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RPM News Podcast: Charged Up By 2020 Boston Auto Show

The New England International Auto Show creates the foundation for this episode of the RPM News Weekly Podcast, where a conversation builds that allows the next-gen Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and the all-new Ford Mustang Mach-E all electric crossover utility vehicle to take center stage. Viewed through the eyes of RPM Podcasters Peter Ciani and Rich Taber, the auto show taking place in Boston through Monday, January 20, 2020 seems to have crossed a bridge, giving the next wave of alternative vehicles a clear channel to the New England automobile market. RPM News Weekly Podcast 1/17/20

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2020 Jaguar I-PACE HSE

1-08-20 Featured Vehicle Though Stormy Winds May Blow,The I-PACE Is Raring To Go RPM Instagram Photo Feed

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Tech Talk On RPM: Kia Soul Shows Grace & Gravitas

1-07-20 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ It’s not everyday that one tosses the word gravitas into the description of a compact utility vehicle, but that’s just what Tech Talk commentator Rick DeMeis saw fit to do for the Kia Soul X-Line. With good reason as he explains. Have a listen. That’s not all he covers this week, though. There’s mention of autonomous driving LiDAR from Robosense, also an interesting survey of the most popular vehicles around the country and a bunch more. Tech Talk is a weekly feature on KOWS 92.5 FM radio Newtopian Dream…

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Goodbye Grand Caravan, Hello 2020 Chrysler Voyager!

Back in July of 2019, Automotive News Canada reported that the Dodge Grand Caravan was forecasted to finally head for retirement, with production coming to an end on May 22, 2020. In its place, parent-company FCA would release the all-new Chrysler Voyager. Aside from the resurrected Voyager name, foreseeing the demise of the Grand Caravan might have been sad news for minivan aficionados. After all, it was the Dodge Caravan (alongside its Plymouth Voyager twin) that got the whole minivan movement rolling in the first place back in 1984. But, finally shelving the model after the 2020 production cycle is…

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Tech Talk On RPM: MB GLC 300 Revels In Silence

12-10-19 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ While certainly not a dime-a-dozen SUV, the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4MATIC offered Tech Talk commentator Rick DeMeis one of life's simplest pleasures... blessed quietness. As hard to come by these days as is many a golden rule, silence is one of many luxuries you can count on when traveling in the GLC. Redesigned for the 2020 model year, the GLC epitomizes the contemporary world of Mercedes family transportation – distinctive, connected and uncompromising in its ability to woo the senses. Also on the agenda this week are EV…

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Tech Talk On RPM: Snow Suits Range Rover HST

12-03-19 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ Just in time for pre-winter's first serious foray (unfortunately not a flurry) into the heart of New England, the keys to a 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport MHEV HST landed in the gloved hands of Tech Talk commentator Rick DeMeis, turning what would have been an ugly week of slogging through snow, rain, slush and ice into a confident escapade swathed in elegance.But there's more than chic transportation on slippery surfaces to assess this week as the conversation slides from motion sickness and SpaceX to the five most…

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