Battery weight is not an issue at Pikes Peak. The weight difference between EVs and ICEVs is created by the following: The gravimetric power density(kw/kg) of an electric motor is much higher than that of a combustion car, while the energy density(kWh/kg) of the energy store is absolutely horrible for an EV. That…

I guess VW decided they just love fleet sales too much to axe the Passat.

At least two companies have designed cooled charging cables, I think Lucid is going to need them.

All the modifications to bearings will likely result in a requirement for an all-new oil circuit, which is a lot of work.

I do recall that Peter Sauber said that HHF had more raw pace than Michael, but Schumacher completely destroyed everyone with his off-track work.

I think Schumacher still stands above everyone but Fangio, because both Ferrari and Benneton were not regular race winners when he joined and Schumacher had rule changes aimed directly at him.

The pole statistic is very skewed towards certain eras. During Schumacher’s most dominant time, drivers had to qualify with race fuel load, and Schumacher usually ran heavier and sacrificed pole to exploit his pace advantage by running longer until the first stop.

What should be measured is energy input per distance traveled. Measuring consumption should start with an empty battery to include charging losses, which can reach up to 25% during fast charging on some cars.

The county doesn’t have military, but sits exactly in the middle between US bases in Ansbach and Grafenwöhr(about 50km from each), so it could could be possible that the owner is involved with the millitary, but someone living on the base would have registered in the county where the base is. (AN or NEW)

A -H registration would also save a lot of taxes, but there are several things that could prevent the car from being eligible. If the car is not in good original condition, it can’t be registered as a classic car, so maybe the Scout has non-period modifications.

There is a reason why El Al is running their own security checks...

High performance electric under two tons will be hard to do for a long time, unless you want to sacrifice range. Batteries are just too heavy currently.

It will be interesting to see where Buick goes ftom here, considering how Opels they sold and still sell, especially in Asia

Don’t forget that the KTM is a fairly unconventional design. We haven’t seen such substantial conceptual differences in competitive machinery anywhere since the LMP1 glory days.

It may be an unpopular opinion, but I want to see Vettel at Red Bull. Motorsport is still a teams sport, every excellent driver is lost when he doesn’t get along with the engineers. Vettel is still the driver who has had by far the most success in Adrian Newey cars, and a happy Vettel with 2009-2013 levels of…

I do wonder how he would do in a Red Bull. If Newey, Horner and Marko could get him back to 2011 levels of motivation, F1 would be a lot more interesting.

I wonder how Pol Espargaro feels about his Honda move right now.

Some researchers, from KIT if I recall correctly, measured air pollution in different places in several german cities. That included Stuttgart-Neckartor, which is famous for being the most polluted road in Germany. It continuously exceeded EU limits for NOx and particulates by up to 100% and all the environmentalists…

From what I have seen, it is a good job if you’re doing a specialized task, but shit if you’re an ordinary sailor. There is a reason why on most european ships the only europeans are the captain, chief engineer and the owner.

Poor-ish people should not be in the market for a new car, but it used to be only poor people, and poor-ish people used to be able to choose between new cars or larger used cars. If the current development continues, the number of people who can’t afford new cars will continue to increase.