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Bought a 2016 2.7l F150 last year. Hoping the significant fuel economy upside vs. the 5.0 exceeds the additional maintenance costs. It still feels like a cheat code pushing a full size truck and getting better mileage than a 6-cyl RAV4.

Is this handsome but not electrified vehicle still relevant at whatever antiquated fuel economy it delivers?

Header image is close but this scenario seems to me like the perfect application for a new NSX. All the douches out there complain that these weren’t flashy enough. Amazing technology that is reviewed as both fun and highly easy to live with, plus Acura reliability.

I’m all for heterogeneity in the perspectives. I love the automotive world including trucks and respect anyone that loves their ride beyond reason. But there are inarguable consequences— empirical realities— to burning lots and lots of hydrocarbons and surrendering huge proportions of cities to parked cars that are

#’s 3&4: Articles everywhere fretting about mining for EV materials...do people think oil isn’t also mined from the ground, with lots of impacts to surrounding communities? At least for EVs the same material is used for 100s of ks of miles, rather than burned immediately as a consumable.

how does this not have more stars

Dodge eMuscle: the Beyond Burger of the automotive world.

No, please dunk on Trump all you want and compare side by side with Obama. Though Fox News loved to talk about Solyndra, the Obama clean energy loan guarantee program was run extremely well by any objective measure. It was overall net profitable for American taxpayers, and led to construction of numerous low carbon

Did you actually look at the pictures in the slideshow?  You’re damn right it was needed.  

Yeah I was worried about that a little bit too... solar panels positioned a little bit like wings. Even if they’re solidly attached they’ll be cranking pretty hard on the fasteners any time you’re driving.

Came to the comment section for yakalopnik/yaklopnik content. Leaving satisfied.

Been way too long. Jalopnik come to your senses and give this excellent writer a full time job immediately. Don’t lose him to one of the lesser autolopnik sites and force us to visit them.

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The video also discusses how four of the six 15s split off from the strike group for diversions once they crossed into Iraqi airspace.

According to the Bloomberg Model 3 tracker, which combines three methodologies to make an estimate, they’re at 12k as of today.

A member of the cabinet, such as Secretary Chao, is not a lawmaker. That would be members of Congress. The executive branch executes the laws Congress passes, by promulgating regulations, usually after lots of input from the public and industry. Thankfully, regulations tend to be written by non-political, career civil

This is what I hope plays out: demand beats expectations, Porsche takes it to the next level by releasing an all electric version in a couple years, Tesla forced to respond with a Model S wagon... Golden Age of electric automobiles dawns.

So... you must be new to FA.