I think they tend to have longer cycle life, but that’s just sort of what I have learned tangentially.  I work on some EV product right now, but we’re not designing batteries, just trying to source them.  Energy capacity is our biggest issue though in the particular field I’m in.  Places have to be able to cover full…

Serious question, do you watch TV at all? I’ve seen these in commercials for quite a while now, but I also take for granted that other people watch TV. I don’t have cable and really don’t even use streaming services much if at all, most of my watching is plain old antenna, but I’ve seen commercials for these several…

Serious question, do you watch TV at all? I’ve seen these in commercials for quite a while now, but I also take for…

What would be more fun would be to have sonic or radar emitters or whatever they use in your rear bumper that fires back random bursts to confuse anyone following.  That would be the real way to mess with them.

That’s totally fair and likely the case for anyone with a home that they can charge in. That would also be the way I would most likely charge if I had an EV.

Though LFP batteries lack some energy density, they often make up for it with really good charge and discharge rates. A 3-5C charge and discharge rate is fairly typical with them. That’s kind of a double whammy in a good way in a certain sense as well, because a lower energy capacity means less overall power required…

ICE is dying and no one is investing in it

I don’t have that powerful or unique of a prescription as I had lasik 10 years ago or so and have just recently gotten some glasses as my eye age some more. That being said, I do notice a difference between the pair I got at my eye doctor and a backup pair I got from Zenni to try them out. The Zenni glasses work fine,…

The real cost of glasses is the lenses though.  Most frames at my eye doctor are $200 or less, but the overall cost of a set with coatings and prescriptions is usually more like $500-600.  Not that saving $100-150 on frames is bad, but it’s not usually the most expensive part.

It’s pretty crazy to see just what it takes to work on these. I stumbled on the MasterMilo channel on YouTube. It looks like a few guys in the Netherlands that bought a T55 and are taking it apart and restoring it. It’s all in Dutch or whatever, so not the easiest to understand what they are saying since I don’t speak…

For what it’s worth, the factory block is already “sleeved” in that it’s an aluminum block with cast iron or steel sleeves pressed in from the factory instead of something like a Nikasil coating that some companies use to allow a piston to run directly on aluminum. The earlier cars were wet sleeves (coolant touches…

It’s more than just horsepower though, it’s also weight.  My bike has around 90-100 hp, but weighs more like 500 pounds or so compared to an equivalent sportbike that might weigh closer to 350 (I have a 94 Honda Magna).  It’s a great bike and a ton of fun and seems to have just the right amount of power.  You can…

The Stealth model my dad had wasn’t exactly collectable. It was just an ES model, not the twin turbo and was only worth maybe $1500 when he finally sold it. One of my coworkers has something like a Cavalier with over 300,000 miles on it.

If I had to go Viper platform based I’d probably pick a VLF Force 1.  Maybe a bit too futuristic and busy, but overall I think it’s a better look.  Kinda has some F Type blood in there somewhere.

What gas car can go 300 000 km and still be on the road these days except collectors’ cars?

Is it just me or do that look waaaaay long for a V6 setup?

For $45k you can easily get into a gen 3 Viper.  I would take that over a gen 2 any day.  Better interior, more power, somewhat better amenities, and way better brakes.  I know some people don’t like the look as much, but it’s my favorite because I own one, lol.

I’ll have to dig out the pictures. I have a few different ones of trips I’ve taken in my Viper. One was for a track weekend. I had two helmets, two duffel bags, and a cooler I believe. Had to throw a spare bag behind the seats under the rear window where the top normally stores, but it worked. Another was ~a week long…

The hood has a Z-fold mechanism that can apparently be lowered in 6.7 seconds or raised in 6.8 seconds

Simple answer: It’s a Nintendo Game Boy. I remember reading one story where a kid somehow managed to have his GBC go out a second floor window, stay outside in the grass for a few days I think, get hit by a lawnmower, but still power up and play just fine. These things are indestructible.

In a certain sense I don’t really think there is a big deal that the Tesla can’t back its top numbers up in back-to-back runs. Racing is really about the only place you would be doing that on a regular basis. Average driving is not going to require maximum power output over and over in a short period. I fight this in…