I wonder what the EV brodozer equivalent of rolling coal will be?

Or you know, by actually talking to your manager or finding another job.

To be fair, steam technology was over 100 years old by the time this was built, so there was a lot of experience and literature to draw from.

Username checks out. 

No, I work work in the high tech industry, not the automotive industry, although there’s a lot of crossover between the design and manufacturing methods of the two industries. 

In my experience, older engineers won’t like it on principle (it’s “new”), and even as a younger engineer, I’ve never found VR to be useful in the actual design phase. A keyboard, 2D mouse, and a 3D mouse are just so much more accurate and precise than VR controllers waving around in space.

Well, we did buy a 2018 Leaf, but at the net price of about $27k, we’ve been very happy with it.

Ok, I’m going to speak from experience here. When the company went under, a bunch of the finished cars in their warehouse got brought to Oregon for resale, and they had an absolute firesale on them. I think they were right around $9k back in 2012, for a brand new car.

At least it still qualifies for the full $7500 tax credit, plus whatever state incentives you might get.

Uh wut? You realize these radar systems can see multiple cars ahead of you right? Plus, radar and lidar don’t lose range in the dark, like people’s eyesight does.

Yes I have, and it wasn’t that big of a deal. I’ve also worked with Tesla before, and while I haven’t directly ordered a car over the phone, I have worked with their sales staff and reservation departments, and it was a painless experience (although this was prior to the Model 3).

As an engineer myself, don’t underestimate engineering stupidity...

I mean, it’s “carbon fiber” either way, but yes, I guarantee this is injection-molded, carbon-filled high density polyethylene (HDPE) or similar.

Exactly. 

So wait, the $35k car originally had a cloth-only interior, standard sound system, and manual seats. Now they’re offering the premium seat material, 12 way power seats and upgraded sound system for free, but you just have to call them?

They aren’t all like that. It’s all in how they’re tuned. Honda’s CVT isn’t half bad.

The 5-speed automatic in the 3.oR isn’t horrid. It’s inoffensive enough that I don’t notice it much, and it’s quite a bit more sophisticated than the 4EAT. 

I contend the 3.0R Outback was better overall than the XT. None of the turbo oil feed issues, no timing belt to replace, butter smooth flat-six power, and a very Porsche-like exhaust tone when you step on it.

Agreed. 

Ha! This is a timely question. I put my cars on Turo to pay for upgrades. It’s worked out pretty well. I’ve made about $700 in about 6 months of Turo use. Not a ton of cash, but not bad for basically zero effort either. Plus, my cars are completely ensured through Turo, and all renters have been extremely respectful,…