The psychiatric hold part really struck me. I had a relative with a drug and alcohol problem that I drove to the hospital three times because of suicidal behavior. I had to talk to numerous hospital officials each time to describe the relative’s behavior, which was, in one case, literally, “Get out of my way, I want…

As someone who strangely owns a classic musclecar AND a turbo Subaru, I feel uniquely qualified to say that 99% of newer STi drivers are asshats. But we do live in a world where stupidity is not confined to a single, easily disposed of car type!

I am shocked- SHOCKED- that someone with no driving talent, who feels fine passing people on a double yellow, who buys an STi....feels like he is not responsible. Where is my surprised face?! I need it!

He should have put his casino winnings on his tax return. He should have actually put an effort into that 5th grade science fair project. He should have known that dating a girl with two first names would bring drama.

Those are my thoughts, based off of my real world experience- no armchair quarterbacking. Take them or leave them. No need to assault my intelligence- it’s just comment conversation.

I manage a small shop. Most of my customers are unionized. I have never been in a union myself, only dealt with them from the outside, which I do every day.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

As long as you don’t care about leadtime, cost, or quality, Unions are your best friend!

Very true

I wonder what the changes actually are. If they’re all along the line of confidentiality agreement language, I don’t have a big issue with that. Their company, their IP. Running Tesla less like a traditional automaker and more like a flexible tech company is an experiment that I think needs to happen, seeing how…

I’m all for yanking the rug out from under ethanol subsidies and giving it over to EV’s.

Until then, I guess it’ll be easier to fight upmarket and sell based on tech and innovation rather than bottom-line value to the consumer.

The most vehemently pro Union people I’ve ever met have been the ones least useful or productive in their work- IE, protecting their jobs at the cost of everything else. Which is unfortunate, because I honestly couldn’t tell you what it would take to remove that stigma in my mind now. I’m fortunate enough to have job…

The most vehemently pro Union people I’ve ever met have been the ones least useful or productive in their work- IE, protecting their jobs at the cost of everything else. Which is unfortunate, because I honestly couldn’t tell you what it would take to remove that stigma in my mind now. I’m fortunate enough to have job…

Yep. I only see Tesla building the infrastructure, though. And at a slower pace than we really need. I hope it’s expanded soon.

It’s infuriating. And we’ve tied our own hands in so many ways in the past, whether it was curtailing nuclear power, squashing early EV programs, political momentum given to everything oil....

I am furious about oil subsidies, and particularly, ethanol subsidies! I’d argue that these tax credits are a temporary inflator of sales that would have been better spent on long term infrastructure.

So, are we at a point that infrastructure is built up enough for EV sales momentum to be self-sustaining? I don’t think so, but dumping more money into credits doesn’t guarantee that the infrastructure will follow.

I asked this exact question on an article a few months back. It was extremely confusing to me, and had to do with features not proven out with the newer sensor set/software not written/updated yet, etc. So, not just a simple “turn it on” checkbox in the software.

At some point, the EV market has to sustain itself without external subsidies in the form of massive rebates and credits. Whether that point should be next year, or a few years further out....looking forward to the Hindsight 20/20 article in a decade or so.