Prepare to be Electrified Pt. 1

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Prepare to be Electrified Pt. 1

FromOvercrest: A Pretty Good Podcast

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Sep 6, 2018

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Jake schools Kris on the early history of the electric cars. The late 1800's saw electric cars outselling steam and gasoline cars 10 to 1.
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Sep 6, 2018

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Overcrest delves into news, obscure automotive history, car culture, and the changing nature of the automotive landscape with humor and the unique perspective of professional journalism.

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The Most Annoying Noise in the World: In episode 14 Kris and Jake discuss driving etiquette, trout and jeeps, Dumb and Dumber, some listener questions answered, and a bunch of news! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast https://jalopnik.com/porsche-is-doubling-its-... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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The Volvosaur Lives: This episode Overcrest hosts enthusiast Jake Solberg The guys talk about: Car Propaganda The upcoming entertainment pods Porsche Success over Generations Craigslist Car of the Week Our Top 4 cars, and more https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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We have a Hostage Situation: In this Episode we talk about Kris' VW Blue Def hostage situation, and his rental car. We also have a great discussion on why or why we are not in the Golden Era of Motoring. We also hit some news including the Oregon gas pump nonsense, stupid DOT requir... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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It's Not a Beetle Okay?: Jake back with us discussing the new Lamborghini SUV, fast SUV culture, Right hand drive, News, Craigslist car of the week, a new segment entitled Grinding Kris' Gears, Future collector cars and more. Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Ca... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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Audi is King of the North: Kris and Jake talk best winter cars, Jake's fender bender, updates on personal projects, Momo, NASCAR (yes really), more news, Porsche's Mission E, and more... Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast NASCAR adds dirt track to 2018 sc... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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The Great Debate: Guest - Alex Nelson On one of our best episodes yet, the debate between Kris and Jake on the future of motoring gets heated and rages on. This time our guest Alex is in Jake's corner. Also discussed is e85, Alex's top 5 cars, the collector car market an... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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Jacob's Addiction: Special guest Jacob Vang joins us in the studio to discuss owning over 30 cars in the last 4-5 years. He hangs out while we discuss cool cars at the Geneva Motor Show, Humans attacking their Robot Overlords, v12 X5's, Car Liveries, and a bunch of other g... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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News - 4/11/18: Quickshift news for April 11th, 2018! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/10/los-angeles-painting-city-streets-white-in-bid-to-combat-climate-change.amp.html http://autow... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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3, 2, 1, Fight!: Its episode 21! The episode where Kris walks out of the studio on Jake. The guys about Kris' new car, and Jake gets new wheels! They talk about the badass 919 LMP1 car Porsche built, and the 956 we hope it goes up against in spirit. The Top Gear test tra... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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The Crash Box - History of the Manual Transmission: Jake and Kris talk a bit of history in this weeks Quick Shift! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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Special Guests Matt, Dan & Mike: We welcome Dan Pasillas, Matt Gilson, and Mike Space Mentone into the studio to discuss motorsport for the masses! We grab their thoughts on what it takes to get into racing at the entry level, hear some great stories, and listen to why its awesome. We d... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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News - 3/28/18: If you're wondering why we are here in the middle of the week, its because we have news! Too much for our full episode! In the future we will be updating you guys mid-week when we can and when there's news to share! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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Just Ban Everything!: In Episode 15 Jake and Kris discuss the new Patreon we set up for our listeners! We also discuss diesels being under heavy assault, inductive charging for EV, cops racing lambos, junkyards, gas taxes, left turns on red, and more. Thanks for listening to ... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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That's Gold Jerry, Gold!: In episode 6 Kris and Jake talk car movies, Grid Girls, Subarus, a true Miata explanation, Kia (???), and more... Merry Christmas everyone! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast http://www.automobilemag.com/news/subaru-finally-re... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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Slap and Scratch!: Happy Monday! In episode 25 Jennifer Turcotte comes in studio to school us on how she got started, detailing itself, facts and myths on ceramic coating, and her company, Carsmotology. Kris and Jake talk about Kris' terrible first spring outing in the 911... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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Prepare to be Electrified Pt. 1

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