I think he's trying to address your valid point that hydrocarbon fuels are the most cost-effective method of energy production. Consider that there are known, serious, and public environmental impacts of continued hydrocarbon fuel use, and that those costs are currently not fully included in the price of hydrocarbon…

For as haphazard as they sometimes look, all cars in Cuba are treated as luxury items, espeically compared to most American cars. Supply is low to begin with, and the government adds additional fees and tax on continued ownership. By necessity, and over decades, the way people think about owning a car there has…

If you aren't continuously paying attention to your surroundings, you aren't being safe. If you are at a stop light and change your field of view from the area around you to a bright 5" screen an arms length in front of your face, then you have effectively removed yourself from your surroundings.

So you shouldn't be paying attention while driving a vehicle unless you're physically moving? Situational awareness is not an option, it needs to be maintained at all times. Knowing what is happening around you makes you safer, no matter what your speed is at any given time.

Who knows, if Ford gets this aluminum business done right the first time around with the new F-150s, I don't see any reason that they can't shave 500-700 pounds from the next-gen Flex as well. That should free up some extra weight for batteries.

This sounds about right. If that's true and station wagons are ascendant, then I should get a minivan NOW and I'll be ahead of the curve! Score.

I imagine it would be similar to a stretched version of this:

My in-laws got one a couple years ago as a replacement for their Expedition. In honest comparison, they get:

Half-hearted attempt here:

Evidenced:

You rang?

Or, you could spend 20 seconds on the EPA website to find out exactly how your electricity is actually generated: http://oaspub.epa.gov/powpro/ept_pac…

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.

Must have been terrible when you lost, then?

Or, you could learn how to use a knife like an adult and spend ten seconds to use fresher, less expensive ingredients in a home-cooked meal that you can be proud of.

It's good old-fashioned capitalism, taken to its most perverted extremes and foisted upon the general public and retail workers. I haven't been able to collect enough solid evidence yet, but my working theory is that the plutocrat class collaboratively designed this as an elaborate source of humor for themselves.

The interior looks nice and all, but this rotary shift knob bullshit has got to stop.

Look closer.

Ooooh, bonus animated engine GIF! God, I love these.

For everyone unfamiliar with the "flat plane crank V8" terminology, it refers to the shape of the engine's crankshaft and how it affects the piston firing order, balance and vibratory characteristics, and exhaust requirements.