Jim Motavalli's Blog Posts | Car Talk

2019

JAN
08	A Rant Against Radar Detectors
17	How We Got Here: A History of SUV Mania
25	My Motor City Roots

FEB
06	Winter Wonders: Three Cars That Got Me Through Snow and Ice
07	Bad Brakes: The Danger of Using Cheap Aftermarket Parts
20	A Brief History of the Drive-In (and Fast Food, Too)

MAR
04	The Return of the Peugeots!
14	The Concours d'Lemons: Where Paint is But a Memory
28	Test Driving the Range Rover Evoque in Greece

APR
07	Road Trip! Getting Out and Seeing the World
07	The Jeep Gladiator Girds for Battle
10	The Nanny-mobile: Safety Technology From the Driver's Seat
23	Shanghai 2019: China's Amazing Auto Show

MAY
07	Starre Trip: Across America with an $850 Van
20	Connecting the Car to the Smart Home
21	Do We Have a "Right to Drive"?
24	Terrific Transport Tech: 10 Ways Your Life Will Be Better

JUN
05	The Air-Free Tire? It's Not Science Fiction Anymore
10	Carbon Monoxide Deaths: Blame the Keyless Ignition

JUL
02	The Car Talk Plaza Memorial Party for Tommy Came With a Plaque
16	Nissan Plugs in for Formula E Electric Car Racing

2018

JAN
07	Seven Winter Driving Tips You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Before
15	Detroit 2018: Trucks, Tech and Even Some New Muscle
16	Detroit 2018: The Parade of New Cars
22	Your "Dream Car"? Depends on Where You Live
25	The Washington Auto Show: DC is All-In on Autonomous Cars

FEB
06	VW's Sleeper: The $40,000 Golf R Looks Mild, but Really Roars
07	Weird and Wonderful Wagons

MAR
01	Our Incredibly Exciting Future With Wireless Self-Driving Cars
03	We Know We're Driving Distracted, and We Do It Anyway
06	Is New York the "Jeep Capital of the World"?
14	The Amelia Island Concours 2018: A Photo Gallery
16	From Israel's Negev Desert: Cool Tech for Cars
19	Fay Taylour: Pioneering Irish Feminist, Winning Race Driver...and Nazi Supporter
23	"Do You Come With the Car?"
30	New York Auto Show 2018: Mostly SUVs, but Autonomy and Electrics, Too
30	On the Fringe: The Weirder Side of the 2018 New York International Auto Show

APR
02	Your Car, Sir: The Rise of Personal Concierge Services
20	2019 VW Jetta: Big Car, Small Price, Great Fuel Economy
30	The Beijing Motor Show: Wild Concepts--And They're All Electric
30	Checking Out China's Electric Cars

MAY
03	The Future of Driving: As Seen at the Big Easy's Collision Conference
14	A Fishy Idea: Aquarium Shows off Barracuda and Sting Ray...Cars
14	Ford's Folly in Betting Solely on SUVs
23	It's a Wrap!
31	Orphan Cars: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

JUN
01	Rubber Meets the Road: Airless Tires, Electric Pickups and Fuel-Cell Range Extenders
19	The Car vs. SUV War Is Over, and SUVs Won
26	Barn Finds: Why You Should Be Scared by the Phrase "Needs Total Restoration"

JUL
09	A Fast History of Speeding
13	VW Microbuses Gone Wild
14	The Knotty History of the Woody Wagon
18	In the Beginning: The Genesis G70
19	The E in Formula E Stands for "Excitement"
25	The Manifold Hazards of Early Motoring

AUG
14	Weird-Looking Japanese Cars
20	Gone in 60 Seconds
21	Why I Love the 1952 Cadillac
31	Aging Hippies Opt for Luxury SUVs

SEP
10	In Praise of Convertibles
13	The "Shooting Brake" Started Life as an Aristocratic Hunting Car
24	In Yellowstone: Of Bears, Bison and Keeping the Park Green

OCT
02	Actor David Soul (Starsky & Hutch) Restores Hemingway's Chrysler--in Cuba
10	American Car Culture Is on a Collision Course with the Future
17	Remembering When Sears, Roebuck Sold Cars
24	Let's Take the Rocket Car: A History of Science-Fiction Auto Futurism

NOV
16	Forgotten Fiberglass: Does Anyone Remember These Cool '50s Sports Cars?
16	Big Ideas and Little Cars at the Web Summit in Lisbon
21	What About Replacing Carlos Ghosn with...Another Carlos?
27	The Chinese Love Cars--and Celebrate Them at Big Car Shows
30	Los Angeles 2018: An Auto Show That Delivered

DEC
05	5 Top Car Chase Cliches
19	Henry Makes a Lady Out of Lizzie: The Last Days of the Model T

2017

JAN
04	Fast Company: In Philadelphia, the Ultimate Collection of Sports Racing Cars
07	Ford to Build Mustang and F-150 Hybrids, Plus 300-Mile Electric Car
10	Detroit 2017: SUVs Dominate, Mostly Made in the U.S.A.
18	Appearances Are Deceiving at Michigan's Self-Driving Car Test Tracks
20	Whatta Deal! Toyota's Prius Prime Is a Green Bargain
25	Comedians in Cars Getting Karaoke
30	From Washington: Where's Donald Trump on Self-Driving Cars?

FEB
03	Spin Control: Smart All-Wheel-Drive Is Your Friend
06	Short Takes: Reviews, Oddities and Milestones
14	Why We Drive 55: The Strange but True Story of America's Interstates
21	Meet the Ioniqs: A Green Trio From Hyundai
24	Buried Cars: Who Says You Can't Take Your Ride With You?
28	Lady Norah Docker of Daimler: The Car World's Own Marie Antoinette

MAR
06	Mazda 2017: The Miata's New Retractable Hardtop, and the Quieter CX-5 Goes Upscale
15	Amelia Island 2017: The Big Star Cars Come Out to Play

APR
07	Atlas: Will It Hold Up Volkswagen's World?
12	Ford at NAIAS: A New Explorer, and a Prediction that SUVs Are Here to Stay
13	If You've Got It, Flaunt It: Supercars at NYIAS
13	SUVs to the Front: A 2017 New York Auto Show Report
28	The Best Green Cars Under $40,000

MAY
02	If It Can Make It Here: The New Volkswagen e-Golf in Manhattan
11	The Toothpaste Cure: Two Paths to Better Headlights
25	1955: A Great Year to Buy a Car in America

JUN
02	Keep on Trucking (But Plug Them In, Add Drones, and Make Them Autonomous)
08	Volvo's New XC60 is an Ultra-Safe Luxury Package
21	Bucket-List Benz: From Whistler to Vancouver in the E-Class Coupe
22	Barrett-Jackson Bets on a New England Casino
22	The VW Microbus is Happening (Maybe) --and it's Electric

JUL
06	The Big Battery Breakthrough? It's Here (Maybe)
07	Volvo’s Bombshell: All-Electric and Plug-In Hybrid by 2019
21	Formula E Battery Car Racing Invades New York

AUG
03	The Tesla Model 3 Arrives, With Elon's Superlatives
14	Pedestrians: If You're Going to be Hit by an American Car, Make Sure it's a Buick Regal
29	General Motors Doubles Down on Diesels
30	TV Star Cars Highlight a Labor Day Auction
31	Ahead of Their Time: The Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg Story

SEP
01	The Amish Don't Drive RVs. But That Doesn't Mean They Won't Build Them.
08	Reviving the Rust Belt: Detroit Comes Back, With Self-Driving Cars
12	Car Carnage: Harvey, Irma, and the Pitfalls for Auto Owners
25	Millinocket, Maine Lost Its Mill--But is Hoping for a Revival.

OCT
09	Forget Dikes and Windmills--the Modern Dutch are Focused on Green Machines
10	This Hustler Was Racer Sam Posey's Personal Sports Car
11	A Saab Story with a Happy Ending: Parts Cars Rule
18	A Maybach Luxury Limo in Its Natural Habitat: Wall Street and Greenwich, Connecticut
25	Hyperloops, Shared Autonomous Planes, and More in Paris
26	If You Take My CD Player Away, How About Giving Me Something Better?
30	Tomorrow's Tech: Quiet Cars with Ultra-Smooth Rides

NOV
03	Adventures in the Eco-Friendly ELF
08	Here Comes the First Big Electric Truck Fleet!
10	Self-Driving Cars? They're Here Now. And Lots More Besides.
18	Are You Ready to Buy Chinese Cars?
27	Small is Beautiful: In Praise of Entry-Level Cars

DEC
06	Our Man at the UN: The Car Blogger Talks About Self-Driving Cars
07	Looking for Clarity: Honda's New Plug-In Hybrid
18	What We Can Learn From Our Colorful Electric Car History
20	A Makeover for Santa's Sleigh

2016

JAN
05	At CES, Future Visions from Bosch, Faraday and Ford
07	At CES, Fast Cars with Monster Stereos
08	Future of Driving? The Folks at CES Think They Know.
13	In Detroit, Electric Cars on the Turntables--Whether the Public Wants Them or Not
20	Winter Arrives: A History of Snow Plows, Winter Tires, and More
28	Celebrating Our Auto Heritage..in a Model T

FEB
03	Ford to Japan: Drop Dead
04	West Coast Fever: Cutting Petroleum Use by 50 Percent With the Prius (and Cars Like It)
09	Road Rage: Why We Snap
12	Cars That Won't Die Are Trucks and SUVS?
18	Five Dumb Car Ideas
19	James Bond's Car Reborn, Thanks to David Brown (No, Not THAT David Brown)
22	Koch Brothers' Anti-EV Group will Fail--Big Time
26	Choosing a Reliable Car: Two Lists

MAR
02	Meet the World's First Hybrid Car--Built in 1896
04	Tire Pressure: Will We Soon Set It and Forget It?
08	The Big Battery Breakthrough (or Maybe Not)
11	Adventures With 'Ol Sparkie
14	Dreams Die Hard: Crazy Concept Cars at Amelia Island
19	We Volunteer: Automakers Agree to Make Auto Emergency Braking Standard by 2022
22	Vintage Racing Is Not for the Faint of Heart (or Wallet)
25	Hot Cars (and Lotsa SUVs) Roll Out at the New York Auto Show
28	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Lives Again!

APR
04	A Victory for Consumers! Online Safety Data Will Save You Money (and Maybe Your Life)
06	Americans Driving More, Having More Accidents--in Gas Guzzlers
07	At One with the Rain in a Polaris Slingshot
18	"Barn Finds" Are Still Out There, Rusting in Peace
21	Fast Times in Cuba: Racing Culture Returns
22	The Buick Woody That Needed a Lift
27	Can Automakers Be Trusted? Probably Not--And It Really Matters
28	Silicon Valley Has the Stardust, but the Automakers Know Cars
29	Chasing Tesla: Ford's Working on a Long-Range, Affordable EV

MAY
02	Earworm Car Driving Songs: From "Hang on Sloopy" to "Jump"
03	I've Seen the Future and It's Spelled T-E-S-L-A
06	Around the Brickyard: Mario Andretti and the 100th Running of the Indy 500
09	The Safest State for Teen Drivers? Can You Believe It's Massachusetts?
11	Loving Old Volvos: The Obsession Can Be Catching
17	Want to Lose Big Money? Buy a Zillion-Dollar Supercar.
20	Big Wheels: A Clean Revolution for Trucks and Buses
23	In the Driver's Seat of Hertz' New Mustang GT-H
27	The Lane Motor Museum: Weird, Wonderful

JUN
01	Ditch that Roof Rack and See Your Fuel Economy Soar
06	Inside Nissan's Hidden, Wacky Heritage Collection
07	Cheap Gas + Collective Amnesia = Big SUVs
09	"Calling All Electric Cars! Time for Police Duty!"
14	Want an SUV or Crossover? At Least Make It Green
17	He Can't Drive 55: Sammy Hagar and His Real-Life Fast Cars
20	Back to the Future: The Cars of Tomorrow, Today
23	Tesla and SolarCity: For Elon Musk, it's Personal (and a Family Affair)
27	The Big Brexit Vote Could Spell Curtains for Britain's Auto Industry

JUL
01	Animal Survivors: Tangling With Cars and Living to Tell About It
11	First Fender Benders: Tales From the Car Talk Community
11	One-Percenters: Electric Cars Hit a Big Sales Milestone
12	Bye-Bye Blind Spots: Japan Green Lights Cameras Replacing Outside Mirrors
15	Is the End in Sight for Gas Engines?
19	Infiniti's Entry-Level Crossover: The Brexit Problem
21	America's Oddest Highway Attractions
26	Our Roads and Bridges are Crumbling, and Nobody Wants to Pay to Fix Them
27	Five Firsts: From the Pioneer SUV to the Baby Seat
29	The World's Fastest Electric Car Is a Corvette

AUG
01	Delivering Those Fritos: Clean-Burning Natural Gas Trucks
04	Why Do Gas Prices Vary So Much, State by State (And Even One Block to Another)?
08	Elvis' BMW: Lost and Now Spectacularly Found Again
12	Electric Cars and Green Power: A Clean Energy Loop
15	Five Steps to Being a Safer Driver
18	Texting While Driving Kills, and Virtual Reality Tool Is the Convincer
23	Rev Matching the BMW: Where's the Off Switch?
24	Montauk by Seaplane: The Volvo S90 in the Hamptons
30	The End of the Private Car? It's Coming.

SEP
02	Car Sales Are Down--And Here's Why
06	Virtual Car Keys Are Coming...to Your Smartphone
09	Please, No: Failed Automotive Trends
13	From the Cockpit, It's Ford's Self-Driving Car
16	Rocky Mountain High: Volvo's New Cross Country
19	Performance Tune Your Car! But Kiss Its Resale Value Goodbye
23	In L.A. and Other Gridlocked Cities, Rush-Hour Traffic Never Reaches the Speed Limit
29	Reading, Writing and Diesel Exhaust: Jenna Bush on Cleaner School Buses

OCT
04	The Case for Winter Tires...On a Skating Rink!
04	Shopping at the Army's One-Stop Trade Show
07	The Great Supercar Value Drain: Why Econoboxes Rule
11	Will Americans Buy Cars From India?
17	Will the Old Car Hobby Die Out?
19	Hardly Worth Mentioning: Features We Take for Granted
21	Pickup Sales Are Down, But The Macho Truck Is Here to Stay
25	Five Car Milestones: Does Innovation Pay Off?
27	Are SUVs the Best Choice for Seniors? Maybe Not.
28	Dogs in Cars: Common Sense--and the Law

NOV
02	Kicking Tires on 7 Cartoon Cars
03	Geronimo's Cadillac and Other Automotive Tales of the Old West
14	Talking Robots, Connected Scooters and Sharing Rides at the Web Summit
15	At the L.A. Show, an Electric Jaguar with a Big Roar
18	Vanishing Rite of Passage: Getting Your License at 16
19	Don't Leave Your Keys: Five (Obvious) Ways to Deter Car Theft
30	Dependable Fun: Three Bargain Japanese Roadsters
30	After Many Failures to Launch, Here Come the Flying Cars

DEC
04	Thinking Machines: A Ride in Delphi's Self-Driving Cars, Targeted for 2019
07	Two-Thirds of Americans Don't Trust Auto Repair Shops
15	The New 1,000-Horsepower Lucid Air Is Chasing Tesla's Electric Tail
21	Solar Panels? You're Driving on Them
29	The Cars We Keep the Longest? They're All Japanese

2015

JAN
05	A Sneak Peek at the New Chevy Volt
07	Wacky Concept Cars at the Great BIG CES Show
12	From Chevrolet in Detroit: Bolt or Volt, Your Choice
15	Fuel Cells in Detroit: Hydrogen's Moment in the Sun
19	Despite $2 Gas, Consumers Still Buy Fuel Economy
22	In a Global Economy, "Buying American" is Kind of Complicated
26	Back to the Future with the Futurliner!
30	Winter Tires: Here's Why You Need Them

FEB
02	Cars are Safer Today, But Bigger Isn't Always Better
06	Mid-Life Crisis Cars: Make Mine a Miata (But Americans Vote for Mustangs and Corvettes)
12	Oddities and Crazy Moments at the Chicago Auto Show
17	Apple and Google: Tomorrow's Carmakers?
19	A Green Choice for Suburbia: Volvo's Seven-Seat, 59 MPGe Plug-in Hybrid
24	Apple Builds a Car: The Evidence Mounts

MAR
03	Gone in 60 Seconds: Using High-Tech DNA Coding to Stop Car Theft
04	Automotive Firsts. (And Here Come the Arguments!)
09	How to Buy a Really, Really Cheap Car
13	Why Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson Is the Teflon Man
17	Will Formula Racing Make EVs Cool?
23	Big Daddy (and Mommy) Are Watching: The 2016 Malibu Offers Built-In Teen Safety
24	EVs Could Be Cheaper than Gas Cars by 2020
27	Alcoa's $259 Million Windfall for Lightweight Cars

APR
02	New York Auto Show: Boy-Genius Designs 48-MPG Chevy Malibu, and More
06	Audi President Scott Keogh on "Piloted Driving"
11	3,000 MPG: Student Teams Innovate to Save Fuel at Shell's Eco Marathon
12	For the One-Percenter Who Has Everything. A $2.9 Million McLaren You Can Drive Only on the Track
15	Ads on Wheels: Meet the Goldfish Car, the Big Banana and the Kissmobile
22	On Earth Day: Automakers--Except Chrysler--Clap for the Tough Fuel Economy Rules
24	Will Car Sales Go Online? The Kicking Tires Factor Says Not Yet.
27	Flying is Better for the Environment Than Driving. Really?

MAY
01	From Cattle to Cars: Kansas City's Transportation Hub
05	How's This for Dumb? Leaving Your Keys in the Car.
08	Will Auto Manufacturers Help Save Cyclists?
12	A Big Classic Car Weekend--With Lots of Stories to Tell
15	Waiting for Godot: Three Horror-Filled Hours at the Department of Motor Vehicles
20	Paul Newman's V-8 Volvos: Getting the Groceries in Style
22	Saying No to Big Oil: Four Bright Ideas Compete for $125,000
27	Car Insurance: Are We Getting the Discounts We Deserve?

JUN
01	5 Extra-Cool eBay Listings: Green Day's camper and Miss Hurst Golden Shifter
05	5 Ways Tomorrow's Cities Will Kick Cars into the Background
09	Beware Masquerading Flood-Damaged Cars From Texas
11	Seven Great Summer Driving Songs, and Six Misses
16	Student Teams Build Green Camaros for Fun--and Good Jobs
19	5 Auto Industry Black Hats
24	Better Ideas: Ford's Future Mobility Visions
25	Lexus' Hoverboard and Ford's Around-the-Corner Camera

JUL
01	Five Top Companies for Brand Loyalty (But Where's Tesla?)
02	Deadly Holiday Ahead: The Fourth of July is America's Most Dangerous Day
07	Muscle Mania: Why Dodge's 707-Horsepower Hellcat Shouldn't Be Your Next Toy
13	The Millennials: Actually, They're Just Like Everybody Else
16	Best Car Threads on the Incredible, Imploding Reddit
21	Do Uber and Lyft Redline Low-Income Communities?
28	Fast Times in the All-New Mazda Miata
30	It's Like LEED Certification--But for Parking Garages

AUG
04	Spin Control for the Lion-Killing Dentist--and Fiat Chrysler, Too
11	Soaring Prices for 7 Japanese Collector Cars
14	Audi's Long-Range Electric SUV Is Aimed at Tesla's Model X
18	Highway Deaths Up in 2015, and Lots of "Cheap Gas" Driving Is the Cause
19	Solar Cars? Very Cool, but Still a Pipe Dream
25	$2 a Gallon: What It Means
27	Can Keyless Entry be a Deadly Option?

SEP
02	Honda's Sports Car Past--and Its Future
04	Not in Love: Americans Losing Their Passion for Cars
08	The Big Gamble: Supercars Without Track Records
10	Toyota Rolls the Dice: Previewing the Prius in Las Vegas
14	Who Was the First Person Arrested for Drunk Driving?
16	From Frankfurt's Motor Show: Electric Cars and Luxury SUVs
28	VW Diesel Owners: Here's What We Know

OCT
04	Liftoff! Tesla Debuts its $132,000 Model X (With Bio-Hazard Protection)
07	Meet America's Grid-Neutral Honda Dealer
09	They Won't Let Me Drive... And I'm Going Nuts!
12	Americans Defer Car Repairs Big Time (Especially if They Don't Trust Their Mechanics)
15	2016 Green Car of the Year: No Diesels or Electrics, Please
19	It's Back to the Future Time, and the DeLorean Is Back (and Plugged In)
23	Rust Never Sleeps (But Scientists Are Trying to Put it in a Coma)
26	The All-American Camaro, Made in Canada

NOV
03	Bob Lutz Slams Tesla, But Is He Just Jealous?
06	Rolling Sculptures: The Keno Brothers' Car Auction
09	This Dune Buggy Is Electric, 3-D Printed and Crowd Sourced
13	6 Things Cars Don't Have Any More (Good and Bad)
16	The 84-mpg, $6,800 Elio Coming to the LA Auto Show--With an Engine!
20	Turning the Electric Corner at the LA Auto Show
24	Columbo's Car: It was a Rare (and Ratty) 1959 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet
30	A Short History of the Taxi
30	Are Luxury Drivers the Biggest Jerks on the Road?

DEC
07	"Bikes vs. Cars": A Film That Fights the Tyranny of the Tailpipe
08	It's a Long Story: Buick's First U.S. Sales of a Chinese Car
11	Time for Tougher Car Safety Ratings
15	One More Time, the Return of VW's Microbus
18	Big Cat Roars: Through Arizona in the Jaguar XF
23	Colorado's Great EV Deal: A $10K Leaf and Plug-In Pale Ale
28	If People Buy Tiny Houses, Will They Also Buy Tiny Cars? Futurist Trends for 2016.

2014

JAN
03	Audi and Google: High-Tech Collaboration in the Car
08	Elio's $6,800 Car Edges Closer to Production
13	Chevy's Detroit Balance: Green Cars and 620-Horsepower 'Vettes
14	Ford Rolls Out Aluminum-Bodied F-150
16	Detroit Auto Show 2014: The View From the Floor
22	Hackers Have a New Target: Your Car

FEB
03	Steel vs. Aluminum: The Lightweight Wars Heat Up
06	Cars Talking to Each Other Will Save Lives, the Feds Say
12	Plugging In: The First Electric Cars
13	About that Corvette Sinkhole...
18	A Remedy for Discriminatory Auto Loans? That Will Have to Wait
25	5 Annoying Things About Today's Car Stereos
27	Exploring Oregon...In an Electric Car

MAR
06	Tesla's Gigafactory: Meeting Today's Big Battery Demand
07	Pedestrian Deaths Down (But the Toll's Still Too Damned High)
11	People Lie on Their Car Insurance Forms. Who Knew?
13	Sakti3's Big Claim: EV Batteries with Double the Energy Density and Half the Weight and Cost
19	What's Next After the Car?
21	Pothole FAQ: All About Those Big Holes in the Road
25	The High Cost of Owning a Car (Any Car, But Especially an SUV)
28	Tesla Cleared in Federal Safety Inquiry

APR
01	GM: Don't Fight the Victims' Compensation Fund
04	Tesla Petitions the Feds for Mirror-less Cars
09	Americans Would Love to Swap Cars Like Cellphones
11	Around the World in a Solar Plane
17	New York Auto Show 2014: Green Under the Glitz
23	Company Man: Mark Fields Takes Over at Ford
25	Big Oil vs. Big Ethanol: A PR Battle Royal
27	First in Flight: The Wright Brothers or Connecticut's Gustave Whitehead?

MAY
01	The Good News (and the Bad Loopholes) on Fuel Economy
06	Buyers Aren't Dumb: Huge EV Subsidies Sell Tons of Cars
08	Baby Boomers Still Driving (But, Mostly, Staying Safe)
13	Apply Here: $16 Billion in Green Car Loan Money
16	Wheeler Dealers: British TV Show Restores Cars for Fun and Profit
21	Breakthrough Batteries: Fighting to be the Next Big Thing
23	Recycling Windshields: It's the Right Thing to Do
28	Crowd Pleaser: The $6,800, 84-mpg Elio is Getting Closer
30	Dart vs. Dart: Our '63 Dodge Against a '14 GT

JUN
03	Way, Way Back: The '60s Through the Back of a Station Wagon
06	Ready, Set, Innovate: The College Car Challenge That Leads to a Job
09	All Aboard! Reno's Electric Shuttle Bus (Tomorrow's Answer Today)
13	American Car Fleet Hits a Record 252 Million
16	NHTSA Goes After the Phones in Drivers' Pockets
20	Chevy and Google: Two Votes for Self-Driving City Cars
24	Tesla Wrecks the Curve. Volvo: See Me After Class
30	The Beetle and the Mouse That Roared

JUL
09	The 5 Greatest Classic Car Radio Songs
09	Slow Summer Sales for Convertibles
11	Nissan Leaf Charging: It's Free!
14	Bill Ford: You May Be Buying Your Last Car
18	By 2035 Most Cars Will Drive Themselves, and by 2040 Forget About a Driver's License
21	Did the White House Own This Car?
25	With the Hyundai Sonata Eco Getting 32 MPG, is a Hybrid Necessary?
28	Iceland Plugs In (With EV Chargers From Israel)

AUG
04	London's 100-mpg Taxis: The Mayor Loves 'Em
05	EVs vs. Conventional Cars: What's the Difference?
05	The Pros and Cons of Owning an EV
07	Electric Car FAQs
07	Electric Car Buying Guide
07	Electric Vehicle Explainer
07	Is an EV Right for Me?
14	Plug-in Hybrid Conversions: A Year to Get Your Investment Back
21	The Renovo is a $500,000 Electric Cobra Daytona
25	Road Trip America: Heading for the Highway on Labor Day
27	Apple's CarPlay Could be Great, But Delays are Ominous
29	The Future of Package Delivery: A Hybrid Truck With Drone Backup
31	The World's Most Expensive Celebrity Cars.

SEP
03	Supercar Taxis: The Only Way to Travel!
05	Tesla and Uber: Disruptive Tech Fights the Old Guard
09	10 Used Car Bargains
15	Eco-Activism in Disguise: The Fastest Electric Motorcyle
17	The Revolving Door: From Auto Safety Regulator to the Big Three
19	Forget that SUV: Five Great Alternatives
24	An F-150 Near 30 MPG: Ford's Big New Winner?
28	Five Reasons VW Should Bring Back the Bus

OCT
01	Gay-Friendly Automakers, with GM and Subaru in the Lead
06	Caught Speeding: These Cars Are the Top Ticket Magnets
10	Tesla's $2 Billion Reveal: A Hopped-Up AWD Model S on Autopilot
14	Fuel Economy Gains Slowing Down--Blame the Trucks and Muscle Cars
17	Traffic Congestion Could Cost $4.4 Trillion
21	Classic Cars: The One That Got Away?
23	In a Horsepower Race, Cobra-Maker Shelby Offers Power Plus Fuel Economy
27	City Cars on a Human Scale: Elio, ELF and Schweeb

NOV
02	The Fast Track From Propane Grills to Propane Cars
03	Fiat's Car-Sharing Deal
12	The Art of Bugatti: A Family Saga with Stories Attached
16	On the Horn: VW's CEO on the Company's Golf-Flavored Future
18	Toyota's Big Bet on the Fuel-Cell Mirai

DEC
03	What Drives Owner Loyalty?
07	Racer Ray Evernham Tells Auto History Lessons
10	Tesla's Model X Will Have Lots of German Competition
12	Ford's Better Ideas: Improved SYNC, a New Focus RS and a Museum Tour
18	Classic Cars Are Better Investments Than Art, Real Estate and Wine
29	Driving Costa Rica's Wild and Wooly Dirt Roads
31	2014: The Year in Greenwashing

2013

JAN
04	The Highway Death Toll Rises: Here's Why
09	Automated Cars Are Coming, but in Las Vegas It's Safety First
16	Detroit 2013: It's Not Always Easy Being Green
22	What Americans Want in a New Car: Everything
30	Chinese Acquisition of Federally Subsidized A123 Batteries Seems Likely

FEB
06	I Want an MX-5 Miata
13	The Connected Car: Here Tomorrow, If Not Today
19	Honda and SolarCity Offer Cut-Rate Electricity from the Sun--for Car Customers Only
28	Consumers Having Trouble Affording New Cars

MAR
07	The Check Engine Light: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
14	Fisker Loses Fisker: Can the Company Survive?

APR
01	Jeep, McDonald’s Team Up for Biodiesel Win-Win
02	Lessons from the New York International Auto Show
10	The Shell Eco-Marathon: On the Path to 3,587 MPG
17	The Eco-Celebrity Earth Day SUV Blindspot
23	Oil Company Outrage: Is It Really about Protecting Windfall Profits?

MAY
02	General Motors Affirms that Climate Change Is Real
10	Mom's Taxis: Picking a Ride for Mother’s Day
16	Dropping Wrenches at EcoCAR as the Auto Industry Courts Student Engineers
22	Code Breakers: How Access to Mysterious Repair Data Can Help (and Hurt) You
30	Honda Cuts the Fit EV Lease Price by $130. What Am I Waiting For?

JUN
14	On Father's Day: My Dad's Cheap Cars
18	Losing Winter: Climate Change Will Hit New England Hard
21	Thin Skins in the Classic Car World: Can Irreverence Get You Blacklisted?
28	"Little Tokyo": Japanese Honda Familes Adjust to Life in Ohio

JUL
04	Stellar Car Sales in June: It's Back to 2007
10	Rich Salmon: The Man With the 100,000th Electric Car
17	Buick and BMW: Very Big in China
19	The Hybrid Wars: Toyota vs. Ford
24	Who'll Buy the Land Speed Record Jaguar?
26	Hyundai's Equus: Gunning for the Luxury Kingpins
30	BMW's i3 Electric Has Gala Global Launch Party

AUG
01	Pedaling the ELF to Cambridge (Our Fair City)
07	Teens Give Reasons (a/k/a Excuses) for Not Getting Driver's Licenses
09	Tesla Motors Earnings: Elon Musk Tackles the Doubters
14	Riding the Future: Cross-Country Electric Trek Aims for the Guinness Record Book
22	Taming Blood Alley: A Tragic Hollywood Death, and a Film to Make it Safer
24	Tesla's Top Safety Score: The Answer is in the Stars
29	After Two Almost-Rebirths, the Iconic VW Microbus is Finally Gone

SEP
02	Three Wheels, 84 mpg and $6,800
05	90 Percent of Cars Will be Turbo-Powered...For Fuel Economy
06	The Bottom Line: A Japanese Butt Sensor to Protect Your Car
12	Electric Cars on Hawaii's Big Island: A Few Challenges
16	On Hawaii's Big Island, a Road to Nowhere
18	California Jump-Starts the Hydrogen Economy
25	Saab's Best Bet: Going Electric
27	Fatal Teen Crashes Up Sharply - When They Have Friends in the Car

OCT
01	Car Borrowers Are Big-Time Snoops
07	What Chattanooga Needs: A Green Airport Link
10	New York's "Texting Zones." If They Don't Work, Blame the Teenage Brain
16	Is Cadillac's Near-Volt, the ELR, Worth $76,000?
21	The Flying Car Tries Crowdfunding
24	Electric Shoot-Out: BMW vs. Mercedes
28	Cutting Weight with Aluminum Cars: Is the Ford F-150 Next?

NOV
01	The Big Auto Loan Debt is in Tea Party States
05	Why Are We Still Subsidizing Fossil Fuels?
11	Big Brother Video Camera Can Improve Your Driving
13	Ed Begley, Jr., America's Favorite Environmentalist, is Moving
18	A Zero Emission Fuel-Cell Future....For Japan
20	Norway Is Electric Car Heaven
25	Electric Cars on the Move: The View From Europe
27	Driving the High-End Auction Cars

DEC
04	Buying a Used Prius? It Pays to Shop Around.
05	Ford's 2015 Mustang Debuts, Goes Global
10	Interview: GM's New CEO, Mary Barra
13	Driving VW's Astonishing 200 MPG XL1
17	Snow Patrol: All-Wheel Drive Won't Help Without Winter-Friendly Tires
23	5 Oddball Car Moments in 2013
30	Futurist's New Year's Prediction: Gas Cars Will "Decline Massively" in 2016
31	Five Big Auto-Centric Trends for 2014

2012

JAN
06	A Big Year for the Big Three
11	The 2012 Detroit Auto Show: Everybody's Gone Green
23	Bob Lutz: The Green Car Guy Who Says Global Warming Is @#$%&*

FEB
01	Our Fuel-Cell Future
10	Electric Frito and Coca-Cola Trucks: The Bottom Line in Dollars and Cents
15	Two Billion Cars
16	10 Reasons to Hate the Transportation Bill
23	The Sparks Fly
29	Audi’s Audacious Electrics

MAR
07	The Big Battery Breakthrough
14	War Clouds Over a Green Campus
21	Super Models
29	Running Out of Gas

APR
04	Back to the Future…Again
12	Glitter, Glitz…and Fuel Economy
24	Battery Breakthroughs
26	The Great Ethanol Debate: Food vs. Fuel?

MAY
04	The Amazing World of Cargo Bikes
10	Wiring the World
16	Flying vs. Driving: It's Complicated
25	The Miata's Second Coming: As an Alfa-Romeo

JUN
01	The Tesla Model S: Preparing to Launch
07	Charged Up at the Cracker Barrel!
13	Driving Audi's Electrifying E-Tron
21	The World's First Electric Fleet? Maybe Iceland.
26	"Taxi!" And Make it a Battery Electric

JUL
17	Perfecting Paradise: Hawaii Plugs in to Electric Cars
17	The Messiest Car Ever
20	Coming Soon: The Idiot-Proof, Thinking Car
24	Fast Forward: First Pedal to the Metal in Tesla's Model S

AUG
01	Stick Figures: The Last Days of the Manual Transmission
09	Will the VW Microbus Keep on Truckin'?
23	It's a Gas: The Powerful Argument for CNG and LNG 18-Wheelers
30	Obama's Green Car Plan Is a Job Creator (or Not)

SEP
07	My Back Pages: The Worst Cars I've Ever Owned
14	Electric Cars By the Numbers
28	Tomorrow's Tech Today: Cool Innovations, from Smart Windshield Wipers to Start-Stop

OCT
10	Killer Aps: Plugging Chevy Volts into the Smart Grid
18	Cars That Swim: The Cool Story of Amphibious Vehicles in the Marketplace
25	Roadkill: The Tragedy That No One Talks About

NOV
01	My Buick: A Post-Sandy Parable
02	How Not to Buy a Storm-Damaged Used Car
08	All About Algae: Danforth's Quest to Turn Pond Scum Into Gasoline
15	Making the Case for Propane: From Gas Grills to Cars and Trucks
20	Crime Watch: Buying Protection with Radar Detectors and LoJack

DEC
03	Winding Down: The Last Days of American Suzuki
06	The Battle Over Biofuels
12	Hurricane Sandy, Solar Power, and an "Aw Shucks" Moment
19	The Open-Source Car: An Audacious Bid to Transform the Auto Industry

2011

JAN
06	The Consumer Electronics Show: Fancy Hardware, Driver Distraction...and Artichokes
13	Oh My Aching Feet: Two Days on the Floor at the Detroit Auto Show

FEB
18	The President's Big Plan for Green Cars
23	A Million Electric Cars: A Big Load, but Manageable

MAR
04	This Volt Owner was Texaco's Production Chief...And he Thinks Peak Oil is Imminent
18	R.I.P. to Station Wagons: The Death of a Noble Breed
24	40 Years After the Pinto's Debut, Remembering its Exploding Gas Tanks

APR
01	Three Reasons EVs Will Make Your Life Better (And Three Reasons They Won't)
12	Student Greens Let the Sunshine in for Campus EV Charging
20	New York Auto Show 2011: The Extravaganza Grows
26	The Electric Car Is Back: And Chris Paine's New Film Chronicles Its Triumphal Return

MAY
03	The Big Three, Off Life Support and Profitable, Are Making Good Cars Again
12	Carbon Pioneers: A Swedish Family Dramatically Cuts Its CO2 Production
20	The Hydrogen Highway: Lots of Fuel-Cell Cars, But in Pockets of America
27	Memorial Day Memo: Don't Drive Like an Idiot (or My Brother)

JUN
03	No C-Minus Cars but the New Window Stickers Are Revealing Anyway
10	IBM's Watson, a Jeopardy Champ, Could Deliver Natural Voice Recognition That Actually Works
15	The Cat Fight Over the Fuel Economy Rules: Would 62 mpg Bankrupt Detroit?
24	The Little EV That Couldn't: High Prices Lead Think into Bankruptcy

JUL
08	Where the EV Revolution Should Start: With FedEx, UPS and Wal-Mart
15	Fixing Electric Cars: Will the Bill Be Big?
22	Electric Cars Need "Corridors," Just Like the Big Cats
27	Flying Cars: They're Closer Than You Think

AUG
04	Four Cars They Should Build (for People Like Me)
11	Power to the People: How to Run Your House on Your Car
18	Michelle Bachmann's $2 a Gallon Gas: Don't Count on It
24	Making Hondas (and Organic Soybeans) in Ohio
30	Range Anxiety: 100-Mile EVs Make Some People Nervous

SEP
09	Weird But True Facts About Fuel Economy
15	Self-Driving Cars: Look, Ma, No Hands May Be Around the Corner
21	Concours D'Elegance: High-End Car Shows Weather the Recession
28	Oil Around Us: Energy Pundit Says We're Awash in the Stuff

OCT
08	Forward Thinking: BMW Goes Electric and Ponders the World's Urban Future
12	Wireless Charging: From Tesla to Today's EVs
21	Reinventing Fire: Visions for Building a Clean Transportation Grid
28	The Big Dog Garage: Inside Jay Leno's Car Collection

NOV
04	Copper Theft: Are EV Charging Stations the Next Target?
10	Ford, Its Sync System Under Attack, Plans an Emergency Fix
17	We CAN Drive 54.5
24	Cars We'd Love to Buy (But Can't)
29	The Big EV Crapshoot

DEC
07	Volt Owners: All You Need Is Love
19	2011 in the Rear-View Mirror: Eight Trends to Watch
21	The Last Saab Story
29	Six Cars I Want in 2012

2010

MAR
02	About Jim
29	At Car Talk Plaza, a New Blogger

APR
07	Don't Come Knockin' ... This Electric Van is Rockin'
19	Tom Sullivan's Hydrogen Highway: Fill-er-Up From Maine to Miami

MAY
03	Heavy Metal: Reclaiming End-of-Life Cars
13	Volts Wagens: Old Bugs go from Gross Polluters to EV Stars
13	Motavalli Raises the Level of Discourse... a Bit
25	A Johnny Appleseed for Solar "Trees" and "Groves"

JUN
04	Dirty Power, Clean Cars: Even From Coal, EVs are Cleaner
17	A Chinese Car in Your Future? Yes, if They Fix the Big Safety Problems.
25	Are the EV Buyers Out There? Watch What they Do, Not What They Say.

JUL
08	Wanna Bet? Putting Money Down on the Future of EVs and Fuel Cells
19	Plugging In: Juice Bars and Charging Farms for Urban EVs
24	What the World Needs Now: The X Prize's Foam Car

AUG
03	Charged Up and Ready to Roll: Volt vs. Leaf
07	Against the Odds, At-Risk Kids Learn by Building Their Own EV
23	Whoppers: The Cars That Got Away
31	Hydrogen Heats Up, and the Car Talk Blogger Gets a Long-Term Fuel-Cell Ride

SEP
10	More Pit Stops on the Highway to Hell: Road Trip Horror Stories, Part One
24	Iceland: From Financial Ruin to Green Car Oasis

OCT
01	Jay Leno on EVs: Hurray for No-Compromise Chevy Volts and Porsche Spyders
15	Guerrilla Marketing: Start-up EVs are Game Changers
25	Car Sharing is an Idea Whose Time has Come, and it's Getting Personal
29	Fast Times in New Jersey: Driving Mercedes' Hydrogen F-Cell

NOV
12	Turnabout Is Fair Play: Car Talk's Auto-Related Practical Jokes
17	Americans Like EVs, But Don't Want to Pay Extra for Them
24	Lessons from the Los Angeles Auto Show: Bring a Wetsuit for the Mermaids

DEC
02	Five Auto Repair Mishaps: True Stories from My Garage
10	The Tata Nano Hasn't Set the World on Fire, But It Has Burst into Flames a Few Times
22	A Car for Christmas: "Oh My God!!!"
23	Car Tunes on Car Talk: The Envelope Please for the "Jimmys"
31	Five New Year's Resolutions: Rubber on the Road