Posts by: Eddie Mejia

Combating Climate Change With Cars: Moderation

Getting in a car; for a most of the modern world, is a daily endeavor. Many employees must drive many miles for more minutes to get to and from work. Unless those people happen to be firefighters, soldiers, martyrs (deluded or otherwise), poison tasters, Kenny/Mysterion or actual crash test dummies, their commute is the most dangerous part of the day for them. Cars are two ton rolling potential de

Ford Escapes Convention

The Ford Escape has done exceedingly well for the company, they sold over three million last year alone. In the fastest growing market of the automotive segment (small SUVs), it has managed to maintain its position of number two despite mounting opposition. The only car that outsells it, is the Honda CR-V; that is probably primarily due to the gas mileage enjoyed by CR-V owners. Despite the mileag

Fiat Automobiles Revealed the 124 Spider, and it Is Better Than Expected

Today, before the LA Auto Show opens its doors to the public, something amazing happened; the highly anticipated Fiat Automobiles unveiled its modern take on the 124. There is a small chance, that no one else has been drooling uncontrollably since first hearing about its intended resurrection, but someone has. It is not an unreasonable response, this car was exciting. It is mostly Miata, with Ital

Google Cars Are too Cautious to Be Safe

One day Google (or Alphabet (or a combination of both)) will take over the world. For now our goals are in line with our online overlords; we all want internet, they want more people on the web (regardless of whether we use their search engine or not). Now Google wants to search the infrastructure webs in their super safe autonomous autos. There is only one problem, the cars are too cautious, so m

Perspectives: VW AG Vs BP

Volkswagen Passenger Cars (VW AG) is still reeling from the Public Relations Disaster that was its diesel scandal. Despite, getting an extra 2 Billion from selling its stake in Suzuki, the company posted its first quarterly loss ever (in measured history (they didn’t start quarterly reports until 2001)). The company took out €6.7 billion to fix the 9 million recalled vehicles in Europe and the US.

Exxon Mobil VW AG and Tobacco

Lately, the most discussed Public Relations disaster has been Volkswagen Auto Group’s (VW AG) diesel debacle, however Exxon Mobil (who is no stranger to scandal themselves) may have gotten themselves hotter water (yes, that is a joke about frack filled tap water (too soon?)) than even they are used to. They are being accused of lying to the Attorney General, and possibly funding fraudulent informa

Nissan Prepares for 2016

Automaker alliances are common place, but up until recently most have been considered either one sided or unsuccessful; of the few exceptions are Nissan Renault, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), and Volkswagen Auto Group (VW AG). All of these have been successful because either because of a lack of autonomy, or an excess of it. FCA Italian-ized (increased aesthetic appeal at the cost of creating c

Hennessey Venom GT: Unofficially the Fastest

When Hennessey made the Venom GT, they had a singular goal in mind. They were going to create the fastest car ever made. On Valentine’s day 2014, they brought their car out to secret runway in a classified facility, where the like minded individuals brought their car up to a staggering 270.49 miles per hour before testing out their Brembo carbon ceramic brakes. Unofficially, the Hennessey Venom GT

General Motors Appeases the UAW

For over a month, the three major Detroit automakers (General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and Ford), have been negotiating new four year contracts with the United Automobile Workers (UAW). Thus far, only Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has come to an accord. However, General Motors (GM) is looking to appease the UAW with their latest proposal, and the outlook seems optimistic. The FCA cont

The Honda NSX Is Already Outdated

The Honda NSX has been a crowd favorite since genesis. Its intention was undeniably attractive; achieving said objective was inspiring. At the time, Acura’s first sports/super car was unique in that the mastered motoring motive was daily driveability. In the early 90s, supercars were notoriously unreliable. Now, the whole notion of a dependable supercar being a selling point is outdated, the engin