not even remotely comparable. far too easy to make gasoline ignite and burn a car down.  especially as they get older.

“I will never be able to afford one.”

Grohmann is no longer with Tesla as of about April. He didn’t last long under Tesla. Rumor was he “clashed” with Musk.

If you are comparing BFR to concorde, then you didn’t spend much effort in trying understand BFR. Terrible opinion piece on the part of gawker.

wasn’t his issue that the tires were wearing out prematurely on his rear wheeled drive Model S?

what’s so different from the $150 million Finnish ship versus the $925 million the Coast Guard wants for a new version of their icebreaker?

it was completely roached out rotting in a desert for decades. A lot of what you see now that looks good is not original to the car.

Poorly written laws make for an easy out for both European regulators and the car makers. At best, the rules get tightened and there is a slap on the wrist. It’s not like Europe is going to destroy it’s whole auto industry chasing after this.

First generation definitely a gimmick. However, I think like anything around the second or third generation they’ll figure out all the problems and find some utility.

He already wrote one book and and is going to finish another one soon. So buy those and help Doug pay the bills...

more like the future of minivans... everything about this screams egg shaped Honda Odyssey with fancier sliding doors.

looks like a lot of plastic. Even without a grill, they could have given it a little more character. Instead, there is a blank space where it looks like they forgot to add something.

nobody is taking their jettas or even removing them from the road. They would have to go to do the dealer to get a software update and their car would be in compliance and registration wouldn’t be an issue.

Do you think that VW could tie compensation to cars actually getting the fix?

This is pretty much the worst possible time to admit massive automotive fraud after Toyota, the airbag recalls, GM ignition, etc.

I don’t think there’s any clear answer. My guess is that the EPA will be checking a lot of VW cars to see how much they cheated in other vehicles.

so based on the cap you could put Castrol Edge or Mobil 1 since they’re both Dexos approved and paid GM some money to stick the logo on their product.

is that a type of oil or a specification?

This was cool back in the day, but smartphones and other fancy gadgets will make this very obsolete.

and that goodwill probably only truly cost the dealer maybe $50 for labor and $100 for the part. So $150 of goodwill to make a customer for life.