Not sure about anyone being zapped/killed by a TV in a landfill, but there are definitely no shortage of people who were shocked trying to work on their own CRT TV or monitor. Both use relatively large capacitors and people assume that unplugged = no more voltage. They were literally shocked to find that wasn’t the…

I’ve been watching this technology for years and it really looks promising, but I seriously doubt we will ever see it on a production engine (at least, not an automobile engine). By the time the technology is ready for prime time, the day of the ICE will be over. We’ll all be driving (or being autonomously driven) in…

Nothing wrong with that! As much as I look forward to Level 5 autonomous cars, I still love old pickups and 4-speed muscle cars. Different tools for different jobs.

Have you seen the maps that Tesla has already developed? They are incredibly detailed, down to individual lanes. The biggest struggle won’t be finding the lanes, but rather avoiding the humans that aren’t driving in them.

Same thing on my lowly Ford Focus. Not all streets are marked, but many are.

Looks like an early 90s concept car. And not one of the good ones.

> I know what you’re thinking: “This guy completely ruined the truck already, how in the world does he think he’ll be able to tow something with it?”

Especially with ABS, since it ensures that the wheels don’t lock (which would lose traction and stopping power).

Tesla was really trying to move cars to hit their target of profitability this quarter. After the end of the year, they probably won’t be nearly as aggressive with sales (assuming demand holds and they can ramp up supply).

Why? A $30K base model works just fine for BMW (the 2 Series starts around $35K), Mercedes (the CLA is ~$30K), and Audi (the A3 is ~$35K). These are the manufacturers Tesla is competing against.

Phil Schiller said it during the keynote. I don’t remember the exact words, but he said that it throws 50% further.

“a beautiful museum few people get to see at all.”

Not according to the statistics given by US Government. Trucks from the last few years get about twice as many miles per gallon as trucks from the 1970s, while being safer, quieter, and emitting far less pollution - all with similar power levels.

My favorite was my Ford toploader three speed. On that gearbox, reverse is straight up (where 1st would normally be on a four speed), 1st was straight down (where 2nd would normally be), 3rd was up-right, and fourth was down-right. Very unintuitive if you are used to driving a four speed, but it was awesome in the…

If you are on a freeway or busy roadway, don’t even think about screwing with the car to try to diagnose the problem or change a flat. Just get away from the car (take a second to raise the hood, if it’s safe to do so) and call AAA or your tow company. It’s worth the money to have your car towed someplace safe to be…

Boat = Bring Over Another Thousand. The two happiest days in a boater’s life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it.

Cheap is a relative term. I have a pretty nice motorcycle and it was $4K. Hobbies always cost money, but 20 large seems like a LOT of money for a tube frame and a motorcycle engine.

Still twenty grand.

There are currently nearly 700 supercharger stations in the US (nearly 2,000 stalls). The number of stalls is growing at about the same rate as Tesla car sales. During the Model 3 unveil the company announced that they planned to nearly double the number of Superchargers (currently just over 4,000, announced to be…

I agree wholeheartedly. My daily driver is now an electric car, but I have a motorcycle and a V8 powered muscle car in the garage. There are things to enjoy about both ICE and EV.