The police are looking for ways to retaliate, and being petty and spiteful is part of that playbook. Since 9/11, police (and their budgets) have been beyond reproach, but I think the lived experience and secondhand video of police “tactics” is making people second guess why these people are getting so much of our…

The protest I was at Saturday in Portland, which involved no rioting or violence ended being dispersed by flash bang grenades and police in riot gear. No matter how many cops you see kneeling or hugging protesters, American policing exists to harass, maim and detain people they see as undesirable.

This please. I’m between a motorcycle and a class 3 ebike to commute from Oakland to Menlo Park, and I’d love to know how user friendly it is.

History says that the new electric 500 will make it to California, Oregon and Washington as a compliance car no matter what.

They would need to do dev, rel testing and certification, you’re right. Having spent time in the Nissan factory, I can say definitively, that this would not come with significant manufacturing overhead.

Since the NV and Titan share most drive train components, and the after market is using Titan parts for the swap, I think it could be straight forward. #vanlife is a limited market, but hauling people and cargo in mountain states as a fleet vehicle is where the real money would be.

It is definitely a small market, but the fact that Ford and Mercedes have found enough of a market to offer a Sprinter and Transit in AWD makes me think a V8 4WD running on existing parts could still be profitable. 

Nissan fucked up by never offering The NV in 4WD. The after market has stepped into this void selling conversions for damn near $70k. If they offered the NV with the 4WD and the availability of the Cummins from the XD, they could have ruled the market for camper vans and industries that work in the woods.

I think you start small and sell it on the dark web via dead drop over a long period of time. Avoid any life style changes and take an early retirement.

Awwwww, with the stash taken it’s “Goodbye Snowy Road”.

Tesla might not make a huge dent in the long haul market, but for the 20-100 mile runs that most of the trucking fleet spends their time doing, it will be ideal.

Fair point. They are definitely coming from behind, and they haven’t even broken ground on the Tulsa / Austin factory.

There are some comically shitty trailers out there, but the stuff from Jayco, RPOD, Casita and Airstream are solid enough to take down bad dirt roads and feel nicer than a van when parked at 1/2 the price of a similarly equipped van.

The answer for living long term is not a van, it’s a camper trailer. Trailer manufacturers figured out cooling / heating / bathroom / kitchen 60 years ago, and a decent one can be bought for penny’s on the dollar. Van life is glamorous on Instagram, but the reality of a $30k van is dirty clothes, shitting in holes and…

The EV delivery van makes a ton of sense. That said, there is a ton of truck traffic that just goes from port to warehouse, or warehouse to store. Those trips are relatively short and often slow, and they make the Tesla Semi relevant. 

Totally makes sense to me. For 1-5 mile trips / commutes they seem wonderfully practical. The bonus of not dealing with a parking a car on either end of your commute also probably makes them “faster” in terms of time taken to complete a short trip.

I bow to your deep cultural knowledge 

Don’t forget the Draco Noire interior scent pack.

What will I wear to the Hard Rock Cafe?!

No, they find me.