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Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show (2/5/2019)

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Here's the audio of my chat with Bill Meyer over at KMED in Oregon the other day. We talked about Porsche's $70 million "investment" in electric cars, the ugly motives behind...

Reader Question: Air Filter Shelf Life?

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Heres' the latest reader question, along with my reply! Mark asks: I've stocked up on air filters for both my bike and my car. With the supply chain issues, I keep extras...

Another Tesla Exec Flees Sinking Ship

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Breaking news... another Teslian is fleeing. Bloomberg News reported Thursday evening that Liam O'Connor, Tesla's now-ex vice president of global supply management, resigned - citing multiple anonymous sources. Tesla has experienced an executive exodus of...

Reader Question: EV Energy Hogs?

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Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Bob asks: Have you discussed the amount of energy required to power an EV vs the equivalent sized (but not weight) IC vehicle. ...

Reader Question: 2015 Ford Focus for a Hybrid?

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Heres' the latest reader question, along with my reply! Mark asks: With the onset of higher gasoline prices; with the prospect that those prices will remain high for the foreseeable future; I've...

AGWs “Adjust” Autopsy Report

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Here's a little post-mortem Just Us - the "justice" practiced by armed government workers. A guy named Abelino Cordova-Cuevas dies while in the care of AGWs, apparently the result of a...

Reader Question: Smooth Patriot?

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Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Oskar asks: I have a jeep Patriot with the 2.4 liter Tiger Shark 4 cylinder engine. These engines regularly run over 200,000 miles...

Reader Question: Tire Pressure?

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Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Charles asks: I apologize if you’ve already addressed this (searched old reader questions as best I could to no avail) but could you...

Reader Rant: The Unfriendly Skies

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A reader who works as a flight attendant sent the following, which I reprint to convey a sense of the awfulness that air travel has become: I’m a flight attendant as well...

Reader Question: Off-Roader Recommendation?

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Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! James asks: I currently have a 2007 Scion Tc which has been absolutely incredible. My favorite car that I have ever owned, if...
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