Apple’s “Build or Buy” Decision on Autos Maybe the maker of the “people’s computer” should buy the maker of the “people’s car” (Volkswagen’s English translation). I can think of four reasons why that would be a brilliant move for Apple — and a public relations coup for VW — in the wake of the latter’s diesel...Read More
$3 Gas (or Below) in the Twin Cities “The U.S. is funding both sides of the war on terrorism.” –Thomas Friedman, The NYT “Vuja de“: the distinct sense that somehow, something that just happened has never happened before. –George Carlin I saw it first at the St. Louis Park Costco Monday afternoon when I filled...Read More
Hard to argue with the sentiment expressed on this vanity license plate (spotted today near the Lakes, on my lunch break). The only catch: skipping gas and switching to electric will set you back $80k (?), at least if you want a Tesla.Read More
OK, so I have no idea if the charging station — at the BP gas station just northwest of Minneapolis’ Lake Calhoun — is the first such station in the Twin Cities. But, it’s the first one I’m aware of — and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there even a month ago. Here’s hoping that there...Read More
