Matt Hardigree

Steve Martin’s classic comedy album “A Wild And Crazy Guy” includes one of the best descriptions of college ever put to polyvinyl chloride. Martin studied Philosophy at Cal State Long Beach (go Dirtbags!) and succinctly compares the study of a “hard science” to the study of humanities: “If you’re studying Geology, which is all facts, […]

People often view dealers as on the side of automakers in a transaction, but the last couple of years have been dominated by dealers pushing back

Longtime Milwaukee Brewers announcer, actor, and former baseball player Bob Uecker passed away today , less than two years after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

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The question I can’t seem to answer is: Does VW need Rivian more or vice versa? The best partnerships are made when strengths are combined, but short of that there’s a lot to be said about combining weaknesses. Volkswagen’s CEO got clocked talking about working with Rivian more and it sure sounds like the two […]

Few cars live a life as hard as a New York City taxi cab. They're in operation constantly , they stop and go, they deal with all sorts of weather

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President Biden’s term, which ended yesterday with a flurry of pardons, was marked by a pronounced commitment to building out America’s battery and EV infrastructure as part of a nationwide effort to curb global emissions. Last night President Trump issued a series of executive orders attempting to reverse these initiatives. There will be other things […]

It’s the National Auto Dealers Association show this week and luckily it’s being held in the one place that’ll never have to deal with massive amounts of snow in January: New Orleans. Taps earpiece. I’ve been informed that New Orleans is now a giant, boozy snow globe. The Morning Dump is going to start in […]

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