AMAZING! We’ve starting year 18 of The Giz Wiz Show!
The first Giz Wiz Show – called The Daily Giz Wiz back then – was February 20th 2006! If it wasn’t for our loyal supporters, the Giz Wiz Show would be gone. If you’d like to support OMGchad & DickDe in our independent venture (we have no ads) just click the Patreon link at the top of our show web page: www.gizwiz.tv
In host chat we paid tribute to Al Jaffee, the man who created “The MAD Fold-in” and “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions!” The Giz Wiz worked with Jaffee for more than 50 years at MAD. For a look at everything Jaffee did for MAD visit: www.madcoversite.com. And type: Al Jaffee in search.
We start with a video from the New York International Car Show.
What if you own an electric car and ‘break down’. At the car show I learned that AAA is expanding its capabilities and membership perks by creating innovative roadside solutions geared toward electric vehicle owners. Greg Brannon, Director Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations told me that AAA has started a new phase of mobile electric charging solutions in 14 markets across the country. This is the second pilot of its kind that AAA has brought to the marketplace in the last decade. The purpose of the first pilot, launched in 2010, was to explore a few prototype technologies that could be used to charge electric vehicles at the roadside. After 10 years of service, all the original prototype vehicles (five total) were retired. AAA took learning from that pilot to inform this next iteration. Range anxiety has been the number one barrier between consumers and wider EV adoption. AAA can help ease this anxiety with specialized trucks equipped with mobile electric vehicle chargers that provide enough range to get drivers home or to the nearest charging station.
AAA also has a lot of info on their website if you’re interested in buying an EV, plus a list of states that already have trucks equipped to help members who already own an EV. The link is below:
Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/cX-sA2Xp4eg
More info from the AAA: https://newsroom.aaa.com/2022/12/electrifying-aaa-member-benefits/
See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1931
