President Trump says he wants to “go back, probably, to a 2020 standard” as regards federal mandatory miles-per-gallon edicts — the latter being the right word because it’s the honest word. A “standard” is an objective value of some kind, used…
The push to “electrify” everything that rolls is turning out to be a lot like the push to “vaccinate” everyone; both have turned out to have adverse effects. Volkswagen hasn’t died suddenly — but it is dying. Chief Financial Officer…
The truth about battery-powered devices (EVs) is finally being emitted. One of these truths — styled a “hurdle for EV adoption” — is the plummeting resale value of these devices. How much — and how fast? How about more than 30 percent in…
SACRAMENTO — Reflecting on the early years of automotive history, Alexander Winton — who arguably sold the first-ever automobile in 1897 — recalled the naysayers who couldn’t envision the idea that horseless carriages would ever gain widespread acceptance. They viewed…
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s four-day publicity tour for electric vehicles was always intended to draw attention — and it did, just not the kind she’d hoped for. Granholm and her caravan acted as ambassadors for President Joe Biden’s support…
Who votes Democrat, runs the cultural institutions, and wants to replace your gas stoves and cars with electric ones? The 1 percent, that’s who. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay talk about the latest…
This week’s arctic cold snap has The Spectacle host Melissa Mackenzie wrapped in a scarf in her Texas home and co-host Scott McKay in a fedora to protect his ears — and it also has charging stations in Chicago turning…
What if you could turn back time — to 2008 — and buy a brand-new half-ton truck like they used to make them? One without the “assistance” and other “technologies” that come standard with the new ones, like it or…
