You say “fall off a cliff” like it’s a bad thing. It was great for me as I got our off-lease 2016 Nissan Leaf for just over $12K

Downside: The range was down to just 81 Miles when we got it.
Upside: The range dropped so much afterwards (now at 64 miles) I’m getting a new, larger battery for free (range loss is covered un…

I would think you also have to factor in resale value in total cost of ownership. From what I’ve seen on Leaf’s and Bolt’s they fall of a cliff for resale value when compared to say a Corolla or a Civic. This is especially true for higher mileage EV’s no one bats an eye at a high mileage ICE economy box, as an EV…

Agreed. My only thought is “was there something about the low-slung battery pack that prevented this?”

Okay, really my first thought was “VW are idiots.”

I thought the feds seized my yacht too. Carpetbagging motherfuckers.

Since all the tectonic plates float on magma, we all live on boats too and are not subject property tax.

If this fee wasn’t instituted by a local or state government, it’s not a tax. It’s just oil companies sneakily hosing everyone but they call it a “fee” so they can say the base price hasn’t changed.

I saw one in Ohio a bit back. They peel off pretty easily.

It’s a Citroën... Sorry, I mean it’s a former Citroën, now called DS.

Sometimes they do it just to be sheer dicks. On a recent drive to another state I watched a young couple (maybe in their 20's) block the left lane and pace the cars on the right to keep people from passing. They would intentionally slow down enough so someone would try and pass by them in the right lane only to speed…

We’re never going to get flying cars.

Because reasons:

A) Driving an aircraft  on the street is a terrible idea. Everything from the risk of damaging your fragile aircraft to meeting crash rating requirements comes to mind.

B) Why would you even want to drive a plane on the street? If the aircraft gets you close to your …

As far as I’m concerned the concept can’t even reach the sales floor because the practical problems doom the idea before it can float even a little.

No, it needs to be much, much more reliable than a normal car. When you look at how terrible the average car owner is at completing even basic preventative maintenance, how mindlessly most of us hop into our cars and speed off without even a cursory inspection, how long we will drive broken vehicles, how casually we…

Here’s what these idiots don’t understand. The outcome of the F1 season doesn’t affect your life in the slightest. Lewis Hamilton is not coming to your house to thank you for sticking up for him and cheering for him. You’re not getting a bonus when your favourite driver wins. You’re not getting a better job, a better…

I’ve seen this upgrade before and now, as then, the owner is clearly a fucking asshole. If that isn’t illegal where they live (it is where I live) it should be.

An affordable EV that looks good and isn’t too big? Could we be so lucky?

Not any time soon. We know how to do efficient. It’s a teardrop. We know how to do utilitarian. It’s a box. They are mutually exclusive asymptotes in vehicle design, and they are not beholden to the means of propulsion.

Replace the starts and bars with a Swastika.

Does your argument still feel as comfortable to you?

Or if it does change your life to not use it...

... you should probably re-examine your life.

No, not everyone using it was a racist. But it also doesn’t really change your life to not use it anymore. 

I clicked.  Please remember me when you buy your vacation home.