Interesting point. So, we should assume FSD will be capable of driving as well as a human with a new driver’s license within a year?

Hold the press! Are you saying that if we outlawed drive-trus that no one would buy cars anymore? Did Raphael just inadvertently stumble upon the solution to all of the automotive troubles plaguing American society? And all we lose out of the deal is not sitting in a queue to discover the McFlurry machine is broken…

The FCC has auctioned frequencies many times in the past. This is the first one that has been shown in testing to potentially interfere with aviation and weather equipment in certain conditions. Verizon and AT&T have been somewhat misleading in continually blaming the FAA by claiming 40 other countries have…

40 of the 50 states allow studded tires. Yes, many of them (33) have seasonal restrictions (for obvious reasons) but studded tires are very much used. Even here in often snow-free Seattle, Washington I see automobiles with studded tires every winter.

As I understand it (but perhaps I am wrong) most of the damage is done by studded tires, chains, and other methods by drivers to get more traction on their vehicles in the winter. That then allows water to seep into the road, freeze & thaw, and then it starts falling apart.

Fair enough. I didn’t see the source Ford information so I cannot corroborate whether Ford was reporting the information in a way to make it seem as though they are the same category of vehicle.

True, but Ford included the Bronco Sport’s numbers which is not truly a Bronco and not comparable to the Wrangler - so the big blue oval already added over 100K sales that, arguably, should not have been included in the comparison.

Sure, two publications wrote about chicken eggs but which came first?

Pictures below is the only Smart that could have mattered in America. The Fortwo and Forfour are masters at parking in crowded European cities and questionable at anything else.

Airlines have made the air as clean as they can make it on most of their fleet. You are taking a bigger risk going to see Spiderman NWH right now than taking a 3 hour plane flight. That typed: Both are risky and should be avoided, if possible. The fresh air on a multi-hour flight is likely to protect masked passengers…

Newsflash: The poor could no longer afford new automobiles in the early 90s.

It would be effective on a number of fronts, but since most CO2 emissions in the United States come from transportation, it is a good thing the EPA has this in their crosshairs. Hopefully they have some bigger steps in store for non-passenger car emissions in the near future.

By taking away the options they do. The question is how detrimental of a step back it will be or whether we will do another Trump move and scrap the whole thing. Unfortunately (for the planet), smart money is on the latter.

For those younger, they are bumming rides - er, “carpooling”, using Lyft/Uber, and just making their way without owning a car. Public transportation, as it exists today in the United States, is simply not convenient enough for most of the country - but there are options. That typed - nothing is easy and cheap.

You are aware that you can plug into an AC outlet, right? Easy answer for someone living in one of these units. If they have to live in these units then they cannot afford the petrol for the generator anyway, so finding a place to pay to plug it in is a much better option.

You lost me at “A/C unit” when we were typing about “camping”.

The problem with a generator is it doesn’t generate power. You need fossil fuels to refill it.

Breaking the rules a bit here but just a general shout-out to Steven Spielberg and his eye for automobiles. No matter the movie, he seems to nail the right auto to the world of the show and the character within it. Most were not vehicles (at the time) that would have been considered high value but we now can truly…

That lady is never going to be buying a more fuel efficient vehicle no matter what happens with the price of gasoline. IMHO, the solution for that particular problem has nothing to do with the gas (sin) tax since her problems are societal.

The numbers are average for the year, not point-in-time. The current high prices are offset by the low prices earlier in the year.