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Should the government save Tesla from a short (funding) circuit?

Randall Stross wrote an article in the New York Times recently asking whether Tesla should receive the $400 million in low-interest federal loans it has requested. The money would come from a $25 billion loan package the government initially earmarked … Continue reading

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My Brakes Aren’t Squeeling, But Detroit Is

The automobile industry has continuously improved sound suppression in its vehicles to the point where engineers now build mechanisms into cars that purposefully introduce engine noise into the cabin, returning some of the driver’s aural feedback that had been insulated … Continue reading

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