On February 13, the men and women of the New England Motor Press Association met at the group’s HQ to do what we do best– drive! Being located in the heart of New England, NEMPA members and press vehicles alike are subjected to a unique combination of winter conditions seldom found elsewhere in the country. […]
By Bill Griffith Electric vehicles are steadily proliferating —at least 27 now are listed at mor-ev.org, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts list of vehicles eligible for EV rebates. The future of the EV movement—including all-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, fuel cells and zero-emission motorcycles—was the topic of the 5th annual NEMPA MIT Technology Conference held at the […]
By Bill Griffith; photos by Bill Griffith, Kamil Kaluski, Josh Merva, Rich Taber Jeep has been so active with NEMPA this year that Lisa (“Wheels”) Barrow—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ East Coast communications czarina—joked that she might have to find an apartment up here. Maybe it’s paying off. Jeep’s July sales in New England were up 51 […]
NEMPA’s second technology presentation at MIT drew speakers and audience from across the USA. The self-guided car, will enable (or force) us to become passengers behind our own steering wheels, free to snack, doze, read, text and surf the Web while the car takes us over the river and through the woods ‘to Grandmother’s house…’
Auto-industry executives and MIT researchers grapple with issues of connectivity, distraction, security while driving. Photography and audio from the event inside.
The 2010 New England Motor Press Ragtop Ramble/Crustacean Crawl recently went off without a hitch. As in, none of the vehicles graciously provided by automakers had any trailer hitches. This year, we opened the event up to new, noteworthy and exciting cars, in addition to the traditional focus on convertibles. Our friends in the car […]
