The Taco has reliability going for it, i’ll give it that. if it follows the looks of the Tundra too closely with the horseshoe mustache grille, I’m not going to be too excited. the interior dimensions need to grow significantly to compete with roomier midsize trucks (headroom and legroom are some of the worst in the…

I hope they have significant depreciation so I can pick up someone’s old mall crawler on the cheap in 3 years.

1994-2003 Ford Super duty Trucks with the V-8 7.3 Power Stroke Diesel Engine are a must on this list. I have a preference for the harder to find rust free, crew cab, short bed, 4x4 configuration. most of these were beat to hell as commercial vehicles so finding one in good or better shape is pretty difficult nowadays.

but your kids get joy from playing in the pool and you get nothing from watering your lawn.  

still a waste of water...

As a Maryland resident I’m totally for this, I just don’t see how it is feasible to limit it to just zero emissions vehicles by 2035. Maybe including Hybrids and PHEVs would seem much more reasonable in 10 years and another 10 to transition to fully electric?  feels like this goal is just too unrealistic and they will…

grass is useless. I have a mix of wild low growing plants that produce flowers for pollinators on my 2.25 acres. some might call them weeds but they have flowers and are the first to provide a source of food for insects. speedwell, mock strawberry, dandelion, ground-ivy, buttercups, deadnettle, bittercress, wild…

Kill your lawn.  its a useless monoculture.  if you can’t kill it just mow it and leave it alone until you can kill it and replace it with something better.  If you are shoveling snow off your lawn you have a problem no one can fix.  

While Oxford White is generally the worst, it will be what all the contractors buy. Gray Stone Metallic, Star White Metallic Tri-Coat, Carbonized Gray Metallic, Iconic Silver Metallic, and Avalanche are all equally just as bad. I’m on the fence about Azure Gray Metallic Tri-Coat. Add that it costs more to get it…

For me it is less about what makes/models switch over to EV production and more about the way EVs are designed/marketed/sold by the auto manufacturers and then general culture surrounding them. Here are my issues

My Family went on an extended trip to Santa Teresa Costa Rica for my Cousin’s wedding during the summer rainy season. one day we decided to drive to an animal rescue center outside the cabo blanco nature reserve. the roads weren’t the best and we had to cross several flooded areas but we had a mitsubishi Pajero so…

I can’t speak to emissions but PHEVs are good if executed correctly by the manufacturer, but they often aren’t. PHEVs are perfect for larger vehicles where the size of battery necessary makes the cost of a pure EV prohibitive to most. the battery of the PHEV should be sized to maximize rebates and tax incentives in…

every EV and PHEV should have a heat pump with preconditioning so you have full access to your battery’s capacity to move the car instead of wasting it for space heating/cooling. I like tesla’s use of a sealed HEPA system, but a heat pump is not cutting edge. if they wanted to do something no one else is they would…

Maybe not the biggest concern to off roaders but can manufacturers please come out with 4WD pickups as PHEVs or hybrids? best options right now for mpgs are EVs in the 60-70 mpge range or the Ford F150 in 4WD hybrid with 23mpg. that’s a pretty big gap. those mid size pickups (ranger, colorado, canyon) should have…

all EVs and PHEVS should have heat pumps and preconditioning for the battery and cabin space while plugged in. the lightning is a notable example of an EV without a heap pump but with preconditioning. apparently they use resistive heat for preconditioning so it consumes a lot of electricity and the speed at which you…

its not a costly technology. manufacturers just want you to think that so they can avoid change and have a minimal cost savings to the detriment of the consumer.

first and foremost, you’re an idiot.

if you want a more quiet and more efficient fan, just go with a DC powered fan. if your fan is shaking get a new one. I don’t see how a bladeless fan has less maintenance than any other fan. you say just wipe it down every once and a while, isn’t that how you maintain all fans? only benefit I see of a bladeless fan is…

kind of funny that we label heat pumps as “clever technology” as they have been commonly used to heat and cool homes since at least the 1970s oil crisis. efficiency in heat pumps has skyrocketed and will always be at a Coefficient of Performance (COP) greater than 1 while resistance heat will never surpass a COP of 1.…

All EVs and PHEVs should have a heat pump with preconditioning. there should be ZERO exceptions. Heat pumps are wildly more efficient than resistive heat. Apparently the Lightning has some form of preconditioning but it is relative to the level charging being used because resistive heating is very inefficient. Just…