Ah crap, major spoilers, but it is germane to my argument. Ignore this post or read it and watch the movie.

Probably not going to be buying an EV with a large battery if you rent your housing or live in a decently sized city. Charging at home in those cases would be a rare option, and not everyone has the time to hang out at a supercharger on regular basis. Not to mention Level 2 at home charging is probably the best for…

I have the Stinger on my list of cars I would like if I had more financial resources. It strikes me as the right sort of vehicle to eat highway miles without looking like Eurotrash and dealing with too much technology.

As battery prices drop, I hope the EV/ICE price differential drops. I mean, that’s the goal, right? Unless manufacturers keep trying to put in more screens to turn their EVs into arcades.

Okay Boomer, we all know you bought your first Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition in 1995 and your children have been asking you to go to the doctor because of your memory issues. A $30k 3-row SUV today will be made from the finest Chinesium and the only battery it will have is a 12V under the hood.

Along with what Meh said, the tradition of Japanese bureaucracy lends to a tremendous resistance to change. Even in the 1950s, with the film Ikiru, Akira Kurosawa criticizes the immense inertia a bureaucracy has. So, if a problem is found and enough engineering people have given it a pass, it can infect the…

I’m sure the extended length of freight trains these days has nothing to do with it!

Just to be clear, the police did not separate the gun from Chase Allan while putting him under restraint, and you can clearly see a reddish brown holster on his right hip. This means the gun was already out at moment the shooting began, either drawn and in Allan’s hand (most likely, since he slumped towards the…

The dealerships in my area have colonized a 2 mile long strip of stroad that takes me 15-20 minutes to get to. That might be great with a Level 3 DC fast charge, but I have zero need to go past that area to get food, items, whatever. Lots of Level 2 chargers all over the place would be great. Hike for an hour, get 30…

I would love to see a hybrid or PHEV AWD stripped down Maverick for government fleet sales, with the little electrical assist motor in the back instead of a driveshaft. Local, State, and Federal parks and natural resources departments do a lot of low-speed driving hybrids excel at. You’re not going to hit highway…

Rail transport is only part of the public transportation solution. Buses/trams/buses that run on pantographs are what’s needed for the ‘last mile’ commute. Knowing there’s a bus that WILL come promptly every X minutes and get you from to/from the train station to near where you need to be is important. Buses that…

Seriously! Next thing you know, the Nordic model with their social democracy might be the next big thing! How horrible! Daycare for children, universal health care, free education... I don’t know how I could deal with that!

Fair enough. Ugly as sin -1 point. Still ugly as sin.

Some countries in Europe fine traffic offenses by wage-days. A particular offense will cost you x days of work. Richer people pay more. It’s not a great idea, since America has biased policing, and there’s just a limit at which you can’t afford to lose a day’s worth of wages, especially for lower income communities.

Milly. Where is Milly? She’s the best T_T

Toyota would only buy Tesla for technology patents and American factory space. I don’t think Toyota would tolerate the corporate culture, engineering shenanigans, and the poor quality control of Tesla. Since automobiles take a while to come through the pipeline, Toyota, Honda, and GM all look to have huge EV programs…

Once you get T9 typing down, a flip phone doesn’t require great visual acuity to operate. Smartphones are designed to put a lot of visual data on a small screen, which may not be preferable to some users. Some people aren’t going to care to look up restaurant reviews on their phone and just want a phone for phone…

Port Authority police should deploy officers to hand out tickets to vehicles hiding their plates. Just station them at the Manhattan portals in teams of two to read the registration, print the ticket, and hand them to the drivers. The rest of us are paying for these free trips, just like the rest of us paying for the…

I hope the next generation makes its way to the US. Hybrid or PHEV only, try to give the back a little more room for car seats, and slap a e-AWD motor on the rear axle. If people aren’t going to buy a Yaris, at least give them this tiny option. The current model didn’t really make a case for itself.

My go-to camera for outdoors photography is my Canon ELPH 190IS. Got it about 3 years ago and gave my old Canon Powershot to my mom. There’s no replacement for displacement when talking about light gathering from a bigger lens and bigger sensor. Yeah, my camera is tiny, but it boots up faster than my phone camera, has…