Montana's Used Lots Are 19% Diesel. Washington DC's Are 1.4%.
Diesel is supposed to be finished in America. It is in some places and thriving in others, and the split maps almost perfectly onto what people use their vehicles for.
In Wyoming, a Fifth of the Coverage Available Goes Unbought
There's a gap between what a full insurance package costs and what drivers actually spend, and it varies a lot by state. The states where people buy the least are not the ones you'd guess.
Fuel Economy Went Nowhere for Five Years, Then Jumped 30%
Fuel economy is supposed to improve every year. I charted it by era across our whole catalogue and found a decade where it did nothing at all — which is useful, because it means one buying window is far better than it looks.
In Florida, Two Thirds of Your Premium Protects Other People's Cars
Everyone knows Florida insurance is expensive. Nobody says which part of the bill is expensive. I split the premium into its components by state and the answer isn't the part that covers your car.
Four Brands Offer a 10-Year Warranty. None of Them Are German.
The longest warranties in America belong to the brands people used to dismiss, and the shortest belong to the ones charging the most. I checked what every manufacturer actually promises.
Hawaii's Used Lots Are 6.3% Electric. Missouri's Are 0.8%.
National EV adoption figures hide something a buyer cares about more: whether there are any on the lot near you. I split our used listings by state and the gap between the top and the bottom is eight to one.
Your Car Got Older and Cheaper. Your Insurance Went Up 20%.
Depreciation is supposed to make a car cheaper to own every year. I pulled the rate data and found the one line on the ownership bill that moves the opposite way — and it moved fast.
A Plug-In Hybrid Costs $1,118 More a Year to Run Than an EV
The plug-in hybrid is treated as a compromise nobody really wants. Put the running costs side by side and it lands much closer to the electric car than to the petrol one — while sidestepping the two things that make EV ownership awkward.
Electric Cars Are 6% of the Used Market. In 2016 They Were 0.7%.
New-car EV sales get reported monthly. The used market is where those cars end up three years later, and that wave has only just started breaking — I can see it arriving year by year in our listings.
A Lamborghini Emits More Than Two Volvos
Everyone knows a supercar drinks fuel. Fewer people have seen the actual spread: across every model rated since 2020, the dirtiest brand puts out 2.2 times the CO₂ of the cleanest, and scores a 1.5 out of 10 on smog while Volvo scores 6.2.
Home Charging Still Takes 10 Hours. It Did in 2023 Too.
Every launch promises quicker charging, and every year the fast-charger figures do improve. Meanwhile the number that actually governs owning one — how long it takes on the socket in your garage — hasn't moved since 2023.
Electric Cars Lose Range on the Highway. Gas Cars Gain It.
Every driver knows highway miles are the easy ones. That's true for a petrol engine and false for a battery — EPA figures show electric cars losing 11% of their range the moment you get up to speed, and nobody mentions it at the dealership.