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Going Electric? Time to Check the eQ Factor

What is the eQ Factor? Simply put, it's an easy, accurate way of calculating the true cost of fuel in an electric vehicle. Manufacturer's are required to provide MPGe ratings for their electric vehicles, but those figures can be misleading if used on a one-to-one basis with the MPG numbers for gasoline powered vehicles. Here's why – and why RPM's Rich Taber created the eQ Factor. The cost of a gallon of gasoline varies from location to location, but typically the prices are reasonably close within a region of the country. Not so with electricity. In one community, a resident…

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Jetta GLI Provides A Gleeful Test Drive

8-20-19 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ Tech Talk commentator Rick DeMeis drives the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI to Cape Cod to catch the Martha's Vineyard ferry and discovers that the 5-passenger sedan butters its bread on both sides, offering sporty performance as well as commendable fuel economy. What's more, the exuberant experience was duly amplified by the vehicle's Tornado Red exterior.Tech Talk is a weekly feature on KOWS 92.5 FM radio Newtopian Dream program hosted by RT Newt. Ride of the Week: 2019 Volkwagen Jetta GLI 2-liter Turbocharged 4-Cylinder Engine w/ 228 hp7-speed Automatic Direct…

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RPM News Weekly Podcast: Cadillac XT6 Introduction

This week RPM's Rich Taber ventures to NEMPA headquarters for the New England premiere of the all-new 2020 Cadillac XT6 mid-size luxury SUV. GM Vehicle Program Engineering Manager Joel Hofman talks with RPM News Weekly about the XT6 and where it fits into the Cadillac line-up. RPM News Weekly Podcast: Cadillac XT6 2020 Cadillac XT6 Sport The Cadillac XT6 Sport is defined by darker accents and more aggressive performance-inspired tuning and features including available 21-inch wheels.

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RPM News Weekly Presents Rick’s Tech Talk: 2020 Kia Telluride

~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ This week Rick and RT discuss the all-new 2020 Kia Telluride full-size SUV, Walmart testing self-driving vehicles for food deliveries, Elon Musk's plans for SpaceX Starship & Starhopper, SMORES robots and NASA's new 'Robotic Bees". SMORES ROBOTS (photo medium.com) NASA's Robotic “Bees The 2020 Kia Telluride 2020 Telluride2020 Telluride2020 Telluride2020 Telluride

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RPM Presents Rick’s Tech Talk: Road Tripping to Niagra Falls in the Mazda Miata!

~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ This week RT Newt and 'Cousin' Rick talk about Rick's road to Niagra Falls in the 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata as well as Rick's impression of the newly added all-wheel-drive Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e and Space X test-fires its Star Hopper test vehicle. RT & Rick also reflect back on the Apollo Moon landing once more and visiting the town of Woodstock. Tech Talk is a weekly feature on KOWS 92.5 FM radio Newtopian Dream program hosted by RT Newt. Apollo 11 (2019) 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata: 2019 MX-5 Miata2019 MX-5 Miata Interior2019 MX-5…

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Wagons No More! VW to End Production of Golf AllTrack & SportWagen.

Peter Ciani, RPM NewsWeekly: We drive lots of cars during the course of the year, but it's not often that the car we are driving happens to get discontinued the week we are driving it. In the case of the Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, this is exactly what happened. It's been a while since I've driven a Golf, the last one I drove was the Golf R back when it came out and to be honest I don't recall ever driving the SportWagon, or the Alltrack. But being a car-nerd, of course driving a wagon makes me happy. Our 2019 Golf…

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