Overdrive: Adapting Signals for Pedestrians; VW’s big electric strategy; Bugatti moves to the side

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and culture I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News 1. VW strategy single platform, battery cell and software systems (1:39) 2. Spain to invest big in EVs and batteries (2:32) 3. Squad Mobility’s urban vehicle – an upmarket golf buggy with solar panels (3:35) 4. BMW electric Scooter for Australia (4:09) 5. Campaign to rid Britain’s pavements of clutter (4:58) 6. Wales seeks 20mph local street speed limit (5:43) Feature Item • Are you frustrated by the time you have to wait for pedestrian signals, either in a car or when walking, how little time you have to cross, or if the lights change an no one is there? We investigate the developments in traffic signals to measure and react to pedestrian movements. (6:56) Feedback • Some pictures on our social media sites have resonated strongly (20:24) Motoring Minute • Volkswagen Passat 206 Wagon (22:26) Quirky • Brian Smith discusses hyper performance cars like Bugattis – which the VW groups has pushed to the side. (23:33) Motoring Minute • Toyota Prado (27:29) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ah6JZN8LTYURIfNs1IIBs iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overdrive-cars-transport-and-culture/id1001084679 Our Facebook page OverdriveCity – Driven Media https://www.facebook.com/OverdriveCityDrivenMedia/?modal=admin_todo_tour or Our YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKyx5sv6cgF4URRmNq2JiXg/videos So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 17 July 2021