It’s not an either/or question. I think my next “car” may be an EV. There are plenty of 300+ mile range models that seem to be out there that are on the edge of affordability, and that’s what I want. 

The issue for me is: fast charging and ubiquity of chargers.

I.... am a stubborn asshole. And I won’t buy something if it doesn’t work out in the percentages I need it to for my income. IMO, more people need to be like me, then the car companies will mysteriously quit jacking up their car prices. I’ve been out of the car market for quite awhile now because of this madness.

That…

given current geopolitics--that’s quite possible.   Also, given the effects of climate change, it kind of should be at some point.

yeah, I think people aren’t considering that... you start every day with a “full tank” so to speak. I do a lot of long distance driving so charging for me in that respect is an issue, but I think even for me at this point it’s not an offsetting one given both fast charging and especially with the charging build out…

Um. Yeah.   I guess I can’t fault someone for not understanding new tech.   But hating on it is another thing.   At least have a legit criticism.  Or if you learn your criticism is wrong, let it go.   EVs have their drawbacks, but far fewer than the average non-EV users seems to understand.  I’ve already decided I’ll…

It’s okay to hate Elon, he deserves it. But EVs... I think the day will come when it will be much harder/more expensive to find gas than it will be to charge your car.    In theory if you have a good charger at home, that’s the case most of the time anyway. 

Honda 3.5V6 Timing Belt 100K mile replacement...  yeah,  $1400.   It’s a great car...well, I have an Odyssey, so minivan, but that requirement seems like it’s there simply so you have to bring it in for an expensive service.   I have a friend who did it himself and it took him hours and a ton of crazy work to get in…

The shuttle never gave us routine access to space given the number of scrubs it routinely faced and the amount of work it took to turn around a single craft not counting cargo. It had the highest fatal accident rate of any space vehicle including what we know of the early Soviet program in terms of numbers of…

What saddens me so much about this is that the shuttle was a flawed vehicle from the start. Even if you go to NASA’s presentation on it at Cape Canaveral which is supposed to celebrate its triumphs, it really just shows it was a mistake. Lessons learned: never have the launch vehicle next to the main rocket…

I want to be there. I’m ready to buy an EV. I will not buy another pure ICE vehicle. But I need more range and more reliable fast charging for less money. Right now, it’s not there. I’m not an early adopter. I need to tow for one. I drive long distances for work for another. And I drive in very cold climates for a…

agreed. Also, fixing gas lines, using newer stoves deals with leaking gas issues. Lots of people have really old and lousy gas stoves. In the state where I live, the utility by law inspects your residential lines every five years. Parts of my connection were replaced last year.

I live in a condo where my gas stove is. I was hit with a tropical storm one year and lost power for three days. The next year another storm lost power for over a day. Because of trees, large storms cause outages every summer. Generators, grills, etc not an option because it’s a condo in an older building, no balcony.…

Leave gas stoves alone! My argument? You’re pissing people off for little gain.

Good electric stoves are great. I just like gas more—lots of instant heat, control, etc. A good modern gas stove is also very nice. And I like that my stove works when the power goes out, which it does regularly where I live.

But more in particular: could we attack the major problems of emissions in order of…

I suspect it’s also a con that the super-single is more expensive to replace than the regular tires, but I haven’t looked it up. 

but will they offer you a discount?

leased a 1984 Chevette.    That was worse than the Vega they had.   Less classy than the Opel Cadet.   It blew a cylinder before it was returned.   We didn’t realize this.... it had little power and then seemed to have a little less power.    So funny how dedicated to American cars my dad was.   Compare that to Hondas…

They need to put some other equivalent instrument there if they can’t rebuilt it...seems like a wasted opportunity, IMO.

They are out there, but I’ve not seen them in person so it’s hard to say. Resolution drops when the devices run color, but the latest ones seem to be pretty good, though you will pay for them. The Bigme seems to be one I’d go for though it is not shipping yet, and again, the price...

snags his gun away with a whip