Big Truck . . . Little Engine
Putting a four cylinder engine in a full-size truck is kind of like taking the alcohol out of beer. It can be done.
But why do it?
There’s no obvious advantage to doing...
FacePlant Book and Twatter Ban More Anti-Collectivist Sites
When YouTube and the other two above banned Alex Jones, I wrote a rant about the censorship involved. I got mail from readers who protested that it was not censorship because...
Who Runs Bartertown?
Property taxes make it hard to own property. Impossible, actually - which is exactly the point of property taxes.
They aren’t merely a means of mulcting us, as other taxes (such as...
The “Safest Car Ever Built” . . .
At Tesla, wishes are the same as facts. So when Tesla wishes the Model 3 to be the "safest car ever built" then it must be so.
Except NHTSA - the federal...
“Climate Denial Kills” . . .
A rat is most vicious when it is cornered - which you may have noticed last week during the LBGTQSUV left’s failed effort to emote Brett Kavanaugh from becoming Justice Kavanaugh....
Mazda Cries Uncle, Too
Depressing news. Mazda - one of the very few major car brands to not embrace the electric car tar baby - just did.
The same company that - just a year ago...
Well, Now We Know . . .
Well, now we know… how much Uncle's persecution of VW is costing us - on top of the billions it has already cost Volkswagen.
Are you ready, Freddie?
About seven miles per gallon.
That’s...
$20 Million Isn’t Much
If you're a billionaire.
Count it out. One billion dollars is one thousand million dollars. If you have one thousand million dollars, $20 million is of the same consequence as losing a...
Perils of the Part-Time Driver
Big Brother has been riding shotgun for years, but he’s never been able to actually watch what we do in our cars.
That’s about to change.
He'll soon be able to tell whether we're...
CA vs. the Rest of America
A huge battle is brewing between the state of California and the rest of America over who gets to decree national fuel economy standards. (Which have morphed into something other than just...