The move to hybrid and electric vehicles is being adopted in greater percentages by white people than African-Americans or Latinos. I get that. But an article today in the Atlanta Post, "an online news site about African-American business news", shows the kind of ignorance and misinformation that gets passed around the African-American community as fact.

A few excerpts:

The What Drives Us podcast recorded live last week and covered everything from Volt vs LEAF sales to pudding. Yes, pudding. It's a trap!

We're now recording the show LIVE each week at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific if you would like to come on and join in the fun of a live chat room while we talk about all things with green cars. Visit us each week at http://whatdrives.us/live

The What Drives Us podcast recorded live this past week. This week's episode discussed the automaker's push for additional federal money for hydrogen research, 5 things to hate about the LEAF, which automaker has the highest loyalty ratings, Prius resale values, and more.

We're now recording the show LIVE each week at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific if you would like to come on and join in the fun of a live chat room while we talk about all things with green cars. Visit us each week at http://whatdrives.us/live

We're back with Episode 2, and this time we're discussing how PriusChat can help save you money when you have troubles with your car. In case you missed last week, with the PriusChat Show each week we’ll look at the discussions on PriusChat that were the hottest, the most interesting, and the most controversial. The show will also bring exclusive interviews with the movers and shakers in the Prius community.

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When reading the financial or auto press, it's usually a good idea to take what they say with a great deal of skepticism.

Today Edmunds made the same mistake its made time and time again, doing some static math and assuming that was the complete picture. In an article on rising gas prices Edumnds cautioned that a hybrid vehicle, like the Prius, may not always be the best buy. In this case Edmunds recommends a Camry in comparison as the difference in fuel cost doesn't justify the "extra money" the Prius costs.

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

This week Danny & Russell rope Jason Holder into joining the podcast to talk about Solar Panels, the Volt and LEAF EPA labels, Tesla, and the hotly debated Prius Harmony ads winning awards.

Hosts: Danny Cooper, Russell Frost

Panelists: Jason Holder"man"

Episode #: 43

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This week Danny, Russell and the whole crew talk about the outcome of Toyota Sudden Acceleration Claims, Nissan delaying the LEAF, and ask the question "Why won't Chevy reveal Volt mileage numbers?"

Hosts: Danny Cooper, Russell Frost

Panelists: Linda Weidemann, Jason Holder, Tony Schaefer, Jon B.

Episode #: 42

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

Toyota just tweeted that their global Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada has announced that the company will launch six all-new hybrid vehicles across the globe by the end of 2012. Since Toyota used the word "hybrid", I am assuming that the six models are exclusive of any EVs they are planning on launching.