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Greater LA

Visit the place where cars go to die in L.A

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Apr. 29, 2019 Los Angeles
A claw picks up a car to be demolished at Terminal Island.

A claw picks up a car to be demolished at Terminal Island. Photo credit: Kathryn Barnes/KCRW

KCRW’s Steve Chiotakis visits a giant car shredder between the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach on the aptly named Terminal Island.

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Terminal Island: Where cars go to die

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Cars are being built and sold as quickly as they’re getting shredded, so what will future vehicles look like, and how will they adapt to a changing world?

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Kathryn Barnes

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