All major automakers now have at least 1 vehicle that would meet these standards today. So the question is, are those vehicles inadequate for performing 90% of what the typical driver asks of them? Most typical drivers could, if they had to, ‘live’ with such a car. BUT, all of those cars are bland and have more or…

Because fuel is still cheaper in the long run than electric and there is that nagging range issue with batteries. When they can figure out how to affordably get 300 miles from a battery pack that can be charged in <15 mins for roughly the same price as a vehicle with an ICE, that is when the tides will begin to turn.

I am still dumbfounded at a company that created a product that killed 11 people is getting fined less than a company who lied about how much pollution they emitted.

There does seem to be some inconsistency in punishment there, doesn’t it?

Damn, it sure is a good thing those airbag inflators didn’t contain NOx, too — amiright?

Here we go again, Takata has killed people and only pays $1 billion to settle. Meanwhile over at VW its the damn Inquisition over there, $4.3 billion and execs possibly serving life terms.

Reminds me of “2002's Iraqi Yellow Cake Uranium” or “Official CIA report on Russian hacking and elections”

A Fit Type-R just makes a ton of sense with ~220HP. Why it hasn’t happened is a failure of Honda.

I have a valve core remover in my glove box for that very thing. 7.99 from Autozone. I dont even ask for information anymore. If I see a ding or a dent in my car from someone who parked way to close to me I take out two valve stem cores and drive away.

“Because I’ve got your fucking tags, and if you lied to me I’ll have your ass in jail for hit and run.”

I recently bumped into a brand new 2017 Mercedes SUV with my 2005 Element in an extremely tight parking lot. He was backing out and I didn’t pay close enough attention when I backed out.

Basically everywhere that isn’t Chicago, Connecticut, or California has around $2/gallom gas for the past 5-6 months.

“Purchase.” I bet the invoice says $0.00. Thank you Mr. VP.

That is a negative, as Texas, as the highest wind-energy producing state, has roughly 11,000 turbines operating at over 40 different locations, and all told, they only produce a nameplate capacity of 18,531MW.

Probably got a cut rate deal, just so “Government Motors” can brage about it, or he gets it for “one dollar”.

Because no matter how many wind turbines you build, or how many storage batteries you place underground, wind power is still highly sporadic. So you’ll still need a consistent power plant to make up for those shortfalls, which will either be hydrocarbon fueled or nuclear. That being the case, and us having to…

San Francisco punishes cars, too. Then the politicians go and double park their own cars in the morning to get their donuts.

We can not even have hydro power in California because something something nature. Heck, some delusional fools tried to put a ballot measure to demolish Hetch Hetchy reservoir where our drinking water comes from in the San Francisco Bay Area. OUR FUCKING DRINKING WATER!

If your autonomous cars need to see the paint on the roads then probably half of the continent will be undrivable when it snows.

Lets not forget that you still need to power this “city of tomorrow” and windmills and solar panels and dogs walking on treadmills aren’t going to cut it. Neither will burning hydrocarbons because, lets face it, you all think it’s too dirty.