Cars
90% of the cars on Ghana’s roads are imported used cars. Many are polluting or unsafe.
US consumers have plenty of reasons to snap up electric vehicles. They are helping the US meet its climate goals, and new owners may qualify for a tax credit. But some of their old cars end up on roads across Africa. These vehicles provide vital transportation in poor countries, but they also cause pollution and are unsafe.
Desert Planes and Automobiles
I’ve just spent a fascinating day in the desert an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. It was an Art Center College of Design field trip. First stop was a hangar-cum-workshop at the Mojave airport — officially, and very grandly, the Mojave Air and Space Port — where I met Jon Sharp, a […]
No Particular Place to Go
‘No Particular Place to Go’ as Chuck Berry sang in 1964 is as good a metaphor as any to describe the current plight of the U.S. auto industry. It was just announced that the once mighty Pontiac is no more, and at least two of the Big Three are in serious danger of being relegated […]
