It is very frustrating to see this, but it is not surprising in the slightest. I am not a huge fan of the Model 3 (at least in its current pre-production iteration), but I definitely understand the quality aspects of the vehicle and why the general public views Tesla as the automotive company that actually advances…

I am so happy someone posted this! It's always one of my first thoughts when there is a post about living in NJ!

I attend The University of Alabama, but UTK is also in the competition. So, it is likely that you did, in fact, see a poster with the Camaro on campus!

I work on the EcoCAR 3 project at another University. AMA! It’s great, but a massive time commitment. We are turning a 2016 Camaro into a PHEV.

Thank you! I work on EcoCAR 3 at another university, and I fully agree that PHEV design and integration is more difficult than full EV. If you (or anyone else on this thread) has any questions about the program or what the students do, let me know!

Thank you. I work on EcoCAR 3 at another university, and the ignorance in OP’s statement is incredible. I realize I’m late to the party , but if you (or anyone else on this thread) have any questions about what we do, AMA!

I work on the EcoCAR 3 project at another University. AMA! It’s great, but a massive time commitment.

How did you find that/how long have you owned it for? I haven't seen one that even gets me a look for under $25k.. Maybe I'm searching the wrong places

So. Much. Want. Too bad it's an automatic though.

If there is a HUD, I hope it isn’t the only speedometer in front of the driver. Polarized sunglasses often completely filter the HUD. I was driving a new car for about a week recently; it took me about that amount of time to realize there was actually a HUD when driving the vehicle.

Your argument is flawed for multiple reasons: 1) You are using a singular example and trying to represent the whole without significant evidence to back up that the singular example is, in fact, representative of the whole (or even capable of representing the whole). 2) You are saying that something can be done,…

I’m not sure what your point is, replying to my statement with an example of a one-off $200,000 vehicle. Nowhere in my comment did I say turning a conventional vehicle into a hybrid or EV couldn’t be done. It can, and certainly is done. It’s literally what I do for a living (currently working on a project turning a…

The cost of hybridization for a conventional vehicle into a full hybrid or EV is astronomical (not to mention extremely dangerous, as you are dealing with High Voltage components). Also, at the minimum, you would need a decent size group of ME/EE engineers if you wanted to accomplish this in less than a half-decade.…

I don’t, but it certainly is reasonable to think that the layman consumer would think as much. To the non-technical, autonomous driving is seen as a “tech innovation” (in a similar sense as smartphones, tablets, etc.) not as a controls innovation, which is a more apt description. It wouldn't be a logical leap (albeit…

Yeah, but it really isn’t race conditions. The track temperature at night is at least 20 degrees cooler than when the actual race takes place. That makes a huge difference in tire wear and handling. Sure it helps with seeing how the cars work in the draft, but the aero package hasn’t changed significantly, and Kenseth…

The Chevy Volt is classified as a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). It is essentially a series-parallel PHEV. It has 4 modes of operation, according to the Hybrid Supervisory Controller:

The word you are looking for is “parallax,” which essentially means the difference in apparent position based on frame of reference. With the camera placed at that angle behind the end zone, it is actually very difficult to tell of the ball was outside the post. Only the angle directly below the post should be used,…

Unrelated, but how do I do what you do? It sounds awesome. I’m just finishing up my Master’s in Mech Eng, and I have accepted a job with one of your American competitors (working with hybrids, no less). But your job sounds awesome, and high performance is what I've always wanted to do!

Completely off the gaming topic, but I use 32 gb of RAM to run complex vehicle simulations over lengthy periods of time. I could use more, but the University doesn't want to pay for more!

Typical Gawker commenters that are poorly attempting to troll. Your numbers are sound. Any rational human being can realize the point you are making - It’s statistically unlikely that you will get sick. It doesn’t take a graduate degree in mathematics to figure it out. Also, as an aside, people do not seem to…