I’m totally fine with this. Of course, I don’t have access to such biogasoline, but if I did, I’d be happy to use it. Maybe one day it’ll be possible to buy small local “farms” of biogasoline-producing algae. Heh, that would be the life- I’ve got several acres of farmland available, and I love cars. One resource…
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Absolutely reasonable. Producing biofuels at scale would be a big challenge- at the scales we’re talking, any one solution is difficult.
Yes, I agree! Nuclear power for electric cars is great. If it works out this way, I’m happy. But I’m concerned still about the ramifications of trying to fill the globe with hundreds of millions of electric vehicles. Where will we get the raw materials for their technology on such scale? Perhaps it’s better to keep…
But... I talked exclusively about fuel in my second paragraph? ...Like, that’s the other half of my argument, and I can’t really reply to you if it doesn’t seem like you read it?
Easy. I’m talking about two things. The reason gasoline engines are a factor in climate change is because of the source of the fuel. If the gasoline is synthetically produced or produced by algae, rather than via refinement of crude oil, then it is carbon neutral. At that point, it’s no longer a factor in climate…
This is a good counter argument. I don’t know nearly enough about Algal Biofuel production to know if it’s feasible. Other routes are possible, however. Maybe industrial synthetic production of biogasoline without the algae? These guys claim it’s cost-effective.
Right, you’re conflating the two things I talked about. If you use synthetically-produced gasoline or biogasoline, the fuel is carbon neutral. Then, as for the part you quoted, the ramifications of trying to fill the entire planet with these complex/rare-earth/heavy-metal vehicles means that yes, a simple vehicle made…
Heavy metals. Rare-Earth elements. More intensive and complex production cycles. More expensive to produce. This is what we want to do for *all* modes of transportation? No. It’s simply unsustainable, and we’re just creating further problems down the road. A simple, non-hybrid gasoline vehicle is always going to have…
I’ve spent years and countless brain cells on figuring out how to make my GT-R ride better. First, I did the Litchfield Suspension, which helped a bunch but not enough. Then, I got rid of the run-flat tires, which helped A LOT. I even did carbon ceramic brakes, which saved an incredible 65 lbs of unsprung weight-…
I’ve owned over two dozen sports cars from a dozen different brands and driven just as many more... and yet, the other car that I consider my favorite of all time is my 2016 Mazda Miata. In fact, it’s actually the only car I’ve owned that I consider to be ‘perfect’. I remember having all these plans for modifying it…
In the 50s sounds reasonable. And yeah, don’t be afraid of the earlier models like the 2009- The only difference with the transmission compared to the new ones is software version!
I used to feel kinda excited/meh about the GT-R... even though I owned one for several years. Then I finally started looking at the aftermarket. A couple years later on, and it’s tied as my favorite car of all time.
I used to feel kinda excited/meh about the GT-R... even though I owned one for several years. Then I finally started looking at the aftermarket. A couple years later on, and it’s tied as my favorite car of all time.
I used to feel kinda excited/meh about the GT-R... even though I owned one for several years. Then I finally started looking at the aftermarket. A couple years later on, and it’s tied as my favorite car of all time.
Hearing this video was key.
As for the Pilot’s more direct rivals, the Toyota Highlander, Ford Explorer, Subaru Ascent and VW Atlas...
How many kids you have? If two or less, GT-R is a family car!
I used to feel kinda excited/meh about the GT-R... even though I owned one for several years. Then I finally started looking at the aftermarket. A couple years later, and it’s tied as my favorite car of all time.
Meanwhile, all I got from this is that it should not be in any way acceptable to refer to a Tesla Model 3 as an “M3".