David Brown Archive
Overdrive: Building electric buses in Australia; A practical experience in buying a car; BMW e-bike
12 May 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at the different ways we get around, from walking, riding, or in cars, buses, trains or planes. The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) I’m David Brown News Nissan adds a new variant of their small SUV – the Qashqai (1:20) BMW
Overdrive: Cash for Clunkers to buy a bike; Subaru XV; Nissan Leaf e+; Mazda MX 5; Hispano Suiza
3 May 2021
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News Mazda MX 5 (1:28) MG – HS (2:25) Nissan LEAF e+ add more performance to a successful electric vehicle (3:27) Hispano Suiza Unique Tailormade, 1,904 ways to design the car of your dreams (4:30) Interview Cash for clunkers, a French government program to pay you to scrape your old polluting car, but not to
Overdrive: Volvo Ad Pulled after complaint; Cars with no spare tyres; Alfa Guilia;
23 April 2021
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we look at the wide and wonderful world of motoring and transport. The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) I’m David Brown News Volvo Car ad material removed after complaint (1:28) Tesla crash – what we need to consider with autonomous vehicles (2:32) Maserati Ghibli
Overdrive: Mini Electric; Plug-In Hybrid – The overlooked option; Vehicle supply is near crisis
23 April 2021
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Plug-In Hybrids may be an important psychological step for Australia
Overdrive: Govt’s waffle words; Kia Stonic & Carnival; Space saver tyres; seats for wider drivers
10 April 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that investigates matters to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown News VFacts Car sales – Overview (1:30) New Subaru Outback Climbs To Best Seller in its class (2:30) People Movers make a come back led by the Carnival (3:30) Toyota unveils Victoria’s first hydrogen production and
Overdrive: VW Cupra, Renault Captur, and Hyundai Nexo for Australia; Tesla model 3; Sculpture beside motorways
3 April 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we take a populous approach to cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Cupra: A New Car Brand Coming to Australia (1:27) NEXO: Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel-cell first (2:23) The all-new Renault Captur – the Light SUV leader in Europe returns to Australia (3:23) XPeng releases first data from long-distance
