Now on the Used Car Lot: Great Electric Vehicles for Cheap

The Chevrolet Bolt, pictured, holds its resale value better than the earlier generation of electric cars, analysts say.GEOFF ROBINS/Getty ImagesAny argument about the future of the electric vehicle market is likely to include one statistic: In the US, battery-powered cars make up fewer than 2 percent of new vehicle sales. That desultory number, though slowly…

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The Wrong Way to Talk About the El Paso Shooter’s Manifesto

Police keep watch outside Walmart near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead on August 3, 2019 in El Paso, Texas.Mario Tama/Getty ImagesLess than 20 minutes before a mass shooting in El Paso that left 20 people dead and dozens more wounded, the alleged gunman appears to have published…

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Hand-Crafted Bentleys, a Climate Bill, and More Car News This Week

Steven Autry/Getty ImagesSteven Autry/Getty ImagesWelcome to a sleepy time of year, when the heat drives everyone to lakes or oceans or pools, and no one wants to do anything, really. Unless you’re hanging out in steamy Washington, DC. WIRED Transpo had the scoop on two very DC stories this week. There’s a $287 billion transportation…

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Netflix cancels ‘The OA’

“The OA” is ending after two seasons on Netflix . The series premiered in December 2016 with eight “chapters” that veered pretty far from traditional TV storytelling — the opening…

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