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Overdrive: Subaru’s rally driver – Molly Taylor, Hino 500; More April fools day pranks
18 April 2019
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we look at the wide and wonderful world of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program, we have news stories with David Campbell 50% target for electric car sales by 2030 under a Labor Government EU believes BMW, Daimler and VW colluded over clean emissions
Overdrive: Tesla up and down costs; Election transport policies; Lego cars
15 March 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we mull over issues to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. Tesla Cuts the price of Model 3 but increases Australian Charging Prices 2. Holden Hopes to rebound after several bad sales years 3. Volkswagen’s Jetta becomes
Overdrive: Nissan and Renault move on; Scooters under pressure,Super Bowl ads
14 February 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a cars and transport program where you don’t have to be a rev head to enjoy it. I’m David Brown In this week’s stories Renault and Nissan usher in new era Disability Rights California sues over dockless scooters No need for safety drivers in AVs, says UK government Uber
Overdrive: Buses don’t fit stops; Nissan 370 Z; A glorious retro; Passion in cars
23 February 2018
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Welcome to Overdrive, where we cover everything to do with motoring and transport from the sublime to the ridiculous. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: New super-sized $15 million bus fleet won’t fit in bus stops Cycling groups outraged at WA Road Safety videos depicting riders as
Will Autonomous vehicles be all their claimed to be?
15 December 2017
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Over the last few years we’ve seen a flood of talk about autonomous vehicles. Many people seem to think we are heading for motoring utopia where we will have door-to-door travel without any difficulties. It might be a little delayed, but of course you can work in the car. I don’t think it’s that easy.
Hino 500 Series medium truck. ESC & reversing camera now standard. At last trucks are catching up
25 February 2017
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I had the pleasure of driving a four and a half tonne truck around a figure eight skid pan the other day on full throttle. Hino were happy to let me have a fling in their new 500 series wide cab because it now had a range of new safety features. Foremost of these was
