For MANY Rural routes, the postal employees drive their own private vehicles and are reimbursed by the Postal Service.

You see that in Northern Michigan, outside of the cities, all the time.

They are trying the same thing in Michigan too.

The Michigan Utilities board is appointed by the Governor and can have no more than two members of any particular party.

So... the Republican Governor, some time back... installed a Republican, another Republican and an “Independent” commissioner. Other than the rare…

You’re presuming that they intend on actually educating and training engineers and scientists in Texas. They have no intention of creating highly educated and skilled people.

These problems would still exist WITHOUT EVs.

Blaming it on EVs is just a smoke and mirrors tactic. The strain is based purely on purposefully planning to under deliver so that when the demand rises, they can charge wallet crushing rates for electricity.

These systems could and should be made into publicly owned…

I don’t really understand how this was ever considered a good idea?

I can get Miles as “What if...” Captain America, thematically? Both (as) kids grew up with similar grounding in wanting to help people.

As Thor, why couldn’t they have gone the direction of him finding the “Walking Stick” and suddenly becoming Thor, by…

Ahh... yes... a task force of “Industry Experts” who in NO WAY have any skin in the game to push their product out there.

2023 is going to be a wild year for Texans on the highway and other roads.

Americans are pushed into CUV’s because they desperately want to try and see above and around the ever increasing in size and weight Pick-up trucks that far fewer people REALLY need, but end up owning and driving anyway. 

First/early releases tend to be a bit rough. I’m sure they will optimize things a bit and there is more to Unreal Engine than that way over the top demo they put out a few months back.

Hell... the Ford Maverick Hybrid is kicking down 40mpg and it’s a hybrid pick-up truck.

I’m disappointed that we aren’t seeing 65+ MPG Hybrids, even plug in hybrids, at this point. I’d love to see a plug-in hybrid knocking out 70mpg and be able to travel some 200+ miles highway before the driver may want to consider…

The better solution would be MORE ubiquitous and readily available public transportation.

I know that if I could hop on a bus or a light rail, most anywhere in my greater metropolitan area? I would do so and simply accept walking 1 to 2 miles, from time to time. 

I still REALLY want to see Gran Turismo hit the PC. I played the hell out of GT6, having a PC port of either would absolutely get my money.

The closest I have been able to find on the PC is... Project Cars 2 (apparently, there’s a PC3 out now too..)

See you at some national MINI events, maybe? (someday?)

MOTD starts this week. MINI Takes the States starts up again, this summer... MINIs on the Mack is a 2023 summer thing.

It wasn’t always my “winter beater”, it was my daily and I used to Autocross the heck out of it. Now? I have the 2006 GP for summer fun and mostly park the 2008 during summer. Hence, I jokingly call it my “winter beater.” ;-)

I too, drive a 2008 MINI Cooper S, as my “winter beater”, lowered 1.5" and also on tires wider than stock by 0.5" (12.7mm for you European types).

I also drive a 2006 MINI Cooper S JCW GP, in the summer... which is JUST finishing up being rebuilt in a rather meticulous manner that is to factory spec. 

Cold Tires? Check

Probably OLD Tires? Check(?)

Not knowing how to feather in the power? MEGA CHECK!

Viper Crash Porn: Guaranteed!

VERY Subtle post! Because there’s more than one prominent GOP member who is under investigation or has had involvement with underage sex crimes.

Most of the time, those fires happen, NOT at the scene of the fire, but at a wrecker yard, which is... typically nowhere near where people live. Usually those are in locations zoned for industry.

Quite a few have done so over the years. BMW MINI had a problem with numerous models bursting on fire, while driving or while parked, after driving.

It’s not as uncommon as you think.

The only thing that First Gear is really saying, is that Trucks and SUVs are significantly more wasteful on resources, period. NOT that switching them to EVs is suddenly a smarter use of resources.

We need more and better public transportation, less overseas shipping, better ways and encourage remote work, even if the…

Guess what? He’s not going to do it. The plant will sit there for another 20 to 30 years, unless the city takes it back and finances the demo, itself or figures out SOMETHING to do with the property.

This case, ultimately, will turn out to be meaningless in the very long run.