Cars are just like humans – they need to eat, sleep and rest; cars consume petrol to run; rests at red lights; sleeps when the ignition is turned off. Getting a car polished is like having a facial. Getting regular service and adding the right additives is akin to having regular health checkups and getting all the vitamins our body requires.
Sergio Marchionne, boss of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and well known woolly-jumper enthusiast, has weighed into the new Tesla 3 argument with a great big dollop of scepticism and, surprise surprise, it turns out that he is not a fan of the latest Tesla offering.
Yet another global city is struggling with the scourge of air pollution and putting the blame squarely on the shoulders of the private car, after a surge in air pollution has nudged the city to issue an air quality alert, the first in 14 years.
It found that a whopping three out of four American drivers would be afraid to get whisked about in a self-driving car.
Each day there seems to be another announcement about a newly developed Electric Vehicle (EV) that is going to revolutionise the way we move about on the roads of the future. But have you considered that amongst all the news about the race to produce the world’s best electric car, there is an area that we are all forgetting about?
It could turn out to be the deal of the century in the auto world, as Ford and Google engage in talks to collaborate on building a fleet of self-driving cars.