The modern automobile must die | Grist
"If we want to solve climate change, there’s no other option."
Automobile Industry
Tesla hit Model 3 target by reworking thousands of cars – Business Insider
"Internal documents reveal the grueling way Tesla hit its 5,000 Model 3 target"
Conserving oil no longer necessary for US, says Trump administration
"Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the US, the Trump administration has declared in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for efficient cars and other conservation programs. One analyst critical of the move said it was “like saying, ‘I’m a big old fat guy, and food prices have dropped – it’s time to start eating again”. He added: “There’s a downside to living large.” The position was outlined in a memo released last month, without fanfare and in support of the administration’s proposal to relax fuel mileage standards."
NPR
"Government agencies have released a proposal to freeze fuel economy and emissions requirements for six years. The proposed rules would also block California from setting its own, higher standards."
The man who invented the self-driving car (in 1986) – POLITICO
Trump EPA to freeze Obama-era fuel standards for cars, light trucks
"The Trump administration will formally lay out a plan to revisit tough new fuel economy standards that had been set in motion under President Barack Obama, according to Andrew Wheeler, the new acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency."
How the Car Keeps Americans Apart
"Urbanists have long looked at cars as the scourge of great places. Jane Jacobs identified the automobile as the “chief destroyer of American communities.” Cars not only clog our roads and cost billions of dollars in time wasted commuting, they are a terrible killer. They caused more than 40,000 deaths in 2017, including of some 6,000 pedestrians and cyclists."
"But in the United States, the car plays a fundamental role in structuring the economy, our daily lives, and the political and social differences that separate us."