I’m looking forward to more normal-looking EV’s, or even EV as an option on an existing body (a la the Golf E). I’m sick of these stupid ‘Volts’ and ‘Bolts’ and ‘Leafs’ that look ridiculous. I would 100% buy a Bolt if it didn’t look like a Smart car fucked a Fiesta

By law, the technology is supposed to be installed on all passenger trains by 2018, but that deadline has been pushed back by rail agencies who’ve said it’s become complicated to implement, reports Reuters.

Oh I totally misread that. 27 miles seems pretty short - 13.5 each way? I drive 40 a day and I have one of the better commutes in my office.

This doesn’t surprise me. The general population knows very little about cars and fuel - I once had a woman ask me what kind of gas to put in her rental Ford Flex hybrid (my response was ‘anything but diesel’).

What’s funny is that, even with an average commute, you only get 3 extra miles on a round trip if you don’t have a charger at work. 3 miles! That means you can’t drive to lunch or do ANY errands before or after work. And I hope you have a 240v plug when you get home - cause if you use all 57 miles of range, you’re not…

But getting a vehicle running and driving isn’t really the difficult part of a project.

Honestly I’m most surprised that VajazzleMcDildertits managed to make it out of Costco having only spent $100

Not quite. His concern was regarding putting high(er)-speed rail through a busy city (Lakewood) on a track normally used by lower-speed lightrail (Sound Transit). Amtrak trains flying through town at 80 mph obviously poses a risk to pedestrian and/or vehicle strikes at city crossings. This accident appears to be a…

I am an engineer and I’m currently working in an airport. Yay! Public buildings in the modern code era are required to have backup power generators to run a minimum number of lights (like one in five) as well as exit lights (unless they’re tritium, which are self-powered, or have a battery backup; sounds like ATL was…

Providing a non-emergency alternative to an ambulance is good, BUT easier transportation to the hospital is going to clog up already overcrowded ER’s.

Millennials have been ruined by the iTunes terms and agreement. Who has time to read all that shit?

Yeah, sue a convicted drug dealer without enough money for their own car. That’ll turn out well. Because all their assets and personal property definitely haven’t also been seized, so they should be able to pay you several thousand dollars quickly and easily. Do you take Venmo?

Nobody’s disagreeing that the citizens owe their initial fines, the argument is that they should be allowed a proper amount of time to re-pay their fines without losing their licenses (and their ability to produce income) or the fines doubling, tripling, etc. These states force poor people into payment plans that…

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Shelf =/= tailgate. GTFO

I love how your first question isn’t ‘Do they run?’ Because if they do, you probably shouldn’t buy them.

In the long run, premium gas isn’t THAT much more expensive. $.60 per gallon at 12 gallons is $7, if you’re filling once a week that’s $364 a year. Basically one extra car payment. IMO it’s worth the peace of mind.

Yeah Costco gas is great - there are a few near me, but I always pass them up. Why? The lines are ridiculous.

My best advice for anyone buying or financing their first car is to GO SLOW AND ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS. Sleep on it if you have to, the car isn’t going anywhere. When I bought my car (my first) I was pre-approved by Chase but the car I found was about $5k cheaper than my pre-approved rate, so I told the dealer I didn’t…

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