Driving Electric – First Impressions

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

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

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

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

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

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...