Buying For The Exception

by | Dec 2, 2021

As I consider the ‘limited’ range of my new electric car, I find myself thinking that range-anxiety really isn’t anything of note. How many days a year do I drive longer than the 265-mile range on my new Polestar 2? Maybe a handful at best. So why should I choose to...

Driving Electric – First Impressions

by | Nov 19, 2021

Have a new Polestar 2 in the driveway – here are the initial takeaways:It is fast. And quick. And nimble. And powerful. Hit the gas and it moves. No lag at all. If you like to drive, electric is amazing.The new audio/visual interface with Google Android is fantastic....

Wireless Charging

by | Nov 3, 2021

Here’s another impending and fascinating technological advance: wireless charging of electric vehicles. There is no chance I try to break down the science of it, but here is a very basic and I’m sure not-quite-perfectly-explained synopsis: you have a transmitter coil...

Safety Before a Crash Occurs

by | Oct 20, 2021

Technological advances impact us across the breadth of our lives, and most of the time the everyday changes we notice are on a superficial level – a sleek new phone, a TV with even better resolution, an app which makes it easier to order take-out. But every so often...

Filling Up

by | Oct 7, 2021

As the world moves away from internal combustion engines (ICE) and toward an electric future, there are going to be many changes. One fascinating difference will be the way in which we approach refilling our fuel tanks. We are all inured to the fact that if we own an...

Sustainable Components

by | Sep 22, 2021

Encouraging article in in the New York Times this month, discussing how the automotive industry is moving toward a new definition of what connotes luxury. With a throwback lead-in about the Chrysler Cordoba of the 1970s, the story talks about how using materials which...

Splintering Off Reviews

by | Sep 15, 2021

If I have a great experience buying something, doesn’t it make sense to write an online review directly with the store? If my local pizzeria makes me an awesome pie, I would naturally go to their Google My Business page to write a review, or rate them on their...

An Adaptable 18 Months

by | Aug 27, 2021

Was perusing our websites today, looking at available inventory at our stores, and realizing how once again we have to access our adaptability genes within our organization. We’ve all been through a lifetime of worries in the last 18 months, worries that I don’t have...

Corporate Citizenship Award

by | Jul 28, 2021

We are once again proud to have been named a Boston Business Journal Corporate Citizenship Award honoree for 2021. These awards, now in their 16th year, recognize companies and nonprofits who give back to the Greater Boston area. To euphemistically put it, this past...