Episode 112 - Why Didn't Anyone Warn Me




What Drives Us show

Summary: recorded August 22, 2012 Show notes: cool car, really dumb name http://www.plugincars.com/infiniti-emerg-e-us-north-american-debut-pebbl... buggy whip retailers complained about innovation too http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078383_mechanics-worry-electric-car... patience grasshopper http://www.plugincars.com/slow-uptake-green-carpool-stickers-plug-hybrid... I remember when "big in europe" was a put-down http://www.plugincars.com/fisker-karma-considered-sales-success-most-eur... Follow-up story: Fisker issues general recall, hates cooling fans http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/18/fisker-completes-investigation-of-lat... henrik and elon smackdown, well, not so much http://www.dailytech.com/Teslas+Elon+Musk+Dumps+on+Fisker+Calls+Karma+a+... PR: Elon helps with Tesla museum http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078560_tesla-motors-ceo-musk-to-sup... Elon gets more tesla, fisker begging for more cash http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078536_tesla-ceo-gets-more-stock-op... please, please, please stop with the racing crap (and put the car on the market) http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/19/volkswagen-2013-jetta-hybrid-sets-spe... and btw, two racers like the volt http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078556_racers-andretti-johnson-appr... Ford puts some money where their marketing is http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/15/ford-underscores-its-love-of-electric... russell's geek story of the week, the coolest ebike ever http://www.faradaybikes.com http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/28/faraday-porteur-e-bike-test-ride/