Volvo’s New “S” Word
Swedish (now owned by the Chinese) car maker Volvo used to be the saaaaaaaaaaafety brand. Until that neurosis became a common disease, via the heavy hand of Uncle - who could...
A Vegan Menu at Your Local Steakhouse . . .
Why is General Motors - which only sells one electric car - pushing for a national electric car mandate? Honda and several others, too.
It is not unlike a steak house lobbying...
1987 Again . . . for a Moment
Yesterday, I had an encounter with an armed government worker on a motorcycle, running a speed trap. And running laser, which is kryptonite to even the best radar detector because you...
The Real Killers
Back in the ‘90s, a movie came out accusing GM of killing the electric car. The movie was wrong. The real killer wasn’t GM.
It was a tag team of the market...
Jaguar Without Jaguarness
Jaguar is the latest premium brand - others include Porsche, BMW and Mercedes - to give the electric car tar baby a two-armed hug.
Design chief Ian Callum says he has probably...
Always On High Beams
High beams used to be usually off. You turned them on if you needed them - which wasn’t usually.
That’s about to be turned on its head if a new “safety” proposal...
The Turbo Tax
You’ve heard the saying, your mileage may vary?
Well, there’s a new variable you ought to take into account when you go shopping for a new car. You might call it the...
Pot Glasnost – or Not?
If Republicans want to avoid losing control of the House - and possibly more - a few weeks from now, they will need more than just Republican votes.
But how to get those critical...
The EV Amortization Problem
You can amortize the cost of almost any car . . if it's not an electric car.
Gas (and even more so, diesel) engined cars will usually run reliable and without major expense...
The Electric Surtax
Porsches have never been inexpensive - but they’re about to become more so. You could call it the electric surtax - because that’s what it amounts to.
And it's probably going to...