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Mark lives in Pittsburgh, and with the kids leaving the house, he will no longer need his minivan. He wants something electrified, either PHEV or full EV, that is good for local errands and campus visits. With a budget of up to $60,000, what car should he buy? (Welcome back to What Car Should You…

Remember those halcyon days when SpaceX believed it was on the cusp of transforming humanity? It feels like only just this year that SpaceX was filing to launch one million AI data center satellites into orbit, something it claimed would be “a first step toward becoming a Kardashev Type II civilization.” I am even old…

With Newark-Liberty International Airport suffering a 90-second radar and communications blackout last year, it became clear that equipment at many air traffic control facilities was desperately in need of replacement. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Tuesday that he’s asking Congress for an additional $10 billion to modernize the country’s air traffic control infrastructure, lowering…

As it is now late April, a lot of folks are walking around flushed with their own money that the government kindly gave back to them — thank you, overlords! That is why I asked you what car you could conceivably buy with this year’s windfall. Many of you rushed to explain that “uh, actually, if you…

Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 23, 2026, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. This is where you’ll find the most important stories that are shaping the way Americans drive and get around. In this morning’s edition, Elon Musk is talking…

Young, dumb, and completely incapable of driving mistake-free. We’ve all been there, some of us more recently than others, a new driver with a set of keys to ourselves for the first time. Whether you were 16 or 30 when you got behind the wheel for the first time, there’s no amount of preparation that…

While Nissan’s latest Z car hasn’t been selling like hotcakes, today’s Nice Price or No Dice ’23 edition proves that they are actually out there. This private-party sale has extremely low miles and a six-speed manual, which adds extra appeal. Let’s see if its price is equally enticing. The beloved late comedian Mitch Hedberg had…

Sure, the Tax Policy Center — a joint effort of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution — says that President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will primarily benefit the rich. After all, almost 60% of the tax benefits will go to the top 20% of U.S. taxpayers this year, meaning those who make at…

If someone running from the cops smashes into your parked car while you’re not even in it, that’s certainly not your fault, so insurance should cover it, right? Not necessarily, as Katherine Scaglione learned the hard way. WGRZ tells the unfortunate story of how her totaled Chevy Impala has fallen through the cracks, and nobody will cover the…

Restomods are tough to execute tastefully, but what seems even tougher is taking a modern car and reskinning it to look like an old one, like Mitsuokas that are ornately restyled economy cars. Modern safety and emissions regulations can make it difficult to accurately recreate or evoke vintage proportions and aesthetics, and I fear that may…