Figure you’ve got to start somewhere and this is an actual start- that’s worth a lot more than you’re giving it credit for- because right now we’re at the uncoordinated mess level of things. As many have pointed out, 4 different plugs, a app for pretty much every single different charger network, no common “just slide…

I mean, we’ve all done it or close to that at some point. A friend and I hit 55 on a long downhill near Baraboo in Wisconsin. The road was freshly paved and smooth, it was like a 2 mile downhill slope and we both agreed that at that speed our helmets were wearing us for protection.

And Apple could probably make the same case for their proprietary charging ports and cables but that’s not stopping the EU from putting their foot down and saying “look, one standard for everything so we can stop with all the waste”.

It’s OK to make manufacturers uncomfortable and force them to a standard.

No, the real answer is to drive less and have more non-car options for getting around. I know that’s hard to accept. It’s not about changing tire compounds. It’s not about making lighter cars.

We have to rely less on cars. We have to build systems that don’t rely on cars. We have to retrofit our awful city designs to…

OK, it’s 1980 something. Your family of 4 is going on a family vacation to the florida keys. What vehicle do you take? If your answer was a single cab F-150, you get a prize! and that prize is, an aluminum capper on the bed with metal only slightly thicker than a pop can, an outdoor carpet covered homemade platform in…

ohmygod my dad and I drove one of those, towing a car on a full trailer from Seattle to Wisconsin. top speed of 60, maybe. In the mountains it was top speed of maybe 25-30. the worst.

OK, so hear me out... Maybe flying just... sucks? Like, it’s worse than greyhound in everything but speed and some of that speed is pretty well eaten up with having to get to the airport early, and it remains one of the most stress inducing ways to travel for anyone.

When I was in high school and college I did gopher work for my Dad’s roofing company and the truck I used was an early 80s gigantic dual cab dually pick up. Indianapolis has a lot of streets that go from being modern width to older and narrow with no warning and so driving this monster in traffic, usually under a…

Honestly, I want to know all the normal things- how easy is it to haul weird bulky items? Will I feel bad if I take it to home depot and load it up with plants and rocks and dirt and mulch? How’s it for driving in traffic? If I’m driving with 3 friends and our luggage for a camping trip, will we still be friends at…