Patrick George

“They pretty much nailed it,” one LiveWire owner said of his electric motorcycle. “I think it’s a failure of marketing.” www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Great read from @mims.bsky.social about taking a cheap EV through states that aren't exactly bursting at the seams with public chargers—and why it's easier to do now than many folks think: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

“It has certainly put us in a little bit of a hole to dig out of." If you've been in the market for a new hybrid RAV4 and find yourself largely out of luck, here's why: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

It turns out that contrary to what social media told you, owning a laundromat is not the easy turnkey solution to your passive-income dreams (and late-capitalism woes): www.wsj.com/business/the...

As @patrickgeorge.bsky.social pointed out, interesting disagreement of the statements at Paris by Chinese OEMs on US's relative importance to their business on global market. I'll add that the Chinese OEMs with JV partners that rely on the U.S. said U.S. was important 🤔 www.wsj.com/business/aut...

“I still think people are breathing into paper bags,” ChargePoint's CEO told me, amid the U.S. EV downturn. But EV charging is quietly getting better than most people realize: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Last time I was back home in Texas, I clocked two Chinese-made EVs on Mexican plates within 10 minutes of leaving the airport. Guess I'll get that in Detroit soon enough too: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Fascinating story about Walmart's automation efforts, and why removing humans from the simple act of unpacking boxes is harder than anyone expected: www.wsj.com/business/log...

Is America ready for low-speed electric runabouts like the $15,000, 25-mph Fiat Topolino? We gave one a try right here in Michigan: www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

At Ford Motor, a plan is underway to fight fire with fire—or bird with bird, as it were www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Meanwhile, in China: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Another big automaker moves to "minimum advertised pricing"—something they say will reduce bait-and-switch tactics. But others say it means less transparency for car buyers and will be yet another reason to feel fed up with traditional dealers: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

General Motors has entered the missile business: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

“As Trump was signing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America,’ Canadian diplomats were in Berlin for a day of meetings on defense cooperation.” www.wsj.com/world/europe...

It all sounds great on paper for the range-anxious among us. But as one analyst put it: “There’s going to be a major level of education required.” www.wsj.com/business/aut...

We knew Ford had ambitious targets for its new, starting-at-$30,000 EV truck. Now we know how ambitious: sales figures that only Tesla has achieved so far. www.wsj.com/business/aut...

"It’s a nuclear option, a move without precedent at Volkswagen." www.wsj.com/business/aut...

The AI data center backlash is widespread and bipartisan. But if you ask the AI industry, America can't get them up fast enough: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/see-...

We ask much of our sunroofs. But what happens when they say “no more”? www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Trump says America doesn't need Canada. The auto industry, however, almost universally sees things differently: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

SCOOP: "We are currently focusing on getting the attention of (the Commerce Department) to obtain the requested information and to understand the underlying basis for the denial,” a Polestar exec said in a letter to dealers. www.wsj.com/business/aut...

"Industry firms that count ships, oil output and imports aren’t able to verify the full volume of oil the U.S. claims is getting through Iran’s chokehold" www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Two automotive giants, two very different strategies. But how much does being No. 1 matter anymore? www.wsj.com/business/aut...

China’s auto factories are building so many cars for export that the global shipping industry can’t keep up: www.wsj.com/business/log...

The era of the cheap EV deal is over. Now, many owners are finding out that staying electric once their leases are up isn’t so easy: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

You heard it here first: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Scoop from us: Some Tesla executives have been told to prepare for a separation of the company’s China business ahead of a potential merger with SpaceX, now a prolific U.S. defense contractor. Musk has denied talks have taken place: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

RIP Kavinsky. The DRIVE (2011) title sequence (and prologue) is just one of the most magnetic and successful sequences in movie history and it's impossible to imagine any track other than "Nightcall" in it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_z...

Since Waymo's launch in Austin in 2024, the AV taxi service has racked up $9,325 in parking tickets alone. Why? Because these things aren't great (yet?) at finding places to park while they idle: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Investors are growing impatient with Musk as the bills come due on his most ambitious promises for SpaceX and Tesla. Meanwhile, Tesla’s bad day on the market wiped out $215 billion—more than the market cap of any other global automaker: www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...

It's no secret that Tesla's market cap still eclipses all other automakers. But when you lay out the major players' sales and revenue in chart form, the story is quite telling: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Despite all the "save the manuals" carping from the enthusiast crowd, the data is clear: stick-shift cars made up 0.6% of the U.S. market in 2025, down from 35% in 1980: www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...

"This means that even if there’s another ceasefire that allows oil to again flow, gasoline and diesel prices are likely to stay higher for longer." www.wsj.com/business/ene...

What a time to be alive: "Beijing wants people to stop dating machines and start having babies." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chin...

What's happening inside the UAW right now isn't the naked, rampant corruption that sent former executives to prison. But members and observers say it casts a cloud over one of the most prominent labor leaders America has seen in a while: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

"The officer faced a uniquely modern policing paradox: When no one is driving, who gets the ticket?" www.wsj.com/business/aut...

“The idea that size alone gives you scale is so 20th century.” www.wsj.com/business/aut...

New from us: Ten people in the U.S. have died from defective airbags from China installed into used cars. Tracking the explosive parts, however, may prove nearly impossible: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

We have seen the future of mobility, and it is ropes for doors and e-bike speeds: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

One big goal I had in coming to the WSJ was to up our coverage of next-gen vehicle technology. Here, Ellie does a stellar job taking on a pervasive myth that may be keeping a lot of drivers from going electric: www.wsj.com/business/aut...