Honestly this thing is an affront to a carbon-free/reduced future. It is an abomination. It’s maker(s) should be tarred and feathered.

not much of a “subsidy” and a lot of things comes from taxpayers pockets that never directly affect them. Lets not pretend that you are able to utilize everything that was subsidized by your taxes.

Yeah, this is what happens when you have Big Oil Corpos in charge.

‘stupid petty’ - i think that sums up the texas legislature pretty aptly. Same group is trying to force banks and investors and other companies to do business with oil companies as well.

Take this and a few other seized vessels and tow them up to New York Harbor. Give the migrants seeking asylum a safe place to stay while the crew gets paid to maintain the ship. 

Even besides the rooftops, they should be making solar paneled parking lots. I think back to the office I used to work at in California. 3 parking lots shared across 2 office buildings (owned by the same company) on a nice flat area with no big shadows. A check on Google shows the area of the parking lot is 181.5…

Never was a fan of the MK8 GTI. I always thought the MK7 looked a lot cleaner.

The issue with your statement is that the industry itself has been the biggest roadblock to alternatives.

Those are the companies conservatives insist should be taxed LESS, aren’t they?

Canyonero!!!!!

just because you’re an auto enthusiast doesnt mean you have to ignore all the issues that come along with them, and by acknowledging the issues, and simply doing better.

I know people are angry at the oil companies for being greedy with prices but people really need to get angry at city planners and zoning laws.

I hate changing time but maybe they chose the wrong one? From the NY Times article: 

Considering rest stop restaurants exist, it is clear that people aren’t that bothered with the concept considering those places have been around since before EV’s spread.

Counterpoint: fossil fuels are unacceptable.....

There is also an automatic assumption that $60K is way too much for an assembly-line worker to make. Why is that, because they make less in China? Because you don’t need a college degree? You can’t blame the employees for the cost of living, COGS, insurance, healthcare costs, etc.

You’re on a two-day hotstreak for terrible takes. Keep it up!

I think it’s becoming increasingly clear that we need some basic changes and federal legislation on worker protection laws in the US.

And add to that he was driving a vehicle that was capable (read: the emissions systems were intentionally altered) of rolling coal. That’s like he was carrying an unregistered hand gun that he was brandishing and then oops shot someone.

We have here the crossing of 3 things