I read somewhere (unimpeachable source!) that gas powered consumer items - like weedwhackers, lawnmowers, and the like were substantially worse polluters than a lot of cars - simply because of the relative lack of regulation over emissions on the engines. So yeah - the conversion to electric is excellent.

I’ve been using an electric weed eater and blower/vac for years but just this year made the switch to battery powered. The convenience of using either is huge. Recently picked up a small Battery powered chainsaw too. Thinking the lawn mower may be next.

I made the switch to electric for my push mower and weed wacker a couple years back and will never buy a gas powered one again. They’re so much easier to take care of, less maintenance, no buying gas/oil/etc, no dealing with a choke, etc. And so much quieter when using I can use them for longer without getting sick of…

That change for lawn mowers/weedeaters is already happening, at least at the consumer level. While I still have a gasser mower, I ditched the weedeater for a battery powered one that shares a platform with my other power tools. So much less maintenance hassle and performs way better for what I need it for. I have a…

Agree on the snowmobile part, nature and electric (meaning silence) is a very good pairing.

You’re super correct... not to mention that over the coming decade India will continue to rise in the average wage and standard of living, and if you can catch a few India folks that hit retirement age and have money, they’ll plop out thousands on the fancier models.

It seems that they assumed that the motorcycle buyers in India would have the same preferences as motorcycle buyers in the US. They can’t seem to grok why anyone would want a cheap bike with a small displacement engine.

Harley-Davidson is really good at making cruiser motorcycles, like how Dodge is good at making Hellcats and Rams but not small sedans or crossovers. Jeep is great at those crossovers, though, so they still have a cash cow.

Without looking into it too deeply, the impression I get is that they assumed they were going to expand by entering new markets with their existing lineup, which if true was incredibly dumb. I can’t come up with a more intellectual description, and it doesn’t warrant one.

The small-to-middle displacement, volume motorcycle market is exploding. They pull out of the heart of it rather than get over themselves and figure out what they need to do to succeed?

They’ve got 500cc and 750cc V-twin engines, and were(?) partnered with a Chinese company for a 350-ish CC P-twin. Put those in…

I can’t wait to see the fits of rage that will break out when Harley finally goes under or is bought for pennies by a Chinese company.

It’s not hard to envision Tesla maintaining a private army in the upcoming Water Wars, which might be its next venue for profitability.

When Michael Bloomberg is the hero, you know you're telling a weird tale.

A lot of people here in the comments seem to hate it, but I think it looks fantastic. 

Jules Bianchi died after hitting a front end loader configured to work as a crane. The race in question should have never been run, as the medical helicopters were grounded due to weather. Gotta keep that tv schedule tho!!!

No, rear fenders are flush with the taillights and it’s got a single exhaust tip. He’s just another dumbass putting on stupid wheels and big tires that stick out the side of his truck.

I see your point, but think about the Jeep Wrangler: More evolution than revolution. The shell is familiar, but the bones are still all new. I think the lesson learned is if its not broke, dont fix it.

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I’ve been in the industry for my entire adult life in different capacities, but March was worse than the Great Recession in 2009. Last month was our high sales ever... It’s a strange time.

Never understood the problem with evolutionary design changes. take what works, and fix the rest, seems like a sound methodology when heavily reworking a chassis. I imagine at some point you reach a point of no further refinement or a major change in drive-train occurs, but keeping a good thing and improving it is not…