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In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Anja Ettel und Lea Oetjen über einen neuen Europa-Infrastruktur-ETF, ein neues Sparprogramm bei VW und SpaceX als Rüstungskonzern. Außerdem geht es um Hapag-Lloyd, Flatexdegiro, Heidelberg Materials, Hochtief, ACS, Gold, Silber, Bitcoin, Nintendo, Hasbro, Konami, VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF (WKN: A2PLDF), First Trust Indxx Europe Infrastructure UCITS ETF (WKN: A420NU), Global X European Infrastructure Development UCITS ETF (WKN: A40E7B), Iberdrola, Schneider Electric, Eaton Corp, Airbus, Enel, CRH, National Grid, Vinci, DSV und Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts und AAA-Newsletter. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Der Börsen-Podcast Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Ohne Aktien-Zugang ist's schwer? Starte jetzt bei unserem Partner Scalable Capital. Mit eigenem KI-Chatbot, der dir alle Fragen rund ums Investieren beantwortet. Alle weiteren Infos gibt's hier: scalable.capital/oaws. Siemens, Dassault, Nemetschek und TeamViewer leiden unter KI. SpaceX will Drohnenschwarm mit KI. Smithfield Foods baut Schlachterei für Milliarde. Hapag-Lloyd kauft ZIM für Milliarden. VW spart. Alibaba entwickelt. Polen kauft in Deutschland. Zum Beispiel Wirtualna Polska (WKN: A14SKM) und Orlen (WKN: 929424). Asiatisches Essen. Asiatische Tourismus-Ziele. Asiatische Marken. Alles boomt in den USA und Europa. Ein großer Profiteur: Kura Sushi USA (WKN: A2PPS0) und Kura Sushi Inc. (WKN: 676143). Diesen Podcast vom 17.02.2026, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung.

Volkswagen hat nichts übrig für seine Beschäftigten, aber Millionen für Vorstände und Milliarden für Großaktionäre. Das Bonus- und Dividenden-Wunder sollte niemanden verwundern – am allerwenigsten aber Gewerkschafter. Artikel vom 12. Februar 2026: https://jacobin.de/artikel/volkswagen-bonus-wunder-ig-metall-tarifverhandlungen Seit 2011 veröffentlicht JACOBIN täglich Kommentare und Analysen zu Politik und Gesellschaft, seit 2020 auch in deutscher Sprache. Die besten Beiträge gibt es als Audioformat zum Nachhören. Nur dank der Unterstützung von Magazin-Abonnentinnen und Abonnenten können wir unsere Arbeit machen, mehr Menschen erreichen und kostenlose Audio-Inhalte wie diesen produzieren. Und wenn Du schon ein Abo hast und mehr tun möchtest, kannst Du gerne auch etwas regelmäßig an uns spenden via www.jacobin.de/podcast. Zu unseren anderen Kanälen: Instagram: www.instagram.com/jacobinmag_de X: www.twitter.com/jacobinmag_de YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/JacobinMagazin Webseite: www.jacobin.de

  "Karma" is the latest ground-breaking creation from Type 1 Restoration — Dennis Troggio's 1955 Lowlight Karmann Ghia that just captured the coveted Al Slonaker Award at the Grand National Roadster Show, the highest honor for non-roadster vehicles at the most prestigious indoor custom car show in the world. This wasn't their first shot at Slonaker glory. We get into the second attempt — and how lessons learned from the legendary "Turmoil" split-window Beetle (a build that redefined what was possible in the VW and hot rod world) shaped the philosophy behind Karma. Turmoil raised the bar. Karma shattered it. The 1955 Lowlight Karmann Ghia is already one of the rarest early production Volkswagens ever built — the very first year of Ghia production. Owner Dennis Troggio was also hands on with this build. But this car goes far beyond restoration. Nearly everything on Karma has been re-engineered, re-imagined, or custom-machined from scratch. The list of untouched parts is shorter than the list of one-off components. From custom-machined brake rotors carved out of solid cast iron, to intricate mechanical detailing throughout, no surface was overlooked. The interior, crafted by the world-renowned Recovery Room, is a masterclass in craftsmanship and restraint. Power comes from a 300 horsepower, full-race engine built by Doug Gonzales of RevMaster — a monster Type 1 powerplant that proves air-cooled performance belongs on the biggest stage. Competing against multi-million-dollar customs and elite coach-built machines, Karma didn't just show up — it changed the conversation. This win is proof that when precision engineering meets vision, a Volkswagen can stand toe-to-toe with the best custom cars in the world. We also talk about the evolution of Type 1 Restoration, the misunderstood builds, the favorites, the setbacks, and the relentless drive to keep pushing the envelope. If history has shown us anything, it's this: the next build coming from their shop will redefine expectations all over again. This episode is about craftsmanship, competition, redemption — and changing the game for Volkswagens on the biggest stage in custom car culture.

Welcome to Episode 138 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit RacingBrandon Parker and Chris Smith will be on to talk about Sick Week 2026, drag and drive in a VW, and the accessibility for those with disabilities. But, before we bring them for a night of stories, we have big updates for the community - A new event and Sick Week was insane

Tausend ganz legale Bilanztricks bei VW. Fatalistische Wut bei den Unterdrückten in Iran. Und: andauernder Tarifstreit im öffentlichen Dienst. Das ist die Lage am Mittwochmorgen. Hier die Artikel zum Nachlesen: Die ganze Geschichte hier: Wie bei Volkswagen plötzlich sechs Milliarden Euro auftauchen konnten Mehr Hintergründe hier: Die nächste Runde könnte noch blutiger werden Mehr Hintergründe hier: Warum so viele junge Menschen den öffentlichen Dienst verlassen+++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Den SPIEGEL-WhatsApp-Kanal finden Sie hier. Alle SPIEGEL Podcasts finden Sie hier. Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie mit SPIEGEL+. Entdecken Sie die digitale Welt des SPIEGEL, unter spiegel.de/abonnieren finden Sie das passende Angebot. Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

Der Führerschein soll wieder günstiger werden - Verkehrsminister Schnieder will es mehr Einzelheiten bekanntgeben + Die nächste Tarifrunde im Öffentlichen Dienst startet ++ Bei Volkswagen sind überraschend 6 Milliarden Euro aufgetaucht.

Eigentlich wurde ein Netto-Cashflow um die Nulllinie erwartet, jetzt hat VW deutlich mehr Geld als angenommen. Unklar ist, wem der Geldsegen zugutekommt – Vorstand, Aktionären, Belegschaft? Außerdem: US-Bank J.P. Morgan erwartet für 2026 ein Jahr der Megadeals.

We had the chance to sit down with Matt, Danielle, and Jim to talk cars, swaps, business, parts and more...Check it!

We start with headlines from Waymo, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco teachers, Los Angeles teachers, REI, Seven Stars Bakery, Starbucks, and the state of Nebraska. New York nurses have been on strike for over a month, we discuss the state of their strike and the possible deals announced on Monday. VW workers in Chattanooga won a historic victory for organizing in the South with their recent contract win, we break down the gains. Workers across Europe blocked ports for Palestine this week, even as Western governments and media outlets try to ignore it.  Finally, we discuss the targeted attacks on workers organizers by ICE and the way students and rank and file union members are organizing to stop it. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX  Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter,  John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee

What happens when a comfortable life starts to feel small? We sit down with Barry Maughan to trace an 8,000‑mile drive from Alexandria to Africa's southern tip in a 1969 VW combi bus, and the deeper journey from chasing success to finding meaning. A sudden coup in Libya shut a border and opened a path that led through dust tracks, steel‑belted tyres, and the unvarnished generosity of strangers who refused payment and offered help with a smile.We explore the difference between governments and people, and why most danger comes from regimes, not villagers. Barry shares the Cairo friendship that quietly reshaped everything. Serendipity kept showing up, including a stop at a radio station in Addis Ababa between 1969 and 1975, which led to a career in broadcasting, covering history in real-time and later hosting programs for the Voice of America's English to Africa service.Along the way, we talk practical grit and tender moments: navigating without GPS, patching tubes under acacia thorns, and an unforgettable exchange between two mothers, linked by the same protective love. With a one‑year‑old in the back, the road demanded preparation and humility, and returned lessons about global citizenship, family, and care that outlast any itinerary. Beneath the African Sun, Barry's new book, gathers the photos, the near‑misses, and the quiet truths about travel, courage, and the people who make a journey possible.If stories like this move you, follow the show, share this episode with a friend, and leave a review. Your support helps more listeners find conversations that change how we see the world.His memoir, Beneath the African Sun.Send BEHAS a text.Support the showTo Share - Connect & Relate: Share Your Thoughts and Shape the Show! Tell me what you love about the podcast and what you want to hear more about. Please email me at behas.podcast@gmail.com and be part of the conversation! To be on the show Podmatch Profile Ordinary people, extraordinary experiences - Real voices, real moments - ​Human connection through stories - Live true storytelling podcast - Confessions - First person emotional narratives - Unscripted Life Stories. Thank you for listening - Hasta Pronto!

Du brauchst Hilfe beim Start in die Selbständigkeit? Dann schau doch mal, ob du in unser FIND YOUR PASSION Mentoring passt: https://www.thetraveleo.eu/mentoringMeld dich gerne bei Fragen aller Art per Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetraveleo/Oder per Mail: ⁠⁠mail@thetraveleo.com⁠⁠_________________________________________Arbeiten, wo andere Urlaub machen – klingt geil, oder? Aber wie bleibst du als digitaler Nomade eigentlich fokussiert, während du permanent neue Orte entdeckst? In dieser Folge bekommst du den Reality-Check:- Wie du produktive Routinen aufbaust- Worauf ich bei der Auswahl der Unterkunft & Technik achte - wie du es schaffst, dich richtig selbst zu führen- und welcher Nomaden-Typ du bistFür alle, die nicht nur reisen, sondern auch ihre Traumleben leben wollen.Ganz viel Spaß beim Hören und gute Momentimpulse

Europa ringt um technologische Souveränität – doch kann der Kontinent sich wirklich aus der Abhängigkeit von US Tech lösen? Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz fordert einen Kurswechsel: weniger Leichtsinn bei digitalen Abhängigkeiten, mehr eigene Stärke bei Schlüsseltechnologien. Und tatsächlich gibt es Bewegung. Die Deutsche Telekom hat in München ihre erste große KI Fabrik eröffnet – ein Milliardenprojekt gemeinsam mit Nvidia und SAP, das Unternehmen, Forschung und Staat mit sicherer, leistungsfähiger KI Infrastruktur versorgen soll. Wir haben dazu mit T-Systems‘ Automotive-Chef Christian Hort gesprochen. Parallel fordern VW Chef Oliver Blume und Stellantis-Boss Antonio Filosa ein „Made in Europe“ für die E Mobilität, um Batterien, Antriebsstränge und Elektronik wieder stärker in Europa zu fertigen. In dieser Folge fragen wir: Reicht das für echte digitale und industrielle Souveränität – oder bleibt Europa weiterhin nur Kunde im globalen Tech System? Die Details zur neuen Industrial AI Cloud: https://www.automotiveit.eu/news/telekom-nimmt-grosse-kifabrik-in-muenchen-in-betrieb/2601633 VW und Stellantis fordern „Made in Europe-Label“: https://www.automobil-produktion.de/news/chefs-von-vw-und-stellantis-fordern-made-in-europestrategie/2602544 Alle Infos zur Industrial AI Cloud von Folgenpartner T-Systems: www.t-systems.de/iaic Mehr zu Pascal und Yannick finden Sie auf LinkedIn: Pascal Nagel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-nagel/ Yannick Tiedemann: www.linkedin.com/in/yannick-tiedemann Hinweis: Die im Podcast getätigten Aussagen spiegeln die Privatmeinung der Gesprächspartner wider und entsprechen nicht zwingend den Darstellungen des jeweiligen Arbeitgebers

On this episode, Bill dives headfirst into One Crazy Weekend 2026 and what you can expect from what's shaping up to be the biggest, baddest weekend of the year. If you're planning to attend, now's the time to start saving, booking rooms, and getting mentally prepared—this one's going to be special. Bill breaks down the latest updates, including the new Sunday Cool-Down Pool Party, presented by Spikes Restoration and Werk Restoration—a perfect way to wind down after a full throttle weekend of Volkswagens, friends, and late nights. The episode also covers Bill's road trip to the Grand National Show, where he went to support the VW community and those competing for the prestigious Al Slonker Award. Congrats go out to Buddy Hile with One Restoration, who took home the top honors. Rounding things out, Bill shares thoughts from stopping by the Doug Berg Memorial Celebration of Life, reflecting on legacy, community, and the people who shaped the VW world. Packed with updates, stories from the road, and what's coming next—this episode sets the tone for an exciting year ahead. Enjoy.   https://www.letstalkdubs.com/one-crazy-weekend.html www.vwtrendsmagazine.com www.rosswulf.com  

Zu faul und zu oft krank? Merz kritisiert Deutsche | Deutschlands Gold liegt bei Trump: was kann schon schiefgehen? | Deutsche Autoindustrie: Zwischen Benzin-Romantik und E-Autos - Christian Ehring zeigt den Irrsinn der Woche.

- UAW Makes History w/ 1st Contract at Southern Foreign-Owned Plant - GM Preparing for An Economic Downturn - JLR Crippled by Cyber Attack - Volvo Down as EX90 and ES90 Write-Offs Trigger Big Loss - NIO Expects to Post Its 1st Profit Ever - Mercedes, Nissan and VW Forecast Big U.S. Sales Gains - Once Taboo Salvage Titles Now Fair Game - BYD Pushes to Be #1 in Brazil - Changan 1st to Get CATL's Sodium Battery

- UAW Makes History w/ 1st Contract at Southern Foreign-Owned Plant - GM Preparing for An Economic Downturn - JLR Crippled by Cyber Attack - Volvo Down as EX90 and ES90 Write-Offs Trigger Big Loss - NIO Expects to Post Its 1st Profit Ever - Mercedes, Nissan and VW Forecast Big U.S. Sales Gains - Once Taboo Salvage Titles Now Fair Game - BYD Pushes to Be #1 in Brazil - Changan 1st to Get CATL's Sodium Battery

Zu faul und zu oft krank? Merz kritisiert Deutsche | Deutschlands Gold liegt bei Trump: was kann schon schiefgehen? | Deutsche Autoindustrie: Zwischen Benzin-Romantik und E-Autos - Christian Ehring zeigt den Irrsinn der Woche.

Das Future Combat Air System (FCAS) steht nach zehn Jahren Entwicklung vor dem Scheitern. Deutschland und Frankreich streiten über die Aufteilung beim Kampfjet-Bau – Frankreich fordert anscheinend einen Anteil von 80 Prozent, Deutschland fürchtet das Ende des eigenen Flugzeugbaus. Gabriel Bub vom Security.Table berichtet darüber, wie eine gesichtswahrende Lösung aussehen könnte. [10:29]Die Epstein-Dokumente bringen Prominente in den USA und in Europa unter Druck. E-Mails zeigen, wie groß das Netzwerk des verurteilten Sexualstraftäters gewesen ist. Drei Millionen Dokumente werden vom US-Justizministerium zurückgehalten. Kritiker werfen dem Justizministerium außerdem vor, Opfernamen ungeschwärzt veröffentlicht zu haben, während die möglichen Täter namenlos bleiben. [01:37]Joshua Küpper ist Gründer des Unternehmens RIZM. Das Startup nutzt KI-Algorithmen, um Industriewerke klimaneutral und kostengünstig zu betreiben - BMW, VW und Mercedes gehören zu den Kunden. Küpper sieht darin das Rezept für die Klimadebatte: „Der Weg ist einfach über die Kosten zu gehen. Wenn ich über das Klima gehe, habe ich immer ein sehr emotionales Thema." [16:59]Hier geht es zur Anmeldung für den Space.TableTable Briefings - For better informed decisions.Sie entscheiden besser, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Wir verschaffen Ihnen mit jedem Professional Briefing, mit jeder Analyse und mit jedem Hintergrundstück einen Informationsvorsprung, am besten sogar einen Wettbewerbsvorteil. Table.Briefings bietet „Deep Journalism“, wir verbinden den Qualitätsanspruch von Leitmedien mit der Tiefenschärfe von Fachinformationen. Professional Briefings kostenlos kennenlernen: table.media/testenHier geht es zu unseren WerbepartnernImpressum: https://table.media/impressumDatenschutz: https://table.media/datenschutzerklaerungBei Interesse an Audio-Werbung in diesem Podcast melden Sie sich gerne bei Laurence Donath: laurence.donath@table.media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Es ist absurd: Seit Jahren investiert der VfL Wolfsburg massiv in seinen Kader und bekommt als Ertrag historisch schlechte Leistungen zurück. Mit Maximilian Müller sprechen wir über eine Saison der verpassten Chancen und der systemischen Probleme.

This Day in Legal History: Fifteenth Amendment RatifiedOn February 3, 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, marking a pivotal moment in American legal history. The amendment prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Its ratification was the third and final of the Reconstruction Amendments, following the Thirteenth (abolishing slavery) and Fourteenth (guaranteeing equal protection and due process) Amendments.The Fifteenth Amendment was a direct response to the systemic disenfranchisement of Black Americans in the post-Civil War South. While it granted a legal foundation for Black men's suffrage, implementation faced immediate resistance. Southern states adopted literacy tests, poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and other discriminatory practices to circumvent the amendment and suppress Black political participation.Despite its passage, the amendment's guarantees would not be meaningfully enforced until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, nearly a century later. The legal battles stemming from the Fifteenth Amendment's promise have shaped much of the country's voting rights jurisprudence and continue to echo in current debates about voter ID laws, redistricting, and access to the ballot box.A U.S. federal judge is set to hear arguments on February 5 regarding Danish company Ørsted's request to lift the Trump administration's pause on its offshore Sunrise Wind project near Long Island, New York. Ørsted has asked for a preliminary injunction, warning that without a decision by February 6, it could lose access to a specialized vessel crucial for cable installation, putting the project's timeline, financial viability, and even survival at risk. The Interior Department halted five offshore wind projects in December, citing newly obtained, classified national security concerns, particularly radar interference. Ørsted's filing states the company has already committed over $7 billion to the Sunrise Wind project, which is about 45% complete and projected to power nearly 600,000 homes by October.Judge Royce Lamberth, who previously granted an injunction for Ørsted's Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island, will preside over the case. Four similar wind developments have already won legal relief allowing construction to continue during litigation. The ongoing delays reflect broader tensions between offshore wind expansion and the Trump administration's skepticism of the technology, as well as evolving security concerns.US judge to consider last project challenge to Trump offshore wind pause | ReutersThe U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. Pretti was killed during an enforcement operation that has since drawn national outrage and led the Trump administration to alter its tactics in Minnesota. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the FBI is conducting a preliminary review, with potential involvement from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, though he emphasized that the investigation is still in early stages.Video footage verified by Reuters shows Pretti being tackled by agents while holding a phone, and an officer retrieving a firearm from his body just before shots were fired. The Justice Department said a formal criminal civil rights probe would only proceed if the evidence supports it. Local officials have voiced distrust of the federal response and are conducting their own inquiry. Pretti is the second protester killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this month, and his family, represented by attorney Steve Schleicher, is demanding a transparent and impartial investigation. So far, no similar federal probe has been opened into the earlier shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer.US Justice Dept opens civil rights probe into Alex Pretti shooting, official says | ReutersIn this week's column for Bloomberg Tax, I argue that Volkswagen's decision to cancel plans for a new Audi plant in the U.S. highlights the limitations of using tariffs as a cornerstone of industrial policy. The assumption underpinning tariff-heavy strategies is that the U.S. market is irresistible enough to force global firms to onshore production, even as tariffs erode that market's size and appeal. Tariffs have come to function like sin taxes—meant to discourage consumption—but unlike cigarettes or soda, the goal with trade policy is not abstention, but investment and economic engagement. Instead, firms like VW are responding by pulling back, as higher costs reduce consumer demand and make U.S. market share too small to justify large-scale investment. The belief that global manufacturers can swiftly build U.S. capacity ignores the time, cost, and uncertainty involved, especially in capital-intensive sectors. VW's exit is rational: it doesn't make financial sense to break ground on a multibillion-dollar plant when the target market is shrinking and returns are questionable.Policymakers need to move beyond blunt tools and design trade incentives based on real market data, such as U.S. demand and potential return on investment. That means requiring ROI modeling before tariffs are imposed, and asking whether the targeted company has enough exposure to be moved by them. If the answer is no, we risk losing access to competitive products, jobs, and consumer choice—not gaining them. Trade policy should be surgical, not punitive, and should acknowledge that capital follows incentives, not threats.In a piece I wrote for Forbes late last week, and with apologies for a double dose of me today: I examined California's long-running flirtation with a mileage-based tax to replace its declining gas tax revenues—and how what began as a test program has quietly become a form of policymaking through delay. In 2014, the state authorized a pilot program to study a “road usage charge,” a per-mile fee designed to keep transportation funding solvent as gas consumption drops. That pilot wrapped up in 2017 and showed the system works: vehicles can be tracked, billing can be simulated, and the technical challenges are manageable. But nearly a decade later, no mileage tax has been implemented, and new legislation—AB 1421—would extend the advisory committee until 2035.The real issue now isn't feasibility but political avoidance. The state has drifted into a passive strategy where permanent pilots and advisory boards take the place of real decisions. This kind of inertia has a name: policy drift—when the law remains formally unchanged, but materially obsolete. California's ongoing study phase has become a way to defer a difficult conversation about revenue and equity in a post-gasoline economy. The technology exists, and other states have already tested it. What's missing is political will and public engagement.AB 1421 doesn't collect revenue or educate voters—it simply extends the status quo under the guise of preparation. From the outside, it looks like planning. In practice, it's a weather balloon designed to measure political tolerance, not policy readiness.California Mileage Tax—Pilot Programs And Permanent Policy Inertia This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

A menudo pensamos que la pasión por el automóvil deportivo es patrimonio exclusivo de Europa, Japón o Estados Unidos. Pero al otro lado del Atlántico, aislados por fronteras cerradas y leyes proteccionistas, ingenieros locos y soñadores crearon máquinas fascinantes. Para entender estos coches, hay que entender el contexto: entre los años 60 y 80, tanto Brasil como Argentina vivieron la era de la "sustitución de importaciones". No podías comprar un Ferrari o un Porsche. Si querías un deportivo, tenías que fabricarlo con lo que había: motores de utilitarios, chasis generalistas y mucha fibra de vidrio. Lejos de ser un impedimento, esto desató una creatividad asombrosa. En este vídeo rendimos homenaje a 10 de estos "héroes" del motor sudamericano: 1. Andino GT (Argentina): Una auténtica rareza artesanal creada por Luis Varela. Un deportivo de motor central-trasero (Renault) ultraligero que demostró el triunfo del "hazlo tú mismo". 2. Bianco S (Brasil): Un coche que, si lo ves hoy, parece un prototipo de Le Mans de los 70. Diseñado por Toni Bianco sobre la plataforma del VW Brasilia, priorizaba el espectáculo visual y la posición de conducción de monoplaza sobre la potencia bruta. 3. Hofstetter Turbo (Brasil): El superdeportivo brasileño de los 80. Una cuña radical inspirada en el Countach, con puertas de ala de gaviota y un motor VW AP con turbo que rozaba los 200 km/h. 4. IKA Torino (Argentina): Palabras mayores. El orgullo nacional argentino. Un coche basado en un Rambler americano, rediseñado por Pininfarina y con un motor Tornado afinado por Oreste Berta. Su hazaña en las 84 Horas de Nürburgring de 1969 es historia del automovilismo mundial. 5. Justicialista Gran Sport (Argentina): Historia política sobre ruedas. Iniciativa del gobierno de Perón, fue uno de los primeros coches del mundo en usar carrocería de fibra de vidrio y montaba un motor Porsche. 6. Miura Sport (Brasil): La definición de "lujo tecnológico". Un coche con faros escamoteables y diseño afilado que se hizo famoso en los 80 por tener un sintetizador de voz que te hablaba para avisarte de fallos o puertas abiertas. 7. Puma GT (Brasil): El rey indiscutible de Brasil y un éxito de exportación. Nacido de la mano de Rino Malzoni, usaba mecánica Volkswagen refrigerada por aire. Bonito, fiable y ligero, se convirtió en un objeto de deseo internacional. 8. Santa Matilde (Brasil): El Gran Turismo de lujo. Fabricado por una empresa de trenes, usaba el potente motor de 6 cilindros del Chevrolet Opala. Era caro, refinado y confortable, con un aislamiento acústico superior. 9. Volkswagen SP2 (Brasil): Diseñado y producido exclusivamente por VW do Brasil. Uno de los coches más bellos de la marca, con una línea "shooting brake" magistral, aunque su motor de 1700cc le valió el apodo de "Sem Potência". 10. Willys Interlagos (Brasil): La versión brasileña del Alpine A108. Fue el primer deportivo fabricado en serie en el país y la escuela donde se curtieron leyendas como Emerson Fittipaldi o Carlos Pace. Estos diez coches demuestran que la escasez agudiza el ingenio y que la pasión por el motor no entiende de fronteras.

Send us a textOff-road legend and 2021 Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Steve Kelley joins Big Rich to trace a lifetime in the dirt—racing, rules-making, giving back, and globe-trotting.From his first Baja 1000 in 1969 that hooked him on racing to helping build a Class 11-style VW and taking it 200+ miles before limping it back home. Steve ironmanned a Class 1 from Ensenada to La Paz—no driver change, no flats, 20+ hours; 2nd in class, 3rd overall in 1979. There is much more to a lifetime of racing.  Listen in for dusty silt-bed memories, class-building history, and the camaraderie that makes off-road special.Support the show

- Tesla Scraps Model S and X - Tesla's Profit Plummets 46% - Tesla to Build Own Chips Amid Geopolitical Risk - EV Battery Degradation Lower Than Expected - VW Launches New SDV Architecture in China - U.S. Tariffs Cost Hyundai and Kia Billions - Toyota #1 Automaker Again - China's Chery Eyes Underused JLR Plants - Xiaomi 1st Chinese Brand in Gran Turismo

- Tesla Scraps Model S and X - Tesla's Profit Plummets 46% - Tesla to Build Own Chips Amid Geopolitical Risk - EV Battery Degradation Lower Than Expected - VW Launches New SDV Architecture in China - U.S. Tariffs Cost Hyundai and Kia Billions - Toyota #1 Automaker Again - China's Chery Eyes Underused JLR Plants - Xiaomi 1st Chinese Brand in Gran Turismo

Siempre nos ha llamado la atención el icónico taxi amarillo de Nueva York, el coprotagonista de tantas películas. Pero esta imagen oculta una historia fascinante de violencia, sastres rusos, mafia y experimentos mecánicos locos. Con este vídeo inauguramos en Garaje Hermético la serie “Marcas desconocidas con historias sorprendentes”. Y empezamos fuerte con Checker Motors Corporation. De la aguja a las bombas de Chicago El origen de la marca no está en los despachos de Detroit, sino en la Rusia zarista. Morris Markin, un sastre que llegó a Chicago con menos de dos dólares en el bolsillo, acabó fortuitamente como dueño de una fábrica de carrocerías. Pero el Chicago de los años 20 era territorio de Al Capone, y el negocio del taxi era un campo de batalla. Checker nació en una guerra abierta contra su rival, Yellow Cab (propiedad de John Hertz). La competencia no era por precios, era a golpes: hubo tiroteos entre chóferes, se incendiaron flotas enteras y el punto culminante llegó en 1923, cuando la propia casa de Morris Markin fue bombardeada con dinamita. Checker tuvo que huir a Kalamazoo, Michigan, para sobrevivir y blindar su leyenda. Ingeniería de la supervivencia Ya a salvo, Markin impuso una filosofía contraria a la "obsolescencia programada" de los grandes fabricantes americanos. El Checker debía ser una herramienta eterna. Crearon coches con características sagradas: suelo plano, techos altos (para que un caballero entrara con sombrero de copa) y un chasis de escalera con refuerzos en X masivo, pesado pero indestructible. El diseño definitivo, con su famosa parrilla, llegó en 1956 y apenas cambiaría durante los siguientes 26 años. Los Monstruos de Kalamazoo y el corazón ajeno En su búsqueda de nichos de mercado, Checker perdió la cabeza maravillosamente en los años 60. Crearon el Checker Aerobus, una aberración mecánica de casi 7 metros de largo y hasta 9 puertas para llevar gente a los aeropuertos, que necesitaba motores V8 industriales y ruedas de camión. Hay que destacar que Checker nunca fabricó sus propios propulsores; fueron maestros del "trasplante". Usaron motores Continental, coquetearon con Chrysler y finalmente firmaron un acuerdo con General Motors, montando los legendarios motores Chevrolet, lo que hoy es una bendición para los coleccionistas por la facilidad de recambios. El fantasma de VW y el final Los años 70 fueron críticos. La empresa intentó modernizarse con prototipos italianos de Ghia que no pudieron pagar, pero la historia más increíble fue el "Plan Volkswagen". En 1977, Ed Cole (expresidente de GM) compró parte de Checker con un plan revolucionario: comprar Volkswagen Rabbits (Golf mk1), cortarlos, ensancharlos y montarlos sobre chasis Checker. Tenían los prototipos listos, pero Cole murió en un accidente de avioneta y el proyecto se estrelló con él. Finalmente, la crisis del petróleo, los desastrosos motores diésel de GM que intentaron usar y las nuevas normas de seguridad (que paradójicamente hacían peligroso su chasis demasiado rígido) acabaron con el coche. El último Checker salió de la línea de montaje el 12 de julio de 1982. La empresa, curiosamente, sobrevivió hasta 2009 fabricando piezas para sus antiguos rivales de Detroit. Checker fue una anomalía maravillosa. Una apuesta por la honestidad mecánica por encima de la moda que patrulló las calles de América durante décadas.

Despite a lack of payment from OEMs for all of the consulting the fellas have pushed out in these "Saving" brand episodes, the homies sit down and do their best to save VW. Does anyone actually know or care what VW makes today outside of the GTI and Golf R? Let's see what bad ideas the dudes have in mind to bail out this German icon. 

https://www.ien.com/video/video/22959340/volkswagen-chief-puts-plans-for-us-audi-factory-on-iceIn spring of 2025, after a flurry of tariffs were announced, foreign automakers were in crisis mode. Among them was Volkswagen, a German company with a substantial US footprint for some brands, such as VW, but a non-existent one for others, like Audi.Specifically, Audi vehicles have thus far been produced at plants in both Germany and Mexico. Due to the April tariffs proposed on foreign-made vehicles, VW suggested at the time that perhaps an Audi production base on US soil was in the cards. It was never certain whether this US-made Audi would mean a new factory or simply adding production capabilities at an existing plant: this could be VW's Tennessee manufacturing compound or a new factory currently being built in South Carolina to manufacture the Scout line. A June report even suggested that Audi was considering building a greenfield site in the south with a price tag north of $4 billion, though the company didn't confirm these details, choosing to say, instead, that it was continuing to evaluate its options.But right now, none of these options are looking good. VW CEO Oliver Blume recently told German media outlet Handelsblatt that plans for a potential US factory for Audi are not progressing.Blume said the prospect is too expensive based on the added cost burden Volkswagen has taken on with tariffs – a shift that has cost the automaker a reported $2.5 billion in the first three quarters of 2025. Talks between VW and local officials were also said to have been unsuccessful – meaning no additional financial incentives for a potential factory project or expansion had been established.Said Blume, “Given an unchanged tariff burden, large additional investment cannot be funded,” adding: “Reduction of costs in the short term and reliable business conditions in the long term are what we need.”Blume believes VW can still grow its U.S. business, but as evidence of its changing expectations, the company walked back a previously stated goal of capturing 10% market share in the United States, and will instead pursue more gradual progress.#Volkswagen, #Audi, #AutoIndustry, #AutomotiveNews, #ManufacturingNews, #Tariffs, #USTradePolicy, #ForeignAutomakers, #USManufacturing, #AutoManufacturing, #ElectricVehicles, #GlobalSupplyChain, #FactoryExpansion, #GreenfieldProject, #EconomicImpact, #AutomotiveMarket, #OEMs, #IndustryTrends

Werbung: Diese Episode wird unterstützt von myclimate. Solltest auch du ein Unternehmen, ein Produkt oder eine Veranstaltung haben, die einem interessierten Publikum vorgestellt werden MUSS, melde dich gern unter backoffice@katja-diehl.de! Ich freue ich mich über deinen Support! Meinen Podcast schon abonniert? Wenn dir diese oder auch eine andere Folge gefällt, lass´ gern eine Bewertung da und/oder supporte mich per Ko-Fi oder PayPal. Weitere Möglichkeiten des Supports findest du hier. Stefan Heimlich war elf Jahre Vorsitzender des Auto Club Europa (ACE), davor Gewerkschaftssekretär und in leitenden Funktionen bei Europäischen und Internationalen Transportarbeiterföderationen. Heute ist er unabhängiger Berater für Mobilitätspolitik – mit klarem Fokus auf das Gemeinwohl statt einzelner Lobbyinteressen und engagiert sich ehrenamtlich als Sprecher der AG Verkehr und Mobilität des Managerkreis e. V.. Die Cash Cow ist weg Stefan analysiert das deutsche Dilemma der Autoindustrie nüchtern und historisch fundiert. Jahrzehntelang ruhte das deutsche Geschäftsmodell auf zwei Standbeinen: billige Energie aus russischem Gas und vor allem der chinesische Absatzmarkt als größte Cash Cow. Dort wurde mit Premium-Produkten so viel Geld verdient, dass man sich niedrigere Produktivität und höhere Kosten in Deutschland leisten konnte. Die Transformation? Unnötig, solange Energie günstig und das Geld aus China floss. Dann kam 2012 Tesla mit einer sportlichen Limousine – und plötzlich war das, was süddeutsche Autobauer immer für sich reklamierten, nämlich "Freude am Fahren", elektrisch möglich. Der Gamechanger war da, aber die deutsche Industrie reagierte zu langsam. Stefan erinnert an eine ZDF-Dokumentation von 2014 mit dem Titel "Fährt die deutsche Autoindustrie gegen die Wand?" Im Internet zu finden und immer noch aktuell. Seine Einordnung ist deutlich: "All das, was wir heute jammern seit einem Jahr oder seit zwei Jahren und wo angeblich Rot-Grün schuld sei, war damals schon auf der Agenda zu tiefsten Merkels Zeiten." Deutschland hat einfach weiter vor sich hingelebt, das Wirtschaftsmodell genossen und gedacht, es würde ewig so weitergehen. Leadership heißt: Dringlichkeit UND Notwendigkeit erklären Was in dieser Krise fehlt, ist echte Führung – in Unternehmen wie in der Politik. Stefan formuliert präzise, was Leadership ausmacht: Es braucht zwei Antworten. Erstens die Dringlichkeit: Warum jetzt? Warum können wir nicht noch fünf Jahre warten? Und zweitens die Notwendigkeit: Warum dem Grunde nach? Warum muss sich überhaupt etwas ändern? "Wenn ich darauf keine begründete, wissensbasierte, faktenbasierte Erzählung habe, kann ich eine Veränderung in einem Unternehmen nicht herbeiführen." Am Beispiel Oliver Blume, CEO von VW und Porsche, macht Stefan klar, woran es mangelt. Die Aufgabe eines Leaders sei es, das Unternehmen vor die Welle zu kriegen – vor die Welle des technologischen Wandels, des verschärften Wettbewerbs, der CO2-Reduktion. Wer das nicht schafft, ist kein Leader, sondern ein Manager des Niedergangs. Symbolpolitik statt Gesamterzählung Die deutsche Politik versagt auf ähnliche Weise. Statt einer kohärenten Gesamtstrategie erleben wir, wie Stefan es nennt, reine Symbolpolitik. Einzelne Lobbygruppen werden bedient, Aufmerksamkeitsmomente in sozialen Medien abgegriffen, aber es gibt keine Erzählung, die über den nächsten Wahlzyklus hinausgeht. Stefan zitiert den früheren Bundespräsidenten Walter Scheel: „Aufgabe der Politik ist nicht, das Populäre zu tun. Aufgabe ist es, das Richtige zu tun und populär zu machen."

Aktien hören ist gut. Aktien kaufen ist besser. Bei unserem Partner Scalable Capital geht's unbegrenzt per Trading-Flatrate und auf der hauseigenen European Investor Exchange, die genau auf Privatanleger zugeschnitten ist. Alle weiteren Infos gibt's hier: scalable.capital/oaws. VW macht Cash. MTU leidet unter GE. Beide leiden unter Erfolg. Carl Zeiss Meditec leidet unter China und Ubisoft crasht komplett. Moderna freut sich über eine Studie, Alibaba will Chip-IPO und Disco boomt. Außerdem: Zahlen von Intel. Procter & Gamble (WKN: 852062) ist und bleibt eine stabile Dividendenwette. Oder doch ein riskanter Gamble gegen Inflation, Zölle und Eigenmarken? Die wertvollste Robotik-Firma der Welt heißt Intuitive Surgical (WKN: 888024). In einer Zeit, wo Robotik der heiße Scheiß der KI-Welt ist, geht die Aktie… nirgends hin. Was da los? Wird Intuitive von Konkurrenz überrollt? Diesen Podcast vom 23.01.2026, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung.

In Podcast #370, John Davis and the MotorWeek crew catch up on all the latest happenings in the automotive world. Like the few pieces of news that came out of this year's North American International Auto Show: the Bronco RTR, Mustang SC, and the winners of the 2026 NACTOYs! But first we'll talk about the return of the supertruck to RAM's lineup with the even more powerful 2027 RAM 1500 SRT TRX. And finally, we'll round out with some hot topics like Jeep & Chrysler cancelling their plug-in hybrid models, Dodge axes the Hornet, Acura's next RDX is on the horizon as a hybrid, and VW is bringing back buttons.

Shoot us a Text.Episode #1250: Colorado dealers filed suit on VW-backed Scout's direct-sales license, insurers face political heat as profits soar and affordability cracks, and Lemonade rolls out Tesla Full Self-Driving-based insurance, hinting at a future where driving software sets the rate.A group of Colorado VW, Audi, and Porsche dealers is suing the state after regulators approved a direct-sales dealer license for Scout Motors. Dealers argue the decision misreads state law and opens the door for OEMs to bypass franchised networks.Ten VW, Audi, and Porsche dealers filed suit this week, alleging Colorado improperly granted Scout a dealer license by treating it as an EV-only manufacturer.Dealers argue Scout's extended-range EV system is effectively a plug-in hybrid, disqualifying it from EV-only exceptions in state law.The lawsuit also claims Scout is an “alter ego” of Volkswagen Group, which already has franchised dealers and is barred from direct salesThe affordability conversation is turning its sights on insurers. After years of sharp rate hikes, home and auto insurers are posting near-record profits—and lawmakers are taking notice.Insurers are rebounding strongly, with the property and casualty industry posting its highest underwriting profit in nearly 20 years.Lawmakers in states like New York and Oklahoma are pushing profit caps, arguing rate hikes are out of step with household budgets.Auto insurance rates have stabilized nationally, but remain uneven by state, fueling continued consumer frustration.Lemonade is launching a new auto-insurance product built specifically for Tesla Full Self-Driving users, promising per-mile rates up to 50% lower when the software is engaged—an early glimpse at how insurance may evolve alongside partial autonomy.Lemonade will price insurance based on when Tesla's Supervised Full Self-Driving system is active versus human driving.The product relies on new vehicle telemetry data enabled through a technical collaboration with Tesla.Launch begins in Arizona on January 26, with Oregon following a month later.The move signals insurers are preparing for a future where software performance, not just driver behavior, sets risk and price.Lemonade president Shai Wininger said, “A driver who can see 360 degrees, never gets drowsy, and reacts in milliseconds isn't like any other driver.”This episode of the Automotive State of the Union is brought to you by Amazon Autos: Meet customers where they shop: reach high-intent buyers shopping for their next Join Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier every morning for the Automotive State of the Union podcast as they connect the dots across car dealerships, retail trends, emerging tech like AI, and cultural shifts—bringing clarity, speed, and people-first insight to automotive leaders navigating a rapidly changing industry.Get the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/

- VW, Audi Dealers Sue Colorado - VW's "Slash and Burn" Cost-Cutting - Canadians Who Are Against Chinese EVs - Automakers Squeeze Suppliers in China - Used EVs Hit Market at Record Rate - Volvo Unveils EX60 EV - Hyundai Union: "Not a Single Robot" - Geely's Roadmap to Overtake GM

- VW, Audi Dealers Sue Colorado - VW's "Slash and Burn" Cost-Cutting - Canadians Who Are Against Chinese EVs - Automakers Squeeze Suppliers in China - Used EVs Hit Market at Record Rate - Volvo Unveils EX60 EV - Hyundai Union: "Not a Single Robot" - Geely's Roadmap to Overtake GM

- Hyundai Surpasses GM Market Cap - VW Overtakes Tesla in Europe - Chinese EVs Surging in Mexico - Data Center Chip Shortages Affecting OEMs - New Mercedes S-Class and Level 4 Tech - VW Project Trinity and Recycling Hub - Renault Bringing Ampere In-House - Mazda and Volvo Hybrid Pivot on EVs - Nissan Dealer Profit Crisis

- Hyundai Surpasses GM Market Cap - VW Overtakes Tesla in Europe - Chinese EVs Surging in Mexico - Data Center Chip Shortages Affecting OEMs - New Mercedes S-Class and Level 4 Tech - VW Project Trinity and Recycling Hub - Renault Bringing Ampere In-House - Mazda and Volvo Hybrid Pivot on EVs - Nissan Dealer Profit Crisis

WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Honda and VW are ready for a legal fight over the sales of their new electric vehicles.

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Group Guide Use this guide to help your group discussion as you meet this week. TranscriptMy name is Spencer, I'm one of the pastors here. We are in week three of a four week series on New Testament prayers. So we are looking at some prayers that are in the New Testament and trying to capture some of the truth that is bound up in them so that it might encourage us in our prayers but also help us grow in the discipline of prayer which is vital for the life of the Christian. So we'll finish this, we have one next week and then we'll jump back into Second Samuel. So we're gonna be in Ephesians chapter three today, verses 14 through 21. It's on page 568 in the blue Bibles. If you don't have a Bible at home, please take that blue Bible. That's a, that's a gift we want. You have a Bible that you can read, but you can follow along with us. The text will also be on the screen.There are some things in life that you learn kind of on your own through reasoning and all types of things. And then there are things that happen to you that just change you. Some external forces that just absolutely change your life. So this can happen in a variety of ways. One of the clear ones that happened for me was when we had our first child. So, you know, heard for years that we have a child, it'll change you. Have a child, it will change you. And kind of do that at some experiential level. That was going to happen before we had a kid. We had a, we had a dog. So we got a little bit of a jump start on taking care of some type of creature. And we loved that dog. I didn't like that dog. You've been here long enough, you've heard enough stories about that dog. That dog was the worst. But we loved it, took care of it. And then like lady and the Tramp, that story that plays out over and over again, we had a child and that child, like when you first hold your child in the hospital or if you adopt a child and the agency places that child with you either, and you're in the room with that child for the first time, like there's just something that happens within you. External force just comes in and it just, you, you thought you, you, you knew this category of love and that just gets deepened in ways that are just so profound and wonderful. And when I held my daughter for the first time, it was just powerful. Then went home and I saw that dog and I was like, I hate you. Like, I love, I love this child so much. With the Love that I had this child. I just is a disdain by comparison. But there's just something happens. There's external forces that work in you. That's not just limited to children. Sometimes experiences happen to you and it changes you. And none of those hold, hold a. Hold a flame to. When the Lord determines to work in our lives in powerful ways, the external force of who our Lord is is working in our hearts. It changes us in ways that are profound. And that's what this prayer is today. It's capturing that. It's a prayer for God to. To work powerfully within us. So we're going to see this prayer and see the encouragement that comes with a prayer like this and then also see the fruit that comes from these types of prayers. So let me pray for us and then we'll walk through this piece by piece.Heavenly Father, I thank you that you do work in mighty ways. And I pray that this would be a morning in which you do that you would work in our inner being, in our hearts, in profound ways that help us not just hear your word, but do it. But that comes not from ourselves. It comes from you. And we ask that you do that in Jesus name. Amen.All right, so this prayer begins in the middle of. Towards the end of chapter three with for this reason. Okay, we're going to stop there. So this happens in Ephesians. You see this phrase for this reason over and over again. And what's happening is that Paul is drawing to mind what he said previously. He's building on truth that he's already established for this reason. And we saw this a little bit in week one. Chet, in week one of this series went to a prayer in Ephesians chapter one. And that was built upon the truth that came before that, which is the first few verses of Ephesians is this. This declaration of how God plans to redeem his people, that he chooses us and he redeems his people. And then Chet walked us through this prayer of wanting to know God and experience his glory in profound ways. Then when you get to chapter two, those first 10 verses one through 10 and chapter two are some of the most, I would argue, one of the most important passages in all the Scriptures. It is a beautiful summary of the gospel. That we were once dead in sin. We were sons of disobedience, children of disobedience, that we were wayward and that God, in his mercy, he saves us by grace through faith, not of our own doing. So if you're looking to grow in some scripture memory this year, and you have no place to start. I can't think of a better place to start than that passage right there. Builds upon that talks about how Jews and Gentiles are both a part of the same household of God, of how God dwells in his church. So really, for this reason, builds upon the gospel that he's articulated with such beauty and specificity. And those first three chapters, because the gospel is good news.> For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,> from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,> that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,> so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,> may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,> and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.> Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,> to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. Stop there. As I bow my knees, which just for a moment, we should consider our posture when we pray. Now, I'm not being dogmatic on this. I'm not saying that every time you pray you have to bow on your faith, bow on your knees, that every time you pray you need to be on your face before the Lord. I think you can drive and pray. I think you can sit in a chair and pray. But if the only posture by which we pray is a comfortable posture, I think we're missing something. In prayer, there's something about the physical body and how God has made us in the position of bowing before the Father, laying prostrate on your face before the Father. And if that's not an aspect of your prayer life, it should be because it brings humility within us. There's a physical humility displayed when we bow before the Father in prayer. That's what he's doing here. I bow before the Father, which also should be noted. This prayer is very trinitarian in its language, very explicitly. So going to see Father, Son and Holy Spirit in this prayer. And as most prayer in the New Testament that we see, all the prayers that we see written, some of the teachings that we see on prayer, normative patterns of prayer are to the Father, but we also think of our triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. So this begins with I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and earth is named. Throughout every family, every creature comes from, from his creation that we're named, that God's sovereignty and all of this is implied here.And then we have verses 16 through 19, which is very dense, very rich, and it is a lot. So we got to kind of take it component by component. Because Paul's breaking down one kind of overarching truth for us piece by piece. My wife and I, we were trying to teach our kids some life skills and try to teach them to make a sandwich. You could just say, get on in there and make it. Make yourself a PB and J. It's like, no, it's like, this is how it works. Step one, get the bread out. Step two, get the jar of peanut butter. Put the knife in the jar, get the peanut butter out, smear it over this one piece, then take the a paper towel and wipe that peanut butter off. Because only psychopaths put that straight in the jelly. You know who you are. Leaving peanut butter remnants in the jelly like a. And then get the jelly smear in the bread, and then we piece it together and then you've got the sandwich. Right? So Paul's component by component here, there's one overarching sandwich, one big truth he's trying to give us, but he's got to break this down. So we're going to have to take this piece by piece to see what he's getting at here.In this prayer, he says that according to the riches of his glory, he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his spirit in your inner being. Okay, sit there. That first part, according to the riches of his glory, Chet helped us see in week one of this. He was quoting Herman Babnik, a theologian from a century ago, and describing glory and defining it. He said, the glory of God is the infinite, indescribable perfection and beauty of all the other attributes that all the good and wonderful attributes of God, his goodness, his faithfulness, his power, his might, and on and on, shine brightly in a way that displays glory. And he says, according to the riches of that glory, this indescribable, infinite, marvelous glory says, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant you to be strengthened with the power through his spirit in your inner being, to be strengthened with the power of spirit through his spirit, the Holy Spirit in your inner being. Okay, let's pause there for a moment.There is an American lie that is told repeatedly over and over again that if you look inside yourself, inherit to who you are, you'll discover power, you'll discover greatness. And that greatness will help you win and overcome and be great. And y', all, that story is told over and over again, from Moana looking inside herself to, I mean, most recently, Stranger Things, the stories that we tell over and over again. There's something inherent inside of you that you just got to tap into. To overcome, to do great gets told over and over and over again. And that sometimes actually even funnels into some American churches, not even the majority, but some of them, certainly some with big platforms, and there are even some pastors, at least those who claim to be, that will parrot that lie. Over and over again. There's something you just gotta tap into. The power that's deep, that's wonderful within you. But that's not what the gospel teaches at all. It's not what the gospel teaches. The gospel teaches that if you look deep inside yourself, what you will discover is frailty, weakness, sin, brokenness, depravity. That's what's inherent in each of us. And that's what makes the gospel such good news. That's why that's wonderful that it's not in ourselves to arrive at greatness. It's on ourselves to overcome that. It comes from God working within us, the external power of God coming to work inside of us in powerful ways. May he strengthen by the power through his spirit in your inner being. This power comes from God.In verse 17, he says, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through. Through faith. That Jesus Christ and faith in him brings the power of God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, to dwell richly in his people. And then he continues. That you, being rooted and grounded in love. Here we go. May have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and. And height and depth. And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God, goodness. When I was a kid, we got to go to the Grand Canyon. My stepdad and I, we went. And I remember getting out of the car, walking through this clearing and seeing the Grand Canyon and having a very normal experience that many people have when they see the Grand Canyon. You just feel small. Now, the reasons that you feel small, because the Grand Canyon is massive. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long. It is 4 to 18 miles wide. various points. It is over a mile deep. Totals at 1,904 square miles. You could take the entire state of Rhode island and put it in the Grand Canyon. I want to help you picture this for a moment. You may not find this helpful. I found this helpful and I'm talking. So theoretically, if you filled up the Grand Canyon with water, okay, it would take 4.17 quadrillion liters of water to fill the Grand Canyon. Now, if you're like me and you failed math as a kid, you might ask, what's a quadrillion? Had that same question. Quadrillion is 1 million billions, right? Take a billion. Now you have a million of those billions. And now you have a quadrillion four of them. That's how many liters of water it takes to fill the Grand Canyon. Now stay with Me further, the average adult human being, the capacity and the adult human being is about 42 liters. So if you were to take a human and fill it up with water. 42 liters. Okay. I in the eighth grade, well after my second eighth grade because I failed math. Stay with me. After my second eighth grade when I was there witnessing how big the Grand Canyon was, I was very small, very had not broken £100 yet. So half an adult human being. So think 20 liters capacity human being beholding 4.17 quadrillion capacity Grand Canyon. That's why I felt small. That's why anyone feels small. You might be. That's the most crazy confusing way to explain how to behold the Grand Canyon. I could keep going. I could tell you that if you took all the people in the world and put them in the Grand Canyon you wouldn't come close to filling it up. But it takes 60 to 70 trillion trillion human beings to fill up the Grand Canyon. I could do this with all kinds of things. With AI, I can do jello, I can do VW beetles, I can go all day pounds of sand. And every time I try to explain to you how big the Grand Canyon is by our understanding, you still can't grasp it because you can't understand 4.17 quadrillion liters of Wallers. Even if I switch it to gallons, which would be more helpful, I couldn't understand that. 67 trillion people. There's no quite way we could possibly picture and understand how big the Grand Canyon is. And when we in ourselves try to understand the bigness of the God who made that Grand Canyon, who holds that in the palm of his hand like it's nothing, the scale of comparison doesn't work. To try to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth of and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge. It's not an 8th grade kid trying to stack up against the Grand Canyon. We don't have categories for that. The discrepancy between us and the size and the majesty and the wonder and the glory and the weight of glory of who our God is, is infinite. Yet God and his graciousness, this is what he does. Knowing that we and ourselves have no ability to begin to comprehend how great and how wide and how wonderful the love of his love of God. Him understanding this, He Himself dwells in us. He goes to work in our inner being to strengthen us, to empower us so that we can begin to understand the infinite capacity of love. That God has for us. That's. I mean, that's more than having your first child and having this love grow and understanding of what really love is, it's much, much, much, much, much bigger than that. When God goes to work in us to give us eyes to see and understand just the beginning of how great his love is. That's why, y'. All. I don't. When people who don't believe in Jesus and are skeptical when they take shots at the character of God. Your God is loving. Let me tell you how your God's not loving. Your God is not righteous. Not just. Let me tell you why your God isn't just. This is why. I don't. I don't get all offended. I'm not. Of course you would not begin to. How possibly could you begin to understand the depths and the riches of the love of God if He's not working in you to help you understand that in the first place? You have no capacity to understand how great he is. You have capacity to understand his great love. You have no capacity to understand his justice. You have no capacity to understand the riches of his glory and his majesty and his wonder and his all. So of course you would not get this. But when the Spirit goes to work in us and begins to open up our eyes to see and we. We begin to. To start to grasp how. How grotesque our sin is and how wretched our rebellion is against God and how we just joyfully choose sin over him repeatedly, over and over and over and over and over and over again to the point of ad nauseam. When we begin to understand with new spiritual eyes to understand how much our sin is heinous against a holy and perfect God who made us. Once we start to understand that, we can begin to partially understand how rich his love is that he would not injustice bring down his full wrath upon us. But he would send His Son to be crushed for us. He would send His Son to be crucified for us. He would send His Son to take the place that we deserve in judgment. And the more you stare at the cross by the power of the Holy Spirit working in us, you begin to see how deep his love is. You cannot discover God without Him first working in you. You cannot know him without him first working in you. You cannot understand his glory, his goodness, or any aspect. And especially you cannot understand his love without him first working in us. We need God to work in us. That's why Paul's praying this. That's why he's praying this over them, because they're not going to reason their way to this. They're not going to logic their way to this. No, they need God. He's praying. May God work in your inner being to see this and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge.And here's the sandwich, y'. All. Here's where it all comes in. That you may be filled with all the fullness of God. It all leads into that. He's praying you don't have it in you, but may God work in you, strengthen you, work in your inner being, so you might understand the depths of. Of the love of God, that the fullness of God may dwell in you. He's praying the fullness of God may dwell in you. Which begs the question, what is that? What is the fullness of God? I can both tell you what that is and can also admit I don't fully understand what that means. I can tell you biblically what that means. Biblically, it means that God dwells in you and his glorious attributes begin to work through you in mighty wonderful ways that display who he is. That's what that means. But how to fully understand that? I don't know. I don't know how you pictured that. I mean, you can tap a 4.17 quadrillion liter water tank and take your eighth grader and say, get to drinking, but I don't. So how do. How do you understand the fullness of God? And as I thought through this, the best way that my finite mind could try to picture this is that if you have a light bulb on a dimmer switch that you can slowly turn up, which I do in my. In my dining room, I've got this dimmer switch and turn it on, and I still have the Edison bulbs that haven't got out of stock yet. And you can turn it up a little bit and then you'll see the. The inner components of the light begin to light up. Light bulb begin to light up. But if you have a powerful enough light switch and enough light source, the more that you turn up that switch, the less you're going to see of the components of that light bulb. And eventually, if you turn up a light bulb to its maximum capacity, that you're not going to be able to see anything but light itself, you're not going to be able to see the inner workings of this at all, that the only observable substance will be light. And the best I can picture of what the fullness of God is is that God and His glory and the perfection of his attributes dwell so richly in his people that the only observable reality is God himself. And that's a beautiful thing to pray for that when people see you, the only observable reality that shines through you is the fullness of God. And that is a glorious thing to pray for. As he prays this on behalf of this Ephesian church. And you can't reason your way to that reality. You can't discover that our only hope is praying for it is praying for God to work in us in mighty wonderful ways. That at the fullness of God, God and all of his glory and his bright shining love working in us would just be the only observable thing about you.So that reality makes this final part of the prayer that we're about to read so beautiful. Because that's true now.To him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think according to the power at work within us to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen, man. The end of this prayer is an opportunity to dream, to dream a bit. Any all ever dream about winning the lottery? I know a Baptist would never do that. I think most of you have. I've dreamed about it and all the silly material things that you could purchase if I won the lottery. Now let's just disclaimer. I don't buy lottery tickets because I'm a Baptist. I really don't. Let's put that aside. If I won the lottery right now, there's no limit on money. There are some material things that my heart would go after. No doubt. Probably not the same as you, but I would try to find. There are some big land tracks between like Cayce Lexington. So if you took Cayce Lexington, Red Bank. There's an area right there where there's still some big old land tracks. It's getting developed, but not all. And I scoop up one of those land tracks, 100 acres. And then I put a giant fence, we're talking like 20 foot fence all the way around it. And then I'd stock it with as many deer as possible. Just load it up. It'd be a reserve. I wouldn't be selfish. I'd invite some of you. Some of you that don't shoot things you shouldn't shoot. You know who I'm talking about. Some of you know how I'm talking about. This isn't pointing anybody specifically. It just annoys me when people shoot smaller bucks. But that's not the point of this dream. If I I would. I would get this big land track and then I build pretty much the same size house I have now, a little nicer and there'd be a pond because my son has gotten into fishing. We stock it with fish and we just invite people to this to be. So we just have people coming over enjoying it. And I'm sure you've done some version of that, probably different. I don't think your lottery dreams are based in that area of town. But we've done this if we're honest, many of us. And what makes some of those dreams about things that do not matter at all, that have no really tangible, eternal significance, the reason you could do that is because money is the limit, right? That's the point of those lottery dreams, is that money is the limit. And if you didn't have money, here are the things you could really do. But it's all about things that don't matter. It's all about things that don't last. It's all about things that will be here and gone.When is the last time we took that type of creativity and dreaming about things that do matter, things that have eternal significance, that if there were no limits and God was at work in us in mighty wonderful ways, beginning to help us comprehend the limitless love of God and the fullness of him dwelling in us in rich and powerful ways. If that's true, then man, what are the things that we could be dreaming about that we could pray for now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think? And I want you to dream for a bit about things that actually have significance. If God and His infinite power is at work within us, what are the things that we should be praying for, things we should be dreaming about? I want to give you some categories. Last week we talked about holiness. We talked about. We read a prayer of sanctification, of us becoming more like Christ by repenting of sin and obeying him. And the hope is, is that you didn't just hear that, but you responded to be a doer of the word. And this week at group, you began to talk about sin and not in shallow ways, but in real ways. That's my hope. And if you haven't done it yet, please do. But what if in this past week you started to take sin really seriously and then leaving today, you started to pray big prayers of just like God, this area of my life that I so deeply want you to change, this sin that just keeps plaguing me, God, would you so remove its Influence in my life that a year from now, just walking with you and all of a sudden temptation comes and I'm like, neo from the Matrix, just. And you're just. No, it's just an annoyance. I'm just. Would you work so powerfully within me that I wouldn't feel the destructive influence of the sin? I just have so much fullness of you dwelling within me. That's a thing to pray for.Let's talk about reconciliation as a category. Some of you have relationships with people that have been marred by the effects of sin. And maybe you're not talking to them anymore. Maybe there is relational weirdness. And it just. Every time you see them, it just. You. Every time you see something online, you just. What if you started praying in a way to our limitless God that he would work in a mighty way in you and in them, so that when you saw them, all you felt was actually love, the love of God. That brightness just shines through you in a way. It's like I. I just love that person so much because he can. He can work in mighty ways.Give you a different category, personal evangelism. Some of y' all have that lost coworker or that friend that you've been building with for quite some time. What if you began to pray with dream and imagination? God? Would you. Would you use me to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ to this person? Would you save them? And what if God, in a few months, orchestrated you and her? Or you and him standing right in front of me in a pool baptizing them, celebrating that Jesus saved them, and then you disciple them? You say, come, follow me as I follow Christ. Here's how you study the Word. Here's how you pray. Here's how you live in community. Follow me as I follow Christ. And then in a few years, they're actually a group leader. Because you prayed for boldness and zeal, the death of apathy and self interest, and God worked in you and you declared the gospel of Jesus Christ.Give you another category about planting a church. It's about time we did that. It's about time we planted a church. What if 50 of you weren't in this room a few years from now? What if you, because God, working in your inner being, gave you faith to take a step of obedience and go and take the gospel somewhere else? I'll give you one couple more categories. What if some of you considered the call to ministry, serving the local church? What if some of you prayed some dangerous prayers and God began to work in your inner being in wonderful, mighty ways. And you said, I, I'll make less money. I'll serve the church, I'll be obedient. And for, for the men in this room, some of you, that means considering the call to be a pastor and, and aspiring to the office of overseer and desiring that noble task 1 Timothy 3:1, in a way that you would give your life away to loving and shepherding and leading and preaching God's people. And I'll give you one last category to dream on. What if some of you became international missionaries, you began to pray those kind of dangerous prayers that when you think about it, you want to put it to the side because you don't want to go there. But God began to work in you and broke your heart for a people group that doesn't know the gospel, for a country that needs solid theological enrichment in the local churches. And you, in a few years packed up your bags and sold everything and you left. And you're obedient to the call to go, to make disciples of all the nations. Those are the things worth dreaming about and those are the things worth praying for.Now, to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen, y'. All. He's able. He's able to do more than we could ever dream or imagine. Why aren't we praying? The type of dangerous, wonderful, glorious Christ exalting prayers that make us uncomfortable. We have access to limitless power to go to work in us, to do unimaginable work that he set apart for us. And the question is, is what are we waiting for? I think some of us are holding back. I think even as we think in those type of categories for a moment, there's already the counter that said, I just, I don't know, I'm not ready. I don't know if I'm ready for that yet. That seems scary. What if I fail? What if it doesn't work? What if? What if? What if? What if? And I want to tell you, you let God be the limit on what he's going to do in you and through you and get out of the way. We pray and we dream like this because of where this ultimately ends. Because to him belongs all glory and the church and in Jesus Christ throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. This ends in doxology. This ends in glorious praise to Him. Did we get to experience him in indescribable ways that we would get to be used by him to do unimaginable things to Him. Be the glory forever and ever. Amen.Brothers and sisters, God wants to strengthen us, to help us comprehend the depths of his love in profound, wonderful ways. And as we experience his love in infinite, wonderful ways, we'd be obedient to the things that he calls us to with no limit style Dreaming it's time for us to pray for the fullness of God to dwell in us. It's time to start praying bold, audacious, big dream prayers. And that's what we're going to do for the next few minutes. Daniel's going to come up here and he's just going to play and we're going to sit and we're going to pray and we're going to pray for two things. We're first going to pray for God and His fullness to dwell in us that would shine so brightly that when people see us, they see Christ. And the second thing we're going to pray for is going to pray for God to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think. And we get to dream a little bit and we get to be dangerous a little bit. And we get to be silent for a little bit. And we get to let the Lord go to work in our hearts. So that's what we're going to do. For a few minutes we're going to sit in silence and then I will close this in prayer. But let me, let me make this clear. Some of you need to encounter, maybe for the first time, this power of God. Some of you. This won't make sense until God first begins a work in you, which means some of you need to place your full faith in Jesus that you've been putting faith in other things yourself. And now is the time for you to actually respond to the lordship of God so that he might begin to dwell in you fully. And I would encourage you to do that as well. But we're going to sit for a few minutes. Maybe you need to get a posture of prayer. Maybe you need to be open handed a little bit. Maybe you need to get on your knees. We don't have a traditional altar, but you might need to come up here, you might need to stand up and walk out, but prepare yourself to be in a posture of prayer. And for a few minutes we're going to sit in silence and we're going to pray for the fullness of God to dwell richly in us in mighty ways. And then we're going to pray for God to do far more abundantly than we could ever ask or think. Let's pray.Lord, we pray that we'd be filled with the fullness of you, God. May you work in our inner being that we might be begin to comprehend how profound and wonderful our love is and a world way that you would dwell so richly within us and shine so brightly through us. Oh lord, would you fill us, God, to you who are able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think. God, would you remove the limits that we place on you in our lives? Would you make us uncomfortable? Would you give us faith? God, we ask for faith to pray like this. May you work mightily in us to do the things that you desire for us. To you be glory and your church and our Savior Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.We're going to stand, we're going to praise our glorious God and we're going to worship.

I made it a whole two weeks into the new year without buying a new project… and then I blew it

En el podcast de hoy en Garaje Hermético, destapamos la realidad detrás de los titulares triunfalistas del pasado mes de diciembre. Muchos medios generalistas, y algunos políticos, han celebrado una supuesta "moratoria" o reculada de la Unión Europea respecto a la prohibición de los motores de combustión interna para el año 2035. Nos dicen que el motor térmico se ha salvado, que Alemania ha ganado el pulso y que podremos seguir comprando coches de gasolina. La realidad es mucho más cínica y preocupante: nos han vuelto a engañar. Lo que se ha aprobado no es una rectificación, sino una trampa burocrática que en la práctica no cambia nada para el ciudadano medio. Motores de combustión... solo para una élite La llamada "Enmienda Ferrari" o "Excepción Alemana" abre una ventana legal para matricular coches con motor térmico a partir de 2035, pero bajo condiciones draconianas y económicamente inviables para la mayoría. La condición sine qua non es que estos motores utilicen exclusivamente combustibles sintéticos, los llamados e-fuels o biocombustibles neutros en carbono. El problema radica en el precio y la disponibilidad. Actualmente, producir un litro de e-fuel cuesta muchísimo más que refinar gasolina fósil, lo que situaría el precio en el surtidor entre 5 y 7 euros por litro. ¿Quién podrá mantener un coche utilitario con esos costes? Nadie. Esta medida está diseñada para que quienes tengan un Ferrari o un Porsche en el garaje puedan seguir usándolo, convirtiendo la combustión en un lujo accesible solo para grandes cuentas corrientes. El colapso de la industria europea y el auge de China Mientras el debate público se centra en los e-fuels, la realidad industrial nos pasa por encima. Europa forzó a sus fabricantes (Renault, Stellantis, VW) a una transición eléctrica a marchas forzadas, encareciendo enormemente sus costes de producción. Al mismo tiempo, abrió las puertas de par en par a China, que sí sabe fabricar eléctricos baratos. La ironía es trágica: cuando las marcas europeas por fin tienen sus eléctricos listos, llegan gigantes chinos como BYD, MG o Geely con productos atractivos y un 30% más baratos. Desmontando mitos: Noruega y la infraestructura Continuamos desmontando el mantra del "Ejemplo Noruego". Comparar Noruega con España es absurdo. Noruega ha financiado su transición verde vendiendo petróleo y gas al resto del mundo, acumulando un fondo soberano trillonario que les permite subvencionar masivamente la compra de eléctricos y freír a impuestos al térmico. En España, con una renta per cápita muy inferior, se nos pide comprar coches de 40.000 euros con sueldos mileuristas. A esto se suma el fracaso de la infraestructura de carga. En España, la instalación de puntos de carga es lentísima debido a la burocracia. A finales de 2025, miles de cargadores instalados seguían sin funcionamiento por falta de permisos. Euro 7 y la "Greenflation" Analizamos también el impacto de la normativa Euro 7. Aunque se dice que se ha suavizado en emisiones, ha trasladado la complejidad y el coste a los periféricos. Para cumplir con las emisiones en arranque en frío, se plantearon soluciones como los Catalizadores Calentados Eléctricamente (E-Cats), que consumen tanta energía que obligan a implantar sistemas de 48 voltios, encareciendo la fabricación. Además, la Euro 7 introduce regulaciones sobre el polvo de frenos y neumáticos. El resultado será coches más caros por sistemas de frenado complejos (o la vuelta a los frenos de tambor traseros) y neumáticos específicos de baja abrasión que, curiosamente, suelen tener menos agarre en mojado. ¿Sacrificamos seguridad por burocracia? El "Efecto Habana" y los cementerios de eléctricos Ante este panorama, el usuario se rebela pasivamente, provocando el "Efecto Habana". Con un precio medio de coche nuevo superando los 28.000 euros, la gente se niega a cambiar de coche y opta por reconstruir coches fiables de entre 2015 y 2018, como los diésel Euro 6. Se está creando una "resistencia" de conductores que prefieren invertir en su vehículo antiguo antes que endeudarse por un microhíbrido tricilíndrico de 1.0 litros. Finalmente, destapamos el fenómeno de los "cementerios de eléctricos". Miles de coches eléctricos nuevos se acumulan en campas portuarias en Europa y China sin venderse. Es el "Channel Stuffing": los fabricantes matriculan coches a sus propios concesionarios para reportar cifras de ventas y cumplir cuotas de CO2. Estos coches se pudren al sol, degradando sus baterías antes de hacer un solo kilómetro. Cuidado con los "Km 0" eléctricos con descuentos sospechosos. En resumen, la moratoria de 2035 es un salvavidas de plomo. Nos han vendido un futuro verde, pero nos entregan un presente gris, caro y "Made in China". La imposición del coche eléctrico y el fin del coche particular para la mayoría siguen siendo el objetivo real.

We went over to the Grimmel's and met up with a few friends. We talked VW, nostalgia, and the future. Check it!

Serial owner of 17 Fox Body Mustangs (plus several Panther Police Interceptors) breaks down some highlights of this growing modern classic as it nears age 50. Ford holds on as Mustang fever goes through fat years and lean years. Honda, Toyota, GM, Mopar, Porsche, VW, Mercedes, Nissan and even Tesla learn lessons from an OG carmaker. Visit fastcarsandfreedom2 for Joe's videos celebrating muscle cars and pony cars. Send us your hate mail or love notes to CarsThePodcast@gmail.com

The baddest "Kat" in the Chevy truck world might surprise you—because it all started with Volkswagens. In this episode, we sit down with  "Dino Battilana, the mastermind behind the world-famous Dino Git Down Chevy truck show in Phoenix, Arizona, one of the largest and most influential classic Chevy C10 events in the country. For more than 10 years, Dino Git Down has drawn Chevy pickup trucks from all over the United States and international visitors, growing into an absolute monster of a show. With over 13,000 trucks attending last year, it has become a must-attend event for classic truck enthusiasts, custom builders, and C10 fans worldwide. But before the C10 fame, Dino's automotive journey began in the Volkswagen world. In this episode, we dive deep into his VW roots, his passion for air-cooled Volkswagens, and how that foundation shaped his approach to building, design, and community. We also break down his latest personal build—a jaw-dropping 1960 Volkswagen that defies categories. While it looks like a convertible, the window channels have been permanently sealed, making it a true open-air cruiser with a unique custom twist. This VW features air suspension by Levi at Pan Draggers, traditional styling mixed with modern creativity, and even subtle Chevy-inspired interior details—a perfect crossover of two iconic automotive worlds. We talk shop on custom fabrication, air-ride setups, vintage Volkswagen styling, and how his love for VW culture helped influence the growth of one of the biggest classic truck shows in the country. If you're into classic Volkswagens, Chevy C10 trucks, custom car culture, air suspension builds, automotive event history, or the evolution of car shows, this episode is a must-listen. We cover Dino's  full journey—from air-cooled VW beginnings to building an automotive empire—and how Dino Git Down became the global phenomenon it is today.  Enjoy

In the second hour, we speak with Mark Sommerhauser from The Wisconsin Policy Forum. He is the Communications Director and a Policy Researcher for the non-partisan organization and they released their Top Five Findings of 2025. This article covers some of the most important reports they released in the last year, including one that will impact taxpayers across the state. Then for Audio Sorbet, VW is going to be adding some classic features back to their new line of electric cars and we want to know: what are the things you from the "good ol' days", because touchscreens, Bluetooth and $1500 concert tickets. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs weekday mornings from 9-11 across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice. It goes a long way! Guest: Mark Sommerhauser

As we head into 2026, electricity grids aren't just under strain; they are facing transformational change because of the shifts in the ways that we work, entertain ourselves, and get around. EVs are one of the fastest-growing new loads on the grid in many parts of the world, but are also one of the least well-understood. They can exhibit flexibility that's mostly going unused today. Millions of EVs are already connected to the grid, and they're being treated as a problem instead of a solution. So how could they be used to ease that strain on electricity grids? What would it look like if we could turn EVs into really useful distributed energy resources (DERs)? Host Ed Crooks welcomes Apoorv Bhargava to the show for the first time. Apoorv is the CEO and co-founder of WeaveGrid, a company aiming to make EVs and other DERs function like dependable infrastructure for distribution grids. It wants provide utilities with trusted, repeatable, edge-level control of assets, rather than occasional, system-level demand response. Apoorv explains how it all works.Apoorv is a former student of regular guest Amy Myers Jaffe, who now teaches at New York University. She joins the show to argue that there is still a great deal of uncertainty around claims of using flexibility to reinforce. It isn't a black-and-white question, she says: flexibility only works when it's engineered, trusted and planned for at the distribution level, not improvised through emergency demand response. Together Ed, Apoorv and Amy debate how EVs and grids might be able to work together in the future, instead of against each other. They discuss consumer behaviour, politics and concerns over rising power bills as factors that will matter just as much as the evolution of the technology. The biggest grid upgrade opportunity may not be new wires, transformers or even power plants: it could be the Tesla, VW or BYD in your driveway.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jake Raby is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on the Volkswagen Type 4 engine, with more than 30 years of hands-on experience building, developing, and refining air-cooled Type 4 VW engines. Since the late 1990s, Jake has been deeply involved in Type 4 engine rebuilding, performance development, and long-term reliability testing for platforms used in VW Bus, Porsche 914, and high-performance air-cooled Volkswagen applications. Over the decades, Jake has pushed the limits of the Type 4 air-cooled engine platform, pioneering advancements in cooling systems, cylinder head porting, plenum and intake temperature control, camshaft profiles, and custom internal components. Many of the bespoke Type 4 engine parts used in his builds were designed or commissioned specifically to solve known weaknesses and extract maximum horsepower while maintaining street-driven reliability. What sets Jake apart in the air-cooled Volkswagen Type 4 engine world is his uncompromising work ethic and attention to detail. Every engine is built as a custom, customer-specific Type 4 VW engine, focused on longevity, drivability, and real-world performance—not shortcuts. His mission has always been the advancement of the Type 4 VW hobby, ensuring these engines remain viable, powerful, and dependable decades after their original production. Beyond engine building, Jake has played a major role in Type 4 engine education, offering classes, technical training, and early-2000s instructional videos covering Type 4 engine teardown, inspection, and rebuild processes—resources that helped countless Volkswagen enthusiasts understand and preserve this unique engine platform. That innovation didn't stop with Volkswagen. Jake later applied his engineering mindset to the Porsche flat-six engine world, where he helped develop the widely known intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing solution, along with numerous other reliability upgrades for Porsche engines. This episode is packed with deep technical insight into Volkswagen Type 4 engines, air-cooled performance development, engine reliability, and decades of real-world testing. If you're passionate about VW Type 4 engines, air-cooled Volkswagens, Porsche engineering, or engine development at the highest level, this is an episode you won't want to miss.   www.letstalkdubs..com www.vwtrendsmagazine.com www.rosswulf.com use code LTD10 for 10% off your order  Info for Luft Zeigen here

We talk about this past year and look forward to 2026! Happy New Year everyone!

Jessica and her mom both drive their VW but every time Jessica goes to start it she gets a shock. Is this some kind of anti-Fahrgvergnugen that only Jessica has to endure, or is their another possible answer? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy