Weekly show about future cars and future car technology.  This week news about:

• (00:59 ) Top Marks – Audi e-tron gets IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus award — the first EV to do so – https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/audi/e-tron-4-door-suv/2019


• (01:36 ) Frankfurt Preview – Mercedes-Benz confirms we’ll see an all-electric concept sedan at the Frankfurt Motor Show (probably the EQS)Body, as well as new plug-in hybrid vehicles, and the production Mercedes-Benz EQV MPV – https://media.daimler.com/marsMediaSite/ko/en/44093485


• (02:11 ) Free Again – Tesla once again makes Supercharging free on Model S, Model X, https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1157673131084902401


• (02:48 ) Coming to North America – BMW expands its wireless charging pilot program to the U.S. – http://www.bmwusanews.com/newsrelease.do?id=3481&mid=


• (03:30 ) Rivian Made? – Ford CEO says Rivian may end up building its electric SUV – https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-working-ev-rivian-will-suv


• (04:15 ) On The Road – First two all-electric Freightliner eCascadia semis built this week – https://daimler-trucksnorthamerica.com/influence/press-room/press-releases/PressDetail/first-freightliner-ecascadia-battery-electric-trucks-2019-08-12


• (04:51 ) 45,000 — BMW says it has 45,000 registrations secured for the 2019 MINI Cooper S E EV – https://electrek.co/2019/08/13/bmw-mini-electric-reservations-se/


• (05:32 ) Discount Time – Jaguar targets Tesla customers with special $3,000 ‘Tesla conquest Incentive” – https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124547_jaguar-targets-tesla-owners-with-i-pace-discounts


• (06:11 ) Proterra Powered – Proterra announces a new program to help other companies electrify their fleet — with Proterra Tech – https://www.proterra.com/press-release/proterra-launches-proterra-powered-vehicle-electrification-solutions-to-enable-oems-to-build-high-performance-evs-for-commercial-fleets/


• (06:52 ) Good Karma – Karma Automotive debuts SC1 Vision Concept EV at Pebble Beach this weekend – https://www.karmanewsroom.com/news/karma-automotive-sc1-vision-concept-set-for-debut-at-pebble-beach-concours-delegance/


• (07:10 ) Priced – 2020 Karma Revero GT priced from $135,000 – https://www.karmanewsroom.com/news/karma-automotive-sets-2020-revero-gt-base-msrp-at-135000/


• (07:28 ) Lots of Choice – Rivian says it’ll offer electrochromic glass, fixed glass, two-piece removable, and standard fixed roof on the R1T and R1S. – https://twitter.com/Rivian/status/1161343049084985344


• (07:46 ) See you in Court – 22 states, seven cities, sue the EPA – https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124572_states-cities-sue-epa-over-clean-power-plan-rollback


• (08:10 ) Family Resemblance? – Menlo EV hints at the Bolt EUV style — but it isn’t confirmed as such – https://www.facebook.com/carnewschina/posts/2642516679114344?__tn__=-R


• (08:34 ) Update Range Loss – Class action against Tesla due to drop in range – https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-battery/tesla-owner-lawsuit-claims-software-update-fraudulently-cut-battery-capacity-idUSKCN1UY2TW


• (08:49 ) Cease and Desist – NHTSA sent Tesla a cease and desist about accident test claims – https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/07/tesla-model-3-safety-score-nhtsa-scrutiny/


• (09:06 ) Priced. Peugeot e208 priced in the UK – http://www.peugeotpress.co.uk/releases/1757


• (09:24 ) Auction Bound – The Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro went under the hammer at Pebble beech – https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/13/chevy-ecopo-camaro-ev-concept-auction/


• (09:42 ) Tough Boss – Tesla executives who report directly to Elon Musk leave more quickly than those who don’t. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-14/tesla-s-worrisome-turnover-is-more-extreme-among-musk-reports


• (10:01 ) Funding Doubled – UK Government doubles funding for on-street EV charging – https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-doubles-funding-for-on-street-electric-car-charging


• (10:18 ) More Affordable – Indian company Emflux apologizes for delays in getting the Emflux ONE to market, announces more affordable Emflux TWO – https://electricmotorcycles.news/open-letter-from-emflux-motors-to-the-public/


• (10:39 ) No Air Suspension – Elon Musk says no to Air suspension for the Model 3 – https://twitter.com/GrizzlyAustin/status/1160635072145477634


• (10:57 ) Ditching the Drivers – UPS invests in TuSimple – https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ups-tusimple-investment/ups-buys-stake-in-tusimple-testing-self-driving-trucks-in-arizona-idUSKCN1V51EU


• (11:14 ) Pizza by Bike – Domino’s switches to electric bicycle deliveries in some cities in the US – https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dominos-launches-national-e-bike-program-for-pedal-powered-delivery-300900129.html


• (11:35 ) Cancelled Order – NextMove cancels Model 3 order after suffering problems with early cars – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boWp5JqqenY


• (11:56 ) Detected By Autopilot – Tesla brakes to avoid meteor – https://insideevs.com/news/365124/tesla-model-s-autopilot-meteor/


• (12:17 ) Premiere Date Set – Porsche Taycan world premiere set for September 4 at Frankfurt Motor Show – https://www.motor1.com/news/364475/2020-porsche-taycan-livestream/ while Porsche lets Jonny Smith behind the wheel