Episodes Archive
Overdrive: Car Sales; Utilities do well; Volkswagen electric plans; Building cars from Lego.
20 March 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and experiences to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. VFACTS: 2019 downturn continues with slow February 2. Aussie company works to turn plastics, old tyres and waste into diesel fuel for trucks
Overdrive: More Super Bowl ad critiques; AVs predict ped movements; Evoque’s see through system
27 February 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that bounces across issues of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this week’s news stories Teaching self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement INRIX 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard Hero Holdens tops Shannons Melbourne Auction New York gov: introduce Manhattan road pricing ‘or face 30% fare rise’ Lyft
Overdrive: Nissan – No X-Trail with Brexit; Maserati Track Day; Suzuki Jimny; AVs showing the way
12 February 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles . I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories Nissan chooses Japan over UK to build new X-Trail car Nissan has confirmed that the new X-Trail originally planned for its Sunderland plant near Newcastle
Overdrive: Brexit warning; Kia Picanto GT; Weinermobile; Land Cruiser Heritage; AV shows the way
4 February 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive our first program of 2019 after the holiday period of highlights from 2018. I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories Drivers issued no-deal Brexit warnings Road safety seminar: 44% of road crashes occur in Asia Pacific region McLaren 2050 F1 race car: 300-mph EV that can
Overdrive: First look Hyundai Ioniq; GM cuts models; Toy cars made from wood
3 December 2018
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program about all sorts of things to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in the program this week we look at news stories with David Campbell General Motors to close plants and cut models US Auto Tariffs on all imported cars? New Range Rover Evoque EV Sales soaring
Overdrive: BMW X5; Ghosn stumbles; Ford buys railway station; Capturing Route 66
25 November 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that investigates matters to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in the program this week we look at news stories with David Campbell Chairman of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Arrested Ford plans construction on Michigan Central Depot by year’s end Waymo paid autonomous taxi service could launch
