“Your honor, for the purposes of this trial, the president did no mean what he said. For the purposes of people who support him, he did”

How are these regulations supposed to make vehicles safer? I really want to know.

50' between 2 cones, or first to last?

No, no, the cones must be the same distance apart for both the car and bike.

How far apart would the cones have to be for their times to be equal?

The window rolls back up shortly after the impact. I don’t know why, but it does.

Dealer wanted $2600 to replace water pump and thermostat on my e90.

A variable speed water pump sounds cheaper. Heck, it doesn't even need to be variable speed. You can just pulse it on an off on a short enough period to get variable flow.

Yep. Funny how having a hybrid system virtually negates the efficiency costs of having a heavier vehicle.

I’m not sure how much to believe their claims. I’m not an electrical engineer, so I can’t evaluate them independently. I am suspicious that a father and son team would be able to revolutionize a rapidly advancing field where there is so much work being done. I’m just trying to be charitable toward their claims and see…

I think they intend to get 10% more range by having a lighter system. Efficiency of the motor doesn’t go up (by much if at all) but reduced motor and component weight lets the car go farther.

I suppose the difference is that Tesla is trying to leverage economies of scale and drop the price of the model 3. I doubt the same applies to the supra or a C8

I’m not saying never. I’m saying currently. My daily is about to change from around 3 miles to a little over 80. I considered an electric, but due to costs will likely settle on a hybrid. I try to knock down the range by 20%-30% to account for real world driving, odd driving conditions, or other random emergencies.…

I didn’t think pure EV’s are at a point that one would make sense for a single adult. They are at a point where one would make sense as one of the cars in a 2 car household, where the other car can handle the occasional long trip.

I think there is a different, and perhaps more useful way to look at it. What percent of the trips is an electric not suitable for?

Tesla follows that philosophy. On the surface, it makes sense. If you literally can't make the cars fast enough, you might as well sell the ones with all the options first.

There are two strategies for selling a new, very exciting car (one there is going to be a high demand for)

1. Disabled power steering and power brakes do not make a vehicle uncontrollable. There could be times when turning the engine off is worth stiff controls.

They could do that with a regular ignition key. Or hold down the engine start button. If they were particularly evil, they could also spit in the driver's face. Or call them names.

In the industrial world, emergency stop switches are virtually universal. If a piece of equipment is capable of hurting someone somehow it tends to have one.