EVs, the Internet and Missed Possibilities
Electric cars are kind of like the Internet. Both had tremendous possibilities - especially to free people from the shackles that restrained them for decades.
In the case of the Internet, the...
Teslian eFleas
When corporations get into bed with government, it’s us who get the fleas. Obamacare, for instance.
Big Med plus Big Government.
Sometimes, you can't actually see the fleas. But they're there, just the...
Whatever Happened to The Ricers?
The ‘90s/early 2000s was the last time messing with cars was a common thing among teens and 20s. These were the “ricers” and “tuners” - kids who worked on mostly Japanese stuff,...
The Evil Has Died
A bit of good news: George H.W. Bush is dead, finally. At least he'll do no more harm. But the harm he did do was enough.
Like the Nazis his father did...
The Great Winnowing
GM’s announcement the other day that it will no longer make cars - or rather, just a few - follows Ford’s previous announcement along the same lines.
Chevy will lose more than...
GM Kills the Electric Car . . .
If electric cars are such a grand idea, why is GM killing off the Chevy Volt? It’s the one electric car that actually did make some practical sense, at least.
400-plus miles...
Fuel Riots – The Paris Preview
They're rioting in France over the government's imposition of artificial fuel scarcity.
There's no actual shortage; the country - the world - is swimming in fuel, courtesy of new discoveries and new...
Colorado Embraces EV Tar Baby
Colorado has become the 13th state - plus the District of Columbia - to embrace the fatuously titled "zero emissions" electric car tar baby.
This will " . . . protect the...
Thanksgiving Best Wishes – And a Forgotten Lesson
Well, I'm a day late with this - but I wanted to extend my best wishes to everyone for the Thanksgiving holiday. Which holiday, as I'm sure most of the veterans...
Turn That Radio Down!
Here's an example of the way new cars nudge and parent and pre-empt and control us. When you put the gear selector into Reverse , the car turns the radio down...