Couldn’t Tesla just insure them themselves?  I mean, why not, if the build quality is as good as they claim?  They shouldn’t have to make any payouts, being the car is built on sub-micron specs....

I don’t have an EV so I have zero context for this number. How many kWh would be an average “fill up” at this place? How does it compare to other pay charging options? How does it compare to what I’d pay at home?

It required “an integrated vehicle system that uses, at minimum, the GPS location of the vehicle compared with a database of posted speed limits”. Who maintains that database? Who ensures that cars continue to receive those data? How quickly do they require those data be updated for road work, etc? It was a…

That last bit is what the EV fanbois don’t get. I have five paid-for cars that I love. I am not buying ANYTHING in the near future. Or likely even the distant future. And I wouldn’t buy a current ICE car, never mind an EV. IMHO, they all suck.

“While EVs emit no tailpipe emissions, producing them is hard on the environment and they continue to require electricity to operate.”  Those cover production and operation, end of life (EOL) is another issue.  The batteries have to go somewhere at the end of the EV’s life cycle.  An ICE vehicle is made of mostly…

Because there are few other EV trucks, and most of the people who buy a truck for truck things aren’t going to buy and EV.

I would like to see the number of pedestrians hit versus the number who died , split up by vehicle type. (I didn’t see it on that sheet, but I’m on my phone and it’s kinda small.) I assume that what NHTSA is getting at (poorly, albeit) is that when pedestrians and hit by cars with lower hoods, the injuries are to the…

Not only not the a-hole, but no need to even ask. Block a driveway, get towed. That's a fundamental rule pretty much everywhere regardless of all the rest. 

The guy’s house was “hit by 20 bullets during a gunfight” earlier in the year. How is the house still operating as an AirBnB? What has to happen for the platform to delist the house? Why did the guy not file a civil suit over the shooting? How is the parking infraction his biggest concern? How could he possibly be the…

Data for 2021 (seemingly the latest tabulated for easy consumption): https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813590

I’ve got a 2021 SR with 12,000 miles on it. I bought a Kill-a-Watt to track my electricity usage. I’m paying less than $5 per month to commute to work every day - 10 miles each way - and, I’ve had a belt break that cost ... I don’t remember. Couple of hundred bucks to get replaced. OH! I replaced the rear brake pads.…

yep, fuck this site

So, to the ban everything guy, why are you at a car site again? Most of what you hate is perfectly harmless. You’re getting your blood pressure up over nothing. Oh no, flame decals, someone call the authorities!

The Aztek never deserved the hate it received...I owned one; it was reliable, and practical... The styling was just ahead of it’s time...it even had molded in tailgate seats...

Just to clarify, assuming he was single with no children, his total benefits would have been less than $20,000 (AU) per year for a total of about $100,000 (AU) over the five years. While I’m sure some of that money contributed to the Lamborghini, motorcycle, watches, and whatever else he purchased, I wouldn’t say it…

Let’s be clear here. The dude did not buy all of this simply by “collecting unemployment”. He worked in organized crime, which made him enough money to buy all of this shit. He just happened to also be collecting unemployment benefits at the same time.

I really don’t “get” the sub-brand thing. It was dumb when FCA spun off “Ram” from Dodge, “Wagoneer” from Jeep, it was dumb when chevy mentioned having a “Corvette” subbrand for an SUV, when they Came out with two different Broncos, and it was dumb when they spun “Mustang” into an EV SUV.

Are you sure most vehicles in 4wd come with locking diffs? In trucks it’s hard to find locking diffs from what I have seen. Also, are we really sure Subaru’s AWD is less capable than a 4wd with a rear locking diff? From what I recall doesn’t Subaru use clutch packs (like a limited slip) and lock them if it detects…

Yup.  The 5 in North County and north of Pendleton is a wild place, particularly on Fridays. 

It needs to be both much harder to get a driver’s license in this country and much easier to lose it.