I don't really know where to start with this so I'm going to start somewhere in the middle.

Short answer: cost. Longer answer: cars in that time did have forced induction. Turbocharging showed up in more prominence in WW2 when manufacturing got to the point where it was practical to use a turbocharger and the performance demand required it. Also, fuel economy wasn't a major concern with the Model T.…

I don't think you're giving enough credit to the EV manufacturer. The fog lights contribute to the aerodynamics of the vehicle. If you were to replace them with turbines, you would be disrupting the aero on the front of the car increasing drag.

Interesting question to ask but the answer is fundamentally yes. Removing the fog lights is also changing the aerodynamics of your car adding another variable to account for.

It was a joke. Poorly executed. I'll just go back to playing with my graphing calculator and doing math problems.

Even at 100% efficiency cars are too small/solar radiation doesn't have a high enough energy density (actually wattage/m^2) to be a practical power source for vehicular propulsion.

Wind turbines don't do anything on cars. You have to use energy from the batteries (electric car) or fuel (gas, diesel, etc., pick your poison) to move the vehicle. That energy is converted to heat by air drag (and through other losses). When you put a turbine on a car, you are adding to the air drag so unless the…

Physically impossible? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Thermodynamically impossible? Yes, absolutely.

I am also an engineer in the auto industry and I couldn't agree with your argument more. Saying that Local Motors is an "innovator" when it comes to automotive design is a joke. They might be an innovator when it comes to running a custom shop but like you said, that's exactly what they are an nothing more. They are…

My sister had a stroke and it's weird how these things work. She has trouble speaking, which isn't uncommon, so she carries a notepad around and writes words before she says them to make sure that it's what she wanted.

Nice. I've read a lot of technical documents that usually say in the preface that "he, his, him" are considered neutral gender. Good ole "trying not to offend anyone." Although it can usually be written out by using words like "the operator."

Since English doesn't have a neutral gender, masculine pronouns are considered neutral gender. Although there are several plural pronouns that are neutral gender like "they" and "them."

I want to preface this comment by saying that this is one of my favorite movies.

I almost didn't read this. I am so glad I did. I think I might even be a better person now that I know this story.

Racing lesson for the day: don't upset the car. Anything herky-jerky is bad, steering, gas, brake and will upset the car.

Were you at 100AW the year that it iced during the race? That was downright dangerous.

Hakkapeliitta is code for "magical ice traction."

Thank you so much for doing this. I felt like there was a ton of unwarranted hate toward trucks on Jalopnik and I haven't been so glad to have been proven wrong.

Falling with style.

In my experience and research, the biggest issue tends to be with the high pressure fuel pump. No doubt this engine has a modern high pressure common rail fuel system so the fuel pump would have to be "multi-fuel" compatible. Without a doubt it would be required to run on JP-8 but all that other stuff they consider…