The answer is “Yes, EVs produce lower carbon emissions than gas in any realistic scenario.” The only reason people in big lifted pickup trucks coal-rolling EVs are asking is because suddenly they care oh so much about the environment?

Hyundai’s vehicles have come a long way. Their dealers? Not so much.

It depends who you’re ripping off. Poor people? Pay a small fine and pinky-swear to never to it again.

Well, if there’s actually one thing a dealer is useful for, it’s that they inspect the vehicles prior to selling them. They’ll typically repair any major manufacturing defects before putting the vehicles up for sale.

Yes and no. The justice department can still come after you if they determine you committed any crimes. But typically, yes, leaving the company pretty much washes away the ick.

Do you want Morlocks and Elois? Because this is how you get Morlocks and Elois...

Because customers are asking for it?

It seems like the vehicle part was ok. Some of the physical stuff, like the folding trays seem like really odd choices, though. No glovebox, but a tray for the front-seat passenger? Which would be more useful? No seatback pockets?

This is one of the reasons why I believe all controls related to movement of the vehicle should be dedicated to a single purpose.

I bet he claimed it’s twice as valuable at the site formerly known as Twitter, and wouldn’t take a penny less.

Southwest flies several 737MAX planes. That being said, if Southwest decided to switch to Airbus-only aircraft, you know Boeing has shit the bed.

Exactly this. When even the smallest screw has to have at least the lot number recorded when it’s installed, using a product that’s not specified and has no records is a big problem.

Containing the battery within the wheelbase helps with weight distribution and lessens the probability of a battery failure in a collision.

The article says it’s about 5 inches shorter than the R2, which is 185 inches. So about 180 inches. The Ioniq 5 is around 185 inches, so I think you’re going to be SOL if you were expecting something significantly smaller.

I guess Bill Gates would be classified as “Poor” because he has like 1,000 Porsches or something like that, including his beloved gray-market 959.

It’s a budgeting technique wherein you use envelopes to put away the money you need for specific monthly expenses. If you follow the technique, it helps you stick to your budget instead of going over.

Don’t even get me started on people who rent cars to go on vacation so that they can “save the miles” on their own vehicle.

They were also only allowed for a few years during the transition period to airbags. The idea was that vehicles that weren’t in an re-engineering phase could inexpensively add the automated seatbelts until the next full redesign.

Expensive cars in general have steep depreciation. Ever price a 3-5 year old S-Class or 7-Series? Typically 50% depreciation.

I have a Master’s degree...and a STEM degree...but not a Master’s in a STEM field...