me to grok. But I do wish them the best. I highly doubt the state of electric vehicles and the coming generational shifts in transportation in general would be where they are today if Tesla hadn't done all the good and bad that they've done. They deserve a place in the history books when we start looking back at the massive shifts to come. In the meantime, I'l' just call this episode part 1 and wait to see if Tesla matches Ford production levels some day, crashes and burns, gets acquired by another company, or who knows, packs up and heads to Mars. 

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Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain! The Baseball Hall of Fame has elected NOBODY this year. SHOULD they have? TOM GAGE, in the writers wing of the Hall himself, is a long-time voter and, boy, does he have a LOT to say to us! Bob wonders if you were...

Today on the show we're talking about the end of the season for our Detroit Tigers. Huge along with many of our great Tigers/MLB Insiders discussed everything you want to know about how the shortened season went, what struggles the team will have to overcome before the 2021 season, and what good came out of the season. We were joined by Evan Woodbery, Tom Gage, Matt Shepard, Evan Petzold, Dan Hasty, Jon Paul Morosi, and Scott Miller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we're talking about the end of the season for our Detroit Tigers. Huge along with many of our great Tigers/MLB Insiders discussed everything you want to know about how the shortened season went, what struggles the team will have to overcome before the 2021 season, and what good came out of the season. We were joined by Evan Woodbery, Tom Gage, Matt Shepard, Evan Petzold, Dan Hasty, Jon Paul Morosi, and Scott Miller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we're talking about the end of the season for our Detroit Tigers. Huge along with many of our great Tigers/MLB Insiders discussed everything you want to know about how the shortened season went, what struggles the team will have to overcome before the 2021 season, and what good came out of the season. We were joined by Evan Woodbery, Tom Gage, Matt Shepard, Evan Petzold, Dan Hasty, Jon Paul Morosi, and Scott Miller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we're talking about the end of the season for our Detroit Tigers. Huge along with many of our great Tigers/MLB Insiders discussed everything you want to know about how the shortened season went, what struggles the team will have to overcome before the 2021 season, and what good came out of the season. We were joined by Evan Woodbery, Tom Gage, Matt Shepard, Evan Petzold, Dan Hasty, Jon Paul Morosi, and Scott Miller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we're talking about the end of the season for our Detroit Tigers. Huge along with many of our great Tigers/MLB Insiders discussed everything you want to know about how the shortened season went, what struggles the team will have to overcome before the 2021 season, and what good came out of the season. We were joined by Evan Woodbery and Tom Gage in our first hour to talk about all of it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we're talking about the end of the season for our Detroit Tigers. Huge along with many of our great Tigers/MLB Insiders discussed everything you want to know about how the shortened season went, what struggles the team will have to overcome before the 2021 season, and what good came out of the season. We were joined by Evan Woodbery, Tom Gage, Matt Shepard, Evan Petzold, Dan Hasty, Jon Paul Morosi, and Scott Miller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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To start off the show, Huge brought up how some of our neighboring states are going to be playing football this fall, and how he believes that a lot of this is all seeming to be somewhat political. He also brought up the Big Ten and how reports are saying there wasn't even a vote taken to cancel the season – which leaves a lot to be questioned. We then wanted to move on to talk about the Tigers and their recent losing streak. Tom Gage joined us for this conversation and to talk about the three young guys that have been brought up for the Tigers. Huge and Tom also talked about “unwritten rules” in baseball and about that Grand Slam from Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres last night. In our second hour we continued to talk some Major League Baseball and unwritten rules with Jon Morosi, and he and Huge also discussed the NHL playoffs and what they're liking this far. We then moved back to talk about College football in the fall. We were joined by Graham Couch for a discussion on the Big Ten and if he and Huge think the B10 would reverse what they've done – given that there's been a lot of new information brought to light in the past week or so. We continued the conversation about the MLB and our Detroit Tigers in the final hour of the show today. We were joined by Dan Hasty to get his thoughts on the new guys being brought up to play this week. Dan and Huge talked about how they feel about the Tigers at this point and where they see them going from here on out. Then, as Lions training camp is going on right now – we were joined by Mike O'Hara to get his thoughts on how all of that is going as they're allowed to wear pads now. To wrap up the show, we were joined by Tim McCullough from the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To start off the show, Huge brought up how some of our neighboring states are going to be playing football this fall, and how he believes that a lot of this is all seeming to be somewhat political. He also brought up the Big Ten and how reports are saying there wasn't even a vote taken to cancel the season – which leaves a lot to be questioned. We then wanted to move on to talk about the Tigers and their recent losing streak. Tom Gage joined us for this conversation and to talk about the three young guys that have been brought up for the Tigers. Huge and Tom also talked about “unwritten rules” in baseball and about that Grand Slam from Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres last night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis talks to Tom Gage, the long time Detroit Tigers beat writer, about the teams opening series down in Cincinnati and what makes Opening Day in Detroit feel like a holiday. #DetroitTigers #OpeningDay2020

What a weekend for our Detroit Tigers – we're breaking it down throughout the entire broadcast today with you and some of great insiders. Huge gave his initial thoughts on how the Tigers did against the Reds in the series – which puts our Tigers in first place of the AL Central for now. It's also Opening Day at Comerica Park tonight so we got our insiders thoughts on how the team looks going into this game against the Royals. In our first hour we were joined by Detroit Tigers VP of Communications Ron Colangelo to hear about they're remembering Al Kaline tonight and Ron also told the audience about how the fans can stay connected from a distance this season. We also asked the audience to give us their Good/Bad from the weekend's games. As news broke this morning that some Marlins players have tested positive for Covid-19 which led to a lot of people freaking out about the remainder of the MLB season. Luckily Huge was there to calm the audience down and to explain how the season wouldn't just end like that. We were also joined by Evan Woodbery and Tom Gage in our second hour to get all of their thoughts on the games from over the weekend as well as the Opener tonight. We took more of your comments on the good/bad from the weekend. The Tigers conversation continued throughout the final hour of the show today as Opening Night at Comerica is just minutes away. To start off this hour we were joined by Ahmed Fareed to get his thoughts on everything that's come out of the MLB today regarding positive Covid tests and how the season could be affected. We were then joined by JP Morosi to get his thoughts on all of this as well. We wrapped up the broadcast with a replay of Bill's conversation with the VP of Communications for the Tigers, Ron Colangelo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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As news broke this morning that some Marlins players have tested positive for Covid-19 which led to a lot of people freaking out about the remainder of the MLB season. Luckily Huge was there to calm the audience down and to explain how the season wouldn't just end like that. We were also joined by Evan Woodbery and Tom Gage in our second hour to get all of their thoughts on the games from over the weekend as well as the Opener tonight. We took more of your comments on the good/bad from the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Baseball is BACK tonight and the Tigers open up on Monday! We're covering it all on the show today with a focus on our Tigers, their roster, schedule, and much more. We were joined by the TV voice of the Tigers, Matt Shepard in our first hour. He and Bill discussed the Tigers' roster and also talked about who they see as some potential breakout players they could have this year. Shep talked to us about how he thinks the team will do this season, what he's most excited for, and what's different this year from years in the past. Huge also asked the Huge Question of the Day: How many wins do you see for the Tigers in this 60 game season?  The conversation about opening day and our Detroit Tigers continued in our second hour today. We took some of your thoughts on how many wins you think the Tigers will have this season. Evan Woodbery then joined us to talk about how he thinks the Tigers will fare this season, and what he expects to see out of them. To wrap up the hour we were joined by Joe Davis to talk about opening night tonight, the Dodgers, Mookie Betts, and Joe also answered the Huge Question of the Day. In our final hour we were joined by Hall of Fame Tigers beat writer Tom Gage to get his thoughts on opening day and to also get his perspective on the Tigers roster, schedule and much more. We replayed our interview with Matt Shepard from earlier in the show for the people who may have missed it. We wrapped up the broadcast by taking your calls and reading your texts in response to our Question of the Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our final hour we were joined by Hall of Fame Tigers beat writer Tom Gage to get his thoughts on opening day and to also get his perspective on the Tigers roster, schedule and much more. We replayed our interview with Matt Shepard from earlier in the show for the people who may have missed it. We wrapped up the broadcast by taking your calls and reading your texts in response to our Question of the Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Off the heels of our Huge Question of the Day asking how many of the young Tigers should join the 30-man roster to play in the MLB's shortened 60 game season. We were joined by Tom Gage to get his thoughts on who should be on that roster…Huge and Tom also discussed the Tigers' intrasquad game happening tonight. We then wanted to play Huge's conversation with Spartan Basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo about the recruiting Tom has been doing, wearing a mask, and much more. At the end of the hour we were joined by Evan Woodbery from MLive to talk about the Tigers intrasquad game and to talk about a new Tigers text service that MLive is now offering. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We opened up the show today with our conversation with Mark Uyl, the Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Mark and Huge discussed the likelihood of a high school football season. They also talked about how different districts and their high school sports across Michigan are being affected by Covid-19 and how Mark and the MHSAA have different contingency plans in place for any situation. Mark is expecting to announce those plans soon. We were then joined by Jim Comparoni with a quick Spartan update and to also talk about what the vibe has been like for him being a little league coach and how it's going with his team and how they're following the right guidelines. Bill also asked the Huge Question of the Day: How many of the young Tigers should join the 30-man roster to play in the shortened 60 game season? Off the heels of our Huge Question of the Day asking how many of the young Tigers should join the 30-man roster to play in the MLB's shortened 60 game season. We were joined by Tom Gage to get his thoughts on who should be on that roster…Huge and Tom also discussed the Tigers' intrasquad game happening tonight. We then wanted to play Huge's conversation with Spartan Basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo about the recruiting Tom has been doing, wearing a mask, and much more. At the end of the hour we were joined by Evan Woodbery from MLive to talk about the Tigers intrasquad game and to talk about a new Tigers text service that MLive is now offering. In our final hour Dr. K joined us to talk about the recent Covid-19 numbers connected to sports and the best way to get us back to a somewhat normal life. He and Huge also discussed the best ways to analyze the numbers and what to keep an eye out for. Dr. K also gave us his thoughts on the return of sports and just how safe he feels it is to play them again for kids, high schools, colleges, and the pros. At the end of the show we were were joined by LPGA golfer Maria Fassi who took part in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational last year. She shared her experiences from the event and what that was like for her. Maria is also a Dow Ambassador which focuses on the inclusion of all people on and off the course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Show #838   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 11th June 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   VW's new EV (ID.3) on sale on 7/20 Nissan's new EV (Ariya) launch on 7/15 BMW's new EV (iX3) launch Daimler to ramp sales of its EQC to 7.9K/month   ELECTRIC CAR MAKER FISKER TO GO PUBLIC THROUGH SPAC DEAL AT $2.9 BILLION VALUATION "Electric car maker Fisker will go public through a merger with a blank-check company backed by alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management Inc at a valuation of $2.9 billion, the companies said on Monday." according to Reuters: "Reuters reported last week that the special-purpose acquisition company, Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp (SPAQ_u.N), was leading a bidding war among blank-check companies for Fisker. A blank-check company is a shell company that raises money through an IPO to buy an operating company, typically within two years. The Fisker deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter, will provide Fisker with $1 billion in gross proceeds, including $500 million of funds from existing and new investors such as AllianceBernstein and BlackRock Inc. The proceeds will be used to bring the company’s Fisker Ocean SUV to market in late 2022. Fisker said the startup is in talks with other companies, including Magna International, about building the SUV. Magna declined to comment. "   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spartan-energey-m-a-fisker-idUSKCN24E1FB   SALES OF ID.3 START ON JULY 20 Four weeks after the start of ordering for the limited ID.3 1ST for pre-bookers, Volkswagen is opening the ordering system to the public on July 20, 2020. Customers in many European countries will be able to choose from seven pre-configured ID.3 models at dealerships and to order the appropriate charging equipment at the same time. All seven ID.3 models will be eligible for the maximum state subsidy of €9,480 granted as an environmental bonus in Germany. Subsidies will also be available for the ID.3 in many other European countries.   Life - Style – Business – Family– Tech – Max   These are six out of seven models which customers can order starting on July 20, available for delivery from October. They are based on the basic model ID.3 Pro Performance with a 58-kWh battery (net battery energy content) for a range of up to 420 km (WLTP2) with the 150 kW Performance rear-wheel-drive system.   With delivery in October, customers will receive a free-of-charge update for the two outstanding digital functions AppConnect und and the distance feature of the augmented reality head-up display for the “Tech” and “Max” models in the first quarter of 2021. All models delivered in the first quarter of 2021 will already be equipped with all functions.   Without optional equipment, the ID.3 ProPerformance costs €35,574.95   The 7th preconfigured model “Tour” can also be ordered starting on July 20. It is based on the four-seat ProS model that allows for a bigger battery (77 kWh net battery energy content) with a range of up to 550 km (WLTP) and 125kW DC charging, starting at €40,936.31.   The ID.3 “Tour”, available for €45,917.48, is already equipped with all the features you would like to have on long journeys: Head-up Display and Sound package, matrix LED headlamps, comfort package, 12-way massage seat and assistant package with all driver assistance systems are all included, together with 19-inch aluminum wheels.     VW REPORTEDLY REPLACING HEAD OF SOFTWARE DIVISION OVER ID.3 STRUGGLES "Volkswagen is replacing its head of software development, newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Sunday, as the German carmaker wrestles with the transition to electric vehicles." says Autoblog today: "The newspaper said Christian Senger, a former BMW manager who runs the recently founded Car.Software.Org unit, was to be replaced after clashes with the company and concern at software problems with the recent ID.3 and Golf 8 vehicles. Senger was part of a network of external managers Chief Executive Herbert Diess had brought in to reform the company. Senger, after working on BMW’s i3 electric car, helped Volkswagen make its MEB electric car platform, a key pillar of its revival in the wake of a 2015 diesel cheating scandal."   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/13/vw-replacing-head-of-software-division/   TESLA MODEL Y PRICE CUT AS ELON CONFIRMS NEW VERSION IN TESTING  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that these price adjustments aren’t the only tweaking the Model Y is going to see. For a start, the Model Y Standard Range that was originally promised at the crossover’s debut is now no longer going to be built, Musk said. That version was intended to come in at $39,000, and launch in spring 2021." says Slashgear: "According to Musk, range for the car would be under 250 miles by the EPA’s measure, something he described as “unacceptably low.” Instead, he explained, there will be a Model Y Long Range Single Motor arriving “in a few months.” That should be more affordable, Musk argued, “while still keeping the product excellent. As to what exact range drivers might be able to expect from that version of the crossover, Tesla is still doing the testing. “Numbers will be significantly higher than 300,” Musk suggested.”   https://www.slashgear.com/tesla-model-y-price-cut-as-elon-confirms-new-version-in-testing-13628635/   Originally:   Standard Range RWD – $39,000 (or $40,000?) (Spring 2021)   estimated EPA range – 230 miles (370 km) 0-60 mph (96.5 km/h) in 5.9 seconds top speed of 120 mph (193 km/h) 18″ wheels (19’’ Sport Wheels for $1,500)   So will we ever see the base version of the Cybertruck?   And what of Elon saying 230 miles is not acceptable? They've raising for tide of other EV makers, changing perceptions.     TEST-DRIVING THIS OBSCURE 1997 SPORTS CAR CONVINCED ELON MUSK TO MAKE ELECTRIC CARS AND INVEST IN TESLA "In 2003, Musk, long interested in sustainability and electric cars, test drove a model car called the Tzero. [The first Tzero model] literally didn’t have doors or a roof, or any airbags or an effective cooling system. It was not safe or reliable,” according to CNBC: "The electric sports car built in 1997 by a small California company called AC Propulsion, was essentially a version of “the prototypical Tesla Roadster,” according to Wired. But while AC Propulsion founder Alan Cocconi and then-CEO Tom Gage were “technology visionaries,” according to Wired, they didn’t have “the entrepreneurial vision to see just how big an idea it could become” or “the means to achieve it.” Musk did. He was inspired and saw an opportunity to bring the electric car to market. Although Musk didn’t want to take on another start-up (he had just founded aerospace company SpaceX), he asked Cocconi and Gage if he could commercialize the Tzero. They agreed, according to Musk, and Gage suggested Musk speak with electric car start-up Tesla Motors and its founders, engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, who were also looking to commercialize the Tzero.  With money Musk earned as a co-founder of PayPal, which eBay bought for $1.5 billion in 2002, he invested $6.3 million in start-up Tesla Motors in 2004""   https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/13/test-drive-that-influenced-musk-to-make-electric-cars-invest-in-tesla.html   FORMER TESLA VP SAYS 'NIMBLENESS' IS THEIR SECRET SAUCE "Philippe Chain, Tesla’s former VP of Quality, gave some interesting insight into this aspect of Tesla’s business in a new article. As an example of Tesla’s nimbleness, Chain explained how Tesla managed to modify a part within 5 days of having it failed in an NHTSA test.Chain, who worked at Renault prior to Tesla and at Audi after, wrote:   “What took a single meeting and five days at Tesla would have required a six-month-long process at Renault or Audi. It would have started with a thorough investigation going back to the source of the error, looking for the person to blame internally, investigating a possible blunder of the supplier, etc. Then, a politically delicate sequence would have unfolded to set up a series of meetings and workshops. Multiple hierarchical strata would have been involved, going up probably to the very top of the organization.”"   And also: "“Another good example is the long-term durability evaluation of a car. When I discussed it with Elon, I told him our engineers’ calculations led to at least a million equivalent miles of driving required before launching the car — a six-month phase required to discover potential weaknesses and fix them. My request was actually very limited in regards to the industry practices: German manufacturers don’t release a car that has not clocked 10 million kilometers and two winters. Elon, in his customary laconic way, answered: “OK, do it. But we are not delaying the launch date for it… — But we might encounter issues that will require some modifications of the production models… — Yeah, I know, but we will make the changes afterward if we have to… — Even if it involves recalling some cars? — Yes. And for the rest, we will adjust by pushing some OTA upgrades"   https://electrek.co/2020/07/13/tesla-former-vp-quality-explains-issues/     CADILLAC EXPLAINS ORIGINS OF LYRIQ EV NAME "GM Authority asked Cadillac about the origin of the Lyriq name for the coming battery-electric crossover. Global head of brand strategy Phil Dauchy explained three threads that went into the new moniker. In no particular order, one thread is that "Cadillac," according to Dauchy, gets more mentions in song lyrics than any other brand, including non-automotive brands. The second thread is rolled up with Cadillac's move to proper names instead of alphanumerics for the sedan and crossover lines, all of those names to end in "iq," as well as the push into electric vehicles. Dauchy told GMA the nomenclature overhaul and the two-letter suffix "[signal] that Cadillac is bringing a different type of vehicle to market, one that works in concert with man, nature, and machine." He's bullish on swaying the public with the product, adding, "When you see [the Cadillac Celestiq], its size, presence and scale all connote the emotion associated with the name."   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/13/cadillac-lyriq-ev-name-explanation/       [mention for Premium Partners]   You can listen to all 837 previous episodes of this this for free, where you get your podcasts from, plus the blog https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ – remember to subscribe, which means you don’t have to think about downloading the show each day, plus you get it first and free and automatically.   It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast.   And  if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing.   Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I’ll catch you tomorrow and remember…there’s no such thing as a self-charging hybrid.     PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE (PREMIUM PARTNER) BRAD CROSBY (PREMIUM PARTNER) AVID TECHNOLOGY (PREMIUM PARTNER) BRIGHTSMITHGROUP.COM – FOR CLEANTECH TALENT (PREMIUM PARTNER) PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI (PREMIUM PARTNER) AUDI CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) NEW! 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Today on the show, we broke down everything from over the weekend that happened in Michigan relating to sports. In our first hour we were joined by Dan Miller to get his thoughts on whether the NFL will be back for a season or not. He and Bill discussed the effect Covid could have on the season. In our second hour we talked some MLB and Tigers Baseball and how the league is handling being back and we looked ahead to opening day. We were joined by Scott Miller, Dan Hasty, and Jon Morosi to get everything we needed to know. In our final hour we were joined by Tom Gage to talk some more Tigers Baseball.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today on the show, we broke down everything from over the weekend that happened in Michigan relating to sports. In our final hour we were joined by Tom Gage to talk some more Tigers Baseball.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In our final hour today, we were joined by Tom Gage to discuss more on the MLB and whether the players association will accept Manfred's latest deal or not. Tom and Bill talked about what the season will look like and how the Tigers will be affected, why all of this is taking so long, and much more…We wrapped up the show with Tim McCullough from the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant. He let us know about their safety protocols, what money can be won, and what big events are coming up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To open up the show today, Bill talked about the recent news out of the MLB from the Players Association that they should hopefully have an answer to Manfred's proposal to come by 5pm today. He thinks the players may have an issue with the Covid protocols though…Following this, Bill related things back to Covid and brought up his Huge Question of the Day: What sport is the first to back out on NOT playing? In our first hour we were joined by Logan Lamorandier to discuss the latest passing of the guard of the Lions Organization from Martha Ford to her daughter Sheila Ford Hamp. Bill and Logan said they were comfortable with the change, but don't see much change coming from it. We continued the conversation about Martha Ford stepping down in our second hour of the show today. We were joined by Lomas Brown to get his thoughts on the changes in the front office, what good could come from it, what the future could look like, and how he would feel about the changes IF he were still playing. We then circled back to the MLB and we got the thoughts of Joe Davis on the back and forth between the players and owners. He gave us his insight on what the players will do, and what he thinks the season will look like. In our final hour today, we were joined by Tom Gage to discuss more on the MLB and whether the players association will accept Manfred's latest deal or not. Tom and Bill talked about what the season will look like and how the Tigers will be affected, why all of this is taking so long, and much more…We wrapped up the show with Tim McCullough from the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant. He let us know about their safety protocols, what money can be won, and what big events are coming up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're talking everything Baseball today as the MLB Draft is happening tonight! Bill and his Insiders discussed all the news as it relates to the Draft tonight, what it looks like our Tigers will be doing with their first round pick. All signs seem to be pointing towards Spencer Torkelson out of Arizona who's an incredibly talented athlete. Bill and his guests also discussed the Minor League; the sideways deals the MLB owners and players are trying to work out, whether there will even be a season this year, and so much more! In our second hour, we were joined by Scott Miller to get his thoughts on the Draft tonight as a whole, and how things are a little different this year than previous years. He and Bill also did some more digging into the MLB owner/player situation happening and where he see's it going. We were then joined by Tom Gage to take a look at the Tigers more specifically and what he see's them doing with their first round pick.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We're talking everything Baseball today as the MLB Draft is happening tonight! Bill and his Insiders discussed all the news as it relates to the Draft tonight, what it looks like our Tigers will be doing with their first round pick. All signs seem to be pointing towards Spencer Torkelson out of Arizona who's an incredibly talented athlete. Bill and his guests also discussed the Minor League; the sideways deals the MLB owners and players are trying to work out, whether there will even be a season this year, and so much more! In our first hour, Bill opened up by asking the audience whether they think Colin Kaepernick should get a second shot at playing in the NFL. Bill gave his thoughts, and we took your opinions! We were then joined by the Voice of the Grand Rapids Whitecaps, Dan Hasty. He gave us his thoughts on the Draft, what the season could look like, and the likelihood of the Minor Leagues even having a season this year. In our second hour, we were joined by Scott Miller to get his thoughts on the Draft tonight as a whole, and how things are a little different this year than previous years. He and Bill also did some more digging into the MLB owner/player situation happening and where he see's it going. We were then joined by Tom Gage to take a look at the Tigers more specifically and what he see's them doing with their first round pick. To end the show, we were joined by Emily Waldon to get her thoughts on the Draft tonight, the Tigers with their first round pick, and the state of the Minor Leagues right now. She and Bill talked about why we haven't heard much regarding the Minors, what could come of the season, and so much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | CJ McCollum Comment, Tom Gage remembers Al Kaline by Michigan Media Network

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | CJ McCollum Comment, Tom Gage remembers Al Kaline by Michigan Sports Network

Tom Gage joins us to talk about the passing of Al Kaline

For the entirety of the show today, we were joined by Dr. K over the phone. Bill and Dr. K talked about the numbers throughout Michigan and the rest of the United States. They discussed reasons why the numbers are higher in specific areas, and why people who aren't sick should also quarantine – so we can have the best outcome to this possible. Bill and Dr. K answered your questions and addressed your concerns throughout the whole show. In our final hour today, we learned of the passing of Tiger great Al Kaline. Bill paid tribute to Al and other Detroit greats! We also got the input of Tom Gage on the passing of Al. We ended the show with Chris Balas and an update about David DeJulius entering the illustrious transfer portal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the entirety of the show today, we were joined by Dr. K over the phone. Bill and Dr. K talked about the numbers throughout Michigan and the rest of the United States. They discussed reasons why the numbers are higher in specific areas, and why people who aren't sick should also quarantine – so we can have the best outcome to this possible. Bill and Dr. K answered your questions and addressed your concerns throughout the whole show. In our final hour today, we learned of the passing of Tiger great Al Kaline. Bill paid tribute to Al and other Detroit greats! We also got the input of Tom Gage on the passing of Al. We ended the show with Chris Balas and an update about David DeJulius entering the illustrious transfer portal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In the final hour of the show, Bill and Superfly focused more on the documentary itself and the life of Aaron Hernandez – the factors that went into making him snap, our conclusions, and what we learned. Then to finish off the show, Tom Gage joined us to discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame results from last night, and Tim McCullough from Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort called in to tell us what's up at the casino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today on the show we were joined by Dr. K from Metro Health to discuss the state of CTE currently in contact sports, this stems from the recent release of the Aaron Hernandez documentary that was released on Netflix. Bill and Dr. K broke down some of the different factors that could've contributed to Aaron's downfall and how CTE can be connected. We also discussed about how much we really don't know about CTE and what needs to happen to change that. Bill had a few Huge questions today – How safe is football today? Should parents be concerned about their children and likeliness of concussions? And is football in trouble after learning more about the effects it can have on the brain? In the final hour of the show, Bill and Superfly focused more on the documentary itself and the life of Aaron Hernandez – the factors that went into making him snap, our conclusions, and what we learned. Then to finish off the show, Tom Gage joined us to discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame results from last night, and Tim McCullough from Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort called in to tell us what's up at the casino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen to Inside the (Rob) Parker in Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-rob-parker/id1460750158.  This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob explains why the Cubs need to back off reporters over covering Addison Russell’s return from domestic violence, if Albert Pujols is the greatest hitter of this century, Vlad Guerrero, Jr.’s highly anticipated debut, and the Analytic Stat of the Week. Guests: Former All-Star slugger Gary Sheffield on his case for the Hall of Fame, and Hall of Fame Detroit sportswriter Tom Gage on Miguel Cabrera’s decline.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listen to Inside the (Rob) Parker in Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-rob-parker/id1460750158.  This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob explains why the Cubs need to back off reporters over covering Addison Russell’s return from domestic violence, if Albert Pujols is the greatest hitter of this century, Vlad Guerrero, Jr.’s highly anticipated debut, and the Analytic Stat of the Week. Guests: Former All-Star slugger Gary Sheffield on his case for the Hall of Fame, and Hall of Fame Detroit sportswriter Tom Gage on Miguel Cabrera’s decline.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob explains why the Cubs need to back off reporters over covering Addison Russell’s return from domestic violence, if Albert Pujols is the greatest hitter of this century, Vlad Guerrero, Jr.’s highly anticipated debut, and the Analytic Stat of the Week. Guests: Former All-Star slugger Gary Sheffield on his case for the Hall of Fame, and Hall of Fame Detroit sportswriter Tom Gage on Miguel Cabrera’s decline.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mike talks Michigan hoops and Tigers with Shawn Windsor of the Detroit Free Press.  More on Tigers with MLB writer Tom Gage.

Mike talks Tigers to the Hall of Fa me with baseball writer Tom Gage. Mike then talks golf and Inverness with Marathon Classic Director Judd Silverman.

Mike talks Tigers with former long time write Tom Gage. Lions talk with Jon Janson of the Lions radio network. then some racing talk with Scott Schultz of Toledo Speedway.

Tom Gage, longtime Tigers beat writer for the Detroit News, talks about his new book, The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the Detroit Tigers.

Mike talks baseball all-star game with baseball writer Tom Gage. Mike talks some OSU football with Tim May Columbus Dispatch. Mike also critiques broadcasters.

In his first-ever book, the award-winning beat writer Tom Gage recounts the living history of the Tigers, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. The Big 50 brilliantly brings to life the Tigers' remarkable story, from Ty Cobb and Kirk Gibson to the rollercoaster that was the ‘Bless You Boys’ era to Justin Verlander's no-hitters and up to today. Tom Gage covered the Detroit Tigers beat for The Detroit News from 1979 to 2014. In 2015, Gage was elected the 2015 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The longtime chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the BBWAA, Gage also serves on the screening committee that formulates the annual Hall of Fame ballot. The forward to The Big 50 was written by the 1984 World Series MVP Alan Trammell, who was a six-time All-Star while playing for the Detroit Tigers from 1977-1996. The interview with Tom Gage was recorded on May 2, 2017.

Mike talks with Tom Gage of the Detroit News and Kyle Roland of the Blade who is in Italy with Michigan football.

Podcastellanos Episode 41: April 10, 2017 On this week's Podcastellanos, Jordan and Eric are joined by Tom Gage! Tom spent 36 years as a Tigers beat writer for the Detroit News, is a JG Taylor Spink Award winner, and now the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the Detroit Tigers. Tom stopped by to talk about his book and many of the colorful players and team members that make the history of the Tigers so rich. Jordan and Eric also discuss Joe Jimenez getting the call to Detroit and some unsung heroes carrying the load offensively for the Tigers early. Podcastellanos.com On Twitter: @Tom_Gage @JordanHall23 @ComericaEric @Podcastellanos On Instagram: @jordinho4 Facebook.com/Podcastellanos See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike talks Tigers with longtime former beat writer Tom Gage. Mike then talks Masters results with former PGA pro and Toledoan Pat Lindsay.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Tom Gage, Author of The Big 50: Detroit Tigers. Tom Gage covered the Detroit Tigers beat for the Detroit News from 1979 to 2014. In 2015, Gage was elected the 2015 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The longtime chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the BBWAA, Gage also serves on the screening committee that formulates the annual Hall of Fame ballot. The 1984 World Series MVP, Alan Trammell was a six-time All-Star while playing for the Detroit Tigers from 1977-1996. He resides in Detroit, Michigan.  

In hour two, Adam Grossman CEO of Block Six Analytics joins the show to speak about the scale of social media. Then, Steve Habel sports beat writer for Horns Illustrated joins the show speak about the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play Championship and the Texas Football Program. Also, Tom Gage beat writer for the Detroit Tigers joins the show to speak about the Tigers and his upcoming book.