First Drive: my Hybrid

Been driving a Volvo hybrid for about 3 months now – here are the initial impressions: I average over 100 mpg. Granted I drive mostly local roads, but that is fantastic. I used to care more about how fast I got somewhere – now I’m satisfied watching...

Auto Engineering Turns Soft

All of the talk about Tesla revolves around a few topics: they are burning through money – building cars is hard – that’s why it has been many decades since a new car company came about. They will flame out. they are damn cool, I want one. they are...

Changes in an Electric World

Just about every week vehicle manufacturers are coming out with news about the future electrification of their fleet. Volvo made a huge splash by announcing the electrification of their entire brand. Pretty much every German brand is diving in, trying to put the word...

A Little Allston/Brighton History

For us history geeks, a great resource for local history is the Brighton Allston Historical Society site. Superb old maps and images, info about neighborhoods and street names, stories about the old cattle industry which defined the area, and so much more. And yes,...

Can we retire the hackneyed sterotypes please?

Re-posting this from our old blog because it is one of my favorites! Pretty harsh opinion column in the Boston Globe this weekend, talking up Tesla and their desire to directly sell their cars to the public, versus the perceived downfalls of our current system of...