Why not just tax the weight of the vehicle, full stop? Why should a 4000lb EV pay more in taxes than my ~7000lb pickup?

You realize sales taxes typically fund local community governments, while fuel taxes support federal highway projects, right? It's not 3 taxes for the same thing.

Maybe your dog can take over your commenting duties When you get back, I'm guessing he's smarter than you are.

Wealth comes with choice. Wealthy people can choose from any car—if they are miserly, they can choose to pay a premium for the relative fuel sipping of the '93 civic, and they can afford to pay for things that tend to need repair on high mileage vehicles, like a transmission.

Why would a rocket engine that wasn't used in this exploding launch have any relevance? Do so,e reading on the NK-33 engine used in this test which exploded—it has a terrible track record, including when the Russians used it 40 years ago.

Pathetic is having such strong opinions and wild ignorance in the same comment. Congrats.

Maybe Putin is carrying on Bin Laden's strategy of provoking us into spending ourselves into oblivion, just as we were starting to talk about reducing military spending. Russia has seen first hand what that's like.

Wish I could star the vigilantes on this one.

A headline and a title are not always the same thing. You title an essay to capture its main idea, sure. On the other hand, the purpose of journalism is dissemination of information, and that requires a little salesmanship.

It might be a big city thing, but where I live it's not uncommon to see 87, 89, 91, and diesel all on a single pump with a single card reader.

Your credit card statement isn't likely to show which pump you used, or which type of fuel you pumped. Yes, it gives you general proof of purchase, but particularly for smaller gas stations, you would be taking a big gamble in assuming that the station keeps detailed records which could be matched up against your…

Supposedly the Visby is pretty competitive, and may even be more capable than our LCS. It's a beauty, that's for sure.

Look at what's selling in the market and stop making uninformed statements like "that is what so many people want and need". That's clearly not true based on the market.

I was thinking its a hedge against global warming. For all the pie in the sky talk of moonbases, mass population migration toward the arctic makes way more sense.

Right? This is perfect outrage-bait for the mouth breathing contingent on Jalopnik. I thought Flight Club was classier than that.

The majority of Americans are idiots, and so are you, so I disagree with you characterizing yourself as part of the minority.

The way I see it, Dodge is the only truck brand that could afford to "abandon" their 1500 series trucks in favor of a refined compact-midsize pickup for regular guys and fleets, and their 2500/3500 series for true heavy haulers. It would be a big gamble but I could see it paying off huge.

Not to mention that when a diesel breaks (though, I admit diesel motors have an established track record in general), they can be very expensive to fix.

Maybe for contractors, but driving in Southern California has a hell of a lot more factors than simply gas mileage. This would be a nightmare to commute in.

I completely get what you're saying. I recognize the inherent limitations of WiFi and cellular networks and I don't dispute the utility of ham or CB. I am arguing that WiFi and cellular are more practical because they are so widely available and accessible. I'm not sure a Duracell sponsored ham radio truck would be as…