There were also people actually wading in the water, so yeah, I’m out of there.

“Witnesses described how they saw the boar coming and were wondering why it wasn’t turning or changing course.”

But the people running for their lives that weren’t even in the path makes up for it.

To be fair, I would have done the same thing the beach goers did, and get the hell out of there. I don’t have much experience in yacht beaching 🤷‍♂️

What I expected

“It’s coming right for us!!!....never mind.”

I mean, it’s Long Island. Of course they were going to be there.

It’s a novelty vehicle. It’s uselessness is, to a degree, the point. It’s sort of like a Plymouth Prowler.

I’m flabbergasted by how many I’ve seen in the last few weeks. Long Island NY. I guess the buyers are the same type that had Ed hardy everything H2Hummers.

I buy manuals. I have an EV.

With electric there is no need for a manual. True enthusiasts will prefer an ICE version for that.

We don’t need a 4 speed gearbox in a EV. But a simple planetary 2 speed for off road vehicles could mean an improved crawl mode. Right now they burn battery like crazy at low speed trail crawling because the motors aren’t that efficient doing that. Watch a Rivian off road and it’s struggling to keep the wheels…

While you do get maximum torque (but not power) at 0 rpm, electric motors do not have the same efficiency across all rpms. So you could conceivably want a transmission to help with efficiency. But the drop in efficiency is so small with these motors, that it’s debatable whether a transmission is useful. Porsche Taycan…

We are talking EVs here: No manual, and no automatic is needed.

You know what would be even cooler than a clutch on an EV?

A clutch on a CT4.

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No one is buying manuals. The people who are, are not looking to buy an EV.

Seems weird but automatics already shift better and faster than manuals and some of us still buy manuals and will accept no substitutes.

weight will be solved naturally over time as battery innovations continue, and most car companies aren’t at the cutting edge of battery tech. They need the technology to be perfected elsewhere before licensing. 

Second vote. There’s no transmission. You don’t need any extra bits that do exactly nothing. And how is driving an EV boring?  The acceleration is as addictive as any other drug.

As a vote of 1, intentionally building in inefficiency seems odd to me; I was all for the idea of a “Manual” EV at first but now even things like paddle shifters seem silly. Unless the motiv units require it, I would rather the focus be on lightweight tossability and feedback (which many of the EVs are lacking right…