Hiatus Dear Reader, "Real Life" has been keeping my time very occupied, and I have been neglecting my blog. I hope to remedy this by...
FTC Comes Out In Favor of Direct Auto Sales The FTC has come out in favor of direct auto sales to consumers. When asked for comment by a New Jersey legislator, FTC staff responded wit...
The BIg 2 Fiat has taken full ownership of Chrysler, and the combined entity will be called Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), and will be headquartered...
Tesla's First Fire Related Recall They don't want to call it a recall, but, NHTSA does. And that's the law. http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?ref...
"Military Grade" Aluminum F150? I'm trying to absorb Ford's marketing for the just revealed 2015 F150. The most significant new feature, of course, is the aluminum...
Tesla Model S and Carwashes Did you know you are not supposed to take a Tesla S through a normal automatic carwash? And this is the car of the future?
The 2015 Mustang Design Ford unwrapped the new 2015 Mustang today, and it is a very handsome car. Personally, I think they struck a good balance between retro styl...
NHTSA Is Not Investigating Tesla At Musks' Request NHTSA does not initiate investigations on CEO request. NHTSA says they chose to investigate Tesla battery fires independently. Which means...
Tesla's Fire Problem I think Tesla has a problem. There are only about 17,000 Tesla Model S on the roads right now, but there have been 3 fires due to damage...
Tesla Valuation I don't understand Tesla's stock price and valuation. TSLA is trading at about $175/share right now, with a market cap of $21 billi...
EU Proposes Satellite Based Speed Limiters A great demonstration of how the Europeans are not necessarily worth emulating. The EU has proposed ISA (intelligent speed adaptation) base...