Consoles aren’t designed for hard power shutoffs as they are usually doing other low power tasks when shut off.

I don’t believe it is possible for a tank truck to hold 14,000 gallons worth of fuel, and I bet the number is closer to 14,000 lbs of fuel.  Trucks on US Highways are limited to 80,000 pounds GROSS weight which includes the weight of the truck and trailer in that figure.  14,000 gallons at approximately 6.7 lbs/gallon…

Considering that there is a 121 year gap between the birth of his grandfather and himself, that would mean that both Dad and Grandad stayed busy.

Putting a World War II era tank engine into a somewhat post WWII era American chassis and then taking it to Germany.  What could go wrong?

I am curious if the new dock will work with the OG Switch models.  I have been considering getting a second dock, and the included LAN port would be nice.

I highly doubt that. What we call air-source heat pumps are AC units that can basically reverse the flow of the refrigerant and thus the function of the coils.  The inside coil can act as an evaporator with the outside coil being the condenser for cooling operations and vice versa for heating.  I don’t know your…

Precisely. I also feel that a wealth tax which would force the rich to liquidize their assets to pay would end up hurting us “poors” even more than what we would gain in tax revenue.  This would be through diminished values of 401ks and pension funds due to the stock values being diminished because the rich are forced…

It’s only a 20 minute drive from downtown Birmingham.

This is a 3 row CUV...

Maybe in the large cities, but try building a train network for navigating rural areas.

Effectively all composite materials are made using petroleum based plastic. Let’s say we move to fully electric cars in the next few years. We will still use petroleum based products for manufacturing them. What we know as carbon fiber is actually carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The bulk of that material is actually…

Honestly I don’t see Nintendo allowing streaming of Steam content because it would compete directly with Nintendo selling you games with Nintendo getting no royalties for Steam games.

There is the aspect of perceived quality based on money spent. Customers will feel like they are getting a premium experience over the free option because they are paying for it unlike the cheap plebeians who are using the free version that is “inferior” based on the fact it is free. This type of pricing model goes…

How many V6 mustangs is that?

These aren’t the old days of naturally aspirated high compression motors with limited ability to adjust spark timing. Turbo engines which are already lower compression can be tuned to run fine on lower octane fuel by adjusting boost and timing with the side effect of lower horsepower.  They can also take full…

I would be so tempted by a CTS-V Wagon if something ever happened to my ZL1.

Starred for mentioning Metropolis.

Automakers do plenty of studies showing what cars their customers are coming from.  They know whether or not this is the case on a large scale.  There are so many more automakers now compared to 50 years ago that people are less reluctant to jump from brand to brand.

The same could be said for having a battery with a capacity of over 50 miles.  You have extra weight which is also affecting efficiency and adding wear to tires and suspension components.  With the charging infrastructure we have today, I would rather have the PHEV than the full EV.  I will get the full EV benefits…

Pound for pound, they heat the planet up to 11,700 times more than carbon dioxide.