DOUBLE-NICKEL TIDBITS
“THE DOUBLE-NICKEL,” grandpa explains, as he and the grandkids travel a pandemic-emptied freeway at 80, “was once the National Maximum Speed Limit, 55 mph.” A grandkid says, “55? I drive … Continue reading
MAESTRO OF THE PIAZZA
THE PIAZZA VENEZIA is as central a location as you might imagine in Rome: The Colosseum is 0.3 miles to its southeast. The Pantheon is 0.5 mile to its northwest. … Continue reading
HOCKNEY’S DRIVE
I’M IN GOOD company indeed with my “Wagner’s Norns and PCH.” Famed artist David Hockney has framed a southern California road trip with the music of Richard Wagner. Alex Ross … Continue reading
WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD—BUT THEN WHAT?
“WHY WERE SALMON Dying?” asked Science, December 4, 2020. This weekly magazine of the American Association for the Advancement of Science responded, “The Answer Washed Off the Road.” The culprit, … Continue reading
COMMUTING, DINING AL FRESCO, AND COVID-19
THESE, OF COURSE, ARE evolving times. Here are recent pandemic-related tidbits on everything from buses, to al fresco dining, to pedestrian-only zones. Automotive News occasionally includes a Shift supplement to … Continue reading
AUTOMOBILING—BY THE DECADES
IHS MARKIT SPECIALIZES in information and analytics of many categories, including the automobile industry. A recent Automotive News includes a 14-page insert from IHS Markit that identifies key elements in … Continue reading
WAGNER’S NORNS AND PCH MEMORIES PART 2
YESTERDAY, A TOYOTA Mirai fuel cell car and I began a drive up Southern California’s Pacific Coast Highway, accompanied by Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. Here in Part 2, we continue north to … Continue reading
WAGNER’S NORNS AND PCH MEMORIES PART 1
THIS ADVENTURE BEGAN as an errand to drop off letters at the post office drive-through a couple miles from home. To make the errand more interesting, I took the Mirai … Continue reading
FCEVS—TODAY AND TOMORROW PART 3
IN THE PAST two days here at SimanaitisSays, we’ve talked about the “classic” Toyota Mirai, its 2021 second-generation version, and four generations of its hydrogen refueling at the University of … Continue reading
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS TIDBITS
WHAT WITH ONE thing and another, I’ve let almost two months of my Automotive News with little more than scanning the front pages of this industry weekly. EVs coming; check. … Continue reading →