I had the same thing happen in Florida. At night, in the rain, the semi in front just ran over a gator. By the time you can make out a gator in your lights it is too late. On a rainy two lane road with guardrails on both sides there was no place to go. No median and hardly a chance to react. With canals on both sides…

“…the driver might have been racing someone else, which definitely tracks.”

Life isn’t long enough to waste 1/6th of every day driving to or from work.

160miles/day — that’s got to be a bunch of highway miles at 85mph (~40K/year). Hybrids are great around town, but this guy *needs* good, sustained highway MPGs. Hybrids are also typically really efficient on the highway, though, so if you’re maximizing MPG then hybrid is (still) the way to go.

How many more points is it worth? The Honda Ridgeline was designed in the U.S., built in the U.S. with parts from U.S. vendors, using U.S. labor for the manufacture as well as all of the parts supplied by vendors. A few profits might go to a couple overseas senior executives, but most of the upper management is in the…

I will not buy any Chrysler products.

Buy new when the vehicle will get beat to death on those alligator-infested back roads? Are you friggin’ kidding?

Cartoons from their youth.

160 miles commute A DAY?! What the actual f?

I don’t think most cars are engineered to “ditch” the engine. Certainly use it as movable mass to dissipate energy, but not separate entirely specifically due to the desire to avoid a 400lb missile.

Navigator = Expedition

The important thing is acknowledging that they're both cars. 😂 

I think this study is more like homework for business school classes each year so they know the real world is just soul crushing spreadsheets and calls to IT.

I think it’s the luxury version of the Explorer. I could be wrong, as all of Ford’s SUVs kind of all blend together now, save the Bronco.

Thanks.

“...largest percentage of American-sourced parts”

Here’s the list for people who don’t like clicking a bunch of times:

This is why you don’t ask a chef about global trends in agriculture and crop use. This is the most sensationalistic article I have seen to date regarding food changes due to global warming. Rice? Really? It is one of the most common foods grown on the face of the earth and is grown in a wide variety of soils and…

I honestly don’t think that will stop this. The thrill of blocking the road then vanishing into the ether is most likely greater than doing the actual donuts.

We can build another bridge.