Hey, real talk: What do y’all feel counts as “fuel efficient” these days?

It’s aerodynamics, not style.

Which components will I use in my EV conversion?

I know that feeling. And yes, I did a couple shit jobs to get by. But just like you, I got back on my feet. [...] I have VERY little sympathy 

I’m also learning that I must be willing to pay more for all the cheap shit I buy and invest in programs that actually help people and give them a leg up, because in the end everyone benefits.

Again - pick your program carefully.

But higher education IS absolutely key to being successful for most people.

Somehow paying your employee for their labor is actually stealing from them.

also, read up on what a negative externality is. as it turns out, a market is a really imperfect method of rationing goods and determining what should be produced.

GM is calling its new battery system “Ultium,” and referring to “Ultium-powered EVs.” So at least someone’s trying to market this stuff. But this might be the exception that proves the rule.

Promises are cheap.

I’ve said it on other threads, and I’ll say it again — I think automakers have seen the writing on the wall, and are trying to switch before fossil fuels hit their expiration date and the EV subsidy carrot turns into the gas tax stick.

You really can’t handwave the efficiency problem like that. Japan’s H2 supply is “grey” hydrogen, sourced from fossil fuels (typically SMR). Last time I ran the numbers, a last-gen Mirai had the same CO2/mi as a CNG Civic, and cost several times more per mile. But even if we finally transition to “green” hydrogen, the …

Lucas-branded magic blue smoke aside, there’s a solid argument to be made for Jaguar being the answer to today’s Neutral question.

This is probably the correct answer. Volvo is also claiming 50% of their sales volume will be all-electric by 2025, and right now I think everything they offer comes with a PHEV version.

Oil companies have seen to it that this is not the case. Starting in the 80s, they lead propaganda campaigns and lobbied US representatives to join in. As a result, even today, a whopping 14% of conservative and 35% of moderate Republicans acknowledge that human activity is the primary contributor to climate change.

That’s a great link there, Shane. For further reading, I’d also like to refer people to this one — https://www.lazard.com/perspective/levelized-cost-of-energy-and-levelized-cost-of-storage-2020/ — which is based on national averages, but contains entire sections on CapEx, which is a very relevant constraint in rapid in…

It’s pure conjecture, but I think automakers have seen the writing on the wall, and are trying to switch before fossil fuels hit their expiration date and the EV subsidy carrot turns into the gas tax stick. Three(ish) years ago, it became clear that #45 wasn’t getting a second term, and I think that pushed their…

From an engineer currently in the energy industry:

It blows my mind how manufacturers are focusing on $50K to $100K+ luxury highway cruisers