In this episode we catch up on our project cars, respond to some listener mail (46:28), discuss some dumb shitty gadgets that promise to improve your car's fuel economy and performance but do the opposite (1:09), and a few news stories (1:50).
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All music from the free album Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland
Notes/Links/Sources:
How to Properly Recharge Your AC System https://youtu.be/Pdq8JAlct6s
The Fast and The Furious is about pirates: https://youtu.be/rbjeyLQCI0c
Smokey Yunick hot vapor engine: https://youtu.be/qmGUMhRWwq0
The Fuelshark Won't Save You Gas Because It Runs On Bullshit: https://jalopnik.com/the-fuelshark-wont-save-you-gas-because-it-runs-on-bul-1479542390
Why Water Won't Improve Your MPG: A PM and Dateline NBC Investigation https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a3983/4310717/
Looking For A Miracle: We Test Automotive 'Fuel Savers' https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a310/1802932/
Gas-saving devices tested https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/01/gas-saving-devices-tested/index.htm
OG 200 mpg carburetor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Nelson_Pogue
Miracle Carburetor https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nobodys-fuel/
Drivers' Coop: https://drivers.coop/
Pod Damn America interview with Driver’s Coop founders: https://soundcloud.com/poddamnamerica/taxi-cab-oppression-w-co-op-ride
Bronze Elon Musk statue in downtown Manhattan unveiled to a wave of mockery: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-statue-new-york-b1874409.html
Tesla Model S Plaid caught fire while driver was at the wheel, says fire chief: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/tesla-model-s-plaid-caught-fire-while-being-driven-fire-chief.html
Phantom braking: https://twitter.com/Keubiko/status/1410929988644257794
Podcasts about Elon Musk: https://soundcloud.com/eattherichpod/ep-042-elon-musk-with-ken-klippenstein https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-i-do-not-like-63419860/ https://soundcloud.com/trueanonpod/lamest-show-1
Chinese Communist party celebrates 100th anniversary – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/jul/01/chinese-communist-party-celebrates-100th-anniversary-in-pictures
Marx's Capital Manga: https://redquillbooks.com/portfolio-posts/capital-manga/
Lordstown SEC investigation: https://sec.report/CIK/0001759546
Tesla to 'recall' nearly 300,000 China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/06/26/tesla-to-recall-nearly-300000-china-made-model-3-and-model-y-vehicles-.html
Over-the-air update strands NIO electric car (not a Tesla) on a highway in China https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18205774/nio-ota-update-traffic-china-es8
Mazda Confirms Next-Gen MX-5 Miata Will Electrified: https://www.motor1.com/news/515992/next-gen-miata-hybrid-electric/
Means TV: https://means.tv/