There is a need for updated business model. Dealers can still make a killing in used car market and warranty/repair/maintenance. They could expand in the rental market (so I could loan car for a week to see if I like it). And let manufacturers offer direct sales. Of course, now manufacturers need more inventive ways…

I think the only western country that may be worse with licensing is Greece (legally blind people get license there)

If they keep supply low then eventually these will sold out quickly and ‘second’ hand market will flourish.
I hope I will be able to pick one up in few years.

People don’t realize but wood is actually very strong building material. In right application it can even outperform steel.
As many already mentioned, properly structured wooden contraption can easily match performance of authentic tool.

By my job somebody actually died because of that.

One thing that electric cars trying to leverage is tax credits. Without them, it is simply not economically wise to invest in one. Unless you already have over-capacity solar or similar setup. But even then, it could make more sense to simply sell back to grid.
Anyway, tax incentives actually make those cars quite…

I get why it is required but confused about fail-safe.
Even pumps have disconnect in case somebody drives off with it.
I assume you cannot start car with electric plug attached, so there is that.

I am from NY and met dozens of cab drivers before and after uber fiasco.
City created a very tightly controlled taxi business with medallions and they worked fine for a time. When uber/lyft showed up, city failed to adapt rules and pretty much made app companies exempt from rules that yellow cabs must obey by.
Hire by…

Before reading this article, I actually went to dealer today as I saw one parked in front. First of all, it feels more of an real car and not as much as a toy when VW advertises it. But problems you mentioned are very apparent.

I agree that this grille is presenting a big distraction from rest of the car. If you cover up the grille with finger and look at car again, it doesn’t look interesting at all. Boring actually. The butt is not bad at all. 

I always found questionable the notion of being in the “cloud” and outsource all aspects of IT operation. While it may be easier and somewhat cheaper, those hacks bring in unfortunate reality.
It is still possible to rely on cloud in isolated environment and reap benefits but it costs money

I always get annoyed when people say:
> Go on the track
> Go on drag strip

Reality is that those places are far and in-between and it is not something that anybody can casually join as they are rather expensive. While not defending street racers, the problem needs to be addressed at root cause. It is similar to when…

I drove non-supercharged version and my bro had blown one.
It was FUN car, drove smooth, handled NYC well and no real issues.

As many mentioned before, problem is multifold:

If it actually still work as jetski, then I would be impressed.

How does it compare to BMW i3? I looked at VW offering and it seems too cartoonish as well. How does it compare to let’s say Golf?

As much as I wanted to bash Tesla and its questionable autonomy, this maneuver would be something that any driver paying attention would do. Of course followed by litany of profanities and angry honking.
BMW driver without indicators changing lanes (how typical) and attempting to scare off Tesla. Here I drop all shit…

Just because something is not observed, doesn’t make it true.

I wonder what is its cornering radius and how well can it do in dense city setting. Or can it handle NYC potholes

You highlighted key factor, ‘a significant amount’. Just need to know the capacity and properly size the vehicle. However, what I noticed, I see people with massive diesel trucks that only saw biggest cargo in form of christmas tree.
It may be less with utility and more with style/culture