Also, replacing old cars with new isn't necessarily the best option, environmentally speaking. New cars take energy and release toxins to manufacture. Old cars take energy to dispose of.
A hybrid large SUV will increase from 12.5 mpg (8 gal) to 20 mpg (5 gal). That's 3 gal of fuel saved.
Meanwhile, replacing it with a hybrid station wagon that does 50 mpg (2 gal) will save ANOTHER 3 gal for the 100 miles traveled. The idea should ALSO be to encourage people who don't tow or work construction to switch from SUV mastodons to hybrid CARS.
Time for an electrified higher-speed train between the two cities, along the West Coast. Drive to the station, park, read a book on the train for 8-10 hr, rent a car at the other end.
What do you really need that's not in the "bare bones, poor person" package? Most of these packages have more features than fully-loaded cars did even 20 years ago.
Hybrid drive should add $2000 or so to the cost, maybe even less since it allows for a simpler transmission than even a manual (torque-split CVT).
You're committing the fallacy that all opinions are equally correct and worthy of respect. Nope. The Earth is not flat. The Moon is not made of cheese.
Global warming is a scientific fact, and the majority of Americans are too uneducated to make decisions about the future of our planet.
Make the engine and transmission smaller. 150+ hp in a grocery getter is just stupid. Skip the electric/power everything -- are modern humans really so disabled as to not be able to slide a seat back on their own?
More power requires everything else to be heavier (transmission, driveshafts, unibody) in order to take it. 300 hp in a family meh-dan or trucklet is very much a waste. Concentrate on handling if you want to go fast.
A sizable portion of the US public are uneducated and easily duped by corrupt/anti-sciencr/religious nutter media. Simple as that. Don't ascribe high motives to US voters.
If ordinary Americans choose to invest in environmental depredation, fuck them and their 401ks too. "Ordinary Americans" aren't necessarily good people.
Bullshit. Make a hybrid Fit... 80 mpg and under 20 grand. It's about not building as many 300 hp trucks, muscle cars, and SUVs. Yep. We need more "wimp" cars -- wimpiness is nothing to be ashamed of.
Modern safety features like stability control, auto-braking, and collision warning add minimum weight and don't affect economy. This is a 1980s way of thinking -- build a safety-box that takes a hit well but doesn't prevent crashes.
Tesla's steering system is fairly conventional. Steering wheel turns a shaft that moves a rack and pinion. There's also an electric motor attached to the shaft for power steering and autopilot.
Will the wheels scrub back and forth on the road when the game is being played? Tesla's system isn't "fly-by-wire".
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Also, replacing old cars with new isn't necessarily the best option, environmentally speaking. New cars take energy and release toxins to manufacture. Old cars take energy to dispose of.
A hybrid large SUV will increase from 12.5 mpg (8 gal) to 20 mpg (5 gal). That's 3 gal of fuel saved.
Meanwhile, replacing it with a hybrid station wagon that does 50 mpg (2 gal) will save ANOTHER 3 gal for the 100 miles traveled. The idea should ALSO be to encourage people who don't tow or work construction to switch from SUV mastodons to hybrid CARS.
Time for an electrified higher-speed train between the two cities, along the West Coast. Drive to the station, park, read a book on the train for 8-10 hr, rent a car at the other end.
Tesla Superchargers prove otherwise. The tech is there. Not as fast as filling a car, but fast enough to do it over a stop for lunch.
What do you really need that's not in the "bare bones, poor person" package? Most of these packages have more features than fully-loaded cars did even 20 years ago.
Hybrid drive should add $2000 or so to the cost, maybe even less since it allows for a simpler transmission than even a manual (torque-split CVT).
You're committing the fallacy that all opinions are equally correct and worthy of respect. Nope. The Earth is not flat. The Moon is not made of cheese.
Global warming is a scientific fact, and the majority of Americans are too uneducated to make decisions about the future of our planet.
Found the crapitalist/liberatrash/dominionist cretin.
Oooooooh. 25 MPG. That's great!
Talk to me when they make 50 mpg, similar to a 4-door hybrid sedan or station wagon.
305hp for hauling around some people and groceries? Do people really need that?
Yes, I get that people who work on construction or tow need pickups, but that's probably 5-10% of the population.
US is getting the Fit Hybrid in 2019-20. Other countries where the price of fuel accurately reflects costs to the environment already have it.
Make the engine and transmission smaller. 150+ hp in a grocery getter is just stupid. Skip the electric/power everything -- are modern humans really so disabled as to not be able to slide a seat back on their own?
More power requires everything else to be heavier (transmission, driveshafts, unibody) in order to take it. 300 hp in a family meh-dan or trucklet is very much a waste. Concentrate on handling if you want to go fast.
If average commute distance is growing, time to encourage tele commuting and denser development.
A sizable portion of the US public are uneducated and easily duped by corrupt/anti-sciencr/religious nutter media. Simple as that. Don't ascribe high motives to US voters.
Reread my post. I was saying that those things DO prevent crashes and don't add much weight. We agree.
If ordinary Americans choose to invest in environmental depredation, fuck them and their 401ks too. "Ordinary Americans" aren't necessarily good people.
Bullshit. Make a hybrid Fit... 80 mpg and under 20 grand. It's about not building as many 300 hp trucks, muscle cars, and SUVs. Yep. We need more "wimp" cars -- wimpiness is nothing to be ashamed of.
See above -- most modern safety features don't add much weight or affect economy in any meaningful way.
Modern safety features like stability control, auto-braking, and collision warning add minimum weight and don't affect economy. This is a 1980s way of thinking -- build a safety-box that takes a hit well but doesn't prevent crashes.
Tesla's steering system is fairly conventional. Steering wheel turns a shaft that moves a rack and pinion. There's also an electric motor attached to the shaft for power steering and autopilot. Will the wheels scrub back and forth on the road when the game is being played? Tesla's system isn't "fly-by-wire".
Mugging victims are finally comfortable with handing over their jewelry... in this case, the "gun" is the 2020 support expiry data on Windows 7.
Microsoft uses many of the same tactics as Russian hackers -- they just managed to buy enough judges and politicians to avoid fines and jail.
Yep - imagine wanting privacy/control, and not giving a bunch of meddlers in Redmond access to your confidential data.
Are Win 10 "upgrades" still being foisted on Win 7 users using deceptive downloaders?
Unsupported doesn't mean non-functional. Also, Windows 7 is quite easy to re-install on new hardware, even given an existing OEM key...
Spyware continues to be forced on users ... news at 11.