The fact that they bumped the price into low earth orbit isn’t the problem.

2024 was the Year of the Dragon, which, sorry to say for everyone else, is definitely the coolest of the Chinese zodiac signs.

We have an expression for this: “Wie zijn billen brandt moet op de blaren zitten.”

The pouch cells that make up the T-shaped battery pack, and the wiring configuration, will have some headroom, sure. Could you get more than the official 110 or 120 kW from it? Probably yes.

Battery capacity in kWh says something about how much energy it can store. It doesn’t say anything about how fast it can release the energy, that's kW.

See my other reply. This battery pack can not supply 400 kW at all. Highest output value for the 16 kWh pack is 136 kW. Other sources put it at 110 or 120 kW only. That Tesla motor has to sip through a straw.

I hate to break it to everyone who’s drooling over this, but erhh... A 16 kWh battery pack from a Volt is never going to be able to supply 400 kW of power to the motor.

Oh man! That takes me back.

I looked up the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS, or just SDS) for Phos-Chek and was pleasantly surprised to read:

“Please make sure that it is in the upright and LOCKED position, thank you,”

If it were stick shift, then Yes. But allas, it is an automatic.

There’s a 189k km (117k miles) TVR Cerbera Speed 6 for sale nearby (straight 6, 355 hp, manual 5-speed, right hand drive, year 2000) for an asking price of €27500. Just over 28 grand in US$.

Well, for me the UK is a few hours by train (Channel Tunnel) or ferry, since I’d only need to cross the North Sea.

If I ever have the resources to buy a TVR, it has to have a TVR Speed Six (straight 6) engine. It cannot be otherwise.

But... Is that inherently a bad thing, when there are no more technological breakthroughs to expect?

Your power of assumption definitely dwarfs mine, that’s for sure.

But of course, you need a degree in nuclear science to know this?

As someone who’s had cancer twice however, I can’t help but feel like I’m not included in “most people.”

I mean, the association is a liiiitle weird, I’ll grant you that, but I’m OK with it.

That automated translation mentioned that she had over 400 offers and that the Mazda PR person who contacted her showed genuine enthusiasm. So I don’t think it’s likely that she got low-balled that hard.