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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Top Shelf Talks - All about EVs, Chris's Rivian - Leasing Vs Buying what do we do next?<br></strong><br>In this Episode:</p><ul><li>Chris has a major decision in next 11 months</li><li>What is the Rivian worth vs the residual buyout?</li><li>Making good financal decisions are hard</li><li>Wear and tear on EV it's differant</li><li>Look Mom what I have</li></ul><p><strong>Please send us an email at topshelftalks@yahoo.com or leave us a comment if you want to hear different things on future Podcasts<br>We would love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>More info to come, please leave a comment or email us at topshelftalks@yahoo.com on topic you like for us to talk about.</p><p>#Tesla#EV#Electric Vehicles #What is it like to drive an EV #WhyElectric #Rivian #Ilovemycar #Hybrid #ExtendedRange #Corvette #drivingschool#Tesla#Fordlighting#Ford#GMC#financaldecisions#costofowningEV#lookmommynewev</p><p>Intro and Exit Music brought you by:<br>Epidemic Sound - Seccess Story - Lukas Got Lucky<br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Top Shelf Talks - All about EVs, Chris's Rivian - Leasing Vs Buying what do we do next?<br></strong><br>In this Episode:</p><ul><li>Chris has a major decision in next 11 months</li><li>What is the Rivian worth vs the residual buyout?</li><li>Making good financal decisions are hard</li><li>Wear and tear on EV it's differant</li><li>Look Mom what I have</li></ul><p><strong>Please send us an email at topshelftalks@yahoo.com or leave us a comment if you want to hear different things on future Podcasts<br>We would love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>More info to come, please leave a comment or email us at topshelftalks@yahoo.com on topic you like for us to talk about.</p><p>#Tesla#EV#Electric Vehicles #What is it like to drive an EV #WhyElectric #Rivian #Ilovemycar #Hybrid #ExtendedRange #Corvette #drivingschool#Tesla#Fordlighting#Ford#GMC#financaldecisions#costofowningEV#lookmommynewev</p><p>Intro and Exit Music brought you by:<br>Epidemic Sound - Seccess Story - Lukas Got Lucky<br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Top Shelf Talks - All about EVs, we find fast charging a challage and Steve goes to Nevada to driving school<br></strong><br>In this Episode:</p><ul><li>Steve talks about his experance at the Corvette driving school</li><li>Chris has issues with fast charging</li><li>Chris has charging crisis</li><li>Rivian's driver assist</li><li>Clean Bathrooms on I-10</li><li>Steve has to go to a Tesla charger and report back</li></ul><p><strong>Please send us an email at topshelftalks@yahoo.com or leave us a comment if you want to hear different things on future Podcasts<br>We would love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>More info to come, please leave a comment or email us at topshelftalks@yahoo.com on topic you like for us to talk about.</p><p>#Tesla#EV#Electric Vehicles #What is it like to drive an EV #WhyElectric #Rivian #Ilovemycar #Hybrid #ExtendedRange #Corvette #drivingschool</p><p>Intro and Exit Music brought you by:<br>Epidemic Sound - Seccess Story - Lukas Got Lucky<br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Top Shelf Talks - All about EVs, we find fast charging a challage and Steve goes to Nevada to driving school<br></strong><br>In this Episode:</p><ul><li>Steve talks about his experance at the Corvette driving school</li><li>Chris has issues with fast charging</li><li>Chris has charging crisis</li><li>Rivian's driver assist</li><li>Clean Bathrooms on I-10</li><li>Steve has to go to a Tesla charger and report back</li></ul><p><strong>Please send us an email at topshelftalks@yahoo.com or leave us a comment if you want to hear different things on future Podcasts<br>We would love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>More info to come, please leave a comment or email us at topshelftalks@yahoo.com on topic you like for us to talk about.</p><p>#Tesla#EV#Electric Vehicles #What is it like to drive an EV #WhyElectric #Rivian #Ilovemycar #Hybrid #ExtendedRange #Corvette #drivingschool</p><p>Intro and Exit Music brought you by:<br>Epidemic Sound - Seccess Story - Lukas Got Lucky<br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Top Shelf Talks - All about EVs <br></strong><br>In this Episode:</p><ul><li>We introduce our co-host Steve</li><li>What EV do we own?</li><li>What are our experances so far</li><li>Charging Anixity is it real</li><li>What is like to drive a Tesla vs Rivian</li></ul><p><strong>Please send us an email at topshelftalks@yahoo.com or leave us a comment if you want to hear different things on future Podcasts<br>We would love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>More info to come, please leave a comment or email us at topshelftalks@yahoo.com on topic you like for us to talk about.</p><p>#Tesla#EV#Electric Vehicles #What is it like to drive an EV #WhyElectric #Rivian #Ilovemycar #Hybrid #ExtendedRange</p><p>Intro and Exit Music brought you by:<br>Epidemic Sound - Seccess Story - Lukas Got Lucky<br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Top Shelf Talks - All about EVs <br></strong><br>In this Episode:</p><ul><li>We introduce our co-host Steve</li><li>What EV do we own?</li><li>What are our experances so far</li><li>Charging Anixity is it real</li><li>What is like to drive a Tesla vs Rivian</li></ul><p><strong>Please send us an email at topshelftalks@yahoo.com or leave us a comment if you want to hear different things on future Podcasts<br>We would love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>More info to come, please leave a comment or email us at topshelftalks@yahoo.com on topic you like for us to talk about.</p><p>#Tesla#EV#Electric Vehicles #What is it like to drive an EV #WhyElectric #Rivian #Ilovemycar #Hybrid #ExtendedRange</p><p>Intro and Exit Music brought you by:<br>Epidemic Sound - Seccess Story - Lukas Got Lucky<br></p>]]>
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