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Climate change

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Letters to the Editor

What is the US doing to develop synthetic fuels?

April 25, 2022 Steve 3

George Denzinger recently asked a good question, so I am front paging his comment from our post, “If automakers focused more on efficiency would there be less pressure to go EV?” This is an example […]

BMW i3 recharging
Letters to the Editor

Looking at battery-powered vehicles from both sides now

March 3, 2022 Steve 1

George Denzinger took the time to write a lengthy follow up to our “Quotes” post, “If automakers focused more on efficiency would there be less pressure to go EV?” This is the kind of deeper […]

2020 Ram Rebel 1500 Hemi
Quotes

If automakers focused more on efficiency would there be less pressure to go EV?

February 23, 2022 Steve 14

“Just think, a little more focus on efficiency and we wouldn’t be forced to go all electric in the future. I love power, so don’t get me wrong. But with such dismal mileage that these […]

Doll afraid
Media Analysis

TTAC’s Matt Posky raises false fears about end of owning private cars

January 11, 2022 Steve 1

Over at The Truth About Cars, Matt Posky (2021a) recently wrote that his “stomach was in a twist” because the government was “talking about the merits of reducing people’s ability to own things.” His story […]

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History

It’s a big deal that Ford and GM knew about climate change in 1960s

December 29, 2021 Steve 0

(UPDATED FROM 6/6/2020) The news that Ford and General Motors knew about climate change in the 1960s raises a number of big questions. For example, might this revelation open both automakers to lawsuits similar to […]

Monkey with one eye open
Current Events

Auto media have largely ignored COP26 summit on climate change

November 2, 2021 Steve 0

In my weekly cruise through a list of trade journals and buff magazines, I found virtually no coverage of a major international climate change summit called COP26 (go here to see Indie Auto’s bibliography of […]

2021 Bollinger B2 truck
Current Events

Automotive News’ report on EV startups has revealing gaps

August 18, 2021 Steve 0

Last week Automotive News acknowledged that “there has never been a better time for EV startups.” Even so, the trade journal couldn’t bring itself to fully explain why it has been “at least a century […]

Railroad crossing through dirty window in C major
Current Events

Auto media largely ignore ‘code red’ IPCC climate change report

August 12, 2021 Steve 0

Few auto media outlets have acknowledged the most important climate change news in a number of years. Last Monday the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2021a) came out with its first major report since 2014. […]

Abandoned Chevrolet truck at Kestner homestead in Olympic Mountains, Washington
Media Analysis

Auto media are still not taking climate change seriously enough

July 22, 2021 Steve 1

Ezra Klein (2021) recently commented that “it seems odd that we would just let the world burn.” As a case in point, after summarizing climate change’s escalating predations, he argued that even President Biden’s plan […]

Auto media on Legos
Media Analysis

Auto media copy each other instead of covering news that matters

July 9, 2021 Steve 0

Last week I was once again reminded of the Bruce Springsteen song, “57 Channels (And Nothin’ On),” when surveying the automotive media. The major outlets fell all over themselves to cover many of the same […]

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    Bigger didn’t prove to be better for General Motors in late-70s and 80s
    April 17, 2026 39
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    Might Detroit have embraced front-wheel drive earlier if McNamara had stayed at Ford?
    April 16, 2026 7
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    How much do Trump policies have to hurt auto industry before it supports Dems?
    April 14, 2026 19
  • 1975 Ford Thunderbird
    Ford design in the 1970s was a real step down from the previous decade
    April 10, 2026 24
  • 1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
    The sad story about buying a 1981 Monte Carlo right out of college
    April 9, 2026 2
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    Indie Auto is moving — although you may barely notice
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