Car culture
KOMANOFF: Takeaways from America’s Diesel Pickup Pollution Disaster
December 1, 2020
Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech
Automated vehicle technology was supposed to end car crashes forever — but a new study suggests that the more automated a car gets, the more reckless its driver may become.
November 20, 2020
Feds to (Finally) Explore Drunk Driving Prevention Tech
We have the technology we need to stop drunk driving right now. Why aren't we using it?
November 16, 2020
Wall Street Thinks the Bike Boom is Over. And That’s the Problem.
Wall Street is signaling the end of the COVID-19 bike boom – and sending yet another signal that our very economy is structured to favor driving above all else.
November 13, 2020
As Biden Campaigned on Green Cars, U.S. Truck Sales Soared
A wave of U.S. car buyers nearly tied the all-time record for truck and SUV purchases, just weeks before the American people at large elected a President who wants to get rid of gas-guzzlers altogether by 2050.
November 10, 2020
Op-Ed: To End Climate Change, We Should Question EVs – and Private Vehicle Ownership Itself
It almost seems like owning an electric vehicle is a silver bullet in the fight against climate change, but it isn’t. What we should also be focused on is whether anyone should use a private vehicle at all.
October 28, 2020
STUDY: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)
A new study shows that vehicle pollution may have more to do with our mental health than anyone realized.
October 28, 2020
U.S. Auto Insurance Industry Admits Systemic Racism
Auto insurers charge Black drivers with good records more than white drivers with bad records — among other racist practices.
October 23, 2020
How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage
It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).
October 22, 2020
Car Adman: Vision Zero Movement Can Learn from Auto Industry
A former car insider reveals the techniques to develop ads to target a broader audience for the Vision Zero cause.
October 19, 2020
