by Wallace Wyss - Mercedes is taking Tesla seriously now as a worthy adversary, though Mercedes has been around at least 100 years longer. Their latest show car has many innovations that go beyond their present electric sedan but could be … [Read more...]
GM Could Have Been The World Leader In Electric Car Technology
December 31, 2021 By 17 Comments
The 1966 GM Electrovair II Electric Car could have led GM to world leadership in electric vehicles today, instead... by Mike Gulett I know in 1966 no one was really thinking seriously about electric cars but yet General Motors designed and … [Read more...]
Editorial: The Times They Are A-Changin’….
December 22, 2021 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - It is the title to a Bob Dylan song but I never thought those words would be so true as now vis-a-vis the automobile. For years our American automakers would plod along at a snail's pace; Ford adding a hood scoop here, … [Read more...]
The Triumph of A Minimalist Designer: Franz von Holzhausen
December 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - One thing I relish in my role as automotive reporter is meeting car designers. Rarely have I met one coming closest to his dream than tall quiet Franz von Holzhausen. He is the son of a designer so he grew up with dad's … [Read more...]
The Game Changer – The Tesla Model 2
December 6, 2021 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - The Model 2 is not a car. Officially there’s no Model 2. But it is the one car Tesla needs most to blunt the European, Chinese and Big Three efforts at electric cars. Tesla has a lot of irons in the fire-- the Semi, the … [Read more...]
Design: The Nissan Electric Roadster Concept
December 2, 2021 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - With all the attention being paid to electric cars, one body style absent (except from Tesla) has been the open car. Nissan has just shown three EV prototypes and one, thankfully, is a convertible. Nissan calls the … [Read more...]
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