Summary: Recorded October 5, 2011 Featuring hosts; Danny Cooper & Russell Frost And regular panelists; Tony Schaefer, Linda Weidemann, Mark Rickey, Justin Wages, Jon B Special thanks to Evan for going on vacation a little earlier than we expected. TWO MINUTE NEWS TOPICS: Linda http://green.autoblog.com/2011/10/05/consumer-reports-calls-2011-hyundai... Tony http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2011/09/29/feds-fund-novel-green-... Mark http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2011-09/personal-turbine-makes-you... Jon http://media.toyota.ca/pr/tci/en/defending-champion-toyota-canada-216275... russell http://autos.aol.com/article/why-the-chevy-volt-is-attracting-wealthy-bu... Danny http://green.autoblog.com/2011/10/05/consumer-reports-calls-2011-hyundai... MAIN TOPICS: Volt sales, it's more than a sales problem http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1066882_electric-car-sales-does-gm-h... jalopnik says the volt is a flop http://jalopnik.com/5846097/is-the-chevy-volt-a-sales-flop it's a right-wing political talking point http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2011/09/27/limbaugh-ge-and-gm-... social media, car blogs and car companies, what the hell *should* they be talking about in all that space? -below are examples of social media use by above mentioned entities http://www.facebook.com/groups/chevyvoltowners/ http://www.facebook.com/nissanleaf http://www.facebook.com/fiskersantamonica http://twitter.com/#!/GreenCarReports/status/119597725791686657 http://twitter.com/#!/GreenCarReports/status/121599604402827264 http://twitter.com/#!/Honda/status/121585169374253056 http://twitter.com/#!/OurLEAF/status/121356879774482432 http://twitter.com/#!/fiskerauto http://twitter.com/#!/ChevyVolt
