@resu427: You're right that frontal area is important, but air still flows over the side of the car (and the wheels) and a smooth surface is more aerodynamic than one with all kinds of pockets like a wheel and its arch.

How tall is the fender above the rear wheel, in cannolis?

Ken Block's TRAX STI

@Glifted: and the other

@Glifted: Here's one

@Glifted: I got them from the original ad, but that seems to be down now. Had I known it would go down I would have saved all the pics in high res. :(

@Kyle Maher: I guess it depends how you get your water. If you're getting a big gallon jug or one of those massive 24 packs, it's cheap.

Gas is also cheaper than bottled water.

@Engineer - Think James May but not quite as witty, well paid, or British.: Yeah, I said in another comment that in one way or another, wide scale adoption of electric cars is going to cause headaches for the power companies and the grid.

@Commisar: If there's going to be a new plant, it ought to be nuclear, except everybody is terrified of that n-word.

They'll be driven by robots, and it will be our job to build and maintain those robots.

I'm pumped. Let's hope they do a good job.

@Engineer - Think James May but not quite as witty, well paid, or British.:

There are many issues with electric cars, but I think one that hasn't received much attention is powering them.

Thanks for posting these!

The new Pagani.

QOTD tomorrow:

Someone obviously isn't a fan of popping bubble wrap.

I'm not about to buy a Hyundai, but I'm happy they made this ad.