The Top Ten Movie Cars of all time
Cars sometimes outshine the human stars in movies. Automologist MAC gives us his Top Ten coolest movie cars.
China announces an End to Fossil Fuel in Cars…or Did They?
World headlines this week announced the impending end of combustion engines in cars as China, the world’s largest car market, seemingly announced that it would follow the likes of the UK and France in naming a date when there would be no more combustion-powered new cars available. Or did they?
The AirBnB for Classic Cars is finally with us
With the entire world being fascinated by peer-to-peer smart phone apps that allow us to do just about anything—from sending money to snippets of gossip with just the flick of a thumb—it wasn’t surprising that they developed into things like AirBnB or even Uber and Grab, space- and ride-sharing technologies that allow the creator of the app to skim a little off the middle.
Betting on Electric Cars may not get you very far, because they can’t
I recently came across a brilliant piece of Pathé News from the 1960’s that proudly announces the arrival of electric cars. You have to be British and my sort of age to be able to remember Pathé News, but these were short news clips aired in cinemas before the TV had become a ubiquitous staple of our homes.
India says NO to Self-driving Cars
Latest news from India is that we are to expect no more news on self-driving cars from that part of the world. Automologist MAC who once frequented India (for what purpose, ask him yourself) brings us the last update on this matter…at least for the foreseeable future.
UK announces Ban on new Petrol and Diesel Cars
It won’t be any time soon, but the death knell has been sounded for combustion-powered cars across the UK. The UK government is wrestling with pollution in the towns and congestion on the roads with a new pollution tax that will ultimately herald the end of the traditional car.