There is always an exception to a rule or in this case casual observation.  The majority of these trucks have never seen and will never see, those unique wide open spaces and used for what they may be capable of.

While I can appreciate that borrowing a truck for free is obviously the best option you had at your disposal for moving a Changli, i think for full time Changli movership you’d want a full size van.

I don’t think I’d bother with a Leaf battery.  It’s (presumably) built around standard batteries of the time.  6 volt batteries tell me it’s probably golf cart batteries, which can be replaced with lithium golf cart batteries.

Give them a break, they’ve only been building cars for 10 years now. How were they supposed to know that the roof needs to be attached to the car?

Sorry, what?

You're trading mechanical reliability against software reliability. This can be a win, if the software is good. In fact it can be a big win. But it can also be a net lose if the software sucks. One of the reasons why incumbent automakers are not in a good position to capitalize on the EV revolution is because their…

Having owned 13 Volvos, all I can say is reputation for quality and reliability? Yeah, uh, no. Safety yes, durability, yes, but IMHO that safety reputation was based almost as much on demographics as engineering as time went on. The 240 was ahead of it’s time, but time marched on. And in actual engineering, Mercedes…

“You are without question the worst husband in the history of human mating.”

I applaud your dedication to seeing this project through. It’s refreshing to watch a wrenching video where the person is genuine, the car is not showroom quality, the shop is not a hermetically sealed lab, and the mistakes are out in the open for all to see. It looks like TUV did not go to plan, but I know you will…

People that have never left their own state claiming that the USA is the best country in the world.

I blame the 1994 Dodge Ram for this.

Out of curiosity, what about dieselgate stops you from buying a VW/Audi right now?

Modern motorsport Jalopnik has a problem: It’s too damn complicated, and it’s only been getting worse.

Ingenuity from an assembly line worker is actually a very bad thing.

Poor tesla fanboys

I would go this janky on my own car where nobody else will ever see the work and I’m the only one who will know it’s there. Hell, I do believe I’ve gone jankier than this.

EV prices are too high, but that won’t be fixed without scale. You can’t get scale without competitive prices. Subsidies accelerate the adoption of EVs, and thus will bring down the price of EVs.

The sad part, and not really stressed by Raphael, is that most of the known infections are not of people who attended. Those assholes are suffering in silence, with less than 300 confirmed sick and one dead.

I’m guessing you haven’t seen what the typical Sturgis attendee looks like if you think they still have grandparents.