Wheels: ‘Charger Desert’ in Cities Keeps Electric Cars From Mainstream

‘CFor city dwellers, the biggest hurdle might be keeping it juiced up without a garage.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story April 21, 2020

The Wheels newsletter is delivered monthly. The next one will appear on Tuesday, May 19.

Brittainy Newman/The New York Times   Wheels ‘Charger Desert’ in Big Cities Keeps Electric Cars From Mainstream For city dwellers who would love an E.V., the biggest hurdle might be keeping it juiced up without a garage or other convenient charging stations. By Lawrence Ulrich BMW   Wheels The Soundtrack to an Electric Car The film composer Hans Zimmer is creating a sonic signature for BMW’s forthcoming electric i4 sedan. By Stephen Williams

Continue reading the main story

ADVERTISEMENT

David J. Phillip/Associated Press   Driving and Travel Restrictions Across the United States Across the 48 contiguous states, authorities have put in differing rules for travel. Here is a comprehensive guide to the current rules. By Karen Schwartz

Todd Midler for The New York Times   Wheels Their Car Beat Hitler’s Racers, but Who Owns It Now? A French automaker, an American heiress and a French-Jewish racer formed a team that beat Germany’s far more powerful cars in a 1938 Grand Prix. Its history since then traces a more complex path. By Jim Motavalli

Caitlin O’Hara for The New York Times   Wheels German Accent, Italian Flair: How Audi Taught Lamborghini Quality Eye-popping prices and horsepower were matched with reliability after Audi stepped in to buy the maker of exotic sports cars. A ride in the Huracán erases all doubts. By Jim Resnick

Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times   Wheels A Family Heirloom, Restored From Hood to Taillights A Ford Model A that has been part of one family’s lives across five generations got a 30-year restoration. By Jennifer E. Mabry

Continue reading the main story

ADVERTISEMENT

NEWS Auto Sales Plummet in First Quarter as Coronavirus Keeps Buyers Away After a strong first two months of the year, sales tumbled in March as Americans stayed home. By Neal E. Boudette Inside G.M.’s Race to Build Ventilators, Before Trump’s Attack The automaker and its partner, Ventec, had spent more than a week figuring out how to make thousands of the lifesaving devices when the White House said G.M. was “wasting time.” By Neal E. Boudette and Andrew Jacobs For Drive-In Theaters, an Unexpected Revival A retro tradition get a (temporary) boost from social-distancing edicts. By Alyson Krueger After Mounting Criticism, Tesla Will Shut Down California Factory The electric carmaker had continued making cars in recent days in apparent defiance of a local county order limiting operations of nonessential businesses. By Niraj Chokshi Automakers to Close Factories in North America G.M., Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler were under pressure from the autoworkers union to shut down plants in response to the coronavirus outbreak. By Neal E. Boudette wheels Big Rigs Begin to Trade Diesel for Electric Motors Tractor-trailer fleets will take time to electrify, and start-ups and established truck makers are racing to get their models on the road. By Susan Carpenter

Continue reading the main story

Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Wheels from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The Times |Get The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your Email|Privacy Policy|Contact Us The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018