Car culture and those who’ve made it from the 20th century until today …
General Motors, the Model 20th Century Corporation?
Alfred P. Sloan’s Vision … and Legacy In the beginning, there was Henry Ford. His two brilliant ideas: the Model T (standardization for the masses) and the River Rouge assembly line (mass production of that standard product, now known as “Fordism”) – both symbolize the start, early in the 20th century, of a technological economy…
Whither the American EV Market in 2025?
Uncertainty and Hope Donald Trump and Elon Musk promise a cloudy picture for the future of EVs in the U.S. market. The combination of open hostility to EVs and “woke climate” concerns mixed with obviously transactional financial reasoning (Musk’s original claim to wealth!) leaves us scratching our heads about the near-term direction of the auto…
Global Auto Industry in a Nutshell
It’s been a big part of the lives of people the world over for some 140 years — time to rethink?
Cars: Spiritual Totems or Historical Markers?
All the cars I ever owned and all the cars I remember my parents owning — and there were many (as a GM salaried employee, my dad bought a new car every year) — what does it all mean?
Cars: Looking into the Future
Converting the world to EVs may take too long — and the U.S. auto industry is probably not up to the task, anyway — how about changing the way we live?
Link from Think Progress: https://thinkprogress.org/gas-cars-electric-vehicles-battery-price-99d1f99ab987/?fbclid=IwAR0RmYfywWko4HGhxoRuwoyBbg0LIcP0Adx9_tzjlyHqI9HrqD-rSxPWp9U
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