It’s not just more energy to move more mass, if the trailer has its own brakes, every time those brakes operate, it’s wasted energy.

The shocking revelation that it takes more energy to move more mass. We must alert the scientific community!

This comment needs more stars. I’m surprised the OP doesn’t mention this regulation. Fender mirrors never would have happened otherwise.

Until 1983 Japan had a regulation that the mirror needed to be visible through the area of the windshield swept by the windshield wipers. Once that law was relaxed, it didn’t take long for the functionally superior door-mounted mirrors to replace fender mirrors entirely (some taxi drivers kept them as blind spot…

I will never take your pun threads for granite.

True to their aviation roots, the temporarily flying car was a BMW M4

“suspicion” of DUI?

It wasn’t a Porsche, it’s a JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG.

At least the A/C compressor was polite 

Cats always drag stuff you don’t want into your house.

Know what is even better for the environment? Pedal cars FTW!

Batteries of course are the biggest issue but the simplified powertrain will last a lot longer compared to an internal combustion engine. If the motors are capable of using magnetic bearings then wear is virtually zero.

The internal combustion engine has to deal with harmonics, a higher degree of thermal cycling and a…

It's crazy the Prius is 20 years old 

I’ll consider an electric when I can have a boxy 5 door wagon that isn’t full of gimmicky features and harsh blue lighting.

Oh sure, but the world is a better place being blessed with my car’s v8 noises than ultra high frequency ev noises 

Nice, I like different viewpoints. I leave you with another LeMans, by Pontiac...

Quigley FTMFW!  You can live down by a lot more rivers with one of those.

*hands shovel*

Case in point, here is a different 2008 E150 with only 86k miles for a fiver under $11k. It is a work van, so it already has cabinets in the back. Bonus, it has a cage between the driver and cargo areas, making it much better suited for kidnapping hookers keeping your cute little doggie safe.

Yeah, you’d want to slap some hideous RV abstract swirly patterns on it, which would make it less conspicuous.