Paris will say ‘adieu’ to diesels by 2024, gas models by 2030 October 12, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read In July, French officials announced plans to ban the sale of gas and diesel vehicles by 2040. We were told, however, that fossil-fueled cars [...]
Today’s read: giving self-driving cars the right of way October 11, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read Despite the hype around self-driving cars, it’s going to be decades before every last human driver gives up her keys. In the meantime, [...]
Two new campaigns want to convince drivers that self-driving cars are super October 10, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read People have a problem with self-driving cars. The problem has nothing to do with driving the things, obviously. Nor is it related to [...]
Traffic fatalities rose again in 2016, but there’s some good news among the bad October 9, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read 2 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released fatality statistics for 2016. As many had feared, not only did the total number of [...]
GM begins transitioning to a life without gas (or diesel) October 3, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read America’s biggest automaker has seen the future, and it’s free of gas pumps. To be sure, General Motors isn’t putting the brakes on [...]
Aston Martin is building a fancy submarine for James Bond wannabes September 29, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read That headline pretty much says it all. Here’s the story, courtesy of Aston Martin: Aston Martin is proud to announce a creative collaboration [...]
Trump who? California considers banning the sale of gas & diesel vehicles by 2040 (or sooner) September 28, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read 2 Throughout Europe and Asia, a growing number of countries are gearing up to ban sales of gas and diesel vehicles. They’re doing so [...]
Saudi Arabia finally agrees to let women drive September 27, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read Great news, fellow feminists: at long last, one of the biggest players in global politics has decided to allow women behind the wheel. [...]
Tesla-killing Porsche Mission E electric car arrives in 2019, and the price isn’t terrible September 19, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read Are you in the market for an all-electric luxury sedan? If so, you’ve probably taken a long, hard look at the Tesla Model [...]
Watch out, Uber: Alphabet may invest $1 billion in Lyft September 15, 2017May 4, 2018Richard Read Bloomberg reports that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is mulling a $1 billion investment in Lyft. Why is that big news? Well, once upon [...]