Elizabeth Blackstock

Weekends at Jalopnik. Managing editor at A Girl’s Guide to Cars. Lead IndyCar writer and assistant editor at Frontstretch. Novelist. Motorsport fanatic.
  • Why Are Electric Cars So Bad At Towing?

    Electric cars are undoubtedly the future of the automotive industry. If a manufacturer doesn’t have an EV in its lineup, that manufacturer is behind the times. But EVs also have some hurdles before they are universally accepted, and towing is one of them. Thankfully, Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to give us all…


  • BMW Made An X6 That Absorbs 99.965% Of Light

    BMW seemed to miss the “just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should” memo when they decided to paint a one-off of their new X6 in Vantablack, the colour that’s so black it’s even blacker than black. I don’t know who decided this was a good idea, but I need to have a…