Technology

Sorry Michigan, California Stole Your Auto Crown

Psst, don’t tell Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is touring Taiwan and South Korea this week touting her state as the automotive capital of America. Whitmer is blissfully unaware that the most critical employees of Ford and GM are in California, where Rivian, BYD, and Tesla’s global engineering headquarters are located.

The future of the U.S. automotive industry will be determined in The Golden State.

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Why GM Is a Threat to U.S. National Security

President Biden in July 2022 declared climate change a national security risk. The evidence is mounting that GM under CEO Mary Barra has been committing climate treason.

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Rebranding Air Canada as Justin Trudeau Airlines

Even for veteran Air Canada flyers, the airline’s latest disgrace disavowing responsibility for information provided by its AI chatbot is a new low. My argument for an appropriate rebranding of the poorest excuse for an airline.

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On Discovering I’m Smarter Than I Thought

Readers of my blog shouldn’t be surprised by Hertz’s EV debacle, but my late mother would have been shocked that my early skepticism has proven correct.

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The Mocking of a Cybertrucker’s Manhood

The Center for Automotive Safety recently questioned the manhood of anyone who would buy Elon Musk’s Cybertruck because it weighs some 6,000 pounds. CAS was stereotyping in its assumption that only insecure men would be attracted to a monster electric pickup.

Turns out the most famous driver of GM’s EV Hummer, which weighs more than 9,000 pounds, is a woman.

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The Humility of JB Straubel and RJ Scaringe

To understand why GM and Ford have failed so miserably adopting to the EV world, appreciating the personalities and business approaches of Tesla co-founder JB Straubel and Rivian founder RJ Scaringe is a good starting point.

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GM Mary Barra’s ‘Driverless’ Cruise Debacle

GM CEO Mary Barra is going to need all her corporate Houdini skills to escape culpability for her multi-billion dollars ‘driverless’ taxi Cruise disaster.

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