Tubeless tires pretty much negate that benefit. But it was a factor awhile ago, for sure.

The weird thing is that bike weights are increasing. Back around 2010, you could get a $1,700 Santa Cruz Superlight that was about 27 pounds. Today, tack on another $600 and about 6 pounds for the closest bike they offer. The suspension and frames are beefier, for sure, and a lot of bikes come with dropper seatposts…

And of course, there are plenty of people paying less per kWh. The thing that’s really crazy is that a 40kWh battery has about the same amount of energy as three gallons of gas.

My Toyota RAV4 EV gets about 120 miles per charge. It does most of my family’s city driving. When it’s road trip time, we use the wife’s Forester. But the moment there’s an EV that can do what the Forester does for a price we’re willing to pay, it’s gone. That day is coming. (We live in Arizona.)

I wonder if horsepower doesn't translate well as a power measurement for EVs. My Rav4 EV is rated at 150 hp with 290 ft-lbs of torque and it is amazingly quick to 60 for those specs. 

That’s usually the first question people ask me. But they have this built-in mentality that you drive an EV until it’s nearly empty before you start to charge. No. Mostly, it’s opportunity charging to top off.

Hmm. I was impressed by Finland’s VR Rail network. It was inexpensive and convenient, if not as fast as the Inter-City Express. The speed isn’t always the bottom line.

My hacks are travel related. Despite being one of the largest metro areas in the country, our airport has exactly one year-round, daily intercontinental flight (British Airways to London). If you’re flying to Asia, Australia or New Zealand, you can avoid stopping at LAX or SFO by taking the flight from Phoenix to…