Tesla Yearly Sales Fall For The First Time Over A Decade For the first time in over ten years, Tesla’s sales were worse than they were the year before. This comes despite a year-end push from the Austin, Texas-based automaker meant to make up the difference in the fourth quarter. Still, Tesla sold 1.79 million vehicles in 2024, according to a release from the company.… Read more…

Turkish Airlines Isn’t Doing Anything About Its Bedbug Problem: Report Bedbugs, Cimex lectularius, are tiny vampiric asshole insects that come out at night to feed on blood. According to reports from travelers, these bugs are infesting Turkish Airlines planes, and the company doesn’t seem all that bothered by the bugs. Despite photographic evidence that the bugs were on their planes and… Read more…

The Weed Belongs To The Spider Monkey In The Onesie, Officer, I Swear. It’s His Rolls-Royce, Too Generally speaking, you shouldn’t break the law, but if you insist, it’s a good idea to remember the Jalopnik Law: commit only one crime at a time. One California man chose to ignore that advice Monday night and was reportedly speeding in his Rolls-Royce Ghost when officers pulled him over. They then proceeded to… Read more…

David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: Teacher Persona David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: Teacher Persona This post is a reflection on one particular component of the practice of teaching — the need for each teacher to construct an authentic and effective teacher persona.   In the first part of the post, I draw on a section from chapter five of my book, Someone Has to Fa…

At $11,500, Is This 1966 Datsun 1600 ‘Fairlady’ A Fair Deal? While the Miata is the go-to Japanese distillation of the traditional British roadster, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Datsun proves it wasn’t the first. Let’s see if this handsome droptop comes with a price that instills some interest. Read more…

The Average Car I Drove This Year Was A $108,000, 415 HP Crossover I drove a lot of vehicles in 2024. To be exact, I got behind the wheel of 31 crossovers, nine sedans, eight coupes, seven convertibles, seven pickup trucks, four SUVs, three liftbacks, two minivans, two hatchbacks, one bonafide supercar… and two motorcycles. All in all, that works out to 76 vehicles tested… which is a… Read more…

These Are The Cars We’re Most Excited For In 2025 Welcome to the future, or as we call it, 2025. It’s time to clear up that hangover, start those New Year’s resolutions and get ready to… work tomorrow, probably. To distract you from that impending doom, let’s talk about the cars that we (as in us at Jalopnik) are most excited for in 2025. Read more…

I Watched 136 Movies In 2024 And Ranked Them By How Well The Cars Are Used I watch a whole lot of movies every year. Cinema is pretty much my only non-car-related hobby. It combines my twin passions of storytelling and sitting in a comfortable chair eating snacks. This year I saw more movies than any year previous, and some of those movies had some pretty rad cars in them. I thought it would… Read more…

Experiencing The Las Vegas Grand Prix Through The Eyes Of A Formula 1 Virgin Every morning I remind myself that I am the luckiest guy in the world, and that mantra continues to serve me well. Recently, the powers at be must have really heard me, because Mercedes-Benz invited me out to Las Vegas to experience my very first Formula 1 race. How did I get from Los Angeles to Vegas, you ask? Mercede… Read more…

Why many Jews are ambivalent about Jimmy Carter (RNS) — I admired many things about the late President Jimmy Carter. Other things, however, stick in my craw. The post Why many Jews are ambivalent about Jimmy Carter appeared first on RNS.

Episcopal presiding bishop resolves complaint against predecessor Michael Curry (RNS) — The complaint that Curry and Bishop Todd Ousley mishandled physical and emotional abuse allegations against a Michigan bishop was met with a pastoral response. The post Episcopal presiding bishop resolves complaint against predecessor Michael Curry appeared first on RNS.

A century after Hubble’s discovery, our neighbor galaxies suggest a creator’s mind (RNS) — Hubble made no claims about a creator, but his discoveries and the wonder they evoke have prompted others to reconsider ‘the God hypothesis.’ The post A century after Hubble’s discovery, our neighbor galaxies suggest a creator’s mind appeared first on RNS.

The new leaders in the world of faith to follow in 2025 (RNS) — Even as U.S. politics seemed to be locked into familiar patterns, a few faith leaders showed the ability to take the country in new directions. The post The new leaders in the world of faith to follow in 2025 appeared first on RNS.

Jewish leaders decry Pope Francis’ criticism of Israel as ‘incendiary’ (RNS) — The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, whose stated goal is to ‘bolster Israel’s security and prosperity,’ defended Israel’s actions in Gaza as a ‘legitimate military campaign.’ The post Jewish leaders decry Pope Francis’ criticism of Israel as ‘incendiary’ appeared first on RNS.

Volkswagen, I’m Begging You To Make An ID Buzz Syncro The Volkswagen Bus is part of an elite group of vehicles that are instantly recognizable to almost anyone on Earth. Vehicles like the Bus and the Beetle, and non-VWs like the Ford Mustang, transcend the sphere of car enthusiasts and have found homes in the hearts and minds of all different types of people. Volkswagen’s Read more…

These Are The Cars That Died In 2024 Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to say goodbye to the many good, bad and amazing cars that died in 2024. Some, like the Nissan GT-R or the Ram Classic, slipped slowly into old age and died surrounded by friends. Others, like the Audi A4 or Infiniti Q50, were unceremoniously slashed from their lineups over… Read more…

These Are The Best Cars We Drove In 2024 I drove a lot of really good cars this year, from supercars to affordable EVs and everything in between, and so did many of my colleagues. That’s why we’ve rounded up all of the best cars that we drove in 2024 for your reading pleasure. Despite some tough competition this year my top two were easy picks, but I have a… Read more…

Cars Are The Worst Way To Get Through Cities Cities and cars just don’t get along. Cities are compact, maximally utilizing space for their human residents, while cars aren’t — they take up precious space just sitting parked, and carry few people while moving. We’ve already seen that motorcycles are faster than cars for getting through vehicle-friendly Los Angeles Read more…

Progress in the world, but still more to do (RNS) — Despite the many challenges our world has faced, and will continue to face in the years ahead, 2024 also brought progress. The post Progress in the world, but still more to do  appeared first on RNS.

These Are Jalopnik’s Best Animal Stories Of 2024 We are all animal lovers here at Jalopnik. Almost all of us have pets and, when animals face down transportation, we are usually on the animal’s side. This year, we covered a lot of critters: everything from the always entertaining Orca whales and their class war on the sailboats of the world to bears (or people who… Read more…