From A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch by Stacy Perman. Think about the daily pollution, filth, and disease that existed on city streets prior to the advent of the automobile. A nod to Dr. Boudreaux…
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“You won a Democratic primary and you don’t drive a hybrid?”
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There is so much in this story I’m not sure where to begin. So just enjoy. (and the title of the post is a quote from the story) ‘Prius tax’ foes urge McDonnell to kill it – The Washington Post:…
What’s The Most American Car Today?
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I’ve love these stories. They shatter people’s manufacturing fetishes and fascination with political borders. Well, at least they should. Sorry, Mom: The Toyota Avalon Is The Most American Car Made Today : Planet Money : NPR: But what does it…
The Manual Tranny Finally Gets Its Comeuppance
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I think that the modern automatic transmission long-ago (okay, maybe within the last decade) overcame the manual transmission in terms of economy and performance in most cases. Very glad to see this column. My 2012 Hyundai and 2009 Grand Caravan…
Markets In Everything: NYC Parking Spots
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My initial reaction to this story is that if you can afford $1mm for a parking spot, you can probably afford to just have a driver take you wherever you’d like. NYC’s First Million Dollar Parking Spot to Hit Market…
The Case Of Miami’s 300 Missing Priuses
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Thanks to Radley Balko for this find. What worse than being forced at gunpoint (taxes) to pay for the latest ‘green’ fad? Being forced to pay for the latest green fad, and then have the cars wasted/abused/misused. According to the…
Didn’t We Already Resolve The “Unintended Acceleration” Meme?
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I thought we had come to the conclusion that nearly every case of “unintended acceleration” was not at all a technical malfunction, but actually user error? From the Audi 5000 right through to the Toyotas of 2010? Is this legislation…
The Cars of all 197 World Leaders
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Kind of interesting to peruse the list, see what every single on of them drives, errr, is driven in. Note that Honda Fit was nowhere to be found. Vehicles of all the world’s leaders – Hooniverse: When you watch the…
Chevy Volt – On Hiatus, But Still European Car of the Year?!
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This is some ugly business. So GM Suspends Chevy Volt Production After Poor Sales, yet at the same time the Volt is named European Car of the Year. Notice the disconnect? A car that only lefties, politicians, and those at the…
Book Review: Chrysler’s Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit’s Coolest Creation
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[UPDATE: Where are the remaining turbine cars currently?] [ If you’re a regular reader here you might wonder why it seems I love every book I review. The reason is that I’m very selective about the books I start, and…