This. I’m amazed they were still able to sell these new in Europe, considering all the safety + emissions stuff.

I... hmm, I have a BA in Political Science. That’s adjacent to something useful.

Man, straight from central casting, huh? If you look up “scumbag car dealer” in the dictionary, you get that picture. 

So... A racetrack, without any of the safety equipment, first responders, or insurance.

There’s an idea, although I think part of the problem is that useable (I.e., the one car in the family) EVs just aren’t at those price points yet. It’s getting there, though.

EV subsidies are nothing more than middle- and upper- class handouts. Incentivizing them isn’t necessarily a bad idea, but I’m against a tax credit or the like.

Essentially. They’re very useful for specific situations, but they have added complexity, weight, and therefore cost.

There’s still a handful trotting around, but I don’t believe any are currently manufactured. 

Yes, I should’ve been clearer. They’re temporarily operating in max-cargo configuration, but that won’t last long and they won’t be returning to the fleet.

Yep. There’s a reason why they’ve basically disappeared. Even Alaska got rid of theirs. 

This kind of existed in the past. There were certain combi aircraft called QC (for “quick change”) that kept cabin sections on tracks, and you could basically roll in/out the passenger section through the cargo door.

KLM is scheduled to retire its Combis in January of next year, but I think there’s a real future for the configuration and others agree.

Norfolk, apparently.

Yeah - everyone’s gotten some approved, but there’s been a lot of denials. 

The CARES Act and DOT prohibit suspension of service to cities, not airports - so, in markets where airlines serve multiple airports (e.g., Chicago), expect to see service to secondary airfields cut (I.e., Midway).

The short answer is that it depends on the airport.

I think Westworld does the best job of predicting the future of cars. It’s not outlandish, non-AVs are around, and most vehicles are shared. 

Hm. Looks promising. Might have to re-up my Jalopnik Gold subscription.

Things were looking good for Bugatti. They had acquired Lotus Cars from General Motors as a way to get foot in the door in the American market. (The GM-Lotus partnership had been a strange one, as Lotus’ most recent project pre-sale had been putting in “a new suspension system in the Hummer,” as the New York Times…

And when you’re done with that, follow it up with a more Jalop Cash song: