Going off of TADA's arguments against profits going to California, I think an argument could be made that a ban on direct sales to help one state's franchised dealers would be a form of regulation of interstate commerce, and state legislatures do not have that right.

But then they would be crazy rich, rather than stupid.

No problem. It was simple enough and I hadn't really thought about it before.

It's actually not that fast in terms of G's.

I'm guessing it's a question of units needed to recover the R&D costs. Designing and building an optimized, crash-worthy carbon fiber monocoque must cost a fortune and a half.

See, that's just weird. The Gullwing could supposedly do ~160mph back in the late 50's, so it seems there was regression in speed.

Today I learned... Odd that GPS would still have problems with that. Is it engulfed by high-rises? If not, I would expect constant speed to result in pretty consistent GPS signal.

The M Coupe.

You use cruise control in busy downtown traffic? Can you read the future or the minds of the thousands around you?

Dad's 2014 Civic has zero unplanned issues. The planned problem being that even a passenger can't pair a phone while the car is in motion. Ignoring that, it works flawlessly with multiple generations of iPhones, an LG G2, and a Samsung S4 mini. Its interface isn't even much of a problem to learn and use.

Can you tell me what state?

Don't remember reading anyone saying the US has the worst import laws of all countries. These are US laws that people living in this country want changed. They have nothing to do with Chile.

The point is not to force a dealership or no-dealership model. If nobody wants to open a dealership to sell Tesla's cars, why should Tesla be forced to not sell its own cars?

They're supposed to be based on 85th percentile speed, but usually are not. At least in the case of the freeways I have frequented they are far lower than the 85th percentile speed.

The aim of speed limits should be to maximize flow and minimize frequency of crashes. If you wanted to minimize damage from a crash, then every speed limit would be 30 or less.

That's not necessarily true. While wind drag does increase exponentially with speed, you actually have to consider the brake specific fuel consumption of the car (consumption vs RPM vs power/torque), as well as drag to see where they meet. It's a lot more complicated, and a car can be designed to be more efficient at,…

Yup. I drove alone from CA to NC through the South, and was amazed at how bad NC drivers were. My first meeting with my advisor, I mentioned to him how incompetent they seemed, and he (from U of Michigan), chortled and said, "Just wait for the snow."

That's SoCal, where you signal (assuming not in a BMW, Audi, or Mercedes) once your car has crossed into the other lane. NorCal drivers don't really appreciate that lack of communication.

I've found that there's a difference between dickish and aggressive driving (CA, New England) and incompetent driving. East of Texas and south of Virginia, you deal with incompetent drivers. North Carolina sticks out as supremely incompetent, and CT gets an honorable mention for throttling Route 15.

The FAA has procedures to fix composite wings for small aircraft in a hangar. And you almost never get full strength back on a repair, even on metals. That's why we have safety factors.