Did you catch that the internal combustion engine has been outlawed? Not here… not yet. In Germany — where a law has been passed requiring that all new cars registered come 2030 be “emissions free.” This includes carbon dioxide — which is regarded by the German government as an “emission” — and regulated as such. […]
Gas vs. Diesel: Which Makes Most Sense?
It used to be true that diesel engines were simpler, cheaper to maintain and much more fuel-efficient as well as longer-lived than gas engines. It’s not as true today. Current diesel engines are very complex — especially their emissions control systems. They have to be, in order to pass muster with Uncle — who would […]
What to do if You Own an “Affected” VW Diesel?
A worried owner of a diesel-powered VW wrote to ask me whether or not he should accept the buyback offer announced last month by VW. The first thing to know is that the VW diesel cars are great. That there is nothing functionally wrong with them (as opposed to the millions of cars running around […]
Along for the Ride
A guy was killed by his auto-piloted Tesla last week (new story here) and Uncle is looking into it. Of course he won’t do anything about it. Because “if it saves even one life” is very selectively applied. It applies only when whatever the danger happens to be is something Uncle wants to use as […]
The Anti-Tesla
It’s interesting that the car That Makes Sense — economically and functionally — gets almost no press while cars that don’t (like the Tesla and other electric cars) do. Elio Motors (company web site here) had a near-production-ready car on display at the New York Auto Show in June. Company founder Paul Elio gave a […]
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