You mean to tell me that a product that reaks of vaporware seems more legit after doing some digging?

I think they base those efficiency claims on the supposed elimination of the need for a gearbox, which actually should boost their efficiency a bit. This seems to be more of a packaging, simplicity, and cost breakthrough for EVs than anything else. And that is assuming this is the real deal, and it very well could…

Nikola is actually taken. They will make electric semis, so they actually compete with Tesla. It always makes me laugh because it’s Nikola vs Tesla.

If I’m not mistaken electric motors can have around a 90% efficiency, which is already pretty insane. A 10% improvement to that is 99%, which is actually beyond impressive. 10% is a ton, and it’s an improvement to the point I don’t really think it’s possible. I suppose they are factoring in gearbox losses, which they…

This! This is my biggest issue with the epic store. Having to use another launcher with another account and a whole new ecosystem sucks, but what else can they do? I have no issue with competition, especially against an effective monopoly. However, paying for exclusives like this seems pretty anticompetitive to me,…

My issue isn’t that epic is trying to compete with valve, it’s the way they are doing it. It started with metro Exodus of course, where the game ditched steam at the last possible second and was made epic exclusive. Now borderlands 3 is epic exclusive too. The issue isn’t that is going to be sold on the epic store,…

A traditional automatic transmission uses an array of clutches similar to this, though the transfer of power through them is complex and really confusing to understand. This seems to me like a combination of traditional automatics and dual clutch transmissions to make something special.

I know this is an exremely old thread, but I just can’t get over how much cheaper SSDs have gotten since then. A cheap 1 TB SSD now is about $100, and a decent NVMe 1 TB is well under $200. 

If the 1000 HP F1 engine was put in a truck chasis and had a bigger gear reduction, it could in fact tow 30,000 pounds up a hill. In fact, it would do it much faster than a 400 HP Cummins diesel would either. That is literally what horsepower means. The definition of 1 HP is the ability to lift 550 pounds 1 foot per…

He told them to go die in a hole. That’s probably ban worthy in and of itself. He also made sure to indicate race, not just general terrorists or illegal immigrants when it would have been perfectly sensible to do so. It was also all posted in his bio, like that was all he lived for. It makes him seem pretty hateful…

Prsonally, one of my least favorite loot boxes systems is in CS GO. From time to time, you are awarded an item in game, and more often than not, it is a LOT BOX! A loot boxes that is totally useless unless you pay real money to open it! They litterally hand out rewards that you have to pay for! It’s like saying “Wow,…

No way he’ll become president, a crazy, controversial businessman has never achieved that before! Really though, Musk seems pretty similar to Donald Trump in that they are both wealthy businessmen who seem to thrive on any kind of controversy that keeps them in the public’s mind, regardless of whether the public likes…

Ijust won’t buy them anymore. As much as I loved the original destiny on Xbox, I no longer care. I will not buy anything that has any sort of timed exclusivity or exclusive content deal. I also won’t buy a PS4, if for no other reason than to give them the finger for anticompetitive BS, in the end it hurts all gamers.…

Prsonally, I believe marriage is something special, and is always worth saving, no matter how hopeless it seems. I don’t think dumping him and leaving should really be an option unless he becomes physically or emotionally abusive. If you haven’t already, try gaming with him at least a little. If you start doing stuff…

Did anyone else notice how incredibly steady the camera was, even with that super rough terrain?

I don’t think the 458 had the same grippy tires as the mustang in that test though. Not that I don’t think the mustang is awesome, there has never been a better sounding car, but it really isn’t anywhere near the Ferrari’s level of performance. If that test were done one a track with some meaningful straights, that…

One trick pony yes, it was actually marketed as such. It isn’t meant to be practical, it’s meant to do the quarter mile as fast as possible with factory parts and warranty and without costing the ludicrous amounts that exotics like the 720s (the only other car I know of from the factory that’s that fast, I don’t even…

It happens plenty in Russia. Search for Russian driving on YouTube. It’s the best.

Probably true, and probably total BS too. They almost certainly have a LOTO procedure, but that guy just didn’t obey the rules. They won’t fine him for it though, it’s all the car wash’s fault for his stupidity! I worked in industrial environments BTW, and even then I thought it was absolutely ridiculous that if I did…