Acura ZDX, deadass.

I said “infeasible” not “impossible”. I’m not claiming the physics don’t line up or fuel cells are a government conspiracy.

Solar cars exist and have for a while, they just don’t make any economic sense right now. Even the best solar panels on the market in the best conditions only get you a couple miles of driving per…

Solar Cars are like Clean Coal or Hydrogen Airplanes… it takes about two minutes of napkin math to prove them completely infeasible.

The big companies aren’t doing it, but aren’t “gliders” still popular with independent owners? Buy a new truck, but put in a “pre-emissions” motor.

And I’m sure folks in Arizona and Nevada aren’t exactly tossing 2023 Freightliners into the ditch in favor of the used 2008 version getting kicked out of Cali. This sudden bounty of used hardware trying to escape Cali’s ban will provide opportunities for businesses to upgrade from even OLDER engines at better prices…

Much of California is backed by a mountain range that traps and concentrates pollutants as the wind flows to the east. On the other side of that range is the remainder of the US. Personal observation: Flew out of LA and as the plane passed over those mountains I could see what might be described well enough as a very…

When I went to basic training there was a class on how to brush your teeth. Seriously. 

It cannot possibly be understated how the uninformed should NOT visit r/eyeblech.

did any of their ceos sell of a ton of stock in the last year??? no?? then thats why they werent mentioned you whatboutist shitheel. 

It cannot be stressed enough that nuclear fission reactors are already a solution to “humankind’s quest for a reliable, zero-carbon energy source.” Fusion would be great, but why wait?

But how would anyone know when to tune into AM? And which frequency? I'd need an internet or cellular alert to tell me.

Terrestrial radio is still the best means we have for getting information out to a lot of people without relying on highly integrated networks. AM in particular is great because the frequencies and modulation allows for very long distance transmission and over the horizon signal propagation. In an emergency, people…

Touche

Well it could be that companies may be able to order the truck with variable battery sizes, which would be absolutely perfect for companies driving set routes with the same load every day.

Excellent, we would have also accepted:

I should be able to go into any restaurant and insult all the customers without staff or management telling me to leave. /s

I wasn’t counting anything more than the drive units, inverters, gearboxes, etc- just the drivelines specifically. Also, the diesel engine weight I reference includes the huuuge transmissions in those trucks. I should have been more descriptive.

I don’t think the entire drivetrain of model S should be included. Steering etc is all in a diesel as well. If anything the transmission comes out.

Yup! It’s honestly a pretty cool comeback story. That notorious downhill promo was over three years ago, the founder who was recently found guilty of fraud was ousted over two years ago and hasn’t had any involvement with the company since, the SEC has closed their probe into the company, and the product they’re…