AUTOMOTIVE NEWS TIDBITS
THERE’S A WEALTH of insider stuff published each week in Automotive News. Plus lots of tidbits that are entertaining, even to non car-buffs. Here’s a sampling, in no particular order, … Continue reading
TRUMP, CALIFORNIA, AND THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
TRUMP IS BENT on undoing just about anything that the Obama administration accomplished in its eight years. If he ever finds out that President Obama slept reclined in pajamas, you … Continue reading
PAYOFFS (AND PERILS) OF AUTOMOTIVE PROGRESS
AS WITH ANY successful endeavor, automotive progress is essential, but not without inherent perils. My thoughts on this are prompted by recognizing a trend from articles in Automotive News, the … Continue reading
DEMISE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION—YET AGAIN?
PLENTY OF SAVVY people have predicted the swift death of the internal-combustion engine. T. Rowe Price, for example, made an ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) prediction for 2025: “… only 10-15 … Continue reading
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UPDATE—PLUSES AND MINUSES
WHAT WITH CONCERNS on ethical grounds, technical matters, and practical aspects, I have been skeptical of any onrush to driverless vehicle technology. However, the Automotive News weekly keeps me updated. … Continue reading
FAUX PIT STOPS IN F1 PART 1
PIT STOPS in modern Formula 1 are marvelously orchestrated affairs. Four tires are changed, maybe aerodynamic devices are adjusted, and the car is gone, all in a mere 2 seconds … Continue reading
THOUGHTS ON AUTO THEFT
AS REPORTED EARLIER this year in USA TODAY, January 9, 2019, “Thieves stole more vehicles in 2017 than they had in any single year since 2009—and the biggest reason might … Continue reading
F1 AERO: FOOLING WITH THE OPPOSITION’S AIR
AERODYNAMIC DOWNFORCE has been used in Formula One for years, the 1978 Lotus 79 being exemplary in dominating the series. Today, an F1 car traveling 130 mpg generates its own … Continue reading
FUEL CELLS 2019
EVEN BEFORE my Fairbanks to Vancouver and Las Vegas to San Diego adventures in 2007, I’ve been enthusiastic about FCEVs, electric vehicles generating their own electricity from hydrogen fuel cells. … Continue reading
THE RIGHT TO DRIVE
THE NEW YORKER, April 30, 2019, published a fireworks of an article online in M.R. O’Conner’s “The Fight for the Right to Drive.” I use the “fireworks” metaphor because of … Continue reading
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