The automobile — it’s as American as apple pie. Ever since the days of the model T, it’s served as a symbol of innovation and boundless freedom. These days, the words “car” and “freedom” are linked more with rising gas prices, fuel efficiency, and a need
We’ve always been a car-obsessed country. Two auto analysts, Danny Hakim of the New York Times and Walter McManus from the University of Michigan, help us take a look under the hood at the economics and psychology of our car culture, and how that’s changing as the price of gasoline goes up.