Power Steering and Air Condition can both run off of an electric based system. There are many modern (post 2000) vehicles that do have electric power steering that do not attach to a pulley system. An A/C could have a separate direct drive motor connected to the condenser, in lieu of using a pulley system as well.

Brak…

I believe that if we, the people, step the f’ up, we could effect the change that will create a World War level of mobilization to convert ICE over to EV.

We went from being poorly readied to having the most powerful land, sea and air force on the globe, in an incredibly short period of time during World War II, with…

Can someone explain why the automakers don’t just say, “Hey, guys, Tesla is GIVING away the patent for the fast charging technology. Why don’t we start using that and build our systems to handle that kind of recharging too?”

I would like to see a modern Jeep, an actual Jeep, not that other stuff they make with the brand name, that sits lower.

A “light” duty street rod type jeep. Better gas mileage, able to tow at least 2,500, doesn’t NEED 4 wheel, doesn’t need trail rated stuff.

It could fit into that “Small Truck” space that’s not…

The problem with E85 is that instead of making it out of something that needs barely any tending, like switch grass, that grows super fast, like switch grass. We make that our of corn, which is one of THE most fossil fuel intensive food crops known to man. The fuel, by itself... yeah, that’s great, but making the fuel…

Good thing Lithium from the existing batteries doesn’t “expire”.

Plus, there’s still new battery tech on the horizon. I imagine that they are getting closer and closer to working out the manufacturing concern for that sodium glass battery system that is far more power dense, able to take a charge MUCH faster (they kind…

That sucks.

But, not everywhere in the country/world is running off of coal, I think that is growing to become a majority of the country condition, so for more and more Americans it is better, even if there are still some coal fire plants in the mix of their state electrical grid, to move to an EV.

I apologize, unfortunately, this joke of yours is way to close to what people literally believe and will pontificate upon for hours, pulling out all kinds of spurious information that they can’t even back up.

It’s an important issue to me.

Converting old cars, with a swift to convert system, can be more environmentally friendly emissions wise. The emissions costs of original manufacture, from smelting the steel, stamping, assembling, etc., etc. has already been spent.

Building a whole new car simply creates ALL of the emissions at once. Being able to…

In the US, even if they were plugging PURELY into a Coal fire plant, due to the efficiencies of modern power generation, the per mile CO2 emissions cost of this vehicle would be significantly lower than if it was maintaining its Petrol engine.

This is not new information, come on, leave the late 90's to early 2000's…

It’s completely and totally fine.

We need more conversion kit/systems put together if we expect to be able to hit global targets.

For me? I’ve got a back of the envelope calculation of ginning up a conversion on a platform that I dig, but... it will probably set me back around $15 to $20k, including the donor car and…

Garrrrrrrrrgh!

I see this and the only thing that comes to mind is to say something extremely puerile and crass... I’ve typed it out like twice, but I won’t, because as terrible a human she is, that’s I line that is unfair to cross.

She’s just a terrible person, pandering to a group of people who like to pretend really…

When I first heard of these plans to install a solar road, I immediately thought...

Wouldn’t it be less expensive and better to line the sides of highways with solar panels? They are already cleared spaces, it wouldn’t require chopping down trees or covering meadows with sun blocking panels either... 

Well, good thing we don’t have any structural issues, like very high consumer debt, households being unable to handle a $400 emergency, over a trillion out in student debt causing said graduates to be unable to purchase homes or brand new vehicles, plus... wages have totally been keeping up with American worker’s…

Yeah and they are gunning for this, over a completely imaginary tale that is not even remotely true. That’s the worst part in all of this.

Bigger does not mean safer. It simply means, bigger.

That’s all it means.

More mass does not mean safer, it means more force is required to slow down and stop the movement of the vehicle. What are these “bigger” vehicles going to keep someone “safe” from?

You ever see a semi-truck with a full load ram into a full…

I completely agree.

I have visited WW every spring going back to 2013. Things have changed, not for the better. :-(

Many, if not MOST of the people fleeing to the US at our Southern Borders are Christians. It’s the color of their skin that matters, nothing else.

Try that in Detroit.

17" with taller sidewalls is the limit. I don’t even run the 19" that came with my car, I swapped those out ASAP for 17" with a taller sidewall.

They look better and the ride is softer on our Michigan 3rd world nation suffering a civil war style roads.

My wife bought a 2014 from a dealership about 3 years ago. It was previously owned by an old lady who barely drove anymore.

It still hasn’t crossed 30,000 miles.

When she bought it, the car started to have those issues, it wasn’t until a Ford dealership mechanic friend of mine told me of this issue that we put two and…