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I don't care one way or the other, I was simply asking for a friend.

Late to the party, but still curious: I just looked at the parts page for the front suspension of my 2022 Land Rover Defender. It shows 19 parts. I suppose that "may" increase by a margin as there are left and right parts. But even doubling still puts it way below 198. What car were you...

Not exactly an AA or car play tablet, but yes. I am thinking about mounting my Garmin Tread XL that I currently have mounted on the dash of my Land Rover. It has been in the heat and cold for 4 years and still works just fine. It will do navigation, it is a Garmin GPS afterall(free update too)...

True, it took a while for every station to get unleaded, much like charging stations today. As they become more plentiful, the less anxiety there is to look for one.

There is a lot to unpack here: There are things that the government does I do not like, and there are things it does I do like. There is enough evidence to support the claim that a country's GDP is tied directly to cheap energy (in ANY form). Energy from wood to coal to oil to hydro electric...

Makes sense. All those people leaving California and moving to Austin.

As I recall, back in the 1920's electric cars were very popular in urban areas. As roads improved and covered more places, people wanted to travel farther and with the invention of the electric starter, gas engine cars looked like a better product. And the rest as they say "is history". We...

I did not say every company in China was subsidized. I was repeating what Jalopnik wrote in one of their articles about BYD.

It is that simple. and: As of today, no one is selling an EV that I want. No one is selling an ICE (Hybrid or otherwise) vehicle that I want. But I understand that I am not the demographic they are building any cars for. I am retired, I no longer make, service, give or provide anything to...

I normally shy away from political debates on line. What I will say is: We are all happy and comfortable in our 1st world lifestyle with our 1st world consumer complaints. We worry very little about what would happen if someone else tried to take it from us. As for the BYD import issue: I...

Because a do good consumer advocate killed the base platform (even wrote a book about it). GM could not afford the bad press or court costs, so they discontinued the whole Corvair product line.

Me too. My Tread XL can do everything an Android tablet or control head can do. It is designed to be in a rough envionment, and I can still navigate without a phone.

My 20220 Land Rover Defender 110 has an 10 inch LCD screen in front of the steering wheel and an 11 inch LCD in the dash AND 43 separate ECU modules. A centralized zonal computer would be a big step forward in my opnion. I want a Slate because it it simple. (In Fairness I knew what I was...

Yes, you are correct. I have. Seen what you are talking about in real time. Ihave 19,000 watts of panels, 24,000 watts worth of inverters and 114 kWh of batteries to runy house. I have watched my panels peak to 388 volts just as the sun comes up just before the coffee maker kicks on, draws them...

DISCLAIMER: I am usually wrong about everything. Looks like the VOC (open circuit voltage) is 50-60 Volts for each panel. For our thought experiment lets use the higher 60 Volts. The isc (current) is 5-8.5 amps. Again lets use the higher number. If you multiply 60 Volts times 8.5 amps it is...

Lets hope that surveillance pricing does not creep into car buying any more that it already has. (mostly through credit score games). We are already in a situation with on line shopping where you can pay more that your friend based upon your shopping habits and zip code location. The airlines...

Nope, not interested in a swollen egg shaped vehicle. I am sure it is fine car but it is not even close to a truck shape.

Not sure of if there is any sound a small EV car can make that will work. When you have a substantial number of people in our population that don't notice a fire truck and walks across the road in front of it, anything else is just feel good thinking.

I know right?

You mean like a DeLorean ?