Submitted by Danny on March 18, 2011 - 3:37pm.
Consumer Reports has gotten into the competitve spirit of March Madness and has created Moto Madness. Moto Madness pits cars of similar aspects against one another until there is one champion to rule the automotive world. This is your chance to show that the Prius is way better than the Volt, so go on over to http://www.crdashboard.org and vote for the Prius and for your favorites from the other categories.
Just in case you need some help remembering who to vote for, refer to the image above.
Submitted by Danny on December 20, 2010 - 1:11pm.
This week we use our final episode of the year to grill Chelsea Sexton on her experience with the Chevy Volt, then we spend the 2nd half of the episode going over our favorite stories from 2010. What Drives Us will return in 2011, we'll see you then! Thanks for a great first year of podcasts!
Hosts: Danny Cooper, Russell Frost
Panelists: Tony Schaefer, Linda Weidemann, Jason Holder, Chelsea Sexton
Episode #: 45
Submitted by Danny on November 5, 2010 - 3:12pm.
This week Danny & Russell are joined by Linda and Jason to discuss whether we are entering the twilight period for hybrids, GM announcing another concept Volt, the Prius PLUS performance package, and more!
Hosts: Danny Cooper, Russell Frost
Panelists: Linda Weidemann, Jason Holder
Episode #: 40
Submitted by Danny on October 26, 2010 - 1:13pm.
Danny and Russell are joined by Tony Schaefer and Jason Holder. Danny discusses his mutli-day test of the new Honda CR-Z hybrid, the 2012 Ford Focus, Volt MPG in charge sustain mode, the EPA and E15, Brammo's new Enertia plus and much, much more.
Host: Russell Frost, Danny Cooper
Panelists: Tony Schaefer, Jason Holder
Episode #: 38
Time:1:27:53
Submitted by Danny on October 5, 2010 - 10:02am.
Abandoned by co-host Danny Cooper and regular panelist Tony Schaefer, Russell had to go another continent on another hemisphere to fill the gap. This week we are very glad to have Dr. Evan Fusco back on the show, live from Australia. Regular Panelist, Linda Weidemann braves some nasty, unnamed illness to appear on the show as well. A great show with a wide range of topics mostly centered around the, "Wasn't that obvious?" theme.
Host: Russell Frost
Panelists: Linda Weidemann, Dr. Evan Fusco
Submitted by Danny on August 26, 2010 - 12:17pm.
Danny Cooper takes a week off and we welcome new guest panelist, Jason Holder to talk about his experience with the Honda Civic Hybrid (2nd generation) and the Honda CR-Z. Jason speaks in depth about the firmware update, Honda performance and his driving impressions of the CR-Z. Regular panelists Linda Weidemann and Tony Schaefer join in to discuss news of the week including Volt MPG, Leaf production number rumors, dead flowers, reveal the mysteries behind plasmacluster and much more.
Host: Russell Frost (Danny will be back next week)
Submitted by Danny on August 6, 2010 - 12:26pm.
This week Danny and Russell go it alone again and thrash out everything from some cool new home innovations to monitor electrical useage, awesome news about solar power, another telematics discussion and GM Venture's buy into Bright Automotive. Then both Danny and Russell take some time to rant about the corporate involvement in social media.
Hosts: Russell Frost and Danny Cooper
Panelists: nope, not this week
Episode #: 27
Time: 1:16:37
Submitted by Danny on August 3, 2010 - 3:51pm.
Ah, this story reminds me of the good old days back in late 2003 and all of 2004 when the Prius was facing huge markups by Toyota dealers across the country. Even then, the premium was usually only around $5,000. But the Chevy Volt is facing a whole new type of greed. FavStocks is reporting that "at least one GM dealer is planning to add a $20,000 dealer markup to each of the 9 Volts the dealer is to receive through 2011."
$20,000 on top of the $41,000 sticker price!
Submitted by Danny on July 27, 2010 - 12:09pm.
And there it is. After 3 years of speculation, we finally have a price for the 2011 Chevy Volt: $33,500 after the $7,500 federal tax credit, or $41,000 MSRP. This price includes destination and a massive list of standard features.
GM is getting very aggressive with the Volt's lease price. The 3 year 36 month lease will be $350 per month with a $2,500 down payment due at signing.
Submitted by Danny on July 26, 2010 - 4:03pm.
We've been hearing about the Chevy Volt for about 3 years now, seen a total redesign during the prototype phase, and we've almost seen the project canceled several times. Now, finally, tomorrow at noon, Eastern, GM will announce pricing for their "Extended Range Electric Vehicle" Volt.
GM is under a lot of pressure to price the vehicle competitively after Nissan blew the industry away with their $32,000 price for the LEAF.
What's your guess on the Volt's pricing?
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