I think we are talking about prices, at least indirectly. It has been covered over and over that once mass production takes over electrics will be much simpler, easier to manufacture, more efficient to make, and therefore cheaper than this next generation of gas cars. Then it all comes down to government mandates on…

Agreed, the aftermath of 2009 still has scars shown around of half-built houses from that time and took years to climb out of. I hope our government would take a proactive stance on this, but with their failure of even keeping up with roads as you mentioned keeps me very skeptical.

Oregon isn’t a good direction in the future apocalypse, they are already arid the coastline has a lot of Earthquake/Tsunami risks.

This is exactly what a lot of economic futurists keep pointing at, they just predicted it a little too soon. From “The End of Work” and all of the talk about Universal Basic Income, etc etc; they propose corporations basically paying “tax” equating a robot doing work to a human doing work on an hourly basis. This…

Being aerodynamic is essential to the EV field as range anxiety is the single biggest hurdle to adoption.  Making the vehicle as efficient as possible is key to increasing range, especially when you have to offset the weight of the battery system.

Yes, that is exactly the question I am asking. The IIHS has data and evidence that leads to objective outcomes with correlational data that shows fewer deaths in accidents. You are refuting this data and hypothesize that it may change other crash outcomes. This isn’t in a vacuum, you have to bring something…

I get your point as well but I don’t this is necessarily the same as OSHA directives. Having a moving target towards a particular goal is engineering 101. Whether it be a 6 sigma or Kaizen methodologies. As car makers get better at succeeding, but you still have unacceptable outcomes (auto accident deaths) then you…

Do you have evidence to support this? I get that skepticism is critical to any reported study, but you seem to be discounting the efforts of the IIHS in this study - a study that evolved because the IIHS believed this to be a necessary test that the NHTSA wasn’t performing at all. This test does qualify a particularly…

Last I checked, the IIHS purchases all cars they test to help eliminate bias - apparent or not.

Neutral: Don’t waste money making a propitiatory EV system, buy a good quality EV skateboard and build something incredible with that. Let EV manufacturers deliver something within their knowledge base and let car makers do what they do best, making cars.  

I have run my Blizzaks up to about 75F in the past (welcome to Michigan). They feel a little like they are going to crumble but they don’t. You do however feel much more yaw on the turn that I can only classify as “driving on bearings” at the beginning of the pitch of the turn. They don’t crumble but they do wear…

Donut just had an episode on this guy, flipped it going 2 miles per hour and couldn’t fit in the damned thing. Also most expensive car in history on a per pound basis! Definitely worth a watch

Because this isn’t a public option at all. You have to be seriously hurt and qualify by being very poor. The hospital and the government share in the misery of care costs because you simply can’t squeeze a rock.

That is a faulty argument and you know it. If they have no insurance, yes they take of you, stabilize you, and are required for all emergent surgeries. You have to be at an adequate level to be discharged that is defined by the state.

This is the case in Michigan. We know doctors that were on the Capital board on whether to revoke the helmet law and if it would be costly to do so. He replied, “You can’t fix dead”. Shortly after the law was removed on the auspice that no-fault insurance would decline because you wouldn’t have to deal with…

I actually agree with you.  It’s more the marketing (what these plaques are designed for) to attract more $$ that gives me the eyerolls.

The plaques equate to rarity, rarity equates to collectability, collectability equates to preservation. Add preservation to a high price tag and what you get is a vehicle owned by a guy who has countless other collectibles and no time and no want to drive.

Yes you are correct, buying a car simply to collect in a garage is pretty pretentious.

Neutral: It all depends on how serious we want to enable it. I think it will take more than just “smart” cars interpreting the roads that are built today. A complete shift in the road infrastructure with a tipping point of majority autonomous cars working together is the only way I see the evolution of Level 5…

The cut of the jib on this boy looks to be a JT stuck in a black cage. Am I wrong?