NORWAY—A BEV PARADISE PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, we learned what Ward, Lock & Co., c. 1930, had to say about Norway. Today, we discuss this Scandinavian country’s love affair with Battery Electric Vehicles. … Continue reading
TIME FOR HYDROGEN (AND NOW WE MEAN IT)
“NO LONGER ’20 YEARS IN THE FUTURE,’ ” writes Lindsay Brooke, Editor-in-Chief, in SAE International Automotive Engineering, February 2023. “Hydrogen and fuel cells are a vital, high-growth solution for carbon … Continue reading
ENOUGH ELECTRON GUZZLERS?
IN SAE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING, February 2023, Editor-in-Chief Lindsay Brooke addresses “electron guzzlers,” what he calls today’s equivalent of muscle cars of an earlier era. Lindsay writes, “It’s time to acknowledge … Continue reading
STUFF I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN, WERE I NOT READING AUTOMOTIVE NEWS
MY PRINCIPAL CAR-ENTHUSIAST READING these days focuses on three publications: the Brit monthly Classic & Sports Cars; my R&T collection, 1947–2012; and the weekly Automotive News. Here are tidbits gleaned … Continue reading
WHY NOT HYBRIDS? PART 2
YESTERDAY, SIMANAITISSAYS 2023 began discussing the pros and cons of BEVs versus ICEs, battery electric vehicles versus those with internal combustion engines. Today in Part 2 we discuss a third … Continue reading
WHY NOT HYBRIDS? PART 1
WHEN I STARTED SIMANAITISSAYS more than a decade ago (its longevity, quite amazing!), I figured a lot of it would reflect my 33+ years at R&T. However, it didn’t take … Continue reading
AV R&D MADNESS
I AM LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC about autonomous vehicles. To confirm this, you need only check out a few examples here at SimanaitisSays: “Where Are Self-Driving Cars Headed?” February 21, 2016, … Continue reading
SMALL-TOWN AUTO PRODUCTION
FORTY YEARS AGO, it seems like a perfect win-win: Locate an auto plant in a relatively isolated area, attract an eager workforce from miles around at bargain labor rates, and … Continue reading
AUTO GOSSIP
AFTER HAVING SPENT an eventful 33+ years following the world’s auto industry, it has been fun in the last ten focussing my interests primarily on automotive gossip: gleaning tidbits of … Continue reading
FILL ’ER UP—GLOBALLY PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE FOUND HISTORICAL continuity in our sourcing of crude oil over the years. Today in Part 2, as is traditionally the case, we see the U.S. with lots of … Continue reading
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