This is the best news that Google (Youtube) has heard in years!

No, corruption happens everywhere. It’s just super easy to corrupt local politics, for about $3.50. (Look at what happens with school boards, libraries, etc. if you need some examples.)

steer driverless car safety into the hands of local governments, who currently have no influence.

1. Calling these Chinese automakers’ systems “Autonomous Driving” is factually incorrect. They are no more autonomous than Tesla FSD or GM Supercruise. These are level 2 ADAS systems that require continuous human supervision. Go read the wired article and see the discussion of the flaws.

Mr. Bromwell, I presume! 

That seems to have been the case with Hertz, which touted a new fleet of Tesla Model 3s only to make an about-face and sell off its rental EVs

Maybe the next Durango will be the same vehicle as the Maserati Grecale / Alfa Stelvio!

I agree — states that do yearly inspections should require some reasonable bumper height to get a license plate.

Have I missed something? Does Maserati sell an EV that you can buy used for < $50K?

Tesla did not stop him from reselling it, so it’s capitalism at work, right?

By now it’s public knowledge that autonomy is largely a bunch of smoke and mirrors from billionaires who dislike public transit investment,

So what’s the difference between a *quality* escape and just an escape?  Probably lunch at Taco Bell.

Aren’t stock options managed by a 3rd party place like Morgan Stanley’s ShareWorks?  Seems like SpaceX is potentially liable for allowing major sexual harassment (almost rape?) on the jobsite, but the whole “transfer of options” thing seems like an external issue that should be resolved with a child-support lawsuit.

I keep seeing reposts of Volt battery “nightmares” on social media, but it’s super easy to find rebuilt, warranted batteries on Google:

True, it’s more like a Model S.

True, for $30K you get a car with a drivetrain that will last ~60K / 8 years until it becomes a time bomb, and will almost certainly be totaled during anything more than a superficial accident.

It’s true, but I think there are also a ton of gullible people who have followed the lies and the crazies to stand on the dark side.  Marginalizing the insane / racists / hate-worshipers was definitely beneficial for the entire country.

Both models use a 100.5-kWh battery pack

true

With ~65k iPaces made over the lifetime of the vehicle, don’t expect to buy any cheap parts for repairs. For reference, about 250K BMW i3's were built.