Go Hypermiling Podcast

Type: Audio
Hosts: Kacey Green, Manuel Santos and Wayne Gerdes
Recorded: September 20, 2009
Music: Spoon - Revenge!
Runtime: 29 min : 19 sec
Moderating: Kacey Green
Technique: Threading the Needle

Main Topics: Toyota decides to continue with Nickel after Plug-in Prius Test, In a heavy downpour, a young driver loses control and her life and Ford improves the European Focus Econetic even further.

Sponsors: CleanMPG, Hybrid Canada, & Midlands Hybrid | Enginer PHEV Systems, Sound Proof Foam, Midlands Honda

First up, Wayne describes the technique of Threading the Needle or maintaining momentum though a left turn even with traffic.

Next up, Manuel tells us that “Toyota has decided to continue with Nickel after Li-Ion equipped Plug-in Prius was tested.”

Kacey then describes “In a heavy downpour, a young driver loses control and her life.”

Finally Wayne describes how ”Ford has improved the European Focus ECOnetic even further.”

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Kacey Green & Wayne Gerdes
Go Hypermiling!
“Hypermiling in today’s world”

#14 Nickel vs. Lithium - Go Hypermiling!

Go Hypermiling PodcastType: Video
Hosts: Kacey Green, Manuel Santos, Mike Sefton, Mike Sirach, Tim Smith, Wayne Gerdes
Moderating: none
Technique: none
Main Topics:Contest, Video Walkthrough summary of the event, Ford Focus BEV First Drive!, VW Commercial Parody
Sponsors: CleanMPG, Hybrid Canada, & Midlands Hybrid

In our fourth and final video podcast in our special coverage of HybridFest 2009 Kacey Green and Wayne Gerdes    , lead us into the show.

We first announce the prizes to our first contest (we still do not know the rules, keep an eye open here at the site (gohypermiling.com) we will make a post when we start the competition.

Next Manuel has prepared a nice video walkthrough summary of all the booths at HybridFest 2009.

We somehow managed to get the keys to the Ford focus BEV and we take the car around the block to its transport, sort of an unboxing/first impression video, for a car!

Then I rant about the road race known as the HybridFest MPG Challenge before Wayne talks me down a bit and we offer constructive criticism.

Several CleanMPG members got together at the end of May for various reasons. We recorded this single take of a parody of the VW commercial where they make fun of the Prius and conveniently forget, that CleanMPG stomped their 48 State record after they started talking trash. We would have done a second take but we were out of daylight and had promised to take member, Brick, to Brixx Wood Fired Pizza.

We hope you enjoyed our special video podcast series on HybridFest 2009, we now return you to your semi-regularly scheduled Go Hypermiling podcast, and remember, “You’ve just Gone Hypermiling, with CleanMPG, Ford, Hybrid Canada and Midlands Hybrid.” 

Kacey Green
Go Hypermiling!
“Hypermiling in today’s world”

#5: HybridFest 2009 Coverage Finale - Go Hypermiling

Go Hypermiling PodcastType: Video
Hosts: Wayne Gerdes
Moderating: Ford
Technique: Rabbit Timing
Main Topics: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid (FFH)
                      Q&A Session
Sponsor: Wayne Gerdes    
Size Warning!:455 MB 391 MB 1 hr 16 min for both presentation and Q&A session

Our second video podcast continues with a Keynote presentation by Ford and our own Wayne Gerdes at HybridFest 2009, followed by a Question and Answer session.

Kacey Green
Go Hypermiling!
“Hypermiling in today’s world”

Go Hypermiling #3.5 – HybridFest 2009 - FFH Presentation

Update on Aug 5, 2009 at 16:30 by Kacey Green

File updated to work in iTunes & with iPod.

Go Hypermiling Podcast

Type: Video

Hosts: Kacey Green, Mike Sefton, Wayne Gerdes
Moderating: N/A
Technique: None
Main Topics: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid (FFH)
Why is Ford at HybridFest 2009?
Intro to 2010 FFH
First impressions of a multi-Prius Owner
More… In 3.5

Sponsor: Midlands Hybrid

Our second video podcast has an intro by Kacey and Wayne, then it turns to David Finnegan, Ford’s Marketing Manager for Hybrids.

Next we jump to Mike Sefton and David on an intro to the FFH and a test drive w/Kacey playing backseat driver, where we are introduced to SmartGauge with Eco Guide.

Right before we jump off to part two of this podcast we hear from a friend of ours who is a Toyota Fan on his first drive of the FFH, we weren’t expecting this reaction… We then move to part two posting later in the day.

Special thanks again to everyone involved in this special video podcast series.

Subscribe in your favorite Netcasting / Podcasting software such as iTunes and Zune, our feed address is:http://feeds.feedburner.com/GoHypermiling-Podcasts, you don’t need a portable MP3 Player to use our netcasts, though we try to make it a good listen for your commute. We recommend not viewing our videos while driving.

Kacey Green
Go Hypermiling!
“Hypermiling in today’s world”

Go Hypermiling #3.1 – HybridFest 2009 - 2010 FFH

Update on Aug 5, 2009 at 9:00 by Kacey Green

File updated to work in iTunes & with iPod, one more to go then its back to our regularly scheduled show

Go Hypermiling Podcast

Type: Video

Hosts: Kacey Green, Mike Sefton, Wayne Gerdes
Moderating: N/A
Technique: None
Main Topics: Mike Sefton owner of the hour interview
Review of day one of Green Drive Expo: HybridFest Including:
Plug-in Hybrids
Veggie Oil Conversions
2009 Honda Civic Hybrid
48 Contiguous State World Record Run
Clean Busses
Electric Race Cars
Diesel Electric conversion
Ford @ HybridFest 2009
 Toyota @ HybridFest 2009
 Ford Fusion Hybrid (Mercury Milan Hybrid)
 Badge Engineering
 More… 

 Sponsor: CleanMPG

This is our first video podcast, we hope you enjoy it, please leave us feedback so we may improve this podcast as we move forward. We plan video podcasts as occasional treats for our audience.

We enjoyed making this netcast / podcast for you and we hope you enjoy it too, we learned much to apply to our next video series.

Subscribe in your favorite Netcasting / Podcasting software such as iTunes and Zune, our feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GoHypermiling-Podcasts, you don’t need a portable MP3 Player to use our netcasts, though we try to make it a good listen for your commute.  We recommend not viewing our videos while driving.

Kacey Green
Go Hypermiling!
“Hypermiling in today’s world”

Go Hypermiling #2 – HybridFest 2009

Update on Aug 5, 2009 at 7:32 by Kacey Green

File updated to work in iTunes & with iPod