by Phil Jackson | Jan 11, 2024
The annual CES/Consumer Electronics Show is always an interesting news source. One takeaway from this year’s show is the number of new products which are sustainable in design, but which don’t use sustainability as the primary driver of their sales pitches. For...
by Phil Jackson | Dec 1, 2023
This week we celebrated our corporate facilities manager Mark Raybould, our indispensible jack-of-all-trades who performs miracles and fixes across our group. Mark started at our old Saab City location in Framingham 25 years ago, and has been solving problems since...
by Phil Jackson | Nov 16, 2023
A few weeks ago we celebrated Ron Brady, one of our master technicians at Boston Volvo. Ron has been with us for 50 years, which is simply an extraordinary feat. Repairing cars is a tough job, and Ron has honored us by sticking to it and doing it great for 5 decades....
by Phil Jackson | Nov 2, 2023
In recent weeks, various automakers have expressed concerns about declining demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in the US. However, recent sales data from California presents a different narrative.According to the quarterly report released by the California New Car...
by Phil Jackson | Oct 18, 2023
For some time now, there has been a specious claim making the rounds that EVs are actually worse for the planet than internal combustion engines. The basic gist of the argument is that you use more energy to make the EV’s motors and battery packs than you would for a...
by Phil Jackson | Oct 4, 2023
Honda is venturing into the U.S. electric vehicle market with help from General Motors. The Japanese automaker recently presented its debut electric SUV, emphasizing a revitalized commitment to fully electric cars alongside its successful gas-electric hybrids....
by Phil Jackson | Sep 15, 2023
According to Bloomberg News, Electric vehicle (EVs) sales in the United States are achieving remarkable milestones.During the first half of 2023, the market share of EVs surpassed 7%, which marks a pivotal moment for widespread adoption. Total EV sales also recently...
by Phil Jackson | Aug 24, 2023
The auto industry is currently grappling with the standardization of EV charging connectors. However, there’s another significant transition going on inside cars: the shift from the Universal Serial Bus-A (USB-A) to the more efficient USB-C charging port. This...
by Phil Jackson | Aug 9, 2023
In 2022, the average weight of a new vehicle sold in America was 4,329 pounds. Compare that to 1980, where the weight was about 1,000 pounds less. There are two trends at work here. Number 1 is the movement in America toward larger and heavier SUVs and trucks. And...
by Phil Jackson | Jul 27, 2023
I visited Home Depot recently and was struck by the significant change in the lawn mower aisle. Just a year or two ago all the lawn mowers on display were powered by gas, save for one or two electric models stuck off to the side. On this recent visit I counted 13 out...
