Here’s an idea for better cities: Make owners of big SUVs & pickups pay more to park.

That's what Montreal now does -- and it's the first North American city to try it.

In Bloomberg CityLab, I explored a groundbreaking way to fight back against car bloat.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-05-15/in-montreal-suv-drivers-must-pay-hefty-new-fees-to-park?srnd=citylab-transportation

#montreal #cars #cities

In Fast Company, I wrote about how wild it is that Ford, GM, and Stellantis no longer offer any sedan models in the US.

That's bad for Americans -- and it's risky for the Big Three.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91123174/detroit-killed-the-sedan-we-may-all-live-to-regret-it

#cars #SUVs #transportation

Reminder to not work yourself to death for the sake of your employer.

THEY ARE NOT LOYAL TO YOU.

“Tesla Rewards Dedicated Worker Who Showered at Factory and Slept In His Car By Firing Him”

#ev #cars #tesla #employment #workers

https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-worker-showered-factory-slept-laid-off

Tesla Rewards Dedicated Worker Who Showered at Factory and Slept in His Car by Firing Him

A Tesla employee who slept inside his car and made microwave meals instead of going home got laid off last month from the car company.

^{Sharon Adarlo (Futurism)}

#Porsche #Cars #Stupidity #Incompetence

I assume it's insured or the owner has enougy $ that it doesn't matter but what an incredibly stupid & incompetnt thing to do to such a rare & beautiful car !!!! 🤦‍♂️

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/porsche-driver-crash-highway-35-19436326.php

Driver crashes rare supercar worth $1 million on Bay Area highway

The driver of a Porsche Carrera GT crashed the rare, expensive supercar on California’s state Route 35.

^{Stephen Council (SFGATE)}

Content warning: idiot almost loses a finger Reveal/hide

Car Manufacturers Betrayed Customers By Sharing Location Without Warrant -- After Some Pledged Not To

#News #privacy #cars #automotive #automobiles #EV #Toyota #Hyundai #Nissan #Subaru #Volkswagen #BMW #Mazda #Mercedes #Kia #Volvo #GPS #geolocation #location #tracking

https://www.pcmag.com/news/senators-car-companies-are-giving-location-data-to-police-without-a-warrant

This is truly one of the more baffling decisions I’ve seen in a long time. Tesla is a leader in charging infrastructure, to the degree that virtually every other carmaker is even adopting its standard.

Then Elon Musk laid off the entire Supercharger team.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145621/tesla-layoff-supercharger-ev-charging-nacs-elon-musk

#tesla #elonmusk #tech #cars #evs

Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging

Tesla has laid off most of the employees who worked for the company’s EV charging teams, leaving many to wonder whether it was poised to lose ground on Superchargers.

^{Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)}

Elon Musk is betting Tesla’s future on using self-driving fantasies to boost the share price instead of building a real car business. He just gutted the teams working on the Supercharger network (right as other companies are adopting it!) and new vehicles.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #evs #cars

Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles

Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.

^{Ars Technica}

In Vox, I explained how federal policy encourages car bloat, making American vehicles more enormous, polluting, and dangerous than they'd otherwise be.

That's the exact opposite of what we should be doing.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollution

#cars #safety #policy

Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving has been linked to hundreds of crashes and dozens of deaths, according to a federal investigation published today.

“In total, NHTSA investigated 956 crashes, starting in January 2018 and extending all the way until August 2023,” reports @theverge. “Of those crashes, some of which involved other vehicles striking the Tesla vehicle, 29 people died. There were also 211 crashes in which ‘the frontal plane of the Tesla struck a vehicle or obstacle in its path.’ These crashes, which were often the most severe, resulted in 14 deaths and 49 injuries.”

https://flip.it/Qr4Zi3

#Tesla #AutoPilot #Cars #Tech

Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving linked to hundreds of crashes, dozens of deaths

NHTSA published its findings into crashes linked to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD. The agency found that driver inattention and inadequate technology contributed to most of the incidents.

^{Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)}

I think Toyota was right all along.

It’s an unpopular opinion among EV purists, but I think hybrids will reduce a lot more carbon emissions than BEVs, for the simple reason that way more people can switch. Even without access to charging outlets, hybrids are far more efficient thanks to their regenerative braking. With access to outlets, they are as good as EVs within their electric range, which will account for most of the daily commutes of their owners, and all with far smaller batteries and better costs of ownership than BEVs.

The way to eliminate emissions due to personal transportation is not to put people in BEVs. It’s to *eliminate commutes* and massively invest in (electrified) public transportation.

#ev #bev #hybrids #phev #cars #transportation

“Hybrid vs. Electric Cars: Why Hybrids Make More Sense”

https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/hybrid-vs-electric-why-hybrids-make-more-sense/

🚨​ ADORABLE CAR ALERT 🚨​

1965 Autobianchi Bianchina Berlina. 14,000 miles indicated, true mileage unknown. Current bid: US$7,965.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-autobianchi-bianchina-4/

#AdorableCarAlert #cars

🚨 ADORABLE CAR ALERT 🚨

1932 Plymouth Model PB Two-Door Convertible Sedan. 3,500 miles indicated, true mileage unknown. Current bid: US$10,750.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1932-plymouth-model-pb-two-door-convertible-sedan/

#AdorableCarAlert #cars