The good enough is a powerful thing if it comes with some other compelling advantages. Think of music - I was a teenager in the 80s. Back then, we saved up money for stereo equipment, and people geeked out about sound quality. These days, people accept what Neil Young claims is universally shitty sound due to…

When I see people carving their names in things at national parks and I confront them they always have the same excuse “well other people did it!” to which I respond “Moron, there are 15 names carved there. 1.5 million people visit this park annually. That means 1.5 million people -minus 15- aren’t as selfish as you.”

maybe, and likely. but that’s for the insurance company to decide, not this asshole.

While being buried up to almost the roofline like that means it probably was going to get written off by insurance anyway, the fuck gives some asshole in a douchebro truck the right to feel like it’s ok to drive over the top of it? And that lamesauce excuse of “Well... we weren’t the first or the last to do it...”…

Agreed; the basic functionality of the vehicle should be unrestricted.

Well doctor if you insist...

There is a good reason why most Jalops don’t run a car company.

Craigslist will do this to you. Between the...

“I like the car, will you take payments?”
“Will you take 50% of what you are asking?”
“Will you trade for a not running moped?”
“I not from there, I out of town. Will give car to shipper? I’ll send check for more than asking.”
“I send money to Escrow, you give car to me.”

it…

Meanwhile, across the street, the BMW folks are hopeful that they’ll be able to squeeze in a second car.

Seeing all of those together reminds me how incredibly ugly porsches are.
Extremely well made for sure, but still ugly.So close yet so far :-(

That is 100% untrue, there’s been various studies that disprove exactly this statement. The initial emissions from production are slightly higher but through the life of the car emissions are dramatically reduced through partial/full electrification.

You only have to mine the batteries once. You have to mine the ICE fuel constantly, over and over and over, for every journey.

“....as the grid gets cleaner, so does the existing fleet.”

Man, do you just make shit up?

You’re right in that there’s no free lunch. Mining and making anything - electric car or gas or diesel - creates pollution and waste and takes energy. Seen any studies on the environmental impact of making a regular car?

I live in CA, where electric vehicles are very popular. So is solar. So it’s a lame argument, literally every single person I know with an EV has solar, and even if they didn’t, our state has a ton of renewables for power plants and pretty much every major provider allows you to pay a teeny but extra to get most or…

But what about the drilling and refining of the crude oil? Also, consider that EVs CAN be powered by renewable sources, even if we don’t have the infrastructure currently, while ICE vehicles cannot.

You killed your entire argument with the last line. Tesla has no need to lower their fleet wide mpg ratings as it’s already ZERO. So the company that actually started the entire industry push for EV, doesn’t follow the model you claim everyone is basing things off of.

“Mazda always puts the experience of driving first”