The Solution to Giant Killer Cars Is Really, Really Simple
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
It’s not cars that are more sophisticated.
The truth about what’s happening on America’s roads—and how we can stop it.
The truth about what’s happening on America’s roads—and how we can stop it.
The truth about what’s happening on America’s roads—and how we can stop it.
The truth about what’s happening on America’s roads—and how we can stop it.
The truth about what’s happening on America’s roads—and how we can stop it.
The truth about what’s happening on America’s roads—and how we can stop it.
The truth about what’s happening on America’s roads—and how we can stop it.
Germany is having a heated debate about it.
Germany is having a heated debate about it.
Germany is having a heated debate about it.
Germany is having a heated debate about it.
Germany is having a heated debate about it.
Germany is having a heated debate about it.
Germany is having a heated debate about it.
Electric vehicles, you might have heard, are miraculous. Just a sliver of new cars sold in the United States are EVs, but these machines have united a mishmash of people eager to move America away from gasoline. Environmental groups are all-in, and the federal government is offering hefty incentives to spur sales. Automakers now offer twice as many EV models as before the pandemic, and are pumping out endless commercials to promote them.
More than 20,000 people died on American roadways from January to June, the highest total for the first half of any year since 2006. U.S. road fatalities have risen by more than 10 percent over the past decade, even as they have fallen across most of the developed world. In the European Union, whose population is one-third larger than America’s, traffic deaths dropped by 36 percent between 2010 and 2020, to 18,800.
“Infotainment” systems are increasingly flashy and distracting—and the auto industry is just getting started.
“Infotainment” systems are increasingly flashy and distracting—and the auto industry is just getting started.
“Infotainment” systems are increasingly flashy and distracting—and the auto industry is just getting started.
A surprising, very real possibility for our post-pandemic lives.