It’s not about whether or not you like the format, it’s about boosting their ad metrics on engagement and user clicks.  Gotta pay the bills.

I would love to bike more, but the roads around me are all current/former country roads with no bike lane and zero shoulder, so the only way to ride is in the traffic lane, and I certainly don’t trust other drivers enough to do that.

I can relate. Currently in the middle of a weeks-long clutch replacement due to a worn out throw-out bearing on my RX-8. Currently in the middle of trying to get the flywheel to break loose. Then I have a long list of things I want to do to my ‘67 Amazon, but I try and limit those to minor projects because I have a…

I need to get into a habit on my projects to get some progress. 2 hours a day commuting and 3 kids makes for not much free time. But I’m starting a new job next month that will cut my commute from 2 hours/day to 20 minutes/day, so I hope that I use that new time to get stuff done.

And what is the fatality rate per million miles traveled? 

Starting in ‘68, the Volvo Amazon had a dual circuit.  Mine is a ‘67 with the single-circuit.  Replacing the brake master and changing over to a dual circuit are both on my to-do list.

Hydrogen power for passenger cars will always be a pipe dream as long as there is no infrastructure for refueling, and no one is going to build an infrastructure if there are no hydrogen vehicles on the road.  However, it may make sense for over-the road trucking.  Hydrogen would give trucks the range they need, and…

Not to mention the fact it’s out and out untrue. Transportation (Of literally everything - planes, trains, automobiles and ships) is already down to 14% of emissions in America, and falls every year. Agriculture, as a point of comparison, is 24%

It amazes me how much noise exists around reducing/eliminating car emissions, when they are such a small piece of the global emissions pie.

Planes account for a good deal of it, too. But there’s no reason we can’t work on all sources at the same time.

Daily reminder that SHIPS account for over half of that.

He’s got an entire book about it! I picked up a copy a few months ago when I visited the Lane Motor Museum. Signed and doodled by Torch himself. I’m currently in the middle of reading it.

how many cars have revved to 9,000 since from the factory? Other than perhaps a few hypercars, none

It’s from the movie Ready Player One

From what I remember, USPS wanted a much larger cargo capacity because they handle a lot more package delivery now than back when the LLVs were commissioned. All those amazon boxes have to fit somewhere, and they are very space-constrained with the LLV.

They look awesome, but I bet the driver’s seat is too high for the USPS requirement. I’m sure the seat has to be pretty low for ergonomic reasons when reaching for the mailbox. Likewise, regular box vans like UPS drives would not allow for proper height to reach mail boxes.

Those examples look pretty decent. I never liked the looks of the 2nd gen, I always thought it looked fat and cheap compared to the 1st gen.

I thought that too at first, but started to think it might be a reflection.

I don’t know what you are talking about. I’ve got a ‘67 122S wagon. 1.8L with twin-SU carbs.  Rated for 95 hp originally, and it is plenty fast for a vintage car.  Is it a muscle car or race car? No.  But it has no problem keeping up with modern traffic.

That front end looks pretty atrocious either up or down. What has Porsche done?