By the time you used the extension cord you were probably only charging at 80V. No wonder it was so slow. There’s a reason every EV manufacturer says not to use an extension cord.

I only skimmed the complaint, but I didn’t see any public statements from Workhorse suggesting the USPS contract was a done deal.

The Datsun 510. I’m gobsmacked that Nissan hasn’t jumped on that retro bandwagon yet, given their iDX concept cars of several years ago.

I like it. Concise and to the point.

Agreed, negotiating this kind of situation is a trivial driving skill. The only way Autopilot saved her life is if she had her face buried in her phone. Which is probably the case.

It looks pretty good to me. I think there are a lot of people in the market for a bike like this, though, that will look at that 17" front wheel and dismiss it immediately.

It’s a fun question to generate discussion, but there’s no single answer.

I like to complain about dealers as much as the next guy, but if you had ten of something and forty people lined up to buy it you’d raise your price, too.

That’s mentioned in the article. The marking was for where those systems were not yet in place.

The solar system is 4.5 billion years old. The universe is a little less than 14 billion. Big difference.

That’s not a bad idea. Give the credit based, at least approximately, on the carbon reduction. It does the environment zero good if I trade my Leaf in on a Model S, so why give me a credit? Pretty smart.

Those half-wheels get stuffed in concept cars all the time because it allows enthusiasts to imagine we’ll be piloting a plane, and not just commuting to work in a box. They never make it to production, because they are garbage at doing the actual job of steering a normal roadgoing car. Mercedes certainly knows that.

That Enviolo hub transmissions sounds like something I would hate. I’ll stick with derailleurs, or maybe a regular hub gear.

I guess it tells you how much hooning you can do on the backroads before you track down the next gas station?

The 80% of charging at home is a result of selection bias. 80% of charging happens at home because for the most part the only people buying EVs (so far) are people with homes they can charge them at.

Much of the expense will be upgrading the utility supply to interstate rest stops to support multiple DC fast chargers. This will take some time, but I agree that the plan should be super aggressive.

I don’t get it either. Every time I see these ridiculously cheap Bolts I think about imported 2017 Leafs selling for over CDN$20k and flying off lots in the Vancouver area.

Next time you’re on your motorcycle on city streets (where this e-moto is designed to be used) try riding without squeezing the tank with your legs. You’ll find it’s not that hard.

If you read the article, you’ll see that’s exactly what they are positioning it as. They are definitely not after racers, wannabe or otherwise.

My concern is that what starts out optional may become mandatory. I don’t want a world in which autonomous vehicles are designed with the assumption that all people on bikes will have a transponder.