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Forget range anxiety. The electric vehicle market is evolving fast. Host Trevor Freeman welcomes back Plug'n Drive CEO Cara Clairman to unpack Canada's new EV policies. They discuss the surge in used EV sales and the truth about public charging stations. Plus, learn how low-cost salt-based batteries could disrupt the global auto industry. Discover what these massive shifts mean for transportation and the future of energy. Listen to the full episode today. 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Join me, Trevor Freeman, as I explore the traditional, unconventional, and up-and-coming facets of the energy industry. If you have any thoughts, feedback, or ideas for topics we should cover, please reach out to us at thinkenergy@hydroottawa.com. Hi everyone and welcome back. So, any discussion about the energy transition or our efforts to reduce emissions to mitigate the impact of climate change or even just the ongoing adoption of what once might have been considered futuristic technology, inevitably will include electric vehicles, or EVs as we're going to refer to them today. Transportation is one of the major interactions with energy, especially fossil fuel-based energy that most of us have. Heating being the other one. For the average Canadian, how they move around, going to work, going to school, shopping, recreation, etc., very often involves getting into a vehicle which up until maybe 10 years ago, would almost 100% for sure have been a fossil fuel burning vehicle with a few very small exceptions. Today, while the majority of vehicles are still internal combustion engines, there is at least a noteworthy percentage of electric vehicles out there. We probably all know someone who owns an EV, or know someone who knows someone who owns an EV. EVs aren't actually all that new. The first EV showed up in the late 1800s, believe it or not, and at that point and into the early 1900s, it really could have gone either way between electric-powered vehicles and internal combustion vehicles. As we know, internal combustion vehicles definitely won out, and the bulk of the 20th century was all about internal combustion vehicles, and still today that's the dominant method of transportation. But, there is some alternate reality out there where EVs just always were the transportation method of choice. Imagine what the world would look like if that was the case here. But alas, that is not the reality we're living in. The more recent modern EV era kind of sputtered a little bit in the mid-1990s, there was a bit of an attempt, it didn't really pan out, but really got going around let's say 2008-2009, and it's been a steady crawl forward ever since. But, if you are listening to this podcast, chances are you already know all this and you've likely either skipped forward or are listening to me on two times the speed just to get through this to the important stuff, which is EV policy. You never knew you were so excited about policy. So, most of us, including governments, inherently know that the move to EVs is a good thing. It's good for the climate, it's good for consumers, they're kind of better vehicles. But, societal changes don't just happen, and they certainly don't happen fast. So, there has been a suite of policy approaches over the past couple of years or many years to help us get there and help us get there a little bit quicker. In the past year, Canada's EV policy has changed quite a bit. Availability mandates are out, and incentives are back in. Tariffs on Chinese-manufactured vehicles are mostly out, so things are definitely changing. And to help us understand these changes and what they mean, and also just to check in on the state of EVs here in 2026, I'm really excited to have Cara Clairman back on the show. Cara is the President and CEO of Plug'n Drive, a non-profit that strives to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles to maximize their environmental and economic benefits. And they do this by engaging with Canadians to help dispel myths and fears and uncertainties around EVs using approaches like their EV Discovery Centre, mobile EV education trailer, and their EVs Are for Everyone tour. And this is really about bringing the EV to the individual, to the person, letting them test drive it, touch it, feel it, ask questions of experts. Now, Cara has actually been on the show a number of years ago where she talked to my predecessor, Dan, about the back story of Plug'n Drive a little bit. So, if you're interested in the organization, I encourage you to go back and listen to that episode. We're not going to get into too much of that here today. Cara is a fantastic individual. She's got more than 25 years of experience working in the environmental and sustainability fields, including at Ontario Power Generation where she was OPG's environmental lawyer and later in the role of Vice President of Sustainable Development. Cara was the 2017 recipient of the Women in Renewable Energy's Woman of the Year award, and the 2021 winner of the Al Cormier EV Leadership Award from Electric Mobility Canada. And as you will hear, she is a big fan of EVs, and she thinks you should be, too. Cara Clairman, welcome to the show. [05:01] Cara Clairman: Thank you so much, Trevor. I'm pleased to be here. [05:03] Trevor Freeman: So, this isn't actually your first time on the show, Cara. It's the first time you and I have spoken on this podcast, but you were on our show with my predecessor, Dan, nearly 5 years ago now, and you talked then about how you took Plug'n Drive from just an idea during your time at OPG, to really a national non-profit that's now celebrating its 15th anniversary. And for our listeners, if you're curious about the back story on Plug'n Drive, definitely dig back in the archives and listen to that episode. But, a lot has changed in 15 years, and a lot has changed even in the 4 and a half years since you were last on Think Energy. EVs have gone from kind of this niche idea you'd maybe see one or two around here and there, to, you know, maybe not quite ubiquitous and they're not everywhere, but it seems like they're going in that direction. They're a lot more commonplace. Everybody knows somebody with an EV, or you see them around most times you're out and about. Um, and they are also a very much talked about cornerstone of our national policy. It's an often-talked-about tool for decarbonization. We're going to dive into some of the specifics throughout our conversation, but just looking at the work that you and Plug'n Drive are doing from your EV Discovery Centre to your EVs Are for Everyone tour, how has your mission shifted? Are you moving from convincing people that EVs are a real thing that worked to helping navigate how to get one, what's the complex web of, you know, incentives, etc. What's the difference in your mission now? [06:36] Cara Clairman: Well honestly, I feel like it's really uh the same in a lot of ways. The big difference, as you pointed out, is that we don't really have to explain what an EV is or that it's a decent car. You know, there's some sort of what I would call EV 101 that most people already know now. And like you said, most people have known somebody, or they've at least heard of it. But I would say there's still a high percentage of Canadians that have never ridden or driven one. Uh, and so that's an experience that we find is really the key, like getting the butts in the seats is really the key to helping people get over the hump. And uh, that's sort of the experience that we focus on. We really try to pair a test drive with every event that we do and encourage people to drive so that they can see the benefits go far beyond just the savings and the environmental benefits, that they're just really super fun cars to drive, and if you're a person that likes a quiet, peppy drive, this is the car for you. [07:51] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. Are people coming to your events knowing, "I'm going down the EV path, I'm going to buy one, I need to check this out," or they're coming in kind of thinking, "What are these people doing here at this event or in this parking lot?" Like what draws people to your events? [08:05] Cara Clairman: More more of the former and less of the latter as time goes on, but it depends on the event we're at. So, if it's just they've made an appointment to come see us, which often is the case, we have an appointment system, uh, then they know a little bit, and they're thinking about it, and they want to try it. Uh, if we're just at a festival or fair, which we do, you know, we just are at some event, and they didn't come specifically to see us, uh, then we still meet a lot of people who are like, "What is this?" you know, uh, and so they're earlier in their journey. But what we find is that they need the awareness building, and then they might, you know, make the move a few years down the road, so it still helps them. It's just they're at a different step. [08:50] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, for sure. No, that makes sense. Okay, so what I really want to dive into here today with you is kind of the shifting landscape, or maybe it's already a shifted landscape, um, regarding EV policy, some of the shifts that we've seen even in the last year or two. Um, so recently, you know, we're here in Canada, the federal government repealed the EV availability standard. So, this was the standard that said we want 100% of cars sold in Canada to be zero-emission by the year 2035. [09:27] Cara Clairman: Right. [09:28] Trevor Freeman: And we're moving towards more of an incentive-based strategy. So, a demand-side push rather than an incentive uh sorry, a supply-side push. Does this transition make sense for the average Canadian? Does it risk slowing down the momentum we've built? Kind of where do you stand on on this shift in our approach to EVs? [09:49] Cara Clairman: Right. To be honest, I was a bit disappointed that they repealed what we call a ZEV mandate or ZEV requirement. We were hoping instead of sort of throwing the baby out with the bath water, they would just make the ZEV requirement maybe less onerous and extend the time or something like that, because the benefit of a ZEV mandate um is that it does require dealers to have the vehicles on the lots. And so it actually increases choice, it increases availability, and that's why you hear some people calling it a ZEV availability standard. Trying to explain it to Canadians because it got a bit garbled in the news where it was like, "We're not going to be able to choose a gas car. You're going to be required to buy an EV." Well, that was way down the road. And uh, what it really did in the early years was make sure dealers would have some. And uh, so that's unfortunate, but, you know, got to move on. So, uh, now we're we brought back uh the Feds brought back the rebate, and sales shot up. So, that's good news. And, you know, hopefully, the dealer networks will make the cars available uh in Ontario. The big challenge is that there's still a ZEV availability standard or ZEV mandate in Quebec and British Columbia, which means they get the cars first. And, you know, you do hear, "Oh, this thing doesn't work. This thing is no good." Well, then why do they get the cars and we don't? You know, so it does work. And so, unfortunately, like if you happen to be listening from Quebec or BC, you'll get more choices than we will here in Ontario, and I I, you know, I hope that that, you know, with the demand-side push that, you know, there'll be more showing up. [11:51] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, and we've been through periods where even if you wanted to get uh an EV, even if you wanted if you kind of could afford it, you'd decided this is the right option for me budget-wise, [12:03] Cara Clairman: Yes. [12:04] Trevor Freeman: you're waiting 10 months, or you can't get the option you want and and so [12:08] Cara Clairman: Right. You have to be more tolerant of color or features or whatever. We probably will experience some of that. It's very brand dependent. Like, some brands are very available all across Canada, some aren't. Uh, so it's really quite varied. Um, but um the good news is right now um availability's decent, and there's actually lots available on the used market, and maybe we'll talk about that a little bit later to give people comfort around used, because it's really a great option for people to think about. [12:49] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, absolutely. Let's definitely uh put a pin in that and get back to it. The other big shift I I want to touch on is um or at least it's a big shift that's getting a lot of attention, is the reduction of the previously 100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs down to only a little over 6% now, which effectively opens the doors to Canadians to um have access to these vehicles, so they can be sold in Canada. How do you see this impacting you know, availability and adoption of EVs? Is this going to be a game changer? Are we going to see those kinds of sub-$30,000 EVs on the market? Or is this kind of, you know, one small shift in the market? [13:31] Cara Clairman: Well, the one thing it has done is created tons of curiosity and interest. You know, everybody wants to know about it, everyone wants to see one. Um, there are EV spies, as you may know, everywhere, like EV enthusiasts who are watch, and, you know, we saw some news report that there were a few Chinese EVs on a lot, you know, north of Toronto somewhere, and people are like, "Oh, what brand is this?" and But unfortunately, we don't know uh really the answer to this question that you're asking yet. Um, we're told that the first Chinese EVs will be here in the last quarter of 2026. Uh, and we don't even know yet if they might be brands we already have, you know. They could be Teslas, they could be Volvos or Polestars. Which we already have. [14:22] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. [14:23] Cara Clairman: So, uh, we're hoping we'll see some low cost, you know, BYD or Geelys or whatever else, you know, but we don't know. Yeah. And uh, and it will be exciting to watch, and, you know, we're watching and trying to find out when the first vehicles are going to be available or shown, but nobody knows the answer yet. [14:48] Trevor Freeman: Are you getting like when you interact with people that are in the EV market, are you getting more questions about that? Are people kind of excited about this? Yeah, okay. That's good. [14:56] Cara Clairman: Yes. And it's a mixed bag. You know, some people are very wary about it. Um, and what I try to say is look, we already have you know, these phones. You know, so I'm not worried about the whole security and that someone's going to be watching you know, that part of it I really think is a bit of a red herring. We've already gone there, you know, so so and people's information is out there. You know, I mean, so that's not a big concern to me. Um, I think uh the quality we don't have to worry about. Uh, these cars are widely available in Europe, in uh Mexico, and in South America, and they're good. [15:47] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. [15:48] Cara Clairman: So, we don't have to worry about that. It's just going to be Canadians, you know, be willing to give them a try, and we'll see. Most people say that they would, so we'll see. [15:59] Trevor Freeman: And I guess the, you know, it's either you're trying that car or hopefully the presence of these cars, hopefully a little bit cheaper is also influencing what other manufacturers are doing and realizing, "I've got to compete in that marketplace." [16:11] Cara Clairman: Right, exactly, Trevor. Remember, I mean, you might be too young to remember when the Japanese cars first came to Canada in the 80s. And everyone had these exact same concerns. And you know, what it did was it made the American brands improve. And so, you know, I'm hopeful, and just to remember, these are coming in a very low quantity initially. They're not going to change the market in these next couple of years. If, you know, they open up the door more widely, you know, that's a different thing. But for now, it's a really tiny percentage. It's like less than 50,000 cars, and it's something like 3% of the Canadian auto market, so it's tiny. [17:01] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. Got you. So, the the new uh or the the renewed incentive that the federal government's brought in Electric Vehicle Affordability Program, um which is providing an incentive for electric vehicles or zero-emission vehicles, um there's a strict $50,000 price cap for any imports, meaning some of those higher-end EVs that are made elsewhere won't qualify for this. Is is $50,000 the right price point? I look at just the price of vehicles in general these days, it's definitely trending up, way higher than I would prefer it to be. Is that the right price point given what's available? Is there enough availability under that price point? Um, and you know, does this affect the kind of conversation that you're having with potential buyers? [17:56] Cara Clairman: Right now, there's not a lot available under that price point. I mean, I think it is encouraging certain brands to bring a version that is below the price point. Uh, and it has increased sales, so there obviously are some that, you know, qualify. Uh, the truth is, gas or electric, it's hard to find vehicles under that price point. Um, so yeah, would I have liked it to have been a little more generous? Sure. Uh, but it is helping, and I do see some automakers shifting prices. I mean, I don't know if you saw that Tesla now has brought out a car that fits just under there. Mhm. So it does do that, and uh it does just encourage people to look. And then maybe they'll buy a used EV. Yeah. You know, so it does sort of open the door, it encourages people to have a conversation, to look around, uh it sparks interest, which is a good thing. [19:04] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, and I mean, Ford is looking at how do we come out with a $30,000 truck, and that would qualify for this. [19:11] Cara Clairman: And the Bolt qualifies, the new Bolt, and it's a great car, and the new Leaf, uh, you know, is coming under there. So, there are good cars under there. I mean, Canadians do love their trucks and SUVs, and unfortunately, those do not make it. [19:30] Trevor Freeman: I know. Yeah, you're totally right. Um, so obviously Canadian manufactured EVs are exempt from that price cap. [19:38] Cara Clairman: Yes. [19:39] Trevor Freeman: Are you seeing a game of kind of buy local versus get an incentive? Um, you know, how does this come into play? Is that part of the conversation? [19:51] Cara Clairman: Well, right now, buying local is just about impossible. Yeah. I mean, there's there's literally two vehicles that are made partially in Canada, and, you know, we've heard a bunch of announcements recently that Canadian manufacturing of EVs has either been postponed or gone off the rails altogether, which is really unfortunate, cuz I was really looking forward to being able to buy a Canadian-made EV. Uh, you know, these plans change, they could come back, you don't know. Uh, but right now, it doesn't look that easy to buy a Canadian-made EV. I mean, there's basically the Pacifica and the Dodge Dart. Mhm. You know, that's it uh right now. Uh, and you know, Toyota's going to make some RAV4s, which will be great. Um, you know, Honda just announced they're not going ahead with their plans, um so it's really unfortunate. The thing that I try to remind people is manufacturing is one thing, and EV adoption in a way is completely separate from that, Yeah. because we manufacture cars primarily for the US market. I mean, Canada's almost an afterthought. And so, that's the reason this is happening, it's because of tariffs, it's because of bu- you know, America First policies, it's because of, you know, US politics. And uh, it's really unfortunate for the Canadian auto industry, but it doesn't mean EV adoption won't continue to really grow. It just means we're going to be buying cars that aren't made here. [21:39] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. Well, and that's kind of the next place I want to go with this conversation is our own manufacturing industry, as you've just pointed out, is so tied in with the United States um manufacturing industry and Mexico. That's actually where I grew up in Windsor. My family is an auto family. My first job was kind of in the auto industry. Um, and the intricacies and and interties between those two industries are very, very tight. But, we're at this stage where we seem to be, not seem to be, we definitely are, moving in different directions policy-wise, especially when it comes to EV policy and trade policy in general. Um, that creates challenges and friction. We're trying to build maybe more of a manufacturing base here. The US is trying to pull that back. And that pull is strong. Yeah. It is, yeah. [22:34] Cara Clairman: I mean, they have the population. I mean, we can't fight that very well, and, you know, we'll time will tell. I mean, Trump won't be there forever, but a lot of the damage will have been done. And I know there's a lot of folks really working hard on maintaining the automaker footprint we have here. It's a huge challenge. [22:54] Trevor Freeman: Mhm. Yeah, is there a way to kind of thread that needle for pushing EV adoption? You know, we're kind of falling behind adoption rates that we've seen elsewhere, Europe, Asia, etc. Pushing that while still bolstering our own manufacturing base, trying to maintain these ties with our largest trading partner? Like how how do you I have to admit I'm not an expert on the industrial side, like on the commercial and manufacturing side of things, but from people that are, what I hear is, you know, we may have to let the Chinese, Indian, uh, Vietnamese uh, manufacturers come in and manufacture here in Canada instead of the brands we're used to being manufactured here. And that's something that could happen. That's something that would sort of replace I mean, the ones that are a real problem are the American-made the American brands, you know. They're really feeling the pull to manufacture in the US. Uh, so time will tell. Uh, you know, we may just be making different cars than we were making before. I hope we'll still be making them. [24:14] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, well and there's I mean, you can kind of see the government trying to do exactly what you said, entice companies to do some part of manufacturing here. They've got this tradeable import credit system where, "Hey, if you invest in manufacturing in our country, you get credits to sort of buy your way through our import market. It can offset some of the tariffs that might be in place." You know, that's a mechanism to do exactly what you're saying we might see. [24:41] Cara Clairman: Right. And some of those brands don't mind sending their vehicles anywhere from Canada. You know, they're not as focused on the fact that Canada has what's considered quite a small market, um given our population size. Uh, and I think in the future, well maybe the tariffs are going to change if the American if American politics changes. Yeah. You know, so I do think that's possible, um like I said, some of the damage will have been done if you know, if GM moves production to Detroit or wherever else, you know, they're not going to move back. But um you know, time will tell. I mean, I do think we'll have some manufacturing still in Canada and hopefully more than what it looks like right now. [25:31] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, I mean it'll be interesting to see. As you say, these policies may not be in place forever, but some of the reaction that is going to happen now in terms of do I move my manufacturing base back to the US, that will persist, and you're not going to make two moves, you're going to kind of make a one time tough one. [25:46] Cara Clairman: No, and especially if it creates some job uh you know, a bunch of jobs in the US, the next US president, even if they're Democrat and they get rid of tariffs and stuff, they're not going to move it back. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. [25:57] Trevor Freeman: Okay, so um let's let's kind of zoom back in a little bit here. So, Plug'n Drive, um you've been doing these uh EVs Are for Everyone tours, um kind of as we talked about earlier, giving people access that might not otherwise have access to to understand, try out EVs. And you've been doing this kind of across the board, including in smaller communities. Is there something that you hear differently in a small town, a rural area, compared to a big urban center, you know, Toronto, Ottawa, etc. Oh definitely. [26:30] Cara Clairman: Well, the big thing is they don't have access, as you said. So in a smaller community, they might only have a handful of dealers, and those dealers may or may not carry EVs. And so they really don't get a chance to try them, and trying, as I mentioned at the off the top, is the key to buying. Yeah. And uh, whatever preconceived notion you might have had, you know, it kind of melts away once you get behind the wheel, even just the reality of like, "Oh, this is a great car." You know? And and so, whatever that experience, or whatever they thought it might be, it's it's gone. And uh, and so, it's a really important uh part of the process. And so, that's the main thing in a smaller community, they don't have that. Now, the other thing that we noticed is how far people drive. Now, people do drive farther in a smaller community, but what has surprised us is they don't drive as far as they think. Hmm, interesting. Yeah. And most of us actually don't drive as far as we think. Yeah. We might sit in traffic and stuff, even like us, you know, in big cities. Um, but we don't actually go that many kilometers, or not as many as we think. Um, and they don't either. And, you know, what they do is they, you know, into town, back and forth, for soccer, you know, same as anyone. Yeah. You know, so for for for sports or whatever for their kids, and then shopping or see Grandma or whatever. Um, and then once in a while, a long trip. And that is a thing that weighs heavily on Canadian minds is the road trip. Yeah. We are really obsessed with the road trip, and it's a one-off trip. And this is the thing we can't seem to shake loose, which is, you know, "What am I going to do if I need to drive to" and you fill in the X. Yeah. It could be across Canada, which hardly anyone does, or it could be like my trip to Algonquin, or my trip to Maine, or, you know, not right now, trip to uh, PEI let's say. Um, whatever. It's like, that one-off trip is so important to people, and we try to say, "Okay, yeah, that's more challenging in an EV. It can totally be done now, but it's still harder, and we sort of say try to think about your car for the 98-99%, not the 1% of trips." I might have even said this 5 years ago. Like, it's still a thing that we can't seem to, you know, stop people from fixating on, and we sort of say, "You know, with all the money you're going to save, you can" and we should talk about the savings because people do not understand that. Uh, all the money you're going to save, you can rent a car, or do something else, or what I do, once every 2 years, is swap with my brother-in-law who's got a minivan. Mhm. You know, and you can solve that problem for a one-time trip. Don't make that that's a bad way to choose a car anyway, gas or electric. Yeah. You know, because you're going to spend a lot more on gas hauling around a bigger, heavier car. Uh, so, even if you're not ready, it's a bad idea. [30:04] Trevor Freeman: So, in terms of So, availability of charging is one of them, and there's that road trip idea for sure. There's also, I mean, we hear, and me working at the utility, as people are trying to put chargers in, we hear this a lot. People's preferred charging location is at home. We know that, that's where people want to charge, they want to plug in at home. Yes. Not everybody has a driveway or a garage, not everybody can install a charger at home. So, one of the things the federal government has been doing over the last little while is trying to increase access to public charging. Yes. Where are we at with our sort of public charging infrastructure? Is the network kind of built out to handle those road trips, or to handle that kind of, you know, someone who lives in a multi-res building, a condo, an apartment that can't charge at home? Where are we on that front? [31:18] Cara Clairman: Okay. I would say, as a very early adopter, you know, I had my first EV in 2011, so, you know, from my perspective, the network's amazing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There was one supercharger, or like, fast, I mean, it was a slow fast charger, uh, in all of Ontario at that time. I mean, so now, there's more than 40,000 chargers across Canada. Uh, there's, you know, about a quarter of those are fast chargers at highway stops and convenient places. If you live in urban suburban Canada, and you commute, it's basically solved. Like, it's so good. I'm- and then, I'm sure someone will listen and say, "Well, for me, it's not." Okay. There- there's still gaps. Is it perfect? No. But it's really quite good, and you just have to go to PlugShare or ChargeHub and take a look, and you'll be shocked at how many chargers there are. I mean, there are a lot. [32:27] Trevor Freeman: For our listeners, PlugShare and ChargeHub are both kinds of resources that map out all the chargers, the status, is it broken, is it fixed, here's what it costs, it's really great resources. [32:39] Cara Clairman: Yes, everything. All the information you need. And all EV drivers will have that app on their phone. Mhm. Uh, then where it is challenging, you know, we got to acknowledge, even like an EV enthusiast like me, got to acknowledge, it's not perfect. Where the big challenges still exist is multi-unit residential, still challenging, and rural remote. Mhm. Still challenging. So, not so much for people who live rural remote, who want to, let's say, drive to town or drive to somewhere, to the city. That's okay. It's if you want to take a really long trip into rural, let's say, from Ottawa to Thunder Bay or Toronto to, you know, Winnipeg. That's still a challenging drive. It's doable, but it's hard. Um, if you're a commuter, which, you know, most of us are, you know, and you can charge at home, I mean, it's done. It's great. I mean, for someone like me, it's fantastic. I mean, I drive about 80 kilometers uh every week, and it's a snap, you know. No problem. Most of the cars have 400-500 kilometers range. I don't even think about it, even on like a minus 30 day. Where where I do think there's the most work that needs to be done is on the MURBs, multi unit residential. And some of the funding that the Feds have put forward for chargers is going into multi-unit, which is great. Mhm. Uh, condos will get done. Condos are getting done. Uh, where it's hard is apartment buildings. I mean, they're so there you need to search for public charging near you. Mhm. And if you're in Quebec, you're probably going to find it pretty easily, BC, it's getting better. Uh, Ontario is still a bit rough, and the Maritimes and the Prairies, super rough. [34:39] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, we do, Hydro Ottawa actually was a recipient of federal funding to install public chargers. We did a lot of public chargers uh public access chargers in multi-unit residential, you know. It's so important, as you said. Everyone wants to charge at home. Exactly, yeah. And, it's the cheapest, it's and we haven't talked about super low night time prices, and being able to plug in overnight and, you know, right now with high gas prices, people are looking into it. It makes a difference. Well, let's talk about the price then, that's kind of the next barrier, is "Ah, it's too expensive, I can't get into it." Um, tell us about the economics around owning an EV. [35:16] Cara Clairman: So, this is a challenge because people see the higher stick- sticker price, and they say, "Oh, EVs are too expensive." Well, they aren't doing the math, and we are trying to, you try to help, we're trying to help. There's other groups trying to help. We have a great calculator on our website to show the total cost of ownership, and to explain that yes, you pay a little bit more upfront, and the $5,000 rebate if you can get it drops that down to about $5K on average. 5k extra, that's the premium, yeah. 5k extra. Yep. Now, you would make that back in 2 to 3 years easily depending on how much you drive, because electricity is like 1/5 the price of gas, and even maybe more like 1/6 now that gas prices have gone up. Mhm. So, if you're paying $2 a liter, um which I hear, is what, you know, We're not far off, yeah. I don't know, I don't buy gas. Yeah. But, uh, $2 a liter, I'm paying the equivalent of, on time of use, of uh, 28¢, and now on ultra-low, 14¢. Um, I mean, a l- per liter equivalent. For the same driving range, yeah. For the same driving. And so, can you imagine that I can fully charge a 500-kilometer car for like 2 bucks overnight. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, you just can't believe how cheap it is. And if and so if we can get people to sort of understand the pay now to save later, which is hard for people. Yep. And if they lease, it's easier to understand because then they're not sort of shoveling out that money upfront necessarily. Mhm. It's a winner, you know, economically, you know, leaving aside the environmental and health benefits. Mhm. Uh, and so, we really try to help We have a great tool on our website that shows all this called Find Your EV Match, and you can compare any of your own, like all the historic gas cars, like any car that you own is in there. So, let's say you want to compare a 19 99 or a 2015 Civic to a Leaf or a Bolt, or whatever car you're thinking of, uh, you can do the comparison, and it will show you the savings month by month. Mhm. And then it will show you when your kind of hit that crossover and you're in the money. Yeah. And then you basically feel like you're earning money. [37:51] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. I will say, as also, as an EV driver, when I I have two vehicles, one's still a gas car and one's uh an EV, when I have to fill up the gas car, I'm I'm always I compare it to my EV that I don't have to fill up, it's it's night and day when it comes to the cost. It's absolutely night and day. [38:09] Cara Clairman: I mean, it's and also the maintenance. So, there's just no maintenance. I mean, obviously there's a little tiny bit. There's brakes, eventually, even that gets delayed because of the generative braking, Longer, yeah. and, you know, windshield wipers and tires, which you do anyway. I mean, I've now had a Leaf, a Bolt, a Model 3, and an Ioniq 5. Okay, and I have literally never had to do any maintenance except brakes, Mhm on any of them. Yeah, that's amazing. And, they've all been the first gen, right? Like my Leaf was the very first gen Leaf, my Bolt was a first gen Bolt 2017, and uh the Ioniq I think was the second year, which is what I drive now. Yeah. And uh, just nothing. And so, it just to me like, I'm almost like, "I can't believe everybody's not doing it! It's so cheap." Now, I understand some people, if you drive 250 kilometers each way and you, you know, I get it. It's not so simple for everyone. You live in a MURB, but if you live in a single-family home, it's a slam dunk. [39:27] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. So, we've kind of covered charging availability, we've talked about the cost implications. There's a battery performance question of is this battery going to be around for 10 years, the life of the car? [39:39] Cara Clairman: Yes. Especially when used, people are worried about it. [39:41] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, is the range going to get me there, and that kind of ties into charging? Where are we at? Have we seen that technology change in the 15 years that you've been in this space? Where are we at with that? [39:51] Cara Clairman: Yeah. In the early years, I always wanted to be honest, right, because it doesn't help to be overly glowing, and then, you know, people are disappointed, you got to be forthright with people where there are pluses and where there are the minuses. In the early years, of course, the range was really low, and so that was a challenge for people who had to drive long distances. Now the range of the EV is great, that's not an issue for most people anymore. Battery life, people used to say, "Well, how long will the battery last?" And the truthful answer 15 years ago was we don't know, Mhm because there was no information. I mean, Yeah, we hadn't done it. We thought we knew because the Prius had a similar type of battery, as a hybrid, and we thought it should be similar, and those are doing well. Well, now we have 15 years of information, and the batteries are lasting so well. Now, you hear in the news the odd story about a battery crapping out, and it really is anecdotal, and so you can't pay attention to it. Um, it's a lemon situation, right, and that's going to happen, right, there are going to be lemons, just like in a gas car. [41:03] Trevor Freeman: Exactly, yeah. You have to get your engine replaced randomly if you have a lemon, it happens. [41:07] Cara Clairman: Yes, it happens. But the data will tell you, and Geotab has some really good data on their website where they studied how long are these batteries lasting, like 15 years later, and it looks like, for the most part, they're going to outlast the body of the car. Like, 20 years, no problem. So, this idea that you would have to replace a battery is really unrealistic, like, most of us will never have to do that. And no one keeps their car for 20 years, or very few people keep their car for 20 years. No, it's a 10 year window, and if you're like most Canadians, 7 to 10 years, uh, you're not going to be replacing the battery. That's not going to happen. And most of them, uh, sort of a typical battery loss, battery degradation over time is 1 and a half to 2% a year. Hm. So, you're going to see some declines, so let's say at year 5, you should be down no more than 10%, and uh uh, so when you look at a used vehicle, you can do a test on the battery and see how it's doing, something called a State of Health check on the battery. It's a test that any dealer can do, like any service center can do. And you can be confident that it's fine. [42:33] Trevor Freeman: Mhm. So, let's say you brought up used vehicles a couple times here. Let's talk about that as an option for people wanting to get into the EV space maybe a bit more affordably. Yes. Like is the supply out there? Are there a bunch of these sitting around waiting to be scooped up? Yes. Great, now let's talk about it. [42:49] Cara Clairman: Yeah, that's a great news story. So, there's there's um a lot of supply, uh, there's, you know, if you think about it, all the vehicles that come off lease or whatever, you know, even there's now 2023s, you know, available, there're there's a lot of availability. And so, you know, you just go on your favorite, you know, auto trader type magazine, and you will see, uh online, there's tons of availability, and uh, you know, what I say to people if they're worried about battery life, they do that State of Health check on the battery. If you're buying it privately, uh, you can ask. Uh, it's only about a hundred bucks, I think it's worth it. Uh, the other thing you could do, if you just can't figure that out or you don't want to figure that out, is just trickle charge the battery overnight and see, you know, what does it say, how many kilometers uh range you have, and compare that to what the manual says it should have. That's sort of a rule of thumb type of test, it's not as good as the actual test, but it'll give you a good idea. So so the, you know, people should not be afraid of a used EV. And uh, also, if you are really concerned, most of them have, you know, the 8 to 10 year warranty on the battery. And so, if you are really concerned, just make sure you're still in in warranty. Yeah. Uh, you know, don't go older than 8 years, and also check, you know, because sometimes there's a kilometer limit and a year limit, so it's like 8 years or 180,000 kilometers, or you know, they're all a bit different, but um check it, and uh that's a great way of sort of if you still have a year or two left on the on the warranty, then you're sort of safe. Yeah. to see like see how it see how it does. And price point wise, these are coming in at like a reasonable for a used vehicle, a reasonable price point. Totally reasonable, you can get an EVs in the 20s, in the well you can get the oldest ones even lower than that, in like, um, apparently my 2017 Bolt, which we still keep and use, we love it, uh, would only be worth like, I don't know, $12 or $15,000. So, they're cheap, and this one got the battery fixed. I always say to people, the Bolt had a recall on the batteries, 2017 to 2019. And most of them got the battery fixed, so, and then the warranty goes back to year 1. Mhm. So, you basically can get a used Bolt that's almost like a new car because it got a new battery put in, and so those are like gems to find, yeah. Uh, so, they're, you know, that's why we're hanging on to ours, it's great. That's great. [45:41] Trevor Freeman: Okay, Cara, we're getting close to the end of our conversation here. So, uh you know, you've been at this for a while, 15 years of Plug'n Drive, um obviously an EV enthusiast on top of that. What's your general feeling about where we're at right now in 2026? Is it where you thought we would be, maybe looking back a few years ago? Is it, you know, we've got a long road to climb here, where are you? What are you thinking here? [46:08] Cara Clairman: Well, I do tend to be an optimist, but I was probably a little overly optimistic about how fast the transition would happen, and we have had some bumps in the road. Uh, but I would characterize all the stuff that's happened in the last year or two as bumps in the road to eventually everyone having an EV. I mean, I do think it's inevitable still, and I think most of even the, you know, automakers would say it's inevitable. The cars are better, mhm they last better, they perform better, and even without all the environmental and health benefits, they have a lot of other econ- economic benefits. Uh, so I do think it's inevitable. It has been slower than I expected. Mhm. Uh, but, um, I'm still really optimistic about the future, uh, and I think Canadians are going to embrace EVs maybe sooner than than some folks, and and I think all what's happened with with Trump and also this war and all these things has actually got more people asking questions about EVs than ever before, so he accidentally actually spurred on the interest in EVs, which is funny. [47:26] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, and I think we've seen that over over the years, these sort of starts and fits, and no doubt there will be another maybe slow down, but I I tend to agree, we're we're angling in that direction, and there's really no pulling back now. I would, so my oldest is 13, and I remember probably 5, 6, maybe 7 years ago, thinking, "You know, wow, by the time uh he's driving, he may never drive an ICE vehicle, because it'll just all be EVs." So, we haven't quite gotten there, [47:56] Cara Clairman: Yeah, my kids are in their 20s, and they both learned on electric, and they both have never driven a gas car, because we don't have one. Yeah, yeah, that's great. And so I am hopeful, and BC and Quebec have already passed what I would call the tipping point, mhm and so I do think that it's happening, and it's exciting, and it's also a great industry for young people to get into, so um there's lots of lots of pluses. [48:24] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, it's funny on this show, this comes up a lot, and I think all the things that we talked about from utility space to all the energy transition things, EVs being one of them, distributed energy resources, right like if you're a young person looking of what do I get into, what's the thing that I focus on, my goodness, we've got a whole range of things that are are on the cusp, I think of of really taking off, so EVs being one of them. [48:48] Cara Clairman: Electricity, energy, there's a lot of exciting stuff happening in decarbonization, and it's a great field for young people. [48:55] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, absolutely. Okay, so we always end our interviews with a series of questions to our guests, Cara, so I'm going to throw a few at you here. Um, what's a book that you've read that you think everybody should read? Ah. Uh, so professional or personal? Well, you can go either direction. I'll even give you two if you want to do one of each. [49:15] Cara Clairman: Okay. So, professional, uh, I read a book called, I think it's called, We're All in Sales. And it really helped me when I was starting Plug'n Drive. It sort of helps you get over this like, "Ugh, sales." Yeah. Which I think a lot of people have because they don't want to have to ask for money or you know, pitch for money or whatever. And it made you re- It was just helpful in that it talks about how, I mean, we're all in sales in one way or another. I mean, you have to sell yourself, you have to sell your ideas, you have to sell something. Some of us were more direct than others, but it helped me. Mhm. Um, um, and then, for women who are entering the workforce, uh, I read a book called The Feminine Mistake. And it's a play on The Feminine Mystique, which was a huge book in the 60s. Yeah. And, I found it really helpful as a working mom, and have little kids, and it's hard. It's a really hard phase. And that book really really helped me. Um, and then personal, uh, I just read uh a book that I really enjoyed, um, uh, it's actually just been made into a movie with uh, Sally Field, called Remarkably Bright Creatures. It's about an octopus, and it's from the octopus's point of view. [50:47] Trevor Freeman: Oh, very cool. I just saw a trailer for this movie, actually. Finding it. [50:50] Cara Clairman: Yeah. So read the book before you watch the show, Okay. because books are always better than the movie, and more in depth and everything. So it's a great book, especially if you love the ocean and mhm sea creatures and octo- pi? Octopuses? are so smart and it was just really adorable. It was a really fun book to read. It's not like it's great, it's written really well, but it's not hard to access, it's not, you know, it's it's great. [51:21] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. No, that's a good one, that's a good recommendation. Um, so kind of the same question, but um, you know, for a movie or a show, is there something you've watched recently that really has stood out to you that you kind of think everyone should take a look at? [51:32] Cara Clairman: I went back and watched This Is Spinal Tap, Nice. That's awesome. which I hadn't watched. And my husband had never seen it. Oh, gods. And I was like, "What?" Cuz you know, because of everything that happened with Rob Reiner, we went back and we watched it. Still hilarious. Oh yeah, so good. It really stood the test of time, so funny. [51:53] Trevor Freeman: I've got This has come up before with other guests, I've got a list of you know, those movies that were so great for me as whatever, a teenager, that I'm waiting for my kids, ridiculous though. I mean, I have to warn you, ridiculous. I'm waiting for my kids to get old enough that I can bring them into this or that one, and that's on the list for sure. So we'll crank it up to 11 here. Um, so if someone offers you a free round trip anywhere in the world, where would you go? [52:20] Cara Clairman: Oh wow. Uh, I actually just got back from Morocco, and it was so fantastic. Oh, gods. It was so beautiful. Um, but I've never been anywhere in Asia, I'd love to go to Japan. Mhm. I've never been there, and South Korea, because also they're very advanced in terms of technology and stuff, and I there's so many neat things, like autonomous vans and things that they're already using there, and vehicle-to-grid, and all this stuff, and at the base, I'm an electricity nerd, so I I would love to go there. [52:55] Trevor Freeman: Yeah. Uh, who's someone that you admire? [52:58] Cara Clairman: Oh my gosh, there's so many people I admire. Um, Louise Arbour. Um, our new, for our listeners, our new Canadian, uh, Governor General, yeah. New GG. That's awesome. She is fantastic. What a role model for women. She became a judge from being a professor. Mhm. Um, she ascended in a way that not very many people have. She worked internationally, she's, and, uh, she's also a really nice person, a really good person. Yeah. And, uh, an accessible person, what I would say is that she's not at all arrogant, she's funny, she's nice to talk to. I had the privilege of working with her when I was a student. Oh, very cool. And, uh, she's just amazing, and I watch her with, she's inspiring. [53:57] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, that's uh I I agree, I've been reading obviously about her because she's in the news right now, and for our listeners, that's our new uh Governor General, and if you're not from Canada, you can look up what a Governor General does for us here in Canada. Um, very, very exciting. Um, yeah, I agree. Um, last question, Cara. What's something about the energy sector or its future that you're particularly excited about? [54:21] Cara Clairman: Oh my gosh, well, you know, aside from all the stuff we've just been talking about, Yeah. um, actually, I saw a YouTube video about batteries uh just the other day, a Chinese battery maker. And what they're doing in batteries is really exciting with salt, you know, salt based batteries that are going to be so cheap. Mhm. And they basically have it, like it's not this futuristic thing, it's a salt-based battery that costs like a fraction, and so the cheapest EVs will get made with those, and that's going to be a game changer. Yeah. That's pretty cool. [55:05] Trevor Freeman: It is exciting to think about. Now that we're really focusing on EVs and letting sort of just that normal technological improvement iterative process happen, Right. how quickly we might see some of these barriers that we just talked about get solved. [55:19] Cara Clairman: Yeah, they're putting their new technology into drones, into like air taxis and all this stuff, mhm. It's now, it's not sort of this Jetson's futuristic thing, it's like really happening, so that's pretty exciting. [55:40] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, now the energy transition is here, we say it all the time on this show. It's here. It's here. When people say EVs are the future, I say no, they're right now. Exactly, yeah, exactly. Um, Cara, it's been great chatting with you, thank you so much for making the time this morning. I really appreciate your insight into what's happening. [55:56] Cara Clairman: Yeah, my pleasure, my pleasure, nice to talk to you too. [55:58] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, hopefully uh we'll talk again in a few years and be talking about how fast it's moved. [56:02] Cara Clairman: I hope so. [56:03] Trevor Freeman: Awesome. Thanks so much. Take care. Okay, you too. Okay, bye. Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the Think Energy podcast. 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Tonight on Listening Lyrics, we head to Sweden – a land better known for forests, Volvos, ABBA, winter nights, and great design, but also home to a remarkable jazz and blues tradition. Swedish jazz often blends cool elegance, folk melodies, and deep atmosphere, while Swedish blues brings heartfelt grit with a Scandinavian twist. From smoky clubs in Stockholm to late-night festivals across the country, Sweden has long proven that soul and swing need no passport. So settle in – this is Swedish jazz and blues.

3/18/2026 GET CLEAR AND BE CLEAR ON N WHAT YOU BELIEVEEPISODE 1757I drive a Volvo. Do you know who works on Volvos? Nobody but Volvo dealerships. Do you know why? Because they are complicated, confusing and simply not the same as a 1975 Ford truck. Granted a 2026 Ford truck more resembles my Volvo under the hood than it does a 1975!Ford truck, but the basics of combustion engines haven't changed in 200 plus years. This element of nuanced enhancement and evolution are expected and even appreciated in industrial, automotive, manufacturing, engineering and electronics not so much in the pillars and principles of character and leadership. One's opinion should evolve - that's called personal growth. The foundational principles of good leadership must remain steadfast. Otherwise, they are not principles. https://j-loren-s-school.thinkific.com/_________________________________________________________Leading Leaders Podcast is a short but impactful leadership video, blog and podcast distributed 5 days a week by J Loren Norris to promote faith, family and freedom in the face of a global leadership drought.Leadership Training, Interviews and EntertainmentVisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.StoryPowerAcademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more training material#leadingleaderspodcast #storypower #transforminggracetv #jlorennorrisLOOK FOR LEADING LEADERS PODCAST ON THESE PLATFORMS:- OBBM Network TV- WorldTrumpetTV- Apple Podcast- Spotify- Amazon- RumbleCopyright 2026 Tell It Like It Is Inchttps://my.linkpod.site/Jlorennorris

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Der Volvo 850 – Schwedens zeitloser Klassiker Fast 720.000 Exemplare gingen von dem äußerst robusten Volvo zwishen 1991 und 1996 über die Ladentheke, bzw. durch den Verkaufsraum. Der 850 war der erste Volvo mit quer eingebautem Fünfzylinder-Motor, eine Anordnung, die man sonst eher mit Audi in Verbindung brachte. Auch die Möglichkeit ,den Volvo als Allrad-Variante zu bestellen, erinnert stark an die Quattro-Modelle von Audi. Tatsächlich aber ist alles Volvo-Eigenentwicklung, lediglich der Fünfzylinder -Diesel ist ein beliebter Audi-Motor, der auch in mehreren VW-Transportern seine Verwendung fand. Beliebt ist der Volvo vor Allem deshalb, weil er als unkaputtbar gilt – regelmäßigen Service vorausgesetzt. Rost ist fast ein Fremdwort für den Schweden und auch die Motoren sind für hohe Laufleistungen bekannt. 300.000 Kilometer und auch deutlich mehr sind keine Seltenheit in den Verkaufsportalen. Dabei gilt speziell beim Volvo die Faustregel: Scheckheft-Pflege geht vor Laufleistung – will heißen: lieber ein Exemplar mit vielen Kilometern, das sämtliche Service-Intervalle miterlebt hat, als ein Exemplar mit wenigen Kilometern, dafür aber mangelhafter Historie. Richtig zügig unterwegs ist man in den leistungsstarken Sportvarianten T5-R und R: bis zu 250 PS haben diese Boliden und sind für ein solides Unterstatement genau das Richtige – wenn man darauf steht. Ron und Frederic sind sich mal wieder einig: es sollte schon einer der PS-starken Volvos sein und dann bitte auch als Kombi. Nur in der Farbe und dem Erscheinungsbild gibt es Dissonanzen: Während Ron gerne im gelben, tiefergelegten Schweden „flexen“ würde steht Frederic auf die Understatement-Variante: schwarz und Serie ist sein Credo. Was das alles mit Motorsport, großen Rädern und China zu tun hat – das erfahrt ihr in diesem Podcast.

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In 1974, Sweden delivered 1,000 Volvo 144 sedans to North Korea, hoping to spark a new era of trade. The cars arrived, but the payment never did. Five decades later, the debt has ballooned into the billions, and the vintage Volvos are still being spotted on the streets of Pyongyang. This episode of True Crime To Go breaks down the largest "car theft" in history—a state-sponsored swindle that remains on Sweden's books to this day. --For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vi inleder nya säsongen med att djupdyka i allt som finns att säga om Volvos ödesbil EX60! Vi pratar om Teslas självkörningsvision om vision only - är det en återvändsgränd? Och så går vi igenom Nissans havererade fusion med Honda, är det kört nu för Leaf-skaparen? Dessutom verkar finnarna ha knäckt batterikoden – eller är solid state-batterier fortfarande för bra för att vara sant? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regnestykket har rykket sig i premiumklassen. Den nye Volvo EX60 lander med privatleasing, der er mere spiselig end ventet. BMW går endda endnu lavere. Mercedes kigger på. Den nye Volvo EX60 er Volvos vigtigste elbil i årevis og den elektriske arvtager til XC60. Derfor er signalet tydeligt, da privatleasingpriserne rammer markedet. Volvo vil bredere ud og tættere på privatkunderne, og EX60 er bilen, der skal bære den ambition. Men det er alligevel BMW iX3, der sætter den laveste leasingpris. Det gør opgøret mere interessant, og det ændrer dynamikken i et segment, hvor mange ellers forventer høje månedlige ydelser. Mercedes GLC EQ står klar i baggrunden, men i denne runde er det Volvo og BMW, der sætter tempoet. I ugens Bilradio analyserer Christian Schacht og Jan Lang alt om den nye Volvo. Positionering, teknik, leasing og hvad EX60 betyder for Volvo i et marked, hvor fejl ikke længere er en mulighed. De tager også fat i et mere jordnært problem. Flere kinesiske elbiler kæmper med klimaanlæg i dansk vintervejr. Dug på ruderne, ustabile temperaturer og systemer, der ikke er kalibreret til nordisk klima, fylder mere hos ejerne, end producenterne bryder sig om. Ugens øvrige emner i Bilradio• Siden sidst. Kia PV5 og Tesla Model Y Standard• Nye Tesla-problemer ved bilsyn og høj dumpeprocent• Jaecoo J5 EV. SUV til lav pris• Farvel til Kia Niro og hvorfor historien er vigtig• Opel Frontera Electric med større batteri• Testgarage med Audi A6 TDI og A6 som brugt bil• Lytterspørgsmål Vært: Christian Schacht Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper RisgaardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this **Jeep Talk Show** interview episode, host Tony sits down with Ryan, the passionate founder of **Combat Off-Road**, for an inspiring deep dive into his lifelong love for building, fixing, and flipping vehicles—from living in a tent and trailer behind his parents' garden center as a teen, selling hundreds of Volvos in high school, to running multiple off-road shops, and now creating top-tier aftermarket parts for the Jeep community.  @Combat.Offroad  Ryan shares wild stories from his early days (including custom sidecars, crazy customer requests, and building cars while playing college hockey), his transition from shop owner to manufacturer, and why he launched Combat Off-Road as a true enthusiast project focused on **durability, quality, and lifetime warranties**. Highlights include: - Why Combat Off-Road uses **stamped aluminum** (not plastic) for armored tail lights that can take a beating off-road - The modular design that lets you replace individual lenses easily - Popular billet hood latches, tube doors for that open-air feel with extra protection, aluminum fenders, and more - Ryan's take on EVs, keeping the ICE culture alive, open trails, and passing the gearhead passion to the next generation (including his 10-year-old daughter who already drives and knows her cars!) If you're into real off-road builds, self-reliance, or just love hearing how passion turns into a business, this conversation is packed with motivation, laughs, and practical insights. Check out Combat Off-Road's durable, enthusiast-designed products today at: **https://combat-offroad.com** Follow Combat Off-Road: Instagram: @combatoffroad Facebook: Combat Off-Road YouTube: Combat Off-Road Thanks for watching! Drop a like, subscribe to Jeep Talk Show for more interviews with the off-road community, and let us know in the comments: What's your favorite Combat Off-Road product? Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and here's to an awesome 2026 full of trails and builds!

Siempre me gustaría hacer esto, tener el tiempo, ahora me doy cuenta que el primero que aparece es Aníbal, que al mismo tiempo es Jesús, en la primera pista el niño the kid from tacuarembó Guitérre sin la Z de Ruiz. Un apellido compuesto que no estoy seguro si es el de Elsa y Raúl, pero no le quiero preguntar mucho más de los apellidos, que no son los del señor en la foto que no es su abuelo que escucha el galgo ladrar. Le puedo preguntar dónde fue que aprendió a escribir letras en ingles, no creo que hubiera un instituto Escayola que se dedicará a eso en sus pagos, pero quien sabe, capaz fue Luisa que canta algo de un sentimiento tierno, que le enseñó eso de take me smash, take me out, en la soledad del bocado a una burgerama que no tiene sucursal en la ciudad dormilona. Fue el noise del ruido de afuera al interior de la capital que lo trajo, carajo. Que no vaya a clipear el rojo, cuando vaya a cantar buenas noches en el aniversario del cantante de la niña del rojo pelo. Nadie nos dijo nada que era el cumple del legado que el invitado, no telonero de Dylan dejó para la canción moderna antes de cumplir tres décadas. No heredo un Volvo que hace días que no esta bien, era joder que lo remataron y lo trajeron como los pica piedras a pie hasta un taller donde reparan bicicletas y Volvos lentos en Jacinto Vera. Hacía días que no le dedicaba tiempo a esto. No todo puede convertirse en una nota de 7.500 caracteres, mejor una descripción no lineal de 4.000. ¿Cuántos kilómetros de distancia hasta llegar al pueblo ese de un inglés que aparece en una canción de uno que te presento que se llama Robyn Hitchcock?La canción que puso en el disco del ojo, en la primera pista el mucho más antiguo que nosotros dos, dice algo de llamar por teléfono a uno que no tiene rueda para discar pero amarillento esta. Una historia que tiene menos mentiras, que la de un hábil declarante, que tira fechas de abril. En el cuatro duele menos mirar, dice frontera en la letra, no es Jorge, ta Drexler, no rema en dulce de leche, porque el tres de abril golpearon por Agustín. Se pone más oscuro luego de la página vacía, dejo en paz el movimiento, que macanas lo que me duele más que el veneno de la serpiente que se puso del lado de nadie que sea dios o humano.Debo dejar de escuchar el llévame a casa del Niño Gutiérre, para dejar el play it again, Galgo ready. Pronto para que alguien escuche, cerré temprano y me fui a la galgo conversation. Hay que llegar a fondo de lo que tenía que ocurrir en el color intenso que no es el azul de un Volvo lento. Dejaste esa bicicleta amarilla al costado de las vías del último tren que iba a Chamberlin, pero hay otros caminos en los que no anduvimos. No te estás muriendo, la historia recién empieza.Aunque puede que Magdalena lo supiera todo desde antes que naciera cinco años después del buenas noches en el cilindro girando en una ONDA que nunca muere. Usted tiene el instrumento y la voz.Un placer y un privilegio escucharloel monte sexto dirección este oeste de su ladoViva la radio as usualSaludos cordiales,the galgo. 

I veckans avsnitt pratar vi om färgfilosofi i form av att fabriksbetong när lyssnarna ger sin feedback – och det visar sig som vanligt att grått visst kan vara riktigt snyggt. Vi följer upp diskussionen om Volvos prislappar genom tiderna och konstaterar att premium alltid har kostat. Dessutom verkar IX3:orna trilla in på löpande band!Bland nyheterna tar vi en titt på Mercedes GLC och Teslas uppdaterade Model S och X – de sistnämnda priser som får en att höja på ögonbrynen. Vi går också igenom den hårda kritiken mot regeringens nya elbilsbonus samt vad som händer med miljözonen i Stockholm.Slutligen testar vi den eldrivna Isuzu D-Max BEV – marknadens mest sålda pickup i ny tappning. Hur långt räcker 26 mils WLTP och 50 kW laddning egentligen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley wondering if he should host his own car show, Prior thinking Polestars and Volvos, and the pair talking Saabs, Renault 4s, Autocar's Japanese publication and much more besides, including your correspondence.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's the thing. Most of us still picture a hotel lobby with a counter, a queue, and someone typing furiously while we wait after a long flight. In this episode, I sit with Richard Valtr, founder of Mews, to ask whether that scene is quietly fading. Backed by Tiger Global, Goldman Sachs, and Battery Ventures, Mews recently raised 75 million dollars to scale an AI-powered platform that already processes more than 10 billion dollars in payments each year. Richard argues the real bottleneck in hospitality isn't software. It's mindset. If hotels rethought workflows around guests rather than systems, the front desk would feel less like a checkpoint and more like a welcome. Richard shares the origin story of building for hoteliers as well as guests, and why the property management system should function like a central nervous system. He explains how automation handles the repetitive pieces of check-in so staff can actually look people in the eye and start a conversation. That's the promise of AI here. Not gimmicks, but orchestration across bookings, payments, inventory, and service so the boring parts disappear into the background and the human parts come forward. We also talk about underused tech. Richard uses a memorable comparison for many hotel platforms that have Ferrari-level capability but get driven like Volvos. The data is there. The intent to serve is there. What's missing is the leadership confidence to rewire the stack, measure outcomes, and keep pushing. When that happens, hotels stop thinking only in terms of rooms and start monetizing the full journey. Daybeds, coworking passes, last-mile upgrades, spa time after back-to-back meetings. AI can surface the right offer at the right moment without turning the experience into a sales pitch. By the end, Richard paints a picture of hospitality where screens fade, transactions happen on the guest's time, and every interaction feels more personal precisely because the admin has been taken out of the way. If you want a grounded view of how AI will change hotels without stripping away the reason we love staying in them, this conversation is a helpful place to start.

Jonny and Richard are in a Microlino in a shopping centre car park discussing the BISTO ARS showroom, a new speed record, American swearing, the latest Porsche 911 GTS, fake Veyron ride-on cars in motorway service areas, hacked Lime bikes, Volvos with problems, and cheap Taycans. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Det lyder som et luftkastel, men lige nu kan danskerne faktisk finde fabriksnye elbiler til priser, der mest af alt minder om brugtbilsmarkedet. Spørgsmålet er, om det er et mirakeltilbud eller en skjult fælde. At gå ind hos en forhandler og køre ud i en fabriksny stationcar til under 160.000 kr. lyder som et scenarie fra en svunden tid. Men det er virkeligheden netop nu. Ikke en slidt treårig model eller en bil med hundredtusind kilometer på bagen, men en ny bil på strøm, klar til levering. Priserne er resultatet af et bilmarked under massivt pres. Nye aktører presser sig på, etablerede mærker kæmper for at holde trit, og fyldte lagre får forhandlerne til at sætte priserne ned i et tempo, vi aldrig har set før. Men fristelsen kan være farlig. De laveste priser hænger ofte sammen med kompromiser som kortere rækkevidde, langsommere opladning og beskedent udstyr. Og hvad sker der, når bilen engang skal sælges videre? Er det stadig et kup, eller viser det sig at være en dyr lærestreg? Det er netop det, Christian Schacht og Jan Lang vender i denne uges Bilradio, hvor de også dykker ned i de historier, alle i bilbranchen taler om: Volvos luksus-elbil, der allerede står foran en dramatisk opgradering efter kun et halvt år. Mercedes-ejeren, der fik en bil til en halv million, men uden Apple CarPlay.Nye prisfald hos kinesiske Zeekr.Renault 5 i privatleasing til opsigtsvækkende priser.Ford presser priserne ned på Puma og Capri. Kia på vej med spændende mellemklassemodelXpengs softwareopdatering, der giver danske ejere utrygge oplevelser bag rattet.Testgaragen: Skoda Enyaq mod Tesla Model Y – komfort og kvalitet sat op mod teknik og software.Som altid lytternes spørgsmål og kommentarer. Værter: Christian Schacht og Jan Lang Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper RisgaardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mazel morons! This week, we dive headfirst into the circus: from Tucker Carlson's wild antisemitic commentary to Jimmy Kimmel's sudden disappearance from late night, we're unpacking free speech, FCC overreach, and the slow death of network TV. Ben takes us inside his ambitious Rosh Hashanah dinner menu (spoiler: brisket, sashimi, and a questionable mashed potato strategy), while Josh shares his thoughts on parenting, Volvos, and surprise bar mitzvah cameos. Plus: Charlie Sheen's cartel cutoff, Sarah Michelle Gellar's controversial Jeep gift, and the debut of our newest segment. Tune in, otherwise what are ya, nuts? Love ya! Leave us a voicemail here!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok! Sponsors:Ollie Dog Food - Head to Ollie.com/GOODGUYS, tell them all about your dog, and use code GOODGUYS to get 60% off your Welcome Kit when you subscribe today!Trade Coffee - Right now, Trade is offering 50% off a 1 month trial at drinktrade.com/goodguys. Function - Function is a near-360 view to see what's happening in your body, and my first 1000 listeners get a $100 credit toward their membership. Visit www.functionhealth.com/GOODGUYS or use gift code GOODGUYS100 at sign-up to own your health.Thrive Market - Go to ThriveMarket.com/goodguys and start saving today. Saxx Underwear - Check it out at saxx.comPlease note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mazel morons! Josh is shopping for a pickup truck and possibly a whole new personality, while Ben vents about BMW's deeply flawed “eco” settings. We break down the best Jewish cars (spoiler: not Volvos), reminisce about family catering trauma, and share their dream Hillstone orders in a new segment called “I'll Have What He's Having.” Plus: Josh opens up about toddler sleep struggles, Ben goes beast mode on creatine, and we weigh in on guest etiquette, prenups, and the dreaded one-pump chump. Oh—and if you ever find yourself recording ads in monster voice, what are ya nuts?Leave us a voicemail here!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok! Sponsors:Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/GOODGUYSGet results you can run your fingers through! For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code GOODGUYS10 OpenPhone is offering 20% off of your first 6 months when you go to OpenPhone.com/GOODGUYS Applebee's iconic 2 for $25 deal is back featuring their NEW Chicken Parmesan Fettuccine and NEW Big Bangin' Burger. You can get 1 appetizer and 2 entrees for $25Right now, ButcherBox is offering our listeners $20 off their first box and free protein for a yearPlease note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Soph's on a self-care mission this week, while Emma's birthday is derailed by toddler neck drama. The ladies research what bananas look like in poo, and Dottie's mixing up her Volvos and vulvas! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Loaded and Rolling, host Thomas Watson sits down with Andre Silchuck, owner and CEO of Silchuck Transport, to discuss the company's largest fleet purchase to date—80 brand new Volvo VNL 860 trucks. Andrey shares the thought process behind the investment, the importance of timing the trucking cycle, and why features like adaptive cruise control, I-Shift transmissions, and advanced HVAC systems are game-changers for driver satisfaction and safety. They also dive into fleet strategy, vehicle lifecycle management, the value of dealership partnerships, and why spec'ing for reliability and retention is more critical than ever. Whether you're a fleet manager, driver, or just love talking trucks, this episode delivers real-world insights from a leader in the trenches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode sees the gang recapping the Out Motorsports Midwestern Grocery Trip Road Rally, Discussing all things related to Ford's "Premiere Auto Group," and our guest, Clay Johnson, is here to get our hearts racing over everything Volvo-related!For more information about Out Motorsports events and membership, head over to OutMotorsports.com today!We'll be taking a break for the rest of the summer and will be back in the 'studio' this fall with more podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Materialperspektivet live från Trä & teknik-mässan i Göteborg 2024, här i samtal med Martin Stenberg från Henning Larsen arkitekter och Thjomas Thompson från Volvo cars, som båda varit djupt involverade i färdigställandet av World of Volvo i Göteborg. Förutom att vara en plats dignande av fordonshistoria är World of Volvo också en av Sveriges mest imponerande träbyggnader, vilket väcker vårt intresse.

I detta avsnitt av Göteborgs version av Februaripodden frågar sig Johanna om vad som egentligen är Håkan Hellströms polistiska läggning, Jacob pratar om att Israel använder Volvos grävmaskiner i ockupationen och Palestina och Martin har tittat på den rafflande debatten i kommunfullmäktige om samordning och värdering av sex styrande dokument inom stadsutvecklingsområdet. Stötta Radio åt […]

Volvo Cars nygamle vd Håkan Samuelsson om hur sparpaket, ny amerikansk lagstiftning och Donald Trumps tullar påverkar framtiden för ett av Sveriges största företag. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. I veckan kom Volvo Cars med ett storvarsel. 3000 tjänster ska bort, varar de flesta i Sverige. ”Vi har dragit på oss mycket kostnader de sista åren och det är naturligtvis smärtsamt för dem nu som får lämna. Men det är någonting som är nödvändigt,” säger Håkan Samuelsson om nedskärningarna. Fördjupat samarbete med kinesiska GeelyFör att sänka kostnaderna ytterligare kommer Volvo Cars fördjupa sitt samarbete med den kinesiske ägaren Geely. ”Vi kommer samarbeta med olika bilmärken inom gruppen och det är framförallt när det gäller de mekaniska komponenter i en bil. Volvo är ju ganska små och har en stor fördel om vi kan använda samma komponenter och system som Geely använder,” säger Håkan Samuelsson. Troligt med kinesisk batteripartnerSedan den tidigare partnern Northvolt gått i konkurs letar Volvo efter nya samarbeten till den planerade batterifabriken i Göteborg. Nu lutar Volvo Cars åt att samarbeta med kinesiska batteritillverkare. “En kinesisk teknologipartner för batteriteknologi är nog ganska trolig. Vill vi bygga upp det här kunnandet i Europa så tror jag att det är kinesiska partners vi ska ta in. Där har vi en unik möjlighet att hitta ett sånt samarbete.”Några förhandlingar har dock inte inletts, säger vd Håkan Samuelsson till Ekot.Ny lagstiftning kan sätta stopp för försäljning i USAVolvo Cars säljer var femte bil i USA och kan komma att påverkas av en ny amerikansk lagstiftning som förbjuder kinesisk teknologi i uppkopplade bilar från modellår 2027. Enligt bedömare kan lagstiftningen komma att innebära ett säljstopp för Volvos bilar i USA, men Samuelsson menar att Volvo inte kommer att drabbas av förbudet.”Jag är trygg med att vi fortsätter att driva verksamhet i USA. Man ska också ta med att den här ekvationen väger in att vi har varit i USA i 70 år. Vi har skapat mer än 10 000 jobb och vi har betalat skatt i 70 år i USA,” säger Håkan Samuelsson.Gäst: Håkan Samuelsson, vd Volvo CarsProgramledare: Johar Bendjelloul Kommentar: Victor JensenProducent: Stina FischerTekniker: Lotta Linde-RahrIntervjun spelades in på förmiddagen, fredag den 30 maj 2025.

This week Steve Cropley visits Matt Prior's shed to record the My Week In Cars podcast, where the pair talk about the Polestars 3 and 4, an old Land Rover, the simplicity of old Saab heating controls, modern Volvos, kaput MGs, and much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jerry Seinfeld returns to the garage, and joins Spike and Zuckerman for a hilarious ride through cars, conflict, and comedy. They debate summer car choices, Jerry reveals his newfound love for Volvos, and share insights on Porsche models from the S/T to the 918. Highlights include Jerry demonstrating his 1969 Mercedes 220D's quirky glow plug system and his declaration that getting upset is always a choice. _____________________________________________________

The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth is best described as... Porsche-great. This week we're doing a deep dive into Ford's funky sedan of the 1980s: the Sierra, together with its American identical cousin, the Merkur XR4Ti. In the early 1980s, Ford of Europe (and chairman Bob Lutz) was on a mission to get a piece of the export pie that was dominated by Mercedes, BMW, and Audi. The car they conjured up to do so, the Sierra, was a massive success in Europe. When it eventually made it to the U.S., badged as a Merkur XR4Ti, Lutz's plan to sell the cars to yuppies via independent niche dealers was foiled, and the car was placed on Lincoln-Mercury dealer lots alongside big American barges and clueless salesmen, only to die a slow death. Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, the extra-spicy Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was born. In fact, the car was so sought-after (i.e. stolen) by British hooligans that insurance companies refused to cover them. And it was so fast it was repeatedly banned from racing, eventually effectively spelling the end for Group A racing. Ford of Europe (headed up by Bob Lutz) was seeing the likes of BMW and Audi making a killing with their U.S. exports and Ford wanted in. The plan was to try something different, and rather than a Ford-branded import program where Sierras would be sold alongside LTDs, Cougars and other giant American sedans, Bob wanted to do a Ford of Europe export scheme where their new car could be sold alongside other European curios like Saabs and Volvos at independent dealers under a new brand name. They settled on Merkur (the German word for mercury – pronounced “maercoor”), but they also needed a new model name as Sierra was trademarked by Oldsmobile (think: Cutlass Ciera.) Ford used the “XR” prefix to denote a variety of upgraded model trims followed by a number which corresponded to the vehicle size – which is where XR4 comes from. Add abbreviations for “turbo” and “injection” and you're off to the races! Both the Merkur and Sierra RS Cosworth were powered by versions of Ford's Pinto 4-cylinder motor. The Merkur engine could also be found in the USDM Mercury Cougar XR7, Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, and Mustang SVO. Across the pond however, the Sierra engine went to Cosworth to get an aluminum head with an extra cam. The results were clear: the XR4Ti's motor needed 13 lbs of boost to pump out 175 hp, while the Cosworth version only needed 8 psi to make 200 hp. But the Cosworth got a whole host of additional modifications beyond the engine, and the resulting package was so exceptional it wound up getting banned from racing repeatedly, until eventually the regs shut down the entire series. The chassis is so exceptional that Jason proclaims it the best sedan chassis he's ever experienced – on the same level as a Porsche Cayman GT4. Transcendent. A 9.9/10. Where "Beatrice," his extensively modified E30, only managed a mid-8 (for the same reasons that caused Sreten at M539 Restoration to drive his into a tree). The likes of the Lotus Carlton didn't even garner a 5 from either Carmudgeon. Honorable mentions go to the Maserati Quattroporte, C126 560SEC, and a handful of M products. We'll even dive into every generation of M5 – E28 through G90. Lastly, we'll learn about 80s and 90s Lexus dealership brutalism, that “light” means window, our friend Mike's transient collection of eclectic cars has graced the show at least 3 times (thanks, Mike!), superbly compliant AWD cars like the Delta Integrale and Subaru WRX are good but rarely fun, and Bob Lutz had to fight tooth and nail to get a Chevrolet dealership in NorCal to sell him a Corvair Monza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Click here to send a text to Christian and Doug with your contact infoFrom a childhood surrounded by RX-7s to steering vehicle launches at Mazda USA https://www.mazdausa.com, Jon Leverett's automotive journey proves that passion can drive unexpected career paths.Growing up with a family collection totaling twenty Mazda RX-7s and an older brother who rebuilt rotary engines, Jon developed an early, intimate connection with the brand that would eventually employ him. His first car—a 1988 RX-7 GXL with an engine rebuilt by his brother—established rotary power as his mechanical baseline, making conventional piston engines feel foreign when he later switched to a BMW 525i and then Volvo C30 R-Design.Despite pursuing architecture in college and beginning his professional career in that field, Jon couldn't shake his automotive enthusiasm. The pivotal moment came when architectural colleagues expressed surprise that cars were designed at all, revealing the disconnect between his passion and profession. This realization prompted a bold move—leaving his architecture career to start at a Mazda dealership, positioning himself for an industry transition.This strategic career pivot paid off quickly. Within eight months, Jon landed a position at Mazda North America, beginning a seven-plus year journey through four different roles culminating in his current position as Launch Strategy Manager. Now orchestrating vehicle launches for the brand that first sparked his passion, Jon particularly treasures working on the MX-5 projects, including recent updates and the 35th anniversary edition - https://www.mazdausa.com/vehicles/mx-5-miata/heritageJon's story highlights how childhood influences can shape professional trajectories in unexpected ways, and how stepping back temporarily can sometimes propel you forward toward your true calling. His experience demonstrates that when it comes to career paths, sometimes the most rewarding journeys don't follow a straight line.#carsloved #everycartellsastory #automobile #automotive #podcast #carcast #everycarhasaculture #everycartellsastory #toallthecarsivelovedbefore #mazda #rx7 #zoomzoom #rotary #wankel #mazdausa #dreamjob #fc #bmw #5series #e39 #volvo #volvoC30 #C30New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Please Follow, Like, and Subscribe to be the first to hear our latest content and past episodes - https://linktr.ee/carsloved

Hvor viktig er det med tidsriktig skiltholder? Hvor god plass er det i Volvos nye elbil? Hvordan går det med Davids bilpark? Alt dette og mye mer i denne episoden av Mil etter mil – en podcast om bil. I tillegg prater David og Håkon om Toyotas kommende elbiler, som virker å bli temmelig spennende. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denne episoden er en verdenspremiere for Livet på veien. For første gang lager vi podcast live - med publikum i salen. Vi har tatt turen innom Volvos årlige salgs-kick-off og fått med oss Tiril Tengs og Jørn Vidar Amundsen som gjester på scenen.Se filmer og hør podcast på vår webside : www.livetpaveien.noFølg oss på FacebookLivet på veien er laget av Go to eleven AS på oppdrag fra Volvo Trucks Norge

Join us for this long-form deep dive into the world of free Volvos with Brian We also talk about why you Shouldn't drive your Jeep off a four post lift, and more on this bonus edition of the show!Check out the Amazing Work SEMA is doing and Support the Initiatives in YOUR State!Listen on the Radio in Colorado!AM1460 & FM 101.1 The Answer - Saturdays at 9am, Sundays at 6pm100.7 The Word - Saturdays at 7pmAM 1400 KRLN - Saturdays at 9am91.7 KLZR - Saturdays at 10:30amNow On Video!Rumble.com/automotiveadhdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUkSzh2ny2Idb4S3lC0qeYAhttps://www.tiktok.com/@automotiveadhdpodcastSupport the Show!thespeedcouncil.orgSend in Your Car Sounds!facebook.com/automotiveadhd #volvo #c40 #c40recharge #nissan #skyline #skylinegtr #r32skyline #ice #internalcombustion #tesla #evs #cybertruck #ford #mechanic #diy #mustang #toyota #jdm #japanesecars#racecars #pikespeak #engines #newcar #carnews #automotivenews #carbuying #technology #v8 #listenable #podcast #radioshow #carenthusiast #carslover #turbo #supercharger #racing #drifting #boostedcars #cars #carswithoutlimits #automotive #racing #automotiveadhd #motorsports #jdm #americancars #musclecar #hotrod #radio #radioshow #podcasts #carculture #car

In Episode 102 of the BaT Podcast: Sports Car Market Editor and Publisher, Keith Martin (BaT username: 330america), talks about his wildly varying career arc; formative times on a tractor in Novato; vintage Volvos; a $30 Bugeye as a first car (and one uniquely suited to the utility paths at Golden Gate Park); being driven into the arms of Alfa Romeo by a prototypical experience in an MGA; one of many tough aspects of recovery from a stroke; Sportomatic stories; Alfa SS hot-rodding tips; going "skinny" after years of fat tires; perhaps the least likely use of a dance degree from Juilliard; what counted as a "classic" car in 1968; vintage page layout software; the "secret sauce" of SCM, then and now; doing old car things in new cars, and vice versa; the current structure of the magazine and a plug for subscriptions; the most loving use of the terms "troll" and "reeducation program"; the importance of adhering to one's standards no matter how times change; one inescapable truth about any car collection; and absolute faith in the next generation's love for cars. Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode: 1:00 Sports Car Market magazine 8:42 Keith Martin's 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto 8:50 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Confortevole 9:24 1971 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 V12 24:45 McPherson College 35:37 1971 Citroen DS21 Pallas 45:39 From the BaT Stable: Clean 1972 Saab Sonett III 45:57 BaT Exclusive: Keith Martin's Melee-Veteran 1960 Mercedes Benz 190b 45:59 BaT Exclusive: Keith Martin's 1973 Land Rover Series III 50:54 Puffery (noun) Merriam-Webster 54:52 Jon Norman: Alfa Parts of Berkeley, CA  Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com and we'll do our best to get them on!

Check your Christmas ornaments, there might be important documents inside! Please enjoy this regifted episode from 2019 about the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe, specifically A Christmas Prince. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Honestly, this episode was a long time coming. A Christmas Prince is rich in cultural influences, from the lives and loves of historical real-life royals, to classic fairy tales, to... investigative journalism, I guess? We also discuss other vitally important topics, like the dystopian alternate universe in which the movies take place and the cultural relevance of Volvos. (Volvo is not a sponsor of Pop DNA.) Our commentary for Netflix's The Knight Before Christmas is free on our Patreon page! Patreon.com/popdna Happy Holidays!

Tread Perilously's Cornucopia of Sci-Fi continues with an episode of Resident Alien called 'Girls' Night.' While Harry continues to work on the interstellar radio, Asta, D'Arcy, Kate, and Liv get a "GN59" text from Kayla and immediately plan a girls' night at the bar. Kate brings her cousin, Carlyn, while the mayor frets about Kate and D'Arcy becoming better friends. As the evening wears on, Liv reveals she hasn't had a raise in 17 years, prompting the other women to learn the town budget and, perhaps, fight for some equality. Will it go well for them? And will Carlyn end up part of Harry's plan for the radio? Justin and Erik learn more about Kate and the mayor's sex life than they expected. Justin faces Resident Alien for the first time while Erik remembers why he likes the show. Guest star Alex Borstein proves a good addition to a strong core ensemble. Erik points out the program's "great Syfy show" quality. Australia gets blamed for wrecking the "hotness quotient." Justin brings Rena Sofer into the conversation. Volvos remain a dependable automobile. The night still belongs to ABBA. Morissey ends up in the hot seat (again) and a carve-out for the Bechdel Test is proposed.

On Episode 769 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by freight analyst Tanner DeHart. We're breaking down the market and how it impacts truck cost. We'll also look at how breakeven can vary wildly between carriers. On Thursday Elon Musk predicted that all transportation would be autonomous within 50 years. Just hours later, Tesla revealed its Robotaxi and Robovans. We'll look at what those are and whether his prediction could come true. Truck Parking Club's Reed Loustalot gets into the paid versus free parking debate and how they're expanding their services across the nation.  Lexmark's Brant Nystrom shares the latest on their deployment of AI in truck operations. What are they doing with it? We'll find out. Plus, Northern lights of North America; strapping down a house; crashing Volvos; WTT releases documentary on Southern California ports. Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn, Facebook, X or YouTube, or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube Check out the WTT merch store Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 769 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by freight analyst Tanner DeHart. We're breaking down the market and how it impacts truck cost. We'll also look at how breakeven can vary wildly between carriers. On Thursday Elon Musk predicted that all transportation would be autonomous within 50 years. Just hours later, Tesla revealed its Robotaxi and Robovans. We'll look at what those are and whether his prediction could come true. Truck Parking Club's Reed Loustalot gets into the paid versus free parking debate and how they're expanding their services across the nation.  Lexmark's Brant Nystrom shares the latest on their deployment of AI in truck operations. What are they doing with it? We'll find out. Plus, Northern lights of North America; strapping down a house; crashing Volvos; WTT releases documentary on Southern California ports. Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn, Facebook, X or YouTube, or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube Check out the WTT merch store Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"OBD1 Kenobi" aka Volvo tech Brian spent the past week inside Volvo's top secret training facility and spills it's secrets on the show. Also "Just a Guy" and former mayor candidate Jim Miller co-hosts the show to discuss ridiculous red light cameras and more!@jimmiller-coloradoListen on the Radio in Colorado!AM1460 & FM 101.1 The Answer - Saturdays at 9am, Sundays at 6pm100.7 The Word - Saturdays at 7pmAM 1400 KRLN - Saturdays at 9am91.7 KLZR - Saturdays at 10:30amNow On Video!Rumble.com/automotiveadhdhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUkSzh2ny2Idb4S3lC0qeYAhttps://www.tiktok.com/@automotiveadhdpodcastSupport the Show!thespeedcouncil.orgSend in Your Car Sounds!facebook.com/automotiveadhd --#tesla #evs #cybertruck #ford #volvo #ex90 #ex30 #xc90 #240 #xc70 #mechanic #diy #jimmiller #justaguy #justaguyjimmiller #mustang #toyota #jdm #japanesecars#racecars #pikespeak #engines #newcar #carbuying #technology #v8 #listenable #podcast #radioshow #carenthusiast #carslover #turbo #supercharger #racing #drifting #boostedcars #cars #carswithoutlimits #automotive #racing #automotiveadhd #motorsports #jdm #americancars #musclecar #hotrod #radio #radioshow #podcasts #carculture #car

Aktien hören ist gut. Aktien kaufen ist besser. Bei unserem Partner Scalable Capital geht's unbegrenzt per Trading-Flatrate oder regelmäßig per Sparplan. Alle weiteren Infos gibt's hier: scalable.capital/oaws. Aktien + Whatsapp = Hier anmelden.  Lieber als Newsletter? Geht auch.  Das Buch zum Podcast? Jetzt lesen.  Siemens leidet unter ABB. Domino's leidet unter Franchisenehmer. Beyond Meat leidet unter Bilanz. Volvos profitieren von Zahlen, Chuy's profitiert von Kauf und Dinosaurier profitiert von Hedgefondsmilliarden. Außerdem: Zahlen von Netflix, dem Prime Day & Ray-Ban. Abercrombie & Fitch (WKN: 903016) hat das Comeback des Jahrhunderts hingelegt und sogar besser performt als NVIDIA. Wie? Ohne Aktien Wird Schwer. Das wissen hier alle. Aber wird auch ohne Anleihen und Rohstoffe schwer? Wir klären auf. Diesen Podcast vom 19.07.2024, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung.

In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore the implementation of remote kill switches in advanced chip-making machines by ASML and TSMC to prevent sophisticated technologies from falling into the wrong hands in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. We also discuss the European Union's approval of the world's first comprehensive legal framework for AI, known as the AI Act, which aims to regulate AI technologies based on their potential risks and impacts, ensuring the development of safe and trustworthy AI systems while protecting the rights of EU citizens.Next, we look into Volvo's autonomous semi-truck initiatives, which are part of a broader strategy to revolutionize the transportation industry through advanced technology and sustainable solutions. Volvo's flagship model for autonomous trucking, the Volvo VNL, is being integrated with the Aurora Driver's sensor suite to build fully autonomous Class 8 trucks for commercial use in North America. We also explore the potential of light-based computer chips, which utilize photons to perform computations, offering advantages in speed, energy efficiency, and data bandwidth compared to traditional electronic chips.Finally, we discuss the groundbreaking detection of the most distant black hole merger ever observed, which occurred when the Universe was only 740 million years old. This discovery, made by an international team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope, provides evidence that black hole mergers were already occurring at such an early stage in the Universe's history, suggesting that merging is a crucial mechanism for the rapid growth of black holes, even at cosmic dawn.From Perplexity's Discover feed:Taiwan Semiconductor remote kill switchhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Taiwan-Semiconductor-remote-AItFxJqCQz6ox.4E2ai2xwEU approves world-first AI ruleshttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/EU-approves-worldfirst-Wa_qktYlRViDx.cyFwN2FwVolvo's autonomous semi truckhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Volvos-autonomous-semi-4kURfQZ1TKa1uKOQK0x71QLight-based computer chipshttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Lightbased-computer-chips-JG7W.mmeSxKsMZt6sZXypQOldest black hole merger observedhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Oldest-black-hole-OHsGLMCSTwSdzDKnXyJR1wPerplexity is the fastest and most powerful way to search the web. Perplexity crawls the web and curates the most relevant and up-to-date sources (from academic papers to Reddit threads) to create the perfect response to any question or topic you're interested in. Take the world's knowledge with you anywhere. Available on iOS and Android Join our growing Discord community for the latest updates and exclusive content. Follow us on: Instagram Threads X (Twitter) YouTube Linkedin

JB Auto care's Bill Brusard is here to answer all of your car questions. Some of the topics include recalls, unpredictable steering wheels and volvos.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

Here's a Classic Car Doctor from the archives, date unknown. In a cold open,  Larry from Florida calls into Ron asking specific questions about his early 90's Volvos. Ron takes the call in stride and comes up with answers, like we all knew he would. This clip also features a Fast Harry mention; remember Fast Harry?  From a galaxy far, far away here's a quick call to get your engine running for Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor. Enjoying Classic Car Doctor? Or not? Your feedback is welcome. Drop us a line! ron@cardoctorshow.com Learn more about Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor at our website.www.cardoctorshow.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just as Clark Kent can turn into Superman by ditching his glasses and changing his outfit, so it is wth the 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge. At first glance, like the mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, the S60 Recharge looks unassuming. It's an attractive small sedan, but its exterior doesn't hint at the fire that burns inside. Its surprisingly potent plug-in hybrid powertrain, offering 455 horsepower no less, turns it into one of the fastest and most powerful Volvos ever. That's what host Jack Nerad discovered when he road-tested the car this week. With its ample all-electric range, nifty road manners, and attractive cabin, the S60 Recharge is worth a second look. In our other road test this week, Co-Host Chris Teague evaluates the 2024 Nissan Ariya battery-electric SUV. There was a time when it looked as if the Ariya would lead the electrric SUV parade, but delays in its introduction sidetracked that plan. Is it more than just another battery-powered small SUV? What sets it apart from the other contenders in that increasingly crowded space? We'll tell you in this episode. This week, our special guest is Tyson Jominy, vice president of Data and analytics at J.D. Power. Jominy keeps a very close eye on vehicle pricing and affordability, and he'll have some exclusive information for us. If you're thinking of buying a vehicle in the near future, you need to hear what he has to say. This week, the all-new, all-electric Acura ZDX and ZDX Type S have just rolled into dealerships across the country, and the Type S version just happens to be the most powerful Acura vehicle ever. (Take that NSX!) Also interesting is the fact that you can buy one without ever visiting an Acura dealership. We'll tell you all about the SUV and how Acura plans to sell it. A new study from IDTechEx predicts that robotaxis will be big business in 10 years, but there are issues with the autonomous-driving technology. Will self-driving taxis change the way we live our lives? We'll give you our thoughts. And Toyota has just created a new hydrogen headquarters, indicating its continuing commitment to that alternative fuel. What does that mean for the EV efforts going forward? Honda has just announced that it will plant 85,000 trees near its factory in Ohio. The idea isn't new but maybe it's time to take a second look at measures like this to combat carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rather than concentrating only on EVs. We'll tell you more a little later in the show. So there's plenty of food for thought this week. Thanks for joining us. America on the Road is brought to you by Driving Today.com, Mercury Insurance, and EMLandsea.com , the publisher of Nerad's latest book, Dance in the Dark, which is available HERE on Amazon.com

Or: That Scene from Robocop Where he Shoots the Guy in the DickIn the very thirty-first episode of Bite-Sized, Ben and Keenan Camp discuss Twilight - Scene 31 (38:24-40:37)! They talk about alleys, Volvos, and take a few stabs at naming this episode!We want to hear from you! Follow the show on social media (@bitesizedpod_ on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok) or email myfavoritetwilightpodcast@gmail.com to join the conversation!

Plus, we review the Lexus LC500h and Lexus TX 350

It's our first episode! Matthew joins us to talk about his adventures with old Volvos and his Toyota GR86. We debate which engine layout is the best ever. Jake talks about the 2024 Audi RS5 Competition he's driving and we get hyped for our Rainbow Road Trackcross at Summit Point this weekend. Members listen live, interact in the chat, and join on our episodes! Join us: https://outmotorsports.com/membership-levels

It's a special Friday as many get ready for the holiday weekend. Today we talk about a big influx of IRS registrations, a car-smuggling Dealer, and a very special Christmas gift to one of our most committed community members. Show Notes with links:Over 7,000 U.S. car dealers, about 40% of franchised car dealerships, have registered with the IRS to offer point-of-sale EV tax creditsThis enables those dealers to facilitate the transfer of federal tax credits for EV purchases, a key provision under the Inflation Reduction Act providing up to $7,500 for new EVs and $4,000 for used EVs, with certain conditions for consumer eligibility.Starting January 1, registered dealers can submit EV sales info to the IRS and receive credit transfers within 72 hours, simplifying the purchase process."The Treasury Department has conducted extensive outreach to ensure dealers were aware of this provision in the Inflation Reduction Act and able to register," a Treasury official stated. Sign up your store at: https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/register-your-dealership-to-enable-credits-for-clean-vehicle-buyersA Japanese car dealer was caught attempting to smuggle a Lexus worth $69,029 to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, violating international sanctions.The scheme involved misdeclaring the car's destination as Singapore, intending to reroute it to North Korea via Bangladesh but Japanese authorities intercepted the shipment, preventing the violation of trade laws and sanctions against North Korea.Kim Jong-un has a history of appearing in luxury foreign cars, suggesting ongoing smuggling operations despite international restrictions.In the 70s the North Korean government ordered 1,000 Volvos from Sweden, took delivery, and never paid.. The Swedish government is still trying to collectKim Jong-un has made public appearances in a number of foreign luxury cars, including a Lexus LX and a Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600,Check out Year End Extravaganza at asotu.beHosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email ASOTU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/automotivestateoftheunion

WTF is a Jaguar? The truth about Volvos; The good, bad and ugly of some actors' performances in movies; Feeney hates on Keanu Reeves; RIP Matthew Perry; How shitty kids are today; Raven summarizes the war between the Israelis and Hamas; How the Rocky movies would have played out if the Internet were around; Rich talks about the reason why Fox didn't renew their TV deal with WWE for Smack Down; Things we'd want Alexa to say; Feeney receives a strange letter in the mail, odd that he was the only one; How Biden Vs. Trump should go down; Feeney brings a new list, the places you're not allowed to take a first date; Is Charlie Brown now problematic? Rich teaches Raven and Feeney about the V-22 Osprey, admits to being a train and plane nerd; Raven explains the term "jump start"; Rich asks for dinner suggestions, and of course, all the usual perversions. Follow the guys on X!Raven - @theRavenEffectRich - @RichBocchiniFeeney - @jffeeney3rdGet Raven trading cards by going to beaujay.com - buy early and oftenRaven has some action figures available for purchase at majorpodmerch.com so go buy them.Buy some of Raven's old comics and other goods. Check out the store by Ask Danna at https://www.ebay.com/str/askdannaHave Raven say things that you want him to say, either for yourself or for someone you want to talk big-game shit to by going to www.cameo.com/ravenprime1If you want all the uncensored goodness AND watch The Raven Effect, sign up for Patreon by going to www.patreon.com/TheRavenEffect it's only $5 a month!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5166640/advertisement

When buying or selling a home, your choice of a real estate agent is much more important than you may think.  Also today, Clark has good news on the new car purchase front - but it's a double message. Get the lay of the land on current cost considerations if you're in the market for a new vehicle.  Choosing A Real Estate Agent: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Buying A New Car: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show How much does real estate agent experience matter? Here's what the data says. The Clark-Approved Way To Invest in Real Estate The Only Reason You Should Make an Improvement to Your Home Annual New Car Ownership Costs Boil Over $12K The Rising Costs of Owning a Car How much does it cost to raise a child? College may no longer be the biggest expense. Clark.com - How to Buy a New Car in 5 Steps Clark.com - How to Buy a Used Car in 7 Steps Costco Auto Program: Deep Discounts on Volvos and Audis Deep Discounts on New Mercedes Benz Cars Should I Keep My Old Car or Buy a New Car? Fidelity Personalized Planning & Advice Review Target Date Funds: Clark's Favorite Retirement Investment Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 155: Ax and Allies' Hayden Schramm and architect Matthew Fitzpatrick stop by the TSC garage to show us their Volvos. Scandinavian models + Japanese whisky + passionate enthusiasts = a great time. Realtor Daryl Vaughn: @Daryl_Global_Realtor and 720.432.5335. Enter our code STEERING at checkout for 10% off at JackSloane.com. Check out RiNo Sign Works at rinosignworks.com and @rinosignworks. And, for badass Belgian brews, visit our Bruz Beers friends at bruzbeers.com.