Well... looks like I’m out. If a 400,000 mile used EV still costs $30k, I may not ever have one.

Good point. There are tires you could install that last a little longer, I’m sure, but at the same time, these cars weigh a LOT compared to average cars. Their weight is often right up there with larger trucks, except they’re not driving on such deep treaded tires.

It’ll bring a bigger advantage than that, I’m sure. And being it’s mechanically actuated by the driver, giving them yet another thing to have to fiddle with to extract all they can from the car.

I’ve made an oppo post on how Mercedes might be accomplishing this... and it’s rather beautiful in its simplicity of how this could be done.

It was a Belle Tire and I had plenty of customers who tracked their cars and requested custom alignment specs., sometimes come back and we’d tweak this or that to get the effect they were after and I’d get some feedback on general trends on what adjustments do what for them on track.

That’s absolutely brilliant. I’m a little extra nerded out since I spent 6 years in a shop as their primary wheel alignment technician (and that was 10 years ago when I quit already... time flies).

Totally with you. I will definitely miss the American-esque but unique offerings from Holden.

Neutral: There are a great deal of concerns with battery electric cars, yes. And until the technology improves to a point of much, much higher power density and lower recharge times and a proven track record of safety and reducing the CO2 output required to simply mine and make the batteries, I’ll be sticking with…

Bill’s always been a Porsche fan. *shrug*

NO doesn’t kill you. In fact, your body requires it to stay healthy. NO2, on the other hand, not so healthy. The majority of NOx that is emitted from diesels is NO, not NO2. BUT, NO can cycle into being NO2 and ozone (the primary component of photochemical smog) in the presence of the right, stagnant weather pattern…

I’ve made the distinction many times that NOx regulations are not in place for global warming, but another source has mentioned that NOx is 3x worse a global warming gas than CO2. But your original reply “what about NOx” was rather scant on details as to what you were getting at initially, so I went down a rabbit hole.

Oh I know. But I’m not sure the person I’m responding to knows. And I’m merely putting into perspective the numbers, since no one else seems to be interested in that perspective and generally only go for the emotional response.

Maybe I should re-write it to say they don’t regulate it AS an air-quality concern. The pollution/air quality regulations are separate from CO2 regulations.

Absolutely true. And, to be frank, internal combustion engines are not the greatest for stop and go duty cycles and short trips anyway. Electric is 100% the best solution for people in the city, unless you’re going to rely on charging it at home, in which case it’s not so convenient for many who live in apartments…

Quote from the article from Union of Concerned Scientists:

“To compare the climate-changing emissions from electric vehicles to gasoline-powered cars, we analyzed all the emissions from fueling and driving both types of vehicles. For a gasoline car, that means looking at emissions from extracting crude oil from the…

Nothing super new here. I saw the results of the same basic study a number of year ago, it is cool to note which parts of the grid have actually greatly improved since the last time I saw a similar data set from the same group. Pretty sure the first map I saw of this kind from this study was 3-4 years ago. The…

I remember Michael struggling with qualifying in the late 90s and into the 2000s. But he’d still find ways to podium and win the occasional race.

I’ve had great success with Time-Serts. Even the drill bit included in the kit has a square drive (like a tap) and is intended to be used by hand. So you don’t have to fit a drill into a tight space either. Get a 12 point socket that fits and a quarter drive or 3/8s ratchet that fits that socket and voila, low profile…

Pretty fascinating and somehow not entirely unexpected.

I had been assuming that a German automaker, especially one with a sporting background, will take the time R&D their cars to ensure it can handle wide open throttle for extended time periods (because it’s conceivable owners might actually use them that way on some…

It’s recognizable as being Haas, that’s all they really care about. Doesn’t need to be anything fancy or over the top. Just needs to get the point across that it’s the same Haas that makes fancy CNC machines and the like.

“Throw my hands up in disgust.” Really, Brad? Really...? It affected you that much?