Engines are getting smaller again — but not because gas is getting expensive again. At about $2 per gallon for regular unleaded, the pressure to downsize engines isn’t economic… it’s regulatory. The federal government is about to kick up the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirement to 54.5 MPG. The current standard is 35.5 MPG. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016 • 0 Comments • Fuel, Lane Courtesy, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, TheNewspaper, Toll Roads, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Tickets
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Colorado Residents Fight To Save Anti-Camera Referendum Residents of Sheridan, Colorado want the public to […]
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