Oli, the Funky Cat, and the Silver Arrows: The EV State of the Nation

Jon Summers is The Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing, technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. Hailing from California, he collects cars and bikes built with plenty of cheap and fast, and not much reliable. On his show, he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, and motoring travel.

In this episode, Jon and Mark talk about a wide range of motoring topics. They discuss their affection for old and new vehicles, their experiences with motorbikes, and the joy of driving on beautiful roads. Jon shares anecdotes from his personal collection and his insights into electric cars, such as the Citroën AMI and the Mercedes EQS. They also touch upon the surprisingly luxurious elements of electric vehicles and the challenges around adopting electric cars, especially in terms of infrastructure. Jon delves into the history of the pre-World War II German racing cars, exploring the ethical dilemmas faced by drivers during the Nazi era. The episode wraps up with a lively exchange about their favorite roads, regretful car sales, worst vehicles owned, and preferences for future car purchases.

• How Goes the EV Revolution?
• Kids dirt bikes
• Citroen’s Ami and Oli: lightweight with a sensible price
• Ora Funky Cat 
• The Chinese Skyline
• Paying a Premium For a Lower Range
• Ferrari Purosangue
• Land racing in the Mojave Desert
• The Land racing potential of J’s ‘95 Mustang GTS
• Tesla Model X Long Range, Design inspiration from Duster’s Video Gaming Arcade, in Plymouth during the nineties; the games of Dusters
• Porsche Cayenne GTS
• J’s recent work on the Silver Arrows: Better Research Needed. 
• Manfred von Brauchitsch, Rudolf Caracciola, Hermann Lang and Hans Stuck
• The von Brauchitsch movie
• The image that started it all for J
• The Mercedes T80
• Most regret parting with ? E773NKV / ‘78 Capri 3.0 S
• Worst car you ever owned ?
• Most Loyal Dog ? R392CNE, R733OMO
• Best Road - Europe (SS25 / D1006)
• Best Track - Britain (Donington, Oulton, Thruxton)
• $100k, what do you buy?
• Reading ?  The Chronicles of Halvar and Clarence
• 21 Forever, a biography of David Pearson

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