Overdrive: Federal Budget – big projects but no process improvement; VW utes and vans

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at all forms of transport from the humble bike through perhaps to a rocket powered space ship.

The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss)

I’m David Brown

News

  • Federal Budget (1:13)
  • VW Multivan (2:19)
  • VW – Ute (3:19)
  • Kia leads the way with Electric Vehicle mobile Ap (4:19)
  • Reinstating delivery curfews – short-term thinking? (5:20)

Interviews

  • With cars sales rebounding particularly at the two ends of the market, small lower priced vehicles and more expensive larger cars, we again talk to Kate Gillis to see if Peugeot is riding that wave. (6:25)

Feedback

  • Alloy wheel protectors (14:38)

Motoring Minute

  • Mazda CX-9 (15:15)

Interview

And we catch up with two of our favourite guests:

  • Motoring journalist Paul Murrell (16:22) and
  • Transport expert (with a great sense of humour) Brian Smith. (21:37)

Motoring Minute

  • Ford Ranger Ute (28:14)

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Originally broadcast 15 May 2021