Hello, and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the purpose and passion for trains, planes, and automobiles. I’m David Brown
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News (1:24)
Major report calls for tax concession to businesses when buying electric vehicles
Hyundai Tucson makes it to second place in June
Nissan hangs out for their new Qashqai
Why Kia brought out the old Niro model for just one year
Road Test (6:47)
Motoring Minute (21:34)
Feature Story (21:30)
We have spent some time in the Polstar 2 a recent all-electric vehicle on the Australian market.
We talk to Evan Jones about how it drives and then we talk to Alan Zurvas about why it asked you to log in with your Google account. It’s all part of controlling your new car and likening it to the familiar system you may use at home and elsewhere.
David’s boyhood passion for motor cars did not immediately lead to a professional role in the motor industry. A qualified Civil Engineer he specialised in traffic engineering and transport planning.
What followed were various positions including being seconded to a government think-tank for the planning of transport firstly in Sydney and then for the whole of NSW. After working with the NRMA and as a consultant he moved to being an independent writer and commentator on the broader areas of transport and the more specific areas of the cars we drive.
His half hour motoring program “Overdrive” has been described as an “informed, humorous and irreverent look at motoring and transport from Australia and overseas”. It is heard on 22 stations across Australia. He does weekly interviews with several ABC radio stations and is also heard on commercial radio in Sydney.
David has written for metropolitan and regional newspapers and has presented regular segments on metropolitan and regional television stations. David is also a contributor for AnyAuto
News about electric car targets while self-driving cars might not be here as soon as expected and may not reduce safety as much as first thought. Boston says every road upgrade should include a bike lane and Genesis unwraps a new Mint. We road test the new Mazda 3 and the Citroen Aircross [Read More]
Nissan has re-entered the lucrative hatch market with the arrival of the all new Pulsar hatch range. While there are four models in the range, we recently test drove the ST-L, the second in the collection. With an estimated drive-away price of $28,083*, the Pulsar Hatch faces some stiff competition from a densely populated market. [Read More]
