A good concept for a future Scion hybrid? Study suggests that Generation Y could be the tipping point for hybrid mainstreaming I’m not a big fan of consumer studies and surveys. It’s always easier to talk the talk than to walk the walk, and a decade of hybrid surveys and hybrid sales proves the relative [...]
This is the Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More »
Just the Facts: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing a rule that would standardize keyless ignition systems, citing a NASA study following consumer complaints about runaway Toyotas, among other safety-related concerns. The proposal says it will “reduce the risk that drivers will misuse these new systems” and “reduce crashes, injuries and deaths resulting [...]
This is the Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More »
It’s like the Sons of Anarchy and Evel Knievel conceived a kinky lovechild while jumping over the Grand Canyon aboard rocket sleds. More »
On the fence with a Leaf purchase? Rent one for a few days. Largest plug-in car fleet in California Many years ago, when the Toyota Prius was just in its second generation, many potential Prius consumers just weren’t sure what they thought about hybrids. Back in those days I often used to recommend renting a [...]
The perfect size for American consumers? And a gas tax too! I got a good laugh this morning reading Take Polls With A Grain Of Salt by Jeremy Anwyl CEO of Edmunds.com regarding his recent testimony before Congress on new CAFE requirements. Essentially, Awyl observed that Congress is obsessed by polls, taking them almost as [...]
Want to join the Jalopnik Forza Motorsport 4 Car Club? First, you need a copy of the game. Second, leave your XBox Live Gamertag in the comments below and we’ll add you to the club. Well, at least until we run out of space in it, anyway. Then we’ll just take the people with better [...]
In April 2009, the author Michael Lewis published “Wall Street on the Tundra”, the first of his essays about the idiosyncratic ways certain European countries contributed to the global financial crisis. More »
2012 Chevrolet Impala Police Enlarge Photo The Obama administration claims to be enforcing immigration laws more wisely than the last administration did, by arresting and deporting the “worst of the worst” criminals. Apparently that list includes speeders and drunk drivers, too, since deportations for drunk driving have nearly doubled since 2008, while deportations for [...]
