The Drive Thru is our monthly recap where we’ve put together a menu of local, racing, electric-vehicle and random car-adjacent news. Tune in for Episode #9 covering April of 2021. Below are all the articles, links and videos we talk about in this episode.
Showcase
California Senators Push Biden to Set End Date for Gasoline-Car Sales Two politicians are urging the president to follow California's lead and set a date when people will no longer be allowed to buy new gasoline-powered vehicles. ... [READ MORE] |
Jeep Is Launching a Charging Network to Facilitate EV Off-Roading Over the next 12 months, the brand will install Level 2 charging stations at trailheads across the US. The project coincides with the launch of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid. ... [READ MORE] |
Somehow Dodge Sold a ‘New’ 2016 Dodge Dart in 2021 And the salesperson of the year award goes to… ... [READ MORE] |
Mercedes-Powered Isdera Imperator 108i Is A Rare Supercar For Sale This is 1 of only 30 examples made. ... [READ MORE] |
1970s Hyundai Pony Restored with EV Powertrain, Ultra-Cool Interior Hyundai designers disassembled an actual first-generation car and added modern headlights, taillights, and even nixie-tube instrumentation inside. ... [READ MORE] |
The Next Forza Motorsport Is Gearing Up For Early Testing, And You Can Be A Part Of It It’s an exciting time for Forza Motorsport, as Microsoft’s sim racing franchise is gearing up for a reboot and its first installment on the Xbox Series X and S generation of consoles. While there’s no indication as of yet that we’ll see the game released in 2021, developer Turn 10 Studios revealed Wednesday that it will soon be offering up a “part” of the upcoming project to play testers in its Forza panel. ... [READ MORE] |
Racing's Next Electric Avenue Could Be a Quarter-Mile NHRA Drag Strip Discussions ongoing about when to bring EV's into the NHRA. ... [READ MORE] |
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Automotive, EV & Car-Adjacent News
For a list of all the articles and events referenced on this episode check out the show notes below.
Domestics
Mustang Mach-E 1400 “Hot Sauce”
EVs & Concepts
Formula One
Lost & Found
- We Found Ford's Incredible Turbine-Powered Semi-Truck 'Big Red' That's Been Lost for Decades
- New “ugliest car” has to be added to our list: 1973 MOHS SAFARIKAR
- CARMAX UNICORN - Manual Transmission 2010 Chevrolet HHR SS – Low Miles, Reasonable Price
BIG RED “Experimental Turbine” Truck
Lowered Expectations
Motorsports
Tesla
Tesla Roadster Door Handle – Reveal!
Tesla “Easter Eggs” discovered in voice command system
VAG & Porsche
- 2024 VW ID. Buzz Electric Van's U.S. On-Sale Date Confirmed
- VW Beetle rebooted as Punk Cat electric car
- BUGATTI Super Bike Concept
- VOLTSwagen? Legit name change or bad April Fools joke?
- Possible SEC investigation against VW for name change prank misleading investors and causing 16% increase in share price.
- Audi debuts the A6 e-tron.
911 v M4 showdown
TRANSCRIPT
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- DMV man ... Charged With Reckless Driving After Cars Stop Beltway Traffic to Do Doughnuts; and more doughnuts
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