More About VW’s Situation
Some additional thoughts about the corner VW has painted itself into. This includes the decision to "invest" in a device that kinda-sorta looks like the old International Scout that Walz is...
Some Advice For The Young
One of the first things I didn't do that many of my friends did just after we graduated from college was buy a new vehicle. I kept the beat up but...
And What’s Next?
Volvo is the latest automaker to back away from its prior commitment to offer nothing for sale that is not a battery powered device - by 2030, that number that keeps...
More Fake and Gay?
Tim Walz badly wants people to see him as a regular American - as opposed to an American who badly wants to transform America into something else. Part of this schtick...
Diaper Report: 07/09/2024
It turns out that not only do "masks" not work - to "stop the spread" of anything besides fear, that is.
They also get people sick.
According to a study published in Ecotoxicology...
Blame Someone . . . Else
Americans - many of them - have this odd penchant for holding people who didn't do anything responsible for those who did. For example, because some people cause car accidents and...
Hybrids Are Wasteful
Hybrid-electric vehicles are getting a lot of praise in the media because they appear to solve the electric car's three main problems: The fact that most don't go very far on...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 09/05/2024
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We got into the CVT compliance transmission as well as the very...
“One, Maybe Two” Years Left for VW?
The push to "electrify" everything that rolls is turning out to be a lot like the push to "vaccinate" everyone in that both have turned out to have adverse effects.
VW hasn't...
The $71,000 Accord
The Lucid Air - which is a mid-sized, battery powered sedan - claims a standard range of 420 miles. As is usual with EVs, the actual range is much less. Car...