When automobile registration costs are based on weight (politically a non-starter), you might see more of that.

People have to want to buy small cars.

Power comes with range as a bigger battery can discharge more power or the same power with lower stress. For a car with a battery that supplies the range people want, it would essentially be intentionally hobbling the car to put a smaller motor in it for little savings in cost to the OEM at the loss of range from…

Except new cars are easier to finance and come with longer warrantees and newer technology, etc. Plenty of reasons why cheap new is better than used.

I have my doubts about the long term success of cheap cars in the USA. I think this was a response to inflated used car prices driving used buyers to something new in their budget. With used car prices falling quickly, I think Mirage buyers are going to largely move back to used cars that aren’t terrible.

It was me.

It is appreciated that they did this to a place just storing the inventory instead of going up to people’s homes and doing it. Best to get that vandalism as close to the source as possible. 

Not endorsing breaking the law, but this brings me so much joy. 

I’m not saying what this person(s) did was right, but part of me definitely understands and appreciates their moxie.

Ok Florida. You can stick around a bit longer.

Eugenics? From a rich white South African?

This. If he wanted to help birth rates, he could just pay his lowest paid workers at his plants more. Financial security is a big concern for future parents.

The main problem with European integration of immigrants is the racist backlash and refusal to expand resources to help them integrate. The solution is fighting xenophobia and racism, not simply accepting it as a given and keeping immigrants out regardless.

Whenever Musk is talking about population stuff, you gotta remember to substitute “people” with “white people from Western countries” and it’ll all make perfect sense. This is just old-fashioned white supremacist eugenics that’s thinly veiled behind some science-y language to make it more palatable.

Exactly. Musk’s obsession with having more kids (as long as they’re white and in the west) has three parts:

Actually yes. I travel a lot, and I love going through timeline to see the places I’ve been. I use this feature a lot.

I have used it several times to go back and find a the name of a bar/restaurant/museum/attraction/etc that I went to while in a particular city. I just did this about a week ago for a coworker that will be traveling to Japan; I was able to pull up some places that I really enjoyed but didnt remember the name of (ex:…

As a contractor, I use it all the time. I have to keep records of mileage and time spent on-site at many locations, and it does both with no effort.

Believing that the government should preserve their multimillion dollar beachfront property at tax payer expense, without granting the public an iota of benefit is about the most Republican attitude imaginable.