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...
by Phil Jackson | Jul 12, 2023
An innovative approach has emerged to monitor the gradual yet significant strides made toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the roads in Massachusetts. The Department of Transportation has introduced an interactive web-based dashboard that aggregates data...
by Phil Jackson | Jun 14, 2023
German tiremaker Continental AG has launched its most eco-friendly tire to date. This initiative is a part of Continental’s drive to adhere to ecological goals set by itself, its clients, and various governments.The company’s latest tire offering, the...
by Phil Jackson | May 31, 2023
Read an interesting article in the NYT recently about the transformation of Norway’s transportation sector to electric. Last year 80% of new car sales in Norway were electric, as the country moves to end sales of ICE cars in 2025 (this in a country which still has a...
by Phil Jackson | May 18, 2023
Buying a new EV isn’t as easy as it could be. While the Inflation Reduction Act has a long-term goal of promoting ownership of electric vehicles in the US, in the short-term things are confusing. Fewer than a dozen EVs qualify for the full $7500 tax credit if...
by Phil Jackson | May 3, 2023
There is no better indicator of the present state of change in the automotive industry than the new car inventory across our group. Go back 5 years ago or so, and pretty much our entire inventory was a traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. We did have...
by Phil Jackson | Apr 20, 2023
Rear-wheel-drive is making a comeback. This year Volvo announced it would reverse a company policy and produce rear-wheel-drive (RWD) cars for the first time in 25 years. Volvo’s policy was that front-wheel-drive (FWD) cars are safer because they typically do a better...
by Phil Jackson | Apr 6, 2023
The pluses of electric cars are myriad: quieter driving, ridiculous torque and acceleration, more pure driving fun, less maintenance needed, and so forth. And there certainly are challenges ahead with electric cars – charging infrastructure probably being the...
by Phil Jackson | Mar 22, 2023
Has the world reached peak ICE? Sales of internal combustion engine (ICE) passenger vehicles reached a peak of 86 million in 2017 (this number includes traditional hybrids like the Prius). In that same year electric and plug-in hybrids amounted to just over 1 million...
