When I learn our Federal government is forcing development of specific technologies, like electric personal transport, my BS detector dings mercilessly. Consumer technology born of politics is necessarily inferior to technology born of market forces, and is thus bound to fail.
R Henry
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Ironic it takes the Chinese to inject some sense into this debate.
Heck no! Just enough age and miles for tinworm to get busy, all while every ancillary mechanical component begins to leak, malfunction, and fail.
I am increasingly amazed at how auto journo types continue to worship at the Altar of Musk. Let’s face it, his dreams are just that. His economy car is vaporware, Model S has grown long in the tooth, Tesla fails to report vehicle and safety defects as required by law, beta-tests safety systems using ordinary owners,…
Can anybody at Jalopnik/Kinja write a headline that does not include a juvenile expletive?
Ms. Stiefvater: At a certain point, most individuals who seek a writing career correctly decide to discontinue use of juvenile expletives. Perhaps you will consider doing so yourself.
A used compact will provide much, much more utility and reliability than any electric car. Thus, low income urban dwellers need a beater Corolla far more than they need Musk’s fairy dust.
A) USA is not just NYC...thank goodness.
Ford makes an new F150 ever few moments. Tesla struggles to meet very low production targets...and fails. No, Ford and GM don’t have much to worry about.
As with all things Musk, take with a grain of salt. His production problems at Tesla are serious. If/when those are solved, then we can talk about the future.
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Point taken!
So, we have GM in the niche, Honda jumping in with their silly car/truck/Ridgeline thing, Toyota and Nissan still marketing their smallish trucks, and Ford saying no way...no money to be made there.
Overspeed crackling is a fake gimmick. I don’t like it.
I do not recommend flooding any car interior. Lots of electrical stiff in the sills. Wires and water don’t like each other. Kinda like two cats in a pillow case. Avoid.
My carpet is clean. 10 minutes with a vacuum each week is all it takes. ...And a willingness to be careful with your french fries. That you are a slob is not the carpet’s fault.
Why would FCA market a direct competitor to RAM...unless it plans to sell RAM????
Yes, but Obama gave Chrysler Corp to Sergio because he could market all sorts of small, fuel efficient cars for the US market. Why all these gas guzzling trucks from FCA???? This doesn’t make sense!
More info regarding FCA: http://www.autoextremist.com/