{"id":73381,"date":"2024-06-16T00:03:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T04:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=73381"},"modified":"2024-06-16T00:03:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T04:03:26","slug":"celebrating-20-years-and-comparing-mainstream-evs-autoblog-podcast-836","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=73381","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 20 years and comparing mainstream EVs | Autoblog Podcast #836 &#8211; Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/bloggers\/jeremy-korzeniewski\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:0;\">the <em>Autoblog <\/em>Podcast<\/a>, Editor-in-Chief\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/bloggers\/greg-migliore\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:1;\" data-rapid_p=\"6\" data-v9y=\"1\">Greg Migliore<\/a> is joined by Senior Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski and Road Test Editor Zac Palmer. It&#8217;s hard to believe, but <i>Autoblog<\/i> launched in June 2004, and that means we&#8217;re celebrating our 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, our editors singled out the 20 most significant vehicles of the past 20 years. We kick off this week&#8217;s podcast by talking about the vehicles that make up that exclusive list. From there, we cover some news, starting with the all-new <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/bmw\/m2\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:2;\">BMW M2<\/a>. We touch on the sale of the historic Willow Springs race track, discuss what seems to be the impending launch of an SUV from <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/mclaren\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:3;\">McLaren<\/a> and briefly touch on Seattle&#8217;s unfortunate Hellcat problem.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we talk about the vehicle&#8217;s we&#8217;ve been driving lately, from the <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/subaru\/brz\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:4;\">Subaru BRZ<\/a> to the <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/bmw\/x5\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:5;\">BMW X5<\/a> M60i, on to our first drive of the <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/buy\/2025-Honda-Civic\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:6;\">2025 Honda Civic<\/a> Hybrid \u2014 spoiler: it&#8217;s excellent \u2014 and our recent comparison of electric <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/crossover\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:7;\">crossovers<\/a> for around the price of an average car in America. We finish up with a short recap of the Canadian <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/pontiac\/grand+prix\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:8;\">Grand Prix<\/a> and some notes on Indy&#8217;s recent run through Detroit .<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.99em;\">Send us your questions for the Mailbag and Spend My Money at: <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 0.99em;\" href=\"mailto:Podcast@Autoblog.com\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:9;\" data-rapid_p=\"8\" data-v9y=\"1\">Podcast@Autoblog.com<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 0.99em;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Autoblog Podcast #836<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><audio controls=\"\" preload=\"none\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/autoblog_podcast\/s.aolcdn.com\/os\/ab\/_cms\/2024\/06\/15145748\/06-14-24-autoblog-E836.mp3\"\/><\/audio><\/p>\n<h3>Get The Podcast<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/autoblog\/id73331469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:10;\" data-rapid_p=\"17\" data-v9y=\"1\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> \u2013 Subscribe to the <em>Autoblog<\/em> Podcast in iTunes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5Y737sADvD5FJyOKvpwEzb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:11;\">Spotify<\/a> \u2013 Subscribe to the <em>Autoblog<\/em> Podcast on Spotify<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/podcasts\/rss.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:12;\" data-rapid_p=\"18\" data-v9y=\"1\">RSS<\/a> \u2013 Add the <em>Autoblog<\/em> Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/autoblog_podcast\/https:\/\/s.aolcdn.com\/os\/ab\/_cms\/2024\/06\/15145748\/06-14-24-autoblog-E836.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:13;\" data-rapid_p=\"19\" data-v9y=\"1\">MP3<\/a> \u2013 Download the MP3 directly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rundown<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cars we&#8217;re driving:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/buy\/2024-Subaru-BRZ\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:14;\">2024 Subaru BRZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2025 <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/bmw\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:15;\">BMW<\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X5 M60i<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2024\/06\/12\/2025-honda-civic-hybrid-first-drive-review\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:16;\">2025 Honda Civic Hybrid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/article\/ev-comparison-test-average-price-of-new-car\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:17;\">EV comparison test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>News:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2024\/06\/12\/2025-bmw-m2-refresh-more-power\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:18;\">2025 BMW M2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2024\/06\/10\/willow-springs-international-raceway-is-up-for-sale\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:19;\">Willow Springs International Raceway is up for sale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2024\/06\/10\/mclaren-automotive-ceo-admits-theres-a-plan-for-an-suv\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:20;\">McLaren Automotive CEO admits there&#8217;s a plan for an SUV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2024\/06\/03\/belltown-hellcat-driver-billed-83000-for-flaunting-the-law-in-seattle\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:21;\">Belling the &#8216;Belltown Hellcat&#8217;: Seattle fines loud, fast driver $84,000<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Feedback<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Email \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Podcast@Autoblog.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:22;\">Podcast@Autoblog.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/autoblog\/id73331469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:23;\" data-rapid_p=\"28\" data-v9y=\"1\">Review the show on Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Autoblog<\/em> is now live on your smart speakers and voice assistants with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2019\/09\/30\/autoblog-google-assistant-amazon-alexa-smart-speakers\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:24;\" data-rapid_p=\"29\" data-v9y=\"1\">audio <em>Autoblog<\/em> Daily Digest<\/a>. Say \u201cHey Google, play the news from <em>Autoblog<\/em>\u201d or &#8220;Alexa, open <em>Autoblog<\/em>&#8221; to get your favorite car website in audio form every day. A narrator will take you through the biggest stories or break down one of our comprehensive test drives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n <lite-youtube videoid=\"AKvFFrkhHPM\" data-thumbnail=\"\"\/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief\u00a0Greg Migliore is joined by Senior Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski and Road Test Editor Zac Palmer. It&#8217;s hard to believe, but Autoblog launched in June 2004, and that means we&#8217;re celebrating our 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, our editors singled out the 20 most significant vehicles of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":73382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/73382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}