Talking Cars 248: Pumping Gas in the Age of Coronavirus

Jon Linkov
·1 min read

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Main theme: We talk about protecting yourself from COVID-19 when using gas pumps and the credit card keypads at stations, and offer tips about how to accomplish this.

Test wrap-up: 2020 Hyundai Sonata

Audience questions:

  • Are the microfiber wipes that you talked about enough to clean up the virus from car interiors?

  • Will incentives from automakers and car dealers get better as the economic shakeup goes on?

  • Can you explain your noise evaluations and why you don’t use decibels as a measurement?

As with other “Talking Cars” episodes, this one is available free through Apple Podcasts. (Subscribe to the audio or video.) You’ll also find the audio on Spotify (log-in required) and video on YouTube.

• Coronavirus cleaning, Toyota Highlander, episode 247
• EVs, Tires, Car Seats, and More, episode 246
• Coronavirus and Auto Shows, VW Atlas Cross Sport, episode 245
• Mazda MX-5 Miata and Mailbag, episode 244
• 10 Top Picks, episode 243

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