You forgot how China also produces by far the most CO2 IN THE WORLD. And its share will only increase over time as the nation gets richer. So if you’re still banging on about individuals buying BEVs over ICE cars in Europe or the US as the solution to global carbon emissions, then you better find a new bogeyman.
As mentioned elsewhere, the future of the environment isn’t going to be determined by you, the devout environmentalist, driving a BEV vs the sinners driving ICE cars. It’s going to be decided by the industrial policies of China and India, which currently don’t seem to be on a path toward carbon neutrality.
Sure, but that’s the point. Smugly driving BEVs like Norway is just signaling.
Seems like that could be part of the problem...
Joke’s on you if you think I’m a boomer and if you think that you driving a BEV is going to counteract China, India, et al. burning dirty fuel to power their industry and wrecking your climate far into the future.
But in any case, I do find the appreciation for illiberal government among the youth troubling.
Banning perfectly viable market options that consumers clearly still enjoy via bureaucratic diktat is literally central planning. Norway is obviously a very particular case that hugely incentivized/subsidized BEVs with (ironically) petrodollars in an otherwise high-tax environment. They didn’t ban the sale of ICE cars…
1st gear: Also, just like in the US, don’t forget that Europeans aren’t buying up EVs at the rates that the politicians predicted (shocking I know). I guess that’s why they’re having to move toward Soviet central planning to outright ban ICE cars in many places. It’s always “we believe in democracy and choice UNLESS…
I’m surprised Houston PD hasn’t just sent a dozen patrol cars to loiter around the event ready to ticket or impound cars behaving badly. It seems like this would be an obvious way to fix the problem.
This is why the sweet spot is the 997. You get even better styling than the 993 (which has some awkward panel lines and can look odd from certain angles), not to mention no fried eggs of course, you get a much nicer interior than the 996, you get less ancient infotainment, you keep the hydraulic power steering that…
I think the problem is that people often pay for more capability than they strictly need. This is the entire point of some sports cars, and all supercars or hypercars, along with most offroaders you see on the road. The same concept also applies to driving range, which is actually more likely to be used, say by a…
What are you talking about? Tons of Americans do this. It’s the cheapest (and most convenient) way to travel if you have multiple young children.
It’s a shame that they’re even allowing this overpriced, overhyped international spectacle to run in a city that was built on overpriced, overhyped international spectacles. THE HORROR!!!!
“We suspect she may have been worried about the cost of treatment, but we can’t say that definitively.”
If they’re having trouble filling hotels it’s not apparent from the pricing for that weekend...
How DARE these EUROPEANS come to MY TOWN and spend MILLIONS of dollars in support of the local economy. THE GALL!!!!!!!!!!
Fair points, but Monaco is a special beast. I think the 10-wide lanes on some Vegas streets should at least mean it’s theoretically possible to construct a circuit with enough room to pass.
Range aside, I think the 3-minute fill-ups are a huge factor for anyone wanting to use their car for road trips. The time-honored American tradition of the nonstop drive 1/3 of the way across the country is still going strong, especially if you have a few kids in tow.
What will replace it when even fewer people buy it than bought Passats?
As a longtime attendee of the Long Beach Grand Prix, I beg to differ on the virtues of street circuits.
Just a few examples of cars with 500+ mile ranges:
