I really like having the frunk and use it all the time. It is a great stealth place to put valuables where thieves can see them. I’m guessing that someone breaking into your car is much more likely to break a window and go through your passenger compartment. I don’t worry nearly as much about someone taking a crowbar…

So who paid for all the paved roads?  We have been subsidizing automobile travel since they were sold.

I think every employer of a larger manufacturing company is sending out messages like this every couple of weeks. Generally is something like “if you feel ill, don’t come to work” and “if you have been exposed to someone that has C-19 contact human resources.” This has been going on so long that employees forget and…

By far the most dangerous things I see on road these days is people texting and talking on the phone instead of paying attention to driving. Driver assistance items like autopilot are not perfect but I don’t think that they are even in the top 20 most dangerous things happening on the road. In Portland some crazy dude…

The problem is economics. Solar and wind are cheaper than nuclear plants and the cost of grid scale batteries is dropping rapidly. I was a big nuclear energy supporter but it just does not make sense to build new nukes anymore. It makes a lot of sense to extend the life of existing nuke plants but building new does…

I purchased a used 2013 Nissan Leaf and drove it for a few years. It was very reliable but the short range and poor 3rd party charging infrastructure made it a city commuting car only. The battery also had degraded by 15% or more in only 50,000 miles.  I sold that car and purchased a used 2014 Tesla Model S85 2 years…