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These launches are hugely important to General Motors, as the two trucks combined account for roughly one third of the carmaker's annual revenue.\nIn the 2nd segment, Jill and Tom talk to Jimmy Douglas of Plug, an online remarketer of used EVs. Listen in to learn how dealers are acquiring inventory of late-model used electric vehicles, and why this might be a good time to sell your EV. Also, it turns out that Jimmy is a big fan of the Volkswagen VR6 engine discussed recently by Tom.\nIn the last segment, Jill is subjected to Tom's \"Bogus Blue\" quiz, and has time to review the redesigned 2027 Kia Telluride 3-row crossover, which can now be had in hybrid form.\n  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising."},"annotations":[{"id":455606,"startTime":93.0,"endTime":130.0,"type":"brand","title":"Polestar","url":"/glossary/polestar","quote":"But Polestar. Oh, yes, that was kind of stupid. 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