Chad Reich
Chad Reich is back on KVNF for this week s Local Motion to go deeper into the story of The North Fork Exception. Mountain Coal Company wants to expand into lands on The Gunnison National Forest s roadless areas and environmental groups want to stop them. The story involves ongoing battles in the courts over roads and drilling pads. The mine hasn t responded to emails or phone calls since July so they couldn t be included in the story. Instead, Chad shares the voices of coal advocates, conservation groups, and government officials.
Car and Driver
In April 2020, truck sales surpassed those of passenger cars for the first time in the history of the automobile. We started to worry that we might have to start a #SavetheCars campaign to accompany our efforts to #SavetheManuals. But then, as we tend to do, we started to dream up the trucks we would buy if the demise of the car were to happen. Chevy, Ford, Jeep,Ram, and Toyota: Here are the trucks
Car and Driver editors would park in their driveways and take on some epic outdoor adventures:
Eric Stafford s $47,055 2020 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Chevrolet
Sure, the Ford F-150 Raptor is the best way to accumulate frequent flyer miles without actually boarding a plane. But what if driving anything wearing a Blue Oval makes you sick and you could save up to $12,555 and still soar through the air like a hillbilly Amelia Earhart? Well, if those potential savings tickle your fancy, or if you have a Chevy bow tie tattooed anywhere on your body, you ll champion my decisio
Connor and Greg Hoffman work on testing a hall effect throttle off a Skidoo snowmobile to see if it will work on the E Sled they are building in their Missouri Heights home.
Greg Hoffman pulled an old snowmobile from the Aspen Skiing Co. graveyard and is using it to design a battery-powered sled. They have pulled out the old engine and along with his son, Connor, the Hoffmans are designing a battery pack to fit in the space to work with an electric engine.
Connor Hoffman cuts open the gas tank from an old snowmobile so he and his father, Greg, can use it for battery storage on their electric snowmobile project.