Talking Cars 248: Pumping Gas in the Age of Coronavirus

We also discusses the Hyundai Sonata and answer audience questions

By Jon Linkov

March 27, 2020

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?

Talking Cars 248 — Talking Cars panelists Mike Monticello, Jon Linkov, and Jake Fisher.

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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Jon Linkov

Jon Linkov is the deputy auto editor at Consumer Reports. He has been with CR since 2002, covering varied automotive topics including buying and leasing, maintenance and repair, ownership, reliability, used cars, and electric vehicles. He manages CR’s lineup of special interest publications, hosts CR’s “Talking Cars” podcast, and writes and edits content for CR’s online and print products. An avid cyclist, Jon also enjoys driving his ’80s-era sports car and instructing at track days.