Climate Change Is Destabilizing The City Of Chicago. Who Knew?
Chicago, America’s Second City, is built on a swamp. Climate change could make that one of history’s worst ideas.
Chicago, America’s Second City, is built on a swamp. Climate change could make that one of history’s worst ideas.
In its Q2 2021 press release issued on July 1, FCA/Stellantis had two statements that made me do a doubletake: Jeep Wrangler 4xe – No. 1 best-selling plug-in hybrid. Since the full launch of the Wrangler 4xe earlier this year, it quickly became the No. 1 best-selling plug-in hybrid in … [continued]
Nash of YouTube channel “Tesla in the Gong” has noted in a new video on YouTube that the Model Y now becoming available in Hong Kong as well as a Tesla Model 3 price drop in Australia could be an indication that the Model Y will soon be available in … [continued]
Elon Musk shared some golden Tesla FSD nuggets on Twitter earlier today. Eli Burton shared a video noting that Tesla Vision is able to see and capture the tail lights on other cars. Elon responded that it would soon capture turn signals, hazards, ambulance, and police lights, and even hand … [continued]
Another quarter has wrapped up and we have more grand trends in the US auto industry. In the charts and text below, I’m comparing Q2 2021 (the second quarter of 2021) with Q2 2020 and also with Q2 2019. Naturally, year-over-year changes are interesting, but given how unique last year … [continued]
On their second day of owning a Tesla Plaid Model S, DragTimes took the new vehicle to Orlando Speedway for a full set of performance tests, including 0–60 mph, 0–100 km/h, 60–130 mph, 100–150 mph, 1/8 mile, and 1/4 mile — just to name a few. Brooks noted that DragTimes … [continued]
Sometimes good things come in small packages. Today that is especially true, as the package isn’t square, its “Squad, World’s First Solar City Car.” Wordplay aside, Squad Mobility is a startup in the Netherlands whose product might actually be the ultimate solution to the first/last-mile transportation issue. In our opinion, … [continued]
I love seeing the tremendous growth of electric vehicle sales in Europe, which is likely to achieve more than 10% of new car sales being plugin vehicle sales this year, but there is something bittersweet about it. The bitter part is that Europe’s quick EV adoption makes the story in … [continued]
WholeMarsBlog shared a now-deleted Reddit post on Twitter that provided clues to just how soon Tesla’s first structural pack with the new 4680 battery cells will be ready. The post was deleted before I saw it, but the headline stated, “4680 battery is ready!” Tesla workers sign the first structural … [continued]
The Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market continues in the fast lane, with 8,821 plugin registrations logged last month. That meant that last month’s PEV share of the overall passenger auto market was 26% (18% BEV), pulling the year-to-date PEV share to 20% (10% BEV) and the total tally to 32,079 … [continued]