I’m not an expert but is:

Yes, it is a great “compromise” vehicle without many compromises. “I’d buy an electric car but sometimes I have to drive to [far away city].” Well, the Volt will work for you then - electric most of the time, gas when going further. I know so many people who have overly strong range anxiety who are sticking with gas…

My family was a GM family since my childhood (due to my grandfather working there). After he died they immediately switched to Fords, given our terrible track records with Chevys and Pontiacs. I bought a used 2013 Chevy Volt after research. My parents just bought a Gen 2 2018 Volt. I think Chevy knew that if the…

Only in certain circumstances is the engine engaged to the wheels. Have you driven a Volt? Most of the time there is no correlation between engine speed and your driving (as it is charging the battery/powering the electric motors)

As a Volt owner I can say that if it works for your life, it is kind of the best of all possible worlds - electric to go around town, gas to drive to far-flung locations. It is a smaller car than I would normally go for but it does what it does very very well. I think it (gas as a generator, not propulsion) represents…

Why did you include Elio but not Arcimoto? https://www.arcimoto.com/

As to your picture: Medford, Oregon has a population greater than 80,000 which, by default, would place it in a county that would not qualify for self-pumping (<40,000). Tillamook (yes, where the cheese comes from) would work, FWIW.

You think this was a screw up?

You are 1000% correct.

Any form of communication is more effective than email. The closer you get to in-person, the more effective. In-person>phone>letter>fax>email

Yes, even moreso with stolen bikes. I’ve seen cases where the victim handed the police the case on a platter (“I found the ad on craigslist, the guy is here, I’m meeting him at 3:00pm”) and... nothing.

I always hate seeing video of podcasters because the image I have in my head from listening for so many years is so different. I’m not saying anything about Dan and Stuart’s good looks, more that it looks like two actors who have been ADR’d by Dan and Stuart. It is surreal.

Fair but in the example I cite (Ford Escape Hybrids) I think a hybrid could be a good interim step. Even with something mild like Mazda’s E-loop where regeneration replaces the alternator you’d get regen braking, engine stop/start, and extended life on most components. I get that simplicity is a huge factor here, but…

By the same token, you shouldn’t be yelled at by, presumably, your boss/clients because in the grand scheme of things no one is going to die. Your stress isn’t any less dangerous except that it is manufactured by the conditions in which you work (I say this, because I do similar work).

These are valid points, but the following indicates the saved maintenance with the interim “hybrid” step: https://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-a-500-000-mile-nyc-taxi-valvetrain-looks-l-1717745908

You make good points and I think this is informative about hybrid/electric: https://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-a-500-000-mile-nyc-taxi-valvetrain-looks-l-1717745908

It is mind-boggling to me that they aren’t electric or electric/gas. I live in a “city” of 60,000 and an electric vehicle could easily cover its daily route and return for a charge. The reduced wear and tear alone from regen braking and not having an idling engine (or the wear on the engine from starting and stopping)…

There’s no way that’s true. I doubt there was an age of consent.

I remember before the Affordable Care Act when healthcare premiums fell year after year. It was really startling to see them go up instead. *coughs*

Was the “someone” a horse?