Leahy was the chief commercial officer, I think, for the A380. I remember seeing him in all kinds of promo videos about how wonderful the A380 was and cost benefits of the A380 vs. 747-400. It’s a wonderful plane, and humongous one when you see it up close, truly a feat of modern human engineering. I hope the A380…

Can anyone tell if some of the pics were taken in Chicago? It looks like portions of Wacker Drive.

3rd Gear: I’m willing to bet the decision by the Japanese early on to not focus on battery EVs came down to only a handful of people and their culture of Yes-Men that surrounds not only government officials, but also their corporate hierarchy.

So you, plus 3 of your family members (I’m going to assume your dad, your mom, and your sister) all logged in and starred this comment?

I had a Spark EV, along with a Gen 1 Volt. The round trip commute for me is right around the edge of Spark’s limits (80 miles). There’s a gas station near my work that has DCFC, and I’ve used that several times in the winter to “top off” for a comfy warm ride home. I don’t think charging is an issue for most EV…

Asshole.

Also don’t forget showing up to the Ride in Made in China/Vietnam camouflage clothing.

True story (though it was an email not an actual piece of mail):

Thanks! Didn’t know that!

Are you saying the Marines are a few decades behind in technology know-how?

FrontPage 95 had way better design templates.

Have you seen how cheap EV’s can get after only a few years?

You can move you know.

US passport holders get a short-term stay stamp without the need for a visa when visiting Japan. Hopefully Japanese immigration officials will just deny him entry the next time he lands in Narita.

Well, I dialed BBS on my 2400 baud modem to download pictures, so there’s that.

Uh no. Go read up on Voltec’s tranny setup.

You must mean the 2nd gen Volt? I drove a 1st gen Volt for 3 years and it was terrible (cloth seats).

Websites didn’t exist in 1989, I was there.

My 1st Gen Volt was leased because I was concerned about the longevity of the car, and because leasing made more sense at the time. My Spark EV was bought and if I didn’t end up with a commute that couldn’t cover the Spark’s range, I would’ve kept it. My next EV will be purchased.

My 1st gen Volt had issues too, where the display and the stupid touch controls stopped working and froze, or the charging port won’t pop open.