Overdrive: Dynamometers – a lot to gain from a Dyno; Polestar in Aust; Which Car Drivers have a DUI

10/04/2022 30 min
Overdrive: Dynamometers – a lot to gain from a Dyno; Polestar in Aust; Which Car Drivers have a DUI

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Episode Synopsis

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program a cars and transport.

I’m David Brown

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

News (1:55)
1. Vehicle sales – Supply constraints make for some interesting trends
2. Vehicle sale numbers - Tesla and Polestar and in there and counting
3. Rating with cars have more drink-driving incidents from the users
4. Trucking Industry Anger After Budget Slashes Tax Rebate To Zero

Feature Story (8:29)
Modern vehicles are full of clever technology to get more efficiency, but they are tuned for average driving situations. Dynamometers can help tune a car, a truck, a motorbike or even a lawn mover to get good efficiency and, especially in the case of cars a trucks, vehicles can be tuned for your particular needs.
We speak to
• Alan Evans the owner and MD of Dyno Dynamics the makers of quality dynamometers here in Australia. Great information from a local manufacturing company.

Feedback (16:44)
And a bit of feedback about a subject we raised last week.

Motoring Minute (18:36)
• Lexus ES (18:36)

Information piece (19:43)
In the light of major electric car companies now being represented in our reported sales figures we chat to Samantha Johnson the MD of Polestar in Australia.

Motoring Minute (27:44)
• Nissan Pro 4X warrior

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Originally broadcast on 19 March 2022

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