Assuming you’re in the market for a simple 4 door commuter, and also assuming your commute is fairly long... I think I could see this being the right tool for the job. Here in South Texas, you might want the highway ride quality of the Passat, and sticking it in 6th and just letting it purr along at 75 MPH getting you…

Let me tell you something about this car. There’s a 42 year old dad named Wayne who owns an architectural firm in Asheville who is going to love this. His boys (Bryce and Sebastian) will happily hop in the back on the way to soccer practice. The rear cargo area is perfect for filling up at Whole Foods, and those tie…

Mail delivery (and in town delivery) trucks in general are probably the best use case for electric fleets right now. The same goes for sanitation trucks, street sweepers, etc. Even local service vehicles like the van the local plumber uses can (and should) be electrified as soon as possible.

Are we being honest about Tesla here? Tesla makes fast cars, because electric cars are usually just... fast. In terms of fit and finish, the quality of materials, panel gaps, etc — Uhm, no.

It’s that old adage about complex versus complicated systems. What we have is a complicated system, and what we need is a complex system. I’m always amazed at how much of our world has these tiny failure points where everything can go wrong.

I know it has been kind of strange (so far) that Toyota hasn’t been a bigger player in electric cars, specially because the Prius was such a hot item for them. My guess has always been that they didn’t want to go first.

You ever show up late to a wedding reception and realize that everyone is drunk, but the fancy food is still available? That’s this “RUF inspired” Boxster right here. You may be a little late to the party, but it doesn’t really matter, because this is still high quality stuff, even though it’s been sitting out for…

I’m gonna say there is a 99.9% chance that car seat wasn’t attached with the LATCH hooks.

This is a great deal for the local service companies, assuming they all charge in the same place every night. It seems like a no-brainer, honestly.

I wish I could own a pretend car company. It seems more fun than actually doing real work. I’d just announce cool concepts every few months, have fun making renderings, and then every few days I’d tweet something super cryptic.

I knew someone would see that reference and smile.

Dealers will never cease to amaze me with their stupidity. One of my first jobs was running internet leads for a network of about two dozen Ford and Mazda stores throughout Virginia and Maryland.

I like to think back to 1989, when this car was being purchased new. It was a sensible car for Colorado then, and it still is today. It’s all wheel drive, manual, and reliable.

The Jaguar F-Type is one of my favorite designs of the past decade. Whoever ends up landing Julian Thomson is getting one of the most talented designers in the world. I can’t wait to see what he does next.

Back in 2017, I was having a Super Bowl party, and we had everything set and ready to go. I made homemade three-layer bean dip. I had slow-smoked over 150 wings. There was a cooler full of beer, and the carrots and celery were neatly stacked on a tray.

I once got my hand stuck in a jar of salsa, so I know how the crew of the Ever Given feels.

When they’re flying it in the United States, they fly from the left cockpit, but when it goes to England, they fly from the right cockpit.

Who wouldn’t want a Chevy Trailblazer two door convertible styled after a 1950's show truck with a carpeted bed... and also let’s squeeze a Corvette engine in there, too.

Your move, Trader Joe’s... and your ridiculously tiny parking lots.

I don’t mean to always be a Tesla hater, but they make it incredibly easy. When my wife and I were getting quotes for solar panels, we briefly thought about BIPV. (That’s “Building integrated photovoltaic” for those of you who aren’t hip to all the modern green lingo. We’ve very woke. Anyway...)