Electric Cars

  • Ford Mustang Mach-E Missed by a Mile?

    All of the car manufactures have bought in to the idea that the future of personal transportation is electric and consequently have invested much to get their version of electric cars out and in the market.  Ford is certainly part… Continue reading

    Ford Mustang Mach-E Missed by a Mile?

  • PRI 2022–it’s Electric!

    If you are like me, you love the sound of a performance racing engine being put to work. But, there is another sound of racing that has made its place in racing today.  PRI is not ignoring EV racing and… Continue reading

    PRI 2022–it’s Electric!

  • Why Are We Still Talking About Electric Cars?

    A couple of months ago I wrote about my experiences test driving a Tesla motorcar. I think it might be more appropriate to consider these as battery cars.  Certainly they are rechargeable batteries, but batteries non-the-less.  Electricity being the power… Continue reading

    Why Are We Still Talking About Electric Cars?

  • Electricity–I test drive a Tesla

    This may come as a shock to you folks that know my feelings toward electric cars, but last week I had the opportunity to actually test drive what is probably the pinnacle of electric powered automobiles, the Tesla. Tesla Motors… Continue reading

    Electricity–I test drive a Tesla

  • What to Spend Your Next $529,000 On

    Okay, I have a hard time getting excited about electric cars.  I have a very hard time.  All my best experiences with batteries have been – well, limiting.  Be it cell phones, laptops, flashlights, or most any battery powered device… Continue reading

    What to Spend Your Next $529,000 On

  • Formula E–Debuts

    Olympic Park in Beijing China hosted the first of a series of races of this spec race.  It is the FIA’s attempt to create a Formula One type of racing experience but using all electric powered race cars. Like the… Continue reading

    Formula E–Debuts

  • Formula E-eeeeeeeeek

    Well, I was trying to emulate the sound from the cars of this new race series.  You can go to the Formula E FIA web site and take a look. It is really to showcase an open-wheeled, single seat, series… Continue reading

    Formula E-eeeeeeeeek

  • Who’s Driving – Revisited

    Back in 2010 I wrote about the emerging capability of hackers to get control of your car.  well here is a video of just what could happen given current capabilities three years later.  Sure the dash was torn apart and… Continue reading

  • The Petersen

    There is no automotive museum quite like it.  The Petersen publishing company’s legacy and homage to California automotive history and culture. I had the good fortune to have an entre to this gem of a museum by none other than… Continue reading

    The Petersen

  • Electric GT Racing Car is Here

    We see now that every major (and some minor) automobile companies are producing EV (electric vehicles) as fast as their designe studies can develop them.  Now it is the race cars turn.  Here is a video of a very respectable… Continue reading