That would require manufacturing scale. Zero is a boutique manufacturer selling about 3,000 bikes a year (worldwide). They are basically hand assembling bikes in California.

I’d love to see these bikes equipped as standard with an SAE J1772 plug receptacle, and the ability to charge on Level 2 public infrastructure, at least. I don’t really need more speed or more range, but I’d love for these to be seen as viable commuters with the ability to charge at home or at the office easily. Once…

Looking at NHTSA data for 2021 Teslas:

You could but an old phone will do the same thing for next to nothing

Interesting. I’ve used a iPhone 6 plus and iPhone XR on a 2011 BMW R1200RT without issue.

That is what I normally do although sometime I use my regular phone in the city for shorter rides and commuting.

Most people use google maps to save time and avoid traffic not save a few cents in fuel.

Artic Fox has a no-idle solution for that.

Most long haul trucks have an APU (auxiliary power unit) or battery back-up for hotel loads. Sales of APUs really took off about 2007 when trucks got diesel particulate filters that get plugged up from idling.    An APU saves money just in lower diesel consumption but when idling started killing DPFs that cost…

Elio made the mistake of saying they could make and sell a road legal vehicle for $6,800.

The Ecosport cost $5,000 more too so more money in Ford’s pocket with every sale.

Yes, it has been broken for weeks.  

No. Electronically adjustable windshields have been on touring bikes for decades. My BMW R1200RT is the first bike I’ve owned with one and it is great. Crank the shield up at speed to take the wind off and then back down around town for cooling airflow.

I work for one of those other automakers. We are building vehicles with missing parts every day. Yes, the cars go out into the lot and wait for the parts to arrive and then they are installed offline. If the car can be built without the part it gets built. Shutting down the line only happens if very critical parts are…

Ah, the myth of Elon Musk.   Musk was fired as CEO from “PayPal” before it was even named PayPal. His successor grew the company, took it public, and then facilitated the sale to eBay. 

Which makes WAY more sense than having people park on the street or every apartment building having it’s own parking lot / garage.

Ford has decided not to build AWD hybrid Mavericks for now.   They certainly could offer it if the wanted to as the Escape has the same drivetrain as the Maverick and is available with a hybrid AWD.

From 2008 to 2020 when I sold my Prius - “How do you like driving an electric car?” 20 years after Toyota started selling the Prius a large number of people still think it is an EV instead of a hybrid.

As of today that would make Rivian the 6th most valuable automaker in the world. Just behind Daimler (Largest truck manufacturer in the world and owner of Mercedes)

No it isn’t just about the rated efficiency - it is about the complete life cycle efficiency - which favor EVs.