I’d imagine an inclined or sloped driveway (common in, for example, San Francisco). If you put a car on dollies and roll it onto an inclined driveway, the car will just roll downhill (possibly sideways) without any way to keep it from rolling.

rare earths are not rare. they are absurdly common and easy to mine.

I mean EV’s are inevitable, I think the EU wants to ban new sales of ICE cars in the next few years.

That’s exactly right. CO2 emissions from cars account for less than 9% of all CO2 emissions globally (and 11% in the US). There are MUCH bigger sources of emissions to go after, but EVs are being sold as THE solution to climate change, which makes it much less likely that the public will think about the other sources…

The problem is that cars are not only used for daily commutes, but for longer trips as well. So wanting a longer range is not unreasonable. Or at best a faster re-fueling time. Which is why the whole EV thing is a dead end. We should instead be figuring out how to make renewable liquid, high-energy-density fuels to…

Battery capacity mostly impacts range, not peak power. It’s not like with ICEs where an engine with higher peak power will have lower MPG. In an EV, you could have a smaller battery with high power. So the reason to have a big battery is primarily to have a longer range.

you’re probably just going to fly if it’s over a four hour drive anyway

Go check out the prices of electric mountain bikes and weep. Those BICYCLES sell for $10K+. I doubt we’ll see electric motorcycles for $5K. Normal motorcycles are much less resource-intensive to produce and cost less as a result.

You’d like to convert a small light weight older car to a heavy, horribly handling EV? Why? Batteries are heavy, and the extra weight would completely ruin the feel of a lightweight vintage car.

Handles worse than almost any motorcycle you can get for the same price (“almost” because I’m excluding cruisers). Is slower than any motorcycle you can get for the same price. Looks are a matter of taste, and “respect” is BS, I agree with that.

Ah, trikes. The winning combination of all the disadvantages of motorcycles, plus all the disadvantages of cars! :)

“At best carbon neutral” is what we want. EVs don’t consume CO2 either. The phrasing in the article is indeed a little weird (or, well, technically incorrect), but the idea of carbon-neutral fuel is awesome.

Absolutely, we should be generating WAY more of our energy from nuclear power (and hopefully ultimately moving to nuclear fusion power).

Yeah, as someone who has been riding motorcycles for 20+ years, that’s a hard no from me. Short range and long “re-fueling” times are annoying, and the worst thing is the heavy weight. The lighter a motorcycle is, the more fun it is, and electric bikes are the opposite of that. Add to that the lack of a clutch and…

Seems very similar to the “trunk” in the front of the Fiat 126p (the Polish “Maluch”). That also was very tiny, mostly occupied by the battery (and IIRC a spare tire as well). Barely enough room for a briefcase, so most people opted for a roof rack.

Love it. Using renewable energy to produce energy-dense fuel seems like a MUCH better idea than pushing for EV adoption. This can plug seamlessly into the existing distribution and gas station network, no need to build a massive new charging infrastructure. No long recharge times, no need for environmentally destructiv…

I certainly hope you’re wrong. EVs are a dead end, which will become apparent when they gain enough adoption to result in massive lines at charging stations. Using renewable energy to capture CO2 and turn it into fuel with energy content as high as gasoline seems like a MUCH better idea. No need for environmentally…

Right, but the energy to capture CO2 and convert it into fuel could come from renewable sources, making the whole thing carbon neutral. This is awesome, and SO much better than pushing for more EVs. And way more environmentally friendly as well, eliminating the environmental damage from mining metals for battery…

This is not a simple logo, though. It’s too busy and fussy, too many details. So many lines and rectangles, it just looks silly.

The masses jumping to SUVs is just sad. Minivans are SO much better at pretty much everything that SUVs do. Maybe an inch or two less ground clearance, but SUVs don’t go off-road anyway. And they’re so much cooler - SUVs are for soccer moms.