The tumultuous relationship between the New York Times and Tesla has become somewhat of an urban legend. Depending on who you ask the Times journalist, John M. Broder didn’t drive the car correctly, pushing it past advisable speeds, and forcing too much power from the...
I was recently covering a story on the future of American racetracks and the challenges they face today, when I stumbled upon something interesting – the problem with racing electric cars. As nearly any article concerning the future of the automotive hobby is wont to...
Tasco Turquoise. Fiesta Red. Buttercup Yellow. Hawaiian Blue. Alaskan Gold. No, they’re not the street names of the latest in hipster college kid hallucinogenics. They’re the line up of paint colors for the Big Three American Automakers of the 1950’s and ‘60s, and...
Driving, in its most traditional form, is young. Even with a lifespan of over 200 years, dating back to the very first Benz Patent Motorwagen from 1885, driving is barely a blip in the history of the whole human species. It has aided in only a handful of wars, helped...
In 1968, when Ted Dillard was eleven, his father brought home an electric car from his job at Massachusetts Electric. “It’s up to your generation,’” he told Dillard.“‘This technology’s been around. The problem is the batteries, and it’s up to your generation to...
