"The sea was angry that day, my friend. Like an old man trying to return soup at a deli."

Railroad employees... The seniority pool in Reno was small. Another Job to service the factory will add 3 guys on the local, and a few extra turns on the long-haul pools to Roseville / Elko / Oakland / etc.

Jobs that support the employees and the factory. So obvious things like food service, gas stations, etc.. But more importantly supporting work like truck drivers who deliver supplies to the factory, distributors who sell office supplies, and hopefully local suppliers of components or sub-assemblies. That area has a…

"If Tesla didn't build the factory, there would be no taxes coming in anyway"

There is another semi-interesting automotive link in the Gigafactory deal: The property that the Gigafactory will be sited at is the Reno-Tahoe Industrial Center (TRIC). One of the principal owners of TRIC is Roger Norman. Norman is also the owner of SCORE International - the organization that runs the Baja 1000…

-Still have the most wins in F1 history

But in spite of the F1 team's well-known troubles, Montezemolo's successes at Ferrari are indisputable. During his time the brand has boosted revenue 10-fold and more than tripled their sales. It remains one of the most valuable brands in the world.

I swear I thought the guy with the scarf was some sort of Doctor Who impersonator, with all the time travelling stuff...

Man they really regressed on the new season of Doctor Who.

It's funny that dealerships who by and large are run by antigovernment loons, who will work in the grey area of tax laws frequently, are now running to the government for help.

...or the Joker. Besides, if it isn't an affront to the senses and good taste it's no fun. The idea of this thing caning around Monaco, mercilessly irritating the overly privileged is totally awesome.

More like, fuck every Fox News affiliate.

All the racists on the Internet must have the weirdest boner right now.

Well, now they don't have much of a tax advantage, but they still use way less fuel and cost less to insure and park (~$600/month in Tokyo)... The Kei market in Japan isn't going anywhere...

One of the things I hate about the "globalized volume sales" era is the homogenization of auto styling and function.

Uh, that's not what's happening at all. They're not subsidizing kei car sales as much as they used to through drastically lower taxes than standard cars.

Kei car taxes are still lower than standard cars, under the new system.

If Japan ordered their automakers to stop building kei cars, you'd have a point. But they…

My question is why don't we see more Hybrid power-train trucks? It seem like a truck provides a better platform then a car for the mechanical bits associated with it. It also seems that trucks, particularity larger fleet type applications, could effectively use the tech; specifically electric motors that produce max…