I’m six years in on the first EV and one on the second. I am sure there will be a small amount of degradation, but likely not enough to require a new battery.  At ten years the Rex will likely be dead or in need of significant transmission and engine work. 

I’m not claiming that EVs will have 0$ repair costs, but to say ‘other than the motor...’ when the motor is a giant hulking machine of 1000s of interconnected parts is pretty silly.

Teslas are seeing only a 10% degradation after that length of time, and with like >200k miles.

If they’re already harassing you a lot like in this case?

“We pay literally hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes. We don’t even want government subsidies. We just want to be left alone and the government can’t help itself but to, like: ‘Here’s an oil company driving their oil tanker into some rocks, making a living, you know, living their dream, let’s try to ruin that as…

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

I have read that she sees herself as “half black and half white.” I normally say the same if I am asked, although society basically determines that I’m “Black,” and my white side is just ignored because I’m dark enough to be seen as Black (My other response is, “Ask the cops what color I am”).

Absolutely. And I wish for all the world I could go back and give lil’ bassguitarhero that advice. Now all grown up, I can look back and see that trail I blazed, and the freedom for youngsters that followed.

From a fellow mixie:

You are using the “No True Scotsman” fallacy on race. And since race is some made-up shit you can sorta get away with it. But I tell you, if my daughters are black enough to get a heaping dose of racism, they are black enough to be black.

Seems like Markle is not black enough for you to defend her, and not white enough…

Are you really this fucking dumb?

It’s been a long year, so you’re likely trolling out of sheer boredom, but I’m bored too, so...by “relative,” you mean Meghan’s mother, as opposed to Rachel Dolezal’s two white parents?

Sharon Osbourne is what happens when you let a stupid person think they have something worthwhile to say. It was her ignorance that made her entertaining to some (along with her family) nearly twenty years ago on MTV. That she’s still being paid to be stupid is the amazing part of the story. 

I think VW has a great opportunity to bring their past right up to the future with an electric sub-brand. I’d love to see an electric Microbus, I believe they’ve showed off some concepts previously.

If I were VW I’d bring the following back as electric vehicles:
Microbus
Beetle (rear motor as God intended)
Karmann Ghia

I liked the way Sharon used the phrase “speaking your truth” (and not the word “opinion”), which literally isn’t a truth at all...

Similar to Prince Charles making a visual (albeit passive aggressive) statement “proving” he is so not racist—he’s willing to be photographed with a bunch of Black folks while advocating for vaccines

“Start Slideshow”

Astronaut on this thing? With that question my assumption is you haven’t been following the Starship/Superheavy booster program.

Starred for the two-piece and a biscuit. 

I honestly don’t understand WHY dealerships pull the shady shit that makes customers angry. Before you chime in “because it’s profitable” when you think of it, it’s actually not.