Tesla's Absolute Ambition
Paul Pfanner, whose OnCars team helped introduce the Model S in 2009, looks past Tesla's flying Roadster at the robots now being built where that car was made, and at an ambition with no apparent ceiling.
I Saw What You Did There
Paul Pfanner's teammates at OnCars Studios made the films that introduced the Tesla Model S in 2009. Last night he watched Tesla make its new Roadster fly, and came away with a question the show didn't answer.
America Is Building Cars the World Has Stopped Buying
In Part 3 of his Great Divergence series, Bill Sparks looks at the gap between the cars the world is buying and the cars America is building.
What 1979 Tells Detroit About 2026
In Part 2 of his Cold Read series on the oil price crisis, Bill Sparks goes back to 1979, when gas lines opened the door for Japanese automakers and the quotas meant to stop them built a stronger competitor instead.
Why Aren't Americans Buying EVs?
Bill Sparks digs into why North American EV sales fell 33% in August even as gas hit $4.47 a gallon. The answer isn't the one you've been hearing.
The Mountain Doesn’t Care
Paul Pfanner on Pikes Peak, a mountain that's been deciding things by the numbers since 1916, and the competitors taking it on.
The Patience Tax
Formula E's Gen 4 arrives exactly on time. Paul Pfanner questions whether its owners understand what they're holding.